tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55272262715729601052024-02-07T06:24:15.672-05:00 NOLL'S NIPUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger363125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527226271572960105.post-4639925046319614212014-07-03T13:52:00.002-04:002014-07-03T13:54:14.253-04:00Noll's Heavy Heart<br />
Our Nip Patch is an old patch. And, we've been caught up in the care and demands of both humans and fur babies.<br />
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Uncle Keaks' thyroid condition had been treated successfully for sometime. Last year, right before Christmas, the disease was winning. With therapies - a liquid vitamin supply, chondroitin, baby food and lots of stinky goodness - we kept pace with the disease.<br />
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<i>His little heart didn't.</i><br />
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For seven months we danced the dance. He was loved, comforted and ate to his heart's content. <br />
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Twenty-one years, he brought forth his sweetness and light. Squeaker's little candle went out the morning of June 28, 2014.<br />
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We will always remember the day his little whiteness and light came to us.<br />
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<u><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Thoughts on a Stink Bug Duly Met!</span></strong></u></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><em>A Poem of Renown </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><em>by Penelope Pinfeather</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stinky stink bug on the wall,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Come down closer,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Closer crawl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little closer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Lower</em> is all</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ask of you,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to lower crawl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below I sits</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with open paws</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Green eyes flickering,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">flexing claws.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stinky stink bug on the wall</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cats divine <em><u>Patience</u></em> over all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We may not meet this very night,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yet this I know is true:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>I know of "You!"</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So bide your time,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stinky stink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Live awhile on high.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">For soon,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">from your safe corner hollow,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">your downward journey nigh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To meet <em>Patience</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">wrapped in fur;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And a most purrfect</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and excellent end!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The End</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(of my poem & my muse formerly known as stinky stink)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We wish you <span style="color: #0b5394;">H</span><em>ealth, </em><span style="color: #e69138;">H</span><em>appiness and </em><span style="color: #990000;">L</span><em>ove</em>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and <span style="color: #274e13;"><strong><u>STINKY <span style="color: #cc0000;">G</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">O</span><span style="color: #783f04;">O<span style="color: #45818e;">D</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;">N</span></u></strong><strong><u>E<span style="color: #e06666;">S</span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">S</span></u></strong></span>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">May the Star - <em>with a tail as long as a kite</em> -</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em><u>Blessings</u></em> to all from the Nip Patch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Time for some morning blanket snuggling. </span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">I found a "Penny" tonight.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">She was facing heads up.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">So I tickled her tummy,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">And picked her up.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Just like found treasure she was!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Too big for my pocket,</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Impossible to spend.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">So I kissed her </span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">and laid her back down.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">She is a "Penny" for my thoughts:</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">I think I'll keep her!</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, "Bust my buttons!" as I turn the corner into middle age, I have discovered some of my whiskers have changed color. I have dark amongst the white!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, in my furs, I have notice some wild, darker hairs sprouting here and there. Especially on my stripey legs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bizarre! Are my hormones in flux? </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527226271572960105.post-55534750183056865152013-04-14T21:37:00.001-04:002013-04-14T21:40:28.398-04:00Noll's Nip Nursery<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Eric's and Flynn's</span></strong> blog <a href="http://twodevoncats.blogspot.com/">http://twodevoncats.blogspot.com/</a> was one of the first that we followed. I loved to hear about their outdoor adventures</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today, we learned that Eric has ventured past those verdant fields to Rainbow Bridge. I am sure the Rainbow there just got a little brighter.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Although, here, the world is dimmer. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Run free, orange and cream love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">She has taken over <em><span style="font-size: x-large;">our</span></em> kingdom. Our domain. Our mancave. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">She is first to the morning & evening stinky goodness. Not by decree, but by sheer wiggling & jostling for position. She excels at it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">The pink bed box is hers anytime she would desire it. Not by decree, but by bugging the poor sod who might be nodding off within its soft, comfy surround.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">My catnip. My premium "Noll's Nip!" She has been introduced to the finest nip this side of the Mississip! And she LIKES it! When the nip napkins go down on the floor, she flits from napkin to napkin like a honeybee before settling on one. After you, your royal highness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Oh, but she is cute. When she meows, she goes <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>"Meh-meh" </em></span><span style="font-size: large;"><em>in the tiniest of voices. Her calicoeness & tabbyness are sublime. Pretty little kitteh. She plays hide & seek with us. She wrestles us like a flea on an elephant's....well. She is tiny & we <span style="font-size: x-large;">are</span> big boys. She plays incessantly. There is every manner of toy - laser, feather, mousie, ball - for her amusement! And, she is often amused :) What a mouser she is. In her first year of life, she has exceeded my thirteen years of mousing! Everyday, we watch the birdies, the chipmunks and the red squirrels together. She attends Tiggy's twice daily insulin shots. Nurse Penny! Not because she "helps" or holds Tiggy's paw, but because she favors the chicken treats Tiggy receives. (She has them trained to give her</em> <em>Tiggy treats as well!) She follows My Own from room to room like a puppers-dog. Kissy. Kissy. Mommy's Penny-Poo-Poo. She walks on a leash just like Moi! </em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyways, here's is the little old man, tucked under the same blanket I frequent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I spent a lovely length of time out in the sunshine today. The warm weather was both a surprise and a delight. My furs lapped up the beams. I sat beneath my purple plum so long I missed my afternoon nap. So, I turned in early. I tucked myself under the soft blanket. <em><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">"Night-night."</span></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">In one upward bound, she managed to bridge the distance between ground and limb, latching onto the thistle sock. She is a force, that Penelope Pinfeather. Good thing that goldfinch had fast reflexes!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527226271572960105.post-64709280646527499852012-11-03T18:34:00.000-04:002012-11-03T18:34:00.342-04:00Noll Blogs 4 Peace<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">November 4th is Blogblast for Peace Day. Created by Mimi Lenox, this day is dedicated to thinking about and promoting peace today, tomorrow & always.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527226271572960105.post-51609349940335999682012-09-06T14:33:00.000-04:002012-09-06T14:33:25.025-04:00Noll the Hunter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtmHrSdCeKw3xyOSx21K8dhpv7j06vPsNt7L9OUt_Sl88V9U9UAhjEnaao4zU3eG1nBc9kefJTNDGtCSabenGHEALfttWIBkCKlNEApvgFZGxTQ02UGGPHX9y4usqSTsGKeIhyclkPGc/s1600/nollmouse.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtmHrSdCeKw3xyOSx21K8dhpv7j06vPsNt7L9OUt_Sl88V9U9UAhjEnaao4zU3eG1nBc9kefJTNDGtCSabenGHEALfttWIBkCKlNEApvgFZGxTQ02UGGPHX9y4usqSTsGKeIhyclkPGc/s400/nollmouse.png" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As My Own cleaned</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">our sand boxes </span><span style="font-size: large;">and throw rugs, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and </span><span style="font-size: large;">shampooed the bathroom carpet</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (OK, sometimes we gets turned around and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">perch <em>over</em> the sides of our boxes),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was busy cleaning up under my purple plum.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;"><em>More and more holes appear,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;"><em>Tunnels linking patches of herb and flower.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;"><em>Signs of nibbling.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;"><em>Smells like mischief.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;"><em>I know what lurks nearby!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;">I have the patience to outwit.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When she came to check on me,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I surprised her with my prowess!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She asked me, "Is that the mousie that has</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">been chewing holes in the finches' thistle sock?"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not that I asked.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do not suffer interlopers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">tunneling through my violets and catnip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just takes care of business.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><em>She scooped me up,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><em>proceeding to lavish me</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><em> with chin skiritches,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><em>and baby names.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"></span></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><strong><u>Yes, I rock!</u></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now, I dine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">on some flaked skipjack tuna:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>My well earned reward.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><strong>=^..^=</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527226271572960105.post-60362084069636296572012-08-31T21:10:00.002-04:002012-08-31T21:14:42.876-04:00Noll on Penny's "Snowball"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxc9vRANgHCCZdOF0MC9ehiLRYoNjyDNeimhZsND9dDU8TZkDJ26_plWLcehcdSYxWV3piiuXPOL9ZpQ9pd09DMilm2ODQ2uUY4U1lVFnCVN6_D971OUXVGjURtAYu5eAR-OLV2WN_fo/s1600/pennysnowball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxc9vRANgHCCZdOF0MC9ehiLRYoNjyDNeimhZsND9dDU8TZkDJ26_plWLcehcdSYxWV3piiuXPOL9ZpQ9pd09DMilm2ODQ2uUY4U1lVFnCVN6_D971OUXVGjURtAYu5eAR-OLV2WN_fo/s400/pennysnowball.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">She recently brushed Uncle Keaks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">There was quite a bit of furs: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Pure as the driven snow!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">So she fashioned it into a furs snowball,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">That was as white as Penny's mittens!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">=^..^=</span></div><br />
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