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I’m Grace Hughes, from Springfield, IL. Welcome to my world of fun, mostly involving cats and sometimes travel.

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Starved Rock, Day Two

Starved Rock, Day Two

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...

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Starved Rock

Starved Rock

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....

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Really Wrapping up January…

Really Wrapping up January…

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....

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The Last of the First Month…

The Last of the First Month…

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...

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Marching on through the Wintertime

Marching on through the Wintertime

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...

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More from January, almost exclusively Riley

More from January, almost exclusively Riley

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...

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January, mostly cat-related,

January, mostly cat-related,

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...

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The Lake

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...

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Winter

Winter

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...

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