I woke up today and it felt like fall. The animals felt it also. My senior lady indoor cats Mini and Mooha put aside their lifelong feud of matriarchal jealousy and territorial domination, and snuggled up together on the bed. Seriously. This is how they snuggle. If they got any closer they’d be hissing and… Read more »
Once the garden started growing, there was no stopping it. I was very excited. This was my first attempt at being a Flower Farmer and I did not know what to expect. These Feral Flowers were grown specifically to be cut and available for purchase at my friend Janessa’s Forget Me Knodt flower shop. All… Read more »
Once I planted the Feral Flowers Garden it was time to hurry up and wait. The perennial plants around the Feral Villa were already growing strong. The cutting flowers garden is all organic and planted straight in the ground from seed. All it took was lots of spring rain, careful weeding and transplanting, and… Read more »
Blogging in my garden today is pure bliss. I’d like to share the Feral Flowers Project from the beginning. Summer is my favorite season, especially since we converted the backyard into a full garden. Every year I like to change it up and experiment. You can see the different garden configurations we’ve tried on… Read more »
I’ve had traps set outside in hidden locations non-stop since Monday night. I call this “stealth trapping.” This is when you set out traps 24-hours a day and see if you get any “surprises.” My TNR friend Bruno calls this “fishing for cats.” With stealth trapping you leave the traps unattended, but they are… Read more »
Ever since the cat owners of the hoarder/drug house moved out at the end of June and dumped a bunch of cats outside I’ve been seeing the cats around the neighborhood. But it’s hard to keep track – some stayed near that house, and others roamed to find other feeders in our neighborhood. I’m… Read more »
Jim cleaned and organized my TNR supplies in the garage last week while I was out of town on a work trip. I am a lucky, lucky woman to have him in my life. First, he bought these shelves from Home Depot and set them all up. The shelves fit most of the… Read more »
It wasn’t enough for Funny Face to just supervise the Feral Flowers Garden in the back yard. Today he decided to visit the front yard just as I was preparing to mow it. I wonder what he thought of this machine? Apparently not much. He went straight for the feeding station underneath my front… Read more »
When I first started this blog in 2012, one of the first colonies I wrote about was the Peacock Colony. They were in sad shape. This colony of three, elderly cats were ultimately trapped, fostered, and adopted out into a life of luxury in their retirement home in New Hampshire. I regularly keep in touch… Read more »
Today I went back to the hoarder house. Here are the links of when I tried to help last year. This apartment is now abandoned and filled with garbage and feces. There are still cats inside.