tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32551353863480702002024-03-13T04:28:51.564-07:00Mosaic CatsScooping color and whimsy onto the world, one shard at a time.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16955828931036176265noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-16886829707595459222013-11-25T06:07:00.001-08:002013-11-25T06:07:13.894-08:00Bless the Beasts Monday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-10342853583533317332013-11-11T10:42:00.000-08:002013-11-11T10:42:12.948-08:00Mosaic Cats Addict!Hot off the press! My newest creation. (And no, "press" is not a euphemism for my rear end. I was not sitting <i>on</i> that <a href="http://laurawinzelerdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-2011-ginny-guesly.html" target="_blank">Jack Russell Terrier frame</a>. It was sitting <i>under</i> <i>me</i>!)<br />
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<br />Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-18212110264644836592013-11-04T10:06:00.002-08:002013-11-04T10:06:37.182-08:00Manic Mosaic Monday!Happy Manic Monday, Kitties!<br />
I am flooded with inspiration. The Mosaic <strike>Lady</strike> Muse is a harsh Mistress!<br />
I do not know which of my top ten projects to begin with this week!<br />
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Perhaps some yoga stretches will clear my fuzzy mind.<br />
Upward-Facing Cat.<br />
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I think I will start with my donation frame for <a href="http://www.bwar.org/" target="_blank">Brother Wolf Animal Rescue's</a> silent auction at their NewYear's Eve Furball!<br />
I had so much fun a few years ago when I created this one for a Charlie's Angels Animal Rescue silent auction. (Of course <a href="http://mosaiccats.blogspot.com/2009/10/little-bitsy-can-really-win-week-12.html" target="_blank">Little Bitsy's Mom</a> placed the winning bid!)<br />
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Even though I am the brains and creativity behind this operation, I am not the thumbs.</div>
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<br />Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-30102706620794743992013-11-01T10:20:00.000-07:002013-11-01T10:20:11.834-07:00Like the Phoenix, We Rise From the Grout Dust (errr... or something.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bonjour Kitties!<br />
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Have three summers really passed since I was last here? That is a lot of naps! And too few Greenies.<br />
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Like many of you, much change has come to Mosaic CatLand. Some loss and letting go. Of Mosaic Dog last December 22 --<br />
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-- Mosaic Lady's back molar on January 4, and Mosaic Lady's job yesterday! <br />
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In empathic solidarity, I am losing my furs. More honestly, pulling them out. "<u><b>Psycho</b></u>(genic) Alopecia", Mosaic Lady calls it. She mumbles something about my second and third <i>chat-ras</i> being congested from emotional suppression and creative repression. She is (still) a freak.<br />
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Therefore, part of my new therapy protocol will find me pouring my time and energy back into my job as Mosaic Studio Supervisor.<br />
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The theory is that if I am keeping my paws, mouth, and mind busy with inspiring creative projects I won't self-mutilate. Ha.</div>
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For those who would be wondering or caring for reasons I can not fathom, yes, Sadie ("<i>The World's Most Peaceful, Loving, Perfect, and LOW MAINTENANCE Cat</i>") still lives here too. </div>
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Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-49152202717819812512010-06-18T06:01:00.001-07:002010-07-28T06:15:27.622-07:00Dearly Departed Willie, aka Mr. Big Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7IgeDeXIiqrz-26pCpOoYsEvIg6UCUoIkJoax0emjUh1sD0ehXyxSptk9-pd_lnh4NiaZ6PMoYQdouICqXE3GsDBdqJ_EZOcC1OUKe3UJ2Nyg7gZSraDNJymEjd9ulgxiwY3FukKBuM/s1600/WillieMontereyCouch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7IgeDeXIiqrz-26pCpOoYsEvIg6UCUoIkJoax0emjUh1sD0ehXyxSptk9-pd_lnh4NiaZ6PMoYQdouICqXE3GsDBdqJ_EZOcC1OUKe3UJ2Nyg7gZSraDNJymEjd9ulgxiwY3FukKBuM/s400/WillieMontereyCouch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484100544002894802" border="0" /></a><br />Willie at age 3 or 4, circa 1995.<br /><br />My 18 1/2 year old Willie was helped along to Kitty Heaven yesterday morning. He'd been slowing way down all year and stopped eating his baby food meats two days ago. He was struggling to drink water and to walk. I should've taken him in Wednesday but wanted to give the other furs and myself time to adjust to his imminent absence as he was the elder of this tribe, here before all the remaining. My wonderful vet assured me I was doing the right thing as his kidneys, and many of his other organs, were shutting down and his body was pretty much "eating itself", which explained the near-daily bouts of pre-dawn bilious vomiting.<br /><br />I got Willie March 31, 1992, while living in Monterey, CA. My current collection of cats began the previous November when I took Gracie in over Thanksgiving, an adult female Tabby who looked remarkably like Sadie. Gracie had been feeding with a group of ferals behind Ralph's market at the Carmel Crossroads and the women that were feeding the colony knew she was not feral but probably dumped. I thought Gracie needed company while I worked all day. Gracie was not overly fond of Willie. At all. But he was the remaining kitten of a litter up for adoption and when I went to see him he was splayed out on a couch with legs and the wingspan of a basketball player. And he had fleas the size of quarters on him. There was no debating. I had come with a carrier and was taking him regardless of what he looked like. I've really only chosen one pet. The rest have all come to me as strays or rescues that were the only remaining option.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UIy5RokTBgUMm_RekGRDoM4flZT7nIHwA8kN62XMI40q9ma9ZU9qgW7qMB74ielQB-HPLrukeWFKM4-qBz0ore9e0dJ9cAwbzUr54nc0zlOUfAZSiEhHWTPW2OuY2-b8E-3773gmtsE/s1600/WillieCouch2-6:16:10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UIy5RokTBgUMm_RekGRDoM4flZT7nIHwA8kN62XMI40q9ma9ZU9qgW7qMB74ielQB-HPLrukeWFKM4-qBz0ore9e0dJ9cAwbzUr54nc0zlOUfAZSiEhHWTPW2OuY2-b8E-3773gmtsE/s400/WillieCouch2-6:16:10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484100540280385314" border="0" /></a>Willie on 6/16/10, North Carolina, sunrise on the screened porch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiF-inNEo9mOB1aXY9Scdr__LDbxwVHimd-htt-O9qklzeAMMyOXNNoRySwm3ohmroWB4uUr9cBfA_KBKxa8L6n1Xi39fYrGx4RzMXqK-oaoOcg33S6gaTmuwZI5LjjzqgY5R843FJ20/s1600/WillieTail6:16:10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiF-inNEo9mOB1aXY9Scdr__LDbxwVHimd-htt-O9qklzeAMMyOXNNoRySwm3ohmroWB4uUr9cBfA_KBKxa8L6n1Xi39fYrGx4RzMXqK-oaoOcg33S6gaTmuwZI5LjjzqgY5R843FJ20/s400/WillieTail6:16:10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484100532195515522" border="0" /></a>Longest Tail Ever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCHmVBkDrtraL3s_kImlhpAqnRyqZDsDZ0tg1m4hUeGbjn86I98WEh7QS-xXSbDp5LmNXaDfK6P6i859AvpTATsR_IOUuCwFeVG-SlFrrlp-rygGXm1U9I67K7sc6Mlk93FWaOHttK30/s1600/Willie&BabyBianca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCHmVBkDrtraL3s_kImlhpAqnRyqZDsDZ0tg1m4hUeGbjn86I98WEh7QS-xXSbDp5LmNXaDfK6P6i859AvpTATsR_IOUuCwFeVG-SlFrrlp-rygGXm1U9I67K7sc6Mlk93FWaOHttK30/s400/Willie&BabyBianca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484111395420583090" border="0" /></a><br />I "fostered" tiny Bianca for Maria Hearst who was Italy-bound in October of 1992. Maria had found Bianca in a grocery store parking lot in Paso Robles, CA, and brought her to a Carmel-by-the-Sea inn where I was working. The resemblance was spooky, and of course the "foster" has continued for 18 years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOWJcerZ-K02AV1OVjhvYoWKj50D_XE-3xQJvCu1oMj8Zv561T61i7pgHaox4mItp511Lkc88z38G_j9pwXLGaCYd6Et_UHlOYTSRGFbjTSQWT0if22UXN1TJG4nxWmF-ztNI-K7FPWs/s1600/bookends.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOWJcerZ-K02AV1OVjhvYoWKj50D_XE-3xQJvCu1oMj8Zv561T61i7pgHaox4mItp511Lkc88z38G_j9pwXLGaCYd6Et_UHlOYTSRGFbjTSQWT0if22UXN1TJG4nxWmF-ztNI-K7FPWs/s400/bookends.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484100228909530754" border="0" /></a>Bookends I<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr3gNurWlJKKkUf7jOGGG-tuzrdnFU0lO4kdH6YC0zHcMLuP2CV549ohyXPy-Paf3d_qGVlcANFGhA3_Nw_Bla09FgU9FLt8m2b15zdb9sJjOaC0JOkW1H4hZos6HIPCVD2HJGzXP_XI/s1600/bookends01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr3gNurWlJKKkUf7jOGGG-tuzrdnFU0lO4kdH6YC0zHcMLuP2CV549ohyXPy-Paf3d_qGVlcANFGhA3_Nw_Bla09FgU9FLt8m2b15zdb9sJjOaC0JOkW1H4hZos6HIPCVD2HJGzXP_XI/s400/bookends01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484100218778062898" border="0" /></a>Bookends II<br /><br />Willie and Bianca moved from Monterey to New Mexico with me (along with Gracie and a new stray, Merlin, who showed up in my front yard two months before the move!). We found Milo in NM, and then 9 months later we moved to Pagosa Springs, CO, where we lived for a decade. There we picked up Walter, Leah and Sadie! Good Lord. Clearly my pet accumulation phase was in full swing. I had six cats and one crazy Blue Heeler puppy in the house by January of 1999.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdS2fl2OuUb_godwpB9xBwS6jMlJlTTBJTFLIszrh6Rev2AHxPQAP1Cqn0bKawtQB1I96aABXierRh-lFDKaoQDdFxB3JUkUHUQqyKvQJKi6wt8V-NsGQs_bdEkXbCkNzTXkeKOFw7bc/s1600/WilleConnesteeBed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdS2fl2OuUb_godwpB9xBwS6jMlJlTTBJTFLIszrh6Rev2AHxPQAP1Cqn0bKawtQB1I96aABXierRh-lFDKaoQDdFxB3JUkUHUQqyKvQJKi6wt8V-NsGQs_bdEkXbCkNzTXkeKOFw7bc/s400/WilleConnesteeBed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498944302279405250" border="0" /></a>From the California coast to the mountains of Western North Carolina. One of my most treasured paintings that was actually <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>of me and Willie, but of course, it really was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXegBmpUNLOvc-qm5rQfhOEbl04GC1FC5AKvIpn2rQfE4Zpvs_W_WiMlH_3ySac7-m2Nim29KhEMXuA7JvoeJf99K_ussKeEJgXJWD8_5nSSkKcdA6QDS4FS2Ntc8IlupeFwluBnIxjBA/s1600/WillieCouch2-6:17:10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXegBmpUNLOvc-qm5rQfhOEbl04GC1FC5AKvIpn2rQfE4Zpvs_W_WiMlH_3ySac7-m2Nim29KhEMXuA7JvoeJf99K_ussKeEJgXJWD8_5nSSkKcdA6QDS4FS2Ntc8IlupeFwluBnIxjBA/s400/WillieCouch2-6:17:10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484100214278177474" border="0" /></a>Going toward the Light.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLAI4qzogXeWb6pRGR_uOoDbrfPVSRphyphenhyphenUGSg1iM0NMfBDTbdwLLTX17wxk_AK6qw7g-jgWdRuJOGGU-Zc4OcPLnbxM0R-PpKVrsurZEbfxmtj_lEF61dHQHIrxsC7Vrzb7UiFNPZpRk/s1600/Willie6:17:10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLAI4qzogXeWb6pRGR_uOoDbrfPVSRphyphenhyphenUGSg1iM0NMfBDTbdwLLTX17wxk_AK6qw7g-jgWdRuJOGGU-Zc4OcPLnbxM0R-PpKVrsurZEbfxmtj_lEF61dHQHIrxsC7Vrzb7UiFNPZpRk/s400/Willie6:17:10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484100210467325842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFmVTirvf62scMqA1kXMUNUHWK0vvR0bcjzvLTCXCNjk57uGxfIMeLra3g1mLIN5jmwdZ87X6f7qLkWB7CGYHR7DMAENlRUnWSVvluZAu2l2mIxSs4ed9xoDtcfTQG4X5aHCCosOYGxA/s1600/LastCouchCoffee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFmVTirvf62scMqA1kXMUNUHWK0vvR0bcjzvLTCXCNjk57uGxfIMeLra3g1mLIN5jmwdZ87X6f7qLkWB7CGYHR7DMAENlRUnWSVvluZAu2l2mIxSs4ed9xoDtcfTQG4X5aHCCosOYGxA/s400/LastCouchCoffee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484098869249690306" border="0" /></a>Last morning coffee on the geriatric couch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnX20j6EZtzPE7hX8ntlHiKEysQ0A4jazny2ekeqEad7RoA9F5Omd1hm3vkieKen7OOW9JneUFfZdGkypTV5lEtjY996rOMHRzzdheiI60ogoUiaK7qcTvfxIMzMtQpxTkBG6hle3cICo/s1600/Hospice6:17:10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnX20j6EZtzPE7hX8ntlHiKEysQ0A4jazny2ekeqEad7RoA9F5Omd1hm3vkieKen7OOW9JneUFfZdGkypTV5lEtjY996rOMHRzzdheiI60ogoUiaK7qcTvfxIMzMtQpxTkBG6hle3cICo/s400/Hospice6:17:10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484098864209627650" border="0" /></a>Hospice watch, 6/17.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBOGZrYQrXne7w_n8eOiaMHg8wRBd0raafO28xA28VGeb_kil-t9Vg8tMxs04MgqfD3Dae0UqOvga6ZG_LHmHUh_IOj0x0EanEIioCw_CSKbeiYYd75CwZ0AiukFOhNIwp_jJpTLnsfI/s1600/W&Bcouch6:17:10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBOGZrYQrXne7w_n8eOiaMHg8wRBd0raafO28xA28VGeb_kil-t9Vg8tMxs04MgqfD3Dae0UqOvga6ZG_LHmHUh_IOj0x0EanEIioCw_CSKbeiYYd75CwZ0AiukFOhNIwp_jJpTLnsfI/s400/W&Bcouch6:17:10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484098852774220882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RCsVc7rSSUlDhAI8IniXMN8EYo6Tvx7vCZTyNfDCwjM4kRsZmKU54W4UWfQffCJ0A5B05MHkwy6ZAiXJM57U6Y4oWI3gXUef5U5CY3gKCuoaxIKbQmAjkyuToMRyPFbB00mCQNCuzKk/s1600/B&W6:17:10AM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RCsVc7rSSUlDhAI8IniXMN8EYo6Tvx7vCZTyNfDCwjM4kRsZmKU54W4UWfQffCJ0A5B05MHkwy6ZAiXJM57U6Y4oWI3gXUef5U5CY3gKCuoaxIKbQmAjkyuToMRyPFbB00mCQNCuzKk/s400/B&W6:17:10AM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484098846139757634" border="0" /></a>One of the last shots of the Geriatric Bookends. I love this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbDrVhDc98sKaqslJQPYx4B_ba2JnxOrQtyQvjqzDk6jxgKMDZBLbZqbAdud0l4DEwP36xlMHRgkfCmvj1yX7rDw6nqW3gWEoevGqCcJk9-zssIdEYFNr94zcGHATM1BsOBu5c_Xqke8/s1600/WillietoVet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbDrVhDc98sKaqslJQPYx4B_ba2JnxOrQtyQvjqzDk6jxgKMDZBLbZqbAdud0l4DEwP36xlMHRgkfCmvj1yX7rDw6nqW3gWEoevGqCcJk9-zssIdEYFNr94zcGHATM1BsOBu5c_Xqke8/s400/WillietoVet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484098840103502802" border="0" /></a>Willie was so docile I knew I did not need a carrier. After shoving Walter into a carrier the morning he died so suddenly and regretting it ever since, I was not about to stress Willie, or myself, in that way. There is nothing worse than the trip home from the vet's with an empty carrier.<br /><br />It was a very peaceful and quiet death and while we are sad, having time to gracefully ease into the goodbyes is truly a blessing. I put the blanket on which he was euthanized in the middle of the living room floor as the vet had suggested with Walter to give the others a knowing of what has happened. None of the remaining furs seem confused or unduly stressed, although Bianca is back to her 3am howling (and 3:45am, and 6am) which she had stopped for a while as she and Willie moved out onto the screened porch couch when it turned warm enough.<br /><br />I took a ton of photos, of course, and decided to shoot two short videos as well. It occurred to me that now it's just us girls at home - Bianca, Annie, Sadie, Leah and me. As much as I'd love to add a boy kitty or two, I think I'm entering a new phase of my life in which "less is more" when it comes to pet collecting. (And you know, of course, this ensures that a stray boy kitten will come howling through my yard any minute now and I will be forced to "foster" him for the next 18 years.)<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W8OnnvaRiw0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W8OnnvaRiw0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSWyhcvLPhE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSWyhcvLPhE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-55392062542291500562010-03-22T11:28:00.000-07:002010-03-22T11:35:28.817-07:00Sunday, March 21, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK1-kLlIpnN2zet8ZPgZg-lvJoaseKFVzgwCUBCQf2y7z1tr2YOWT9u1leNe4tZ9HCymGzetXUMC7bxYzmBiMtX_n8AQ_I8rcIgIGcwGytevjCAUp7r1U2w_76zs7XGOAEceQ1Au7LvY/s1600-h/LOLWUT%3F.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK1-kLlIpnN2zet8ZPgZg-lvJoaseKFVzgwCUBCQf2y7z1tr2YOWT9u1leNe4tZ9HCymGzetXUMC7bxYzmBiMtX_n8AQ_I8rcIgIGcwGytevjCAUp7r1U2w_76zs7XGOAEceQ1Au7LvY/s400/LOLWUT%3F.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451527289822989970" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >LOLWUT????</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcCmYEnzeS2mdRKRHPIzBVA77DRRPBIjsva9VaK_cwuietENyZFLdONB_EIA3bBT-GidAueQhV9fXSP6FArAB2LMY7nf-siRzIoh4axVM0fp3XgJBFfWhLNC048Lc8uZL96HwEaXA-Pw/s1600-h/WTF%3F.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcCmYEnzeS2mdRKRHPIzBVA77DRRPBIjsva9VaK_cwuietENyZFLdONB_EIA3bBT-GidAueQhV9fXSP6FArAB2LMY7nf-siRzIoh4axVM0fp3XgJBFfWhLNC048Lc8uZL96HwEaXA-Pw/s400/WTF%3F.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451527280527191282" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >WTF????</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYZGD2Yy1OGvvoWRK3ZK-Re68hWmW4JJqvtk8o3fasyxHo3j05BnlBR8jt-3Ze7moV134LQGwngHD4ULtJ0k6zSb6gbCzVRt60NXx1f8dfmyq5nVJIht23jiyHGVTOCBTFhmrBBjec6M/s1600-h/PTDB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYZGD2Yy1OGvvoWRK3ZK-Re68hWmW4JJqvtk8o3fasyxHo3j05BnlBR8jt-3Ze7moV134LQGwngHD4ULtJ0k6zSb6gbCzVRt60NXx1f8dfmyq5nVJIht23jiyHGVTOCBTFhmrBBjec6M/s400/PTDB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451527270657105954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >PTDB!</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">!!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZl9s6IrDXEDM8_c1jzH2KL0vojaldVmJSEsljG7ckwsFji5Zu23qqJpv-K6fD-paqYT2aQzRne1wZa3mh5a-MPNlnRPw3yq0Pp_dsuD5gw8USN81gWGIFffKDn-f5ROyCYIklYHw2iA/s1600-h/TL;DW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZl9s6IrDXEDM8_c1jzH2KL0vojaldVmJSEsljG7ckwsFji5Zu23qqJpv-K6fD-paqYT2aQzRne1wZa3mh5a-MPNlnRPw3yq0Pp_dsuD5gw8USN81gWGIFffKDn-f5ROyCYIklYHw2iA/s400/TL;DW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451527268863430930" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >TL; DW!!!</span>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-2540239871548315002009-10-20T07:12:00.000-07:002009-10-20T08:03:16.614-07:00LITTLE BITSY CAN REALLY WIN WEEK 12! PLEASE VOTE DAILY! PLLLLLLEEEEAAASE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mmEFMK4OBRmmBL2di29y_OMT8Cu990OhLkiYz9xF75jTdCvpfSzkSFUAQS0svUZPrApJBXylW39MuUO1s8VgJBR1yTQu_oqOBkgkc-0ByVDlCKgtZweSf7cGuJQE-AihB94zae3UTGY/s1600-h/anniebow2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mmEFMK4OBRmmBL2di29y_OMT8Cu990OhLkiYz9xF75jTdCvpfSzkSFUAQS0svUZPrApJBXylW39MuUO1s8VgJBR1yTQu_oqOBkgkc-0ByVDlCKgtZweSf7cGuJQE-AihB94zae3UTGY/s400/anniebow2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394686654202694658" border="0" /></a>Little Bitsy has her own youtube video now! The woman holding her is Sylvia, her new Mom. The other lady is Evelyn Bridges, the woman who fed me for months when I was an outside stray young mother. She finally trapped me and had me spayed and brought me to ML's house for "fostering". We all know how that turned out. She rescued Bitsy too and is going to start her own non-profit rescue group here in Western NC. She needs green papers!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_okUAuv8HQUKeD3ioNhViAM0E7pYKH8_nWIx3gNtDD3buDqoREct4JfZWoZ8hWHP6Azr_IN7LM3KkSsQf63WOSKl73_q-aAjvLG51Ep5F_Nb7c-zG8vlKSp2Vmipg0Yun4XZOjtrtEU/s1600-h/anniebow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_okUAuv8HQUKeD3ioNhViAM0E7pYKH8_nWIx3gNtDD3buDqoREct4JfZWoZ8hWHP6Azr_IN7LM3KkSsQf63WOSKl73_q-aAjvLG51Ep5F_Nb7c-zG8vlKSp2Vmipg0Yun4XZOjtrtEU/s400/anniebow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394686653684199970" border="0" /></a><br />Remember what I looked like in August of 2007 when Evelyn brought me to Casa de Mosaic?<br /><br />Check me out now. Big, Black and Beeeey-ooooo-tifull!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdYBs23RHCBgfkhcWwFYX6P5sVjPBIPfTFgEDPazGsFqaXXM9ermgmVDJyz8MHgi1CcJ2kUSEqMKuTOuAGDthljiNr2f_BRcoOTgu7N37eGGlEYDXCApRiTcLJ5C7dOLeo2ZKg0NeXpQ/s1600-h/annieatevelyns.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdYBs23RHCBgfkhcWwFYX6P5sVjPBIPfTFgEDPazGsFqaXXM9ermgmVDJyz8MHgi1CcJ2kUSEqMKuTOuAGDthljiNr2f_BRcoOTgu7N37eGGlEYDXCApRiTcLJ5C7dOLeo2ZKg0NeXpQ/s400/annieatevelyns.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394686642168018930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl_JKH-W6SMQ06x6yYo_TwE9YnSNDgkDlfn9rfaW6sFzGIy3cPHKGJ8RDOvXSi9_0ggtaDbwXV2ij6O5JevJXTPSOsUZvcG-KGOcBeafQAsO15oqpDH5HYyOLUWDDhWujUbo6dmbNbhQ/s1600-h/annie3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl_JKH-W6SMQ06x6yYo_TwE9YnSNDgkDlfn9rfaW6sFzGIy3cPHKGJ8RDOvXSi9_0ggtaDbwXV2ij6O5JevJXTPSOsUZvcG-KGOcBeafQAsO15oqpDH5HYyOLUWDDhWujUbo6dmbNbhQ/s400/annie3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394686633524204578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYNqVMwOTnvhwWfCZ58tU62mhhyphenhyphen6DekQjuDHwtq8X1CuirlOI6z5d6qmLK1CoirpIzCTcg_7g5uPN8HImO5mZzjKIeLCWDwH_rj8ghQ_5a6eDii3AU3U0Jtp2eVp6mSxla42eWLCerG8/s1600-h/annie1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYNqVMwOTnvhwWfCZ58tU62mhhyphenhyphen6DekQjuDHwtq8X1CuirlOI6z5d6qmLK1CoirpIzCTcg_7g5uPN8HImO5mZzjKIeLCWDwH_rj8ghQ_5a6eDii3AU3U0Jtp2eVp6mSxla42eWLCerG8/s400/annie1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394686627917593346" border="0" /></a>Bitsy was in THIRD PLACE last week! Out of 60,000 dogs!! The second place dog has only 240 more votes than she does this morning! If we can just get 200 more people to vote for Little Bitsy every day through Saturday, she can totally take this thing!<br /><br />Please watch the video and <a href="http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=08C91FF88447651C43B224AF9FFC1E6E">GO RIGHT HERE TO VOTE NOW AND EVERY DAY.</a><br /><br />Thank you so much. So many other homeless furs will be helped if Bitsy can win this week and move on to the semi-finals!<br /><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h0kmndrHNVU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h0kmndrHNVU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-59131095964856011952009-09-04T14:52:00.001-07:002009-09-04T15:01:28.548-07:00Saturday Photo Hunt - ORANGE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXycSnBtpyzfyHllGHsUN5Hz7uZoRoWLcwQhFU3M-HtaxHAj1RCOj2FiipLBRHjy8ARqa8BWgmIlicCSSUM5mAd0CPbokt97sOmkOcIaLO_-I3JEJ6hMZO9V1SyQcLM1xjWwTD88uGfhE/s1600-h/Photo+Hunt,+ORANGE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXycSnBtpyzfyHllGHsUN5Hz7uZoRoWLcwQhFU3M-HtaxHAj1RCOj2FiipLBRHjy8ARqa8BWgmIlicCSSUM5mAd0CPbokt97sOmkOcIaLO_-I3JEJ6hMZO9V1SyQcLM1xjWwTD88uGfhE/s400/Photo+Hunt,+ORANGE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377733603962236850" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=08C91FF88447651C43B224AF9FFC1E6E"><br /></a><a href="http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=08C91FF88447651C43B224AF9FFC1E6E">PLEASE C</a><a href="http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=08C91FF88447651C43B224AF9FFC1E6E">LICK THIS LINK THIS ONE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW TO VOTE FOR LITTLE BITSY!<br /></a><br />This is an email from the woman who fed me for months when I was a very skinny (I WAS TOO!) young stray. She trapped me, had me spayed, and brought me into a rescue group for adoption. On the way to being adopted, Mosaic Lady "fostered" me. For about two weeks. Now I've been living with her and all of the other Mosaics for over two years! I love my life (but I still hate Sadie!)<br /><br /><i>Friends and Family,<br /><br />My fellow REALTORS with Steve Owen and Associates are helping us raise money in order to receive funds to create a non-profit organization to further help our efforts in animal rescue. This will allow us to have fund raisers, accept donations that are tax deductible for the donors, to apply for grant money, to pull animals from the shelters and do so much more to help our abused, thrown away, neglected, abandoned, unloved, sick animals. It will be called the Charlie Powers Memorial Animal Rescue in honor of my father who loved and cared for animals his entire life and taught me to do the same by his example.It has been a labor of love for me to rescue and help the animals for almost 50 years.<br /><br />Please take a few seconds each day to click on the following link and vote for Little Bitsy. You will only have to register to vote the first time. You can vote everyday. Each new week begins on Sunday and continues until end of October. Let's help her win so she can help the other dogs and cats that have not yet been rescued.<br /><br />If you would like to make a donation to assist with the estimated cost of $3,000 to create our non profit status, please make your checks (if we raise more than needed for 5013c, all donations will be used for welfare and rescue of the animals) out to:<br /><br /> Charlie Powers Memorial Animal Rescue<br /> % Evelyn Bridges<br /> 226 Panther Gap Road<br /> Brevard, NC 28712<br /><br />Thanks in advance for helping in anyway possible, even by forwarding this to others.</i><br /><br />This is a great way to help Evelyn! Go to the cutest dog competition site every day until the end of October and vote for "Little Bitsy". She is one of Evelyn's rescues and if she wins during the contest she wants to give it to Evelyn's Fund! They are picking winners weekly so vote for her every day. The votes go back to 0 on Sunday and the week begins again.<br /><br />Let's see if we can win $500 (or more! ) to help other dogs just like Little Bitsy have happy endings too!<br /><br />Little Bitsy (and Mosaic Annie) thank you!Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-5802380970008378862009-07-12T13:05:00.001-07:002009-07-12T13:05:39.537-07:005 Minutes of Your Life You Will Never Get Back<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V99v0iNJAyg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V99v0iNJAyg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-33571504609957355092009-07-05T13:05:00.001-07:002009-07-05T13:05:58.406-07:00Play Her Off, Keyboard Kitty!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RT_OwLS6Uew&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RT_OwLS6Uew&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-24990771265834305992009-06-23T06:14:00.000-07:002009-06-23T06:15:37.211-07:00What The World Has Been Waiting For. ME!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5P2oGlwEmNo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5P2oGlwEmNo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-38379456377085916602009-06-17T13:42:00.001-07:002009-06-17T13:47:51.641-07:00Watch Out For Flying Pigs, Every Cat!Mosaic Lady figured out how to use her digital camera to make movies. Can you believe it? I know. Me neither.<br /><br />After picking the first batch of blueberries from our yard, she took them out back for some still photos. Sadie The Perfect was hanging out, and ML, in an uncharacteristic display of technological insight and bravery, moved one little button on her camera two places over to the FILM icon. <span style="font-style: italic;">And it filmed!</span> Can you believe that? Me neither.<br /><br />Here is perfect, loving, adorable, low maintenance, always affectionate and calm Sadie.<br />Can you see why I live to torture her? I know. Me too.<br /><br />(Listen for Mosaic Dawg slopping up her water in the kitchen. She's gross.)<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E-mN_rNJOhA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E-mN_rNJOhA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-65520133503692010742009-06-03T11:36:00.001-07:002009-06-03T11:38:20.647-07:00A Fleeting and Fragile Detente<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4t8p-dXVOSDGHz1Er7O2QohhvEk1YIlAAoK5SDlWIH8EPCiOfYjukvkWhohCYu10I8lA92r1PjK_cwdg9MTKZ7gAIyQ2_l9iGPc0VPaqx8zgpEb0QOxTRzG7vD_-T_iZlYADxJExUSE/s1600-h/detente.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkdre7f3ydF5awbOOi5ZDi9DitpLq8qH_iXMedcoBBKRo1tDwcgiF8Pd0HYL3Sx0UYNA4g-FLioce-xxZ15uaNZ_rShLWJZ61jAYN_sZZgYTfHz-Q07tApna8sK3sRixTqyU0Pyb8JXw/s400/Directfurs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310456057890425810" border="0" /></a>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com269tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-10052179494753331262009-02-14T16:20:00.001-08:002009-02-14T16:22:50.373-08:00What Mosaic Lady gave me for Valentine's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPOr6weLoqJFXu7aQ6UHrOVaVAGjce3SLGD6NvB44qLackfBlfRC5gj4fd_Y7PfiQ2US2g1_XxJ0OZYXjyvw9GRPipPnfrcmhQhw9g9K18uxNnA7CSJu029cZWEM5OQElSAecYMP4kzU/s1600-h/destiny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPOr6weLoqJFXu7aQ6UHrOVaVAGjce3SLGD6NvB44qLackfBlfRC5gj4fd_Y7PfiQ2US2g1_XxJ0OZYXjyvw9GRPipPnfrcmhQhw9g9K18uxNnA7CSJu029cZWEM5OQElSAecYMP4kzU/s400/destiny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302812555667196546" border="0" /></a><br />h/t <a href="http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/">J-TWO-O</a>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-86462978669778178912009-02-05T13:15:00.001-08:002009-02-05T13:16:20.144-08:00I can haz R-E-S-P-E-C-T now, pleeze?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawfnZI3GeMwDH5M6-26T3ZermAxIJBKoBTQzcGDqF-Z95dUXVLQgPLXENoxfwWFYvPX-AGqf0r8gVZX25l_M-f8TEWn3DCG3wX9C_LCsPeyWy80fV-_Rjj3_n3j-cpt_BD863zIGbyqw/s1600-h/Respect.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawfnZI3GeMwDH5M6-26T3ZermAxIJBKoBTQzcGDqF-Z95dUXVLQgPLXENoxfwWFYvPX-AGqf0r8gVZX25l_M-f8TEWn3DCG3wX9C_LCsPeyWy80fV-_Rjj3_n3j-cpt_BD863zIGbyqw/s400/Respect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299425141861971122" border="0" /></a>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-47712787440476725932009-01-29T08:32:00.001-08:002009-01-29T13:35:19.970-08:00Please take this down, Mr. President<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoObG3XdX-QMQyGaRBleRf5IolIZxfCjXyYef7AxUitTDUf9CynX9G7zFDGzRYmEUJ4SV-_FAYMrlEAQS0eJ0fnLCH6r9Yg8kjVHOBEZme8-LzdS9ZLqetM8sr8_kUKVQurbEczYFtTE/s1600-h/Signing+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoObG3XdX-QMQyGaRBleRf5IolIZxfCjXyYef7AxUitTDUf9CynX9G7zFDGzRYmEUJ4SV-_FAYMrlEAQS0eJ0fnLCH6r9Yg8kjVHOBEZme8-LzdS9ZLqetM8sr8_kUKVQurbEczYFtTE/s400/Signing+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296754606628559874" border="0" /></a>My fellow Americans: <p>A few days ago, I went to Capitol Hill to meet with the Republican leadership to get their input on the massive economic stimulus package we’re about to approve. We worked very hard, we compromised, and I added a few of their suggestions.</p> <p>As you have seen, even though we made compromises in this massive bill to garner support from our Republican members of Congress, every one of them voted against it – mostly because there is money for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and because there is no tax cut for their wealthy friends.</p> <p>Therefore, I intend to veto this bill, remove every one of these “compromises” and just go with what I originally wanted.</p> <p>The time of a president is very valuable. There are a lot of things going on in the world and in America that demand my attention. Three hours is a long time when you’re president. I spent three hours on Capitol Hill with Republicans – adding and subtracting things to this bill in the hope that they would support it. We worked hard for this compromise. <strong>Not one House Republican supported this bill.</strong> It turns out, they had no intention of <span class="caps">EVER</span> supporting the bill. Their goal was simply this – the failure of this bill. So, I ask you: What was the point?</p> <p>As such, I am not going to waste one more minute of my time on these people.</p> <p>America, I know I promised you that I would be bi-partisan and be President for <span class="caps">ALL</span> of America. But that only works when the other side is a willing partner. Yesterday, every Republican in the House showed that they were not willing to do that. Not only that, but they wasted the country’s time pretending to work in a spirit of bi-partisanship while, all along, knowing that they never would vote for a bill that included many of the things they asked for.</p> <p>Going forward, I will no longer waste your time and my time by meeting with Republicans unless there is a very important reason to do so. If they are willing to work on bills in a bi-partisan way, I will now require, before any meeting, a list of what they want added or deleted, along with signatures of support for the bill should those compromises be taken into consideration. That way, when the bill passes or fails, America will know who promised to support a bill and did not. It will show America who is willing to work to better this country and who is not. I realize this sounds very “grade school” but it’s the way things will work going forward. Again, you didn’t elect me to engage in futile efforts. You elected me to get work done. Spending hours on Capitol Hill with people who have no intention of accomplishing anything during that meeting is futile, and I will no longer do it.</p> <p>We’ve worked too hard on this massive bill, and I have put a lot of time into addressing Republican concerns to get their support – even adding things to the bill that I disagreed with – all to no avail.</p> <p>It’s time to stop wasting our time as a nation. It’s time to get to work. Democrats are willing to make the tough choices. It is obvious from the past few days that Republicans have no intention to work together with Democrats. Now that we know this, we won’t waste our time trying.</p> <p>From now on, we’ll write bills and put them before the House and Senate for up or down votes.</p> <p>If any reasonable Republican wants to work with us, we’d love that, and we will listen to him or her and make changes that are reasonable, well thought out, and agreeable to both sides. Not only that, but we will openly acknowledge the work that our Republican friends put into bettering America by working together so that you will know who cares about getting things done. However, if we do not find those Republican allies, then we will move forward, doing the work that the American people elected us to do.</p> <p>Thank you</p> <p>President Barack Obama</p><p>**************</p><p>(<strike>Partial</strike> Full credit goes to my talented ghostwriter, Michael D.)</p><p>(All photostyling credit goes to <a href="http://zoolatry.blogspot.com/">Zoolatry</a>, as always.)<br /></p>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-54383049500927594932009-01-26T05:34:00.001-08:002009-01-26T05:36:01.833-08:00Week Two - Up and At 'Em, Mr. President! Eyes on the Prize!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbLwXY49JPboDyZgbdGYZsDyBF2xAt1GpoPo8tzafdEclFni-oTV8gDTd-2rDlizoC_TXCoNA9RqNVf3R0a5mf3oIqIfipu0AvRlGQn0SrsNLN7BJAjHNx1ys6gQo-QrsUtEzZIbaNUQ/s1600-h/We+come+here+today....jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbLwXY49JPboDyZgbdGYZsDyBF2xAt1GpoPo8tzafdEclFni-oTV8gDTd-2rDlizoC_TXCoNA9RqNVf3R0a5mf3oIqIfipu0AvRlGQn0SrsNLN7BJAjHNx1ys6gQo-QrsUtEzZIbaNUQ/s400/We+come+here+today....jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295595420135924002" border="0" /></a>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-24378666162383880162009-01-22T04:38:00.000-08:002009-01-22T04:39:44.061-08:00So Far, So Good!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhfUN7yWfLG2T28iIlEa9e_hyMbaUzToOufQPAk2Qvz97_tEUqcR_Qa_t4WDX7_qcXZA2HiH7IbZFTicTT6P2WYp4tfk38saC8A9wF-QxrZy5lRvFbPJp9qI_OfifVOT4FDILb3OY54w/s1600-h/Lincoln,+Annie,+Obama+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhfUN7yWfLG2T28iIlEa9e_hyMbaUzToOufQPAk2Qvz97_tEUqcR_Qa_t4WDX7_qcXZA2HiH7IbZFTicTT6P2WYp4tfk38saC8A9wF-QxrZy5lRvFbPJp9qI_OfifVOT4FDILb3OY54w/s400/Lincoln,+Annie,+Obama+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294096812986852018" border="0" /></a>Laura Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385790782027099982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255135386348070200.post-25110896975957631152009-01-20T13:47:00.000-08:002009-02-07T09:54:37.510-08:00A New Day Dawning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWf9AbXXGH7KQBD2WwiqVG3TOgzax68tlYWeSdF0SagGeKnVpz9iCrmiAiVjnw8TmuUweDSwu53K4HpydJ7cX3mgVBe0GHOkDj-ha1NO_iZrqIi8J63WNSOVeaiuNbWtmXsCc-a9OBm4/s1600-h/sadieinaugmorn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWf9AbXXGH7KQBD2WwiqVG3TOgzax68tlYWeSdF0SagGeKnVpz9iCrmiAiVjnw8TmuUweDSwu53K4HpydJ7cX3mgVBe0GHOkDj-ha1NO_iZrqIi8J63WNSOVeaiuNbWtmXsCc-a9OBm4/s400/sadieinaugmorn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300115176481431058" border="0" /></a><br />Happy first day of the rest of our country's life, kitties and persons everywhere in the world!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCWHuSTBozDZ-Oi-CQ-6K6V0KJTbieC17RB93TxBvnzdUQRnoTWjobGSOk5UymABHeRMVVbrS1sK7ktcOjCtiBtPFBxSm1pz7rLep0W4D4Qj_eEi6on5Z9Pxtbkk3X5AwOSo9u-tGDac/s1600-h/nov20-08three.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCWHuSTBozDZ-Oi-CQ-6K6V0KJTbieC17RB93TxBvnzdUQRnoTWjobGSOk5UymABHeRMVVbrS1sK7ktcOjCtiBtPFBxSm1pz7rLep0W4D4Qj_eEi6on5Z9Pxtbkk3X5AwOSo9u-tGDac/s400/nov20-08three.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293496840287519842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFly15XmPY8aylUhBaXnKeZrSJvsvUJo_ZGrDk9GBani7LEG-zaZmpuIKIjX3dfgc4q40NsNyg72SVdxsNhCmksaghUlLtzpUSb3CHhHXInrPS6kxFP5rQ27Ie3IQV9mkTrawIv1nRswk/s1600-h/nov20-08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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