Well, I'll Be Damned...

Came home last night to the typical drama - whenever Dobby and Willow are in the same room, there must be a stare-down. Growling, a little spitting, some bap-bap-baps on the head...I couldn't get Willow to come out from under the bakers rack (where Dobby had her cornered), so rather than feed her in her room first, I decided to feed the boys first, to distract Dobby. Needless to say, I was a little surprised at the new arrangement...

(pardon the really crappy phone picture)

This morning they did the same thing. All hissy until the food was poured. Huh.

And now I'm officially the crazy lonely cat lady who knits on top of the hill. Several posts in a row about my damn cats. Just please - someone stop me if I start walking down the street in a housecoat and rollers (neither of which I own, btw), pushing a shopping cart filled with aluminum cans and cat food...

Trying Something New

This past Saturday, after waking up (at 4am!) to Otis upchucking, I stumbled down the front stairs to feed the cats. Stumbled is a specific term...I missed the last step. Nothing like a jolt to your spine when you drop an extra 7 inches to the hard floor... So I fed the kitties, limped up and released Willow from her confinement (a really nice room, with food, water, blanky, and litter box), and rolled back into bed.

Three hours later, I open my eyes to Dobby at my feet, Willow at my shoulder, and Otis with Joe. All three cats on the bed, without drama! Oh my freakin' gawd!

Last night we didn't confine Willow, but the cats really didn't mingle. Let's see how it goes tonight - Joe's gone, and the cats usually get a little possessive of me...

Long Time No Blog...

Okay - here's a quick recap of the last few weeks, mostly in pictures.

We had General Montgomery Day, and there was a beautiful tribute to Richie...in art,


...in his empty co-pilot seat on the fire truck...

...and there was also a riderless horse to honor his memory. It was very touching.

Considering this was the day that hurricane remnants were to come through the area, I thought it was well-attended and fun. Not a lot of vendors showed up, but I made sure to patronize those that did.
I guess one of the problems was that I went without Joe (he was in Nevada at the time on business). I'm guessing this is how "the rumors" started.

But on to more pleasant topics - here are some Aliens for Peace. Really...

The same night that I was asked about whether or not Joe left me, I was knitting on the couch (another sign of becoming the Crazy Divorced Cat Lady), when something caught my eye...

Just about every emergency vehicle in the county was down the road from me. Fire trucks, ambulances, volunteers...and of course our local paper did me proud and didn't mention a thing the next day. I have no idea what happened. But lots of pretty lights...

I took some cute pictures of Willow...

Napping in the sun...

Have I mentioned how very adorable she is...?

I've also been doing some knitting...turning the heel on some socks for me...

Starting some socks for Mom...

Just bought some beads for a mohair cowl for a local knitting group knit-a-long....

Started working on a Qiviut scarf - the pattern and yarn (part Alaskan musk ox) was given to me by a dear friend who will be visiting next month for NY Sheep & Wool Festival.

That's about it for now. Work is finally slowing down, but it's still a bit crazy at the moment.

And there you go!

Watch This and Share

I apologize for the heavy political content lately, but let's just say current conditions have me seeing red.

Edited...

I had something else up for about 40 minutes tonight. But then I saw this, and I knew I had to change tonight's post...

Losing the Storm Cloud Over my Head

I love and hate this time of year.

Love - the weather turning cooler, the days getting shorter, the festivals every weekend

Hate - working so many hours that I turn into a bitter shadow of my normal self

And so in an attempt to kick this morning's foul mood, I'm invoking The Power of The Cuteness...

Thanks, Willow...I needed that...

Quick and Dirty

Totally stealing this from a friend's recent post, I'm just going to hit some highlights as of late:


- How are those New Things going? Rather well, actually. I'm a little behind, but I'll get back on track. I've decided going forward not to publish any more of my goals because, well, some are a bit personal.

- How did that MS Bike Ride go? Oh - you mean the one where everyone bailed on me? Yeah. Due to our team captain, our team, and Joe not being able to ride, as well as that ride being the last weekend before we took off to Italy, I did not ride in that particular event. HOWEVER, we are hooking up with another MS ride very soon and will post information on that. Just so you wonderful donors know that your money did go to a worthy cause, and I will get my big butt up on a bike soon! ;)

- Super-secret to friends in my knitting group - I'm done with all eight legs! Now I can start my Rhinebeck knitting!

- Willow is doing really well, but she still bullies Dobby, and that makes me sad.

- This month will be filled with my working weekends and late nights, so I'm going to be a grumpy blogger.

That's about it - exciting as it is...