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Nurse Charlotte
Charlotte has always taken her nursing duties very seriously, but when her #1 human is the patient, watch out! And so imagine the scene last night when she went into Dad’s room to retire, and found Max already ensconced, despite … Continue reading
Salad Days
With Dad up in Wisconsin, convalescing from his recent hip surgery, it was inevitable that one of these days I was going to have to bite the bullet and deal with the lawn, back here at home. But before I … Continue reading
Posted in Cats and Mice, Home Sweet Home
Tagged blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, flora mouse, flowers, garden, Hartford Courant, illustration, jean tuttle, lawn care, max, mice, Spring
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Stellar Good News
As birds go, it turns out that baby Woots mature really quickly—which is lucky indeed, considering Mama Charlotte’s lack of maternal impulses. Saturday found our household’s newest member weaned, walking, talking and flying (well, a little). Enough, though, to float … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
Tagged birds, bluebird of happiness, cardinal, cats, dove, flora mouse, illustration, max, nature, peacock, Spring, Stella, Wendy Wray, woot
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Sunday in the Park with Dogs
Today was beautiful and balmy, a perfect day to head over to “the DP”—as I’ve been told households with dogs sometimes refer to the dog park (so as not to get their canine residents too jazzed up before the car … Continue reading
Posted in Mouse Doodles
Tagged dog park, dogs, flora mouse, Molly, Ranger, Spring, Sunday
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Little Mouse’s Big Adventure
Hello everyone! I’m writing to you from America’s Dairyland—Wisconsin!—after driving up here earlier today. Here’s a doodle of my friend (and Flora’s niece) Little Mouse, who came along, excited about her first big trip away from home without Mom and … Continue reading
Posted in Mice
Tagged America's Dairyland, cheese, cheeseheads, flora mouse, little mouse, travel, Wisconsin
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In the Kitchen with Miss Flora
Tonight, Flora and her kitchen helpers set out to tackle Ina “The Barefoot Contessa” Garten’s fabulous turkey sausage and goat cheese lasagna recipe. Even though it’s still a work in progress, doesn’t it look delicious? Charlotte thinks so, anyway! Meanwhile, … Continue reading
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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Holy Cheeses
This morning Charlotte and her friends headed off to church, like they do most Sundays. Despite her regular church attendance, I wouldn’t describe Charlotte as devout exactly—aside from “devoutly interested” in the whole social aspect of church, including checking out what … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday Cat Doodles
Tagged blackie, charlotte, cheese, church, daisy mouse, flora mouse, max, mice
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Casablanca Revisited
Blackie and crew have been busy getting into character this morning, in preparation for going to see Casablanca later today, over at a nearby multiplex. (It’s been a while since any of us have seen it, as you can probably … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged blackie, Casablanca, charlotte, entertainment, events, film, flora mouse, max, mice
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