Some Winter Storm!

All I've heard for the last few days is that a major winter storm is heading our way. Then the forecast was amended to a dangerous ice storm.

The temperature has not moved above freezing. Tree branches were covered with a layer of ice (so pretty!), so we might end up getting some downed power lines.

Trust me: I am an unskilled photographer. Today I took two photos from my back porch, one of which is shown above. When I faced the camera in the opposite direction, the yellow porta-potty next door was the only thing to grab one's attention. 

#BensonNC

#TulipHouse

#bigwinterstorm

Ravioli Meal

It was an ordinary day when I opened a jar of Alfredo sauce. The home phone rang, so I walked to the living room to answer it. I was gone for only a minute.

That's when I heard the familiar sound of something falling to the floor -- a sound which invariably draws me to the source. Tulip had dumped half of the Alfredo jar's contents, as well as the jar lid, to the floor.

I never knew that cats liked Alfredo sauce. Tulip never got a taste of the cheese ravioli.

New Lows for Tulip

I have two sets of file boxes I bought from Temu.  They are stacked in groups of three and packed with books, papers, etc. The goal was to be Tulip-safe, yet more accessible than plastic bins.

Today I discovered that Tulip can open them.  The first time, I had a hard time convincing her to get out of the box. I closed the cabinet and went to my regular Scrabble game.

When I got home, lo and behold, one of the bottom doors was open. As per usual, she started emptying the bottom cabinet.

Two packs of business cards (one is outside of the shot) were spread out between the kitchen and living room. (Thankfully, both wads were rubber banded together.)

Tulip may not realize that the second set of these cabinets is in the office. It's only a matter of time.

#thetroublewithtulip

#catexplorer

I should have known better

While I was in the office, Tulip stopped by briefly. Nothing scintillating was happening, so she returned to the living room.

I could hear her noshing on paper. WHAT NOW?

....found today's mail where I'd left it, on my recliner. It was a seven page letter from Aetna. Three pages were damaged.

Eureka! I think I've got it!

My website is looking better all the time. 💻

For the banner, I still want to put the slogan I started with:

"Life is better with books and cats"

I'm a bit frustrated. The header consistently shows up at the bottom of the books, no matter how many times I reorder the four choices. 

Once I add a few tweaks, I'll be done for a while.

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UPDATE January 20th

OOPS...I don't have it. Tried to add a logo to the ABOUT page. Definitely goofed up. Now nobody can access the page.

#learningmygooglewebpage

#reluctantwebdesigner

#googleblogger