I had 59 blog posts this month and there was no way I could leave it like that. It would have bothered me like a hair in a sandwich. (Lobby, lobby, lobby…) So here is blog post number 60 to bring balance back to the universe.
November 2011 archive
Nov 30 2011
A Tiny Birthday Visitor
After our birthday dinner for my brother we found this little guy clinging to the living room curtains. He was missing the very tip of his tail. I think I shall call him Tippy. Caught him and kept him indoors for the night so he could stay safe and warm. Tomorrow he shall be a …
Nov 30 2011
Ozzie’s Birthday Dinner
Had all the San Diego family members gather for my older brother’s birthday dinner that my mom had made. It was pörkölt (Hungarian stew-like dish) with mashed potatoes and a few side dishes. Also had some brownie cake but I forgot to take pictures of that. There was no singing.
Nov 29 2011
I Never Get Tired Of These
We had ourselves another amazingly colored sunset this evening. Maybe it’s the time of year. Whatever the reason for the bounty lately, I never get tired of enjoying them.
Nov 29 2011
Zoo Day With Mami
Spent a few hours walking around the San Diego Zoo with my mom today. Got her out of the house to get some exercise. Perfect day for it with the warm weather and no crowds. Highlight of the visit was seeing two tiny capybara, one which was only two weeks old and the other which …
Nov 28 2011
Christmas Frustrations
What was supposed to be a fun-filled day of Christmas decorating with my friend, Sylvia, turned into a day spent driving to K-Mart, Costco, Sears, Walmart and Target looking for just the right style of Christmas lights that she was needing for this year’s decorations. At each location she got more frustrated by not finding …
Nov 27 2011
Moving Day For A Stranger
Went up to Orange County with my friends Mary and Sylvia to help Mary’s uncle move some of his belongings down here to San Diego. The day consisted of us driving up to Cypress, stopping first at a Starbucks to refuel ourselves before any heavy lifting, then stopping at a motorcycle shop/U-Haul rental business to …
Nov 26 2011
Cats Again – Day Four
Fourth and final full day of cat-sitting for the neighbors. Today the focus was mainly on action shots with a few portraits thrown in. Slowly I’m getting to know what to expect and when with the cats. And slowly they are getting used to me shoving a camera into their personal spaces. But alas, tomorrow …
Nov 26 2011
One Year Down
One year ago today I sheepishly posted my very first blog entry. It was quite brief, highly uninteresting and dismissible at best. In the year since that first almost stillborn post my regular viewership has exploded, literally tripling from just one reader (me) to an astounding three readers (still, including me)! And more than one third of all …
Nov 25 2011
Cats Again – Day Three
Third day of watching the neighbors’ cats. All eight of them. All black. All large. All skittish. All rights reserved.
Nov 25 2011
Tumblr Win For A Day
Apparently my Cotton-headed Tamarin and Red-headed Rock Agama photos on my Tumblr blog were very popular today. No idea why the surge, but grateful for the interest. Probably a lot of cross-blogging going on. I guess I need to start adding more images.
Nov 25 2011
Starbucks With My Mom
Went for a post-Thanksgiving coffee trip to Starbucks with my mom today. Besides our beverages we also split a slice of delicious lemon loaf cake, which, unlike social media of late, never ceases to satisfy me.
Nov 24 2011
Cats Again – Day Two
Second full day of cat-sitting for the neighbors. Not much to share other than it started on a cloudy morning with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV, which I didn’t even watch, and ended with a night version of the morning shot.
Nov 24 2011
Religious Insect
After our Thanksgiving dinner I noticed a praying mantis on the outside of our kitchen window screen. Not sure if he was praying to be asked in to join us in the holiday celebration or that he was eternally grateful for not being involved in our gathering and was perfectly happy eyeing us from the …
Nov 24 2011
Thanksgiving With The Family
Seven ninths of our immediate family plus three kittens assembled for our Thanksgiving meal of turkey (duh), mashed potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, asparagus, broccoli and yams. Completely forgot to make the gravy and the dressing. At least we can make those later for all the leftover turkey. For dessert we enjoyed cupcakes and both apple …
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