Posted by Loulou on Jul 27, 2022 | 17 comments

Please watch this…so moving and watch the second one after this on YouTube if you can. It brightened our day in so many ways…...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 26, 2022 | 26 comments

…and let’s hope NOT for tribulations! That’s papa up there getting me ready for the voyage to vet! Arggggh Here’s the poop…er…story: Mama and papa took me to our vet last night to see why I was not eating property and why my Freestyle graphs for glucose were all over the map, up and down and sideways and so on, and a...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 25, 2022 | 10 comments

Well, we thought rosies would be a happy spark for today. Beauty always makes us feel a little better when life presents obstacales. I almost wrote abstacles, which probably means a new word by mama that keeps one from losing belly fat, haha. Do you smile in your sleep? Mama says I smile when I’m flat conked out like this. Hmm…maybe dreaming of...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 24, 2022 | 8 comments

Well, I was just holding hands with papa because he was feeling bad about me not eating properly and I didn’t want him to worry. I need to eat more right now so we’ll see if this little 4-day pill THEY are attempting to camouflage in my food (haha, bonne chance) will give me a bit more appetite. Oh, you say I took it, mama?  I thought that was...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 23, 2022 | 10 comments

Well, I’m tuckered in tbis heat, but I snapped a few shots of our Garden Guru’s garden, which is pretty spectacular. Our neighbor is growing tomatoes, shallots, onions, garlic, zucchine (zucchina is singular, zucchine is plural but what the heck, it’s in the language now as zucchini so zucchini it is) grapes, oranges, kumquats,...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 22, 2022 | 8 comments

1. I think __processed foods__ is are a waste of money__when they are often way more expensive than healthy, fresh foods! 2. Lately, I spend a lot of time __lol-ing…that’s “lolling” but I still do giggle out loud sometimes! 3. Just being alive_is the craziest thing on my bucket list. (Around HERE!) 4. __National...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 21, 2022 | 8 comments

A pause during a very complete toilette, a good sign for afflicted kitties…. Well, we are not having actual fights with tomatoes and bread and soup and things but mama and papa are fighting to stimulate my appetite.  Frankly, I even look scrawny to myself, especially around the rear… I, the roly-poly have-to-lose-a-kilo kitty! And by the way,...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 20, 2022 | 12 comments

Just jabbed and hanging out… Well, clearly these are not weeds, but they don’t say much. Burpee Big Boys – touted to get to a kilo! Each, that is. With this weird weather, not sure of that. San Marzanos starting, for sauce. Japanese shisu – took over the garden this year! For sushi and Japanese dishes. Cornu tomatoes that will grow...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 19, 2022 | 6 comments

Cheek and ear rubs are the BEST! Short post, sweet readers. My levels seem to be within normal range, which means mama actually hits the mark with her magic “pen” and I rarely say “ouch”… I’m just feeling a bit more able to handle things today. A good feeling. I am outside enjoying the wild soft winds in our neighborhood...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 19, 2022 | 10 comments

  (Sorry about the photo angle, little doggy…) Oh, boy, this is a first. I was at the vet. A very sweet old doggie that looked like a little pig was at the vet. My doc said I needed a little pill to give me appetite and fix…er…other things of the tummy. I came home from the vet after a shot for arthritis called solensia. Late in the...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 17, 2022 | 26 comments

    Well, today’s selfie includes my private elevator operator but parts will be obscured to protect his identity, haha. You know who he is anyway, right? On Monday I am getting another jab of what is purported to be magical for arthritic kitties and we’ll see if I even NEED an elevator guy after that. I may be helping HIM upstairs,...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 16, 2022 | 26 comments

Before AND AFTER, HAHA. I foxed that old Loonypic, no? They are such fun! Well, between jabs I actually do sometimes get up enough steam to show affection for my favorite toy and mama decided to make it into a shoot. Whatever that is. I’ve never known anyone who shoots bananas, but around this crazy place, you can find almost anything, haha. Mama, is...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 15, 2022 | 16 comments

(It’s Fry-day, and I’m not moving until I smell that fish sizzling in olive oil…) But meanwhile: 1. A fun way to celebrate Christmas in July is __STUFFED TURKEY AND STUFFED TURKEY  . 2. My favorite summer activity is _ looking for the best sun puddle with a nearby touch of shade and breeze. 3. When I sleep, my dreams are _very verbal but...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 13, 2022 | 30 comments

Well, that’s what I’m doing these last few evenings, with Mr M up there, almost full and so lovely coming over the horizon (mama missed that pic…Mr M is up already). I think gazing at the moon and thinking about the MOL or meaning of life, or moon-bathing, as mama calls it, is a perfect thing to do on a Wordless Wednesday. It takes a lot...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 12, 2022 | 20 comments

Well, here I am again (new pic) with my personal elevator. We are thinking about other things today so let me just say that the sun is out, the breeze is soft and lovely, and I will go in tomorrow to THAT PLACE to have them see how I’m doing with this sugar stuff… I actually don’t want to know much about it. As long as I have my personal...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 11, 2022 | 18 comments

I hope it was all right to use this beautiful photo from Little Binky’s blog. I’m afraid there are no sparks today, only tears, except perhaps the spark of sweet friendships from all of those who adored Little Binky and the lovely walks through the garden with granny and the funny and wonderful comments on nature and life and family and the...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 10, 2022 | 22 comments

Well, despite this &ˆ%%!@##(!! THANG on my shoulder, I can still squiggle around on the rug and enjoy myself. It is when you give up squiggling that things go downhill, haha. Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, until I’m one big blur!...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 9, 2022 | 22 comments

A post from the past…for Saturday art talks. I’m a bit overwhelmed with art right now! Well, mama and papa went to see a show of Mr. Matisse’s works and on the first floor of the exhibit, everything was glorious, they said, and Matisse, in the explanations on the wall about his life, chatted interestingly about how he makes color work for...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 8, 2022 | 21 comments

How long will this be going on…🎶? It is boring, getting stuck twice a day…malt paste aside… Here goes our Friday Fun from mama this time. 1. Every July, I _am one year older, hahaha. 2. I could be Snow White’s 8th dwarf named _Troppo Veloce, (in Italian – Too Speedy). Sounds good, though, right? 3. I could use some _more tolerance...

Posted by Loulou on Jul 7, 2022 | 26 comments

Okay, okay, just do NOT eat that chocolate bon bon in front of ME! Well, it may be hearsay but we do hear that today is National Chocolate Day, which means…well, zilch to me, since I CANNOT have chocolate but I seem to remember a very nice comment some time ago that mentioned carob, whatever that is. Oh, mama knew, of course, about carob, but we don’t seem...