So, last week my husband and I noticed that one of our cats, Bosie was acting strangely. He was being very affectionate...which for him was strange. We'd been having a lot of problems with him terrorizing one of the other cats for about a year. I wrote about it when it started, here...

I've put aside the hexagons and the quilt in the making for the time being to work on an embroidered gift for a friend of mine's birthday. I made her a set of embroidered tea towels (and a purse, but I didn't photograph that yet). I thought I'd share some of the pictures, since I think they're really cute. The patterns for the embroidery are all from the same place, Sublime Stitching...

This morning when I woke up I noticed that a friend had texted me that Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. On one hand, I'm pretty excited about it. It's nice that the international community is recognizing that Obama has done some good and has the potential to do more...

I was looking at the Fly website this morning and saw a listing for their Festival Of Trees and Holiday Bazaar this December. Does anyone know anything about it? Also, do any of you know if the Fly has craft-y type fairs? The reason I ask is because I heard of a place in Huntsville, here, that sounds really cool. ...

Last week my cousin Julie was visiting from Montreal. Since she was here, I did quite a few touristy things that I normally wouldn't have done - like the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, but it was really fun. We had a great time with her and one of my dogs seems like she's going through depression without Julie to cuddle anymore. Anyway, I thought I would share some of the pictures I took at various places...

I know this topic is really played out and we all have different opinions about it, but I saw this video today and it made me laugh. I thought I would share: Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell. ...

As many of you know, Gabon, holds a place in my heart - not only is it the country that my husband wrote a book about, but it's also where, when I went over, he asked me to marry him. Anyway, the reason I am posting about this is because this past week there were elections held in Gabon. ...

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I am a bit more saddened about the death of Ted Kennedy than I thought I would be - I didn't know him personally or anything, but I remember hearing my family talking about him (and others in the Kennedy clan) when I was growing up. I grew up in Connecticut, and in the fourth grade every public school takes a trip out to the state capital to learn about what happens there. ...