With covid going on we have not had many visitors to the house, this kitty being the exception. For as long as we have had kitties they have had visitors. They mostly just stare at each other but their tails are not always in the air (a cat with its tail straight up in the air means that are willing to be sociable with other cats).

We (the humans in the family) also appreciate the visitors since the scent of a cat will keep squirrels away from digging up Moms bulbs in the garden.

Well I was promised a surprise for Fathers day and I certainly got one, a kitty litter cake. It was actually delicious as it was made from several European style chocolates including German and was delicious despite its look. The nasty turds in the kitty litter cake were made from tootsie rolls and were the only thing I simply could not bring myself to eat, so they were decorative only.

Mom got the recipe on the internet and made a special trip to the store to get the ingredients (going to the store these days is no fun).

All in all it was a great day with Boneyard takeout – about an $80 meal – to enjoy.

Well the covid virus certainly delayed work on this as we had to live with the black top and a mound of dirt for a lawn for nearly 6 months. Upon doing the final work, they broke off a sprinkler head and the cement poured was not straight so we had to complain to DTE and they said someone would come out in about 3 weeks and redo the work so this event may not be over for us for some time. When they seeded the lawn they did try to repair the sprinkler head but they were unable to do so as they were not equipped to handle much more that seeds and dirt.

We will see what happens and hopefully DTE will make it right, remember we just got sod last year and had we known this was going to happen we never would have gotten it. Continue reading “DTE Finishing Up 2020” →

We are still under the covid restrictions so we decided to visit Our Lady of Hope cemetery on Allen Road and visit Uncle Don, Aunt Mary Ann, and Cousin Mike. We attended all their funerals but never really visited them the same way we annually visit Michigan Memorial.

We requested a map with directions from the cemetery earlier in the year and the info they sent was good enough to get us in the ball park to find the graves. We took gps coordinates in case anyone else wants to visit, that way you should be able to get within about ten feet of the graves.

We did do a take out for food at Bone Yard so while we could not eat out, we ate the same food but had to eat in as the restaurants are not yet open.

Without a doubt this has been the strangest year. James school just sent out his final grades so he made the honor roll, or virtual honor roll, or whatever you call school now. James also passed his drivers ed class which was delayed for several months, however he cannot get his license till September because that is the earliest we could get an appointment for him. Continue reading “Memorial Day 2020” →

Perhaps a sign that things are starting to get back to normal, we found a garage sale!

I don’t think Mom bought anything and James only bought a few little items but it was still nice to see a glimpse of normal especially in Michigan. Both James and Mom wore masks and social distancing was practiced (social distancing is staying 6-8 feet away from everyone which also limits the amount of people who can attend or visit any social function such as a party or garage sale).