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April 16, 2014
April 15, 2014
Mother's Day Contest
This contest is for all the Mom's out there and will be running through Mother's Day. The giveaway: a copy of Akasha. (A little calico cat who is the quintessential mother.) And a multi-colored ceramic paws bracelet. To enter: just go to PAGES on the right, click on contest and enter the rafflecopter.
Short Excerpt:Akasha raised her pretty calico head and sniffed the air. Something about the brooding stillness didn’t feel right. There was too much electricity in the heavy atmosphere. The cat peeped out the cubby hole in the boathouse, where she made her home, and looked at a sky turned black with storm clouds. The waves of the lake lifted and hit against the shore with a sharp slap that made her flinch. Thunder rumbled. In the distance, a bolt of lightning cut through the dark and hurled a sizzling blaze of light to the ground.“Mamma, I’m scared.” A tiny replica of herself, down to the gold spot on her chin and black splotch on her right shoulder, peeped at her from the top of an old wooden fishing boat that rested upright on a flat webbing rack supported by eye-hooks.
“Don’t worry, Cairo. Mamma’s here. Mamma will take care of you.” Akasha purred. Her first litter and she was so proud. She’d never known kittens that were as smart or as cute as her little five-week old darlings. She’d had no idea how it would feel to be a mom. That nothing in the world would ever matter as much as these three balls of fluff. She would lay down her life to keep them safe.
And for the non-moms:)
On the same page is a goodreads giveaway of Akasha. Love to have you enter.
Short Excerpt:Akasha raised her pretty calico head and sniffed the air. Something about the brooding stillness didn’t feel right. There was too much electricity in the heavy atmosphere. The cat peeped out the cubby hole in the boathouse, where she made her home, and looked at a sky turned black with storm clouds. The waves of the lake lifted and hit against the shore with a sharp slap that made her flinch. Thunder rumbled. In the distance, a bolt of lightning cut through the dark and hurled a sizzling blaze of light to the ground.“Mamma, I’m scared.” A tiny replica of herself, down to the gold spot on her chin and black splotch on her right shoulder, peeped at her from the top of an old wooden fishing boat that rested upright on a flat webbing rack supported by eye-hooks.“Don’t worry, Cairo. Mamma’s here. Mamma will take care of you.” Akasha purred. Her first litter and she was so proud. She’d never known kittens that were as smart or as cute as her little five-week old darlings. She’d had no idea how it would feel to be a mom. That nothing in the world would ever matter as much as these three balls of fluff. She would lay down her life to keep them safe.
And for the non-moms:)
On the same page is a goodreads giveaway of Akasha. Love to have you enter.
April 14, 2014
Smelly Cat
Greetings. How was your weekend? .
Did you see the story about the poor kitty that lived in a park for a year before he was taken into rescue, then adopted and returned two days later because he passed too much gas? Lucky for the little guy he was adopted out pretty quickly after he was returned. Good thing you can't do that with people or there'd be a lot kicked to the curb. Here's the link if you want to read the story.
https://shine.yahoo.com/pets/smelly-cat-returned-parents-claim-farts-time-194900289.html
April 11, 2014
Happy Friday
Hmm, do you think that's true? Regardless...Have the best weekend ever.
April 10, 2014
Easter Eggs...Lots Of Them
Isn't this amazing?
Mr. Volker Kraft, from Saaalfeld Germany hung 10,000 colored eggs in his apple tree this week.My idea of decorating for Easter is to toss a bunny face on my scrawny, stuffed alley cat I keep at work:)
He's motion activated. When he was younger he used to screech out: 'I'm nothing but an alley cat.' Over the years he has developed laryngitis so now he only arches his back and his eyes glow when someone walks by.
April 9, 2014
Bar Room Buddies
This is dedicated to the baby bro whose idea of a musical is Paint Your Wagon:)
April 8, 2014
April 7, 2014
Authors In Bloom Blog Hop
Crystallized Flowers from S. Davis found in POWER FLOWERSIngredients:2 large egg whites, at room temperature1 teaspoon water1 dozen pesticide-free edible flowers, such as violets, marigolds, rose petals1 cup superfine sugarCombine the egg whites and water, beating lightly with a fork (do not overbeat).Dip a paint brush in the egg whites and paint a flower, covering the petals thoroughly but not excessively.While still wet, gently sprinkle with superfine sugar.Put the crystallized flowers on a sheet pan lined with waxed paper. Allow to dry for 12 to 24 hours.These make beautiful decorations for cakes and desserts.This same technique may be used to make crystallized fruit by dipping the fruit (rather than painting) into the egg white mixture.~*~ To enter the drawing for a copy of POWER FLOWERS go to the contest bar on the right.*For US or Canada entrants a hard copy for the winner is available. If the winner is from a different country, a PDF is available. ~*~The grand prize for the blog hop is a Kindle or Nook and a $25 gift card. 2nd prize is a $25 gift card. To win, entrants must visit each participating blog and comment. Please be sure to leave your email addie.
