Melanie Jackson's Blog - Posts Tagged "diet"

Humans have some very strange customs. Miz Melanie has explained the reading resolution to me. It is a concept that no cat would embrace. If we want to do something, then we do it. And if we don't want to do something, then we don't. Miss Melanie says that on the first day of the new month-- and who decided which day should be a new month anyway? Personally I would pick a fine day when the catnip was up in the garden and that would be a new month-- that she will start reading through her enormous tea-be-are (to be read) pile. She says she will also go on a diet.

I don't understand this at all. No cat would ever go on a diet. I don't think a dog would either, though with dogs you can never be entirely sure what they will do. The urge to please humans is ridiculously strong in them.... Miz Melanie asked what my resolution would be and I since I didn't like to disappoint her, I said to nap whenever I felt like it. She gave me an odd look-- we spend a fair amount of time being baffled by one another-- and then said that she hoped I was able to keep my resolution. I thanked her and said that I was pretty sure that I would be able to do my part for the new month and wished her luck too.

And how about all of you? Do you have any resolutions? Any books you want to read?

Snowy

As is often the case, I sometimes need to be reminded of all things I have to be thankful for. So it's good Thanksgiving is coming. What would be lovely is to give thanks over some new veggie recipes. Gone are the days when I can eat cheese-smothered everything followed up with indecently-sized slices of pie.

For those still looking for fun recipes, you might want to read Death In a Turkey Town and Murder on Parade. Plenty of things to frighten dieters there and mysteries as well :-).

Happy Thanksgiving, my cyber friends. Go forth in gratitude and eat turkey with family and friends. I'll eat my cauliflower and wish you were here.