“We have arrived abruptly in Autumn,” pronounced Madame. “I must break out the warm blankets and fetch the gloves from storage.”
“Aye, the storms,” said the musician. “I hear of tornadoes and hail out on Long Island, oh my!”
“Clovis has not been eating for days. The engineer is losing his mind.” Jody Hipster exuded more sympathy than usual.
“He won’t eat! I mean he has, but only after madame’s superlative efforts.”
“My baked salmon entices the laziest of palettes,” she replied.
It’s true, the engineer was going out of his mind with pre-staged grief, because the cat was taking nary more than a nibble from any food placed before him. He had hardly been observed drinking water, either, and when picked up, was decidedly less cat than he had been just a week ago.
“Oh and he sniffles. Wheezes. Like ahhuksss-hrrrhhzzz ahhuksss-hrrrhhzzz ahhuksss-hrrrhhzzz – I can’t do it justice,” said Jody.
“It is not necessary, we can all hear it.” Madame put in the final word on the matter. “Prescription medicine has been ordered and should arrive this afternoon. Let us hope it is sufficient. In any case we will contact the vet again tomorrow.”
Madame returned to her plans for Thanksgiving (American, not Canadian). The sides were wall easily sorted from past, recent experimentation, but the entree? Definitely fowl this year, but what sort? A chicken gathering ice in the freezer already has been deemed too small for roasting purposes, and so the question is whether to seek a larger chicken, have a traditional turkey, or perhaps something more exotic.
“The leaves have gathered on the automobiles,” said the musician, nursing his afternoon coffee. “Thankfully the recently detailed car has been given leave to hide in the garage from the pine needles, but the maple and oak leaves have clung to the outside like colorful stickers.”
“Not to mention the boat,” added the engineer. “It is sadly clogged with innumerable needles, and every rain adds water and hence wait to that dang-blasted wreck of a trailer.
“We can continue scooping and cleaning,” said Madame. “There is a degree of work involved in property ownership.”
“The den is nice,” said Jody. Now if only we can clear and organize the rest.”