Okay, Bitchypoo now has a mirror site. Those of you who can’t access this site at work due to the domain name, give this one a try.
Alls I’m going to do is cut and paste the entries from here over there. If it’s the language on this site that’s got the Nazis at work blocking it, you’re going to be shit out of luck. But if it’s only the domain name, you should be good to go!
There’s a permanent link over there in the right-hand sidebar, under “journal.” Not that I expect you’ll remember that, and you’ll slowly drive me crazy by doing constant searches on “other site” and “stupid fatheaded kittens” and “robyn, WHERE THE FUCK is the site without the bad domain name?” and such.
But I loves ya anyways.
Fred and I were watching some of the footage of the flood in Nashville. It’s just unreal to see the Opry House under water like that, and the Opryland hotel. I read yesterday that there were piranhas swimming around in the water of the Opry Mills shopping center, and suggested to Fred that we take a drive up to Nashville to check it out. I can think of a few people who could use an accidental bump into the piranha-infested waters. (Turns out, the piranha escape was just a rumor)
In any case, Nashvillans, we’re thinking of you. Hope you’re staying safe and dry!
We’ve had a week of THE most gorgeous weather. Warm and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. A good week for doing laundry, so I’ve been doing laundry all week and hanging it out to dry. I love the smell of line-dried laundry.
What else have I been doing, what with the warm weather outside making it hot inside?
Making it even hotter, of course.
Tuesday night, I was poking around in the freezer looking for frozen strawberries so I could make some strawberry jam (not strawberry-habanero, just plain strawberry), and what did I find? A big ol’ bag of frozen habaneros! And not half an hour later I got an email from someone looking to buy peach-habanero jam and a bottle of hot sauce.
So Tuesday night I made a batch of the ugliest strawberry jam you’ve ever seen. That stuff was seriously foamy, and don’t worry – I’m not selling it, it’s all for us to use. (9 jars of strawberry jam should last the two of us about a year!)
Then Wednesday morning I got up and made a batch of peach-habanero jam, so I could get the order in the mail before the post office closed. And I did.
Jam-making sure makes for a hot kitchen, though, even though the ceiling fan was going the entire time. Add to that the fact that I was slow-roasting a turkey for dinner, and it was like a sauna in there.
At least it smelled good!
(If you were looking for more habanero jam or hot sauce, it might be time to stock up!)
SQUEE! I love a good interspecies animal surrogacy story. How CUTE is that?
I know I’ve been sorely lacking in Maura pictures this week. She’s doing well, being medicated every day, and just kind of waiting ’til this weekend, when her momma brings her home. Which will be Saturday!
Patiently waiting.
She’s such a sweet girl. I know I’ve only mentioned that a million times!
Reacher and Corbett.
Prince Corbett.
Corbett, plotting.
Bolitar, plotting.
Reacher, giving me the teenage attitude.
They’ve hit their long and lanky stage, especially Reacher.
Sheriff Kara, keeping an eye on the goings-on.
Previously
2009: We laughed ourselves stupid.
2008: I ran after him screaming “NOT IN THE HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUSE!”
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: Hoverers make me want to just get the hell out of that store as soon as humanly possible.
2004: I think it’s a boy, though.
2003: He’s his usual Fancy self.
2002: “I can’t believe you let me go out in public like this!” I yelled at Fred.
2001: No entry.
2000: No entry.
Wow, I didn’t realize Nashville was THAT bad! I used to live about 25 min. away from the Oprey House! That’s just terribly sad!
I don’t know what we are doing to make our weather so wretched these days. Every week something bad happens somewhere. I do believe I live in the best climate in the country,southwest,VA. I hope I’m not bragging too soon. It seems to me that you could freeze all your summer fruits in the summer and fall and then make your jam in the winter months. I love all the cute kittie photos. Thanks for sharing them.
Yes, it was a tragedy in Nashville. Almost unbelievable. It will take a long time for them to recover, especially bad for the upcoming tourist treks in summer (loss of revenue). But the worst is the homes lost, and seeing those folks who never thought a flood would happen there…houses half under water. Awful. Sad.
The Gulf oil spill news is terrible too. At least the cement box is supposed to be tried today, hope it works. I found a really good video of the oil spill made by a couple nature conservation pilots yesterday. If you have time to watch it (not long), I think it’s one of the best flyovers of the oil spill I’ve seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHt7EZ460l8&feature=player_embedded
I didn’t know about Nashville-I don’t watch the news when possible terrorist stuff is going on because of the anxiety factor for me. A counselor advised me to avoid it. It’s nice to get the news here at bitchpoo in a “safe” place. And those fuckers block you!
Maura and the kitties are adorable as always.
I’m sweating just hearing about your steamy kitchen. My kitchen has Southern exposure and is on the the hot side of the house. Hate it! I love to grill in the warm weather for that reason. Can’t wait for the tree pollen to go. It’s gross!
Since tomorrow is the question answering extravaganza, my question for you is what happens if the kittens continue to test positive for that FLV is it?
I want so badly to put a teeny-tiny pea beneath that pile of pillows to see if the kitten reacts. My cats certainly think they’re royalty, so I would expect some reaction. Heh.
While I don’t live in Nashville proper, I do live about an hour north, right along the KY border, and I work in Nashville. It’s been absolutely crazy around here since Saturday morning, and most of us around here who weren’t directly affected have watched in disbelief. And it’s not just Nashville…there are people in the surrounding counties who have been cut off for days with no phone, water, or food who are STILL being rescued by boat.
My home wasn’t flooded, but we did wind up with a very bad leak in a back room & we were pretty much stranded until middle of the day Monday with numerous road closures & flooded areas all around us. Our town is on top of a hill, and it rained so much, so fast, that they were having to do boat rescues in my town. We’ve always joked that if we were flooded, that means everyone else around us would be gone, so that really hit home for me.
One of the hardest things to watch are the families forced to leave there pets behind or refusing to leave because the shelters wouldn’t accept pets. Once again, I fortunately did not have to evacuate, but the thought of being displaced with 12 cats & 2 dogs (or worse, having to leave them behind) absolutely terrifies me, & seeing those people struggling with such a heartbreaking decision with only moments to make a decision really hit home for me.
I hope you don’t mind, but for those interested in either donating or volunteering time to help, this link provides numerous ways to help:
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100504/NEWS01/100504028/Where+to+volunteer++make+donations+&+more
I’ll probably have a blog post about it this weekend, complete with some pictures.
So sad about Nashville. And it seems like noone is noticing. I was driving home from Gatlinburg to Indy on Friday and just missed the storm. I wish them all the best. Good people down there.
Seriously , you take the best kitty pictures ever. Have you thought of doing it as a side business? I am not joking. You seem to be able to capture just the perfect moment and that, my dear, is a gift.
And many many thanks for the mirror site. I shall try it tomorrow. My day is just not the same without a trip to Crooked Acres to start my day.
Oooooooh, those interspecies stories kill me!
when its nice out, i sit in the back yard and knit…Love it..