Sweet Souls

 Sweet Souls

Remembering them fondly.

I spent many years with these sweet souls.

HER - Jezebel

A hot mess

HIM - Booker

A stately Gentleman

Black Panther

Black Panther

I have my very own backyard Black Panther, Booker, my boy kitty ...

Booker loves to be outside. As of late it has been very cold and rainy so Booker hasn't had a lot of outside time.

This week it has been spring like ...

With the warmer weather Booker has been able to spend some time outside and he has loved every minute of it. 

 

Cats and the Christmas Cactus

 Cats and the Christmas Cactus

My boy kitty, Booker, was making a meal out of my Christmas Cactus.

In evidence ... his teeth marks!

For the health and safety of both my kitty cat and my Christmas cactus, I have taken my cactus to work. I am presently nursing the cactus from the injuries sustained at the "teeth" of my kitty cat!

Booker could be the reason that my Christmas cacti don't tend to survive!

Booker ... a.k.a. CACTUS EATER

😺😺😺

Livingroom 2023

 Livingroom 2023

Once all of the Christmas decorations were taken down and put away ... I wanted to try a new living room furniture configuration!

I love it! Having the couch opposite of the picture window breaks up the room and serves as a divider for the dinning room space and the living room space.

This room is going to get a lot more use now that it is everyone has a place to get comfortable.

I hope that I will have more opportunities in 2023 to entertain and I feel as though my living room is ready for guests!

As you know I got Booker and Jezebel new beds for Christmas.

Booker loves this chair so I when I moved the furniture around I put his new bed in one of the chairs.

Jezebel loves being the Queen of the couch, so naturally, her bed went on the couch.

As you can see both of them are very happy with their new beds and the new living room configuration.

There is even room for my rowing machine, when I moved out of the living room when I set up the Christmas tree. I've missed rowing while watching television.

Now it is time to get back on my rowing machine!

I love my home and my new living room set up.

Merry Christmas 2022 - Fur Babies

 Merry Christmas 2022 - Fur Babies

This year, the fur babies got new cat beds ...

We've had a real cold snap here in Tennessee (as well as most of the country), getting the beds was a good choice. Warm snuggly beds for my babies.

Booker took to his bed immediately!

It took Jezebel a while to get into her bed ... she's funny like that!

She watched Booker in his bed and then laid on my head on the back of the couch.

What a funny girl ...

My funny little girl ... Jezebel

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Christmas 2022

I see Santa!

The front porch is decked for the holidays!

My kitties love the Christmas tree and snuggling near it.

I love my little tree ... making Christmas BRITE!

This Guy

 This Guy

This is my fur baby boy.

He loves to be outside.

Just sitting in the yard taking in the sites and sounds.

We've had some beautiful Fall weather this past week and each evening when I get home from work, me and my guy have been enjoying the great outdoors.

It's Been A Week!!!

 It's Been A Week!

Nothing serious ... I'm ready for Fall, for cooler temperatures and shorter days. I'm tired of the heat and the humidity. UGH!!

I'm ready for fire pit time, sweaters, and all of the holidays ... Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years! 

As much as I'm ready for a change in season I'm thankful for the constants in my life. These precious little fur babies.

A regular Wednesday evening at my local Mexican restaurant.

And, of course, my sewing room ... my happy happy place.

Fur Babies

 Fur Babies

I got a reminder on my phone ... this week, 12 years ago I brought my little Jezebel home. She is an absolute mess and I love her.

My little Jezebel

12 years old on the 17th of July

We have spent many hours together in my sewing room.

She is one sassy gal!

She loves to snuggle in my lap. Anytime anywhere!

Two years later I brought Booker home ... he was already 2 years old. Both of my babies are rescues from Young Williams Animal Shelter.

They are both 12 years old and sweet as pie!

I 💗 my little fur babies!

Home Sweet Home

 Home Sweet Home

As much as I love vacation ... it is so nice being home.

He was really mad at me ... but his fur is growing back ...

She was not mad at me and really wanted to snuggle ... I missed my girl!

My sweet friend, Angie, FLOCKED ME!!

I was missed!

I'm glad to be home!!

Fur Baby is OCD

 My Fur Baby Boy

Booker

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Apparently my fur baby has obsessive compulsive disorder ...

He has been licking all of his fur off!

He is now on Prozac ... which makes him a little bit sleepy and snuggly ... both of my fur babies enjoy snoozing on me in the morning while I have my first cup of coffee. I love these little critters.

For the past month and a half Booker has been to the vet 4 times as we have been trying to figure out what is going on with him. Let me tell you ... May was a crazy busy month!

I'm hopeful that June will be a bit more relaxed and that Booker will start feeling more himself ... and STOP licking, licking, licking, licking, licking ...

My sweet friend, Angie, got this "cat house" with scratch pad in the bottom of it for Booker and he absolutely loves it!!! I've been trying things to help distract Booker from all of the licking. New toys, I moved the furniture around so that he can perch in the front window and so on. This "cat house" has been a favorite for him. 

There is a bit of cat nip in the cardboard scratch pad inside the "house".

He loves it! 

Angie purchased the "cat house" at her local Aldi.

A Long Time In the Making

 This quilt has been a long time in the making ...

This quilt has been in the works since 2018. I'm not sure exactly when I started this quilt but I do remember the house that I lived in when I finished piecing the quilt top. That house was sold in August of 2018. 

This quilt from start to finish was made for ME. The pattern is called Modern Maple Leaf. The fabrics are from my collection of "cat" themed fabrics. I also knew that I wanted to hand-quilt this quilt. Big stitch hand quilting with pearl cotton. 

I love how soft hand-quilting makes a quilt. 

And, this quilt is very very very soft. 

I'm very happy with how this quilt turned out. I do hate that it took me so long to completely finish this quilt but ... I'm happy with the results.

I love snuggling under this fluffy soft quilt with super soft flannel for the backing.

I see many many years of comfort and warmth under this quilt. And, in years to come maybe I will see grand babies snuggled up under this quilt. Maybe even a fort or two built with this quilt. Maybe a few pallets on the floor for Sunday afternoon naps with said grand babies. One can dream ...

Until then ... me and my fur babies will enjoy the comfort of this handmade hand-quilted quilt.

💖💖💖

Mornings

 

This is pretty much how all of my mornings look. Kitty and computer time. We are all piled up in my bed enjoying the quiet that only mornings provide. I love mornings and if I'm honest, I've always been a morning person. Even in my youth. Mornings bring that peace ... for the briefest of moments of everything in the world being right. When my children were little ... I cherished these quiet moments with all of my babies warm and safe in their beds.

It's safe to say mornings are my favorite time of day.

I've had the most wonderful birthday this year. Wednesday I turned 58 years old. I had dinner with a quilty friend after work. Last night I had dinner with my all of my local family and enjoyed chatting about when I was a little girl. It's been such a nice birthday! I am truly blessed.

As of 5:00 p.m. today I will officially be on vacation for a few days!

Yahooooo!

😎😎😎

Ready ... I think ...

 Ready ... I think ...

I have cozy kitties, cozy quilts ...

The tree is up and decorated ...

The gifts are wrapped, the shopping is complete and now I'm just looking forward to my birthday and making cookies and candies with my baby girl.

I'm ready to relax and enjoy the holidays.

HE and SHE

 HE and SHE

SHE slips into my sewing room chair every chance she gets. 

I had only gotten up for a moment ...

HE always covers his eyes with his paws when HE sleeps ... so cute

SHE snuggles into a furry ball to sleep ... my girl.