monkeys and ponies

KITTIES!

2011-08-14T20:54:06Z

columbina and I have been catless since Mr. Peterson died in January, but not anymore:

These are Ebony and Noir, two one-year-old sisters we got from SPIN, a no-kill shelter in Natick, MA. Ebony's the one with the splotch; Noir is the one with the round-eyed stare of OMG WHAT IS COMING TO KILL ME?!?! This is their Petfinder photo, only because they're busy acclimatizing to their new home in the way of all cats: quietly flipping out underneath a pile of scrapwood in the basement. Once they've settled in, I'll have more photos.

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APAD(ish) #16-18: Cat, cat, and cat

2010-10-21T15:58:55Z

I have been incredibly remiss about posting photos for APAD(ish), even though I have been trying to take one every day. Unfortunately, when I don't get off my ass and leave the house, that means a photo of the cat. (Maybe you find this more interesting than I do? This is probably because you don't live with the cat full-time.)

Anyway, photos 16-18, behind a cut so as to spare your friends page. ( Here. )

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APAD(ish) #6: CAT!!11!!

2010-10-06T21:01:35Z

Cat + iPhone = WIN.

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nonelvis @ 2010-05-30T18:03:00

2010-05-30T22:11:43Z

As annoying as it was when the neighbors chopped down their giant Norway maple, leaving 8" holes in my yard and a (now deceased) colony of refugee carpenter ants in my house, the extra sun in the herb garden is making the flowers very happy. Especially the pyrethrum daisies:

( +3, after the cut )

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Bill-paying night

2010-04-20T01:21:13Z

AKA "time for columbina to pile stuff on the cat."

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APAD(ish) #26: Nap

2009-10-26T20:25:55Z

Okay, I fail at not taking more than two cat photos during APAD(ish), but in fairness: look at this cuteness napping next to me and tell me you could have resisted taking a photo. No, you could not. And neither could I.

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APAD(ish) #23: Mine

2009-10-23T17:56:55Z

I'm having a nuttier-than-expected day, which means that I'm not going to have time to go take a photo outside, which means that I'm calling in Cat Waiver #2. Hey, I've got two cats, that's how it goes.

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APAD(ish) #8: Inu

2009-10-08T23:05:32Z

I am tired and sore and calling in my Cat Waiver for APAD. Tomorrow's subject will be less homebound, as I must actually leave the house for a meeting.

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Garden Madness 2009, #4: Late summer edition

2009-08-16T19:25:53Z

After a relatively cool and very wet summer, we have finally hit hardcore August: 90+ degrees and humid, and scheduled to remain that way through the end of the week. This means that the cantaloupes – or maybe they're muskmelons, since I've long since forgotten what I planted – are finally getting enough sun and heat to bear fruit:

Okay, okay, it's only one baby melon out of the the many, many flowers on the vines, and odds are it won't get a hell of a lot bigger by the time things cool off again, but still, it's one more melon than I was expecting given the weather earlier this summer.

( Three more photos, after the cut. )

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Things I have learned from knitting an octopus

2009-07-15T01:35:12Z

1. ~~Do not try to knit an octopus.~~

2. I cannot make a French knot to save my life.

3. I also apparently sometimes pick up stitches from the edge in the wrong direction, no matter how many times I try to pick them up in exactly the same way every time.

4. Knitting tentacles is incredibly boring.

5. The cats will never be impressed by my work.

6. Okay, at least it's kind of cute.

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50 Recipes, #25: Garlic scape pesto

2009-06-27T00:09:15Z

W00t! Halfway there! Pesto with the CSA garlic scapes, CSA scallions, almonds, and parmesan cheese tonight. Served over linguine and chilled slightly in the fridge because it is wicked hot outside. Huge garlic punch, though the texture was a little dry because I was distracted during pasta drainage and didn't capture enough pasta water to thin things out. (Memo to self: do not try cooking while contacting credit card company about fraudulent charges.)

Anyway, to make up for the epic fail that has been much of this afternoon, have a photo of a sleepy cat:

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nonelvis @ 2009-06-05T16:50:00

2009-06-05T20:54:43Z

We don't know exactly when our kitties were born, but we're pretty sure it was early June, so traditionally, their birthday is MIT's commencement, which takes place at about the same time. Today, in fact.

Inu is a very sleepy 19.

Mr. Peterson is a slightly more alert 18.

They're definitely in that old, cranky, and declining stage of their lives, and I'm going to miss them when they're gone.

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It's going to be one of those days.

2009-04-22T14:08:19Z

I should be working. Instead, I am taking cat photos.

Back to work now, I guess.

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