If you have ever inherited the task of dismantling your childhood home, you can relate to this. You can also relate if you were a child in the 1960s. Tinker Toys: the Legos of the 1960s. That’s because if you were a child in the 60s, it’s likely that your parents were born in the …
Reflecting on the Past Seven Years April 13 is upon us again, and reflection is in order. Today is the seven-year anniversary of my husband Mark's passing, and none of us know how we got here this fast. April 25, 2016 This photo is from the Monday after the funeral. I was sitting on the …
Indoor cats have to get creative. So one thing about us cats is that we love to hide. Not that we necessarily have anything to hide from, it's just part of our nature. There's just something about knowing that nobody can find you that appeals to us. If you're an outdoor cat, you have an …
"I'll give you a ride to the station," the officer said, motioning for the hamster to jump up beside him. “Thanks to you and your friends here,” he added, “we can get these books back to their rightful owners.” We waved goodbye and promised to keep in touch, then headed back to the airport to …
So Mom was having a crisis. . . And, as I'm sure Daddy would have said, "When Mom has a crisis, we all have a crisis!" It all started when Mom decided to downgrade her WordPress plan for the blog. For several years she'd had the "Business" plan, because she was going to try to …
So. . .if you're reading this on an actual computer or laptop... . . .most likely you can see this photo of a slightly disgruntled cat, who is wondering why our blog seems to be a bit messed up. If you're reading on a mobile device, you are probably seeing a little square where this …
Life Hacks by Foster You might remember reading Mom's post, "Life Hacks by Debra Kay." At the very end she posted this picture and said that a good hack for cats if they want attention is to sit on top of their human's crossword puzzle book. Then she said, "More about that later". Well, I'm …
Panda was looking at a picture of the Mexican flag on Mom’s laptop. “Dude,” he said, as if to nobody in particular. “It looks like this serpent got picked up by a giant eagle and brought to the top of some nopales! Just like what happened to me with the giant condor when we went …
Would Be Influencer, Part 2 As an “up-and-coming” social media influencer, I thought it was time to share some “life hacks” with my faithful followers. And anyone else who has the (mis)fortune of stumbling across this blog unawares. First, we will talk about coffee. As you may be aware, kitchen “coffee stations”, or “coffee bars” …
Actually I guess it’s really winter, but hey. Sometimes you just have to go outside and take pictures of your yard, if only for the proverbial “blog material”. There are leaves everywhere. The last time the gardeners were here, I had forgotten to unlock my back gate, so they weren't able to get any of …
Nana's Whimsical World 