Wednesday's Attic

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The scientist in Dr. David Dosa was skeptical when first told that Oscar, an aloof cat kept by a nursing home, regularly predicted patients' deaths by snuggling alongside them in their final hours. Dosa 's doubts eroded after he and his colleagues tallied about 50 correct calls made by Oscar over five years, a process he explains in a book released this week, "Making Rounds With Oscar:  The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat." (Hyperion, $23.99) The feline's bizarre talent astounds Dosa, but he finds Oscar's real worth in his fierce insistence on being present when others turn away from life's most uncomfortable topic: death. "People actually were taking great comfort in this idea, that this animal was there and might be there when their loved ones eventually pass," Dosa said. "He was there when they couldn't be." Dosa, 37, a geriatrician and professor at  Brown University , works on the third floor of the St...

Had my big major dental appointment this evening. My dentist is awesome I had a 7pm appointment! Really helpful to the working masses. I am now all clean and polished. I have only ever had 1 cavity in my entire life. I have good dental genes!

Pink is the color of a rose. They come in other colors but everyone knows pink is the mother-color of a rose. Pink is a new baby, the inside of a shell.. Pink is a cooked shrimp and a Canterbury bell. Pink is peachbloom, gauzy... frail the wind's exquisite wedding veil. Pink is a bonbon, pink is a blush, some Easter bunnies are pink plush. If you stand in an orchard In the middle of Spring and you don't make a sound you can hear pink sing, a darling, whispery song of a thing. Pink is the beautiful little sister of red my teacher said,  and a ribbon girls tie round their head. Pink is the sash with the lovely fold your remember when you're old. Pink is the flower on a lady's hat that nods and bows this way and that.

Red is a sunset, blazy and bright. Red is feeling brave with all your might.  Red is a sunburn spot on your nose, sometimes red is a red, red rose. Red squiggles out when you cut your hand. Red is a brick and a rubber band. Red is a hotness you get inside when you're embarrassed and want to hide firecracker, fire engine, fire flicker -- -- and when you're angry red runs through your head. Red is an Indian, a Valentine heart, the trimming on a circus cart.

This is one of my most favorite Tarot decks. The Victoria Regina is a black and white deck, featuring scenes and personalities from the Victorian era, including Queen Victoria herself. Guns=Swords, Clocks=Pentacles, Mason jars=Cups and  Dip Pens=Staves. I have had this deck for years now and every-time I see it, I see something new in it!

My husband gave me my Valentine early this year. I have named her Valentine for the occasion. I Love her red and black fur trimmed suit! Thank you my love!