Whew…just trying to come up with Saturday blog titles is exhausting! But hurrah, the SUN is out and I’m coming down for a warm patio tiles visit. So nice on the tummy…and other parts… It’s not easy getting out of those clouds for a quick sunbath!...
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Oh, pooh, that turkey flew away! BONJOUR AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR SO MANY WONDERFUL MOMENTS YOU HAVE GIVEN US IN YOUR WRITINGS.😻 William Merwin was the Poet Laureate of the USA some years ago. Mama loves this poem for this very special day, and this is to brighten your morning. VARIATION ON A THEME Thank you my lifelong afternoon late in this season...
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OH, NO, mama forgot the paprika! Well, no words needed. Just a quick read for a successful bird. The cook, we mean, not the turkey.. TIPS FOR COOKING A PERFECT TURKEY (OR GOOSE OR ANY LARGE BIRD): Choose a large enough, deep enough pan for your roasting bird. Try to buy an organically grown turkey for better taste. Do NOT roast 20 minutes to the pound;...
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Uh, oh, I smell CORNBREAD!!! Well, mama just made cornbread for her stuffing but has no bird in which to stuff it!!! She’ll be out looking for something later today but for two peeps, all that is needed is a little chicken. We’ll see. The turkeys around here are BEEEEG! Wait a minute…are they taking care of this up here in the clouds....
Read MoreAn easy spark that we forget too often: Love thy neighbor as thyself. That is, if you do love yourself, which we hope you do, because you are one unique and wonderful anthro, that’s for sure. But maybe loving oneself isn’t that easy nowadays. Perhaps we are too self-critical, which tends to spill over into other areas. Sometimes into...
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Three of the four ferals that live near us. This photo is sort of an ‘neighborhood kitties’pic…more on this story mañana. Now this is sweet Sunday news! Mama and papa and I were so touched by this soldier’s story, and oh, that adoarable kitty! I think this is pretty much my short Sunday spiel. I”m taking the day off to clean...
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Mama, I’d love some socks but where I am I don’t really need them. Still…. A dear friend, the mama of Peekay the ginger kitty, sent this on Friday and we were so touched and moved by its beauty that we wanted to share it. A lovely beginning to the holidays, a perfect gift from our friend… Ode to My Socks by Pablo Neruda Maru...
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OOPS! Where did the day go? Mama, it’s FRIDAY!!!! 1. Mama can’t wait to have __turkey/cranberry/mayo sanswiches on Thanksgiving.(night!) She loves those sandwiches of leftovers. So do I, haha, but I’m well-fed all the time up here. 2. Our Christmas tree goes up __well, it comes in from the patio near the 20th. It’s a midget tree but I...
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On my pink and blue clouds, dreaming of love… Well, mama was a sucker (as were papa and I) for this sweet story of late-in-life love.❤️ All of us here are thankful for these two and any others who might find love late in their lives, and we are really thankful that their children accepted it so willingly! Sometimes that’s a problem, but...
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Well, I’m just kicking back on my cloud and wondering about where I might wander today, speechless (over politics) and silent (attempting to use meditation and mental exercise to calm my distress). Maybe I’ll wander over to hash over all of this turmoil with some other kitties I’ve met around here. We seem to be the only sane thinkers in...
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This is what I looked like before I saw what mama put on my blog!!!! HAHAHAHAHA…. And today we are all going to giggle. Mama found this wonderful comedian on Instagram and couldn’t resist putting him in my blog. A laugh a day keeps the doctor away, mama says, and a laugh a day makes you want to play! Hope this sweet guy tickles your...
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Okay, listen up, all ye who dread Monday. Here’s the thing. Monday is just a day. Monday is just a name. Monday is a beginning, never an end. Monday is for musing. Monday is for marveling at another winter week that takes us closer to…SPRING! We love to spark (new verb around here since we’d love to TRY to keep sparkling, despite the...
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Well, happy Sunday to you, and we know we have used this shiny stuff before but it just felt right, being up here in the clouds and all, and with full moonlight bouncing off of them. We love your selfies so much. So many little sweet moments in life are becoming more and more precious, n’est-ce pas? We all have to stick together even more thab...
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WHAT IS THAT, MAMA? Well, I have to be really careful with the telling of this adventure, because this little darling is NOT a typical mouse but a loir, protected by law by the French government! And is this little darling cute or what? He was lured to this have-a-heart trap by a piece of feta. Maybe he’s Greek, haha. But mama’s hero (papa)...
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HEY, I was about to clean you up, Mr Cloud, and you disappeared my TAIL! You have to watch it around here, that’s for sure! Well, mama is in shock over the very dangerous Rump government appointments, so I’m taking over while she tries to get herself together…: 1. I learned __how to find a forever home__ the hard way. But it paid off!!!...
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I would have formed the focaccia for mama but…well…you know…paws…. Well, we love bread around here. And we are very sorry for those who cannot have bread, but now there are some substitutes that are quite nice and have no gluten. Today we are thankful for bread and that we can share it with friends, family and on occasion,...
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Elephants are SOOOO cool! Well, I’ll get to the wordless part, but this was just too wonderful not to put in my blog. AND—As proised: IMG_7176(Veteran’s Day in out little village) Have a wham bam Wednesday with wonders and wishes wherever you wander…. Our little village is getting a showr today, too! Brrrrr….. Borrowing this...
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That crazy celestial photographer caught me reaching for the stars, so to speak, haha. I actually came close to a little one… *********************************************************************************** Well, today we are just being silly. And mama is baking, so this seemed like a good pic! The bakers in our little village used their oven to...
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Today we are going to wind down our political binge with a very important link to a brilliant man’s thoughts that seem applicable to this very disturbing time in USA history. Now to thank all veterans everywhere for their service to our country. Merci, gracias, danke, grazie, thank you, brave veterans and those not with us, mama’s brother one...
Read More WAIT A MINUTE-+WHERE DID I GO? Selfie from my cloud…uh….a passing wind took off the rest of the pic while I was posing for our celestial photographer’s crew! You just can’t trust those blowhard...
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