Happy HOWL-idays to MEW!

Well, at least Emma and Bliss are ready for the holidays!

I did have every intention of printing these and mailing them to my friends but I only got as far as designing it.

Please feel free to right click, save and print and sign "Love, Lo" on it and put it on your mantle!

One of my resolutions for the new year is to find balance between life and work and to get back to blogging.

I miss everyone!

Have a wonderful Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza...whatever you celebrate, celebrate with all your heart! ♥

Love,

Lo

xoxoxo

It's Birthday Time!

From one Princess to another!

Have a super birthday, dear LS :)

Love, Lo, Bri, Princess Bliss and Emma♥

Animal Wednesday Whimsy

I was going to post more zoo photos today but I realized that they depress me.

I like zoos that can give animals enough space to roam and mimic their natural habitats as best as they can. I know some zoos save animals from dying by offering them a life of captivity instead. In most cases I don't find this to be kind.

All I have to offer you this Wednesday are a couple of ATC's of mutts I made up.

I'm also including a photo of my sweet cat, Bliss who had another mini crisis which put me into a major financial crisis. She's fine and she's worth it!

Hug your fur babies. They are not going to be here forever.

On that note, Happy Animal Wednesday!!  



Animal Wednesday: The Eyes Have It!

Some of you have already seen these via email, but I felt compelled to share them with others ;)

Doesn't Emma look like some kind of wild dog with the sun hitting that one eye?? Freaky! (And she IS wild!)

And this was taken the same day after Bliss reclaimed her bed from wild dog!

Doesn't she have the most beautiful, bluest eyes?

I'm so grateful for her recovery. And she's down a little more than five pounds!! Wooo-hoooo! We've worked very diligently and carefully to reduce her weight.

If only I liked cat food, I could be my thin self again!

HAW to all of you!!

xo♥

Animal Wednesday: The Queen and her jester

Bliss, the Queen on her Royal Throne accompanied by Ratty and Mousie.

At the moment she's not very amused by the Court Jester...

Emma, the Court Jester with a few of her many toys and Bliss's feather wand.

Now if only she would learn to pick up after herself ;)

The funny thing is, Bliss spends her evenings gathering all the toys (babies) into one pile while we're alseep!

Happy Animal Wednesday! May you be as entertained by your kids as I am. 

Holiday Spirit

Someone at our house got into the catnip yesterday and decided it was time to start decorating.

Now she doesn't know how to get out of the snowglobe!

We're all just so happy that she's back to normal again, abusing drugs and getting into trouble ;)

The picture is blurry because I may have gotten into the catnip a bit myself!

Tis the season ;P 

Six Word Saturday #19

November skies,

November sighs,

Blissful me.

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Healing Friends

Most of you know this has been a tough couple of weeks at our house.

Hubby and I have been crying "UNCLE!" for two weeks now because of a nasty virus that has chosen us as hosts. Today I finally feel like a human being and he is close behind me.

That didn't come out quite right!

 

And our dear kitty Bliss sent us on a spin to the emergency vets for the past six days when she became covered head to toe in blood as she was grooming. She was severely anemic with a chance she wouldn't pull through. She barely escaped transfusions because she stayed borderline critical. She has been poked, prodded, ultrasounded and xrayed to the max and we still can't find a single reason for the bleeding. Unfortunately we were finding other things of concern which had us going back.

Long story short, miraculously, as soon as we got home from the hospital last night she turned the corner to wellness! I personally think St. Francis hitched a ride with us and I'm not a particularly religious person (in the traditional sense.)

Every leg is shaved in a different pattern but vain as she is, Bliss could care less.

She's happy to be home in the studio listening to Debussy and watching the rainbow maker dance across the room. And Mom is very happy ;)

Thank you all for your prayers and love for her recovery. Let's hope we're home free.

Now here are some other reasons why we're all getting better in this house.

The love ♥ of friends!
 

This wonderful orange polka-dotted box was on my front stoop this morning.

That Mim!! She emailed me and told me she was sending a little something my way, "kind of a Jewish mother thing" she said.

Look at this!

A wonderful container of homemade chicken soup, a big cup-shaped bowl filled with an assortment of mini brownies, a big thing of hot cocoa mix and a chocolate/espresso cake!

And oh, a chicken cookie complete with a little chickie.

How sweet and caring is this??

Thank you Mim! I'm looking forward to all of it. I feel so much better already!

This is definately chicken soup for the soul♥



More love arrived in the form of friends buying from other friends to send to friends!

Marianne bought this wonderful coffee cozy from Lori and asked her to include this note.

I love that she chose the Bonsai for me.

Lori wrote the note and tag on recycled cardboard which makes it extra special.

Thank you ladies!!

BUT how did you know my friend needed a ...

New sweater?????

xoxoxo!

So here we sit in the studio, candles lit, Debussy and rain playing~me, Bliss and Emma. So nice.

And this beautiful pomegranate cloth was given to me from Marianne when she visited me.

She saw me ogling it in a gift shop and the next thing you know it's mine.

That's how she operates!

I found white tulips at Whole Foods to complete the calmness I feel right now.

Thank you, everyone. I hope to catch up soon!

xoxo

Lolo♥



Animal Wednesday: A Day Early

"It's as if you were guided by some greater power and knew just what was needed."

I got this wonderful card in the mail today and it immediately trumped the post I was going to do for Animal Wednesday. The polo pictures will have to wait until next week.

This guy won my heart!

I'm fasting today and will be out of commission for most of tomorrow.

Meanwhile, enjoy this blissful feline :)

This one's for you Annie & Spike♥

Animal Wednesday: Second Story Squirrel Patrol

The thunderstorm has just passed through so Emma and I decided to sit on the balcony for some fresh air.

Ahh, I love it when she's quiet and reflective.

(And I love my sexy slippers full of holes!)

Uh-oh...radar ears.

What's that Em?

Do you hear squirrels????

Hmmm. I know I heard those little buggers!

Maybe they're at the neighbor's house!

Now the traffic is too noisy. I can't hear them anymore.

Hey dog idiot!!

I'm trying to relax with Mum. Go play in the traffic and find the damn squirrels!

Do you hear that Em?

Peace and quiet in our little corner, finally!

Happy Animal Wednesday!

Animal Wednesday: Sumo Wrestler

Lately our cat Bliss has been wanting to cuddle up with our dog, Emma.

Not long ago Bliss went into attack mode when we first moved back to Rhode Island. Bliss wasn't well and she took it out on the dog. Emma won't soon forget that!

So when Bliss wants to cuddle, Emma gets up and slithers away.  

Not so yesterday. I was at the computer and heard a low moan come from Emma. My first reaction was 'she's having a seizure' because she has epilepsy. (We call it Emma-lepsy)

Anyway, I turned around to see Bliss pinning down Emma like a Sumo wrestler! Bliss is twice Emma's size and weight.

Bliss was determined to get that damn dog to cuddle!

Emma extricated herself after I snapped this picture:)

Happy Animal Wednesday!

Now go cuddle!

Six Word Saturday #3

My faithful

studio companion

in repose.

;)

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Six Word Saturday # 2

My

sacred space

for creating

peace.

I love sitting at my drawing table flanked by two of my best friends in their fluffy beds. I know I'm very lucky to have this.

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Six Word Saturday

Typical cat!

The center of attention.

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Animal Wednesday: Fitting In

Bliss is trying to make the best of the move even though she can't find the basket that fits her girlish figure. She's looking at me as if to say "Hey, that's it for changes for a while okay?"

That's fine by me, trust me!

Happy Animal Wednesday, and may all your changes lead to better things ;)

Animal Wednesday: Bliss's Window

This is my sweet kitty Bliss who had a hard time adjusting to the drive and the relocation. She finally sits in the window that is in front of my drawing table and she loves it! For those of you who don't know the latest chapter, we may have to move again because the landlady decided she needs to sell the house. Sadly, she didn't get the lease to us before we moved in. (Now we know why!)

The saga continues....

Meanwhile, HAW to all of my pals out there!

Animal Wednesday : She's not fat, she's FLUFFY!

This is my cat Bliss. All 20 pounds of her. Now let me explain why she's carrying so much weight before you comment! She's allergic to most cat foods on the planet. If there's a bit of grain in it she itches until she's bloody. It's a sad way to live. Foods without grains give her bloody diarrhea because she has colitis. Cleaning a fluffy butt a few times a day is an awful chore, and worse if I'm not here to do it and she goes on the bed. You get my drift.

If she eats the diet food that makes her itchy, she has to get depo medrol shots which is a long-acting cortisone with many bad side effects ( ravenous appetite, excessive thirst and worse, diabetes.)

I recently read this wonderful article on feeding cats written by a veterinarian. So now I'm slowly trying the changes she recommends which has shot Bliss's weight up to 20 pounds even though I measure her food! So, what I've chosen to do is pick my battles. The bottom line is I want the most comfort for my cat with the least harmful side-effects. Even though it now takes a crane to lift her, we never make her feel bad about her weight :) HAW!!!!