"Hey, Foster! Look at this!" Panda was watching Mom take out some ice to make iced coffee. "Look at this cool piece of ice! It has like an upside-down icicle on it!" I turned around to get a better look. "Panda," I said patiently. "First, ice is supposed to be cool. And second, there's no …
"Hey, Foster, guess what day it is?" I pondered the question for a moment. "Umm. . . I don't know," I replied. "Tuesday?" "Well," Panda replied, "that's a good answer, but think again." I thought some more. "I give up," I said at length. "What day is it? "Dude!" Panda responded, "It's your six-year cattiversary!" …
So, being a cat, I often find myself the subject of "blog material". The problem is, Mom is constantly taking pictures of me, citing "blog material" as the reason, but then she never seems to use most of them in our actual blog. So the other day she said I could pick out some pictures …
Okay, I have to admit this is a little embarrassing. Mom decided I needed a new outfit...again! She says it's because Foster and I play so rough that I'm always getting holes in me and she's afraid my stuffing will come out. She's repaired me so many times, but now she says even my patches …
We all know that grouting is the best part, right? I guess it is, if you're outside and you're not too stressed about getting the color wrong. The other day it was time to put the grout on the mosaic table. I was almost out of that color, but fortunately I had enough to finish …
First, I’m starting to think there never was a Frank. Second, I’m getting irritated at the census taker who either: A) Wrote the name “Frank” on the 1920 census when he never existed, or B) Wrote the name of a kid named Frank who did exist but wasn’t John Alfred and Madge’s son. In the …
Or, "It's All Over But the Grouting!" This is where we left off on March 29, in "The Table Mosaic". The view is from the back living room window, and I had just started to put the pieces around the little plate in the center. Gradually, the design grew. And as you can see, I …
"Uhhh...what are crumpets?" As soon as I saw this clue on the crossword puzzle I was doing awhile back, I knew what I was going to call this post. April 13 of this year, as you may know, is the sixth anniversary of my husband Mark's passing. In memory of his life, and his love …
You can only let a table sit there for so long without a mosaic, right? You may know by now that a flat, empty space anywhere is just a project waiting to happen at my house. This is not to say that much contemplation hasn't gone into (most of) my projects. But finally the idea …
"My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother." Proverbs 6:20 March 21, 1954 I'm sure everyone remembers phrases their parents "always said". Later in life, we can "hear" them in our minds, and often we hear our own voices saying the exact same things, to our children or grandchildren, …