Bloggsy Haz a Question....

...Why does a certain cat, shown above, always wait until after she eats to cough up the hairball? And then, how does she know that making the deposit on the bed, the quilt, the sofa or the rug is so much more difficult to clean up than the bare floor? Do they teach this procedure in Kitty-Kollege? Is the chapter called "Creative Deployment of Bio-hazard Material"? What?

Bloggsy's 2-Cents....

With all the man-made and natural disaster lighting up the headlines, devastation, ruin and suffering so obvious to see: Maybe that A$$ Charlie Sheen will at least SHUT UP! Maybe do something helpful?

Strange Sunset Photo for a Strange Day....

trouble, trouble everywhere, it seems.

2 X 2 = Fun + It Takes a Set of Twins to Raze a Village...

....so, it was Micah and Molly's second birthday party a while back. Their Mommy worked and planned for days to make it perfect! That Train Cake was made from a family recipe so old that my Gardener friend had never made the cake herself. I might get a copy of the recipe--maybe I'll make a Train Cake for Hubsy since he's wild about Trains. I didn't hear whether Micah chimed in with his Accidental Potty-Mouth. The new favorite word is "naked". In recently released video, the kids bounced off one another and the walls, saying words that they know and planning trips to go see grandma and grandpa. By themselves and on foot. And between them, they can "pick" baby door-protectors. Hmmmmm.

Lady R. Has a Matter for the Complaint Dept. At Barbbblog!

Please remember, Lady R.  is the first and original "encourager" of the B'Blog, so if she is not Happy! with her blog-viewing, the staff has a bad day around here!

So here's the deal: Lady R. feels that the small girl in my "picture of the year for 2010" looks unhappy and distressed; Lady R. is a devoted Grandma and she does not like to see children upset!!


Here is the entire photo, in context. The photo was taken near a "water feature" statue ensemble at The Grove in Los Angeles in Spring 2010. It was only after I got home and studied it that I saw that the baby wanted the "statue-child" to give her a drink from the water hose, too. Do other toddlers react this way, I wonder? The design of the statue-art "works", since this little girl was totally drawn into the "life" of the setting.

Two of My Favorite People....

You may remember the young man who filled our house with evocative fiddle music last Christmas. He is the son of college-days' friends of mine; he's been an Eagle Scout for several years now. Look at that happy smile! He participated in a Friends of Scouting Dinner in his local area; he was lucky enough to be seated near President Bush and got the chance to have a conversation. ...... (and, Yes: We Miss Him! That's my 2-cents.)

Resorting to Cat Photos again....

...Bloggsy's Blogging Blah's persist. Nothing like the spirit crushing exercise we call Tax Preperation, piled on top of a difficult winter, etc. Seems to stifle the creative urges (fortunately, not everyone is like me in this respect.) So I was glad to see my two cats doing something unique to them: getting along and sleeping close together. Never happens; only when Scotchie, (L) gets bored and decides to go bother Hobbes, on the right, are they this close--just before the screaming cat fight starts.