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Sister Weekend

Had a whirlwind weekend with the sis. On Saturday we were planning on beginning the day at the Paris Flea Market but did not get the early start that we had initially planned thus had to pass that one by. They have the flea market the first Saturday of every month May through October at Aspen Grove, we are hoping the timing works out that we can still catch it before it ends.

Jerry’s Artarama ended up being our first stop of the day for sketching materials. Okay actually Starbucks drive-thru was

Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman

Okay I now have a new favorite book my Neil Gaiman. I absolutely adore Crazy Hair! It is an amusing rhyming tale about all that goes on up in his crazy hair.







In my hair Gorillas leap,
Tigers stalk,
And ground sloths sleep.
Prides of lions
Make their lair
Somewhere
in my crazy hair.

The artwork of Dave McKean is just as fun. I love his hairy illustrations. They are tangled with lots of vivid nuances. In other words, great eye candy.

And though I am not one to usually place a dare...
I would challenge him o

Fables Volume 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham

Bill Willingham’s Fables Volume 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers starts off with a flash back to the Fables' last stand in their home world against the Adversary forces. Boy Blue makes it on board the last ship to smuggle Fables through the gateway into our world (the Mundane), but his newly found love, Little Red Riding Hood, does not and is presumed dead. That is why centuries later, the surviving Fables are elated when Little Red Riding Hood shows up on their doorstep after escaping through th

Weekly Gretel

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Edible Raven - The Curious Curse

I know it probably seems like lately all I have been doing is playing with our new kitten, Gretel. Well that would be pretty accurate, but before our new little fur ball arrived, I did complete a story which is going to be published in the debut issue of the Edible Raven magazine. The story, The Curious Curse, is heavily influenced by my love of Edward Gorey. It is a short little ditty about a curse, a town, and a Finn written in rhyme.

I noticed today that the illustrator and graphic artist, Pam

Hellboy 5: Conqueror Worm by Mike Mignola

In Hellboy 5: Conqueror Worm, Hellboy and his colleague Roger the Homunculus, who we were introduced to in Hellboy 3’s Almost Colossus, are sent to investigate the ruins of a castle in Austria where Nazis conducted scientific experiments under the direction of our favorite mad scientist, that crazy head in a glass jar, Herman Von Klempt. Their experiments included launching a space capsule that in the future will land back on earth with an evil spirit from the stars that will put an end to manki

Gretel's 2nd Weekend

This weekend her Granddad and Grandma drove two hours down from the mountains to see their new grandkitty with a bounty of kitty toys. Spoiled? Why on earth would you think that?


I love playing with my new ball because it make jingling noises. It will be even more fun to play with at night while my Mommy and Daddy are trying to sleep.



But what I really like playing with is my CASTLE!!! Yes that is right, my Granddad and Grandma brought me a castle. Shouldn't all kitties have their own castle?





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Catch Roadhouse Joe Blues Band This Weekend

Two full nights of live gritty hard blues with Roadhouse Joe. Catch them tonight at Denver's hottest new venue in NoDo, Casselman's Bar & Venue, 2620 Walnut St., Denver. Benjamin Wells will open the show at 8pm and Roadhouse Joe will take the stage at 10pm. The venue is promoting the show at the Rockies game only 5 blocks away, so when the game ends the music begins. Bring your Rockies ticket stub for a free beer!

Then tomorrow night head on over to Zephyr Lounge, 11940 E. Colfax Ave in Aurora a

Gretel's Weekend

It was a busy first weekend for our new little bundle.

Her big sister, who is a glamorous actress doing stage in NY, was in town to finalize a few plans for her upcoming wedding in August and a bridal shower, stopped by Saturday morning to play, play, play, play, play with Gretel.



Then her Aunt Pamie and Uncle Paul came on Sunday bearing lots of kitty gifts including feather toys, fuzzy mice with bells, and a couple of packages of purple peep birdies that her naughty Mommy would not let her play w

The Swamps of Sleethe by Jack Prelutsky

The Swamps of Sleethe by Jack Prelutsky was the book I got at the Tattered Cover’s Book Lover’s Day celebration on 4/23. It caught my eye on their National Poetry Month display. My favorite book by Jack Prelutsky is The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep, but this one may be a close 2nd. The Swamps of Sleethe take you on a poetic journey through a galaxy far from our own and one that you will soon find that you need to stay far away from.

On sweltering Sleethe, in s