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The before photo, grass and weeds along the back of the house, the space by the back door is cleared of pavers, ready for a patio!

We also had the space for a shed paved and put our initials in the corner. Pictured is a heart with "CW" inside. To the bottom right is "'25".

The patio, still drying but unframed. It runs along the back of the house with a walkway to our garage and a couple 4x4 anchors.

The finished patio with 4x4s installed supporting a teal shadesail in the foreground. Moving along the house there are various plants, a bbq, and a canopy all decorating the patio.

We finally have a patio! As we approach our second summer as homeowners, we are finally in a place to really start making it our own.

Thus, the patio! We are going to do more, but this is such an improvement for us, especially since we love the outdoors so much.

A picture from our wedding as we kiss, holding our marriage certificate. I am to the left in a lacy, white, sleeveless dress. To the right is a man in a black vest and suit pants, sapphire blue tie, and teal high tops. On his shoulder is a Voyager Era comm badge.

A picture of Cal, a tiny orange tabby, playing with a feather toy on a cat tower. This was soon after we got him.

Happy 7th wedding Anniversary to my ❤️.

Happy 5th birthday to our Calcifer Purrbody.

May you always rebel.
May you always be strong.
May you always love.

May the fourth be with you!

A photo of a side table, presided over by a young tabby. The table has a large bottle of water (purple with stickers), brown protein shake in a shaker bottle with green lid, a purple battery with a recreational cartridge, a book (Iron Flame), and a divided glass container with Strawberries and probiotic yogurt.

Starting my birthday weekend with style!

I'm powering up with some reading, chilling, and a tasty, proteiny start to my day. Once I finish my book I'm outside in the garden. 📖💚☕️

Oh, and Ozzy says hi!

I have no major plans this weekend. Feel free to show up with offerings of chocolate and yarn. 😉

The pictured quilt: "Princess of Serendip," a 59 x 51 inches art quilt by Frauke Palmer, created in 2018

The view from my table of Voltaire Coffee. They roast their own coffee!

The front of St. Joseph's Basilica

One of my favorite murals while I walked around. A plant-themed mural with the image of a woman obscured by an intricate archway and succulents.

One of my favorite quilted pieces from the museum depicting a woman.

My day wandering around San Jose! I started at Voltaire Coffee, lunch at FAB, some awesome art and shops everywhere, time reading in the sun, and the Quilting and Textiles Museum!

#sanjose #voltairecoffee #fab #plantslut #stjosephsbasilica #muralsfordays #californiavacation

A snip of my BlueSky feed featuring two articles (CNN on top, NYT on bottom) that say that 1. Kindness makes people happier than money AND 2. The US is unhappy.

There couldn't possibly be a connection here?

More and more people keep thinking of only themselves and their money. When we have a country full of assholes and repressed people, did you ex0ect us to be getting happier?

I loved my visit here. The food at Ciya and HMB Coffee Co was fabulous. The people were super nice everywhere, too! I especially enjoyed Inkspell, Tokenz, Fengari, and Poplar Beach. The whole town is very pedestrian friendly too!

Stairs leading to Poplar beach.

A beautiful Cliffside filled with greenery leading to the beach.

Crochet and reading while listening the the waves and digging my feet into the sand.

Yummy Greek food from Ciya in HMB! Fries and a lamb-beef gyro.

And the beach! (And dinner).

California Benedict and hasbrowns from Half Moon Bay Coffee Co. Super pretty and delicious.

A super pretty mural in downtown depicting an underwater scene with a seal, octopus, and various other creatures.

The wildlife was very friendly (and remember I'm a Disney princess). The bird kept chattering and visiting me.

The front display at a yarn shop called Fengari. It features a large, coral-colored, knit octopus manipulating yarn.

Yesterday was another great California day! It was forecasted as the sunniest day while we are here, so I ended up at Half Moon Bay(thanks to a combo of my s.o. and Uber).

They have a baleautiful beach, lovely people, a cute downtown, and great food!

A snip of Fitbit. Almost 13K steps before 3pm.

A side selfie with a Goku statue.

This bizarre display is in a spectacle store in the mall. A portal with donkies? Or is this inside all stone pillars?

A picture of a fun, colorful shopfront.

I'm visiting the San Jose Area this week. The area transit is on strike, but even hoofing it, there's plenty to do. All the steps mean more delicious treats.

I've seen Winchester Mystery House (fab!), Santana Row, all of Westfield Valley Fair, and now a break at B&N.

Honeyed lemons! Add rosemary too. Slice the lemons thinly, layer in a jar with honey until full. Seal the jar, refrigerate. They will be ready in three days and last for a while. I use the juice and fruit for cooking (w/chicken is great) and cocktails.

A young tabby cat sits like a human on a couch, one arm propped on a table, paw resting by the handle of a Mario coffee mug.

This handsome kitty turns 1 today! Happy birthday, Ozzy!

This cat is spoiled and got a flappy bird toy and fresh cat grass this morning. Tonight he feasts, gets the best treats, and priority snuggles.

So happy to have you in the family, dude!

It's been a bit over a year since George passed, but I'm thinking of him today, so I thought I'd share him with BlueSky.

Here's George. He was such a good boy! I wish he'd gotten to live in our new house and sunbathe in all the windows.

A 17-pound fluffy tabby cat sits in front of a door on a blue patterned carpet.

This good boi turns three today!

The great Magnus. Maggie. The Mags. The BOOF.

The guilty party, Odysseus "Ozzy" George. His expression feigns innocence. We really know he is tabby trouble.

A d.e.s.t.r.o.y.e.d roll of TP, examined by the camera.

The tp carnage across the base of the stairs

I took the week off last week and we've had a couple snow days since as well. Today was the first day my s.o. and I worked away from home since.

Ozzy submitted his complaint to management in the form of TP massacre. Carnage from the second floor down the stairs.

A picture of slippers on socked feet stadium on a tiled floor. The slippers are in the shape of a grey cat, Lucifer from Cinderella. The eyes make the slippers look suspicious and mischievous.

But like...I think these are my favorite slippers ever now.

My cats don't know what to think of them.

They have tails and whiskers and hide the attack-toes.

Way to go, Miniso!

Three blooms of a white Amaryllis. A purple orchid also blooms in the background.

The white Amaryllis blooms from another angle. White orchid blooms in the background.

Isn't she lovely?

My first Amaryllis is in bloom (bonus: eyeball those blooming orchids, too!) and is beautiful.

Two cats mirror each other, on their hind legs, looking out a screen door.

They like the new screen door! Also, Ozzy is bigger than his older brother...Calcifer, the forever gRunt.

A young brown tabby lays on a grey couch, eyes dilated, looking towards the cameraperson.

Happy 2025 all!

One more year until WWIII (according to the Star Trek Universe).

Be what you want the world to be. We can still fix this if we live our lives with purpose, compassion, understanding, acceptance, and love.

Cats Can't Dance
is just
Orange Cat Energy the Movie

Change my mind!

There is an arrangement of various items on a counter with two gift baskets with cookies, chocolate, and other similar consumables. One is a crockpot chocolate fondue kit. Among the other items are 11 pairs of socks, lots of individual chocolate bars/boxes, various giftcards/cards, a grey beanie that has white lettering "shit show supervisor", a set of kitchen towels and mitts, a white elephant provided yellow clutch (barf), and a vintage style cat puzzle.

It was my last day at school for the year and we had our white elephant.

Our students and families really spoil us though!

My boss really wins it this year...I officially have the title "Shit Show Supervisor" now.

But really...all sugar, no booze?!

And lots of socks.

I'm not mad at it. ❤️

A handmade jute bag with an imprint of a coffee branch and the words "Bourbon Specialty Coffee"

A handmade jute bag with various symbols and imprints indicating the bag is certified fair trade, food grade, and from Brazil.

The jute bag is being held open to display the handles and black lining more closely.

A photo of the cutouts from a coffee bean sack- these are the pieces used to make the bag in the first photos.

Since I had the afternoon to myself, I got into my project stash and made this! I got the coffee sack for $3 a few months back to haul some stuff. We have a white elephant tomorrow, so I'm putting some goodies in this for one of my teachers!

#fiberarts #sewing #handmadewithlove #coffeelovers

A grey multi-tier cat tree with a cat on each of three levels, looking at the camera (or nearby). The cat on tip is a 20lb brown tabby, the middle is an 8mo brown tabby kitten, and the bottom is an orange with alpha energy.

Top down: Magnus, Ozzy, Calcifer! Begging for treats of course.

I'm having a whiplash of a day and it isn't even 10am!

Traffic was a nightmare. My car dash alerted "Hybrid system malfunction" & asked me to find a safe space to park mid traffic jam.

The power is out, so work closed.

It's gonna be okay though. The lady at the grocery checkout gave me stickers!

An orange kitty, back-lit by sunshine. He is in front of a window with pale curtains on a soft teal blanket. He stares directly at the camera with a smug look.

Throwback to a year ago and everything we have done since.

This photo was when we had just moved into our first house, recently lost my MIL and a cat,and really just needed something to go right.

I hope the next year just keeps looking up!

Three cats on a light-colored, multi-tuer cat tree. The bottom tier is an orange cat who is...not impressed, named Calcifer. The middle tier is Ozzy, the brown tabby kitten, ready for mischief. On the tip tier is Magnus, his boofy heiress the brown tabby.

Just the boofy crew, begging for treats while I cook! 🐾

The fact that Disney bought Star Wars and bought the Muppets and haven’t done a Muppets Star Wars is a crime.

On a background of cool-toned, comfy-looking blankets sits various items. Left to right: a crochet scarf project in rainbow and grey shades, an empty coffee cup that has an Xbox controller image, and a purple notebook with pens and a measuring tape.

A closeup of the project scarf from the first photo. The image focuses on the foreground to show the detail of the crochet hook atop the scarf. The scarf is a waffle stitched pattern made with a grey strand of yarn combined with a rainbow yarn, resulting in gentle color changes and a muted variation in the color.

My weekend has definitely started with a mood.

It feels like it's always this time of year that goblin mode kicks in.

Also, I'm so about the vibe of my recent scarf project!