kate's cat

this is a familiar sight to me. it's the view from the catterall's couch (the family that i babysit). when the girls are taking their afternoon nap, i read a book sitting on the couch. i'll sometimes look out the window, because the colors are so nice, especially on a soft, sunny day.

the cat's name is sausage. she's apparently between the ages of 16 and 19, but it's unclear because she was adopted from the pound at age 1-3. she's kind of cranky, but she'll get really flirty sometimes. she's bossy about her food. she walks up and hisses at you when she's hungry. sometimes it ticks me off, but most of the time it's just amusing. she makes these weird gurgles that i equate with snoring when she's asleep.

figure no. 2

this is the second of the pair. he's a fishy.

figurine

i have a small collection of animal figurines that i'll be posting as a series. this is a part of a pair that i bought at a shop in lumberton, texas.

flowers

anthony, his dad, and i had an impassioned argument about flowers while shopping at central market. well, maybe it wasn't impassioned, but there were words. the debate was this: the tulip...overrated? my answer: yes.

anthony got me these flowers for valentine's day. surprisingly, they weren't tulips.

goose

louis gave me a goose candle for christmas. i don't have the heart to burn it.

striped chair

this drawing really started all of the drawings that i've done on this blog.

my glasses

are scratched. possibly because i always skip the glasses case part.

ollie in the hallway

ollie will stop and sit in the weirdest places. yesterday when we came in, he was sitting on the rug in the bathroom just staring at the sink. i guess he just likes floor coverings.

milagros

i have acquired a little collection of milagros from an assortment of places, and now they live in my kitchen. little miracles.