Arrival in Venice, Florida

Mar 17, 2025 | Florida 2025

We left Springfield on the afternoon of Monday February 24th and I can’t tell you how awesome it was to get chauffeured by Kevin to the Springfield airport, ridiculously easy security with no line, and the plane was on time. I only want to fly out of Springfield...

February Cats, mostly of the orange variety

Mar 6, 2025 | Kitties

Mom and I ventured down to sunny Florida last week and of course I took a million and one photos, mostly of the sunset on the beach and birds on the beach and the waves and all. Plus photos on MOM’S HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and it was awesome to celebrate in a warm...

St. Louis Canyon at Starved Rock

Feb 20, 2025 | travel

We hiked to the St. Louis Canyon on our third and final day at the park. But first, here’s a photo of the lodge lobby. It’s very rustic. This hike is nice because it’s near the cabins so very quick to get right to the trail. We arrived at this little...

Starved Rock, Day Two

Feb 17, 2025 | travel, Uncategorized

They had a special winter promotion at the lodge, a reduced rate plus a $15 dollar coupon for breakfast for breakfast both mornings, so that was nice. We started our day with a delicious lodge dining room breakfast. It’s good we had a hearty breakfast because we...

Starved Rock

Feb 12, 2025 | travel

Kevin and I took a trip, yaaay for that! A short one, two nights, to Starved Rock, where we’d gone to in Nov. 2023. This time, though, BEV WAS BACK to watch over our very very large herd of cats. Whoo Hoo, Bev! We were overjoyed that she came back and also that...

Really Wrapping up January…

Feb 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

Finally, finally, getting out of January – here’s sweet little Sweetie, enjoying a sunbeam. I finally hung the xmas lights around the perimeter of the garage, and they make me very happy, indeed. I’m sure the garage kitties are also thrilled. I think...

The Last of the First Month…

Feb 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

Let’s get onto April already, or better yet, May! I’m realizing that there are too many photos to post right now, so this isn’t actually the last of the first month, it’s the second to last. In the middle of January this deer looked like it...

Marching on through the Wintertime

Feb 3, 2025 | Uncategorized

Although it’s supposed to be in the 60s today, whoo hoo for that! But it’s a one-day-only kind of thing. Oh well. We’ll take what we can get. Also I have a ridiculous amount of stuff to accomplish today so I don’t know how much I’ll get...

More from January, almost exclusively Riley

Jan 27, 2025 | Uncategorized

Here’s Riley on Jan. 4th. I feel like he hadn’t been sitting in so many funny positions before, or maybe I just never paid enough attention, which is always a good possibility with me since I frequently pay no attention to things in general. He looks so...

January, mostly cat-related,

Jan 26, 2025 | Uncategorized

Because that’s what I’m all about, aren’t I? A Complete Crazy Old Cat Lady. But there it is. Anyway, earlier in the month I suggested to Kevin that we see how it’d be if we gave Pumpkin to Mom. I’d suggested this a long time ago and he...

The Lake

Jan 20, 2025 | Uncategorized

I can’t believe how much has happened since I posted here last, but right now here’s a great video that Kevin took this morning. He posted on his own site, which he doesn’t do so often, but they wouldn’t let him post a video unless he started...

Winter

Jan 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

We had nine inches of snow on Sunday, more than expected, and we might get another couple inches tonight/tomorrow. Oh well. I didn’t leave the house til yesterday and was delighted to find that all the major roads were perfectly clear and dry. I did have to...

Happy New Year!

Jan 5, 2025 | Christmas

2025 already. We’re having a snowstorm today; the wind is whipping the waves around out on the lake and I’m happy to sit here on the couch. It’s storming all over the country, and we were supposed to get a foot, but now it’s saying seven...