{{{Cass}}} I'm impressed with how quickly you managed that move, and I'm glad you are happy with your decision. Continued ~ma to you and your dad.

Zen, I'd say leave the ball in her court, and try not to worry to much until you see her in person and see what her attitude is like then.

I'm finally following through on the doctor's appointment I canceled right after the move, when I was just too exhausted to deal with it. Just a check up.

Hope you get settled in soon, Cass.

{{{Cass}}} I'm impressed with how quickly you managed that move, and I'm glad you are happy with your decision. Continued ~ma to you and your dad.

What sj said.

Zen, I'm just nodding along at the wise words and wishing you discernment.

Having a good day at work. I used some balancing skills I learned climbing and created a makeshift speaker for my iPhone out of an empty plastic tub. Amazing how much better both the brain and body work with a little sleep.

Plus, very much looking forward to dinner tonight with Z at Nora and Tom's.

Zen, I'm supporting what Shir said, about trusting instincts, and also what others have said about people's lives moving at different speeds. I hope it becomes clear which one this is.

Yay moving, Cass! I hope it's a great change for you.

Merlin has suddenly decided, over the last few days, that he's willing to get closer to the house (and me) in the pursuit of food. He's coming into the back garden to ask for his dinner now, rather than waiting till it's there and sneaking over the fence. Also not running away when I come out to give it to him. Now if I can just get close enough to run a brush through his ridiculously long fur.

Merlin has suddenly decided, over the last few days, that he's willing to get closer to the house (and me) in the pursuit of food.

Cats are more likely to be willing to get close to you the less you seem to want them to. As long as you bring food with your indifference.

Oh wow. I didn't realize it was happening that fast!

I left Portland a week ago today. Weird. I have a lot of bruises to show for it though. And so many more to go before I am finally settled.

This coming from a person who loved to pretend her cell phone doesn't exist on weekends

I like to pretend it doesn't exist a lot. But that trick hasn't worked in a while. Still, it's a great trick.

And maybe-friend has emailed me back. She seems laissez-faire about keeping in touch. I'm totally cool with that, being of a similar inclination. She suggested lunch again, so I guess I was just letting my insecurities get the best of me. Thank you all for helping me deal with my sudden flare-up of neurosis.

Cat people, I need some advice.

The company I consult to was charged with pet sitting two cats who just moved here from a significant distance.

There is a window in the house that is non-functioning in some way. One of the cats has escaped...jut two days after coming into the neighborhood.

I'm trying to help the group...everyone feels terrible...with advice on how to attract a lost cat.

I don't have anything other than putting food out, but this is not useful in an area where cats/rats/possum/bats/squirrel, etc. are rife.

The folks will be back tonight, but is there anything you can suggest?

The folks will be back tonight, but is there anything you can suggest?

Are they willing to call Sam and Salsa in to track?

The shelter we volunteer for is facing a similar situation, bonny. Sadly, I don't have a lot more to offer. We're sending a human out with the food and hoping Alex (he's on the shy side, but a snuggler at heart) decides he's gone long enough without snuggles. Plus flooding the area with flyers (which didn't really survive Sunday afternoon's storm, so they're going up again).

You might want to check area shelters. And hope and/or pray that the cat has a microchip. If the cat is turned in to a shelter or vet, the first action should be checking for a microchip.