It’s been a grim January in many ways but it always is. Although it’s my birthday month, many of the most tragic things in my life happened in January including losing both parents (in different years). When you are a … Continue reading
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Random 5 for January 30, 2022 – Snow, balance, internet woes, smart things, mysteries
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Snow No! — We were at the cut off for a nor’easter snowstorm that came up the east coast of the US. “They said” we would get a covering to 2 inches but we got closer to 4. I can’t … Continue reading
Sassy cats – Water spa edition
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Kate here today. Gracie went to the casinos again. I’m starting to worry about her. It works out since there is some technical stuff that I’m not sure she could write about without laughing her whiskers off. Most of you … Continue reading
Random 5 for January 23, 2022 – Kitchen, overwhelming, cold, critters, Starbucks
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He’s back! – Broken-hearted window contractor guy is back. For anyone not following my kitchen saga, the hold up for finishing the kitchen is the window over the sink which was ordered last July but never came in. The real … Continue reading
Random 5 for January 16, 2022 – Pictures, spacey, lost, blood, prices
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Rearview – Most of the kitchen renovation is in the rear view window. Only the replacement window (which hasn’t come in and is the hold-up) and the backsplash remain to be done. It was a big job because we relocated … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Celebrating
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Gracie here. Another busy week at the castle. Kitchen mostly done but when the big work is done, the “other” work starts like finding the best and most convenient place to keep cat food and treats. Also, some folks coming … Continue reading
Random 5 for January 9, 2022 – Ice storms, covid, kitchen, birthdays, electronics
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Storm – We are hunkered down waiting for an impending ice storm that should have started already. I hustled out to Starbucks to get my fix early. There is nothing like an addiction to help overcome my fear of driving. … Continue reading
Sassy cats – News of the day
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Gracie here! Breaking news! Stuff is happening in the kitchen. Peeps coming and going and big boxes coming in but I’m not writing about that just yet. I have a story for you that is hysterical, at least from a … Continue reading
Can’t blame it on the smoke detectors
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I should have known better. It wasn’t 3 a.m. It wasn’t a mind numbing shrill sound but it was loud and annoying. It was 2 p.m. I was at my computer upstairs in my temporary (or maybe permanent) office wasting … Continue reading
Random 3 for January 2, 2022 – Macho, fires, supply chain
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Just a short one today! Hope you all had a good holiday weekend. Masking up again – Our area has a high vaccination rate but our cases are increasing. People seem to be taking this round seriously (which floored me). … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 