Wordless Wednesday: Canelo
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Read article(almost) Wordless Wednesday: Canelo picks his favorite book
When my daughter’s babysitter cleaned out her bookshelf, she very kindly offered The Nine-Year-Old the pick of her collection — including an astounding number of Warriors books by Erin Hunter. (Best babysitter ever!) Faced with such riches, The Nine-Year-Old is having trouble deciding which book to read first. Canelo, on the other…
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Read articleWordless Wednesday: The Seven-Year-Old takes Canelo to the movies
The Seven-Year-Old has decided to introduce Canelo to all of her favorite movies. First up, the Aristocats. Canelo seems to have enjoyed the movie almost as much as The Seven-Year-Old.
Read articleWhere does the phrase “raining cats and dogs” come from anyway?: Part 2
A Jonathan Swift poem? Norse mythology? A mistranslation from the Greek? Shoddy thatched roof craftsmanship? Where does the phrase “raining cats and dogs” come from anyway? (Part 2 of our 2-post investigation)
Read articleFunny Things My Mom Says, As Recorded by The 13-Year-Old
Longtime readers will remember that in the early days of this blog I used to devote Saturday mornings to funny things my daughter said. As she got older, she asked me to stop doing that. However, given the heaviness of our current news environment, the 13-Year-Old has given me permission to post a special illustrated edition of “Funny Things My Mom Says as Recorded by The 13-Year-Old.”
Read articleTaking stock of 2020
It’s the quiet time between Christmas and New Year’s, when we are supposed to reflect on the year past and make plans for the year to come. I’ll do my best.
Read articleHello, world!
What I’ve been doing this month instead of blogging: participating in NaNoWriMo, orchestrating a veggie-free Thanksgiving, and booting up the Christmas spirit.
Read articleWordless Wednesday: Behold the fierce predator
My cat’s (planned and much needed) weight loss has stalled, so this week I tried adding morning exercise into the mix. It did not go well.
Read articleWordless Wednesday: The best part of remote learning is getting to have lunch with your cat
School is underway here at Caterpickles Central. On the first day back to school, Canelo joined The Thirteen-Year-Old for lunch to hear all about it.
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