Oscar

The sunbathers

by Carol Browne on February 4, 2012 · 2 comments

in Family and Buddies, General, Photos

The sun is shining bright today and these sunbeams got the kitties out of the bedroom (their usual daytime hangout) into the kitchen to absorb every ray. I guess they must get really warm, they are black after all. They must absorb every bit of heat there is.
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One reason

by Carol Browne on January 19, 2012 · 2 comments

in Family and Buddies

I took photos of all the kitty loaves around the house today starting with the always intense-looking, Oscar. He’s a nice guy – sometimes a bit aloof, but he’s not as grumpy as he looks.
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Scrappy quilt blocks

by Carol Browne on January 9, 2012 · 4 comments

in Sewing

I am making progress! And some success! These squares are actually 10 inches by 10 inches – I checked and double checked. Hooray! I can cut paper and fabric into 10 inch squares. I can’t remember feeling prouder. I haven’t stuck with my 2 squares per day, but I will get back on track. I had to watch the HBO show tonight about the Rangers and Flyers. I love seeing the teams get prepared and seeing how they interact with each other when they’re not playing hockey. But not to worry, even though I did laugh at the Ranger’s coach a couple of times – I don’t think he meant to be funny, but he was – Sean Avery didn’t come across as being any different than the way he plays hockey, or when he’s making tacky comments on the news. And I’ll leave it at that. Not. Nice.
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Glossy icing

by Carol Browne on December 24, 2011 · 1 comment

in Edibles, Festivities

I made some sugar cookies for Mike to take to the office after seeing this super easy recipe for glossy icing. Spoiler alert – it’s corn syrup! You mix corn syrup with icing sugar and a bit of milk, and voilà! Pretty, shiny icing. I love how it looks.
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A quiet night in.

September 15, 2011

Nothing says exciting blog post like a title called, “A quiet night in.”. I did have a lovely night in, reading the magazine I picked up at Chapters yesterday, which happens to have Cynthia’s birdies on the cover. I have also decided not to keep going with my original idea I had for a quilt. [...]

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Adorable kitties are adorable.

September 4, 2011

I’m not sure about you, but today has been the laziest day on record. We lounged around, I made cornmeal muffins and that’s about it. I don’t even remember what else we did all day. Right now we are watching the crappiest/cornbally-est/cheesebally-est movie Steven Spielberg has ever made. I can’t believe this is the same [...]

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Kitties on the balcony

July 29, 2011

Let me explain. I’m not proud of what I’m about to tell you. But I couldn’t help myself. I bought a purse in the shape of a cat. How did I justify the purchase of this $10 purse? 1) it was $10 2) it’s a black cat 3) it’s so bad it’s good 4) and [...]

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True or false

July 10, 2011

True or false? This is Donner posing as Burt Reynolds. True. True or false? This is Donner posing as Zoolander. Also true. Either way, Donner is really, really, good looking. He found a cool spot on the washing machine. It’s right in front of the screen door and this evening the breeze was lovely right [...]

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A very amateurish video of Oscar

March 24, 2011

I caught Oscar sleeping on the dishwasher today – his favourite place to lounge and seek heat. When he saw me walk up to him with the camera, he got all posey and let me take his photo. Luckily I got 3 photos in a row – in a kind of time-lapse style – with [...]

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Mystery quilt plus 1

March 15, 2011

I’ve finished all 48 squares for the Fraser Valley Modern Quilting Guild’s Mystery Quilt for the meeting this Thursday. As you can see here, my helper, Oscar, was doing a bit of quality assurance on the squares for me. I would imagine he’s going to enjoy this quilt once it’s all finished. It will be [...]

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