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May 21st is International Tea Day!

Yes, yes...there are multiple tea holidays every year, because so many folks around the world drink the stuff.

I drink tea: Irish Breakfast, Earl Grey, Moroccan Mint Green, Peppermint, and Chamomile.

Drink 'em straight, with no sugar or milk added.

What teas do you like, or do you prefer coffee? 

So very thankful that we have a wide selection of teas for our taste buds to enjoy.

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Henry Update:

The Kid is doing well.

We've established our routine, and if his bowl goes empty overnight, he'll wake me to fill it.

Am happy to lose the sleep, because it means he's eating!

❤️

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Let's Hop!

Howdy, Sheriff!

OOPS!  I hit the 'publish now' button instead of 'publish tomorrow!'

It's Walkin' and Readin' Wednesday!

As seen while on 'the hoof' in my neighborhood:

This licky kitty has a caretaker.

This kitty also has a caretaker.

Image nabbed from the Macomb County Sheriff's Department website

The other day, I was stopped by two different Sheriff's Department squad cars, as the officers were looking for anyone who could identify a youngster found running in the middle of the street nearby.

I did not recognize the photo, continued on my walk as I witnessed the squad cars driving all over the place, stopping other neighbors.

A few hours later, on our community Facebook feed, a report advised that the parents were located, and everyone is safe.

It's just not every day that I get to chat with two handsomes in uniform while strolling in the 'hood! 😻

Seriously, am simply glad all is well.

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Three recently listened to audiobooks that I recommend, and I'm on a British mystery kick:

The Keeper, by Tana French

Book #3 in the Cal Hooper trilogy

Narrated by Roger Clark

"Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village in rural Ireland. His plans are to fix up the dilapidated cottage he's bought, to walk the mountains, to put his old police instincts to bed forever." - Goodreads

Love listening to the Irish narration, and the mysteries are intricate, the characters feel real, and I'll miss them now that the series is over.  Book #3 The Keeper starts with a young woman's body found in a stream, and Lena (Cal's fiancee) was the last person to see her alive.

How to Get Away with Murder, by Rebecca Philipson

Narrated by Michael Geary and Tamsin Kennard

Standalone Novel

"This fresh debut thriller finds a Scotland Yard detective trying to find the author of a self-help book that promises quite literally to teach readers how to get away with murder, which seems to have inspired London's newest murderer." - Goodreads

The Burial Place by Stig Abell

Book #3 in the ongoing Jake Jackson Series

Narrated by Oliver Hembrough

"For years, Jake Jackson has been a high-flying detective in London. But then one day he receives a letter from his reclusive uncle – he has left Jake his property in the middle of the countryside. For Jake, it is the perfect opportunity for a fresh start for a quiet life in Caelum Parvum." - Goodreads

Book #3 The Burial Place begins with the nearby archaeology dig finding bodies; fresh ones.

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Henry Update:

The H Man doesn't like open windows, and he also doesn't like the window air-conditioner noise, nor the fans blowing either.  Poor baby.  Then the thunderbooms come along, and he's happy to live on the floor of the linen closet.  Smart cat!

No noticeable changes since we've added the new antibiotic, reduced the steroids from two pills a day to one-and-1/2 pills, and the doubling of his fiber powder.

❤️❤️❤️

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Let's Hop!

CBL

It's Twozday, and it's all about the lazy stylings of Chili Bruce.

Chili Bruce:

Really dark brown fur.

Will eat anything; the un-fussiest eater we've ever fed!

Licks his brofur Manny's eyebrows off.

Turns in circles before his food bowl is placed.

The Hubby calls him 'Chili'; I'm the one who says 'Chili Bruce', and even 'Chili Bruce Lee'.

Had one white whisker when we adopted Da Boyz, then he lost it a few months later.  Still hasn't regrown one, and Manny refuses to try to grow one of his own.

Has bald spots on the 'knees' of his back feets.

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Henry Update:

We are having a heat wave!

Henry doesn't like open windows; too much stimulation, so he hides under the dresser, which can be problematic when it's time to give him his meds.

No worries; somehow, I've coaxed him out.

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Let's Hop!