Sometimes, you’ve got to just jump back into the water, even if you can’t find your swimsuit.
No, I’m not naked.1 More likely, I’m wearing an ancient t-shirt from a show I’ve no recollection of doing, and sweats covered in house paint. It’s been that sort of past few months.2
But, even if [...]

(From the 35mm vaults, Stuart on the sidewalk. My old tomcat who owned our home and garden from seventh grade through college.)
July 22nd, 2006, the cat reminded me…
I was a kid with home grown veggies, pies from our own cherry tree, eggs from our own chickens, and a compost bin long before [...]

This week it’s all about preparation.
Or lack thereof.
(Serious lack.)
We’re not among the clever few (or many?) who’ve stashed away food from previous seasons or who’ve (ahem) planted their gardens before mid-July. Yeah, we’re that late.
(We have a bushel of excuses, trust me.)
This week, once again, it appears we’re not even well enough [...]

This week’s Whine Blogging Wednesday is a short one. Not because I don’t have plenty to whine about. I do still have that whole House Fiasco to cover, you know. (You thought the bathroom was bad? Just wait!) Oh, and then there’s this heat. I mean what’s with [...]

Ahh, dear humans, I’ve snatched a quick visit with my favorite medium, Madame Kittikatsky, because I’ve something of great importance to tell you!
You see, it’s been nearly half a year since my untimely demise at the tender age of 19 (us felines should live till we’re three hundred in cat years, I tell you. [...]

I have no childhood apron memories. I’ve no gift box of aprons. Strangely enough, Chopper also has never been given an apron — which I believe is a good thing as I wouldn’t put it past certain nameless relatives to find him one of those hideous novelty jobs that says DANGER: MEN COOKING [...]

No list today. I’m tossing the list.
It’s a Portland birthday. Rainy, but filled with friends, destinations, and hot chocolate.
Perhaps, instead, I’ll make a list as I go along.

Catch Ahriman watching raindrops through the window.
??

And now I’m off to explore…

Oh, yes she is.
Details in a jiff…

We lost someone close to us this last week, and all too young. On that Monday, when we gathered to celebrate her life, the joy she brought to everyone around her overflowed. It burst through the walls of the church and tumbled home after all of us with a playful whisper — an [...]

In honor of the new Simpsons Movie, Katie and Puddy, this week’s Weekend Cat Blogging hosts, have declared an optional “Simpsons” or “yellow” theme.
We are sadly lacking in Simpsons figures in these parts (a rather glaring oversight, considering we live in Matt Groening’s home town), and yellow… well, I’m afraid we don’t do [...]