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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 30, 20132 min read
And Then There Were Four: Everyday Magic, Day 721
For one thing, the vet bill has skyrocketed. Nothing like a very old dog on pain meds and a spanking new kitten who still had his pompoms...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 18, 20132 min read
Of Mice & Dogs (and One Cat): Everyday Magic, Day 694
Exhausted animals catching up on sleep Lightning, thunder, and one freaked-out dog doesn’t bode well, especially when said dog can open...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 9, 20122 min read
I (Really) Like Rocks: Everyday Magic, Day 596
Miyako the cat checks out the stash of rocks I brought home Why do I love rocks so much? I’m not sure, but they’ve always been the apple...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 28, 20121 min read
What the Heat is Driving Us To: Everyday Magic, Day 593
Today’s high: 107. Strange things happen when the temperature lingers here, such as these moments. At Target, where we went to get our...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 6, 20122 min read
Is Judy the Cat Part of the Coyote Family?: Everyday Magic, Day 581
Saturday night, she looked up at me from the back door, and I let her out. She had always been an indoor-outdoor cat, and she was still...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 12, 20122 min read
Naming the Animals: Everyday Magic, Day 516
Natalie with Miyako when she was still a kitten The old story goes that Eve named the animals, but we know better when it comes to what...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 6, 20122 min read
Easily Amused: Everyday Magic, Day 494
Many years ago, my first boyfriend told me I was “easily amused,” which is true, and as it turns out, becoming truer as I age. The bar...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 17, 20112 min read
Kitty Goes Away, Kitty Comes Back and the Stages In Between: Everyday Magic, Day 443
For hours, I opened the door, stepped outside and meowed because when she’s gotten out before, she has meowed back when she was close. I...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 4, 20112 min read
Tormented by Kittens: Everyday Magic, Day 437
Who would have thought it? Not I, lover of all kittens of the world, friend to the felines. But in my friend’s Wichita basement guest...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 12, 20111 min read
Twister, the Kitten Who Survived the Joplin Tornado: Everyday Magic, Day 366
Twister a day after the tornado About six weeks ago, I reported on a newborn kitten who survived the Joplin Tornado against all odds: her...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 26, 20111 min read
Our Aunt, Uncle and a Tornado Kitten: Everyday Magic, Days 331-332
Even massive tornadoes can move in delicate ways. Our aunt and uncle’s garage was destroyed, but a china cabinet that shared a wall with...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 3, 20111 min read
Cats Taught Us To Lie: Everyday Magic, Day 169
I walked in the door after yoga today, and immediately Miyako, our sweet little cat, rushed to the laundry room threshold and told me...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 22, 20101 min read
Turkeys of a Feather Stick Together: Everyday Magic, Day 156
Staring at the turkey out this window on this gloomy day when I can't get warm, I was dazzled by her feathers. Iridescent black, brown,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 29, 20082 min read
Dog Days of Summer Turned Cat Days
Today and yesterday and probably tomorrow is rain, but not the ordinary kind of hard and fast-moving summer rain. This storm is a dying...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 26, 20081 min read
Kitten Season
After a winter of losses, including the loss our beloved cat, Akio, we have moved through our mourning enough to open our home to new...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 29, 20083 min read
Kitty, Come Home!
We walk through the brush on the hill, mosey through the prairie, visit all the neighbors to hand them flyers, and whenever we open a...
