adoption

Today I adopted a cat from Greenwich Animal Control, a division of the Police Department, While it is true that potential adopters must fill out an application, the determination of suitability is not so rigorous or arbitrary as it seems to be at some shelters (where if you even hint that you might consider letting a cat outside, you are immediately disqualified. Just try to keep a formerly "outdoors" cat indoors all the time, it's next to impossible)

They do give you a State of Connecticut spay/neuter certificate. The only "local" vets who honor it are in Stamford: the Rippowam Animal Hospital, and Davis Animal Hospital. We've got a Saturday appointment at Davis.

The new cat is very friendly, her purr machine comes on as soon as I enter the bathroom where she is being kept until she is tested for FHIV (so as to protect the other cat, Cinderella) and until the animals have had a chance to adapt to each other's sounds and scents. After tossing around a few names in my head (she is all grey, so of course the first one that came to mind was Smoky - way too common) while walking at Todd's Point, the perfect name came to me: MayDay. Which, as it happens, does NOT refer to the date, May 1, but instead is a corruption of the French "m'aider" or "help me". Good name indeed for this cat.

Curious Memorial Rockpile

In memory of my animal friends

A Good Question

Who needs the Olympics? How much cooler it is to watch the seabirds soar while seated under the clear blue sky on the Big Rock at Todd's Point. . No commercials. No noisome announcers or hosts. No news about drug testing. No politics. Perfect.

The Best Little Piece of Real Estate in Greenwich

A photo taken today from the best little piece of real estate in Greenwich (open to the public, IF you live in town and have a beach card).

Augustine's Farm

My brother tells people I have a love/hate relationship with Greenwich. I'm not here to dwell on the negative, though, so let's get right to the point.

Anyone who has ANY love for fresh sweet corn had better drive right out to Augustine's Farm, just beyond the turnoff for the airport on King Street. (It's 1332 King Street, to be precise. Telephone 532-9611.

Yesterday Mrs. Augustine was selling the BEST corn, actually much sweeter than that available at the Horseneck Farmers' market on Saturdays. Her sign said she also has farm fresh eggs - tomorrow I'll try some of those, too.