It is sometimes surprising, but you can find beautiful photo subjects in even the most mundane kitchen. You don't need to have fancy fixtures or gourmet dishes. One evening, as I was preparing some of the veggies I add to my recipe for Enhanced Sloppy Joes, I noticed how interesting the onion I was slicing …
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There is a place not too far from where I live, which immediately conveyed a mood. It is a large parcel of land that, at some time in its history, was flooded. The entire parcel is still mostly under the water, and is filled with dead trees. This place says "desolation" and "despair" to me. …
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When I am working on my computer, Kikyo keeps watch to protect me from intruders. I feel safer now.
We have a toy box where we keep Kikyo's toys. If she wants to play with a toy, she has to fish it out of the box first, through any one of the many holes on all sides and the top. On Christmas, we fill the holes with treats, as well as toys. Here she …
I understand that it's both National Cat Day, and the weekend of Halloween. So I decided to celebrate both holidays with pictures of our Halloween Black Cat, Kikyo. She is around 12 years old now, which makes her a Senior cat (to go with her Senior Staff, myself and Hubby). Here are some pictures of …
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Aaahhhhh... Soft. Brings to mind something my hero used to call himself...just a lovable little fuzzball. Well, it just so happens that I am owned by a lovable little Fuzzball. Her name is Kikyo, and her fur is the softest. When she is in the same room, I just can't help but pick her up …
For this week, bloggers pick one or more of the following words, to illustrate with their photos. The words are: Growing, Crowded, Tangled, Exuberant, and Comfortable. I think I can find at least one photo that illustrates each word for the week. Let's start with Comfortable. People who are owned by a cat know that …
We brought home our new black cat, Kikyo, in July of 2010. It didn't take her very long to settle in, with her new Staff to cater to her every whim. We bought her a tall cat tree, so she could climb up and watch out the clerestory window in the family room. We bought …
I was reminded again this afternoon of how beloved our little cat is in our household. She needed to have some teeth removed, so I took her to the vet yesterday afternoon (and she meowed plaintively all the way), and picked her back up this afternoon. The vet said she was a "model patient" and …
