skinny cat, skinny pizza

Here’s Martha, resting after the big cricket chase yesterday.  She so furry it’s hard to get a good picture of her, and with the sun shining on her she looks more gray than usual. I always think she’ll be heavy when I pick her up because of her size, but she’s all hair!  BTW, she may look sweet, but she’s really the main trouble-causer around here.

Randomly inserted yummy dinner pic… St. Louis style pizza, cracker thin:

I have work I’m supposed to be doing but I don’t feel much like doing any of it, and then I feel even worse because nothing is getting done… I’m in a downward spiral here and it stinks. 

In an effort to break this tragic cycle of  inactivity, I’m going out today.  It’s a beautiful day and I plan to experience it from the other side of the window.   Maybe I just have a case of Fall Fever.  Or a case of the Monday’s still left over.

Please pass me the Calgon…

 

a sweet boy

I’ve been left behind to babysit  catsit while the rest of the family is enjoys a Florida vacation, but  I don’t mind.  This is a nice place, and the cats are good, and I’m happy to have a break from waking up at 6am every morning. 

This is Moses, aka “The Handsome Beast”… he’s a big sweetie.  And he has the cutest little squeaky purr!  (oooh, he’d be so upset with me if he knew I posted that)  Martha, aka “The Pretty Princess” was too busy chasing a cricket to have her picture taken.  I went out to get the newspaper this morning, and it jumped right in.  Cricket suicide!

I’ve been feeling a little “off” lately, but I’m determined to find the best of what this day has to offer!  I hope you find happiness in your day as well :)

 

thursday misc.

I have no idea what I’m going to do with this fabric, but I had to have it! It’s Par Avion by Michael Miller, in case you need some too :)

My mom liked her Christmas quilt so much that she wants me to make her an everyday quilt! Here’s a pic of the fabrics I’ll be using… the line is Papillon by Hoffman Fabrics.

Couldn’t resist stashing a bit at Sassy’s… her Crescent Cream (pictured in the middle) is on sale right now, and it is a much prettier color in person. I think I need more of it.

My Katie is just the sweetest cat ever!

I’m always amused by the searches that lead people to my blog… what’s funny is that the majority of searches are not stitching related. (and here I thought that was all I ever talked about) Every day -no kidding- I get several hits from people searching for “Tales of Beedle the Bard” and I’ve only mentioned the book once, in passing. But today I just had to share… look at that last topic!

 

Monday morning

I couldn’t stand it… I skipped a few chores and finished My Sister’s Keeper this morning. Oh my gosh, that was a good book! It was slow going the last 10 or so pages though, because I couldn’t see well through my tears. Not the ending I expected at all; I totally didn’t see that coming.

Read it, if you haven’t :)

Here’s a random picture of one of the framed stitcheries I have hanging around the house here… it was my very first “over one” project, and I remember doing practically nothing for a week while I stitched it. I was so pleased with myself for being able to finish this one! I don’t remember the designer, but I do know that it was in a magazine and I used 28ct. Lugana (which seemed so small to me at the time) and DMC floss.

I walked by my daughter’s room this morning, and saw Penelope hanging out… he cracks me up sometimes! For a frog, he sure has a lot of personality. Sometimes he does what we call “frog ballet”, and floats with one leg out like he’s doing an arabesque.  What a cutie!