the bag

When you donate stuff to Goodwill, you aren't suppose to take other things people have left at the drop-off.  But I couldn't help it.  There it was, a big clear plastic bag full of wigs.

It contained 11 wigs plus a styrofoam head.  They are clean and smell fine - some have some foundation make-up on the edges

Did I overdo my lip filler?

walking

I don't have a smart watch, but have been taking a 4 mile walk every day with the dogs, which is around 10K steps. I walk some dirt roads all the way down to the county line where Wexford and Grand Traverse counties meet.  It is therapeudic and beautiful and I hope everyone is making some time to go outside during these quarantine weeks.  This is Dell Road, a long North-South road that takes me past a field of cows and an area where someone has been doing some logging - it smells great on that part.

hello Coco

A neighbor of my parents has a friend who went into hospice and needed to re-home her cat.  With shelters closed and nobody willing to take her in, I said yes, but it's been quite a week so far. I have named her Coco - she arrived with no collar, no food, no information.  She is sweet and tame, but was understandably freaked out when she got here.  I put her in my basement where the litter box is, and the dogs have no access to.  That was last Wednesday...the day she disappeared.  My basement is a cavernous place, with many places to hide, including access to the crawl space underneath the house.  I put food and water down there and tried to call to her several times a day, to no avail.  As the days passed, I was getting worried.  Mabel, my cat from several years ago, lived in my basement for TWO YEARS, (see link) and while she was safe and warm, I don't want that situation again.

So last night I borrowed my neighbors live trap, and I caught her.  I have moved her to an upstairs bedroom, which has sunlight and quiet.  I hope she can integrate into the family and with the other pets.  Before I let her out, I am going to get a collar with a bell, so at least I know where she is as she gets more run of the house and farm.

Cute bonus: she has 6 toes on three of her paws!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl_cat