Eve Penman: An Empowered Housewife in Rural America

This past Caturday evening, I spent about 20 minutes mewing to a little kitten, trying to coax it out of hiding. She had nestled herself between a shed and a patch of vegetation behind the shed; I had gotten worried she was stuck, but thankfully she wasn't.  After exercising patience and various vocal ranges of mews, the surprise visitor emerged from the wild bramble; just call me the Cat Whisperer. I hope she wasn't bummed that all she found were a couple of humans and a Gozer.  She is not unfamiliar with humans, but cautious; nor is she exhibiting signs of being totally feral or scared beyond reason, which is good. We've set out cat food and water, and she has taken to it (and us) well; she's a hungry little girl and a joy to watch.  Tonight I was able to get some decent shots from a distance when I called her out again. Allow me to introduce the wild lioness,  Nova : * * * * * * * * * * * * * Eve's Book Shop @ Amazon ...

I am republishing this old blog post, originally published on May 30, 2016. I was asked for a source regarding comments I made on the website BestPlaces  and the source material is in this post that I unpublished. I have not altered anything in this post other than adding this beginning introduction. Therefore, if any of the source links are no longer working that is beyond my control. As a trained guardian of records and former court reporter I respect verbatim citations and always provide them. ~ Eve JenExx Penman 3/21/2019  ~ Isn't it amazing what new information you can discover for yourself when you research something and read?  For instance, during tonight's research I discovered that t he Clallam County Economic Development Council , a private non-profit organization advocating for commerce in Clallam County, has a working draft  Strategic Direction 2014-2018 Report  in which they make a bold statement.  How bold a statement is it? It is so ...

O Gozer! my Gozer!  To commemorate Gozer's 12th birthday today, and for being the oldest cat I've ever had, I compiled a list of 12 observances about living with a 12-year-old cat, particularly a Gozerian. 1. Cats get more awesome with age. Gozer hasn't lost one ounce of his felinality that has always made him him. In fact, his felinality has only grown stronger with age, making him the most awesome Gozer in the house. 2. Cats get louder with age. I'm not sure if it's only a Gozer thing, but he has a tendency to use his outdoor voice indoors, repeatedly and unnecessarily, at 3:00 in the morning, next to our heads. 3. Cats get more demanding with age. Again, maybe it's only a Gozer thing, but with his increasing volume he has added a strong tone of demand to his meows when his incessant meowing goes unnoticed. Cats these days. 4. Cats are always kittens at heart. At the age 12, which is 4 years older than what a senior cat is considered to be (8 year...