A holiday weekend – Monday we honor all the people who died protecting our country. That was the origin, but it’s turned into the official start of summer. There are picnics, sales (every holiday is a sale opportunity) and festivals. … Continue reading
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Sassy cats – Sweet rotisserie chicken
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Hi folks! Gracie here. This was rotisserie chicken week. Yay! The peep brought home two juicy birds to rip apart and share. I was doing my mid-morning, after breakfast nap when I smelled the aroma. Perked my nose right up. … Continue reading
The kiss of death!
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There is a cloud of doom that follows us on house projects. Weird things happen to contractors. I keep shaking it off. Must be a coincidence but I’ve watched too many crime investigation shows to know that there are very … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 19, 2024 – Smoke detectors, house color, good deeds, comfortable clothes, strange emojis
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That dang smoke detector – We were just settling into bed around 11 p.m. last night when the smoke detector let out a loud chirp. Really loud and long but then it stopped. The beloved husband got up and checked … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Mine, mine, mine
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Gracie here. It was an awesome week here in paradise. It was Chewy week. We are never sure what will come. This shipment had both catnip and a new bed! Bazinga! The peep says we don’t need a new bed. … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 12 2024 – Weather, contractors, landscape, lunch, dry eye
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It’s another rainy day – I’m not complaining. Yesterday was nice and we did a lot of outdoor work. Today will be a day of rest. I’m good with that. If an anthropologist looked at my laundry it would look … Continue reading
Sassy cats – Quiet cat week, hectic people week
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Gracie here. The peeps had a lot going on this week so us cats were mostly on our own. That would work better if we had opposable thumbs but we made the best of it. Gus and Sasha continued to … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 5, 2024 – Cinco de Maya, rain, balance, energy loss, friends
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Happy Cinco de Maya! – I’m not sure when this became a “holiday” (I use that term loosely) in our area but it’s an excuse to eat and drink Mexican (or our version of Mexican) to excess. We are not … Continue reading
Sassy cats – Running late
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Gracie here. The peep chose to buy and plant petunias yesterday instead of posting my story. The woman has no sense of priorities (and I don’t have opposable thumbs). She had a tough morning today. The other three cats came … Continue reading
Random 5 for April 28, 2024 – ancestry research, spring, petunias, busy schedule, fall
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The dreaded rabbit hole – Way back when I first started doing ancestry research, I’d fall into a rabbit hole for hours surfacing only for food. I created a family tree that went back many generations. At that time, there … Continue reading