Oh! Lucky me!

My new Australopithecus afarensis

This is Susan, Lucy's sister.  Chewing on the leg of some stripey creature that she probably scavenged.  I think she's beautiful!

My new toys!

Düssel und Dorf

They only took two weeks to arrive from Japan.  The man is named Düssel, and his cat is named Dorf.

Little David in the garden

The day after

My treat on the day after Christmas is to wash all my lovely china by hand.  Reminds me of growing up, washing dishes for our family of 8.  As long as it's only once a year.

Merry Christmas!

And yet another visitor!

Tricksy the Cat

Word has gone out all over the neighborhood about Jack the Cat, who never goes outdoors.  Today, Tricksy came by to see if the stories are true.

Jack has a new friend!

Manny the Cat

For one brief wonderful moment, Jack thought he had won!  The enemy was turning tail!  That was an hour ago.  Manny still shows no sign of leaving.