Curiosity...

Look up.... way up... do you see something in the tree... way, way up there?

Poor little Piggy started to climb the tree and he just couldn't stop himself!  After a couple of hours of crying he did manage to make his way down.  I'm not sure how much climbing or falling was involved, but he sure was a happy boy when he came back in the house!

Quite the Life...

The wonderful Bea asked to see some more kitty pictures, so I'm sending her a little cheer and obliging!  This is Piggy's favourite spot to sleep.  At the bottom of the stairs, right outside my work room!  As you can see, his hearing is still not very good so it's easy to sneak up on him and snap a few pictures!  Best wishes Bea!

Christmas List

Guess what Piggy wants for Christmas?

Holiday Weekend

This was a big Christmas weekend!  We had DH's staff party, we were invited to pick out our Christmas tree and my in-laws Christmas dinner.  Whew!  What a whirl wind of activity with a bit of Christmas shopping, and Christmas decorating thrown in!

Every year at the staff party they have a Yankee Swap where basically somebody takes your gift away if they like it better than their potential gift.  The later your name is drawn the better because you have more gifts to pick from.  However, the person who's name is drawn first then gets to pick from everybody's.  Every year my gift is taken from me and last year it was taken three times plus, once again, I ended up with the "mature" gift!  I nervously sat there waiting for my name to be called so I can just get my gift and sit down again.  This year my name was drawn second to the last!  I went up and for once in my life actually went and exchanged my gift for a little Teddy Bear that was making the rounds.  I sat down, all pleased with myself for not being the usual wall flower and thrilled to get a beautiful gift!  I drew the last name... oh good, it's a boy's name... he won't take my Teddy Bear!  Wait... why is he coming over here?  What's going on?  He took my Teddy Bear!  With a brave smile pasted on my face, I open my gift... it's a sort of jack-knife thing... very nice... but it's not a Teddy Bear.  HOWEVER... guess who's name was drawn first?  That's right... my darling husband!  He promptly takes his "mature gift" and walks over to the Teddy Bear taker and hands him his gift, he tenderly takes the stolen Teddy Bear and brings her back to me!  Am I not the luckiest woman in the world?

On Saturday we went to pick out our Christmas tree.  How on earth did we ever choose?  We had hundreds of trees to choose from, but it was sooo cold and windy we stuck to a small area.  I'm afraid I won't be decorating it very much this year since Piggy has now become an indoor cat and he is WILD!  He's into everything!  It's like having a cross between a cat, a dog, a baby, and a Tasmanian Devil!

I know... hard to believe that adorable little face could be such a terror, but trust me, he is!  He's also the greatest purrer and snuggler!

A few more decorations.  These beauties are on my mantle in the bedroom.

 

A new ornament for my house, but it's really an older ornament that has made it's way from Mom's house to mine this year.  Isn't he adorable?

First Snow... A Nor'easter!

After a really unusual warm Fall, Winter has blown in.  On Saturday we experienced our first snowstorm... a Nor'easter.  The trees were coated in a light fluffy snow... very pretty, but what's to come?

Today the sun is shining, the sky is blue, life continues on.

I brought Piggy outside to see what he thinks of his first snow.  He wasn't thrilled with it, but he enjoyed it.  Especially when Frosty got in on the action.  If you remember last year was Frosty's first snow and he LOVED it!  Below are some action shots of us playing in it today.

 

 

Thank you so much to everybody who left such kind words for me and my devastating news.  Piggy is doing fine and is enjoying the extra attention but I still worry about him.  Again, thank you everybody.

Grief

While trying to do the responsible thing yesterday by taking my two "Baby Kitties" to the vet to be neutered something tragic happened.  I dropped them off and when I got home there was a call from the vet saying that Porky died under anesthetic.

Piggy's fine and home again but our heart's are broken.

Frosty Morning

It was a beautiful frosty morning when I got up this morning. Very strange to see all the frost and still have fog obscuring my view across the valley.
A doe was browsing for food down by the creek. I hope she keeps safe from all the hunters out there.Two little kitties curled up in their bed.
Opps, I've been spotted!
A big fat blue jay flew in and drew their attention away from me.
Just look at those blue eyes! I don't know why his eyes haven't changed to green like his brothers? Ahhh.... the life of a cat.

Needle Felted Santa Stars and Trees...And a Piggy Too

A few more needlefelted sculptures to add to my McBride House shop.

A white on white Star Santa to hang from your tree, garland or chandelier.
A white on white Christmas Tree Santa. Also designed to hang.
A Santa Tree all decorated and ready to be adopted!

He even comes with his own garland!
Finally my little Piggy was out helping me take pictures. He loves to just sit and watch me work.

Happy Weekend!

These were the leaves on my two big maples behind the house yesterday.
After heavy winds yesterday I awoke this morning to see the leaves are gone. The fall colour splendor is over, only a few yellow leaves are left. Fall seemed really short this year. In fact there were places nearby that got snow a few nights ago.
While I was out taking pictures of some felted items I was being stalked! Piggy was just about to assume the pounce position when I foiled his plans!
I made a "peep" sound to get Porky's attention. I think I startled him! Look at those big green eyes!
Piggy on the prowl. Again he was stalking me! Notice his eyes are still blue... I wonder when they will change?
Have a happy weekend everybody!

Kitty Update

While taking pictures of my newest felted creation, my bobble pumpkin, I had a little help! Porky and Piggy have been both sick and have been to the vet again. Sigh... I need to sell a lot of patterns or felted creations to keep these kittens in good health!
But look... just look at the contentment in that body language! They are certainly worth every penny! This was the first time Porky discovered Loopie's indoor bed! Pure joy! They both had a viral infection and had to take medicine twice a day... which they HATED!! They are eating again and are feeling sooo much better. I can hear them out playing on the deck right now! They sound like a herd of elephants!

What A Life...

Do I really even need to say anything? Other than Awwwww!!!

New Pictures and a Soon to be New Piggy

I took some new pictures of my Grace Arm Warmer Pattern the other day since I've never been very pleased with them.
It wasn't easy since I had to set up the tripod, set the timer and run back and sit in the rooking chair before it went off!
I also had to contend with two little kitties constantly getting under foot and threatening to topple over the tripod! I look very relaxed considering what I had to go through, don't I?
On other news, poor little Piggy had to make a trip to the vet yesterday after he took a slight turn for the worse. The poor little thing got rid of his upper respiratory problem, but now has pneumonia! The vet said it was rare for this to develop, but he should make a full recovery if he takes his antibiotics. She also said how adorable he is... no surprise there! This is him just waking up from a long nap after his big adventure.

I also discovered this great blog, called Shabby Blogs, that helped me give my blog a make over! I'm still working on it but it's coming along! Check it out, it's fantastic!!