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2020 Staycation: 24 ideas to create SE Asia in your home
We all want to have a fun and happy summer but with the coronavirus running rampant, a trip to a distant tropical island in southeast Asia is not on the calendar. It’s time for a staycation to fake the experience at home. Start off by thinking about the things you want to do on tropical…
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In memory of Foreground Cat
Foreground Cat joined our household in January when he turned up here with his son, Gord. Despite his name, he was the least photogenic cat, often in the background and at first very skittish. After a while, we built up some trust and eventually he loved to be brushed and petted. He purred and rubbed…
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Make Music Day 2020
Last year on the summer solstice, The Hill Sisters played some shows as part of Make Music Upper Perk. This year, we are separated by travel restrictions. But I decided I needed to perform anyway – the HILL SISTER Plays Alone – and set up a one woman show for cats and passersby. Maura grabbed…
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Garden art
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Plums 2020
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Happy 1st birthday to the weather four-cats!
One year ago today, Three birthed four tiny kittens. We had a birthday party for them and their friends, but they were so eager to get the food, they didn’t blow out the candles! Only one cat (Futatsuyama, of course) was slightly singed. Maura, firstborn. He has grown into a cat who wants to live…
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Wash your hands
You are washing your hands, of course, to help stop yourself from falling ill in this time of fearsome viruses. But lots of people (me included) skimp a bit on time. The recommended duration is 20 seconds under the suds. You can sing Happy Birthday or you can elevate the erudition of your timing and…
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Toilet paper crisis
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Meet Gord
Looking at this video from this afternoon, I have to admit that we now have 5 cats at home. Gord appeared one January day, following his big brother/father, Foreground Cat, to steal food. Captured on the cat cam a week after his first visit: Within days, he cheekily made himself at home in the pom-pom…
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Drawing weeds
Taking advantage of the lovely weather and a break in my workday, I went outside to sketch. My helpers came with me. She wasn’t wrong. I need to work on my drawing skills.
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