[Jewelry making - Article 01723] - Re: [Orchid] Finding lost diamonds

[Terry Ogden]

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Teri

    I really liked the story of how you found your stone 'on your cat'. 

    I have 4 cats that 'help' when I am in the shop. They do some of the
    darnedest things. 

    Mike who helps polish stones, or at least he paws at the wheels
    while I am grinding and polishing. 

    Bisset, who likes to be there when I am at the bench sawing and
    forming metal, there is a contention between her and Mike as to who
    should be there for buffing. The only rule we have in effect, no cats
    on the bench when soldering or dopping. I keep and alcohol lamp going
    and the cats can't see an alcohol flame any better than I can. Bisset
    had the fur on one side scorched because of it. When it happened the
    first thing I did was to feel my head, I thought I had set myself on
    fire, when I found it was Bisset I felt even worse. She wasn't hurt,
    but as she sleeps against me, it felt odd for about a month, all
    those crinkly hairs. 

    Maggie is probably the best behaved now, I gave her my stool. For
    her part, she felt that if I had worked on it and set it aside it was
    fair game for batting around. Giving her her own stool helped, but if
    I leave anything out after I leave the room I have to find what she
    did with it. Most of the time it is not as bad as it sounds, it is in
    her box or at my place on the couch. 

    Bud, the dog, feels a little left out, I don't let him in the
    basement because I can't get him to stop eating the cat food and at
    45 pounds I step on him a lot. The other day I came home and he
    wasn't acting normal, I had him give me whatever it was in his mouth,
    it turned out to be a piece I had been working on, I think he took it
    away from Maggie. However it has a certain unique peening on it that
    was not part of the original design. 

    Lastly is Squeak, she feels computer time is hers, the only problem,
    she likes pawing the keyboard, or standing on it. 

    Anyone else have these problems trying to working at home? 

Terry
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