Posted by Loulou on Jan 8, 2015 | 4 comments

Well, our very nice neighbor and his very special wife are just about to WIN a lawsuit that THEIR neighbor instigated because the owner of the building next to our neighbor didn’t like the ‘look’ of my friend’s garden!!! Can you believe that? Here is the garden in question, which I look at from our garden every day and marvel at its...

Posted by Loulou on Jan 7, 2015 | 2 comments

Winter… Quinette having a scratch! Well, we’re back in a magically quiet and tranquil life—mama picking the kiwis for winter, lemons are falling off the tree for future limoncello, fava beans are starting up for spring (!), rosemary is ready for focacce, sage is ready for butter on ravioli, chicken soup is simmering on the stove, and the...

Posted by Loulou on Jan 6, 2015 | 4 comments

Now I know because it was explained to me that an epiphany can be related to the wise men and the baby Jesus or it can mean an sudden awareness, a deep awareness of something that perhaps one has not realized before and I think I have had one. A really nice one. But first, when we were on that woo-woo boat (okay, ship) everyone was talking about the...

Posted by Loulou on Jan 2, 2015 | 2 comments

  What if kitties could really use cat’s fur to make kitten britches? Or pillows? Okay, okay, I know that most anthros (I have learned that anthro comes from another word but it’s too long so…) think that kitties and doggies just lie there staring into space (or drooling with tongue lolling in a doggie’s case) without a thought in...

Posted by Loulou on Jan 1, 2015 | 4 comments

Well, mama cooked up big pot of black-eyed peas, as she always does for the New Year, and I got a little tidbit of the ham she flavors them with. So now we have this huge pot of peas that she has frozen to take back on the (finally!) ferry on Saturday, along with other stuff for our delayed New Year’s party for the neighbors. Mama says you can mix a...