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Spring Cleaning
It’s unavoidable, isn’t it? In spring, as Mother Nature embarks on her annual spit and polish of The Great Outdoors, many of us turn our attention to The Great Indoors, washing windows, clearing clutter, organizing closets, etc.. Well, not so … Continue reading
Posted in Spring
Tagged blackie, cats, charlotte, clutter, daisy mouse, flora mouse, hoarding, max, mice, spring cleaning, Williams Syndrome
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Happy St. Pat’s!
It’s been a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day here—a lot of doodling, cooking, eating, and wearing of the green. Many of the mice who live here are part Irish, like me, and it’s been fun seeing them prance around in their … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged blackie, cats, celebration, charlotte, dad, Irish, mice, party, Priscilla, shamrocks, st. patrick's day
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Charlotte Russe
Last night, as Blackie was in the kitchen making a snack, a call came in from his Aunt Carol. She wanted to see if he could whip up a Charlotte Russe for her brother-in-law Richard, as he’s having a birthday … Continue reading
Sweet Dreams
Even though it’s barely 9 PM here, it looks like the rest of the household has already tucked themselves in, and have embarked on their usual nocturnal reveries. I don’t know if it was the sun storms this week or … Continue reading
Posted in Cats and Mice
Tagged blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, flora mouse, max, sweet dreams. friday night
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Solar Flare-up
Was anyone else feeling a little out of sorts today? Charlotte sure was, shown here heckling the bluebird of happiness during an impromptu concert she attended at lunchtime. The good news is, Charlotte may well have been affected by the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Aurora Borealis, blackie, cats, charlotte, flora mouse, max, mice, Northern Lights, solar flares, solar storm
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The Snow Must Go On
I know I mentioned yesterday that I’d be posting about Max and Flora Mouse’s First Friday Art Event today, but it’s been a little hard coaxing Flora to talk about it. The truth is, the night of the opening we … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Endeavors
Tagged art show, blackie, cats, cheese, drawings, first friday, flora mouse, friday night, max, mice, paintings
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Cousin Clotilde
This morning’s doodle for Dad is really a bit more of a collage, but I think it will still make his morning coffee more cheery. This is a portrait of Charlotte’s cousin Clotilde (Chloe for short). We don’t get to … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Endeavors
Tagged Carol, cats, collage, cousin clotilde, ephemera, friday night, graphics fairy blog, mice, The Graphics Fairy
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Mad Tea Party
Giselle, Charlotte’s maid, has taken excellent care of the rest of us these past few weeks, while she and Dad have been away on holiday. Giselle has a fairly relaxed style of housekeeping however, similar to Hatta, the Hatter’s, where it’s always … Continue reading
Posted in Home Sweet Home
Tagged alice in wonderland, blackie, cats, dad, flora mouse, Giselle, housekeeping, mad tea party, max, mice
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The Red Carpet
I didn’t get to watch as much of the Academy Awards programming last night as I would have liked, which was a little disappointing, since I really love all that red carpet who’s-wearing-what stuff that goes on (and on) beforehand. … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged Academy Awards, Angelina Jolie, blackie, Brad Pit, cats, celebrity, fashion, Jean Dujardin, mice, Michelle Williams, Oscars, red carpet, Rooney Mara
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Little Helpers
I’ll bet some of you are wondering, “Doodling cats and mice must take up a helluva lot of Jean’s time. How does she get anything else done?” OK, I’ll admit, some days it’s an issue. But most of the time, … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Endeavors
Tagged bear, beaver, blackie, Blue Boy, Canada, cats, eagle, flora mouse, Global Brief, illustration, Jean Tuttle Studio, max, mice, Russia, sketches, Thomas Gainsborough
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