Country Learning

Soon after moving to the country I learned that cats are very good to have around. I had never been owned by a cat before, so I learned a whole lot about them. It's really amazing to me how each cat has such a unique personality. Recently I've been enjoying catster.com. Cats can be really funny!

More things that I've learned while living in the country:

1. Get at least one cat. It doesn’t matter how immaculate your house is, a country mouse can always find their way into a house. Mice are especially looking for a home in the fall, when the weather is getting cooler.
2. Cats look dead in 100-degree heat.
3. Be prepared for many stray cats to stop at your door. People view the country as a giant dumping ground for unwanted pets.
4. Raccoons like cat food a lot, and are very creative about getting it.

Soon after moving to the country I read The Birdbouse Chronicles: Surviving the Joys of Country Life by Cathleen Miller. In the forward Miller writes, "In search of roots, in search of meaning, we've come back to the country again, and this is the book about what we found." Normally I don't enjoy reading biographies or memoirs, but I really enjoyed this memoir. I really was able to identify with the author as she tried to figure out how to navigate through country life.