Sunday, January 29, 2012

A cat found us

A cat found us.

We think it's a girl cat (it's harder to tell than you'd think, when it doesn't want you to know). It's very, very friendly. And very, very pointy. And very, very, very vocal. And young - full-grown, but kitten-like.

She's stripey and has yellow eyes and now that she's fed and had a bath, not as scruffy as she looked originally.

Now what? We didn't really want another cat right now...

We're calling her Muse.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Overheard...

Me: "(long, rambling story about what I was thinking about that began with what I'll say in my interview next week and how when Shasta tries to chew on Gemini's head these days, it seems perfunctory, more out of habit than pleasure...)

....SO, what were you thinking about?"

Jim: "uh.................... screensaver?"

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

New Year, New Projects

2012's been off to a rip-roaring start! After a hectic end to the semester, we had a great holiday and have gotten back into the groove of things here in Virginia (Steph protested me calling it "Ol' Virginee"). We've gotten a lot of work done on the house, including getting our office set--complete with a refurbished morris chair (thanks Mom and Dad!). I have to say after our green chair adventure of last summer, fixing the springs and adding new cushions seems like a walk in the park! We even have all of our books unpacked finally, and our 3rd bedroom is all set up for guests. We'll post some pictures soon, but in the meantime here's some other miscellaneous ones:

Morning is probably my favorite time of day in the house (Steph too!) Here's the view from the kitchen a lot of the time (sunrises and sunsets are absolutely gorgeous here).

Kitty enjoys the morning too...
...and sometimes she shares with the dog. Cutest. pets. ever.
I just thought this was cool. You can see the envelope of steam around the egg before it rises up and off. I also enjoy pushing the french press down in the sun. It's the little things in life :)