A couple of cool cats....

First, we had a bit of company last week, our friend Patrick drove up on his way to Colorado and spent the night. We put him to work dicing onions to go into the buffalo burgers and he said he wouldn't mind wearing my pinnie. Looks pretty good on him, too, wouldn't you say? He's a fun guy and keeps us laughing most of the time.

The next day, he and Jim drove off into the sunrise together but in separate trucks, to head the rest of way to CO, talking to each on hand-helds. After helping Patrick unload a truck full of furniture, Jim intended to catch a mess of big trout. So he's having a fishing vacation and getting to spend time with his buddy, so he's happy.

The next night, as I was lying in bed reading, I saw something just horrible- Beeswax's neck was bright reddish-pink and it just freaked me out, I was sure it was blood. Then I remembered he was wearing a hot pink collar and had gotten caught in a severe rainstorm earlier! Phew! His collar was bleeding, not him! My boy was OK. Scared me, though!

Nosey Parker evidently really misses her Daddy because she has been glued to me all night, every night. Sleeping curled up in my arms, on my stomach, cooking me until I'm sure I'm going to explode, making bread on my wrists and palms until they're a prickled mess, gosh, I just love it! My baby..... she's so stinking sweet when she's asleep!


Up on the fabric hutch, which is usually covered with a white towel....