Loki
Loki
A relaxing moment.
Gentiel the cat and fulfilling her (unbeknowest to her) bucket list of camping on the west coast
I needed some time to disconnect and relax. A vacation was required after a long and busy tax season!
Gentile has only been with us for a short time and only now just letting us get close to her. She came to live with us after her long time (13 years) care giver died. Just before her care giver died, Gentile, went from place to place and lived a very unsettled time. So to leave her alone was not an option! To take her someplace else for our trip would be too much a reminder of when she lost her care giver so the only option left was to take her with us.
So we packed up the gear, the food, Loki (the dog who lives up to her name), Gentile and headed for a little lake outside of Port Renfrew on the west coast of Vancouver Island named Fairy Lake.
She wasn’t too happy with the car ride at first – too many vet visits in the years gone by – but the quilted bag allowed her to settle with ease on my lap.
Once we were unpacked and somewhat settled, we put her on a long leash and she would wonder the site following the sun!
Gentile and Loki enjoyed relaxing in the sun – Gentile even let Loki get very close as long as Loki was still!
As much as she enjoyed laying in the sun whenever possible she was very happy to get home and curl up on my desk.
My partner and I were happy to accommodate the bucket list of Gentile even though she did not yet know that it was an experience that she wanted and would love.
I cleaned my desk!
Gentielle also loves the clean desk!
Tax forms are out and the clients call, email and the occasional one just shows up! My sewing machines are packed and ready to into the shop. The Pfaff won’t stay threaded and the Husqvarna surger is reshaping needles as I sew. What ever mending I have been meaning to get to has to wait.
A client was delayed yesterday so I took the time to clean my desk. Cat hairs and ink blotches on the desk were becoming bigger as the week was spent.
The work surface – a short time it will be piled high with papers!
The grain of the quarter sawn oak veneer of the year old worktop.
I tried looking for a picture from the end of last tax season and actually there is no picture of the desk at the end of tax time. It is a blur of white with tracks of yellow, green & blue. The image is imposed on my memory – I have seen it many times yet I have not yet ventured to take pictures of my desk during the work. Really, I see it all the time so a photo would too bland to view.
What I did find was Loki looking amiss in the sun while I work at my desk.
This was taken last year, March 3. The sun was streaming in the office and was landing neatly on my client chair. Dear Loki was needing more attention so upon the realization that those who previously sat in this chair had my attention she jumped up and
sat in the warm sun.
So again this year I will neglect her for the stream of kind souls who file past this desk – it is only a few months each year and she will be happy for summer suns and warmer times as that is when my work will slow down.
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