Cat On My Head

Water Spot in the New Mexico Mountains

2013-10-14T08:10:53.973-07:00

New Mexico Window

2013-10-14T08:11:53.919-07:00

Sunday Hills (painting)

2013-07-28T20:35:31.948-07:00

Here is the first new painting I've created in a long time.   It is a 9" x 12" acrylic on canvas.  The colors make me happy.

Gr. Gr. Gr. Grandparents' Marriage Certificate!

2013-03-02T14:26:10.061-07:00

My most excellent friend Mary, who has researched a lot of old family genealogy for me, just found the marriage certificate for my Gr. Gr. Gr. Grandmother Frances, who I've learned (thanks to someone on ancestry.com) was known as 'Fanny' and her husband William Cage.  This is from way back in 1806:

My Gr. Gr. Gr. Grandmother, Francis Street Cage

2013-03-02T14:26:46.591-07:00

Old Family Photos 1

2013-02-15T15:30:56.458-07:00

My oldest brother has begun digitalizing the old family photos he has been hoarding for decades and sending them out to the family.  I am loving the ones I've gotten thus far.   This one is of my mother, 'Gentle Annie', as a toddler, maybe around 1915 or 1916:

The Landscape Of My Left Palm

2013-01-01T11:35:59.238-07:00

Eclipsed Sun, Setting

2013-01-01T11:24:11.816-07:00

Griffin Gets A Treat

2013-01-01T11:24:29.331-07:00

When I Was A Zombie

2012-02-12T08:22:49.493-07:00

Henry Sweetly Snoozing

2012-01-25T13:17:40.682-07:00

Harvesting the Potatoes!

2011-11-03T15:26:46.240-07:00

And my second harvest, which I dug up yesterday:

Gorgeous Chester

2011-11-03T15:26:46.254-07:00

Tarantula Visitor!

2011-12-09T07:17:58.222-07:00

Recent Afternoon Rainbows

2011-10-03T14:51:49.095-07:00

Griffin & Rexie Snuggling!

2011-07-28T14:06:19.334-07:00

These two are very fond of each other. Recently I turned around at my desk and saw them in this adorable configuration. They are SO sweet! Do your pets enjoy sleeping with each other, too?

Magic Moon Over New Mexico

2011-07-15T04:20:49.440-07:00

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Upside Down Griffin

2011-06-16T19:43:50.213-07:00

Here is a photo of Griffin I took the other night.  He really enjoys lying upside down... 
It makes me smile to see him like that!

Griffin On The Back Porch

2011-05-29T16:41:16.353-07:00

Griffin & I declare it is now Spring...

2011-04-19T16:21:33.326-07:00

My Childhood Home

2011-02-28T11:10:32.229-07:00

I finally was able to find my childhood home on Google Maps! Yay... It made me happy to see it again after 44 years. Earlier, when I couldn't find it, I thought the building must have been torn down. But it's still standing, looking much the way it did when I was a child there, even though now it's a Bank of America building. My older sister Paige, who still lives in the area, says it's her bank and since it used to be her home they've given her a free deposit box for life!

The image below is interactive, so you can move around in it, go further down the road, turn left and right, etc... The driveway across the street, a little before my house, was where my best childhood friend, Andy (Andrea) lived. The best tuna sandwiches I've ever eaten were made in that house. I spent a lot of time over there. In fact her mother taught me how to spell my name, by not letting me enter the house until I spelled it correctly for her. I learned it pretty quickly. I also remember us looking at scary photos in the medical books belonging to Andy's father, who was a doctor.

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New Mexico Natural Gas Outage

2011-02-05T00:23:51.383-07:00

It's been an interesting, and cold, few days around here. First we had cold night temperatures that went down past 20 below zero two nights ago. That night I could see my breath as I lay in bed, under a huge pile of blankets.Then, the next morning, the entire town of Taos, along with many other areas of New Mexico, lost natural gas service. Natural gas is the only, or primary, source of heat for many here, including yours truly. Governor Susana Martinez declared a state of emergency for New Mexico on Thursday. Over 10,000 customers were out of natural gas, just in my area alone.The local stores immediately sold out of space heaters, electric blankets, etc., yesterday morning. And all the grocery stores and gas stations were also mobbed, as people were concerned about the electric grid failing. There were a few minor power outages last night, but that was all. Shelters were set up for those who needed it, though I heard that not many people took advantage of it. My personal situation was that I had only one small electric space heater. I went to the stores to try to buy another one, but they were all gone. I fueled up the car, as it was already almost on empty, and then I went home and took a shower with the last of the hot water in my gas water heater. So I was clean, but my house was getting cold. I do have a fireplace, but that is in another part of the house, away from the kitchen and bathroom. My biggest concern was pipes freezing during the night. In the afternoon, I heard on a local radio station, that the local Ace Hardware store was going to have a truckload of portable heaters delivered. I called them and they told me that the heaters, 1200 of them, were being driven down from Colorado and should be arriving around 9 PM. After closing at their regular time, they would open up again, at 9, to sell the heaters. I got there a little after 9 PM to a surreal scene of 40 or more cars and trucks sitting out in a dark, icy parking lot in front of the hardware store. There was a police car there also. I was told by the man standing outside the store that the truck had encountered a snow storm up in Colorado, and they were now expecting it to arrive between 10 and 10:30 PM. I drove back home for a little while and returned, with my camera, closer to 10 PM. The scene was the same, except there were now more vehicles parked outside the store. Checking in again, I was told there were further delays and they were expecting the truck to arrive between 11 and 11:30... There were now two or three police cars present.Shortly afterwards they began to let people inside the store to wait where it was warmer, as the temperatures outside were rapidly dropping.  I was among the first group let into the store.  As we waited in the store for over an hour, we were given periodic updates as to where the truck was... It's in San Luis, Colorado... It's in Costilla, New Mexico... it's in Questa... it's in Arroyo Hondo... it's in Taos! Then the heaters, in various types and price ranges, began being distributed to the happy crowd. The police were in the store with us now, to ensure all stayed calm, and that all the heaters that were being walked out the door had actually been paid for. I found a heater that I liked very much, happily paid for it, and, after taking some photos, drove home. I got back home a little before midnight. I'd have to say it was the strangest shopping trip I've ever made! The extra heater was just what was needed[...]

Griffin Is Such A Handsome Love Boy!

2011-01-22T23:32:33.264-07:00

Henry On The Roof

2011-01-19T21:11:08.256-07:00

Fieldsie Watching 'Video Catnip'

2011-01-07T03:02:30.198-07:00

I recently ordered 'Video Catnip' DVD, a viewing experience created to entertain cats. It has images of birds and squirrels for cats to watch. My order arrived yesterday and when I got home with it I popped it into the computer. Fieldsie was the first of my cats to notice it, and below is a short video of him watching. I think more of my cats will enjoy this soon, once they discover it. I'm planning on leaving it playing for them when I'm away at work.


 
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