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Don’t look now…
Mom’s organizing. 
I’m quickly learning that she does this from time to time and it gets pretty crazy. 
Stuff here, there and everywhere. 
She doesn’t like it when I get to nosey but what else is a kitty to do. So many new things, new smells, things to bat around….a plethora of exciting things to get into.
The kids are staying clear for fear they’ll be put to work as well.
I guess mom will be back for tea and other stuff later. She’s been playing with bottle caps and then yesterday pulled an old book apart. Not sure what is going on but hey, I’m still new here.
Time for another nap…all this typing has me worn out.
~Gracie

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Meet Gracie…

We adopted her yesterday.
All we planned to do on Saturday was pick up some more fish for the tank and we ended up applying to adopt a cat.
Crazy how things work sometimes.
She’s almost 2 yrs old. She had the name Grace but we thought Gracie sounded a bit cuter.

Both myself and J have cat allergies but only to certain cats.
We had J pet the cat then rub his hands on his face. In the past, if he’s allergic, he’d start sneezing and getting itchy eyes almost immediately. 
No reaction.
I also didn’t have any reaction.
It was meant to be.
She has very pretty markings.

This is what she’s been doing most of today…
basking in the sun, watching the birds and bugs fly around.
Pretty simple life…
The really strange thing was, in the adjoining cages there were cats named Halle and Tika….not very common names!! I have a cousin named Tika. It would have been just to strange to take that pair home…plus if they were anything like Tika and I, they’d have gotten into a lot of mischief. :) 

 

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It’s so nice!!!!

I have no art to share…just my giddiness over the nice weather! 
It’s 81°F in Minnesota on March 16th!!! 
The funny part is that there is still ice on the lakes around here. Obviously not safe to be on but ice none the less.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I know I’m going to be enjoying the great outdoors while it lasts…being Minnesota…it could snow next week. :)

 

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Did you miss me?

Over the past couple weeks our family tried to squeeze as much time out of what was left of summer as possible. We ended up doing and seeing things that we hadn’t ever as a family even though they are right around the cities. Stay-cationing, I believe is the hip term for that these days.
I’ll only highlight a few…

The kids and I helped herd these sheep at a working farm that’s part of the local park system. It was quite funny…we were just there for a walk and to buy some produce and eggs when they asked if we could help. When do city kids get the chance to do something like that?!?

We stopped by beautiful Minnehaha Falls Park on our way to a museum one Saturday. Neither of us had been there since we were kids ourselves. It’s so beautiful that we have it on our list to see once more of the leaves start to change.

After a walk around the falls area we went to a one of a kind military museum that is sadly scheduled to close at the end of the month.   It really awesome to walk around all of those old vehicles…peek inside…

Of course, I took hundreds of pictures of a multitude of subjects in a multitude of other places but I won’t bore you with them all.  I just wanted to say hello and that I’m back online…no thanks to our cable company who kept me offline for 5 days longer than I expected.  GRRR!

Next time I’ll show you some new art…

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Every once in a while…
…I feel very domestic. 
As in old school… starting from scratch with all basic ingredients. 
Today was one of those days.
I was inspired by this blog post by Krista to try making butter. 

Into the mixer goes the heavy whipping cream…

Several minutes of high speed mixing brought me to here…
Notice the solids separated from the liquid….that liquid would be buttermilk. Cool huh!
 

 
 
After draining the buttermilk off and “washing” the butter…see Krista’s recipe…

  I ended up with this nice ball of butter.

Remember the buttermilk I mentioned earlier… 
Oh yeah..pancakes for lunch baby!
During the midst of all that mixing I made a batch of salsa or maybe it would be pica de gallo depending on how you want to look at it.
Aren’t veggies beautiful!?!

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Wee Bit Wednesday

{one} how many times have you been a bridesmaid/maid of honor?

I was a junior bridesmaid when I was 8, if that counts.


{two} what’s the last thing your do before you fall asleep at night?

Usually read or watch a little tv.


{three} you just won your dream vacation, all expenses paid. where are you going?

Somewhere tropical, secluded with a spa.


{four} what is your favorite outdoor activity?

I love hiking, especially around Lake Superior but we don’t do that often.  

Going for walks around here is always pleasant.


{five} as a child, what did you want to “be when you grew up”? did you end up there?

I always wanted to be a mom…and I am. I’m lucky to be at home full-time. 

My parents had “higher aspirations ” for me….’be a doctor like you uncle and grandpa.’  

That was their dream…not mine.


{six} what are 3 things your dream home would have that you don’t currently have?

A craft room/studio, 3 car garage and a mudroom.


{seven} what’s for dinner tonight?

Leftovers


{eight} if someone stopped by your house unannounced on a typical Saturday night, what would they find you doing?

Either on our deck or watching a movie on DVD…weather dependent.


{nine} what’s your average monthly water bill?

About $27 nine months of the year. During summer it’s close to $40 when we water the lawn.


{ten} what do you do to relax?

Talk on the phone, read or make art

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Blogger commenting issue

Since there seems to be some goofy issue with the embedded comment form, I’m temporally changing back to the old pop-up form. Don’t be alarmed…I did this on purpose. I miss hearing from you…

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