Music and Cats

Sergei is quite the snuggler, and is not the type to politely inquire as to whether his intended snugglee is in the mood. When Paul is sitting or lying in bed, Sergei walks right up onto his chest and settles in. Sometimes he snuggles for only a few seconds; other times he falls asleep draped […]

This is our kitchen at 8:20 a.m. today, taken from the same doorway as the picture in the last post. Looks a little different, doesn’t it? More photos, and words to go with them, tonight.

When Paul and I bought our house, we made a list of the repairs and remodeling that we intended to accomplish within the first year or two. We put “remodel the kitchen” on the list below earthquake retrofitting, remodeling the bathroom, and painting the exterior, but above reroofing. A couple of years later, we […]

Welcome to the 120th Carnival of the Cats: Demolition edition.
What, you may ask, does demolition have to do with the Carnival of the Cats? Nothing, really, but I’m sitting here, covered in plaster dust, drinking a diet coke and finishing up the Carnival a little late, because of demolition.
This weekend, we’re demolishing our 1970’s […]

Are Sasha and Sergei watching and waiting for a friend to play with? No, they’re eyeing the robin holding forth on the electrical line outside my office window. He sits on the wire, only a few feet from the house, and talks to the other neighborhood birds. Sasha and Sergei watch, and chatter, and […]