The orange tabby that comes into the back yard is getting braver. This morning he came up to the patio door and just sat patiently waiting for me to go outside to feed him. "Big O" is not the most imaginative name for a cat, but it has stuck.

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Before I became a US Citizen I could only stand by while everyone else got to have a say in how the country is ran. So voting this week felt really good, and something I won't ever take for granted.

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