Tag Archives: charlotte

The Downside of Downton

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jean Tuttle

Uh-oh—Charlotte’s been watching Downton Abbey again. And so, every Sunday night, the rest of us have been watching Downton Abbey, too. Studying the aristocratic Crawleys (and their beautifully-trained staff) is the only hope we have of keeping up with “Her … Continue reading →

Posted in Mondays | Tagged Aaron Mouse, blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, dining, Downton Abbey, fashion, food, mice, The Graphics Fairy | 5 Comments

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jean Tuttle

Charlotte insisted that my first blog post of the year feature her in a pretty new dress, so here she is at the awards ceremony last night. (No, she didn’t win, but she did get to spend the evening curled … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged charlotte, Christmas, dad, daisy mouse, dogs, Golden Globes. New Years, Happy Birthday, Molly, Ranger, vacation, Wisconsin | 4 Comments

Snowflakes, Sugar Plums, & JavaScript

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

While I know that many friends out east have already gotten snow — and in some places, way too much of it — we didn’t have our first snow of the season until earlier this week — all 3 tablespoons … Continue reading →

Posted in Snow | Tagged Aaron Mouse, blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, fashion, flora mouse, javascript, max, mice, snow, web page design, winter | Comments Off

Congratulations, Mr. President!

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

I conked out around 7 PM last night, waking up in the wee hours to hear the good news. (Good news, that is, for me and other Obama supporters…though I hope good news for everyone, when all is said and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged Barack Obama, Carol, cats, charlotte, dad, daisy mouse, first lady, mice, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, politics, President Obama, presidential election | 2 Comments

Happy Election Day!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

—Not that you necessarily need another reminder that it’s Election Day, but then again, I figured it couldn’t hurt. Also on an election theme, I wanted to share a fun “awareness campaign” created by my friend Gayle Kabaker, with a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged Aaron Mouse, charlotte, daisy mouse, election day, elections, gayle kabaker, Hadley Hooper, James Steinberg, jean tuttle, obama, president, vote, voting | Comments Off

Trick or Treat

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

Happy Halloween, all you night owls, who might still be up and at your computers (or iPads). Here’s the Halloween report from our house in Chicagoland, spanning the last several days. This was the scene here on Saturday, as Charlotte … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween | Tagged Aaron Mouse, blackie, Blown Covers Contest, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, flora mouse, Giselle, holiday, max, mice | 8 Comments

Spooked!

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

Charlotte is still being good about sticking to her diet, but hasn’t been as vigilant about getting in her evening walks of late. So when she and Daisy Mouse finally did head out for some exercise last night, after several … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween | Tagged Blown Covers Contest, charlotte, creatures, daisy mouse, exercise, fitness, monsters, moon, neighborhood, night, skeleton, witch | 6 Comments

Blackie’s Night Out

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

It’s gotten chillier with the arrival of fall, but that hasn’t stopped Blackie from taking the occasional (unauthorized) excursion over the patio fence — especially when there’s been the promise of a good meal on the other side. The other … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats Night Out | Tagged blackie, Blown Covers Contest, charlotte, daisy mouse, food, nature, night, romance, seasons. fall | 4 Comments

Dinner Date

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

This past Saturday Dad and I had the good fortune of being invited to a friend’s house in Chicago for a lovely French repast. However, we didn’t realize until we had driven most of the way there that we had two … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats Night Out | Tagged charlotte, Chicago, cooking, daisy mouse, French food, Maryanne, recipes, saturday night | 4 Comments

Back from Boston

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

In the end, the elegant outfit Charlotte had ordered for our friends’ Boston wedding last weekend did not get delivered in time, so she was forced to make the trip sans chapeau. It all worked out fine in the end, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Artistic Endeavors | Tagged calvin, cats, charlotte, cora lynn deibler, daisy mouse, dogs, elizabeth traynor, fashion, gayle kabaker, holiday, illustration, patti argoff, Robert Saunders, roosevelt, sammy, travel, vacation, weddings | 8 Comments