It's Feline Friday! January 31, 2014

Tiger in Oaxaca City Mexico 2009

Tiger has had a hard day

 and needs to take a big nap!

Market Day in Oaxaca City, Mexico  2009

This turkey is having a really bad day...

Market Day in Oaxaca City, Mexico  2009

   

Same with these two turkeys! 

Have a great day and if you are a turkey...

stay clear of the market! 

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Thanks to Steve of BFDude for Feline friday! 

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Poetry Jam-What's Going on in Our House....

Art!
Almost silent
Brush on canvas creates a vision
A magic moment
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Years ago before I met Russell he had stopped painting....

for many reasons. 

Now that we've got our new home settled he has

picked up his brushes and has begun to paint again.

He has completed a painting for a friend and is now

creating another from a trip to Mexico ....

Another reason we included an Art Hall to our addition.

 Russell finds the Art Hall is a perfect place

to paint- great light and peaceful.

He finished the painting of Charlie...

Charlie Okamura

Work in progress....a new painting being created.

This one is inspired by our many trips to Mexico.

Seeing him paint makes me so happy and I love 

watching the process. It's magic!

Cheers!

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Thanks to Peggy Goetz for this weeks Poetry Jam

and to Helen Dehner prodding me to post this!

Here's the link to Poetry Jam. Have fun writing and reading!

Poetry Jam

Bifocal Univision Presents............... Eric Alders MPP!!! January 29, 2014

Hard scrabble

Scratching against an impermeable surface

Glass ceiling resists

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As a white single mom in the early 1970's 

I personally experienced discrimination.

It still exists.

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Thanks to Eric Alder for this stunning image.

To participate ( and I wish you would! )

please click on this link:

Eric Alders MPP

It's Awww Monday!! January 27, 2014

The following has been approved 

by the Kitty Cat Fundation

First of Six Baby Quilts Completed!

Five babies will be born within 6 weeks of each other.

Three are in California, one in Germany and one in Colorado 

Another little one arrived in Sandy, Oregon last week .

I am mailing it today!

I have til April to get all of the rest done. Stay tuned!

Obviously it's a girl! 

Can you see the Eiffel Tower?

The backing is called Minky- and 

feels so soft-perfect for a baby!

Thanks to Sandee for Awww Monday!

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Magpie #204

The Mill  1964   Andrew Wyeth   

East Coast chills

While out of balance fiery climate  

Roasts West Coast

Hammond Pond,  Weed California,  January 2014

Perhaps the non-believers will begin to "get it".

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Every week Tess Kincaids posts an image

to tweak our imaginations.

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Magpie Tales

Time for Six Words and Shadow Shot Sunday January 25-26, 2014

Lots of fun......

We're headed home!!

Remedy Wine Bar

Hopping place- very fun to sit

at the bar and watch the dance between

the "mixocologist" and chef!

http://www.remedywinebar.com/ 

Al Amir!!

Wonderful Lebanese food and belly dancing!!

YUM!

Oh yes.....!

We so enjoy this restaurant-

we've been coming here for over 25 years!

http://www.alamirportland.com/

It's Feline Friday ! January 24, 2014

Gato de Casa de las Bugambillias   May 2009

Humpf!!

You finished your breakfast

 without my help???

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Thanks Steve of BFDude 

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Boxcar Kids Travel Report...

Boxcar detail  December 2013

Lots of visiting, eating and appointments...

Here are a few photos .....

Cleaning out the liquor cabinet  January 2014

One of Russell's brothers was 

reorganizing his kitchen....

Just Quilting Shop Dog   January 2014

Wednesday was a super busy day...

8am- Dentist for teeth cleaning

9:30am- Eye checkup

11am- Dropped off 2 baby quilts

Noon- Wine shop- dropped off boxes 

and picked up some wine

1:30pm- Skin cancer screening

2:30pm- Office Depot for printer ink

Whew!

Ross Island Bridge Construction  January 2014 

Today all I had to do was take the car 
across the Ross Island Bridge

for an oil change and then had a 

lovely pedicure with my 
good friend Etta!   

Ahhhhhh bliss!

On the Road Again!

On the Road Again!

The Boxcar kids are once again rambling along

the rails visiting friends and family while 

going to appointments etc .... so blogging

will definitely be taking a back seat for a bit.

Cheers and have a great week!

Here's a close up of the boxcar art:

Art on Mt. Shasta Boxcar    12/2013 

It's Awww Monday! January 20, 2014

    Teotitlan de Valle, Oaxaca  May 2009

A memorable day visiting 

Arnulfo Mendoza and his family.
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Thanks To Sandee from Comedy Plus!
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Eric Alders MPP January 20, 2014

Photo by Eric Alder

I'm not tired

Nor simply a rejected retread

I'm just flat....

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Eric Alder patiently posts a photo a week

just for us!!! Go here to see more and play!

Bifocal Univision

Magpie #203 A Cello in Brooklyn

Musician in the Rain  Robert Doisneau

Mon dieu I hate this rain

I hate this rain always dripping

Always dripping on my neck

On my neck-what the heck?

What the heck.....hey fella!

Hey fella-gimme your umbrella! 

Your umbrella will keep me dry 

As I'm a slightly damp cella!

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Thanks to Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales

A venue for all of us that find fun and pleasure in writing-

Click on the link below to read even more! Cheers!
Magpie Tales

It's Feline Friday! January 17, 2014

NW 23rd, Portland Oregon, 2009

I'd really like to be outside...

except then I'd have to listen

to THEM barking....

 

NW 23rd, Portland Oregon, 2009

Hey Louie ...keep barking !!

that will keep HER inside...hahaha!

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Steve of BFDude started Feline Friday

to show us he really does like cats!

Click on the link to play along or see more!

Poetry Jam January 16, 2014

There once was a panda named Bryce

Who enjoyed his drinks with lotsa ice

He opened his old Kelvinator

Growled "Hey what the heck's da matter

Everythings melted- dat's not nice!"

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We have Laurie Kolp to thank for this weeks theme!

Go here to participate or read more cool poems!

http://poetryjaam.blogspot.com

Eric Alders MPP January 15, 2014

Photo by Eric Alder

It's deja vue all over again

I know I've been here before

Is this the road less taken?

This all looks so familiar

I surely am not mistaken

I remember that gray overpass

With the large tree on the right

It's deja vue all over again

 and if  I were to make a bet

You know that I would win

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Thanks to Eric Alder for his MPP photo prompts

to see more go here:

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-challenge-create-something-poem.html

and to see my Deja Vue go here:

http://katheworsley.blogspot.com/2013/01/eric-alders-monday-photo-prompt-1-7-2013.html

Awww it's Monday and I'm a day late!

Tuffy shopping at Petco!

Back in 2009 Tuffy and his family came 

to visit us up in Lake Oswego. 

He was very happy to be in this store!

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thanks to Sandee of Comedy Plus!!!!

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Magpie #202

La Jument, off the coast of Brittany

Photograph by Jean Guichard **

Ghosts of Drummond Castle

Strong current pulls

Sweeps drowning souls forever circled

By violent water

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Thanks to Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales

and providing this weeks stellar image by Jean Guichard.

Click on this link to see what others have written:

http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2014/01/mag-202.html

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** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jument

Poetry Jam, Feline Friday, and Six Words for Saturday! January 11, 2014

Whoopee...we finally are getting rain!

Fiery little Lucy

Literally re-lapsing in the 

Lap of luxury

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Thanks to Steve of BFDude for Feline Friday

http://burntfooddude.us/?p=4978

Thanks to Alan for Poetry Jam's Fiery theme

http://www.poetryjaam.blogspot.com/2014/01/fire.html

and lastly Thanks to Cate for Six Words !

http://www.showmyface.com/2014/01/six-word-saturday_11.html

Have a great weekend!!

Eric Alders MPP January 7, 2013

White Trinity    Eric Alder

Ghostly force 

Brings springtime reincarnation 

Back to life

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Eric Alder posts a weekly image to poke our imaginations!

Go here to play and view others.....

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2014/01/monday-morning-photo-prompt-1614.html

It's Awww Monday! 1-7-2014

Grace and Mushu shopping....

Mushu was the best! He went everywhere with Grace!

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Thanks to Sandee of Comedy Plus for Awww Monday!

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and have a great day!

Magpie #201 New York Night

 New York at Night   Vivienne Gucwa

Holding hands

Walking home with heels clicking 
On rainy streets

New York  Times Square  Kathe Worsley 2004
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We have Tess Kincaid to thank
for Magpie Tales. To see more go here:
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Six Word Saturday and Shadow Shot Sunday January 4-5, 2014

Love sunshine,but we need precipitation!!!!

We seriously need rain or better yet snow.

This is the driest winter on record since 1936.

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For more Six Word Saturdays go here:

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and for more Shadowy Shots go here:
http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/2014/01/little-street-of-shadows.html

Have a great weekend!

Feline Friday Please Don't Wake the Cat!

Didn't you see the 

"Do Not Disturb" sign?

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Thanks to Steve of BFDude for Feline Friday!!

Click on the link below to play or just to see more!

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!

Lucy kicks off the new year

by watching the squirrels.....

while we watch our beautiful sunsets.......

Happy New Year!!!! 

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