Special Friends’ Birthday

This is my very special friend. Her name is Daisy The Curly Cat. She is one of the loveliest kitties anyone could ever meet. She makes movies, tells stories, has a closet full of clothes and costumes, and she models on Fashion Fridays. She had a big sister Pixie, who went to The Rainbow Bridge. We were very sad for Daisy, but glad for Pixie.

Their Mommeh and Daddeh decided to adopt a little brother for Daisy, so she would have someone to play with. He came from an animal shelter where Daisy’s Mommeh volunteered. She knew this little black and white kitty from when he was a tiny kitten. They named him Harley and he has been a member of the family for over two years now.

They taught him how to model and now he shares the Fashion Friday spot with his big sister Daisy. They also work together to figure out how things work, enjoy a comic strip from the weekend, make movies together and run and play together. 

Here he is in his Halloween Costume. She is a witch and he is a monster this year. They like to wear clothes and make funny faces. People who like them a lot send them cool ensembles to model for their readers. They have a lot of people who love stopping by everyday, just to see what they are doing. they are greatly admired and loved worldwide.

 

Daisy and Harley have such good personalities that shine through the computer screen. They have the ability to make us laugh and smile and wonder what they will do next.

They have their lovely Mommeh to thank for this because she is very patient and loving. Today is her special day. It is her HBDay. That is the way I shorten it but it really is her Happy Birthday today. I would like all of my readers to click the link and visit. Wish a Happy Birthday to their Mommeh and spend time going over the site. There is four years worth of photos, movies, stories and their wonderful personalities to see. 

 

 

There is no other cat blog in the world I would rather visit! It is full of hours and hours of smiles and love. Make your day a lovely one by visiting this site everyday!

Happy Birthday Daisy & Harley’s Mommeh! She’s the best!

Click here to visit.

Blue Moons and Crabs

Isn’t she lovely? This female blue crab was posing in 2007, on the sandy shores of the Gulf Coast. She has her protective shell surrounding her inner-self. When she wants something she does not go forward in a straight line, but she moves delicately and rhythmically from left to right, until she reaches her quarry.

I feel like this sometimes and for the past two weeks, I have been hiding away in my protective shell. I’ve been in a state of denial, allowing mindful thought to push away the world. I took up my sketching pencils, pastels, watercolors and soon now, I will remove the tops from my oil paints.

What do you do when you take a few days or weeks to be alone, in your own induced solitaire? I find that I re-group, sink low, rebound and refresh myself. Writing and creating is something that comes from within and it can be pushed and pressed into an article or story, but it shows. Taking a breath and finding renewed purpose is sage advice, even if I am the one telling myself to do this. I must listen so I will recover and increase in value. We are all of us valuable and it is necessary to understand these qualities must be nurtured.

Sad Foreclosures

The headlines on The Washington Post yesterday, was about our country being The Foreclosure Nation. As many of my fellow citizens look about them in a bewildered state of confusion and hurt, I say, remember that this did not happen on this President’s watch. It began years ago, in what I believe was a conspiracy theory to rob millions of hard-working Americans from their dream. The dream of owning our homes, investing in them, having the properties be our savings account (for many of us it was practically all we had), and to be secure in the knowledge that property values would keep going up, up, up. It is precisely what we were sold into thinking. Instead of seeing us citizens, the mortgage and banking industry replaced our faces with that of a beautiful array of different colored lollipops. “SUCKERS!” is how they thought of us. There was even a program installed complete with lure-us-in commercials, to refinance for more than our properties were worth, to get yet another appraisal (which I am now thinking were blown way out of proportion during this scheme), and to take that vacation, remodel the kitchen, combine our debts, etc.. So sad.

I love the USA and I hope that the government gets to the bottom of what really happened statewide and brings those guilty to justice. Our citizens should not be treated this way. Bush and Cheney need to answer a lot of questions about their eight years in office and how everything brought about this maelstrom and chaos.

Tuesday’s Food

Magical Mama Teesa

I have a magic wand and have had for many a year. When the good vibrations are in the air I can channel them into my wand and grant wishes. Wishes are a funny thing and I do not mean to say they are humorous, but rather the opposite. How many times in your life have you wished you had wishes, a fairy mother, or a genie that would pop out of a bottle? Come on … I know everyone has wondered what it would be like to have this happen. The odds of them coming true at all seems to outweigh the whimsical delight of thinking about how we would turn our very lives around. You may even have heard someone say “to be careful what you wish for”.

Over the coming week I am asking people to tell me what they want as a wish, and I am going to grant two wishes. Why two? At times, I have a hard time deciding and this way, I will feel more inclined to take twice the pleasure and not debate with myself afterwards, whether or not I make the correct choice. You do not have to be a deserving person in order to be chosen. You must simply agree to be quite certain that what you are wishing will be well planned out, and that you will be happy with the results.

Please leave me a message as to your wish and at the end of the week, I shall use my wand to grant these wishes. I have experience in these matters and have been told that it actually worked. Now remember, think very, very carefully before you ask.

Busy Cooking

 

I have been very busy in the kitchen lately and here are more pics.

 

 

Wings of Promise

 

I have been working on this since yesterday afternoon. I am using my Intous Pad. I have created yet another Theresa’s Mouse Art.

Walking In Faith

I have always felt that if life throws you a curve ball, you should do your best to catch it and then cast it away into the wind, as far and as hard as you can. It isn’t any use holding onto it. The best recourse is to let it fly and concentrate on where you are going.

If anyone told me that I would be reasoning out the circumstances of my afternoon phone call, and picking it apart to find the good hidden inside, I might have shrugged it off and not given it too much thought. But that is precisely what I am doing, so I can move on and confront all of my emotions. I consciously make the decision  to take the reins and drive the pony cart … to where I intend to go.

I am not on this planet by mistake and until it is time for me to move into the next realm, I fully intend to make the best of things, count my blessings (no matter what form they are in), and remember all of the valuable lessons I have learned down through the years. I have a purpose and even though there is a bump, I go forward, walking in faith because I trust that the Lord holds me in the palm of His hand.

Stepping Away

Sometimes to keep ones’ perspective it becomes necessary to step away. Just like a good painting, when you take a step back, perhaps even a few, the picture becomes better and more appealing. Like not seeing the forest for the trees, stepping away can add much value to the way a surrounding is seen.

On and off in this writers’ life, stepping away is a fabulous way to see the different viewpoint, make a new discovery, find new allure to what one does on a daily basis. Sometimes I get so drawn in to daily drama, that I tend to get roped in and forget why I am different from everyone else. We are alike in that we all have purpose, but just like teenagers sometimes are fond of doing, they hang with the crowd and forget their individualism.

I stepped away and now I am refreshed, and have a lot to share. I look forward to this upcoming season, and hope we may all join together and bring our individualism to the table. I love a wide variety of conversation, food and wines. This is going to be a wonderful Autumn and festive holiday season. Cheers!

Joy of Macaroons

If you have never tasted one of these almond based cookies, you are in for a treat. Their exterior is crunchy and once it had been breached, the next sensation is that of chewy into the center an the combination is sheer joy. They come in many flavors and much of the time the buttercream centers have been flavored with a paste, such as; pistachio or hazelnut. Also used for the center is ganache` and a geléed jam, like raspberry.

The recipe is simple to make, but the technique is what will make or break your cookie … your little macaroon. They come tiny and large, too. Either way, you will want to eat lots of them because they are perhaps France’s most perfect cookie.

Sleep Helps Us Function

Sleep makes the world go round. When you haven’t had enough you might feel tired, out of sorts, slow-witted and not very enthusiastic. Humans sleep about a fourth of their life away, but with good reason. We must sleep in order to function properly.

There was a recent program on the television about sleep deprivation and getting behind the wheel of an automobile. Drivers who have not gotten enough sleep are just as dangerous as a very drunk driver. If you are tired, don’t drive.

Yesterday I had but two hours of sleep and when my relative came to visit, I was lacking in the fun-time I had envisioned. Well, I made up for it last night and when we meet on Saturday, we will have a grand time. Glad I get another chance to share new memories with her.

The Social Network

I don’t know all of the players names, nor the characters, except Mark and Eduardo. Their friendship is what captivated me and the flash-fast minds these apparent geniuses possess. The rate of technical speak they were throwing around had me holding onto the armrests of my theatre seat. The actors did their jobs … even the extras were perfect. I know many people would only see a bunch of college kids partying and really involved in their own popularity. I saw much more.

The underlying feel that stayed with me was the bare-boned fact that Mark felt the twins mistreated him by not inviting him in through the front door of their elite club. They wanted the power of his brains and the knowledge to be the roots of their ideas. Ideas they couldn’t and never did implement. I am in accord with Mark that he thumbed his nose at them after stringing them along, instead of giving them a flat refusal to work for (not with) them. I totally got it.

The fact that Mark was brutally honest, which equated to mental cruelty and devaluation of first his girlfriend, and then his best friend, was more of a defensive gesture that they did not understand. Since I don’t want to spoil the movie for you, I strongly urge you to go see it. It is fast-paced, intelligent, clever and I cannot get it out of my head. I was impressed with the writing and the story. I wanted more, even after the credits were rolling. There can be a sequel in another year or two and I bet it will be as well received as this one has been. It isn’t just a college movie. Oh No. This is a Social Networking movie and not only is it chock-full of interesting data, it is history in the making!

Rating A+ (I will be seeing this a few more times on the big screen)

Delicious Food

Roasting vegetables and chicken in the oven is a fabulous way to prepare the food, get it into the oven and have time to sit and talk with your family, friends or guests. Olive oil, salt & pepper, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, is all you need. I did throw a bit of butter in the orzo to boost the flavors. You cannot go wrong. Cook everything throughly but never overcook the chicken. The recipe on the wrapper said 1 hour and 45 minutes. Well, 1 hour and 15 minutes was when I pulled the chicken out and five minutes later, the little popper popped up. It was juicy, tender, tasty and perfect. Use good sense and trust your instincts.

October My Favorite Month!

The month of October is like having thirty-one Fridays in a row. Fridays are my favorite day of the week because it means that it is party time, the weekend is almost here and many friends and family gather to share good times. October is the time when the weather changes, food becomes a great topic of conversation and the upcoming holidays are just around the corner.

October is a time of food feasts, beer-fests, open markets, schoolbooks, leaves to be raked, pies to be baked and Halloween costumes to be decided upon. Bazaars also come to mind, yard sales, auditions for school plays and choral rehearsals. What would we do without the month of October? It is a great time to allow all of the nostalgic moments to come rushing in. It can be a time of reflection and putting things behind us and also a time of new beginnings.