Author: aWe

This post was from Wednesday, November 17: It went very well. I locked Lucas, the largest and most aggressive of the cats, in the living room, leaving the rest of the house open for Khufu to explore safely. Sabra, the very overweight black cat, was the first to see him. She came into the room Read More …

This is Tofu who came to our house on Friday, November 5. He is 23 weeks old and weighs all of five pounds. For a comparison, here is Tashi (2002-2019):

We love our kitchen sink – and we got a great deal on it, originally. It is an IKEA Domsjo apron front sink. Ralph found one in the As-Is section at the IKEA in Atlanta while I was planning my IKEA kitchen. $99 for a large double bowl apron front sink was a great deal. Read More …

Milk & Wine Crinum Coral Bean blooms Coral Bean plant Coneflower Pow Wow Berry Heliopsis

Yesterday I found this little snake on the screened porch (aka catio). Obviously one of the cats found it first. But I have not for certain identified the poor victim. For size and body color, it is very like a Florida or Peninsular Crowned Snake – those can be pale to medium brown but usually Read More …

Two kinds of African Iris Above, Indigo Spires salvia Below: Mystic Spires salvia Heliopsis with visitor Native coral bean Coreopsis IDENTIFIED! Moss verbena (Glandularia aristigera) Another picture with more in focus foliage: Dallas Red Lantana Penstemon aka Beardtongue Pineapple sage Golden Delicious Sedum Lemon Ball Tropical milkweed Lantana New Gold Buddleia Blue Nanho Bat faced Read More …

This worked up much faster than I expected. There are mistakes, all of which I know about but I am not going back to fix them. On to another one that was started years ago and that will be finished this year!

It’s been a long dry spell but this piece dates from a class at the 2011 EGA National Seminar in Naples, Florida. The official name is Tropical Beading Box by Marsha Papay-Gomola, but with cats I can’t have things sticking up that they can play with so mine will be framed. I’m pretty happy with Read More …

I’m not sure exactly how it works, but this is amazingly accurate. Read the full description before looking at the picture. The photo below has 2 identical dolphins in it. It was used in a case study on stress level at St. Mary’s Hospital. Look at both dolphins jumping out of the water. The dolphins Read More …