Currently, I’m fostering these 2 week old kitties. It’s a lot of work but I get to spend time with cute lil’ kittens again. I forget that it’s been 7yrs since my calicos were kittens. How time flies! And in about a month these kittens will be off to their new homes. Best thing is that they won’t be too far to see once in a while and i won’t feel guilty about not keeping them. :p
i just love her! the runt of her litter. the baby & the smallest of all my cats. the one who keeps me company while i work. my gardening companion. feisty & fierce. will not let the bigger cats pick on her. becomes a 4-legged shredder (hopefully not important paperwork or mail) when she’s starving. let’s out the stinkiest farts. points out intruders by staring at them (bugs, rats, pigeons, etc). loves get a few kernels of our microwave popcorn. sleeps in very close proximity to me that sometimes i’ll accidentally bop her when i move. never bites or scratches except for this one chair even though she has nail caps on. just a very very sweet baby girl i found in my garage 7yrs ago this month. how time flies!
i spent a day helping a friend with her installation. its nice to know that the Indiana Dunes isn’t that far from the big city, because sometimes a bit of good ‘ole nature is good for this city gal.
it’s time to get my garden prepped for the growing season. This year I found seedlings for half price due to the unpredictable below freezing weather. I’ve got all my basil potted and ready. I’ve got some of the seedlings in the ground but I still need to work in some nutrients into my soil. Can’t wait to see how my veggies & herbs will grow this year. What are you growing in your garden?
First things first, this weather is crazy! definitely the first heat wave to be experienced here in the midwest before winter was even officially over. The leaves haven’t even come in yet, but we’ve been hitting some record high summer weather here. At one point or more, we’ve got more heat than LA & NYC.
Made my way to my first St. Patrick’s Day celebration downtown.
And so did a million other people in green. The first time I was ever in such a color coordinated crowd was in Amsterdam during the Queen’s birthday. The color of that day was orange.
great weather calls for some great outdoor activities, like the trampoline. It was my first time getting on one of these things. I climbed out all sweaty and jello legged. Before I could collapse onto a lounge chair & a nap, the kids were ready for a second round of jumping. boy, i’m old.
First concert of the year, Black Keys. Great music & visuals. Why do I always end up with the tallest person in front of me. I swear i was in back of a 6ft 12yr old boy. Horrible sound system in such an open venue, especially from where we sat. It was hard to decipher anything said on stage. Young people gulping down watery beer & water at 90% mark up. Extend bathrooms lines. Can’t wait for the outdoor summer concerts.
Accompanied a friend, who was babysitting this big pup (poodle/lab aka labadoodle), to the dog beach. And since i don’t have a dog, it was my first time going to the dog beach. Where dogs take flight on open territory, run wild, dig a sand hole, catch some balls/frisbees, sniff some butts and waddle in the lake. Made me want a dog for a second, until it came back all wet, dirty and stinky.
so much more firsts in the coming year. i blame it on the weather. happy first day of spring.
i could really go for a passion fruit juice or shake right about now. too bad it doesn’t come so fresh & easy as it did in southeast asia. :/
spring may have sprung a few weeks or a months early. this winter may well be the mildest in all my life. i only shoveled ONCE this winter. amazing! i’m a little afraid to find out how hot this summer will be. we shall see…
crazy how many pictures were taken this way until you compile it.
I’m having a slight obsession to roosters, especially the scandinavian-like design of a rooster. The items (pictured above) are just things to look out for when i go thrifting. I use to ridicule & swore that I would never want my kitchen with a blue & white gingham duck theme or any kind of animal. Well, never say never, because i’m jonesing for some colorful folksy arty roosters for my kitchen. Ha!
One of my finds at an estate sale was a ceramic trivet (image below). The Scandinavian-like decor caught my eye on the wall over the stove in the midst all the other kitchen junk for sale.
cute isn't it?
The estate sales lady thought I was crazy for wanting it. It was covered in a furry dust of grease. Yeah, pretty gross and somewhat sticky. aaack! Because of that she sold it for an uber bargain. It was a Berggren Original* as the tag says in back. Aaah the thrill of a find! Apparently there are tons of rooster-y things to be found on ebay & etsy. I’m just hoping to find nice vintage enamel water pitcher with a Berggren design or something close to it in my next estate or thrifting excursion.
i’m even happy with this little magnet souvenir i got from a friend.
*Collectable vintage kitchen wares of Berggren Trayner from the 1950′s in Libertyville, IL (northern suburb just outside of Chicago)
It’s another holiday for the kids, teachers, banks & government workers. I’m none of those but I’ll give myself the day off anyway. Only because, a) it may be the only gorgeous day of this week b) my back is killing me c) I need to get out of the office because people upstairs is causing a major ruckus d) only free day to hang out with my BFF(whose a teacher) without interruption. e) it’s the Mondays
I accept all the above.
In other news:
Learned a few things about our 9th president. William Harrison gave the longest acceptance speech (over 2hrs) in the pouring rain and died within the month as president. His poor wife never even made it to the white house cause she was still in the midst of packing.
