Cold and Hungry?

Bluejays vying for seeds. (Note the cardinal waiting for a turn.)

This cold snap is very hard on wild creatures and the homeless.
Help feed someone in need today,
and help the world be more non-violent
and feel a little warmer.

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FLY CHARLIE FLY!

Charlie Grapski has been released from jail!

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OPEN ARCTIC THREAD

No need to move to the Arctic
since the Arctic as moved to us!

Brrrr.

At least when it gets this cold, falling snow crystalises
resulting in sparkly snow!  ♥


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Open Thread

Not only has Cat Girl mastered the art of lounging, she also knows the value of finding an important looking spot to do it.

On the other hand, she was recently foolish enough to "challenge" the collie from her perch. She hissed and pawed at him, and the old boy surprised her (and me) by jumping up and coming back at her with both paws.

I'm pretty sure Brady thought he was playing with her, but I doubt that was Cat Girl's view of the experience...

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Cake

So I thought to myself, I bet somebody's written a song about cake that can accompany a picture of the birthday cake Demetrius made me.

Yep--

If you ever want to have the very best day of your life
the memory of which will see you through in times of strife
you only need the knowledge that there's someone who will make
a really really lovely tasty tasty tasty cake

I like cake cake cake cake cake cake cake yeah
I like cake cake cake cake cake cake cake yeah
I like cake cake cake cake cake cake cake yeah
I like cake cake cake cake cake cake cake yeah
Gimmie some cake cake cake cake cake cake cake

Except, it turns out, I wasn't able to get a good picture of the actual cake.

It looked sort of like this, though.

The point is, it was yummy. And my husband is the best.

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Open Thread

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Roughage party??

You have no idear how many times I take a picture of something amusing, thinking that I might post it here. Often, by the time I get back to my computer, I decide the thing wasn't all that funny, and I end up not posting it.

But it's late night, and, what the heck--maybe it will give somebody a smile.

I was at a local Asian market the other day and spotted all sorts of oddly named food items. But the one I seem to keep snickering about is this one, which, as best as I could tell, appeared to be a bag of individual wrapped rice cake type snacks. Except that there seemed to be other grains involved, like maybe puffed wheat.

Called "Roughage Party".

Heh.

Yep, I'm pretty sleepy. Time to summon Brady and Winnie and head into the "cave" for the night.

Take care, everyone.

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Need one more reason to come to Deanfest this summer?

I painted this for Hubby's birthday last year.
His birthday is in April, so this is Vermont in April.

It's a view of Lake Champlain as seen from the Causeway in NW Vermont.
The first section shows Mount Mansfield in VT.
The second section shows Camel's Hump in VT.
The third section shows Whiteface Mountain in NY.

If you look closely you might find a Robin in a tree,
a seagull (yes we have seagulls), a pair of mallard ducks,
and a sailboat which has Hubby's birth date on the sail.
Vermont...well worth the trip. ♥

(Click on photo to enlarge)

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There's still a little more time for Cake, Catreona...

YUMMY!


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FOR THE BIRTHDAY CAT ~

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

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HAPPY EPIPHANY from VERMONT

Only TWO WEEKS left!
May Grace carry us all the way there. ♥

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♥ HAPPY EPIPHANY BIRTHDAY, CATREONA! ♥

A little King's Cake, anyone?
(Or, shall we say, Queen's Cake? ♥)


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* A BRIGHT TWELFTH NIGHT ~ ! *

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Happy Birthday, Renee!

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ALMOST...

The Wise Guys are almost there.

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Alas, poor Yuri...

Ran into the grocery store the other day to pick up the last couple ingredients I needed for dinner, and saw this...



In case you can't read the words on the box, this is apparently one of the "Planet Heroes" by Fisher Price.

Uranus "Yuri"

• Uranus tilts over so far on its axis, it rotates on its side.
• 7th planet from the sun

"Planet Heroes"? I didn't see any other Planet Heroes on the shelf. Just Yuri. Poor guy...for some reason, he's the last one picked!

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~ May Peace Be in Every Heart ~

This wooden ornament is of a Pine Grosbeak
which is a very gentle and peaceable bird.

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* LET IT SNOW! * LET IT SNOW!! *

More ornaments from listener's tree this year.
After all, Christmastide doesn't end until Epiphany.

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♥ H A P P Y * N E W * Y E A R !!! ♥

This ornament has been on our tree each year for the
past 26 years (so far) in honour of our son's birth.

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= OLD and NEW ~ Celebrate! =

Here are listener and a little friend
donning their Paris hats to celebrate!

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