Perhaps I was  wrong to besmirch the awesomeness of his facial hair. According to whatthephoto.com  “This is the beard most of us wish we could have”, and that was good enough to make him a finalist in their contest. Way to go Grizzly, er, I mean, Boy!

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My daughter made me a quilt! Isn’t it beautiful?

And check out the detail! Kitties! I talked with her on the phone last night and she said something about “cats” and “obsession” but I’ve decided that I didn’t hear any of that. I just heard, “Merry Christmas, Mom. I love you.”

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It started out with me having to keep one side of my desk cleared. Abbey would be content to curl up beside my work area and accept the occasional ear scratch. Bit by bit she moved closer to, and into my work area. One day she decided she needed to curl up on the keyboard. [...]

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STRAY CAT
by Francis Witham
Oh, what unhappy twist of fate
Has brought you homeless to my gate?
The gate where once another stood
To beg for shelter, warmth, and food
For from that day I ceased to be
The master of my destiny.

While he, with purr and velvet paw
Became within my house the law.
He scratched the furniture and shed
And [...]

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My daughter, Princess Shannon, has just completed her first quilt. The picture doesn’t do it justice, it is gorgeous. I’m not sure what made her decide that she could make a quilt or what possessed her to take on a queen size version as her first project. She is pretty gutsy. And very talented.

The quilt [...]

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A while back I told you the story of how I’d lost contact with part of my family. I’d recently met up again with one of my missing nieces and was hopeful it was a new beginning for us. Well, things didn’t pan out with Little Munchkin.
You never know what the future will bring, do [...]

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