Tag: cats
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Herding (NOT Hoarding)cats
As I have told you year after year, time after time…..St. Patrick’s Day is my birthday. And what I have told you, only slightly as often, it’s also St. Gertrude of Nivelle’s Day. She’s the patron saint of cats….I found that this last tradition is only from the1980’s. I’m disappointed, that it’s not ancient lore…
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It’S eCLECTIC!
Can’t get rid of this damn chair, can I? Did I tell you about my first day as a DJ assistant? I got the name of “The Electric Slide”, wrong, and shouted out, “It’s Eclectic!”. No, that’s not true. Makes for a good story, though, I do have a true story about the word eclectic,…
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OH NO!
I’m at it again. Cat Pictures. I realize, at least for now, drawing small cat pictures is the most soothing thing for me. Sounds odd, I know, but it works, and it’s a lot cheaper than a vacation in Bermuda. I don’t know, can you even go to Bermuda under the current restrictions? I get…
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#selfquaratine
Good afternoon all! It was a good afternoon, until I coughing. So, hoping for the best, In the meantime, I haven’t heard of a virtual contagion of coronavirus, so anyone reading this blog is safe. But cat lovers rejoice! Let me remind you that for us, it’s St. Gertrude of Nivelles Day, the Patron Saint…
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Blackout !
“I’ve seen the lights go out on Broadway, I’ve seen the Empire State laid low.” – Billy Joel Right now, Rose Garden is going slowly. It’s through no fault of my own, but pet owners will understand. Pumpkin has taken up a new sleeping spot, right behind my easel. It’s a choice between letting…
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A Rose by Any Other Name
Still looks good in a picture with a cat. Okay, enough about cats. Do I hear a collective sigh of relief? I’ve been working on Rose Garden. I was working on the first version while tired and sick, and it came out awful. Put it away to look at later, maybe it would look…
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I Promise You a Rose Garden
Spoiler Alert! It will look something like this, but hopefully (there’s that word again, hopefully) much better. This, of course, is the preliminary sketch, Speaking of roses, I just sent a batch of note cards to a long lost friend. This of course which I know I have posted before. The detail and control…
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SICK AS A ????!!!!!
I spent the week after the festival, sick as a dog with a respiratory flu. But let’s back it up a bit….sick as a dog? Where did that come from? Why does a dog become a simile for illness? Why such a desultory description of such a kind, benign, helpful creature? I did a swift…
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There’s No Business, like well you know…
Last Saturday was the Danbury Street Fair! In which I participated in as an artist. I was able to do this on the cheap, without investing hundreds of dollars on equipment. I was breathlessly waiting to take the tent from its case. I only paid $65 and a trip to Queens, NY, so there would…
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