Magpie Tales 162 - and Awww Mondays

Between Heaven and Hell, 1989 by Jacek Yerka 

Ode to Larry

I could cook in this kitchen all day long

All day long while chopping and stirring

Chopping and stirring while singing a song

While singing a song to my dear old cat

My dear old cat Larry who warmly sleeps

Who warmly sleeps at the drop of a hat

At the drop of a hat he wakes and leaps

Wakes and leaps as I fill his bowl

I fill his bowl with some tasty leftovers

Tasty leftovers for his dear sweet soul.

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Larry was a huge 16 pound, in his prime, orange tabby cat

Always faithful always true. He had a huge lion mane and fluffy tail

Larry was short for Larrysauresrex.....or Lawrence the Lion.

He lived 20 years and I still miss him.

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Thanks and a tip of Larry's tail to Tess Kincaid 

for Magpie Tales and this lovely inspiring image.

To read what others saw in this image go here:   

http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/03/mag-162.html

To see more Awww Mondays go here:
http://www.awwwmonday.com/2013/04/awww-mondays-174.html 

   

Happy Easter!

Saturday morning I opened my eyes and saw

that we had a lovely sunrise.

Today it's raining.....

Saturday I also dyed a few eggs just for my pleasure...

I also made Hot Cross Buns for the first time ever.

I could not find any in town- and guess what?

They are the best I have ever tasted!

Here's the link for the recipe:

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/hot_cross_buns/

Happy Easter!!!

(Our rabbit made from recycled metal)

Sausalito has lots of interesting galleries....

Sausalito has lots of interesting galleries....

This was an amazing sculpture crafted from

wire screening. I love how artists can see

the potential in different materials.

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To see other Six Word Saturdays go here:

http://www.showmyface.com/2013/03/six-word-saturday_30.html

and for more Shadow Shot Sunday photos go here:

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/2013/03/shadows-rejoicing.html

Enjoy your day!!

Feline Friday 3-30-2013 Cute Ms Susie Q.

Susie is a feral cat rescued by Feral Cat Coalition.

Susie lives outside my cousins home.

On a covered deck she is safe and content.

She is wary of us, but talks to us at a distance.

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What a good idea!

While reading one of my favorite blogs

The Daily Dose

  http://dana-thedailydose.blogspot.com/

Dana mentioned the April A-Z Challenge

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/ 

Bing!!! What a great idea!

So I signed up- why not?

Each day in April except Sundays

we'll all be blogging thematically from A-Z. 

Try it....you'll like it!

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Our Vacation in Sausalito....

The sun rises over Angel Island....

I love all the lush vegetation here

We took a drive to Bolinas to visit good friends

We went into San Francisco to see the

Chinese Terracotta statues at the

Asian Art Museum.

Amazing.

We bussed over the Golden Gate to go into the city,

but rode the ferry back to Sausalito.

Shasta Lake is lacking about 37 feet 

to be completely full. We are expecting

some rain, so that will help. 

Yep- almost home!

Ahhhhh....no place like home!

Great little vacation, but always

good to get back home!

Don't you feel the same?

Have a great week!

Awwww Monday 3-25-2-13

Thanks to Mike Golch and Sandee for this sweet meme!

Here's a baby moose with his very

protective mother!

Have a great week everyone!

To see more Awwww Mondays go here:
http://www.awwwmonday.com/2013/03/awww-mondays-173.html

Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt 3-25-2013

I am a bit late posting for this week as

we have been on a little vacation.

We drove 4.5 hours down to Sausalito-

had a great visit with our cousin and her sweetie ...

I think everyone was on Spring Vacation!!!

Photo by Eric Alder

Spring Vacation

School is out

Wind blows through leafless trees

and empty parking lots

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For more takes on this photo or to see more of

Eric Alder's fine photography go here:

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2013/03/monday-morning-photo-prompt-32513.html

Magpie 161- Enigma

Not To Be Reproduced by Rene Magritte 1937


Peering through the looking glass

What is real and what is not

I am faceless you see
I am your enigma

Endless
 Neurotic
Images
    Growing as
 Magritte
Appears

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Once again Tess Kincaid has provided an evocative image for us!
To see what others have seen in this image go here:

http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/03/mag-161.html

Why we love Sausalito!

Because we get to visit Janet and Floyd and goof off!!!

My cousin Janet and I have known each other 

since we were babies! So here we are playing pool

at Smitty's and Janet took this photo!

Have a great day everyone-we are!!

Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt 3-18-2013

Photo by Eric Alder

 
Is this what can be seen under a car?
Grit and rust mixed with oily bits? 
Leaky valves and dripping hoses 
A mechanic's needed- "Holy Moses" 
No wonder my cat looks like heck
After she's slept under this wreck
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For other takes on Eric Alders photo go here: 
http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2013/03/monday-morning-photo-prompt-31813.html


 

On the road again

Hard work does have it's rewards.....

We are headed south for just a few days

to visit our dear friends and family.

So, I may not have time to blog....

Cheers! Have a great week!

Awww Mondays...little ducklings....

Cute baby ducks at our Local Grub Club

"Meet the Producers and Farmers" event. 

Looks like they are being told to "Sit, stay".

Have a great day everyone!

Magpie 160- Don't be like them!

Faun, Horse, and Bird, 1936
Pablo Picasso 

The faun and the horse were constantly fighting

Rearing and smacking and even biting

The lovely dove, a bird of peace 

Screamed "Stop it you two- let this chaos cease

Your behavior is useless and stupidly hostile 

You're acting like humans and that's just awful."  

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Thanks to Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales

For more takes on Picasso's painting go here:

http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/03/mag-160.html 

My shadow can make me laugh!

My shadow can make me laugh!

It looks like Olive Oyl or some other cartoon character.

Or perhaps it's an Irish Leprechaun!!

Does your shadow ever tickle your funny bone?

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For other Six Word Saturdays go here:

http://www.showmyface.com/2013/03/six-word-saturday_16.html

For other Sunday Shadow Shots go here:

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-presidents-shadow-of-history.html

Lucy says "It's Feline Friday"

Lucy says " I was on the computer today and

found this cartoon- I thought it would

qwack you up"

Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!
Thanks to Burnt Food Dude we have this
very fun meme! Thanks Dude!
http://burntfooddude.us/?p=3575

Today's giggle...

This really tickled my funny bone...

We spotted this on a bulletin board

while shopping in Ashland.... 

So very silly!!

An afternoon walk by a little stream...

Today was again a lovely springy day.

I could hear all the tree frogs down the hill

from us. I thought I'd walk down and maybe

 see one of them. Nope.

They became completely silent of course.

I was intruding on their private tree frog only concert.

So, here are some photos of my little walk

along the silent seasonal spring.

This spring is only here until summer.

Then it dries up until we have lots of

snow or rain.

I could see where the deer had come down to drink.

I did not see any other tracks.

We saw cougar tracks here last spring.

The water was quite clear.

Lichen on the rocks.

The stream peacefully glides over.... 

Sentinel tree- a forest fire survivor

Last photo on my little walk...

What does this look like to you?

Aww it's Monday and Eric Alders Photo Prompt also.....!

Oh Charlie oh Charlie

I found a new tree

It's ever so big

And a great place to pee....

Oh Kathe Oh Kathe

That's not a big tree

It's a tall power pole

Full of Electricity!

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Being a little under the weather I combined Aww Mondays

with Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt- and I'm a day late!

To see more Aww Mondays go here:

http://www.awwwmonday.com/2013/03/awww-mondays-171.html

and to view Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt go here:

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2013/03/monday-morning-photo-prompt-31113.html

Have a great week everybody!

Magpie #59......A Salty Connection

Meal Beach, Burra Isles, Shetland by Robin Gosnall 

It pulls me in...

This salty biological connection

We began here.

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Photo by Kathe Worsley
Zihuatanejo Guerro Mexico
November 2012

Thanks to Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales
To see what everyone else has created go here:
http://www.magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/03/mag-159.html

Nothing better than home baked bread!

Dough rising in the sun

March 8, 2013

Nothing better than home baked bread!

Besides making the house smell wonderful...it tastes divine!

I came across a book several years ago that had such

simple bread recipes that I make this bread all the time.

So simple that there is no kneading and the dough makes

up to 4 loaves plus the dough keeps in the fridge up to 14 days!

Here's the link to that book: http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/

For more Six Word Saturdays go here:

http://www.showmyface.com/2013/03/six-word-saturday_9.html

and for those wonderful Shadow Shot Sundays go here:

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/2013/03/outdoor-draughts.html



It's Feline Friday March 8, 2013

Oscar is the newest cat on the block

or at least in this house

Sometimes when he is

 ironing out problems...

he looks a bit possessed....
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A Tasty Vegan Recipe

Quilt for Kai

October 2010

Here's a very tasty main course for vegans.

Needless to say you do not have to be a vegan

or a vegetarian to enjoy this!! 

Brown Rice and Lentils

serves 4-6

3 1/2 cups low sodium veggie broth

1/2 cup water

3/4 cup lentils rinsed and picked over

3/4 cup brown rice

2 T olive oil

1T onion powder

( I use 1/4 cup finely chopped onion)

1/2 tsp garlic powder

(I use 2 finely chopped cloves of garlic)

1/4 tsp salt

Freshly ground pepper to taste

In a medium pot bring all ingredients to a boil

over high heat. Reduce heat to med-low to low,

cover and simmer until rice/lentils are tender.

Stirring occasionally about 45-60 minutes.

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I first made this recipe for our Christmas dinner in 2010.
It has become one of our favorites.
I made the baby quilt for our good friend Tom's first grandchild.

Lucy's shout out to Russell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

AND MANY MANY MORE!

PFFT....

AND THAT'S THE TRUTH!