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If you want to catch up on one of the short stories.
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November 21 When I am an Old Cat WHEN I AM AN OLD CAT
 When I am an Old Cat I shall wear
a diamond collar and leave my footprints
on white couches; I shall drink my cream with
a touch of brandy and spit out my vitamins;
I shall sit on the laps of dog people
just to irritate them; I shall nap on top of the
neighbor's petunias and perch on top of
birdbaths and frow charmingly chubby.
But for now I must tolerate the dog
and use my litter box and not sharpen
my claws on the sofa, so no one can doubt
the truth that cats are superior to dogs.
But every once in a while I wonder
if I should be naughty now and then
and nip a few toes, so my humans
won't be too shocked when suddenly
I become an old cat and
start to wear a diamond collar.
I don't know who wrote this, but I love this poem and had to share it with you. I found it on a bookmark and was instantly touched by it. I also got a bookmark that reads: "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should get used to the idea." Robert A. Heinlein.
November 20 Napa happenings My trip down the Napa Valley went well yesterday. Leaves are really dropping fast from the vineyards and the smell is more musky than ever. I'm including a few pics for your amusement.    When we first landed here, I rubbernecked all up and down the valley, recognizing many of the bigger wineries: Mondavi,
 Christian Bros., Sutter Home, Mumm, too many others to name. But it's the smaller ones that are so charming that most people never heard of---like the one I visited yesterday to tune: Del Dotto. Even though they are small, they are still very classy: marble halls with inlaid tiles and classic art, staircases running up and down to other levels, a grand piano in the corner (badly in need of tuning, which I fixed!), long racks of vines and glasses, opera on the speakers. It's always fun to go into these places, but not so fun to have to tune over their other music---they refuse to cut it all the way off! But I made it through in good fashion. As you can see, nothing but miles and miles of grapes. Sorry the shot seems so dull---it was quite hazy (fog) and clouds were building up for the storm we had yesterday. I tried to get on higher ground, but didn't have the time to find a good high spot this time. It all looks like a patchwork quilt from on high. All the different kinds of grapes are different colors as fall deepens, making the distinctions more acute to the eye. In the spring everything is a wonderful green, often with yellow mustard coming up between the rows. Well, our rain and wind storm is upon us and I must prepare to go out into it to tune later this morning! Have a good day.
November 19 Catching up. Hard to believe it is Thursday once again! Where has this week gone??? I seem to have just plain MISSED most of it. Oh, I'm not complaining about all the work and stuff, just that it all seems to slide by, nearly unnoticed. Monday was my brother, Jon's, 61st birthday. I did remember to send him a card, and he should have gotten it on time. I had wanted to call him too, but STUFF was happening and its slipped my mind until too late.
Wednesday was the 50th anniversary of the premier of Charlton Heston's movie, BEN HUR. Our Yahoo Group, In the Arena, all expressed a desire to view this movie on that day in memory of it. I, of course, forgot it until last night, just before I went to sleep. Missed that one too. But I'll view it at least some time this next year. It is one of his best and the only one he received an Oscar for as Best Actor. The movie also received more Oscars than any movie until TITANIC!
Also, yesterday was our monthly writers' group meeting. I managed to read a chapter from my newest manuscript, which is entitled, "TAKEN" at this point. It is a sequel to THE RAT and I'm only up to about Chapter 11. The group was good as usual and they loved my "cliffhanger" chapter---groaning appropriately at the last sentence (which, of course MAKES you turn the page for the next chapter!).
I did manage to take some pics of the colors in the Napa Valley on Tuesday, but was not impressed by them when I got them home. It had begun to cloud up and most of the leaves had fallen or looked ratty on the plants---just too late to get good pics. But I will post a few tomorrow, time permitting (I still haven't transferred them to this computer!).
So, it's off to Napa again today and more work tomorrow, when our rain storm comes in. Then, the weekend should be a reprieve. WHEW! November 17 Success! Just a quick note: I finally passed the Math test! Yes, I was in K-Ville playing tennis in the (brrr) cold when my cell phone rang (which it almost NEVER does). The District School office called to tell me I really didn't NEED to take the Math test again for the Library position OR the general Part-time Clerk position. They had decided it was only necessary if I wanted a full-time Secretary position. However, I wasn't about to let that test slide. I was all geared up to take it that morning later and so I asked if it was OK if I took it anyway. Well, I took it and felt way better about it when I was done. Later in the afternoon, they called me to tell me I passed it and my name would be on the list of substitute clerical (which is what I was after if the Librarian position was not possible). They thought they would end up filling the Librarian job In-House, but if they couldn't, my name would go into the "pot" as a possible.
So, I finally did it!
Today, I'm off to Napa to tune and grab a few pictures on the way down as well! It's supposed to rain later, so I'll have to do my photography this morning yet. Otherwise, nothing much new here. Max got his first quarter grades and made the Honor Roll with a respectable 3.14. That means he gets a certificate and a chance to go bowling on the Thursday before Christmas Break with the other Honor Roll kids. How nice they do the "honor roll" field trips each quarter as an incentive!!
Have a great day and enjoy the autumn colors. November 15 Brrr! Sure glad we brought the little lemon tree inside last night---it read 32 outside this morning. It won't survive in freezing temps! Bright and sunny today, but COLD this morning.  Yesterday was the last soccer game and, unfortunately, we lost 4-0. But the good news was that our team tied with the team we lost to for first place this season.  (Max had just kicked the ball here! How awkward he looks!) The players were all down about being shut out and couldn't be convinced that they'd played that well. We only had a few practices this week, and without our regular coach (she was sick). She didn't say a thing during the whole game yesterday, but one of the dads coached from the parents' sideline anyway. My hat is still off to our team for their great performance this season!!!  (Max had the best kicks and could boot it almost half the field!) After the game, we headed down the Napa Valley for a tuning I had in the city of Napa (which is at the south end of the valley. This valley is bright with yellows, oranges, reds and greens and totally breathtaking at this time of year.  The two times Hubby and I traveled down there this past week, we could SMELL the "crush" (which is when they harvest the grapes) even with the windows rolled up tight! I thought one could possibly get drunk just traveling through the valley! I'm taking my camera again this week when I journey there, as the leaves are still turning. I tried to imagine how it must have looked 100 years ago as we went along, and decided it probably hadn't changed that much over the years. Yes, the buildings are newer, but a lot of the original stone wineries are still standing and being used to this day. This is the BEST time, in my opinion, to visit this valley as the traffic is less than during the summer and the whole vista is most spectacular. What do you think???  Have any of you visited here before?
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Quotes to note from his films
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