Posted by Loulou on Dec 5, 2024 | 6 comments

Happy...

Posted by Loulou on Dec 4, 2024 | 14 comments

OH, darn, that wild tramontane wind we have in winter WOKE ME UP! Brrrrr… Photo by Unsplash, merci.  ...

Posted by Loulou on Dec 3, 2024 | 18 comments

Well, here’s a close up on my toes up, haha. Just kicking back today and having a nice think. We kitties need that sometimes, and it goes with Thinking Toes Up Tuesday for a title, non? It’s brrrrrrrrr weather for mama and papa, but they have a nice little fireplace to help toast THEIR toesies. Papa’s countdown has begun for the number of...

Posted by Loulou on Dec 2, 2024 | 14 comments

When I visit my war patio, I tend to think a lot about my past life… And this is one of my memories that might help you understand your kitty a little better. It’s not short but it’s an easy read and my spark is that some voyages must be made so that one has no regrets for not having takeen them. A Separation Story Papa’s sister was...

Posted by Loulou on Dec 1, 2024 | 30 comments

Except only one of these ferals is fairly skittly, the lovely orange and back sweetie. Mama feels so bad for a kitty who is fearful as it is obvious someone or something scared him or her very badly. A friend of mama’s suggested that she put some Bach drops in her food to calm her down but mama isn’t sure those are good for kitties. If anyone...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 30, 2024 | 12 comments

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!...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 28, 2024 | 25 comments

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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 27, 2024 | 22 comments

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;...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 26, 2024 | 20 comments

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....

Posted by Loulou on Nov 25, 2024 | 16 comments

An 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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 24, 2024 | 14 comments

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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 23, 2024 | 20 comments

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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 22, 2024 | 14 comments

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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 21, 2024 | 12 comments

  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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 20, 2024 | 16 comments

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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 19, 2024 | 16 comments

  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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 18, 2024 | 16 comments

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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 17, 2024 | 26 comments

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...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 16, 2024 | 18 comments

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)...

Posted by Loulou on Nov 15, 2024 | 16 comments

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!!!...