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Mar 12

A New and Unwanted Adventure

Nothing confirms that you have cancer more than a phone call from Dana Farber, where defeating cancer is their mission.

Cancer crossed out in a red circle

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Mar 6

A Giant Has Invaded My Body

I function like our internet during a storm —intermittently

The picture illustrates how blood vessels appear, looking like trees with many branches sprouting from the trunk

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Tony’s Junk Drawer

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Sarah Ouellet

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Feb 18

She’s a Bowling Ball, said the Laughing Vet Tech.

She is no longer a bowling ball, but she’s not swelt

A large tuxedo cat (black with white on chest, stomach, and legs) is lying in a hallway. He has a spring toy in his mouth.

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Jan 17

I Have Six Mischievous Parakeets I Didn’t Want

They were adopted or purchased in a futile effort to save lonely Baby, but it didn’t work out, and now I have a flock of green parakeets.

A green parakeet is sitting on a branch of a hibiscus bush.

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Dec 27, 2025

Difficult, Feisty, and Much-Loved Bebe is Gone

I continue to look for her in her usual spots

A small tiger cat posing for her portait.

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Dec 14, 2025

These Boots Are Meant for Walking

All over my icy backyard

A snow covered portion of a backyard showing animal tracks in the snow.

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Dec 5, 2025

Bebe Has An Ugly Abscess

We are treating it, and it is better, but it will return

A tabby cat’s face showing a swollen abscess on the right cheek.

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Nov 22, 2025

Stop Fussing At Me. I Am Not Too Old To Rake

Please leave me alone. I love raking leaves as much as shoveling snow.

Bags of leaves ready to be hauled away to the recycling center.

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Nov 17, 2025

A Tragic End For Baby, The Lonely Parakeet

He died of a broken heart

A grren and yellow parakeet lis dead and being prepared for burial.

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Nov 12, 2025

A Flying Squirrel Greeted Me Last Evening

I was thrilled. My husband started fussing when I mentioned the tiny nocturnal creature.

Drawing of a flying squirrel

Sarah Ouellet

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I am an old, opinionated woman who loves animals and nature. I feed stray cats, skunks, possums, and birds.

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