Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply.

Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.

Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.

The baby rises to its feet, takes a step, is overcome with triumph and joy - and falls flat on its face. It is a pattern for all that is to come! But learn from the bewildered baby. Lurch to your feet again. You'll make the sofa in the end.

In a world gone bad, a bear - even a bear standing on its head - is a comforting, uncomplicated, dependable hunk of sanity.

Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.

One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.