Love for the Kitties...

The cats don't make it on the blog as often as they deserve. So, today, it's all about some kitty love.Marley's calendar shot. This picture should be framed and hung in my house. Isn't he beautiful? Marley is my boyfriend...

These two are exact opposites in disposition--in fact, I can't believe Zoe was being so tolerant as to let Nilo share this much space with her. I blame it on the sunshine--the pure joy these cats get from rolling on the deck in the sunshine gets them both high (or, perhaps that was the catnip Matt had just sprinkled liberally on that very spot? Hmmm....). Normally Zoe would not condone one of my cats *touching* her. And we call Marley a princess...

Baby Steps...

My brother and I made this stepping stone for my grandmother (long ago, when his foot was still able to be contained in 12"x12" cement), and it resided in her condo patio garden in Nashville for (I'm guessing?) 15 years or so. Along the way a few shells were lost, and moss began to take hold in the surfaces and crevices. This winter, Go Go (as she is affectionately known to her grand and great grandchildren) moved into assisted living, and this stone was one of the many treasures I brought home with me. This summer we'll move it to a nice spot in our own garden.

And yes, my foot still fits in the groves perfectly.

Chicken Fried Smiles

(clearly I am concentrating very hard back there, or I too would be grinning in awe at the plate of fried goodness)

This is Mike. He is my brother. He came over one evening and made us Texas-style Chicken Fried Steaks (and a huge mess in my kitchen, which is easily forgiven when the result is chicken fried steaks), and I made green beans , mashed potatoes and cream gravy, and we all smiled this big. A very good day.

Regularly scheduled programming...

I hope your Easter weekend's were at least this good.

Starting this week, I'm going to do mostly picture posting for a while, if for no other reason than to break me out of this blogging rut I've been in.
I've missed y'all...