December 7 Block

Seventy years ago today Pearl Harbor was attacked.  When I was a kid, I'd look at military photos of my father and uncles from World War II.  I remember thinking they were all old guys like my dad.  Now I look at the photos, and those young men were babies.  Our younger daughter is now older than her grandfathers were when the War ended....  Mary

December 6 Block

We're going to drop down into the teens this week.  I definitely need to wear my down coat tomorrow.  It was very chilly waiting for bus with the wind coming off the lake....  Mary

December 5 Block

Mittens is our 18 year old, kitten mill, pet store cat who lived under the tyranny of our old cat for 13 years.  Even though Mittens was twice the size of Winkie, she was completely cowed by that runt-of-the-litter with attitude to burn.  Winkie passed on just before we moved into this house, so Mittens has spent five years reveling in being the queen of all she surveys.  She is the most generic looking grey/brown/white pawed (hence, Mittens) cat you ever saw.  But she is sweet and happy and content, in her old age, to sleep about 20 hours a day....  Mary

December 4 Block

Anne pointed out that the year is almost over and I have only done a square for Eileen's cat, Monster.  So tonight's block is for Duvy, Eileen's other cat.  Duvy was abused and then abandoned in the New Mexico desert.  He was found living in casino where he'd taken refuge.  He and Eileen took one look at each other at the shelter and that was it.  Duvy is an English short hair and a very sturdily built fellow.  At first glance, he looks like black and white feline version of a panda bear, but on closer inspection he turns out to be Cuban brown and clotted cream.  Duvy is a very low maintenance, meloncholy guy who just wants to snuggle.... Mary

December 3 Block

We decorated the Christmas tree today with the ornaments we brought from Grandma & Grandpa's.  There's everything from vintage frosted ornaments to ones made by grandkids to red plastic balls.  It's not going to be a particularly cheery Christmas, but life does go on even after a year like this one.... Mary

December 2 Block

Since I nearly threw my alarm clock out the window this morning, I'm thinking no alarm for tomorrow morning....  Mary

December 1 Block

Today is my mother-in-law Kate's birthday.  And as we all learned this year, her favorite color was green.  Every year for her birthday, we gave Grandma a potted amaryllis bulb.  Their living room seemed to have the perfect light for getting the bulb to bloom, sometimes twice.  We planted an amaryllis bulb today in her honor.  I doubt the light in our living room with be quite as magical, but it is a tradition after all....  Mary