The recent rains we have had are bringing our flowering trees to come forth with beautiful flowers. As beautiful as they are, these won’t stay long if a strong wind comes through. The trees, that looked so drab after they lost their leaves last fall, are gaining their beauty back as their leaves appear again. There are even some trees that don’t lose leaves at all and come spring time; they are green again.
The little kitten, Butterball, is out of quarantine and is back to normal. I see in a recent newspaper that there are some states that are not allowing declawing of cats saying it is a cruel deforming of felines’ bodies and impedes their natural instincts to climb and scratch. It is said that declawing cats have resulted in a significant increase in the odds of developing adverse behaviors such as biting, licking the fur and skin raw, displaying aggression, urinating and defecating in wrong places and showing signs of back pain.
As far as a cat scratching curtains or furniture to shreds, it has been said that owners should “train” them to use designated scratching posts. That would be nice if it were possible. I have seen furniture that was ruined because of a cat scratching. I have had leather (maybe not real leather!) furniture for years that have looked as good as when new because cats were declawed.
The days that the cat has been declawed can be the time the owner spends more time with it than usual. It doesn’t take long before the cat is back to normal. There are some medical reasons that an owner doesn’t want to happen to them due to a cat scratch. HIV-positive clients want minimizing their risk of bleeding from cat scratches. There is an area near Washington, D.C. where people working in a biohazard area bitten by an animal or scratched would keep them out of work for two weeks or until their wounds healed. I have to use Warfarin for my blood and don’t want to have a cut or scratch.
People against this “declawing” are asked to trust veterinarians to do the right thing and let them decide if a person has a legitimate reason to have their cat declawed and not be called a “criminal” for performing this procedure.
I attended King Charles III ordination from 3 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning via Channel 4. What an ordeal! At first it was supposed to be 90 minutes long but sure was longer than that! Charles and Camilla were riding in a “gold color—even the wheel spokes” carriage from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey for the crowning. Once there, Charles had a robe on with a long train (there were four men that held the train up as Charles was walking). Camilla had a shorter one on that just two people held up.
Walking behind Charles was Prince William with Kate, Princess of Wales and their three children. Then there were some other people following them and I declare it was Prince Harry next that was walking alone. How sad that these two brothers have had a falling out and probably not entirely their fault. The woman that Prince Harry married, knew from the start that William was next in line for King and then his children. The only way Harry would have been next is if Prince Williams’ entire family was wiped out—which no one would want to happen. At the time of their wedding, she was getting the attention she needed but it would almost appear that “jealously” moved in between her and Kate. Meagan has been very convincing as far as going public about issues that she was aware of before her marriage. She has put Harry out of the royal family, moved to the States, and is still doing “convincing”.
Kathy Yoder recently wrote an article on how Hate stepped in and took over, that could apply to Harry’s wife. Yes, Harry should have done something about her attitude from the beginning, but sometimes this could be impossible especially now that they have two children.
Prince George (William’s first child) had a part in the ceremony as a page. There was a lot of “singing” in the ceremony. After King and Queen had been crowned, it had started to rain so a long overhead covering was put to use until they got in the carriage again to go back to Buckingham Palace. We did not see it, but there were many people there that didn’t want a Royal Family again but wanted a Republic and let it be known they didn’t want a King. King Charles III will not be there as long as his mother was, so it will be interesting to see just when he decides to hand it over to Prince William.
Now it is time for companies to follow up with this crowning of King Charles III. It didn’t take long for a “Her Majesty The Queen” doll by Dorothy Wilding to emblemizing Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to her throne at the young age of 26. It is 15” tall and is not a toy, but a fine collectible that is not intended for children under age 14 at a cost of $199.95 plus shipping and handling. She is crafted of resin to accentuate her features displayed in her famous portrait. Her ensemble resembles her Norman Hartnell satin evening dress adorned with a fringe trimmed sash complete with the notable Order of the Gartear star. Displayed are sparkling inspirations of the George IV Diamond Crown, a diamond necklace that was gifted by the Nizam of Hyderabad as well as the diamond bracelet from The Duke of Edinburgh as a wedding present. Do you suppose there will be King Charles and Queen Camilla dolls available soon?! There is already a King Charles III Proof Coin for $49.99 plus shipping and handling. It doesn’t take companies to act on “the moment”!
We went to Kay Dettmann’s funeral on Friday (April 5) at the Methodist Church. She had a most interesting obituary that was just “Kay”! Her kids wrote that Mom would say, “Well for cryin’ out loud! Just write something and be done with it. Or do whatcha want—I don’t care.” Those of us that knew her, knew that she did care about her life as well as the many peoples’ lives she touched. She will be missed but until we meet again, may she rest in peace. Just as we were getting ready to go to the Marcus Community Center for lunch, we found rain had arrived—big time! Once arriving downtown, we found “far off” parking places! I was glad I had a hood on my jacket!Guess what I missed on Sunday afternoon? There were several places in and around Marcus that were having “open house” until 5 p.m. including the Marcus Historic Society. When I left church, it was raining. I laid down to watch a television program until it was time to get the last of my articles done. I took a long (maybe well deserved!) nap and soon found it was time for “Return to Mayberry” time. When that was over, there was no car around (Steve’s car is still laid up) so walking was out to see anything. I hope the places had a good attendance in spite of the rain showers that could be expected.
There are people disgusted with Sinclair Communications that have taken over Channels 14 and 44 for National Desk. Will we still see Larry Wentz, Cat Taylor and Alex Norhcut somewhere else? I did read somewhere why the big decision was made but can’t find it—I’ll keep looking.