My photos of the day for the past few days.
Sunday, October 11, 2009 - Blue sky kept peeking out among the clouds as I drove to a wedding I was photographing as the 2nd shooter.
Monday, October 12, 2009 - Walked into the kitchen before bed to find the cats snuggled up together on the rug.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - I bought new flowers for the porch a few weeks ago and the red mums are blooming nicely. I love the pop of red on the porch.
So the kitten is still into everything. And when I say everything I mean everything. I find my garbage can in the scraproom tipped over every few days. The kitchen garbage can daily. We spray him with a squirt bottle when we catch him on the counter, but it has yet to teach him to stay off.
The next trick I'm going to try is a coffee can full of beans. Just have to find the coffee can. One friend mentioned a shock mat that just slightly gives them a shock when they jump on it. Might have to look into that if it's not too cost prohibitive.
Do any of you out there in blog land have suggestions for training a kitten? I would love to hear your ideas (unless of course you are posting trying to get me to buy something from you in which case you will quickly be deleted).
Friday, October 9, 2009 - Kitten in the pizza box.
Sunday, October 4, 2009 - POTD - DH gives the cats treats about once a day. He teases the kitten with the treat and Dots will dance around on his hind legs going around in circles.
Monday, October 5, 2009 - POTD - Finally took the Squirt to the Lego store. He felt like he was in heaven on earth.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - Each month when the ladies who are a part of a Stampin' Up hostess club meet here at my house, one of the ladies brings her two children. Squirt loves it when they come and is always so excited to see them.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - POTD - I'm deep into this book. Hoping to finish it up in the next day or so.
Monday, September 11, 2009 - A photo of our old cat. He's around 10 years old, maybe 11. I'd have to search back through the scrapbooks to determine his exact age.
I kept pretty busy on Labor Day. Photo business stuff, walked (boy could I tell how out of shape I've let myself get), bought groceries, made my stamping projects for my upcoming workshops, I did some cooking too. I made a homemade pie crust for the torte I planned to make on Tuesday. Made hummus and then made some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, from scratch. Seriously. I'm always a bit amazed that I can bake something from scratch (not from a box) and it turn out well.
Tomorrow I'll post the link for the torte I made with that homemade crust.
Head over to Tasty Kitchen for the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe. Seriously so good.
And because a special teacher asked for my hummus recipe today here you go. I can't really claim it as mine though. I did find it on the internet, Food Network maybe, but I forgot to write down where. I don't think I have shared it here before.
Hummus:
1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained
1/4 cup tahini
1 lg clove garlic
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 Tbsp plain yogurt
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup water
Garnish: olive oil, paprika, 1-2 Tbsp parsley
Place all ingrendients except for garnish in food processor and blend well until smooth, adding more water if needed to reach a desired consistency. Taste for spices and adjust as needed. Place in a large serving bowl and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with paprika and parsley. Serve with warm pita, pita chips or vegetables.
I can't remember if I mentioned this yesterday. The kitten had to take a trip to the vet. All is well and he is back to normal. So far he doesn't fight being put in the pet carrier like the old cat does. So yes, another cat photo for my photo of the day.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Happy Hump Day! I am so glad it's Wednesday. The weather here in the deep south has been incredible. Well, maybe I should say the temperature has been. I could live without some of the rain, but when you walk out and it's only 79 degrees with a breeze it's delightful for a Fall lover like me.
Our sweet chocolate lab and the new kitten get along pretty well. It's really fun to watch them together. I have to apologize for the these first 3 photos of the day being of the kitten. With school in session sometimes it's all my brain can do to remember to take a photo and the kitten is the closest thing around.
Saturday, August 29, 2009 - Nemo and Dots seem to get along pretty well. Nemo treat the kitten like a playmate, but is gentle enough with him.
August 30, 2009 - POTD - Sorry, another one of the kitten and dog together through the glass door.
Monday, August 31, 2009 - The kitten found some nerf gun darts and ate some. He hasn't been feeling very well. He crawled up in my lap and curled up and went to sleep.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - I cleaned and scrubbed the house. I'm not anal when it comes to keeping a spotless house. I try to do a little at a time, but once in a while that urge will strike to just have it all cleaned all in one day. I love it when my counters are all neat, clear and clutter free. A boring photo of course, but just a reminder to myself that I can get it all cleaned.
Life can get exciting not to mention funny with a kitten around. Numerous times a day I find the new kitten in all sorts of places. Up until this week he could only get to the bar in the kitchen since he could jump to the stools and then to the counter. This week he discovered how to get up to the other counter which is not allowed since that is the counter where we cook. So for the past several days I'm constantly trying to teach him to stay off. He'll learn...hopefully before I lose my mind. :) And of course I have my camera on hand to capture all the crazy places we've found him. Places like the book case, kiddo's Easter basket, the sink, my computer desk. Thankfully we are looking at it as humorous instead of frustrating. He gets bursts of energy and goes running and then slides across the wood floors. So I thought I'd share some of the photos I've gotten of him over the past couple of weeks. He's definitely added a bit more excitement around here.
It's been a very full week. I have managed to keep up with my photos of the day. Slowing down this weekend to catch up here and share lots more.
Monday, August 24 - I dyed some muslin fabric using blueberries. I have been wanting to try it and it was super easy. Planning on trying it with other natural items also. Hoping to find something to make from what I dye.
Tuesday, August 25 - It's definitely looking like football season around here. The squirt dragged out his Alabama football rug.
Wednesday, August 26 - The kitten has definitely livened things up around here and he's all over the place. (Lots of photos in a blog post and the adventures of the new kitty coming soon.)
Thursday, August 27 - A friend and I went to a nearby city to do a couple of errands and to find a chicken salad place she had been told about. More on the chicken salad place later, but as we were driving back the storm clouds were starting to roll in and the sky was just amazing.
Friday, August 28 - Thanks to a little help from my mother I have a new baby. Yes, you can expect photo overload next week.
Catching up on my photos of the day.
Sunday afternoon I was taking a friend's son home who came to play with Squirt and decided to go by the wonderful little organic market to pick up some specialty items. I love how this area has been developed and planned.
August 16, 2009
Last December I went with my sister to Sips 'N Strokes and won a gift certificate. I hadn't been able to go when there was a painting I had wanted to do, but they recently opened one in a town about 40 minutes away from me so when I saw this painting on the schedule I decided to go. Even by myself I really enjoyed it.
August 17, 2009
The Squirt's piano lessons have moved to Tuesdays now that school has started. He enjoys it, but still fusses about practicing of course.
August 18, 2009
Squirt is in love with the new kitten. He carries him around all the time and the kitten just purrs as loud as you can imagine. Most of the time it looks like he's carrying a baby around on his shoulder.
August 19, 2009
To say the kitten is curious is an understatement. I find him into everything. I walked into the bathroom just a few minutes after getting a shower and heard something in the shower. I pulled the curtain back and there he was. He's even walked along the edge of the tub while I'm in the shower, between the shower liner and the curtain. I have a feeling if he had gotten wet he would not have been such a happy camper. It's just too funny.
August 20, 2009
During the school year we don't go through a loaf of bread very quickly. The kiddo usually eats at school part of the week and takes his lunch the other part. During the summer though we go through it rather quickly. This summer grilled cheese seems to be the sandwich of choice. Most days I just leave the griddle out on the counter.
July 8 - POTD - Grilled cheese anyone?
If you're a regular blog reader then I'm sure you know that this is my girl. She's our sweetheart and other than probably adding 10 minutes onto our walk each morning because she sniffs everything in creation, she's a sweetheart. But a little known fact is that she's a big 'ol fraidy cat. The least bit of thunder and don't open the door because she will dart inside and not leave. And at 61 pounds she's really hard to drag out again. Most times we just give up and let her stay inside until the storm has passed. Such was the case this evening. Thankfully she just lays down and is content to be there with you. Yes, she sits funny. She hurt her hip as a puppy and has never sat right since. It doesn't seem to bother her to walk 3 miles with me each morning though.
July 9 - POTD - The Scaredy Cat
