Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 7:03 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … lamplight … Mom’s Stiffel lamp (a pair) …
… Ramon Novarro, 1929 … by George Hurrell (1904-1992) …
… Ramon Novarro as Parcivil, with Pancho Barnes’ horse, Lightning. When Pancho saw this photograph, she exclaimed: “If George Hurrell can make my horse look as beautiful as the most handsome man in America, then everyone should be using George Hurrell as their photographer.” — George Hurrell: Master of Hollywood Glamour Photography …
Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 11:00 am — Perkins … on Grandma Ahola’s sewing basket … a good view of the humming bird feeder attached to the deck window …
Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 10:58 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … who’s this little tuxedo stranger? … Little Tux! …
… Are you my mom? …
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2:45 pm … Little Tux … encouraged by Glinda, Wizard of Oz, 1939 … “There’s no place like home” …
… “There’s no place like home” …
Little Tux … from Cousin L … spun cotton kitten … by VintagebyCrystal …
ABOUT OUR CRAFT: Every whimsical character is handmade in upstate New York using the lost art of spun cotton, a century old craft inspired by the techniques used by cottage artisans who made holiday ornaments in Victorian era Germany. Each piece is made using cotton, cotton batting, a wire framed armature, and various types of paints and washes. … Most animal figures/ornaments have hand painted details and are bendable. —VintagebyCrystal: Vintage Inspired Spun Cotton Figures and Ornaments – Etsy … and web site vintagebycrystal.com
Thursday, December 3, 2020, 9:26 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … the Cat Toys Gang has her surrounded … under Mom’s vintage dresser … how’s she going to talk her way out of THIS one?? …
Sunday, November 22, 2020, 12:15 am —Katharine Hepburn … in her kitchen at the family home on the water at Fenwick, Old Saybrook, Connecticut … where she whipped up many a batch of brownies … Lights! Camera! Action! … Brownies! … followed her recipe … scrumptious! … (see full post … Kate’s Brownies – At Last) …
… a photo that was left on the cutting room floor … Teeny Tuxedo! … what are you doing?! … you don’t like brownies … even if they’re Katharine Hepburn’s! …
[Book … The Private World of Katharine Hepburn, 1990, pp. 34-35]
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 5:17 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … after today’s 2:00-4:00 online Zoom party with the library gang for my Big R … last day was June 22 … we’ve been remoting since March 17 … Laura N. brought the flowers and two cupcakes over at 12:30, socially distanced outside the front door, of course … Perk and Teeny sent their photos in an email thank you for the fun, fun, fun party …
… Perk’s famous fluffy tail …
… Thursday, November 19, 3:29 pm … Perkins decided to rearrange the flowers …
… Hey, Perky … you’ve got floral talent! … (that’s Doobie’s wolf tooth on the base of the Fell pony sculpture) …
Friday, November 6, 2020, 5:17 am — Teeny Tuxedo … during these Covid times, the laundry basket has a new role … drop-off for incoming mail, grocery bags, cloth face masks … plus the usual Finnish Marimekko sheets (Fokus) … and a cat or two …
Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 1:32 am — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … experts at cozying up on any comfy little space … Great-Grandma Michelson’s console table, foot of Mom’s bed …
Friday, October 23, 2020, 4:31 am — Teeny Tuxedo … on table runner I wove (!) in Mikkeli, Finland … visited Korhonen relatives, 1999 … Mom’s hope chest, 1950 … Perkins, cozy on comforter that slipped onto floor …
Sunday, October 18, 2020, 1:24 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … wahoo! … a new scratcher! … double-wide … big enough for BOTH of them! … with the added attraction of catnip sprinkles …
… looks like someone is getting a little possessive …
… 5:09 pm … Teeny’s happy scratchin’ …
… and Perky’s happy eatin’ … (bowl … Mom’s Finnish china … Uhtua design by Arabia of Finland) …
Monday, October 12, 2020, 12:15 am —Pacific tree frog … She was in the living room, hopping toward the deck door … SOOO tiny … photo makes her look gigantic … How she got in is a mystery … caught with one of Mom’s 1960s green glasses … before Teeny Tuxedo had a chance to pounce! …
… Just behind her on the kitchen counter … a new batch of Forever stamps … Frogs! … from the Salmon Creek Postal Annex by Safeway … (doing everything we can to support the Postal Service now that current U.S. postmaster general is doing his worst to clog up the works … no postal experience … but a major donor to you-know-who … and right before the Nov. 3 general / presidential election … hmmm … aargh!) …
“Digital illustrations of four North American frogs grace these new stamps: the Pacific tree frog, the northern leopard frog, the American green tree frog, and the squirrel tree frog. Working with a primarily green color palette, the artist captured the essence of each animal with enough important defining features to make each recognizable. The subtle changes to the many green tones—with minimal details including spots, underbelly, and toes in shades of brown—accentuate the differences among the four frogs.” — usps.com
… 2:22 am … Put her safely in one of the blue flower pots on the deck with plenty of leaves … had been raining, hooray! …
Friday, September 18, 2020, 2:08 pm —New speakerphone! … doing its job magnificently … no more holding the receiver for ages while on hold … especially those hour-long waits with PEBB* … amber light, speaker’s on … and I can do other stuff! … staying with landline … dismal cell phone reception …
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 4:38 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … top of Fridge Magnets Mountain … in front of the long dining, livingroom wall … Mom’s 4 china cabinets … new French door to the deck …
Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 10:18 pm — Perkins and Iceberg Augie, Adventure Bear … a new phone? … did we hear you’re getting a NEW phone?! … no more clunky 1980s Trimline phone? … a new phone with a SPEAKER?! … wahoo! … it can’t get here soon enough! …
Saturday, June 27, 2020, 9:58 am —Tillamook Oregon Strawberry yogurt … took off the lid … licked it … and found … “Dang, that’s lid-lickin’ good.” … Tillamook, you’ve got a great sense of humor! … Hey, Dad was assistant manager, 1959-1963 …
Early bird, Russ, took my car to Les Schwab, Battle Ground before they opened … took off studded tires, free … 3 months, barely drove … with “Stay Home, Stay Safe,” worked at home, March 17-June 22 … We hit the road for Olympia in the afternoon, masks at the ready …
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 9:46 pm — Teeny Tuxedo …front bedroom … Russ visiting from Minneapolis, 7:15 pm Delta flight, masks, social distancing on board, at airport … picked up in front of PDX, traffic VERY light …
… on table runner I wove (!) in Mikkeli, Finland … visited Korhonen relatives, 1999 … Mom’s hope chest, 1950 … See Finnish photos, Piikkopuoti Cat, Nov. 25, 2018
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 8:55 am — Perkins … surrounded by some of life’s good things … Finnishness … cat toys … family memorabilia … and a horse book …
Vintage Made in Finland … Didas Deken 100% Zuiver Wol (Dutch) … Didas blanket 100% pure wool … (2017 Christmas present from L) …
Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown, Jennifer S. Kelly, 2019 … Sir Barton, 1916-1937, chestnut Thoroughbred, first winner of the American Triple Crown
Grandma Lillian Ahola’s plate … green Depression glass footed cake plate … Cherry Blossom pattern … 1930s … discovered it’s by the Jeannette Glass Co.! …Mom’s name, even spelled correctly! … from my blog, My 365 Photos …
Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 6:24 pm — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … aha! … semi-secluded nap spot … until they’re caught by the paparazzi! … Mom’s Ethan Allen chair and table …
Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo 