Harold’s been into the catnip again
🤣 🐈 😸
Each night,
when I go to sleep,
I die.
And the next morning,
when I wake up,
I am reborn.
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Captured Moments
Dazzling sunrise I saw a couple weeks ago
Those rippled lines, tho.
What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.
Karl Lagerfeld
Forked tongue or tulip stuck on his nose?
homemade soup
Creepy face I saw in the shower curtain
I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This is old news, but it was new to me. Maybe you too? Neuroscientists Discover a Song That Reduces Anxiety By 65% – I think it works really well. I tested it out when I was having a bit of anxiety earlier today. It calmed me down immediately. What do you think? If you like it, there’s a 10 hour version on Youtube, so you can listen all day or night.
Wow! This IG post makes me glad I pre-ordered his book the other day. I don’t know too much about this family, other than they’re popular youtubers. I’ve only watched a handful or so of their videos, but recently I caught wind of their son, and Jonathan’s story. I really wish them all the best, and I look forward to reading the book next month. After seeing Jonathan’s IG post, it sounds like the book’s written from the heart, and those type of books always appeal to me most.
Finished watching season two of Tiger King, and The Doc Antle Story. Not going to give away any spoilers, but how crazy is this story? Who to believe?
Reading about, and gawking at Emile Bernard’s French post-impressionist paintings. LOVE!
Reading (audio book) – The Hobbit by BBC Radio
I hope you’re having a lovely Monday. xo
Magic exists
Winter:
We got snow.
It went away.
We got more snow.
It went away.
The end.
Magic exists.
Who can doubt it,
when there are rainbows and wildflowers,
the music of the wind,
and the silence of the stars?
Nora Roberts
cinnamon lilies
A very sweet, and thoughtful gift,
but I couldn’t keep them.
Highly toxic to cats.
🙁
They smell just like cinnamon.
Aww..my precious girl
Sweet Pea kitten
and the twins..
source unknown
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I signed up for the 2022 book reading challenge at Goodreads. I set my goal at 25 books, but I’m hoping to read more. I’ve set aside an hour a day to read, and I’m going to stick with it. We’ll see what happens.
This is what I’ve been reading so far..
Body and Mind Are One by Thich Nhat Hanh and The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran – both audio books were gifted to me by my son. I’m thoroughly enjoying these books.
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich – This book was just released in November, and it has pretty amazing reviews. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ve disliked a book as much as this one in a loooong time.
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet
I started these next two books last month, and I’m still in the process of reading them…
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins – I don’t normally read books of such a violent nature. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to finish this one, but it will haunt me either way..so maybe I should see it through to the end?
Violin by Anne Rice – I’m about 1/3 way through it, but it’s been a struggle. I read it before, years ago, so it’s vaguely familiar. I forgot how much grief, sadness, and madness are involved in this one, tho. It’s pretty depressing, and I’m not sure I want to finish this one either. :/
The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown – it wasn’t my cup of tea.
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If you’re like me, you like to check out books others are reading, so I’ll keep you updated. If you’re doing the Goodreads challenge also, lmk. How many books do you normally read in a year? I have no idea because I don’t usually count, but I guess this year I will be.
Lately – kitties, cloud, anniversary
Miss Maudie posing like a su-paw model
😻😸🐈
The past couple days have been so beautiful – almost 80F. This morning woke up to 19F. Brrrrrr..at least the sun’s out.
These raindrops were like the size of golf balls,
and hurt like crazy hitting my head.
I want to paint this
My husband and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary,
and 16 years of putting up with each other’s shit.
🤣❤️😜
Gawd, I feel old.
Stuffy found a hiding place
where he’s safe from Chewybarka’s sharp teefies
kinda creepy smiling cloud
Sweet Pea & Harold kittehs
That moon, tho. I hope you take some time out of your busy life to look around you and experience all the wonders today. xo
Other places to find me online
Kitties & catnip – happy Caturday
Sweet Pea & catnip from the garden
Last night I had to harvest all the catnip from the garden because we had a frost warning. The cats got a HUGE bundle which I tied a string around, and hung upside down to dry. It won’t last them long, so I have more growing in pots in the kitchen.
It is sooo much healthier for the cats, and cheaper to grow your own catnip, as opposed to buying it already dried. I don’t use any pesticides, and I buy organic seeds. Once you plant some in the garden, it will come back every year, and spreads easily. Growing it inside is a little more challenging. The plants seem to have a lifecycle of about 3 to 6 months, and once it starts to die off, there’s little chance of bringing it back. I just plant more to try to keep ahead of it, so my cats always have a fresh stash of nip around.
All it takes is one little sniffy whiffy for Harold,
and Sweet Pea is immediately on alert.
What is that fool gonna do now?
hahahaha
lol..oh, that Harold!
Can’t handle the nip like the girls
Oops, spoke too soon.
Someone passed out with her feetz out the door of her itty kitty houze.
lol
Happy Caturday!!
😽😻🐈😸
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It’s the perfect time to freshen up your walls for the new fall season, so be sure to check out my eBay store. I’m listing original paintings at low starting bids. Remember to click the ❤️ to save me as a favorite seller, so you don’t miss out.
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Around here lately
On paper,
a butterfly never dies.
Jacqueline Woodson
butterfly polaroid
high on catnip
😸😜🐈🤣
ChewyBarka Boo Boo
not high, just goofy
🤣
Maudie & Harold
Snuggle buggies
birds in a dead tree
What I’m watching: Love on the Spectrum Season 2 – I laughed, cried, and felt all the feels. I hope this series never ends.
Shameless US & UK version on Hulu – starting over from season 1, and comparing the difference between the US and UK version. I think I like the acting in the UK version the best.
Misha and the Wolves – this woman..truly despicable.
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It’s the perfect time to freshen up your walls for the new fall season, so be sure to check out my eBay store. I’m listing paintings at low starting bids every Sunday night at 8pm central, giving you all week to bid on them. Remember to click the ❤️ to save me as a favorite seller, so you don’t miss out.
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Tuesday Photoblog
Reading with Miss Maudie
😻😻😻
Art journal portraits from a few months ago
Sand
I have taken so soo soooo many cloud pics lately.
Elephant cloud?
Hippo cloud?
😻😻😻
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I hope you had a lovely Labor Day weekend. I worked over the holiday, but got a lot done for a licensing company, so it’s all good.
I also listed a bunch of paintings on eBay for very low starting bids – between $5 and $25. There will be more each night at 8pm central for the next several weeks. I hope you check it out, and get yourself a new painting. The coming change of season is a great time to spruce up your walls or fill those empty spaces. I rotate the paintings on my walls every new season throughout the year or whenever I feel a need for change. It keeps things looking fresh, and new.
Remember to click the ❤️ to save me as a favorite seller, so you can see the new paintings I’m listing daily.
What I’m reading: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff – I bought this one back in May, and completely forgot about it. I’m looking forward to some binge reading. I read 2 other books by this author. One I liked, and one was meh (to be fair, I’m not a fan of books full of short stories).
What I’m watching: Clickbait on Netflix – ack! So riveting, can’t stop watching it.
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents Betrayal and Greed – hm..I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but I can’t say I got as emotionally charged as others while watching this documentary. Be very careful when signing contracts. Read it many times, carefully, and if you don’t understand the legalese (it can be complicated), please hire an attorney.
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Monday photoblog
Princess Sweet Pea’s recent favorite hangout
between the blanket and the chair
Drying hibiscus for tea
No bees this year,
thanks to the velvet ants (wasps),
so very few blossoms.
Next year will my job title around here
change to Bee Keeper?
I want to try.
The leaves are falling off the trees in the backyard because of lack of rain, and 100+ temperatures for weeks on end.
This bad boy was sitting over my next door neighbor’s roof, and was menacing looking. I thought it might drop a tornado or some rain. Neither happened.
the sunflower state
Miss Maudie Pawdie
Woop! Have a lovely rainbow colored Monday. I’m off to the studio to package up orders, and paint. xo
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