Frazier is free!

Well--yesterday was the day to set Frazier free. I was thinking it was going to be a little longer, but I checked my dates and it was time! He hissed when I was moving some boxes--that's the closest I have gotten to him. I propped the back door open, got a lawn chair and waited. After about 10 minutes (seemed like hours!) he came walking out and went to the shed next door. He wasn't in a hurry and didn't seem scared. He checked out the shed and smelled where all the other kitties have marked. It seems like that's where all the new kitties start out, I guess because no one lives in that house. He kept watching me and didn't seem too scared. I have seen some that run away if you just look at them, so that's a good sign! I left his food and litter box beside the back door and maybe he'll hang around. According to Alley Cat Allies, I should see him back in 2 or 3 days.  I wish I had taken my camera with me--I expected him to run like the wind, so I didn't think I could get a good photo. But he really just took his time and I could've gotten some good ones. Since I didn't get a one of Frazier, I'll share a sweet one of Mr. Spock. Any of you with black cats know its hard to get a good picture of them!

I had a close encounter with a BLACK WIDOW SPIDER yesterday! We were out in the yard and I decided to do a little weeding in the flower bed. As I was pulling weeds I saw this weird round thing and said "what in the world is THAT?" While I was staring, something red caught my eye. It was a black widow and I had been sticking my hand all around her web! I think I have mentioned before that I am terrified of any spider, so imagine how I felt being so close to that one! My husband kept saying "what? What is it??" He thought I had been bitten by a snake or seen a snake. (I would rather see a snake!) After a while I finally could tell him. I kept worrying maybe it bit me and I didn't know so I had to research on the internet and it said you might not know when you were bitten. Great! lol! I was pretty sure she didn't bite because she was really still the whole time. I will definitely be wearing gloves before I do any gardening work. I never expected to see one in the weeds!

We didn't do too much yesterday since it was my husband's birthday. I went for breakfast and made coffee before he got up. We lounged around, then went to a new antique store and found a few goodies, then I took him to eat lunch. For dinner I made baked ziti, one of our new favorite dishes and made him a cake. I have this book called The Southern Heritage Cakes Cookbook that I've had for 20+ years!  I used a recipe from that book for Kenyon's cake--a Lemon Chiffon Cake with lemon icing. It's soooo good! I thought his other book would come yesterday so he would have a gift to open but it didn't! I hated for him not to have a gift on his birthday....I have this antique flashlight that I got at an antique store that he has had his eye on for a while. It stays in my desk drawer and I keep thinking I'll use it one day on a project. Every time he opens that drawer, he looks at it and sometimes he asks me what I'm going to do with it. lol! So last night I put a bow on it, lit his candles and sang Happy Birthday to him....I think he liked that flashlight more than the other presents! ha!

Here is a strange site I saw yesterday evening.....I had been to the farmer's market and bought some fresh strawberries. They smelled so good but I never expected my cats to try to get them!I thought I had them out of the way, but when I came in the kitchen, Pumpkin was standing in them and chewing on one! I had to hurry to get a photo so its not the best photo, but I wanted proof that he was really eating them! haha!!