Thank you dear beautiful Chris!!

40 followers!!  I am so excited!  This is a picture of my best friend Chris and Myself in high school....she just became my 40th follower....We met in homeroom! in 1969!  she was the new girl...we were on Martha's Vineyard for Chris's birthday and Thanksgiving.......seems like yesterday........Thank you dear friend!!

Happy New year!! A year in Cats!!

 This is the year the inmates have started to run the asylum........

 do you think we are beginning to run a little over the limit???

 Mind you I have several shots of the same kitty......but.......

 there are .......

 now.......

                                                                          9....yes ....9

 but ...they are all....very very ...nice.....

 and funny......

 and sweet.........  = ^ .. ^ =

 some very very sweet.......

 we do love them ......all....very much........but????   if your kitty needs a home???   I think we might....have to say no....

at least for now........    Happy New Year to all my new and lovely friends out there!!.....many warm and happy thoughts your way..... xxxxxxxooooooo and lots of love...... too!

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

Merry Christmas to all you wonderful people out there!!  

A few images from our happy house.....It has been one of my greatest pleasures getting to know you and sharing a piece of our lives together......

May you all find a lovely spot to curl up in as part of your day....or day after..

Thank you for all the happiness you bring to all of us out here!

May our world of blog change the world for the better....

Most of us just want to be peaceful and content.....

enjoy the people and animals we love...

My special Love to you all...

Blessings of the very best kind to you and yours.... and a little Ho Ho Ho a well.....

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

and oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"sMiss Holly Mr. Holly and the kitties...  (9 )

= ^ .. ^ = "s  

P.S. You will note in the opening picture....the kitty clean up spray next to the tree......real life.!!  love you all !!!!

Special post for Helen from her babies!

 Miss  Pilgrim and Mr. K want to say hello to there mummy in Christchurch!   " Look mum I am a study in taupe and cream !  I am beautiful aren't I......"

 Some one wants to help his foster mum decorate the tree!  He needs his hind paw nails clipped!!
        ( please ignore the lady in her nighty in the background! )

 Oh my.... Do these nails need clipping!  ouch!

 We found a spot to leap too!!!!   " I am a handsome boy!"

The leaping spot!!!  I will now go back to the tree trimming!!  Without help!!
The message is......."We Love you mum and we are fine here at auntie Holly's house!!!!!   Don't worry about us!  You will always be our mum!!!!!!!  "
                            = ^ .. ^ =         &           = ^ .. ^ =

Winter has finally arrived......

This is what I am waiting for!!  This is a picture taken in about 1967 or 68...My childhood home...which is across the street for where I live today....This was the  best winter vacation I ever had....we had a week off and then got 2 snowstorms back to back and had a second week off!!!!!   I was in kid heaven!!!  non stop playing in the snow!!
It has not been that way of late .....we have had 50's and 60's....but today!!!!  it is 35!!!!!  I am so so so so so so Happy!!  
I have been the worst blogger...... I get an F-    I did hurt my shoulder but that is really no excuse....so I am going to really try to be at least a C....
I read you all and love every minute of it.....My inspiration from all the wonderful hand work and the realization that there are some really wonderful people out there .....YOU....  So I hope to be around more!!  Happy day nice people!

November!!!!

 I love November above all other months!!  The color..the light...cold nights and warm (ish ) days...The Holidays.......I just love it all....fire in the fireplace....homemade bread!!

 We are having a really late fall here.....usually most of the leaves are gone but this year they are just hanging on.....yea!!

 The Marsh turns a golden color and we can see so much more!  Hen Island in the distance on the Left.

 These are my favorite mums of all !  soft pink ...with a yellow center....they are so tall they flop over and then the yellow and orange leaves mix in.......so pretty....the mums we call Mummys mums..because they are so my mother....but I found out they are called Sheffield ...isn't that a wonderful name!

 My quince is putting out a few cold weather blooms.....

 Look at this color!!!!!!  I makes me happy......  = ^.. ^ =  

 Hen Island.....

 Quince and a few other surprises in the fall garden...

 Oh!!  and why did I not know how much fun wool felt is???????

 My little snow man.....I love him!

 This is the beginning of a little winter scene!!

One side of a mitten that will be an ornament..  I am in love with felt!!  Have any of you used the  bamboo felt??  I am thinking of trying it because it is washable...or so I am told...and I worry about moths with the wool.... I would love to know..  I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!