tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57768578040657192362024-03-17T09:52:54.956-04:00Peeballs and PooplogsSmudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-1296463030322064722024-03-14T05:39:00.000-04:002024-03-14T05:39:31.465-04:00Dangling Purrticiples<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Longing for feline companionship, mom's hand couldn't resist the urge to reach for my dangling paw.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEbthe0W85PwKLk5mchZChmtpoB5Eh0GmSSX9H27UnOvUeUb_s86GfoNUVHr6GL-kz4cgy3HrbpdPfUcDq0iUbRhGbsBUoxVacS54nhgAfH1ETu8IVc4q7J4dYpfLEXez4VJY0P83TOB3s48d6LxHhJKjXLi7veEGopYHIVj8T6viSh-f3SHTE-ZLcU-o/s3264/footrest%20dangle%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEbthe0W85PwKLk5mchZChmtpoB5Eh0GmSSX9H27UnOvUeUb_s86GfoNUVHr6GL-kz4cgy3HrbpdPfUcDq0iUbRhGbsBUoxVacS54nhgAfH1ETu8IVc4q7J4dYpfLEXez4VJY0P83TOB3s48d6LxHhJKjXLi7veEGopYHIVj8T6viSh-f3SHTE-ZLcU-o/w480-h640/footrest%20dangle%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Luxuriating in the warmth from the portable heater, the footrest provided the ideal spot for my morning comfort. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBXtaYNgFBmiHRIIDj8_0nirn_CNBWnufp7Qpu19xh1hbifzmuVlIQ9SbZsw75_ibMjEinr-DP0CS616CmINhViYCI4XyyVk8yyUC3XyEqFDEZSjoUfiye5AShNel5IyhzXFPNQgUVi7HvImw8HuJGQ4UfeFE75BqJm8xidWa9HLLOYBMA5VMqQePFGYe/s3264/20240117_204428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBXtaYNgFBmiHRIIDj8_0nirn_CNBWnufp7Qpu19xh1hbifzmuVlIQ9SbZsw75_ibMjEinr-DP0CS616CmINhViYCI4XyyVk8yyUC3XyEqFDEZSjoUfiye5AShNel5IyhzXFPNQgUVi7HvImw8HuJGQ4UfeFE75BqJm8xidWa9HLLOYBMA5VMqQePFGYe/w640-h480/20240117_204428.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Knowing fully well I wasn't in the mood for a picture, dad's phone ruined a perfectly relaxing moment.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFosZU8EuHlJryjOt32mwdM5UnsfstNp9OEfIMMjwhLejdYhAUZg-5u7ZjbWdwZaic5M7L1PwDSsEwqgL1tbFjnRX0yLgKejFQ1Fn-YjXRDCrLNRob8Z7_DJ9XMvlxTWIsUGl5VtvUbvWd0qU_HhWT5warrt6oYYXa7yXwQes3kIK-uG-Y98hceFPgK27/s3264/footrest%20dangle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFosZU8EuHlJryjOt32mwdM5UnsfstNp9OEfIMMjwhLejdYhAUZg-5u7ZjbWdwZaic5M7L1PwDSsEwqgL1tbFjnRX0yLgKejFQ1Fn-YjXRDCrLNRob8Z7_DJ9XMvlxTWIsUGl5VtvUbvWd0qU_HhWT5warrt6oYYXa7yXwQes3kIK-uG-Y98hceFPgK27/w640-h480/footrest%20dangle.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Did we get these right?<br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-85447223664451761042024-03-08T04:31:00.001-05:002024-03-08T04:31:51.917-05:00Guilty as Charged <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve;">s</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Bree Serif;">MU</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve;">d</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Bree Serif;">G</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve;">e </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Bree Serif;">SHOT</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve;">- Get it? See what I did there? I know, keep the laughter and applause to a minimum, thank you. Don't hate me 'cause I'm clever.</span></b></span> <span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxb932RAmxcTpN-x6wlKf9V8QK2VXRezXsGTNqX1la_lYJlZJ7fbirlLDeMRsQLQDTxUYFNtNc5R9UizIa0tzhCYQUJv7tJtdbWZVy8ZIuMesXTKaTg7-ZqaNpb4dfl0j_Pc30mofXudfn6VlIzThFM_K2PgFqIW3Wvg7NYUW2o0qqubCcDIKEMoBVoct/s1474/sMUdGe%20Shot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1401" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxb932RAmxcTpN-x6wlKf9V8QK2VXRezXsGTNqX1la_lYJlZJ7fbirlLDeMRsQLQDTxUYFNtNc5R9UizIa0tzhCYQUJv7tJtdbWZVy8ZIuMesXTKaTg7-ZqaNpb4dfl0j_Pc30mofXudfn6VlIzThFM_K2PgFqIW3Wvg7NYUW2o0qqubCcDIKEMoBVoct/w608-h640/sMUdGe%20Shot.jpg" width="608" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><br /><b>Dad took this picture of me the other day and said it looked like I'd been arrested and photographed for high crimes and misdemeanors or some sh*t. Hmmm, maybe I should have T-shirts, mugs, and bumper stickers made and sell them for- oh, never mind...</b></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-16047093720162101452024-02-29T05:05:00.001-05:002024-02-29T05:05:32.306-05:00Marching Into Spring<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZM_HWWeKLdXBZQf9hkpQ91PKWQFrmwgTaWlMgQjegBl-FHokCdMoR0QvTOCoUTTRZmaWGSYoMcMxEcVmp2KtXXW30AEtuNuaNj1mcDNCcRx-4kiA7EJCfNiznTlot_5Vvd7w2MZxhKIr2p9yBS8Tj1KqiqD8wT95UaP5dtT44S539Y7JJdbYBiCuifAk/s1000/imageedit_7_5855873364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZM_HWWeKLdXBZQf9hkpQ91PKWQFrmwgTaWlMgQjegBl-FHokCdMoR0QvTOCoUTTRZmaWGSYoMcMxEcVmp2KtXXW30AEtuNuaNj1mcDNCcRx-4kiA7EJCfNiznTlot_5Vvd7w2MZxhKIr2p9yBS8Tj1KqiqD8wT95UaP5dtT44S539Y7JJdbYBiCuifAk/w640-h482/imageedit_7_5855873364.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZXLOWbDtqt0v_38-Jr7EilFYzTRO5lWtTVp2ZXM18pvnA1XU2t55uGgoAERRqUaSOiERPy10Jfab5bo2o7uiC9mnbkzfOA5-gqpX5c2HC2ApuiqrhxS7TjSa6lobywxPmHQaUbfwuP9nGA6DUp-dHvqqZ9J_iCHk4Ukp6Z_nr2slxC6B5Gs5D3mV6AnY/s988/imageedit_15_3441290175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="988" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZXLOWbDtqt0v_38-Jr7EilFYzTRO5lWtTVp2ZXM18pvnA1XU2t55uGgoAERRqUaSOiERPy10Jfab5bo2o7uiC9mnbkzfOA5-gqpX5c2HC2ApuiqrhxS7TjSa6lobywxPmHQaUbfwuP9nGA6DUp-dHvqqZ9J_iCHk4Ukp6Z_nr2slxC6B5Gs5D3mV6AnY/w640-h480/imageedit_15_3441290175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KwFD3wg_PcwkvKZfs6XrL5IQZz-EwEooWmLvlsTSyE6B8wxEhHbgkhYQgT2H4Na76FOHz-Uhyphenhypheno97Csq0Wm4fHmtajcfFAxQR1OezR7BlxFH6THM3DnPwZ9knBfUkJ95x13WGtBQT2xb8npqhGKjwJMcrFMLgP3KDO0LtApU_v4nuJK7HdBXZoWXZk9q7/s988/imageedit_24_5369792090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="988" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KwFD3wg_PcwkvKZfs6XrL5IQZz-EwEooWmLvlsTSyE6B8wxEhHbgkhYQgT2H4Na76FOHz-Uhyphenhypheno97Csq0Wm4fHmtajcfFAxQR1OezR7BlxFH6THM3DnPwZ9knBfUkJ95x13WGtBQT2xb8npqhGKjwJMcrFMLgP3KDO0LtApU_v4nuJK7HdBXZoWXZk9q7/w640-h480/imageedit_24_5369792090.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9ZfdzucyMoNg9Xbgi0d_lXy9YL0yhVCbLb1SMNnb32YxFIuYcz5uXu0_isN8PlBVZcrsvWOTH2UQXTZk2Lz0mNKgbG6JMrW2yEUdEG4Xmvq9fRXPsSZEALCdRNy6PaESwxvzx_IKzxFPMLnBv6Qvv9xjTXsOnx8piQGCTow-KcKA96vO_M4klzH7eNnO/s1012/imageedit_30_2428725493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1012" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9ZfdzucyMoNg9Xbgi0d_lXy9YL0yhVCbLb1SMNnb32YxFIuYcz5uXu0_isN8PlBVZcrsvWOTH2UQXTZk2Lz0mNKgbG6JMrW2yEUdEG4Xmvq9fRXPsSZEALCdRNy6PaESwxvzx_IKzxFPMLnBv6Qvv9xjTXsOnx8piQGCTow-KcKA96vO_M4klzH7eNnO/w640-h480/imageedit_30_2428725493.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGPynaVfKcUaEPU9GWR_Uglcf78xDsSbu_F1vR8CxTwckaAtlZPAz0zG1bpPozomuKfhNXFI5vrSuq-DcO63KEoS6esN4zHIG4nGlzcF6PFXhiuZfk57dAW50UUYscmzE16_PqkCDMM3-OXilHFp4RStHoNgSD_qFt281QfaJSRZ8HOqMBJzri9Yu9s7i/s1000/imageedit_35_6447897499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGPynaVfKcUaEPU9GWR_Uglcf78xDsSbu_F1vR8CxTwckaAtlZPAz0zG1bpPozomuKfhNXFI5vrSuq-DcO63KEoS6esN4zHIG4nGlzcF6PFXhiuZfk57dAW50UUYscmzE16_PqkCDMM3-OXilHFp4RStHoNgSD_qFt281QfaJSRZ8HOqMBJzri9Yu9s7i/w640-h482/imageedit_35_6447897499.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-58622457671878616712024-02-23T04:48:00.000-05:002024-02-23T04:48:25.718-05:00Kitchen Floor Sessions<p><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Mynerve;">Cats and routines- we all have 'em, am I right? So as life goes on here I get into some habits with mom and dad. One of my more recent routines involves both of my humans, though it's become a favorite early morning pastime with dad. </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Mynerve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuc_-onNTUvxhYAwZl0QGMXAfGQOh-WCD0uZVJsYiTtE_sWzsW_GHv5ZndcGOTOS-yPiIEl6A1lIedFiQRQhro6oJ9Sj-ZiZFrn5j6yQZa1eQbgTYa8k_-HoRGZHNtHrny-6X_mleHbBsyAet19XXl5XAiverWDppnkbAp3huwl-Hqz2W1WFK8QpXTE_H/s640/kitchen%20floor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuc_-onNTUvxhYAwZl0QGMXAfGQOh-WCD0uZVJsYiTtE_sWzsW_GHv5ZndcGOTOS-yPiIEl6A1lIedFiQRQhro6oJ9Sj-ZiZFrn5j6yQZa1eQbgTYa8k_-HoRGZHNtHrny-6X_mleHbBsyAet19XXl5XAiverWDppnkbAp3huwl-Hqz2W1WFK8QpXTE_H/w400-h300/kitchen%20floor.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Mynerve;"><br />I typically look for lovin' wherever I can find it, so when dad gets off his butt after reading in </span><span style="font-family: Bree Serif;">my</span><span style="font-family: Mynerve;"> chair & guzzling his java, and starts his morning routine in the kitchen, I know I've got a captive audience. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirW1yjdmQ8-5MVhtMbxciaqWxT83zjFlLQn6CZv0_Zu3SxmCHtihNZmUbBWCNPfAEo-KOTXz8cm_bw-xEUlZN93xPGFM0v1DbHOSIbSLg5Xp0g0iK6LumEU-QwxwIejfk8hOAMClNlv1M6iAXyzgCkBthRP8i2ZCrq-BCJ74dpTsK1iJmfj-8Y-OIrmUWy/s3264/new%20smudge4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirW1yjdmQ8-5MVhtMbxciaqWxT83zjFlLQn6CZv0_Zu3SxmCHtihNZmUbBWCNPfAEo-KOTXz8cm_bw-xEUlZN93xPGFM0v1DbHOSIbSLg5Xp0g0iK6LumEU-QwxwIejfk8hOAMClNlv1M6iAXyzgCkBthRP8i2ZCrq-BCJ74dpTsK1iJmfj-8Y-OIrmUWy/w400-h300/new%20smudge4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I'll go into the kitchen meowing, where he's busy prepping his breakfast & lunch, and</span></b></span><b style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"> sprawl out right in the middle of the floor, looking up at him oh-so-longingly. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaxA8Uq-gH2OrMdazv6LgR_MIKyCkAhvva0RDfCZAKrALvtXnOj0WeybyTkqgWJIdwHQWaZy3P_9GGnzqJBTqaPeGKF_LEaXMcswPxUQY-by2HkESj_R30Jh4Or4VnJSMcLSFeYAnHaoL3Lmo97ot82r3eT96QepIFDOeQHnhk9Qumdqt0ucjhAyzcxzl/s3264/new%20smudge3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaxA8Uq-gH2OrMdazv6LgR_MIKyCkAhvva0RDfCZAKrALvtXnOj0WeybyTkqgWJIdwHQWaZy3P_9GGnzqJBTqaPeGKF_LEaXMcswPxUQY-by2HkESj_R30Jh4Or4VnJSMcLSFeYAnHaoL3Lmo97ot82r3eT96QepIFDOeQHnhk9Qumdqt0ucjhAyzcxzl/w400-h300/new%20smudge3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Mynerve;">If he's running behind, he just steps over me, but I'm irresistible and I've got him trained so he always gets down on all fours, groaning all the way down (more so on the way back up), and gives me the scritches, pats and belly rubs I so crave until I've had my fill. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dMGO0aLmtdkPBOJqvwqMbkPmjFyGS1c3sTcgOlAAhncGvQtOr2t_OnRdoJrHAFdG0xqqPI-_lkMHlRUUcJ2xJeuKrMRADYHtEr6vYwPJLjm6N23oPpf6Jyg9yJTXUboV7bVf_Z0ndiBaDw-hKVgN7QHxps6_c3fqRhRQ4C2mGdCJXaDJw4opJmhVPBrk/s640/IMG_2522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dMGO0aLmtdkPBOJqvwqMbkPmjFyGS1c3sTcgOlAAhncGvQtOr2t_OnRdoJrHAFdG0xqqPI-_lkMHlRUUcJ2xJeuKrMRADYHtEr6vYwPJLjm6N23oPpf6Jyg9yJTXUboV7bVf_Z0ndiBaDw-hKVgN7QHxps6_c3fqRhRQ4C2mGdCJXaDJw4opJmhVPBrk/w400-h300/IMG_2522.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />So you might be thinking, "Who puts carpet in a kitchen?". Well, based on what I'm tired of hearing </span><span style="font-family: Bree Serif;">almost daily</span><span style="font-family: Mynerve;"> this winter, the porcelain tile-over-concrete-slab thing here feels like an ice skating rink. Yeah, there's socks & slippers, but I still hear about it. The rug's ugly, but it was free and my claws are loving it. Plus, I'm sure this tile will be nice in the summer. </span></span></b><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-11052283120478139602024-02-18T07:07:00.001-05:002024-02-18T07:07:04.763-05:00A Little Behind Again<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve;"><b>Oh dern, where to begin? Dad's been a little lax again about keeping up here. Week before last he was supposed to help me do a post, and he was getting ready to spend yet another week catering to his boss's mutts . Well, wouldn't you know, he and mom both tested positive for COVID for the first time. They thought they were simply coming down with head colds but dad's brain told him to pick up a couple of tests. Dad says at first they just felt kinda (rhymes with kitty) and thankfully they didn't get the fever or anything worse. It wore them down a bit, and somewhere along the line the big ding dong also pulled something in his knee</b></span> </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>so he's been hobbling along while trying to keep his canine charges occupied and exercised. All in all it's just been a couple of (there's that kitty word again) weeks. Prior to leaving, dad managed to snap a couple shots from when mom was packing his (rhymes with fit), which she does most every time he goes away. No, he doesn't ask or tell her to- she's, well, a control freak in most every way and likes to make sure he's well-prepared. Honest. So, on that big old bed the only place I found snoozeworthy was, well. . .</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeTTTRAdEueOgRn0b8d19C0OKNlWzHFl4ReK6yiz9BDeDqYzKbQ5BLgWZb29HtWQSd0osyDXiMPrVvp2oR7tH9DGiqd-f8Tmzhy5BLTkAQIlgn30py5WYAz8LVEIVTM0oBscz6smXVMLXiy2Qrou6pY1azTiVoosxSJlx1XLilwDmMM5RYg8NqlHUaype/s640/IMG_2447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeTTTRAdEueOgRn0b8d19C0OKNlWzHFl4ReK6yiz9BDeDqYzKbQ5BLgWZb29HtWQSd0osyDXiMPrVvp2oR7tH9DGiqd-f8Tmzhy5BLTkAQIlgn30py5WYAz8LVEIVTM0oBscz6smXVMLXiy2Qrou6pY1azTiVoosxSJlx1XLilwDmMM5RYg8NqlHUaype/w400-h300/IMG_2447.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mFyDCrWu446ZMZsrQuNdjjATMNwgQL_6haqpSz10zGtVoxtZq2B8J7N3WcR8GKVjr2YoVtdtv8ne-wVxyYk2cC_HuHdl3VjTqf3ztYYYUlKBAdGKu9ZeaW49i8hs4WGdO44_yPZy8ZL2pjX6pgredrkt9S88mbOU4jyBvKIDczEjVx2-GZtc8igUGIbs/s640/IMG_2449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mFyDCrWu446ZMZsrQuNdjjATMNwgQL_6haqpSz10zGtVoxtZq2B8J7N3WcR8GKVjr2YoVtdtv8ne-wVxyYk2cC_HuHdl3VjTqf3ztYYYUlKBAdGKu9ZeaW49i8hs4WGdO44_yPZy8ZL2pjX6pgredrkt9S88mbOU4jyBvKIDczEjVx2-GZtc8igUGIbs/w400-h300/IMG_2449.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bree Serif; font-size: x-large;">and one from the other end</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-5997125190954313812024-02-03T05:08:00.000-05:002024-02-03T05:08:44.552-05:00Sheet Happens<p> <span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>Dad hung up a sheet across the front entrance to our place because the cold air, as he puts it, seeps right through the effing walls. </b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8XT9lFxJ7FLlWzizXgSlLPBIqMHRG7T0FG12rZ2a0ABLAEIxCKJiKUeVR0fNkbLU0EqZx-mtl7738yd-qYFGDO4FN123GNOM5cjk82wv590WX9JnWc1IDszxouTnI3hiOpSxw4GE2o6mvE9A8oPXSiHSEg2GhorogxMTvcgU8vVisJSt0npJZz1sHX0u/s640/IMG_2379.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8XT9lFxJ7FLlWzizXgSlLPBIqMHRG7T0FG12rZ2a0ABLAEIxCKJiKUeVR0fNkbLU0EqZx-mtl7738yd-qYFGDO4FN123GNOM5cjk82wv590WX9JnWc1IDszxouTnI3hiOpSxw4GE2o6mvE9A8oPXSiHSEg2GhorogxMTvcgU8vVisJSt0npJZz1sHX0u/w400-h300/IMG_2379.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: large;">That's me on the right</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>So I thought, great, cool, a new play area! It didn't take me long to learn to use the sheet as a hidey place, or mom & dad too long to get off their butts and use my toys to keep me entertained.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3xhYHurHnRDccS4wlw38MxIheMzh4x8omF4penVEoC9oNnJlOrnAETEcpW1UxkQdS2Lx8dHM63jru5izEaa8P0UQ_XoH33zY81dYNDs3AI8lEPdGBYh7a77-XNreU_0o0FQteAE_wdzklsvBQG22SRm0D_Q70uk2jX05bFQSIBuieXb_-u8lG1KiEL1c/s640/sheet2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3xhYHurHnRDccS4wlw38MxIheMzh4x8omF4penVEoC9oNnJlOrnAETEcpW1UxkQdS2Lx8dHM63jru5izEaa8P0UQ_XoH33zY81dYNDs3AI8lEPdGBYh7a77-XNreU_0o0FQteAE_wdzklsvBQG22SRm0D_Q70uk2jX05bFQSIBuieXb_-u8lG1KiEL1c/w300-h400/sheet2.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See My Paw?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg7jFxxYxyBUW0FuzevM61MIH7k1nQL8vI0TDm6kv5vXigti-P9DAXNJHdJTavEcRxWXWpXx0_XuyBG_-kXMyLHukTjJ6JMKhfJUZPcz91PVTh6VnErpARav6hr46JDVBKuvdlCi9zDAhTjfg9XYG8_XNG0zT7-F_naghf6QJ6vi9uv3maksyGBx6D7cY/s640/sheet1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg7jFxxYxyBUW0FuzevM61MIH7k1nQL8vI0TDm6kv5vXigti-P9DAXNJHdJTavEcRxWXWpXx0_XuyBG_-kXMyLHukTjJ6JMKhfJUZPcz91PVTh6VnErpARav6hr46JDVBKuvdlCi9zDAhTjfg9XYG8_XNG0zT7-F_naghf6QJ6vi9uv3maksyGBx6D7cY/w300-h400/sheet1.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Of course, they'll say things like "We always try to get you to play" or "You hardly give us the time of day when we try to engage you", or "Whenever we try to give you attention you usually turn and walk away" and, mostly "You sit there, begging for attention with your eyes and when we come to give it to you, you up and walk away!". I know, what whiners, right? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa0-iLdCpadGNYiesLUXLi0s_tey7Fysbjiro7jlNPjvG2kDte9-frHs7HTI9f25GJbn-CM2Nd1S9YO3D95taa752PSzpPNR-2xuSmFQMb1k8BA5cI6r0v84lgAjFnC4tKSGFN73M_GaOavNwTV5mmki9njfVmPn0qt8bKTL1VdKLHJ0WOSinz6SRQrWv/s640/sheet3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa0-iLdCpadGNYiesLUXLi0s_tey7Fysbjiro7jlNPjvG2kDte9-frHs7HTI9f25GJbn-CM2Nd1S9YO3D95taa752PSzpPNR-2xuSmFQMb1k8BA5cI6r0v84lgAjFnC4tKSGFN73M_GaOavNwTV5mmki9njfVmPn0qt8bKTL1VdKLHJ0WOSinz6SRQrWv/w400-h300/sheet3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I'm tired now from all the complaining, so I'm gonna just sit here, half in & half out and rest a while. Bye.</b></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-91274363995667657982024-01-26T05:08:00.000-05:002024-01-26T05:08:10.807-05:00Oh, Him Again?<p><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>So dad's got another upcoming stint taking care of the boss's mutts. Check it out- this guy's about as tall as dad on his hinds (the mutt, not dad. Dad's normally on his hinds anyway. Usually). </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcN0UEwCZ9IiQNvbtXHn0Kp7-A6jAet6H_KskRNwP1CyZkm4gZ6mDIv8339g7cQB0qSNWnPwgHtL8sMtF3ZeYl6oprYs0ZwPW8vwYD5xEHdDUGLrzOlF5AUHxR0vw-cIVWHuTcWX9lzOKJohEDqwID4f7pUQD2WVHqZBDMcaI3xV2dTqwZDDWGy6o2WgA/s640/imageedit_42_6163073647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcN0UEwCZ9IiQNvbtXHn0Kp7-A6jAet6H_KskRNwP1CyZkm4gZ6mDIv8339g7cQB0qSNWnPwgHtL8sMtF3ZeYl6oprYs0ZwPW8vwYD5xEHdDUGLrzOlF5AUHxR0vw-cIVWHuTcWX9lzOKJohEDqwID4f7pUQD2WVHqZBDMcaI3xV2dTqwZDDWGy6o2WgA/w400-h300/imageedit_42_6163073647.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b><br />Here, they're looking at a handful of whitetails that went bobbing off through the woods as dad walked him along the driveway. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>Okay, enough. You KNOW I do not like sharing space here, Pops. I'm done.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9t38qXEYNIi5Lu7xTWfzlOlJ1hxxZ7mtbsej3P0UDSWle1k0WYTEa802bLKD2lEFHoZcm-2jEpVRvIcoYswiC8iTo9gaXp00hSlBcFQgGkxJrEsERhOzAwqPTcTYJ6tg9Nu7TDk2Yrrtope7t9p_iDBtFKjCvpS0IIkhZ5dERfRhWQl69YkLjNvarIr67/s640/imageedit_4_2895097913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9t38qXEYNIi5Lu7xTWfzlOlJ1hxxZ7mtbsej3P0UDSWle1k0WYTEa802bLKD2lEFHoZcm-2jEpVRvIcoYswiC8iTo9gaXp00hSlBcFQgGkxJrEsERhOzAwqPTcTYJ6tg9Nu7TDk2Yrrtope7t9p_iDBtFKjCvpS0IIkhZ5dERfRhWQl69YkLjNvarIr67/w480-h640/imageedit_4_2895097913.jpg" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-74443335156068604012024-01-19T05:26:00.000-05:002024-01-19T05:26:45.677-05:00Ahh, Winter in the Northeast...<p><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>What? More snow? Good gosh, if we get any more snow the roof will collapse, won't it?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration, old girl?</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEF8G9zrZ0N8StuxK7v_7MH5IKu2CmzKrfu5wgcHdtrzwq5iHujRKoI0AYFwMtie54CoeZmxMVxrbItz-cJdk5caYWzUNBL7xpNq2QOq9mS9brhjHRHfSQVIP_kSJdMgrHjO1OVdGP9fgKTMHlvADm9Zn-8ahXD3gFMSZNtBH46z7oIDOMgKIPsEvHoM3/s640/safety.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEF8G9zrZ0N8StuxK7v_7MH5IKu2CmzKrfu5wgcHdtrzwq5iHujRKoI0AYFwMtie54CoeZmxMVxrbItz-cJdk5caYWzUNBL7xpNq2QOq9mS9brhjHRHfSQVIP_kSJdMgrHjO1OVdGP9fgKTMHlvADm9Zn-8ahXD3gFMSZNtBH46z7oIDOMgKIPsEvHoM3/w480-h640/safety.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: large;">My Go-To Safe Space</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>Whatever. Says you, dad. I'm not taking any chances. You'll find me right here in my safe spot until it's over. I mean it. Now bring me my food and water. And my string. Chop chop.</b></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">A tad dramatic, don't you think? I mean, there's, like, a crusty dusting of white up there.</span> </span></p><p><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>Yeah, kinda like your hair. Better safe than sorry, old man. Better safe than sorry.</b></span></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-68362731444632049132024-01-05T17:03:00.004-05:002024-01-15T05:25:45.799-05:00Taking a Break<span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">See you soon!</span>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-88842282676924805192023-12-25T08:42:00.001-05:002023-12-25T08:42:30.736-05:00Merry Christmas<p> <span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>Merry Christmas to all the furriends we've made in Blogger since way back when Angel Orbit started it, Angel Cleo took over and now I carry it on. You're all special to us, and me and dad enjoy visiting you all when we can and we appreciate your visits and all your comments. </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtqJx-7IW37RKi-55X4djEOtoQPIoEt3-ETyUR6-FyJ3eWWQ3fGoEeoAPpogmCbw5zD_WxSG50EkEd_3rOpWlVO5YfjjivPDzXg8uxGyyCYy13hPKfwQ-Rzx2ABAsGqJEYmu5rRDR72Ae_v0fylMemBTY9Oh_eDkcqaEfzv08IOZwv96q1HF_7K4Y6BZ2/s895/newmerrychristmas.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="895" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtqJx-7IW37RKi-55X4djEOtoQPIoEt3-ETyUR6-FyJ3eWWQ3fGoEeoAPpogmCbw5zD_WxSG50EkEd_3rOpWlVO5YfjjivPDzXg8uxGyyCYy13hPKfwQ-Rzx2ABAsGqJEYmu5rRDR72Ae_v0fylMemBTY9Oh_eDkcqaEfzv08IOZwv96q1HF_7K4Y6BZ2/w400-h229/newmerrychristmas.gif" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-19995370396313163042023-12-23T07:35:00.001-05:002023-12-23T07:35:29.469-05:00Really, dad?<p> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve;">Oh Good Gosh. Dad, ever the late bloomer, has discovered AI. As if Lunapic and Picture to People weren't enough. I'm so sorry, all. Bear with it, okay?</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hqMHC2qyUKlnT9IoblLG7fL9ZQ5PrdN-4dxAQHCP45gu0JMh46-boPxZ4VSS3PHbulM5t08SkcqsyycOTl4G-A33d95H7x0Sv3T3ZkZaATIQEA6Mdw1WscHVSF5aI2lq-nkbrGrsTESNxpmMh4ymouCJ7UBIgNFaAmAYdgZvcl0t_d0Zr7_-vfIMd5vt/s1024/HUMBUG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hqMHC2qyUKlnT9IoblLG7fL9ZQ5PrdN-4dxAQHCP45gu0JMh46-boPxZ4VSS3PHbulM5t08SkcqsyycOTl4G-A33d95H7x0Sv3T3ZkZaATIQEA6Mdw1WscHVSF5aI2lq-nkbrGrsTESNxpmMh4ymouCJ7UBIgNFaAmAYdgZvcl0t_d0Zr7_-vfIMd5vt/w400-h400/HUMBUG.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Patrick Hand;">Come on, girlie, you gotta admit- that's your expression pretty much 95% of the time...</span></b></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-19239132655960731232023-12-19T05:30:00.000-05:002023-12-19T05:30:34.977-05:00Festive Feline Foto Op<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Ol' Smudgy Pants is getting in the Christmas spirit- well, there's our little tree and there's Smudge- so, yeah.</span></b> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIprcDeVkSzmBVQlm89crOemW8cU0Dw9xfdDA1GtRfUVZ8IGfgkaRLKCguA9o55Tb6cFBseAB7CkcVRxse4NyqcL0EkQ8cdHW989hZ3J57OB1PUOnYgFu2_AdsSGHZUPqnasMMktdrVWUefF8Z1Tl-redHJs-08aquTTksIwl_C39Q5lF2Izz5EqYO4coU/s640/new.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIprcDeVkSzmBVQlm89crOemW8cU0Dw9xfdDA1GtRfUVZ8IGfgkaRLKCguA9o55Tb6cFBseAB7CkcVRxse4NyqcL0EkQ8cdHW989hZ3J57OB1PUOnYgFu2_AdsSGHZUPqnasMMktdrVWUefF8Z1Tl-redHJs-08aquTTksIwl_C39Q5lF2Izz5EqYO4coU/w480-h640/new.png" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>You know, dad, I think my velvety charcoal furs blend nicely with the chill glow from our tree, don't you?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"><b>Of course, of course. But what I find amusing with these pictures is where you're perched. You're all nice and cozy and relaxed as usual- </b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Petit Formal Script;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial;">zoom out</span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBJLFFyeQE-lNp_Orl3eiNONFA02bLr1yOWWheC0Fr5VX0oWZKN1Hm3WoSL_xxWFlRvxnM1x2LcgPDzKVAM9NiJW5xWcTGzMz-a_MKJfkiJs9Oug94FgPP8hvl1edjHeIE8_CPfWpbpWNZzyWu0s4A6tQPY2ZhvvM_-j7GTha_w7BGTWSisibIwUoMS6U/s640/footrest%20xmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="615" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBJLFFyeQE-lNp_Orl3eiNONFA02bLr1yOWWheC0Fr5VX0oWZKN1Hm3WoSL_xxWFlRvxnM1x2LcgPDzKVAM9NiJW5xWcTGzMz-a_MKJfkiJs9Oug94FgPP8hvl1edjHeIE8_CPfWpbpWNZzyWu0s4A6tQPY2ZhvvM_-j7GTha_w7BGTWSisibIwUoMS6U/w476-h615/footrest%20xmas.jpg" width="476" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve;"><p><b>Really? Again with the footrest thing? Let it go already. Just enjoy the fact that I've been sitting with you guys. Sheesh.</b></p></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-54323389431015622742023-12-13T05:18:00.000-05:002023-12-13T05:18:02.471-05:00No Post This Week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39dS58Iqu-AvB_UZaX6LXqqMVHTPmjghcgPJDXIhSt9ewdAtIQHMRSSehXfphfljT6wBE5WkDjN6AqOhGHHqk54VtjFOqFIpA9ACFqR4pwu5S9gMzCgXxorcVjLnB9M0tbfqlEG8bo8I7vHtAO6JzYsKj7IAybcxvhsdAnG8MWLXCP_mKd2X0gGRes6yo/s640/sad%20girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39dS58Iqu-AvB_UZaX6LXqqMVHTPmjghcgPJDXIhSt9ewdAtIQHMRSSehXfphfljT6wBE5WkDjN6AqOhGHHqk54VtjFOqFIpA9ACFqR4pwu5S9gMzCgXxorcVjLnB9M0tbfqlEG8bo8I7vHtAO6JzYsKj7IAybcxvhsdAnG8MWLXCP_mKd2X0gGRes6yo/s16000/sad%20girl.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><b>The boy genius says he's busy. Says he's not feeling it. Creativity's not flowing through his thick, aging, balloon-like noggin. He's actually on vacation this week. I swear, do I have to do everything myself 'round here?</b></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-3741693004680960242023-12-06T04:50:00.000-05:002023-12-06T04:50:21.098-05:00Footrest Favoring Feline<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN5xU-ngjjTJZ8n1nedjg1mlhzByTf1C01sMzRpe9_hTYck3Ohs9k5yPbuxGrUFMyPIBjLPDjE4nX-RKOC8seR9QuuS0v3dGfx3IOQWZVsfcR7gKpKWYbsODr4IBUn2cpYgKd9mxehdhBhDUItEpiwK3l39sBsPRbczU4dIO4IhI2qgpADsBu1S7V2eqc/s3264/dadchair2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN5xU-ngjjTJZ8n1nedjg1mlhzByTf1C01sMzRpe9_hTYck3Ohs9k5yPbuxGrUFMyPIBjLPDjE4nX-RKOC8seR9QuuS0v3dGfx3IOQWZVsfcR7gKpKWYbsODr4IBUn2cpYgKd9mxehdhBhDUItEpiwK3l39sBsPRbczU4dIO4IhI2qgpADsBu1S7V2eqc/w400-h300/dadchair2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;">So, I know we've shown photos in posts past of our sweet Smudge on my chair's footrest, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-3zumMnZCJI30HiOk_pmLrXzeCxtDChyphenhypheng_urE0rnskntg7QjpEWf_BfeaSgfCd476klRBtUY4p3aJHiQyV1xIQQ5ar-tZps6JNoHQQUCf_MLd_TDURopgwh5Bwko1ciaZP-N6_Zf0TZ9UurqUKg-w8s5Wa1JvUm59LC4JzMANjA9VC4OMzjyiTVW3LGY/s3264/Snoozy%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-3zumMnZCJI30HiOk_pmLrXzeCxtDChyphenhypheng_urE0rnskntg7QjpEWf_BfeaSgfCd476klRBtUY4p3aJHiQyV1xIQQ5ar-tZps6JNoHQQUCf_MLd_TDURopgwh5Bwko1ciaZP-N6_Zf0TZ9UurqUKg-w8s5Wa1JvUm59LC4JzMANjA9VC4OMzjyiTVW3LGY/w480-h640/Snoozy%203.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />But she told me to go ahead and post more anyway since she knows how adorable she can be. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxqsBSvM5gmaY8xLNFbOHTN2OCgQ5C9NvGR7Tm3kFGk7ioMQaqn2WqcWjzRaD6x3rIV7PPgKUmb_QUNLG3bNf_Uk027wZIWaFxhsUEyeDLTy-58e_2e05TeNzG7nMRXQXXzxSptSoJg8pq2lAmoQo4d5WdgfZdIEWvEwx96jhbktqlFmbPUm5ZKQy189N/s3264/dadchair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxqsBSvM5gmaY8xLNFbOHTN2OCgQ5C9NvGR7Tm3kFGk7ioMQaqn2WqcWjzRaD6x3rIV7PPgKUmb_QUNLG3bNf_Uk027wZIWaFxhsUEyeDLTy-58e_2e05TeNzG7nMRXQXXzxSptSoJg8pq2lAmoQo4d5WdgfZdIEWvEwx96jhbktqlFmbPUm5ZKQy189N/w400-h300/dadchair1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Since she's most definitely grown more comfortable with us and has continued to develop routines, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYssjx3NCnwwkDlV5B8NHlvxVgHxeBdR-n6FwooHhVeSDEz7o7zu9H8OmqJA7RbgswF4u9mfXNgbEMraNbrjGIcOm1RCLWtyzvBD6z0ee91wbizH-j2659-unXxk9Prg5T_kOtkOefIt08Qgjsy9uyefMjIstICimGXh556wWOjazZ3DSd6gu2y5_Ymmkn/s3264/Snoozy%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYssjx3NCnwwkDlV5B8NHlvxVgHxeBdR-n6FwooHhVeSDEz7o7zu9H8OmqJA7RbgswF4u9mfXNgbEMraNbrjGIcOm1RCLWtyzvBD6z0ee91wbizH-j2659-unXxk9Prg5T_kOtkOefIt08Qgjsy9uyefMjIstICimGXh556wWOjazZ3DSd6gu2y5_Ymmkn/w400-h300/Snoozy%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />she's taken to claiming her spot on the footrest pretty much every night while her mom and I sit and watch tv. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT-lrh3Zk3sfRBCq574MrU0XuvSRUGk4QzHQF0jISs327H67F6OSc9vr6YcgjFcdDpkAmX3hgdWCJ3wuSAdMN8e_HRltOA51XOsPgxdujv_uQi_Zc2oypamM23c38N440VwW0rbLwEcduMUAonCBpvvfqSDkgafaWtbtCysJCTDVYNxBwHQV-TnevLnpw/s3264/Snoozy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT-lrh3Zk3sfRBCq574MrU0XuvSRUGk4QzHQF0jISs327H67F6OSc9vr6YcgjFcdDpkAmX3hgdWCJ3wuSAdMN8e_HRltOA51XOsPgxdujv_uQi_Zc2oypamM23c38N440VwW0rbLwEcduMUAonCBpvvfqSDkgafaWtbtCysJCTDVYNxBwHQV-TnevLnpw/w480-h640/Snoozy%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Though her favorite, hands down, is the one on my chair, she surprised us the other night by balancing on her mom's. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfahnOYMDUFg-TnrB0CrynTpUSES9C-rj9x5TwvgSIE4mc63TxGP3DbJqaL-vmPuxbAUEt-CFn3USbA3Cze8WMH_zAU3hTFA_m4OyR-kegIYi_26cvPHN3NhEFoy-wyPDodGIsi1gcqV03DaSIjZvQmG6emqRYvHvh8Vp3dRE51SA0PUzGg6ZjI8vNvkTL/s3264/footrest1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfahnOYMDUFg-TnrB0CrynTpUSES9C-rj9x5TwvgSIE4mc63TxGP3DbJqaL-vmPuxbAUEt-CFn3USbA3Cze8WMH_zAU3hTFA_m4OyR-kegIYi_26cvPHN3NhEFoy-wyPDodGIsi1gcqV03DaSIjZvQmG6emqRYvHvh8Vp3dRE51SA0PUzGg6ZjI8vNvkTL/w400-h300/footrest1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I say balancing because the footrest on that one is just barely wide enough for her, umm, circumference, shall we say. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjib8Us_r-0e3A3_P1xrcXp9n5fG1zQ-BeyNzd2zrzKcSamqXiVdj4awIWfRENzfkAgSB5GfpvXJrKIiAKrfssL82283HOov7pOx3pzqJlknyT74W3at-guC1fCGTk7tEjD-IhXUrJYQvFgHYa-QoFuBwkThCwpYKHq-1dMV7E0N-GoLe6s1-Ma8FtdUaoX/s3264/footrest2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjib8Us_r-0e3A3_P1xrcXp9n5fG1zQ-BeyNzd2zrzKcSamqXiVdj4awIWfRENzfkAgSB5GfpvXJrKIiAKrfssL82283HOov7pOx3pzqJlknyT74W3at-guC1fCGTk7tEjD-IhXUrJYQvFgHYa-QoFuBwkThCwpYKHq-1dMV7E0N-GoLe6s1-Ma8FtdUaoX/w400-h300/footrest2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Easy there, big guy- you do realize mom's just being nice when she talks about how "cute" your muffin tops are, right?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjT3rmzNhC8ma8PT5zmrU0GIKSiP5ra2RhLlVaKKHTff8O5HQALf3GqYVieKcU-P7SV5Blc4z__M77bH1mp0DZ4fsz_iRT5wQNgkc1zMsDK-hxXf9zk1JqMrhC5xm04AYP1FmsHDVNymZFORktMGfNWZ9zvU88C1rFGuQuKqubha4sKTflq37O65TuqmI/s3264/comfort.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="20" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjT3rmzNhC8ma8PT5zmrU0GIKSiP5ra2RhLlVaKKHTff8O5HQALf3GqYVieKcU-P7SV5Blc4z__M77bH1mp0DZ4fsz_iRT5wQNgkc1zMsDK-hxXf9zk1JqMrhC5xm04AYP1FmsHDVNymZFORktMGfNWZ9zvU88C1rFGuQuKqubha4sKTflq37O65TuqmI/w20-h20/comfort.jpg" width="20" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;">Okay, my bad. Anyway, as annoying as it can be at times, Smudge pretty much owns the footrest. Sure, she occasionally curls up on one side or a corner, but 99% of the time she takes up the prime acreage.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ECfqkn_xkAFhrCwcb95rPbsnbGQbzI2VAE76dhvcdEkVDSDk77UnjUnGW5A-xN6ULefInmGPA3bqx1GQ-gn59l12goj7QoUqQ1nLOZX_glcqWdATc_FRLYcOPcDHKWBaCtZIcU2-pOvbhCaUffXzZBul9dsk7Lke8-pkD186dPxT34xIfbNh_-u0YofG/s3264/comfort.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ECfqkn_xkAFhrCwcb95rPbsnbGQbzI2VAE76dhvcdEkVDSDk77UnjUnGW5A-xN6ULefInmGPA3bqx1GQ-gn59l12goj7QoUqQ1nLOZX_glcqWdATc_FRLYcOPcDHKWBaCtZIcU2-pOvbhCaUffXzZBul9dsk7Lke8-pkD186dPxT34xIfbNh_-u0YofG/w480-h640/comfort.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <br />And we've learned to be alright with that. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Damn straight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;">Needless to say, please forgive the overabundance of footrest fotos. Sometimes I just can't help myself.</span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Understatement. . . </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-16179023986951054672023-11-29T04:50:00.000-05:002023-11-29T04:50:22.137-05:00No Words- The Book & Bed Session<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ze2HK85UnREFAckXJVG30wTst82ZYy3TPJLef7_2ntD_ar7o9VLCYyXmAPvReJiL2T71GgN5-_c13NkyjNSKOh-prkadQCfQP0uUIDUC13oZqKCmj1zmrsd9Bw6fEuJVqwPMRorE2ZeqaL4NFzUfpVLtU-uAZBcrfpmSBAMgyJZLzA-ggQce7dSVP9Cm/s640/Bed4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ze2HK85UnREFAckXJVG30wTst82ZYy3TPJLef7_2ntD_ar7o9VLCYyXmAPvReJiL2T71GgN5-_c13NkyjNSKOh-prkadQCfQP0uUIDUC13oZqKCmj1zmrsd9Bw6fEuJVqwPMRorE2ZeqaL4NFzUfpVLtU-uAZBcrfpmSBAMgyJZLzA-ggQce7dSVP9Cm/w480-h640/Bed4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fSOAvbTw_xGbOsZUSsiwAyjHx5SNVHlmNoRo9rnyeP6KQmNVgeDks6OHprS5eKnc2NsJiINiLGq8pJo64Czrj5D9I5H9D4NsKH5cspVfM1q1n0cOjK7zgddYVzTiKQVSwcPjUhDoTWsTpngyf7_wYDqERZbJzeu2bHkOuHBbz-JuzkQZXtWEJRew6SJa/s640/Bed1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fSOAvbTw_xGbOsZUSsiwAyjHx5SNVHlmNoRo9rnyeP6KQmNVgeDks6OHprS5eKnc2NsJiINiLGq8pJo64Czrj5D9I5H9D4NsKH5cspVfM1q1n0cOjK7zgddYVzTiKQVSwcPjUhDoTWsTpngyf7_wYDqERZbJzeu2bHkOuHBbz-JuzkQZXtWEJRew6SJa/w480-h640/Bed1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil43qHmzNACPEFCCNo3hPVEdN3lYfEWA7aQUHzE_Ycp8Am48ghCLpE4ZBoCjaEjM2ffRhZzbKNQRshEsRjen8NAV8SDdiOMi_fYpLdrXcQbfMSw_GD4rBs322eKBgt9gDEVtjmTPXMM_DCF_o0-hajmka8DmLceXLePQYdaR_Dhbh4uIkfa9Z_8n1a9gMp/s640/Bed3%20Potrait.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil43qHmzNACPEFCCNo3hPVEdN3lYfEWA7aQUHzE_Ycp8Am48ghCLpE4ZBoCjaEjM2ffRhZzbKNQRshEsRjen8NAV8SDdiOMi_fYpLdrXcQbfMSw_GD4rBs322eKBgt9gDEVtjmTPXMM_DCF_o0-hajmka8DmLceXLePQYdaR_Dhbh4uIkfa9Z_8n1a9gMp/w480-h640/Bed3%20Potrait.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJWndK23T60MCFkgK0M3VN979fk_DXg_pp06nIr2MCnGFeCGTbRDYkdWV0ns_QVTRUE2aa4NfY_ywMi7ZR7RH4svdx0ucA6CVy9EzGuFsq4mhI_6ay2KczgnQL6pQB69ig8inSW5vC28-rLVpYd8R1KM_BsvIVvCErtHfqyvzl4-zAlDtuotx1roZvmrh/s640/Bed2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJWndK23T60MCFkgK0M3VN979fk_DXg_pp06nIr2MCnGFeCGTbRDYkdWV0ns_QVTRUE2aa4NfY_ywMi7ZR7RH4svdx0ucA6CVy9EzGuFsq4mhI_6ay2KczgnQL6pQB69ig8inSW5vC28-rLVpYd8R1KM_BsvIVvCErtHfqyvzl4-zAlDtuotx1roZvmrh/w480-h640/Bed2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjiq8gu4IpR98MBFRl1-8bMnEBEQOOJ-wkz7Gziy4V7AdGAjhddT_N6_ZyceoHijad7pavgscUoJvICQO20cLj7b6NVyNQGctBCejKj0AsZY6LEJqQIfX4RrA2P-WSe1lgbLNQ5Z3fT74w4IynuAZfp6ZUt9UR8vRiyidTih4FOHQIgi3_pKFdlB3dBW9/s640/Bed5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjiq8gu4IpR98MBFRl1-8bMnEBEQOOJ-wkz7Gziy4V7AdGAjhddT_N6_ZyceoHijad7pavgscUoJvICQO20cLj7b6NVyNQGctBCejKj0AsZY6LEJqQIfX4RrA2P-WSe1lgbLNQ5Z3fT74w4IynuAZfp6ZUt9UR8vRiyidTih4FOHQIgi3_pKFdlB3dBW9/w640-h480/Bed5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-32149459497135217832023-11-20T20:13:00.000-05:002023-11-20T20:13:11.403-05:00Getting a Jump On It<p> <span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Mom and dad have always liked to splutter and blitch about premature holiday decorating no matter where they've lived. It seems each year it gets earlier and earlier that some people put up their Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween yard adornments just a bit too early, am I right? And don't even get dad going on his opinion of those obnoxious oversized inflatables (no offense to anyone). So mom and dad were recently strolling down the sidewalk over in Allentown, NJ when they came upon a house with this festive display in the front yard-</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJMb1jwUT7NjTmG7YtV_w8PZk7mone6tzy6ekBtZchem9P853aGZnAASiZOMs02wlHqYeWLzGJL7r4gqTWKLQ1n_J53VJXmKHfcKYHpYCvDpq5HePLP4khs9DPfDtYOv0DGsHmHKfOyNw1hLmKNoB4dc41LDiyp3IgOMerrCVz7zCZGiobFMFauqhydYH/s3264/Wait%20Your%20Turn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJMb1jwUT7NjTmG7YtV_w8PZk7mone6tzy6ekBtZchem9P853aGZnAASiZOMs02wlHqYeWLzGJL7r4gqTWKLQ1n_J53VJXmKHfcKYHpYCvDpq5HePLP4khs9DPfDtYOv0DGsHmHKfOyNw1hLmKNoB4dc41LDiyp3IgOMerrCVz7zCZGiobFMFauqhydYH/w628-h480/Wait%20Your%20Turn.jpg" width="628" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Mom had recently seen a similar photo somewhere, and they thought it was hilarious to see this one up close and in person. </span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Here's hoping everyone's Thanksgiving Day is as safe, warm and pleasant as it can be, and be careful if you're in the path of that storm system that's a-brewing. </span></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-82929961222632121442023-11-14T04:48:00.000-05:002023-11-14T04:48:36.563-05:00Toesies for Tuesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVURfbDEcbkcLtfSaV1QFfFBHP6RdZudQLP5FW9poNv3_BYwAsLAb8xllE29cb2nWPgtyJZyj8myb0CTVEmfux0D4xRxDBffMcYtgsQ8tHWSQxmQ3CC8N7hpNyq6KcnKTPvXzpLeCtcQ7LJ-jPxnEW_uzPRKLZ8zbRG5JqoBjzWma8Yxl59VI5ww0OzH5L/s640/Beans.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVURfbDEcbkcLtfSaV1QFfFBHP6RdZudQLP5FW9poNv3_BYwAsLAb8xllE29cb2nWPgtyJZyj8myb0CTVEmfux0D4xRxDBffMcYtgsQ8tHWSQxmQ3CC8N7hpNyq6KcnKTPvXzpLeCtcQ7LJ-jPxnEW_uzPRKLZ8zbRG5JqoBjzWma8Yxl59VI5ww0OzH5L/w497-h650/Beans.jpg" width="497" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-45929379954645213652023-11-06T04:45:00.000-05:002023-11-06T04:45:40.811-05:00Doot, Doot, Doo, Lookin' Out My Back Door<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cQnKWrO27OTyIuRZ9VhNl-ebGuabGaa2qlWAuvuvNAunlpx454C-Tx1dCkrD0SNL5hYVbjil0BXn5MOXKltjyYtZXVozWsIX0a50XbTQfC9carP_yEkuAudwhOa9Rle9jd6z6H6CELGn13dl7lzOCWyw3Eg4hnjeeBGrLfbBbFC4SQfNLDPpzbvsZYZe/s3264/Hidey%20Tail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cQnKWrO27OTyIuRZ9VhNl-ebGuabGaa2qlWAuvuvNAunlpx454C-Tx1dCkrD0SNL5hYVbjil0BXn5MOXKltjyYtZXVozWsIX0a50XbTQfC9carP_yEkuAudwhOa9Rle9jd6z6H6CELGn13dl7lzOCWyw3Eg4hnjeeBGrLfbBbFC4SQfNLDPpzbvsZYZe/w480-h640/Hidey%20Tail.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Yeah, a nod to CCR, one of mom's favorite bands. And yeah, that is our back door- sliders, actually, and one of my new places to sit and gaze at whatever's happening out there. And just for variety even though it doesn't match the lyrics:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexdEkXubM9x35afNUIkYnJluw_fEAuUMXiPKMhydcho5Ht5qzpNmDiFvS2slaY1gibWNE0FCLv7H-4QFX2l8Ghx1anzCMNHpAEhfZXLz5wGj5zLN6mv14PJktIB-GN9FvKTb364sOvoSHgg0SNme6HydGDPYq-GJz-afa4kOLB-3lRepvpnLdTBxc-ME2/s640/Smudge%20Door%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexdEkXubM9x35afNUIkYnJluw_fEAuUMXiPKMhydcho5Ht5qzpNmDiFvS2slaY1gibWNE0FCLv7H-4QFX2l8Ghx1anzCMNHpAEhfZXLz5wGj5zLN6mv14PJktIB-GN9FvKTb364sOvoSHgg0SNme6HydGDPYq-GJz-afa4kOLB-3lRepvpnLdTBxc-ME2/w480-h640/Smudge%20Door%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Our front door has a full glass storm door, so I get to safely see up close all the goings-on out that way, too.</span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-88624002854543328042023-10-28T07:07:00.000-04:002023-10-28T07:07:18.185-04:00reNEWed HOPE (that we're done moving?) Part I<p><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: Mynerve;">Well, I think we've finally landed in our, uh, new home, though it took a lot out of us. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqYO6DresI_cmJiT3cIXzZ-F0NCHtYmba2w2QiSJoZp5uaBIjNweORNNlZpueI1mrYu0zjJWiyAlxWhLv-Ig9vJHKNnTCmF_5Qkultj6xy9hSohjLKD3PKAvATjw1J6yY7Ws8h6AB0vqxcGcSZSQwrDPG06qczQ27urGe2dEm1qZJ1w_Tia4r6PTJ4MRH/s640/NH4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqYO6DresI_cmJiT3cIXzZ-F0NCHtYmba2w2QiSJoZp5uaBIjNweORNNlZpueI1mrYu0zjJWiyAlxWhLv-Ig9vJHKNnTCmF_5Qkultj6xy9hSohjLKD3PKAvATjw1J6yY7Ws8h6AB0vqxcGcSZSQwrDPG06qczQ27urGe2dEm1qZJ1w_Tia4r6PTJ4MRH/w400-h300/NH4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">New Hope Visitor's Center</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Mynerve;"><br />We first hit the hip, artsy little borough of New Hope, PA back in I-don't-remember-exactly-when, settling temporarily in an Airbnb directly over Main Street. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_szubXTvoWJReXVtKzN14JHW2Fs6gXc75cj8KESUoU_KYxLxVADAnVY0BaW7cfKSAMKMl7e9s-dQkbzPPsttBo3iB_v1AODb9fDT1GxNhece3m-dPzUTns1URSgVysxjD9guOIHsGBvrDTzsWGE5AC6DhQpcLAeqO1XIBmvzADElqSGP4xZvJJ2cE32mI/s640/NH2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_szubXTvoWJReXVtKzN14JHW2Fs6gXc75cj8KESUoU_KYxLxVADAnVY0BaW7cfKSAMKMl7e9s-dQkbzPPsttBo3iB_v1AODb9fDT1GxNhece3m-dPzUTns1URSgVysxjD9guOIHsGBvrDTzsWGE5AC6DhQpcLAeqO1XIBmvzADElqSGP4xZvJJ2cE32mI/w400-h300/NH2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">Some of the marvelous architecture downtown</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now, mind you, everybody loves a party, lots of friends, abundant options for food and drink, and crowds of entitled pedestrians, but we aren't everybody. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMdpf4ugui0HoAOJ3M63JCI93XvClztURs8kghHH9pl7vIefDSbcuMtaLeortVi130ERywqKJ_POr6px0xlCUORILhfzywffJp-ZCa7SHunEiC2zQz_CUqmpJYEafB5jqy7amKU62nLaJR6QY45S9-NyTA1yDHCtMWziWEgcSMuGAIL7ArmmfSS7R3hrn/s640/NH1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMdpf4ugui0HoAOJ3M63JCI93XvClztURs8kghHH9pl7vIefDSbcuMtaLeortVi130ERywqKJ_POr6px0xlCUORILhfzywffJp-ZCa7SHunEiC2zQz_CUqmpJYEafB5jqy7amKU62nLaJR6QY45S9-NyTA1yDHCtMWziWEgcSMuGAIL7ArmmfSS7R3hrn/w400-h300/NH1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">Right across from where we stayed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />New Hope certainly is quaint, and mom and dad love the ancient architecture all around this area, especially all the stone houses, but the downtown scene was not for us, especially since we typically like to sleep at night. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV8VWccc4IPbpkMCdwg45RnLfIOkR1o0cBCdcp54gkycV90dNorY_2qwnsrbA1ZJ7RK4lgf6cLcGtTbpJV6lGjypN2701y0NTnd-jgMM-KMzWhYNTeroQYSjw3CroKhSMlEN8eKIO2i3DKkFKoPirKZ-GbFk_NYY-ffmXL1BIiNocAuLF2cKgpklaLFAr/s640/NH3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV8VWccc4IPbpkMCdwg45RnLfIOkR1o0cBCdcp54gkycV90dNorY_2qwnsrbA1ZJ7RK4lgf6cLcGtTbpJV6lGjypN2701y0NTnd-jgMM-KMzWhYNTeroQYSjw3CroKhSMlEN8eKIO2i3DKkFKoPirKZ-GbFk_NYY-ffmXL1BIiNocAuLF2cKgpklaLFAr/w400-h300/NH3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">Apparently quite the popular spot in town</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I know, I know, we're asking a lot, right? So we're just getting settled in our new place and learning our way around here. We're in a tight little development where, with one or two exceptions, it seems no one knows anyone, which suits us just fine. It's a fair bit different from where we were in Asheville, but it's home. Until this move, we'd never even heard of New Hope, but based on the roving downtown packs of pedestrians pretty much every day I'd say we're the exception. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz2caKSSrVXDJ88K9C1qL4avQBAS0fF53PvBmci8umbLKfhSskWoJIO4-WbrfocOELeLtF84iiTuX9EXOAAiK3Np8CijPu6yp0cEkM3fLnCu4zpozGP-I3km5wr2aeD2Qa3R6k1-JI1PkgxGYCK7ezH-piPjYo_IyZTuZDHgsh-QHTNOvP8RZ1HovnmQJ/s640/NH5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz2caKSSrVXDJ88K9C1qL4avQBAS0fF53PvBmci8umbLKfhSskWoJIO4-WbrfocOELeLtF84iiTuX9EXOAAiK3Np8CijPu6yp0cEkM3fLnCu4zpozGP-I3km5wr2aeD2Qa3R6k1-JI1PkgxGYCK7ezH-piPjYo_IyZTuZDHgsh-QHTNOvP8RZ1HovnmQJ/w480-h640/NH5.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">Look real close. See him?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwHOdmXyJGLrnAqm2N5CU46oN2d5rz98ArqdrWxi3_AVMlsxTSY8NPbytwJgpZNPbKSLQEz4SCirBWOSfb_AA-0YJK8zF4nbZmJ_Ya1TcmX2d506PNIzuBABI4o8bDUtXwBtMYg7RQ8ni2xVSwA63CXw2mFoZedN3JGG42nydiDGP-_AxfhLJzZhRMhia/s640/NH6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwHOdmXyJGLrnAqm2N5CU46oN2d5rz98ArqdrWxi3_AVMlsxTSY8NPbytwJgpZNPbKSLQEz4SCirBWOSfb_AA-0YJK8zF4nbZmJ_Ya1TcmX2d506PNIzuBABI4o8bDUtXwBtMYg7RQ8ni2xVSwA63CXw2mFoZedN3JGG42nydiDGP-_AxfhLJzZhRMhia/w480-h640/NH6.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">Lots of these guys spotted several times during our stay. Waiting to swoop down for some entitled roadkill perhaps?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Dad won't stop bitching about the speed limits in the negative numbers on these roads, and it seems everything's more expensive up here. Personally, I think dad's gotten a tad grouchier since turning another year older during the move. As always, me and mom just ignore him.</span></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-91044818354150853272023-08-27T07:20:00.000-04:002023-08-27T07:20:25.674-04:00On the Road<p><b> </b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve;"><b>My goodness</b></i><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve;">. That's it, just </span><i style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve;"><b>my goodness</b></i><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve;">. I don't recall ever spending so much time in a moving vehicle in all my howevermanyteen years. This post will be somewhat delayed as we've been traveling, </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD-JuQm51E-H3Ap9xf8vRdftrmXLQilU8Op8VOoLUHWMPEE3Dg7qzkij8ajJe6NCNenGRM3HQJkehZNYuFxMkIYqmyQkYH0qV_yohkcHpm870nIyVEsRI72C5HFaNcGJvvZVv5bhLbpSAJ13m_Pr6wKJatWYJVGzn86kPN6zLozwW8usBeS20-61lFZ0c/s640/traveling2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD-JuQm51E-H3Ap9xf8vRdftrmXLQilU8Op8VOoLUHWMPEE3Dg7qzkij8ajJe6NCNenGRM3HQJkehZNYuFxMkIYqmyQkYH0qV_yohkcHpm870nIyVEsRI72C5HFaNcGJvvZVv5bhLbpSAJ13m_Pr6wKJatWYJVGzn86kPN6zLozwW8usBeS20-61lFZ0c/w480-h640/traveling2.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: large;">Dad's Ever-Alert Copilot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">although we're going on a couple of weeks now in just one more of our temporary homes. Let me just say, it's been a trip. Since leaving our home in Asheville, we've been Airbnb & Hotel hopping, and we're not quite done yet. </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQD_y_deDpANk7jCACz0ikLRDReWlHGQryd52XtoXazVwNEDzK68bf8Yyoi0C-MIAN0lVVxr4Wik66kIO8DZtxiuD71aOOCYs8fkGJFuWTWkZ3_usYIvTSlTyaxlvB1v-rsw2VXf_g3VBFW6RD75nXUf_KJypdnyIpoP8MpzCvfQegxGvEp0_CNEj7SvIv/s2576/Onthemove.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQD_y_deDpANk7jCACz0ikLRDReWlHGQryd52XtoXazVwNEDzK68bf8Yyoi0C-MIAN0lVVxr4Wik66kIO8DZtxiuD71aOOCYs8fkGJFuWTWkZ3_usYIvTSlTyaxlvB1v-rsw2VXf_g3VBFW6RD75nXUf_KJypdnyIpoP8MpzCvfQegxGvEp0_CNEj7SvIv/w640-h480/Onthemove.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: medium;">One of our last days at the hotel in Asheville before hitting the road northward</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">All I can say is, we're looking forward to getting settled sometime next week. All the human frustrations of uprooting & relocating- yep, I'm getting to experience 'em firsthand. I'm seeing and hearing all the marvelously colorful words human beings splurt during such times, and I know they're not done yet. Riding sucks while confined to my carrier (and I let dad know it oh so loudly, let me tell you) but not quite so bad when I can do it like this:</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4NrOXW0L6z7KdbW8Idzv84ysX7yG67xzO_faEcmZJUTXMWuE4zQobxBwb35efakiLTyZrOaeu-4jRvoj5hj6FX-kZByONd0yTb96Byt1ymxm2H7VxtChaeXrcknXKMlKlnXL5c7_EHrGr57dNDANsOr0_Ij_ZbD6jwbJEUg0h68WwF929MCveOEeB1xn/s640/traveling1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4NrOXW0L6z7KdbW8Idzv84ysX7yG67xzO_faEcmZJUTXMWuE4zQobxBwb35efakiLTyZrOaeu-4jRvoj5hj6FX-kZByONd0yTb96Byt1ymxm2H7VxtChaeXrcknXKMlKlnXL5c7_EHrGr57dNDANsOr0_Ij_ZbD6jwbJEUg0h68WwF929MCveOEeB1xn/w480-h640/traveling1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"> Oh, and dad says he doesn't wanna hear anything about me being unrestrained and all that. We got here safe and sane (Well, we're safe anyway).</span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-23862794766086731112023-08-11T05:53:00.001-04:002023-08-11T05:53:58.450-04:00Settled? What? Part II<p> <span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #800180;">Hey friends, furry and all, just a quick smattering of shots showing how chill I've managed to stay in our temporary place in spite of all the upheaval and turmoil (which seems to be increasing).</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #800180;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I9r0NyTSmdbmbvRIi1wK089AttjiyWICGsKpidpTgStuOgDSZ1bcYqcmJrVvB2mPLsYWl3kyIKCxCrnv2WvLnpuGZZTDRTlQvXVSr5QfZa3S1IrAKYiISIVLHiu9TThPHoxXhS1XqSuKI7UJ8aFPfEAcsea30dWqxNhV5iHrgxR6oGFAFAnwohFUWdQy/s3264/mat%20at%20hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I9r0NyTSmdbmbvRIi1wK089AttjiyWICGsKpidpTgStuOgDSZ1bcYqcmJrVvB2mPLsYWl3kyIKCxCrnv2WvLnpuGZZTDRTlQvXVSr5QfZa3S1IrAKYiISIVLHiu9TThPHoxXhS1XqSuKI7UJ8aFPfEAcsea30dWqxNhV5iHrgxR6oGFAFAnwohFUWdQy/w300-h400/mat%20at%20hotel.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Mynerve; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm05DG-lk4P424xLeRbpcUJI04opyzsTQ4aLwfLPLSHbvP6y6REFZ4iUajLPUMKWsNtukTMCEsfj_jVulSjjmNZ4mjhItC_vKe3mPfAT_Z6Wc48yCbSk-GkdMej-9Wb4LfHo3J3TlYva-VIlR5wCz43jhCOf_wLtmuqsMlrZ0iCewELVGeaFk51fvkhSb5/s640/hotel%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm05DG-lk4P424xLeRbpcUJI04opyzsTQ4aLwfLPLSHbvP6y6REFZ4iUajLPUMKWsNtukTMCEsfj_jVulSjjmNZ4mjhItC_vKe3mPfAT_Z6Wc48yCbSk-GkdMej-9Wb4LfHo3J3TlYva-VIlR5wCz43jhCOf_wLtmuqsMlrZ0iCewELVGeaFk51fvkhSb5/w400-h300/hotel%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMIedGODBnkb3gVPF21yowjnETkTxD1A71Ma7qu6iBXQdAMfCOuIz-YsYaRC9Kf7PI9gS0NU0dmCHeqsY3k7RFxxq1BVQqSiEhhd2s1pBAwKvSB48ntTw_AyfTOMhCijrp-Vf0rhFflK1cFz1WJ6M23-E7B6bN2bY54cr6uuxNTl_BPfE0UV75xdamIf7/s640/hotel%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMIedGODBnkb3gVPF21yowjnETkTxD1A71Ma7qu6iBXQdAMfCOuIz-YsYaRC9Kf7PI9gS0NU0dmCHeqsY3k7RFxxq1BVQqSiEhhd2s1pBAwKvSB48ntTw_AyfTOMhCijrp-Vf0rhFflK1cFz1WJ6M23-E7B6bN2bY54cr6uuxNTl_BPfE0UV75xdamIf7/w400-h300/hotel%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">We're still in Asheville, but it looks like our next post will be coming to you from someplace further north between a popular cream cheese brand and that crazy, noisy & stinky place where those two darn dogs steal dad's attention now and then. Apologies for not visiting & commenting much. Gotta go.</span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-49857141048297076482023-07-27T06:28:00.000-04:002023-07-27T06:28:46.696-04:00Settled? What?<p> <span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"> Goodness me, we're a bit behind. </span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">I know that mom and dad have moved a time or two (or three or four) over the years, and although I've heard them discussing many times how settled they've gotten here in the Asheville area since before I adopted them and how much they love the western North Carolina mountains, we're currently in the midst of an adventure (not a term mom, especially, would use). Some of my favorite hiding spots disappeared and there were stacks of boxes everywhere. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCZwYHRmDwdSRi0STo32Ytz4R_OcPbY6H8VSMuEArd6QnRLK6KVujnrVqVP_vVe5vJliNH0K_QbPkCTYcELWVmNCFWobF0b4kPnEYyRjFnR25YDBwKcH33OoE221XnYaihAkNHKD2z81jt74moDRelbVeEBOQg4Gptjfp1-UeielhoiBub9ECnK65JcTA/s3264/Boxes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCZwYHRmDwdSRi0STo32Ytz4R_OcPbY6H8VSMuEArd6QnRLK6KVujnrVqVP_vVe5vJliNH0K_QbPkCTYcELWVmNCFWobF0b4kPnEYyRjFnR25YDBwKcH33OoE221XnYaihAkNHKD2z81jt74moDRelbVeEBOQg4Gptjfp1-UeielhoiBub9ECnK65JcTA/w480-h640/Boxes.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"><br />My coffee table went MIA, the futon vanished, the sofa went missing and the house pretty well emptied out. I'd overheard conversations-some excited chatter, others negative and loaded with cursing- about the property finally selling. You see, dad is the caretaker for a sprawling private mountainside residential estate that'd been on the market for quite a while, and our house is part of the estate. When dad's employer decide to relocate and asked dad if he'd be willing to stay with them he was initially hesitant because he and mom had grown to love this area. However, after some discussion, they decided that it made sense to stay with dad's employer since they've been so good to mom and dad since he started working for them in the summer of 2020 (yes, well into the early phase of the pandemic!) So our home away from home away from home mentioned in the previous post was something referred to as an AirBnb, which we've since vacated. Let me just say, the term "Superhost" Doesn't mean the home is clean, odor-free and safe, and I'll just leave it at that. We're now coming to you from replacement temporary quarters in Asheville, and it's looking like we'll be moving north to more permanent temporary housing within the coming weeks. I think. Confusing, I know. At least I have some of my comforts from what used to be our home,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9bb6uNOak6tbUpnXLEeoKt6ej6okryR4LdZ0SZcHJzHUlH64dNFcUnjkTjzAQDvk2M_QecDi0kbPWSRp-o9R80yDLKIzkmNHmcwbDJOUcMkDpGgQlPRhUdkeBSNVIakMygb3oXVWcTLvfoyxqxGuEupr0RQaaEqmtp3JRAcxC979rJUEfwsjIh6CXRw3/s3264/Laserbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9bb6uNOak6tbUpnXLEeoKt6ej6okryR4LdZ0SZcHJzHUlH64dNFcUnjkTjzAQDvk2M_QecDi0kbPWSRp-o9R80yDLKIzkmNHmcwbDJOUcMkDpGgQlPRhUdkeBSNVIakMygb3oXVWcTLvfoyxqxGuEupr0RQaaEqmtp3JRAcxC979rJUEfwsjIh6CXRw3/w480-h640/Laserbox.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>and I'm learning to relax in some new favorite spots while we're here.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRLJp2FlgiVLqJJKrNQfhUUxD1PxNFxgatNFrUqT_7b6mo-ajGqh2Ncpsuk3NpmD5hYbjKMaW3kT4UGfrZV2w2vbJFnphMISkR0uC0wqBUVg1tDKoSuGP4jsgf4KsXtmpHSDeb7NhcpyJ2WChQbzpoYnj9uEPPsfvqGfhIZMUMeXHNOqQTIe2h-97I5Wt/s3264/shelves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRLJp2FlgiVLqJJKrNQfhUUxD1PxNFxgatNFrUqT_7b6mo-ajGqh2Ncpsuk3NpmD5hYbjKMaW3kT4UGfrZV2w2vbJFnphMISkR0uC0wqBUVg1tDKoSuGP4jsgf4KsXtmpHSDeb7NhcpyJ2WChQbzpoYnj9uEPPsfvqGfhIZMUMeXHNOqQTIe2h-97I5Wt/w640-h480/shelves.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-26398559891798108352023-07-09T19:06:00.000-04:002023-07-09T19:06:26.608-04:00Seussically Smudge & Post-Lagging<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Petit Formal Script;"><b>One cat</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge44k51aw_agH2G0R03m3YoBSErIa0x9Wh7giFq-PM--k-5WL18UDTHaaYvywYQT9w14h9VaQ2zddMSzUv-Nex-FUQYMCT4rGW7-yY3xSmL7u95i7jXPDqCT31xlfZXPAz4Rps7vvVe8eFb2ZMYhz6sRmlOWXdR1aka-nXeWBQx4IVUAcaHuzmWBLqRIEK/s1440/20230311_163446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1353" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge44k51aw_agH2G0R03m3YoBSErIa0x9Wh7giFq-PM--k-5WL18UDTHaaYvywYQT9w14h9VaQ2zddMSzUv-Nex-FUQYMCT4rGW7-yY3xSmL7u95i7jXPDqCT31xlfZXPAz4Rps7vvVe8eFb2ZMYhz6sRmlOWXdR1aka-nXeWBQx4IVUAcaHuzmWBLqRIEK/w602-h640/20230311_163446.jpg" width="602" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Petit Formal Script;"><b>Two cat</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFDDa2HtAIx1yl1KmBU215SgrjwQoW7RRfFAAqfDaRuPZs2MFLpB-z4b4iqF2AHRbNoLAANgvJY-j6NTMSh4RidFXY5eikagk6wtoaLErmS08JFVbidsZNVtMRteGFvC4LE7xChcOlgzTzMMisNvG8UZmRr7mjzm0tF1ifJXifiioqNvBkOKbm8gMsGGE/s3264/20230311_142655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFDDa2HtAIx1yl1KmBU215SgrjwQoW7RRfFAAqfDaRuPZs2MFLpB-z4b4iqF2AHRbNoLAANgvJY-j6NTMSh4RidFXY5eikagk6wtoaLErmS08JFVbidsZNVtMRteGFvC4LE7xChcOlgzTzMMisNvG8UZmRr7mjzm0tF1ifJXifiioqNvBkOKbm8gMsGGE/w400-h300/20230311_142655.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVP1uTlq2kOChTAyt6Ip2UUlyxOAAcjG4Oj_1G1JFWGn537NnkcDitlJvyC3eIL7imrXxLnMKAjYqmbVQfS-zK8GLF3iS1UeYq68-LfnKC84Y-2YUqqFNQVGBrQENhOTgXltbUH_caITPQUiYPOWWnQJeDGrmStWLj8cIArnx1DupVmUdmj40a3wkj7Jy/s3264/20230311_142647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVP1uTlq2kOChTAyt6Ip2UUlyxOAAcjG4Oj_1G1JFWGn537NnkcDitlJvyC3eIL7imrXxLnMKAjYqmbVQfS-zK8GLF3iS1UeYq68-LfnKC84Y-2YUqqFNQVGBrQENhOTgXltbUH_caITPQUiYPOWWnQJeDGrmStWLj8cIArnx1DupVmUdmj40a3wkj7Jy/s320/20230311_142647.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Petit Formal Script;"><b>Bed cat</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd5FBxS78bc8eI7Uju2kauByVkM4HfzrytL7R-_YkKtv0SgrS69Iv5cKqHsFwSs_QbxttKHPX5x0bBUqNqC6DS6sEcIv0-DB0iS6HRldKgvTLqvWYAHVMTo6V_BIHUL3_DBxmGYSOqyuIWDm1LCm__6KtxIvsa2Irr0NHwbxpsAQbArCFQNODzs8NVvbh/s3264/bedcat2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd5FBxS78bc8eI7Uju2kauByVkM4HfzrytL7R-_YkKtv0SgrS69Iv5cKqHsFwSs_QbxttKHPX5x0bBUqNqC6DS6sEcIv0-DB0iS6HRldKgvTLqvWYAHVMTo6V_BIHUL3_DBxmGYSOqyuIWDm1LCm__6KtxIvsa2Irr0NHwbxpsAQbArCFQNODzs8NVvbh/w640-h480/bedcat2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Petit Formal Script;"><b>Shoe cat</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1KNsN5FKkl_AgU6lx2xix3sNQEudwHReqwwkMhceeyhHjBieGkw6tNJwsDcfBCHDYzU8iiud0SpEqkEkTp0t27qgiaL2rBmbVPkAzPVXBheLxGVvI_7xeGp7L2zbpneQyrBiWtGh2tlVlDU0NSHbBMlmb_PoOkM9pOkL0sRqDzTx0K6JR1AOnpjNP7xn/s3264/shoecat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1KNsN5FKkl_AgU6lx2xix3sNQEudwHReqwwkMhceeyhHjBieGkw6tNJwsDcfBCHDYzU8iiud0SpEqkEkTp0t27qgiaL2rBmbVPkAzPVXBheLxGVvI_7xeGp7L2zbpneQyrBiWtGh2tlVlDU0NSHbBMlmb_PoOkM9pOkL0sRqDzTx0K6JR1AOnpjNP7xn/w640-h480/shoecat.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve;">Your first thought is probably that dad's trying to make space in his "Smudge" photo folder (partly true). I, however, know differently. Upheaval. Chaos. Change. Been absent for a bit, but lots going on. We're coming at you from our home away from home away from home (dad's actually doing this post from NYC where he is once again taking care of two attention-stealing canines). More to come. So how 'bout that rhyme? </span></span></div><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-14072739290242689452023-06-24T05:12:00.000-04:002023-06-24T05:12:12.018-04:00Maybe Next Time Get a Lighter Colored Futon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJgs5JW1RLYCMAaInBg68V3jGnf3rOwpkqHDc7UrlRuKy1ULgH57Z-IRqjKTYxifwvRAqvEDYfyPBiD_qdXEDetZ-NZgR88Y2DXXaktAXQvJn7W_SOjlCJKxXBsuG_YX5XWO33HhhX7dO34Do743fezkl3ALEaky9P0h2tTlBBK-RL8s6Eg3RRCuJNw/s1368/what%20litter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1368" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJgs5JW1RLYCMAaInBg68V3jGnf3rOwpkqHDc7UrlRuKy1ULgH57Z-IRqjKTYxifwvRAqvEDYfyPBiD_qdXEDetZ-NZgR88Y2DXXaktAXQvJn7W_SOjlCJKxXBsuG_YX5XWO33HhhX7dO34Do743fezkl3ALEaky9P0h2tTlBBK-RL8s6Eg3RRCuJNw/w640-h480/what%20litter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Mynerve; font-size: x-large;">Sheesh, talk about making a mountain out of a molehill. Dad says if you click on the image you'll better see the mess someone made before I curled up on the darn thing. </span><p></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776857804065719236.post-58775062393436907952023-06-20T06:03:00.000-04:002023-06-20T06:03:14.699-04:00So Many Things So Hard to Capture<p> <span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;">Smudge has been delighting us lately with some silly/interesting/peculiar antics, especially for a senior kitty. Unfortunately, it's been difficult to capture much of this behavior so we can share it here. Now, I know it sounds like an excuse for poor photography skills, but typically, by the time I grab my phone and hit the camera app, she's already off to eat, pee, or as most often happens, just plop down in the middle of the floor. One example would be her crocheted egg playtime. Her mom and I toss and roll it back and forth alongside or over Smudge as she lounges between us, and she does some amazing acrobatics, twisting, stretching (though mostly only her upper body seems to want to do the moving), and occasionally jumping and turning mid-air while trying to catch the egg. The only shot I've been able to get so far is this. See how lithe and energetic she can be? </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLD7MI8JsWRDipYgvQHF3lAAWRZqwNauLYCZl-MPqs-BSW3Sn-BmXcrDFhQAjqcu1kI47lbhBR1IpAPyO9Xf8HH-h0RZt-lwxpX-3adrUYvP32Tesgqvjt-FJtXS-DkscbdDRPAVLKM2SkIeQyyV0mgWZk-9XTpOP5KSG0ppfCHh1bgZ4_JaIH3fTP_UTo/s3264/crocheted%20egg%20still%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLD7MI8JsWRDipYgvQHF3lAAWRZqwNauLYCZl-MPqs-BSW3Sn-BmXcrDFhQAjqcu1kI47lbhBR1IpAPyO9Xf8HH-h0RZt-lwxpX-3adrUYvP32Tesgqvjt-FJtXS-DkscbdDRPAVLKM2SkIeQyyV0mgWZk-9XTpOP5KSG0ppfCHh1bgZ4_JaIH3fTP_UTo/w480-h640/crocheted%20egg%20still%201.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;">If you look real close, you can detect movement. Seriously. See?</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_47JexKV5zF1I0tFzLRw2JuXpVeIlp1-hlOL8IzF_2MZCqgCQXDlS0SKntwtwVvD8dStZyDoU_WwOc0rLjdItTRBwDRL381KR8lOleWYGmZugW9K8__oNxbSDN_pbv4ddrHcFU-c0w9epq4TaMWbtX935MzyXb2Ditd4wpvNDjatbWb1kGBEd2a6Sxbw/s3264/crocheted%20egg%20still%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_47JexKV5zF1I0tFzLRw2JuXpVeIlp1-hlOL8IzF_2MZCqgCQXDlS0SKntwtwVvD8dStZyDoU_WwOc0rLjdItTRBwDRL381KR8lOleWYGmZugW9K8__oNxbSDN_pbv4ddrHcFU-c0w9epq4TaMWbtX935MzyXb2Ditd4wpvNDjatbWb1kGBEd2a6Sxbw/w480-h640/crocheted%20egg%20still%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;">How's that for an action shot? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;">She does the same with her favorite shoelace and especially likes it when I rub both things in the fresh nip from Cleo's sprawling shrub by the front steps. </span></p>Smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.com15