Winter in Warren and cats

We have had quite a start to Winter already. In the past month, we have had over 20 inches of snow. The apartment, however, has been nice and cozy. We are sharing the kitties' space quite nicely. As any cat owner knows, we share their space: it isn't the other way around.   Presently, I am at the tail end of Thanksgiving break and have a few more hours of freedom. Tomorrow, back to school. Oh well, a teacher's work is always undone. There are lesson plans, tests, quizzes and up-coming meetings to be attended. It's good to be busy though.

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Well, it would seem that teaching in Pittsburgh is not going to pan out very much at the moment.
Unfortunately, most positions have been filled internally and what crumbs are left to me would perhaps be a half-time German position.

The good news is that I have an interview in Warren, PA, a small, scenic community just south of Jamestown, NY over the Allegheny mountains in Pennsylvania. The town borders the Allegheny National Forest and is located ideally only 90 miles or so from Niagara Falls. It would be easy to maintain the house here in the Falls and yet have a quiet apartment in PA where I could teach Spanish or perhaps, later on, German. We shall see... Perhaps it is in God's plan for me. I will find out sooner or later.

Summer roses

Our summer roses are more beautiful than ever!

We are calmy waiting for the news to relocate back to Pittsburgh for my teaching career to continue another decade. Rising costs and the need for a better pension have made the decision for me, not to mention that NY State has been a hostile environment for me with PA certification. I would literally have to start over with my education and then face dismal job prospects with beginning teacher wages.

Oh well. Carpe diem!

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 "What will be will be, and what won't be often happens"
Rachel Lynde of Anne of Green Gables

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A cold Spring

It has been a while since I have posted anything. Although it is May 21st, it feels like March 21st!

The heat is still on and off during the day. I prefer the cooler temperatures actually, rather than the high
humidity and sweating!

The Niagara Falls area almost saw snow showers the other night and the tulips are still blooming in many front yards.
Is this almost June?

 "What will be will be, and what won't be often happens"
Rachel Lynde of Anne of Green Gables

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Obie the cutie

Obie who is soon to be a cat. He was a stray living under some stairs in Niagara Falls, NY for about six months. The uncaring family who had him before I was blessed with his presence, abandoned him by leaving him and another cat in a vacant apartment without food, water or litter. How people can be so cruel is totally beyond me. A few kind neighbors fed Obie and the other cat over a six-month period. When the kitties were rescued from their prison, and close to death, they lived under the steps of a porch. It's amazing that they survived at all.

 

Obie is a very docile, loving cat who loves to sit in the window to look at the birds in the morning, sleep on the stairs and cuddle up on the bed next to me. I always know he is in the bedroom with his cute, little sounds. He wrestles with my other cat and is a perfect companion. He has brought so much to my life already! For those of you out there who may be hesitant in helping a poor kitty, don't be afraid as they give you so much more back!

 

Obie has recently had his shots and was neutered. A day after his surgery, he was a bit quiet, but just two days later is running around as if nothing happened. He had his leukemia test and is just fine! He will live better than he could have ever imagined---or the former, uncaring owner, for that matter!

 

 

 

"What will be will be....and what won't be often is"

Character Rachel Lynde from "Anne of Green Gables".

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