Lonely House

My niece (and her parents) are no longer residents of California. I am really really heartbroken to be without that little girl. She has lived with (or very near) me all her life. She is 2, and (in my opinion, biased though it may be) is the smartest little person on earth. She is cute and charming...I could go on. I miss her voice, her laugh...I'm going to start crying again.

It is going to be a really long, rough few weeks until I get used to this quiet house. Now, more than 2/3 of my family lives on the island. It is just me and my bro now.

Blue Sky!

It was pleasant, clear and nice outside for the first time in a month. There has been a delta breeze which has blown the smoke out of our part of the valley. I was pleased to see blue sky out the window today.

Over the weekend there were two firefighters killed, both from Washington state. One guy was 18 years old and on his first wildfire. Very sad.

Rest In Peace, ET

My cat, ET, whom I have had since I was 17, died last night. She was my only companion while I lived by myself in Humboldt County, my goofy and opinionated cat, and really my first personal cat. We'd had family cats in the past, but she was mine, and with good reason--no one else liked her. She had this siamese-like yeowl and was stubborn. She actually ruined 3 different toasters by peeing in them--I'm still not sure how she did that. She was all white except for a calico tail and a brown and black spot on her head. My friend Theresa says that she stole another cat's tail, so the cat hit her in the head with it, causing the spots. (Theresa's a weirdo). She used to steal bagels, and would eat any kind of bread as well as the occasional apple or cucumber, but she hated wet cat food. She was also a big fan of vegan cheese.

She had been really sick for a long time, and this morning I found her in the garage. I'm gonna miss that freaky little cat.