Izzy gets into the act, a fun find and presents

I finally finished my daughter's quilt and Dora gave me a break, but Izzy, my son's cat decided to help instead.
She gave it the comfort test and then nagged me about my sloppy sewing and gave me pointers;)





I hit a couple of stores today and since it was in the area, I had to hit the salvation. They had a sale on all of the christmas items and I found this quilted angel, digging through the stuffed animal bins. Just love her, and only 50 cents, great bargain.



To top my day off, I got some wonderful gifts from Kimmie (Cabin Creek Farm). She sent me a cookie cutter ornament and one of her handmade wax ornies, love them. Plus some beautiful wool that I can use in my next project. The neat kitty ornament was made by my friend Kelley (Kanknchester).

The Trouble Makers

Today as usual, I was trying to clean house and get things done and the kitties were tearing through the house and knocking every thing over. Dora is full of energy and tears through the house and Izzy is enjoying following her and getting into trouble herself. Never a dull moment around here.

Of course when I come in with the camera, they play the sweet and innocent act and the moment I put the camera away, the are rolling around on the floor, play fighting.

Laundry Helper

Another weekend and I feel like I didn't get much done. I worked on finishing a present for a friend and I started a new project. I am making "Cats in the garden" for my new wall space. I decided to use colors to match my kitties past and present, so it is a fun project to work on and will be full of memories of my sweet kitties who have passed. Of course Dora is represented in the quilt, I used a tan to golden print for her.

Dora has been quiet this weekend. With all the banging going on for the new flooring, she prefers to sleep in a pile of wool down stairs. She will chase anything I throw including laundry in the basket. In goes a sock and in goes dora. She gave me the smart alec look and then hopped out, she is way to agile and a handful, but she is a sweetie.

Garden Veggy Day

I decided I needed to stay home today and get some things done. One of the things I have neglected is the garden. I had a bunch of cucumbers and tomatoes, so I made pickled cucumbers and stewed tomatoes. Of course I could not do it without my trusty helper who has to have her paws into everything. And no, I do not use hairy veggies, they are washed and prepared on the no kitty counters;) As you can see, Dora has to be in the midst of things and her personality has me laughing every day. Suffice to say, I was able to finish things with no disasters and we had a wonderful pot of american chop suey for dinner.

"This yellow thing looks interesting, I wonder if it is any good. Hey Casey, want to try a bite?"



"Now this is not my cup of tea, ick"

Dora the Helper

Dora has character or is a character, or a bit of both, lol.
She seems to be interested in everything I do, including the shower.
She helps me with the cloths, loves to help when the printer is running and today she helped me peel tomatoes.

"Hey why are you throwing these away, they look good to me."



"Hate to eat and run."



"All this work has made me thirsty."



A long day of mischief for Dora and she goes into her Coma sleep. "Do not disturb!"

Dora the Explorer Strikes Again

It amazes me that Dora stayed alive long enough to make it to a shelter. She is into everything and I mean everything. The minute I open the refrigerator door, she zips by me and jumps in. Here she is with that stubborn look, and she is stubborn.



I convinced her that she would freeze to death or suffocate if she didn't get out, so I guess that convinced her and she left finally. Now I watch as I open the door, but she still sneaks up on me and gets in. After that she followed me to the laundry room and kept jumping in the washing machine and I had to keep taking her out. I am very very careful about opening and closing things with her around and always double check.

Dora the Explorer

Dora loves to explore her new home and anything she can crawl into is open game.
She seems to be one of those kitties who likes to be where I am and if I am walking around she is either under my feet or flying through the air at me. Today the dog was outside the door waiting to come in. Dora sat at the door meowing to let me know he wanted in. When he came in, Dora jumped up and wrapped her arms around his neck for a few secs, then let go. The times you wished you had a camera, it was just too cute. She is trying to cuddle up with him, but after being harassed for years by the other cats, Casey is a bit leery of her intentions. I have to admit, he is good with her and lets her get away with more than the other kitties did.

The second picture is another of her favorite spots and as you can see, she has her favorite toys close by.