June 14, 2022

Here's my latest. It's a pillow for my porch swing.

October 20, 2021

I had to euthanize my Gabby just after midnight. He was

just diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy five weeks ago. As described in the literature on cats with congestive heart failure, a blood clod formed and paralyzed his back legs. He was very frightened and crying out. I rushed him to the emergency vet. He sounded like he was drowning while struggling to breathe. They said he was in the last stage of heart failure. I stayed with him as he went to his rest. We estimated he was 14 or 15. He was one of 4 stray Tom cats that showed up, one year apart, at my house in Fayetteville and stayed. I am down to the last one who was Gabby's BFF. I don't know what he will do without his snuggle buddy.

Somewhere in the photos in this group is a photo of my 4 semi-feral guys from back in 2010 or 2011. Happier times.

August 23, 2021

Well, I did get the championship ribbon at the Illinois State Fair.

August 7, 2021

Want to see my 2021 fair cake entry?

There was no fair last year due to Covid. Then I moved from Arkansas to Illinois in October and discovered the county fair here is only for 4H and FFA. So, decided I'd try my hand at the state fair. It's held about 60 miles from here, but my son will drive me and this guy down tomorrow.

February 9, 2021

My two black cats, sleeping and holding paws.

December 7, 2020

Makes you ask why the hell we even bother.' Infectious disease experts face disillusionment as COVID

-19 pandemic worsens.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/04/nation/makes-you-ask-why-hell-we-even-bother-infectious-disease-experts-face-disillusionment-covid-19-pandemic-worsens/?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

“At almost every step of this pandemic, we have failed magnificently as a country,” the Harvard scientist said Monday. “And in ways that we just really didn’t need to fail.”

The country, and in particular this city, are home to some of the greatest public health experts in the world, many of whom have spent their careers preparing for a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m just astounded by the dysfunction, the willingness to just stay the course as hundreds of thousands of people die, and the unwillingness to innovate in literally any way,” said Mina, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who has been advocating for widespread at-home rapid antigen testing since March, with little success. “I’ve realized that when we need to rise up as a country, we have truly no moral capacity to do it. It’s just the most mind-bending, complete “Twilight Zone” experience that makes you ask why the hell we even bother.”

March 24, 2020

I have a glimmer of hope....

March 22, 2020

Best proof that it was Trump who messed up and not China's fault.

https://twitter.com/JeremyKonyndyk/status/1241592039281655808


I don't know how to 'unroll' the rest, but read through it. He takes each important date and documents how US failed to act.

August 27, 2019

Someone requested I have a thread with all 9 of my winning cakes.

I'll try.

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Here's a couple of real cakes I've done for family and friends.

August 27, 2019

I did get my 9th. Cake Decorating championship ribbon this year.

With the sickness and loss of my precious Mellow over the past week, I forgot to post it.