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Cat’s eyes

The cat looks me straight in the eye With her wide cat’s eyes; big, round, green, and slightly wild. I’m on a stool in the kitchen, after day’s long work, Finishing my humble dinner, listening to CBC radio. The cat assesses the situation. I am stationary – quietly eating. She fervently desires to jump up and dine with me. Adjusting paws, dodging head side to side, Preparing hairy limbs to shoulder the leap, Whiskers twitching, striped, serpentine tail twisting, She covets my higher position. But is the risk too great? She looks me up and down, sideways, crosswise, backward and… Read More »Cat’s eyes

The blog days of summer

Out of the blue, while holidaying in the fabulous fresh air of friendly British Columbia, I received an email from England. Tomorrow I’ll be going down to a Toronto studio to be interviewed for a BBC 4 radio show about Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius. That’s all because of this blog and my posts about that composer. So, I keep on blogging, even though here, on a weekend break with my parents, the Ontario summer is so hot and humid one can barely summon the strength to lift a cold beer. Meanwhile, I’m looking forward to hearing a couple of my… Read More »The blog days of summer