Dora: ----2011

It is a sad day in our house.

Something I wish I had known before.

Life's Simple Pleasures!

I am in week two of my meds and I have my ups and downs. I am working on my ark and added two new animals and tomorrow I will add a border and start details and add birds. My camera doesn't seem to take very good photos of moki with a flash and he wasn't being cooperative. I tried taking photos of the bunnies in the yard, but they looked like devil bunnies, lol. But I was treated to a beautiful sunset this evening and was able to capture the lights in the clouds.

Sometimes we need to just enjoy the beauty around us.



Like the clouds, we are all unique in our own way.



And the simple love and sweetness of our kitties.

Mini Stitchery Quilt!

I finished one thing today, a mini stitchery quilt.
I wanted to link to the site where i found it, but now I cannot find it, so not sure if it was on a site or I scanned it in from a book.
This is to be a gift for a swap I am doing, I hope she likes it. The photo is horrid, but when I was attempting to fix the photo in photoshop, it crashed, and I am too lazy to start over;)



Tomorrow I will have my new punched piece finished and hopefully the pattern as well. And for you kitty fans, here is your cute for the evening. This is Dora's spot of the week, from here she can watch who comes in the door and when Moki comes up the stairs;) The quilt above her is one of my first quilts, nothing fancy, I just made things then with no idea what I was doing. Well, I still don't know what I am doing;)

Name that picture GIveaway!

I have been doing some small items and working on things, so no new finishes.
I did start a new punch today, so that should be done by the end of the week, of course it contains a kitty and speaking of kitties, here is what my gang was up to today.

This is not the first photo, but this is the photo for the giveaway. Give me a funny caption for the photo and I will draw a name on friday night, July 15th. The winner gets their choice, of any one, of my epatterns.



And with that I will leave you with photos of the gang and why I limit their catnip;)







What really happened was that I got the catnip out and Dora came running. I threw some on the rug since I had to clean anyways. Dora loves catnip way too much.



And heaven forbid anyone who gets in her way;) It looks worse than it is, Izzy has no sense and tried to get some catnip before Dora was done and I don't even go near Dora till she tires out;) Once she left, then Moki got his turn.

Feline Friday!

I am still working on my holiday piece, hopefully I will have it done tomorrow.
Today was a beautiful day, nice breezes so I was able to keep the windows open.

Of course the birds were enjoying the day too, with their favorite pastime, harassing the girls.
They were on the gutters, bent over, chittering at Izzy and Dora and they were going nuts as usual, trying to climb up to get them. And this is why my house is always a mess and you will find things on the floor;)



Moki could care less, he was trying to relax and get some sleep. Doesn't this pose, just make you want to hug him, lol.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend. I plan on staying home, out of the hot sun and the crazy traffic.
Maybe start drawing again and some new patterns of silly kitties;)

One of those Days!

Giveaway Here!

Lazy Days of Summer

I am still finishing things and working on things and some things I cannot show;)
We still have a lot of humidity, but when it cools in the late afternoon, I can enjoy getting out for a bit.
I went to sit in my new chair and this is what I found. How would you like this staring at you, except, it is not, that is the back of the head.

This guy has just popped out of his cocoon body. they are bugs in the ground and when they come out of the ground, they come out and have their wings.



And this is what Dora does on these hot days.

Dora days

I am working on a new rug, a pineapple quilt and tonight a cross stitch design, so keeping busy. As soon as I have enough progress, I will show you. In the meanwhile, Dora is being herself as usual.


( "Now what was I thinking, just give me a minute." )



( " Oh who cares, life is too short to worry about it." )

Sunday Sillies

The kitties were at it again and for once I had the camera in the same room.
One of Dora and Izzy's favorite activities is wrestling and it is usually Izzy who instigates the match.



Dora is not one to back down and the fight begins.





As you can see, Dora gets the upper hand and pins down her opponent. Considering Dora weighs 3 times as much as Izzy. Izzy is all fur and bones and Dora is all solid muscle. Do not think this deters Izzy, she comes back for more, she loves to play rough, even if she loses.

Silly Saturday

Today I worked on my big runner some more. Just a bit more on one end and some little spots and I can go onto the border. The border will go faster, so hoping to have it done next week. Since I have nothing to show, I thought you would like to see the kitties are their best and worst.

Izzy like most cats loves my rugs, she sleeps on them and likes to hide in them while I am working. Her favorite game is hide and attack. Dora could care less, if I don't have a frame she can crawl into, she wants nothing to do with me. And yes, I like to wear silly jammies, these have bright colored kitties on them.



The cats love to play on the stairs, so I thought, why not put catnip on the stair rug. I took from another bag this time, I think this stuff was much more potent, lol. Dora starts out with her rolling and cute and as you can see by the progression of pictures, this is what she turns into. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.





(This is really scary, you do not touch Dora at this stage;)


Izzy made the mistake of trying to join in on the fun. Izzy is not too smart, Dora plays rough, even when she is not on catnip.



And then she calms down and we are back to her cute phase.

Catnip High

Dora loves catnip and she knows where I keep it, so it is in a cabinet she cannot open;)
I gave her some today, she loves to eat it and roll in it. And if anyone comes within her claw radius, you better watch out, she seems to think ripping you open is part of the experience. Izzy watched for a while and decided to stay clear, which meant flying through the air to land on the side of safety. Of couse I clicked to late and got her landing.

They both love to jump at things and at night I can hear the thump, thump as they land on the floor. The glass doors are their entertainment for the night, as they jump to try and grab the moths on the other side.



Dora can be vicious when she if on catnip, but then she zones out and goes into la la land, as you can see.



I finished a new piece today and once I finish it off, I will post a picture. I will have a pattern for it, as well as, the dog and kitty I still need to do.

Dora and one more day till contest ends

I am so so tired tonight. I was working on a new punch, but decided to stop for the night before I mess it up.
The other day Dora was in the right light, so I was able to get a picture without the flash and she actually has her eyes open. She has such beautiful eyes and her fur is really coming in now, way too much;)



One of Dora's favorite games is jump in the laundry basket, even if I am carrying it. She will let me carry her up from or down to the laundry room, she likes the ride. She is way too heavy to keep this up and still growing. She is getting ready to draw the name from the basket tomorrow, so don't forget to leave a comment in the contest blog.

It's snowing cats and dogs

Yesterday, when it stopped snowing, I went out and shoveled. Then it started again and I went out and shoveled the new snow. I heard it might rain, so didn't want any snow if that happened. I do not need an icy mess. I woke up this morning and it was snowing again, ugh. So, when it stopped, I went out shoveling. I do the back stair ways and I make a path and area for the dog to do his business. Today I thought I was going to pass out, but it had to be done. Luckily when I got to the end of the driveway where the wet heavy snow, that the snow plows throw back at me, my son came over. It wasn't much left for him, but it was the worst, so it was nice to have him do that part.

So, I took a pict of the driveway and mail path, and sent it to my husband. He bought a really nice, really big snow blower, but I have no idea how to use it, guess I need to learn when he gets home this weekend. I am not supposed to shovel, I have scoliosis, arthritis, rheum and displaced ribs, but I did it anyways. Now I am feeling it, but I made up a fun little quilt piece, so I can sit and relax the rest of the night and work on that.



To cool down after all the shoveling, I took Casey out back for a little bit of play time. He loves the snow, he loves tunneling in it, eating it and catching snowballs. He will sit and play in it all day, even if it is freezing, he doesn't have much sense. All I had to do was ask him, "Where is your ball" and he went looking for it. I didn't have the heart to tell him, there wasn't one, he was having too much fun looking for it;)



After awhile, he will sit there and ponder the meaning of life, or maybe, what can we do next, who knows what that look means;)





The kitties were stuck inside, I do not let them out. I doubt they would bother once they got their claws into that cold wet snow. As you can see, being stuck in a house, is driving Dora up the walls, literally!

Cats on the Prowl

This week I am making the mad dash to finish up one last present to be mailed and a couple for my kids. I am making a wonky quilt for my daughter and a punched piece for my DIL. I will share photos when I finish.

Today the cats were in their bug mom mode. First Dora decided that 6 am was late enough to sleep in and proceeded to irritate me for an hour until she got bored. Of course I had no intention of getting up, so I ended up over sleeping. Then the two of them spent most of the day tearing through the house, knocking over whatever was in the way. They do not just run, the leap, slide and fly around, so it can be quite a circus at times. I think I should have asked Santa for a video camera, no way will I ever get a shot of them at that speed;)

Dora loves to help with laundry and she was in her stealth mode, hiding in the mesh basket. She makes the cutest face when she is in attack mode, but she always closes her eyes when I take a shot. I thought it was the flash, but realized that Izzy didn't shut her eyes, so it is Dora. She is just being a smart alec and closing them on purpose, haha.

(Dora had too much eggnog;)


This is what we usually call Psycho kitty. She is my son's cat and whenever she comes over she goes into a hissy fit and scares the heck out of anyone who goes near her. He moved and they cannot keep her, so I seem to have gotten stuck with her. She is finally coming upstairs more, and stopped hissing at me. She loves Dora and playing, and dora loves having someone new to harass. I asked my husband to give her a name and he said Isabelle, so she is now Izzy.

( Cat with attitude problem;)