May 2022

Month of Adjustment

The end of April began a period of major adjustment, not just with the new laptop but also with my cellphone and in the household itself. I have just managed to upload a cover photo to go with the excerpt from Separated Soul I posted at the end of April, but my old dinosaur of a cellphone was almost forcibly replaced by Telus as it could no longer be supported being far too old. The new one's so high tech, while still being a flip-phone, that I'm scared of touching the stupid thing. I hope no one's tried to text me on it as I've never figured out how to open them, even on my old phone, I haven't got a prayer of figuring it out with this new one. My land line phone is modeled upon a design made by Alexander Graham Bell.  It's more my style. The major adjustment, however, was the entrance into my home of a six month old kitten whose colouring makes one think of a New Zealand rugby team: she's all black. She is also a mischievous ball of hyper energy with pure gold eyes and a trilling meow, not to mention an adventurous spirit. I've spent more time chasing after her than I've spent on my writing so far. Still I have a weakness for pure black cats, I don't know why but I think they are the most beautiful of all.  Phoebe (the kitten) is also a decided cuddle-cat, which makes it very hard to stay angry at her when she misbehaves. I did, however, have to put all my crystal balls and wands behind glass, as they fascinate her. Pity, as I have more faith in crystallomancy than either my laptop or new cellphone.