Cats and Words

Outstanding!

Sarcasm, right???

Why are all the people around him wearing the same suit and tie? Weird.

We’ve heard this line so many times, and it’s almost always followed not too long thereafter by “a mutually agreed parting of the ways”. The only question is when.

Leo contemplates the arrival of autumn. #photogeniccat

We can’t have a cold cat! 😻

a cartoon baboon says it is time Alt: Rafiki says it is time

Oof. Pulled out the flannel pajamas last night. And being a soft Southerner by birth, I am not ashamed to admit that I caved and turned on the heat. #newenglandweather #crispy

Uh-huh. This is almost always the prelude to a “(mutually agreed) parting of the ways”.

The sound of my own voice on recordings will always be weird to me: “wait, that’s what people hear when I talk??”

I had one of those moments today where the word I knew I wanted was firmly stuck in my brain while my mouth was insisting on going rogue. My brain wanted "cufflinks" but my mouth wanted "handcuffs". I mean, what ...? #useyourwords #whenEnglishmajorsgobad

At the Boston Public Library, deaccessioned (I love that word) books become menu holders in their tea room.

Fluffy lynx point cat on blankets

Happy #SaintFrancisDay! 😻

She was 96. (And an active churchwoman to her last day.)

In the space of a few hours this morning, we have gained an archbishop and lost a legend. Prayers of different intentions for Sarah Mullally and Patricia Routledge. #churchofengland #hyacinthbucket

He’s following the William Love template. I won’t be surprised if he resurfaces in ACNA or ACA in a few months.

She’s darling!

The origin of the word is Arabic, and given historical trade routes it’s no surprise that the European versions would all be near-homophones.

What’s more important is whether you’re OK. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

“Simalar” sounds like something you’d give to a colicky infant.

Black cat in a church

Black cat on a desk

#churchcat in his natural habitat(s). #catswithjobs

The Cloisters!

Also “grunion”, which is a fish. A North American species, no less. Nope: denied.

chicken, leek, and rice soup An easy, rustic chicken soup with built-in flexibility so you can use what you have on hand, but a few of my favorite things (leeks, lemon, herbs, some heat, and even the most barebones of stocks) …

Soup made, and my kitchen smells like leeks and Aleppo pepper. 😋

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It’s fantastic, and you can freeze it for one of those days when you just want a bowl of homemade chicken soup in about 20 minutes.

Thank you! Definitely saving this one. 👍🏻😋

chicken, leek, and rice soup An easy, rustic chicken soup with built-in flexibility so you can use what you have on hand, but a few of my favorite things (leeks, lemon, herbs, some heat, and even the most barebones of stocks) …

Meanwhile, today I’m making this, because there is nothing like a good chicken soup.
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I’m still looking for a beef-stew recipe I can really enjoy, having been traumatized in childhood by my mother’s frozen-vegetables-and-chuck pressure-cooker version. What’s your go-to?

I can't read the book silently without collapsing in helpless laughter. Hearing it read aloud may put me in hospital – a risk I'm willing to take.

Today feels like a good day to make soup. #comfortfoodseason

I use it all the time.