Shhhh

The savage beast sleeps. So far this week it's Daisy : 2, moles: 0... She's earned her sleep.

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Chillin'

Simon and Doogie are waiting for Brett to get back.

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Ugh

Doogie's ALSO wondering where my hair has gone. :(

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Forgot to post this

Here's the video I took of the orange kitty while she was still "the stray that's always coming up to the deck and loving the dogs" - that's from a week and a half ago I would guess.

She's been in the house for a week now - after a vet visit confirmed she doesn't have feline leukemia or FHIV, I bathed her and kept her inside. So far no responses to the flyers we've put out...although we haven't tried real hard yet. Need to get more out there.

So far what we know is that she's probably 12-18 months old, has a scar showing she was spayed, the vet figures that means she also had her shots, and the scars/scratches on her feet implied she'd been outside for at least a few weeks. She's very friendly with us and the dogs - a little stand-offish towards the cats....but no fights or anything. She wants to eat ALL THE TIME... She doesn't spend much time cuddling with us yet, but she's very friendly and just likes to stretch out under beds, or in the room near us. Also - she's VERY chatty!

Last night's dinner

Had sharon and Andy over for dinner last night... offered up four different grilled pizzas.

Barbecue sauce, chicken, Cheddar and corn.

Chicken, pesto, pine nuts, and two types of mozarella.

Pepperoni, pizza sauce, shredded mozarella and grated parmesan.

Olive oil, black pepper, fresh mozarella, tomato slices and basil added after its off the grill.

I think we each had a different favorite... good stuff!

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Hmmm...

I don't know if it's having a new, considerably smaller cat in the house, or because Moxie's really taken an interest in this two-sizes-too-small box lately, but I'm suddenly realizing she's not the tiny little thing she used to be.

Yes, I said it... don't look at me like that!

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Peekaboo

I see you!

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Arch nemeses

Normally Daisy would be bouncing all around trying to get Moxie. I think Daisy got too much fresh air today!

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Happy Birthday Linda!

Last week was Linda's (Brett's mom) 21st birthday - or at least that's what our server at Bucca di Beppo told everyone before they started singing to her!

Linda had the two of them, the two of us, plus Brett's brother Blake and his girlfriend Laura go the family-style restaurant for the combo of her birthday plus Father's Day - and we all had a great time and really enjoyed the food.

Linda looked like she really appreciated everyone singing to her - NOT something she really wanted when the waitress asked if anyone was celebrating a birthday, and Linda said now, and the rest of all pointed at Linda. ;-)

Peachy!

They're filling in! More have dropped off the tree, and I figure that's a sign of the tree self regulating what it can handle this year.

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Official Gmail Blog: 10 Gmail gadgets to try

Hm - fun, neat stuff here, but I'm not sure how helpful most of them would be considering how I use my email. Maybe they'll be more helpful some of you?

Official Gmail Blog: 10 Gmail gadgets to try: "Posted by Martin Gruau, Consumer Operations There is a powerful but little known Gmail feature that lives in Labs called “Add any gadget ..."

Official Gmail Blog: Pasting images into messages just got easier

Way cool - this new feature started a week ago, and is something I'll definitely be taking advantage of!

Official Gmail Blog: Pasting images into messages just got easier: "Posted by Daniel Cheng, Software Engineer They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and people certainly like to spice up their emai..."

Pea Soup

Not really what I had in mind for breakfast!

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Yuck

I feel like I'm just difficult to please with my comments on the weather this spring. I'd kinda rather go back to snow storms than this...

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Cupcake roulette

Linda got cupcakes from Main St Cupcake. $28 a dozen!

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Blech!

Well that sucks. Hot and rainy...

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Weirdo!

At least he's cute!

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The Visitor

This orange kitty has spent most of the week here in the back yard, and the neighbor's. She's left mice and birds as presents, and also caught a chipmunk. I've checked with vets, protection leagues, PO bulletin board, etc... no notices about a lost orange cat. So we'll be putting up flyers and sticking them in mailboxes this weekend probably. And if that doesn't work, who wants a super affectionate female cat that loves people and dogs?

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Happiness

That's what it looks like!

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Feed us!

Turns out dogs love Swensons too!

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Your Song

Gotta say I still LOVE Ellie Goulding's version of Elton John's "Your Song"...



If you need the original (albeit a live version) for comparison:



And then, hell, if we're running with the theme, there's one of my all-time performances of the song, which was Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge - holy cow I loved this scene! Was the movie whacked out crazy fun? Yup, you betchya! But I tell you what - we went with a large group of friends, and I think every one of us was bawling their eyes out by the end of the movie... Enjoy!

Aw man, now I wanna go back and watch Moulin Rouge again sometime!

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It's Payday!

5am, waking up in the morning
Gotta be fresh, gotta get to work
Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal
Seein' everything, the time is goin'
Tickin' on and on, everybody's rushin
Gotta get on my bank's site
Gotta pay my bills, they're due
(they're due)
Clickin' on the "Bill Pay"
Clickin' on my accounts
Gotta make my mind up
Which bills shall I pay?
It's payday, payday
Gotta pay 'em on payday!
Everybody's lookin' forward to payday, payday
Payday, Payday
Gotta pay 'em on payday
Everybody's losin' money on payday
Payin' bills, payin' bills (No!)
Payin' bills, payin' bills (Ugh!)
Spend, spend, spend, spend
Already lookin' forward to next pay

Pizza!

Sometimes I just can't make up my mind!

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Mini Warbler!

Holy crap this is cute!

Grinz

Yes, dogs can smile!

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More peonies 3/3

This small light pink one looks super poofy!

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More peonies 2/3

Angel cheeks is white with the sliiiightest hint of pink with the rarest streak of magenta.

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More peonies 1/3

This is several blooms all crammed together.

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Feeling hot hot hot!

Someone was out in the sun too long!

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Feeling peachy!

I'm ready for cobbler!

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Dial it back, Remley!

Each winter I swear I'll go simpler with the annuals and potted plants.

My parents stick with red geraniums, blue lobelia, ferns and that's about it?

Me? I thought I'd go cheap and orangey yellow red by using nasturtium on the deck.

Then I caved and picked up my first mandevilla ever... sure it should get huge, but it's red, so it's in the family with the nasturtiums, and hummingbirds should love it.

And then there's the three terracotta pots down the deck steps with red gersniuu. Still ok... colors are still reds.

So why do I also have five pots with pinks and whites now? What happened to my control? I blame it on instant gratification... the nasturtium won't be blooming for awhile yet... and I needed color!

God I'm so gay!

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Making progress...

The leaf humus makes for a nice, dark, moisture preserving mulch that will benefit the soil rather than tie up stuff the plants need while breaking down a wood mulch. At least that's what everything I read or hear on podcasts says!

Now I just have to be patient and wait for the ground level plants to fill out and the clematis and rose to climb the arch. I'm not known for my patuencey. ;-)

I think I wanna get a few more plants (aside from the planned hydrangeas) to fill in some space. Painted ferns? Ivy?

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Here comes the next one!

All the other peony pictures were along the south side of the house. This is the first to start blooming in the back yard... it's at the end of one of the veggie beds, so you're seeing tomatoes and onions in the background. (Plus weeds in with the peonies)

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Good morning!

As the earlier peonies fade (more like fall apart), a new one opens to distract me!

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Gay Pride!

While I haven't been to any Gay Pride events in yeeeears (where has my pride gone?!), but I couldn't resist posting this!

Lights

Still loving Ellie Goulding's music! And Dave, if you're seeing this - look! Shiny lights! OOOOOH!