So, what with one thing and another...

Well, I went on vacation.  And it was lovely.  And there will be more about it later because I need to get my act in gear and get all the pictures off my phone in anticipation of entertaining blog posts and possibly getting a new phone! 

And then November just kinda got away from me.

Things have been busy! 

So...if I don't manage to get an update posted till after Christmas...well...oh well! 

love and kisses,
- HistoryDiva

The Misadventures of Midget

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HistoryDiva
April 27, 2017

This story is...not a new one, but that's okay.  The original content of this post (the pictures) are about two years old now. 

From late 2013 to early 2014 I traveled with my aunt and uncle for over a month (one week a month for four months), meaning that between work and travel it seemed like I wasn't home that often. After returning home from one of these trips I noticed that my cat was looking...unwell. 

My normally healthy furball was noticeably thin.  He'd become very clingy, needing lots of attention and affection and got visibly upset if we were in the house but beyond his reach (i.e. in the bathroom).  He also got very chatty, vocalizing more than ever before.

So I took him to see our local vet.

 

Turns out...he'd become diabetic.  This condition may have been looming on the horizon for him anyway, as he's always been a big cat, but the stress caused by my extended absence seems to have caused been enough to trigger it fully.

So after lots of blood work, and tests, and overnight stays at the vet's office...he's now medicated and on a special diet and has somehow gotten back up to 18 lbs on just a 1/2 cup of food a day.   

 

Hi There!

So...I was totally supposed to be DONE posting about my trip to NC last year and on to other adventures by this time but its actually been a bit hectic around here and that just hasn't happened.  Sorry about that! 

Maybe I'll be able to catch up next week!

Or...maybe I'll go on vacation instead...

smooches,
- HistoryDiva

Hideaway in the Hills: A Mountain Vacation - Day Six

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HistoryDiva
April 27, 2017

The last day of our mountain vacation - February 27, 2014.

One of the best things about this resort was the 'take a book, leave a book' library in the office.  Apparently folks are constantly leaving their vacation paperbacks behind them in the units and the collection got so large that the staff decided to actually do something about it.  The books are all 'free to a good home' and the guests are welcome to leave behind anything they have finished reading...which means is you like thrillers and weepy chick lit you're covered.

Our big 'adventure' for the day was visiting local wineries and sampling ALL the wines!  My aunt and uncle have developed a passion for visiting wineries while traveling and are always bringing home new vintages for us to try.  It was an entertaining and tasty way to end our vacation.  

Hideaway in the Hills: A Mountain Vacation - Day Five

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HistoryDiva
April 26, 2017 

Day Five of our trip, February 26, 2014...and it appears that we either didn't do much this day OR I didn't take any pictures OR I just forgot!!! 

Anyway!

Have you seen the movie Dirty Dancing?  It was shot in and around Lake Lure.  Remember that scene where Baby runs across the golf course to ask her dad for money?  Well...that would be the green (okay, brown cause it's winter) right there in the center of these pictures.  The resort we stayed at offers special tours during the summer to all the movie fans who turn up wanting see the movie locations.   

Hideaway in the Hills: A Mountain Vacation - Day Four

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HistoryDiva
April 26, 2017 

Day Four of the trip, February 25, 2014.

Today we did some more local sightseeing, mostly down by Lake Lure and then we wandered and shopped a bit in the little tourist town.

So...here are some pictures of the lake.

The DivaUncle...working his new favorite hat.

Ducks!

Yup, more ducks.

I don't remember if this was a heron or a crane...it's been THREE YEARS since I looked at these photos you guys. 

Loved these two fearless fowl!

They came so close to the shore (checking to see if we had any treats...but alas, we didn't) that we could have reached out and petted them.