Squirrel Watching

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Cinder

I told him he's perfect for Halloween, just like his twin, Shadow.

Their names are perfect for Halloween, too!

We have other black kitties...Velvet and Cocoa.

And Star, if you allow the white patch. 

And look closely.  He even has fangs. ha.

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Slice Of Life Saturday #1

  

I thought I'd start a fun new post category!

No words necessary...just my Saturday in photos.

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Cat Nap(s)

Zzzzzzz.

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Around Here Lately

The end of the week had me baking 8 dozen cookies!

I have to say this new kitchen made it an easy task.

96 cookies, rolled, cut out, baked, cooled and frosted in 4 hours!

Then the kitchen got put back together, the cookies got boxed up

and they waited to be picked up.  I hadn't had a cookie order in

a while, so that was very fun!

The rest of the weekend was lazy!

We ate buttermilk blueberry pancakes with

homemade syrup, thick sliced bacon and fried eggs.

We flopped on the couch.

We did a little bird watching outside.

Some of us did bird watching inside!

It's more up close and personal that way.

And the birds tease and sing like they know they

are safe in their cage. ha.

They don't even flinch when a paw tries to get through

or big yellow eyes peer at them upside down from the top.

We tried a new recipe, too.

Chicken breasts stuffed with sun dried tomatoes, pesto and feta.

omg...SO delicious!

The recipe was a keeper (I'll share soon)

and so were the weekend memories.

Now we're going to make a pizza and watch

the Super Bowl.  Well, I'm more interested in 

the commercials! ha.

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This And That

1. Tequila Lime Chicken Wings (Tyson) and a clean-out-the-fridge salad.
2. The twins, Cinder and Shadow.  Sometimes, it really is hard to tell who is who.  ...mostly, we go by personality.
3. The Mister's tea drawer.  It's conveniently located near the Zojirushi.  What a spoiled man! ha.
4. A tropical breakfast...fresh pineapple on coconut Greek yogurt. 
5. Mr. Cardinal.
6. Domino, in the coveted 'basket with a view' on my kitchen desk. When my laptop is open, it's a very secluded spot.

What I Did Wednesday #35

I picked strawberries, baked bread and bar cookies,

did some laundry, worked a little in the garden,

put a chimney in my new lamp,

made a gigantic pan of farfalla lasagna,

caught a triple cat hug, 

and cleaned out my purse.

And that was after I met with repair men

and ran some errands.  A fun, busy day!

Did you have a good day?

We're having lovely weather.

Cool like fall.  That makes me happy!

Gotta love a summer polar vortex!

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The Weekend

1. Fresh brewed coffee.
2. A little sunshine, in between lots of showers.
3. Grey nails, because I'm a sunshiny person, you know. ha.
4. I'm not sure what show they were watching, but they were intent!
5. Slate preferred the box seat.
6. A brunch favorite.  I throw bacon, onions, potatoes and mushrooms in a hot skillet with olive oil, garlic, s & p.  Served with fried eggs, toast and crunchy red grapes.
7. Lemon infused water in a $1 auction pitcher.

I hope yours was a good one!

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This And That

1. Red D'anjou pears.  Their color was irresistible while I was shopping!
2. Three Amigos ~ Cocoa, Smokey and Cinder.
3. New bamboo cutting boards.  I'm loving them!
4. It appears fairies have built an igloo in the back yard to protect themselves from the frigid arctic air!  It was -5F this morning!  That's -20C!  
5. Cozy.
6. Homemade chicken vegetable soup, spiced up with some Cholula. 
7. New in the shop tonight.  Cake stand and 10 dessert plates.  Gorgeous pattern!
8. The last leaves, determined to stay on the branch.

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