This month in Tulip news

It's been some time since I sat down and documented Tulip's latest escapades. Be prepared for a l-o-n-g list of her latest adventures.

• Tulip dumped my souvenir Hawaiian bamboo vase from atop of my tall blue cabinet. At least it wasn't made of glass.

• Tulip always finds new hidey holes, as pictured below.

When I sit in the living room with my back to the kitchen, I can usually tell where she is by the sounds she produces.

• As noted in an old post, Tulip delights in messing with two rubber-banded cabinet drawers. Clunk - clunk - clunk! She seems to be enthralled by the drumming sound of her thwarted curiosities. 
• At least I know her location...

• Another unique sound is the telltale rattling of dishes and silverware. Although I can't tell if the dishes are dirty or clean, I can hone in to the fact that she is on the kitchen counter.
• FYI, I donated the mesh fence to the local senior center.

• The battery on my Medical Guardian necklace was running low, so I plugged it and its charger on the kitchen counter. 
• Yes, I know that was stupid of me.
• I inverted a wire mesh stationery box over it, but she kept messing with it, doggedly separating the necklace from its charging base. 

• Yesterday, Tuip was busy at the kitchen sink. In turn, she slowly emptied the small bin I keep on the countertop. Revealed were a sink strainer, a bottle brush and (the piece de resistance) a postcard from the vet for her annual visit. Tulip might have recognized her name.

When I work in the office, Tulip is always nearby.

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Big Change at the Benson Senior Center

Today, all seniors signing into BCAA saw a note about Adrienne Delph's dismissal from the Benson Center for Active Aging. I took a photo of it, but can't find where Google filed it. Anyway, I came up with this petition which I'll bring to the center tomorrow.

Community and Senior Services

1363 West Market Street

Smithfield, NC 2757

Attention: Josh Jenkins, Sarah Williams, Sandy Godwin, Josh Jenson

Subject: Petition on behalf of Adrienne Delph

To all concerned:

We, the undersigned, are active senior citizens who attend the Benson Center for Active Aging. It was shocking to learn that our beloved director, Adrienne Delph, was forced to resign from her position. We are outraged by this turn of events.

Adrienne has done so much for us and asked you for so little: unpaid leave for two weeks. While none of us were ”flies on the wall,” we don’t know who said what. However, all of us are united in our defense of Mrs. Delph. How could her reasonable request be denied? 

The decision to force Adrienne’s resignation was not only short-sighted, it was punitive in nature. It is devastating to all of us BCAA seniors. Please understand that the ramifications of your hasty action affects more than the one employee you mistreated so badly.

Adrienne has been the best senior center director at BCAA, as well as at HCAA. It seems that you are unaware of Adrienne’s value to us and to the Town of Benson. She is hard-working and always has a sunny disposition. As director, she continually adds interesting programs and leads many of the classes herself. Adrienne has even undertaken landscaping changes at our center, which was above and beyond her job description.

We love Adrienne Delph and hope you will reconsider your decision to force her out of her job. 

Sincerely yours,

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#johnstoncountysocialservicesfail

#bringAdrienneback

She did it again!

Lately, Tulip's been cramming her body into tiny spaces, which may be a response to the sounds of thunder and/or fireworks. It could also mean that she doesn't need to have a reason. After all, it's Tulip.

Unfortunately, Tulip's been cozying up to the cable box, the router and the modem. I thought I could be a step or two ahead of her: I jury-rigged a not-deep-or-wide enough metal box that would house at least two pieces of equipment. It was a nice idea, if I do say so myself.

No one should be surprised to learn that this did not stop Tulip's explorations. She disconnected SOMEthing, so I haven't watched TV for nearly a week. That's more of a "my bad" because I didn't want to bend down and readjust everything.

I fixed it today. So I was able to catch up on shows that I missed. This was a huge success in that I didn't seek assistance from anyone. TA-DA!

So, "she did it again!" could be said for either of us. You decide.

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This picture is totally unrelated to the story above. It's a snapshot of the writing group in Benson. Write On!

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Most Independent Cat

It's Independence Day today for Americans.

It's Independence Day every day for Tulip.

She's still acting like a baby, throwing down my water bottles that I had the nerve to leave on a countertop.

Guess she's playing "fetch" with me, just like my son did from his high chair many years ago. It's not amusing . . . especially when the contents spill out.

It is one way to spot-clean the floor. 

But it appears to make her happy.

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Preparing to sell a bunch of stuff at the Highway 301 Endless Yard Sale, I started to empty out cardboard boxes onto the sales tables. Tulip was in cat heaven! She could gnaw those now-empty boxes until the cows came home (except none of my neighbors have cows (in the literal sense). 

After the 2-day sale left me sunburned and a little bit richer, it was time to separate the wheat (what I'll keep) from the chaff (to be given to a thrift shop).

After the sale, I filled plastic bins with the "good stuff" I'll be keeping. 

Miss Nosy checks out the contents of semi-filled bins. I took a photo of her, but Chrome is sending the pic who-knows-where. 

She's tuckered out after a stressful day, watching me work in the office. (Me too.) 

One of us needs a cat nap.

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A Curious Cat

Tulip is curious about all the boxes of stuff in the house I gathered for the yard sale. I had brought inside two long outdoor extension cords from the shed. Tulip had to check them out. She got busy chewing the paper UL (Underwriters Laboratories) tags from each.

Naturally, I had to spoil her fun by draping one of her cat blankets over it.

I'm not that artistic, but I took a glass mosaic class last month at the Senior Center. It turned out well. The instructor suggested I not use large pieces of glass as planned for the body parts -- the body of a cat, of course. Cutting the glass down did make the design, complete with a red tulip, more interesting.

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