tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248329012024-03-06T22:21:11.035-06:00sammawowsammawowsammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.comBlogger448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-24329106370491093912014-06-22T21:21:00.001-05:002014-06-22T21:21:52.080-05:00Love you, Li'l Kitty!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-25299363950425103602014-02-13T07:49:00.002-06:002014-02-13T07:49:33.779-06:00Willow's 10th Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today would have been Willow's 10th Birthday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She went to the Rainbow Bridge last year on March 30, 2013. I still miss her so much that I wanted to post the pictures I took of her and her 3rd Birthday Cake... Willow's Birthday was also China Cat's Gotcha Day. I found her at my office in 1998 when she was about 6 months old. She went to the Rainbow Bridge last year on June 30, 2013. She is also missed very much! I am so happy to have Spike William with us now. He just turned 1 on January 30th and he is a very loving and playful classic ginger tabby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is from Willow's Blog from February 2007:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: verdana;">So it was finally my birthday<br />and I couldn't even use the computer<br />to show all the fun that I had on my birthday.<br />My Food Lady made me a beautiful cake<br />that is like a caricature of me.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsDutK8xcdwodjd03yTplQQu0xKcjkFSKRXyT9hALeZrKvmh-jyzpPqUVIHnWt0FR0fvMJk1pPde8fD7Kd76U1y8DlLILOEbFftMG1oCwzNKV-Jamdx5gR7meAPvr6I2POR6u8g/s1600-h/DSC04413.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsDutK8xcdwodjd03yTplQQu0xKcjkFSKRXyT9hALeZrKvmh-jyzpPqUVIHnWt0FR0fvMJk1pPde8fD7Kd76U1y8DlLILOEbFftMG1oCwzNKV-Jamdx5gR7meAPvr6I2POR6u8g/s400/DSC04413.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031974719579386050" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I slept on the big bed for a while with China Cat<br />and she washed my face for me<br />so that I would look wonderful in my birthday pictures.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VUx-kDkGWLxrH2GJKfEEiAxQSW6bIxfTT5YV9zD7RKA5woBFrGThgg6LUpI4mz3plhmi2iv2zNFInXfcuqrfuX8AQcqbviLda0B6l6x5jTy1cWdSIULBPtCpXivsOIH7jTdszQ/s1600-h/DSC04406.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VUx-kDkGWLxrH2GJKfEEiAxQSW6bIxfTT5YV9zD7RKA5woBFrGThgg6LUpI4mz3plhmi2iv2zNFInXfcuqrfuX8AQcqbviLda0B6l6x5jTy1cWdSIULBPtCpXivsOIH7jTdszQ/s400/DSC04406.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031974586435399858" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It snowed on my birthday<br />and I went outside to look at it<br />and actually sat down in the snow<br />in my screened-in porch.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8-mnXuvjnqDCxLW2bBuyICuBUuuTwJfPM-_8MwygvoYLQx60PyqvIG-IQFfCP_z218ftli8ZCq1QrmnhmTtZCfjvS7792MuCC6telvq4-n4lYDVnUNwiTx6iBZ3nIOvgo64TzA/s1600-h/DSC04414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8-mnXuvjnqDCxLW2bBuyICuBUuuTwJfPM-_8MwygvoYLQx60PyqvIG-IQFfCP_z218ftli8ZCq1QrmnhmTtZCfjvS7792MuCC6telvq4-n4lYDVnUNwiTx6iBZ3nIOvgo64TzA/s400/DSC04414.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031974406046773410" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> China Cat and I were each given<br />the leftovers of tuna cans.<br />I had decided that I wanted tuna<br />for my birthday dinner<br />so my Food Lady chose<br />to make a Tuna Noodle Casserole<br />for their dinner.<br />The Big Janitor really likes that Tuna Noodle Casserole.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkksvTP9emr5bEz4vs95dt2kZhBnOHFubyNPEgcRuwyMWOWeHNUesnf_NFv51jVXGx9cZCipS9NCQRPYvPbfbYADcsKT8oWYeGmjzEyJx9JES9Bu6SLFsVn7tqSnmhCHtb_4gKw/s1600-h/DSC04423.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkksvTP9emr5bEz4vs95dt2kZhBnOHFubyNPEgcRuwyMWOWeHNUesnf_NFv51jVXGx9cZCipS9NCQRPYvPbfbYADcsKT8oWYeGmjzEyJx9JES9Bu6SLFsVn7tqSnmhCHtb_4gKw/s400/DSC04423.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031973267880439954" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">The tuna was so good </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iZqCEDrKWWaBRRCQc-cd3wjRKa5zCCw8CSVrvgysFX51eQNB-bfYGEQjadWlE_Y2HXdJapLid73Qa68ZYeklgYvwpUndYnyaHq7pJKhH7cpzoKWW5A9v-OWzxbGElWYN5zJ8tQ/s1600-h/DSC04427.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iZqCEDrKWWaBRRCQc-cd3wjRKa5zCCw8CSVrvgysFX51eQNB-bfYGEQjadWlE_Y2HXdJapLid73Qa68ZYeklgYvwpUndYnyaHq7pJKhH7cpzoKWW5A9v-OWzxbGElWYN5zJ8tQ/s200/DSC04427.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031973070311944322" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">but I actually had to do a lot of washing<br />after to get every tuna taste!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXF5OG7SAiiCFqVncn0wA0o-PsSGJAFTtENI_St47gp172oCeruRVIKeksgfgfWUnSR9fkNikoEzOfhZY9Vkoa5St3a__vUXJWGFm605H9Z5ayFq6YBvzm0RKIhdksfaFNjOq9iA/s1600-h/DSC04428.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXF5OG7SAiiCFqVncn0wA0o-PsSGJAFTtENI_St47gp172oCeruRVIKeksgfgfWUnSR9fkNikoEzOfhZY9Vkoa5St3a__vUXJWGFm605H9Z5ayFq6YBvzm0RKIhdksfaFNjOq9iA/s400/DSC04428.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031972481901424754" style="cursor: pointer; 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sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-77477825751774164442013-09-19T08:10:00.000-05:002013-09-19T08:10:06.444-05:00"Tis Meow Like A Pirate Day!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Arrrrrgh - 'tis me first time t' be meowin' like a pirate!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And 'tis time t' be settin' sail with me parrot! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ahoy, Mateys! </span><br />
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My pirate name is:
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Mad William Kidd </div>
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Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!
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sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-2062146683122460642013-04-03T16:31:00.000-05:002013-04-03T16:31:03.737-05:00Wordlessly Missing Willow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-55272703292383585582013-03-17T19:26:00.000-05:002013-03-17T19:26:54.442-05:00Happy St. Patrick's Day with the Squillions<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Charlie, the ginger tabby squillion, and Sadie Katie, the gray squillion, decided to have their friends over for a St. Patrick's Day Tea Party!</span></div>
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sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-54746995574684649022012-08-31T21:08:00.001-05:002012-08-31T21:08:31.420-05:00China Cat is 16 Today!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-40073841666451383322012-07-10T08:51:00.000-05:002012-07-27T08:53:10.116-05:00It's just Too Hot!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">
The first week in July was absolutely miserable with way too much heat! </div>
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Temperatures over 100 F. every day!</div>
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<br />sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-58206364332433493652012-07-04T23:39:00.001-05:002012-07-05T17:35:36.316-05:00The cats are hoping for a Quiet Night!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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UPDATE: July 5th, 2012</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The cats were very happy to have a quiet night! With the temperatures over 100 F. and no rain for the past few weeks all of the cities around us had to cancel their fireworks. Only Fair St. Louis had fireworks shot from a barge in the river. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We watched them on TV and the cats don't care about TV noise!</span></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-62146078998971063602012-04-25T00:30:00.000-05:002012-04-25T08:32:28.985-05:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-13332159978761851362011-10-05T21:34:00.001-05:002011-10-07T21:37:11.934-05:00RIP Steve Jobs<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span class="caption">"Your <span class="text_exposed_show">time on this earth is limited, </span></span><br />
<span class="caption"><span class="text_exposed_show">don’t live someone else's life, live by your vision." </span></span><br />
<span class="caption"><span class="text_exposed_show">- Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJI_CTj5hGWw3Ib-lm08ZE9DKrX5aW_xdkPbo2h7My28ca23GPdoaCh6GFLGaDwCJpfl8TDhh1IkiKi5ZWloZTfIoO7zC09-F-HKEVWioky2F69Vdvx1eDaNOgW-74TZcHYDb/s1600/stevejobs+rip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJI_CTj5hGWw3Ib-lm08ZE9DKrX5aW_xdkPbo2h7My28ca23GPdoaCh6GFLGaDwCJpfl8TDhh1IkiKi5ZWloZTfIoO7zC09-F-HKEVWioky2F69Vdvx1eDaNOgW-74TZcHYDb/s1600/stevejobs+rip.jpg" /></a></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-38405705781837316862011-09-19T14:37:00.000-05:002011-09-19T14:37:48.155-05:00It's Meow Like A Pirate Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NZVmoivez2lp3Kur2yxnFtMw6UBz0afJcLs1doiWO8vWNJs6iMazqpPa9A7acktjIvsTuPUaXcOu1zXKDMObq2RYMscPTNLU5lFwxc5b25VIpq-15dDZti9MZL6OHuYraIh3/s1600/MeowLikeAPirate-Monday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NZVmoivez2lp3Kur2yxnFtMw6UBz0afJcLs1doiWO8vWNJs6iMazqpPa9A7acktjIvsTuPUaXcOu1zXKDMObq2RYMscPTNLU5lFwxc5b25VIpq-15dDZti9MZL6OHuYraIh3/s1600/MeowLikeAPirate-Monday.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">China Cat and Willow were both ready<br />
to Meow Like Pirates today!</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Cat found her Pirate Treasure, along with her bird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willow is ready to load her treasure onto her ship, the S.S. Willow.</td></tr>
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sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-36032916154645454282011-08-20T10:19:00.000-05:002011-08-20T10:19:15.311-05:00PhotoHunt: Drink<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tnchick.com/" style="color: #006600; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103434493292008306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_6vR6pd-12Frxf2-Lkj9UfaTZb3QG39BRSFaEyziFop1pV0-_VXqZyBm0C5BktQ3114VhM7E0Ob5Tm15kPEbl6RFApEyl3GyDE07nvDbcYrj5-bHldABf0wKYr96i8QhvP7q/s200/photohuntersbz9.gif" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="color: #000099; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"DRINK</span><span style="color: #000099; font-family: trebuchet ms;">" is the theme this w</span><span style="color: #000099; font-family: trebuchet ms;">eek.</span></div><span style="color: #000099;">~~~~~</span><br />
<span style="color: #000099;">Wow, I just noticed that I have not participated in the PhotoHunt since last August 28th! I saw that DRINK is the theme this week and I immediately thought of one of my favorite layouts I have done of Willow taking a DRINK from my glass.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrADEjry_LZfoL3I8qQMHUIGA-wXO6QndwcQg1HMR1Hl8xIftaWYWQcsPn3e97ixWpyzCsEVAOS32HZO1zQ7vEACEDLr6SWFb6oSO8ZCyRohf3vuWJDD0Sao4EF2kFiydAjl_5/s1600/Willow-Cannot-Read.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrADEjry_LZfoL3I8qQMHUIGA-wXO6QndwcQg1HMR1Hl8xIftaWYWQcsPn3e97ixWpyzCsEVAOS32HZO1zQ7vEACEDLr6SWFb6oSO8ZCyRohf3vuWJDD0Sao4EF2kFiydAjl_5/s320/Willow-Cannot-Read.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #000099;"> </span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"> As always, you can find more of Tnchick's Photohunters <a href="http://tnchicks.wordpress.com/">here</a>!</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;">And here <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photohunt" rel="tag"><img alt=" " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=photohunt" style="border: 0pt none; margin-left: 0.4em; vertical-align: middle;" />photohunt</a></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span class="technoratitag">~~~~~</span></span></span></span></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-36440275314856288012011-05-01T21:04:00.000-05:002011-05-01T21:04:10.543-05:00Remembrance Weekend<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXiV8pu6L_JcmUhLs2EyQBwJjuDObRKdSxf-t54kI56m8DGEM1kTOQ-RFnq9ZJwOu83sd-l1yeduJOFf0Dop2wiLin9jIAC1XbksJWEhQ4lTNil30AhZXBGAeU8OXCoy_-ltMlQ/s1600/5666422021_0843638500+from+Catboys+in+Vienna.jpg" style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601930994767310354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXiV8pu6L_JcmUhLs2EyQBwJjuDObRKdSxf-t54kI56m8DGEM1kTOQ-RFnq9ZJwOu83sd-l1yeduJOFf0Dop2wiLin9jIAC1XbksJWEhQ4lTNil30AhZXBGAeU8OXCoy_-ltMlQ/s400/5666422021_0843638500+from+Catboys+in+Vienna.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 277px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://catboys.paulchens.org/?p=1617" style="color: #3333ff;">Three Tabby Cats in Vienna</a> are hosting this Weekend of Remembrance.</span></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-88724270834758841272011-03-16T10:25:00.000-05:002011-03-16T10:25:51.215-05:00Wordy Wednesday Challenge 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2964LAmAxGMFUxArjq5SCqGtsNZssAqxRypQTvThOX2Bdu4YK_xH895mZEICSOUdrKl-6nXAHN8BgZ1QDHD2wlwdFnUpw2DfYi8Wm6zNnL9YWiXdS4vr5WRDYtwL6J2vlhAE/s1600/March16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2964LAmAxGMFUxArjq5SCqGtsNZssAqxRypQTvThOX2Bdu4YK_xH895mZEICSOUdrKl-6nXAHN8BgZ1QDHD2wlwdFnUpw2DfYi8Wm6zNnL9YWiXdS4vr5WRDYtwL6J2vlhAE/s1600/March16.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">It's time for the Wordy Wednesday Challenge 2011!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15iS443rNvYKr4gDCOKPPShYnHRvVyvbOleODhX9dVUxBVlzxbkp5JTqKQo7Afhb_SKq22-wpqDVzSqPITiqgKGbExpMhzKiKmRCy-0arIcwTF2_uEfn7rN1UuyWzRjoGKeEH/s1600/China+Cat+WWC2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15iS443rNvYKr4gDCOKPPShYnHRvVyvbOleODhX9dVUxBVlzxbkp5JTqKQo7Afhb_SKq22-wpqDVzSqPITiqgKGbExpMhzKiKmRCy-0arIcwTF2_uEfn7rN1UuyWzRjoGKeEH/s320/China+Cat+WWC2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> ~~~~~</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">China Cat's Word is Snuggly!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~~ </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">She loves snuggling, whether it is in one of her many cat beds, or on the furniture covered with her crocheted blanket - she is one Snuggly Cat! She also loves to snuggle in our bed under my soft white blanket until the afternoon sun comes in the window. Then she snuggles on top of the blanket in the sunshine. She also is very snuggly with Willow. They are always curled up together all cute and snuggly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwjDQge7qhJ_vJjd6zhUK93xUFxGZm0I6lKNlfF08stc12AbJlI7EnU858sVHaOmwVOVi1dUkGzzAAEpB5M__gmGuCGygZXFKQh4ONLIpnD2s-ulTJguWffeUU-cy3vSxQ_9X/s1600/Willow+WWC2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwjDQge7qhJ_vJjd6zhUK93xUFxGZm0I6lKNlfF08stc12AbJlI7EnU858sVHaOmwVOVi1dUkGzzAAEpB5M__gmGuCGygZXFKQh4ONLIpnD2s-ulTJguWffeUU-cy3vSxQ_9X/s320/Willow+WWC2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~~</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Willow's Word is Vocal!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~~</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Willow is a very talkative cat, especially when her food bowl is empty! She will sit with her back in the corner and their two food bowls and one water bowl in front of her. As she sits there, she meows and meows and meows... It drives my husband crazy but as he says, "I don't feed cats!" That's fine with me because I like feeding cats - Willow gets her huge purr going as soon as the food goes in the bowl! Willow is also very vocal in the evening around 9:00 PM when she starts her meowing for treats. The treats are in the cabinet below the TV so she sits in front of it and paws on the cabinet, meowing. If I don't get her treats right away, she will come over to me on the couch, stand up on her hind legs and tap me with her front paw and Meow!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">~~~~~<br />
I want to thank Ann from <a href="http://zoolatry.blogspot.com/">Zoolatry</a> and Judi from <a href="http://samandy007.blogspot.com/">Sam, Andy and Shelly's Place</a> for creating so many beautiful graphics for today! And everyone should head on over to the <a href="http://www.blog.catblogosphere.com/">Cat Blogosphere</a> for the links to all the participants!</span><br />
</span></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-23626550891141731182011-02-02T17:36:00.000-06:002011-02-02T17:36:25.880-06:00Groundhog Day 2011<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">It's supposed to go down to -3 degrees F. here overnight tonight, after staying pretty much at 23 degrees F. all day! We didn't get as much snow as they were predicting but there is quite a bit of ice. Luckily, we didn't lose power today! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~~</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Punxsatawney Phil did not see his shadow this morning and China Cat and Willow will be thrilled that Spring should be here soon! And tonight we get to have our annual favorite, Punxsatawney Pasta Fazool, in honor of Phil. You can find my recipe <a href="http://sammawow.blogspot.com/2007/02/punxsutawney-pasta-fazool-for-groundhog.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGubLH82eaP7rIlMlDm0QB-kzYvTqlXW0LMdbPuQSfJaVzDy_dTD7mf7i-sZA-Qfr91ZZ6EuQBlDm_XPBCIGkxOMVKc6Zkb1d8XmtTQaP2wy_4xa7TRkHKAy9G5ho5_NqlEbSm/s1600/Groundhog-Day-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGubLH82eaP7rIlMlDm0QB-kzYvTqlXW0LMdbPuQSfJaVzDy_dTD7mf7i-sZA-Qfr91ZZ6EuQBlDm_XPBCIGkxOMVKc6Zkb1d8XmtTQaP2wy_4xa7TRkHKAy9G5ho5_NqlEbSm/s320/Groundhog-Day-2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-5137126590121593242011-01-03T10:26:00.000-06:002011-01-03T10:26:16.691-06:00My Painted Willow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbW5cVGFWG8f0f-Mbus2pgNneDCQz0DdHN7AnbRJ-fHtDoWC-7LzmQ4aKyWrCd5-SEHFQW-loR_sVxzifuFpLizexjTnEZvWTEjghqhsCP-JIEb23VcTsboWIxMVu-_9vmdmZ9/s1600/web-Painted-Willow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbW5cVGFWG8f0f-Mbus2pgNneDCQz0DdHN7AnbRJ-fHtDoWC-7LzmQ4aKyWrCd5-SEHFQW-loR_sVxzifuFpLizexjTnEZvWTEjghqhsCP-JIEb23VcTsboWIxMVu-_9vmdmZ9/s320/web-Painted-Willow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-27904593391100876172010-12-22T09:46:00.000-06:002010-12-22T09:46:53.675-06:00The Magic of Christmas<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">China Cat and Willow enjoy watching the winter birds </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">while waiting for Christmas to arrive! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbURYK6RtYotJ2VGrO1aeGPyx7UFZbGWsKgVT7-q7UU116wgv2tRuGiN16EG2lvddlUyhlW0e52P7d-5lffYZn05dVcN37GTBsX8MGWpRbyc390FlkfMHSRSkAR2U0v2-8ZNt/s1600/Cats-Christmas-2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbURYK6RtYotJ2VGrO1aeGPyx7UFZbGWsKgVT7-q7UU116wgv2tRuGiN16EG2lvddlUyhlW0e52P7d-5lffYZn05dVcN37GTBsX8MGWpRbyc390FlkfMHSRSkAR2U0v2-8ZNt/s320/Cats-Christmas-2010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-36648326577983038012010-11-04T15:50:00.000-05:002010-11-04T15:50:15.146-05:00Dona Nobis Pacem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM-VSVc0Pe9BakL3iLaUnbqb3-grm_OxgbYKuQf5LeL9RFlzLeRg23QIv7l1H0IQu88rk7fGL3El-R5g-OMLQeaFBjsqPGuiKH-k_jNJNdpLkjW_lGYzUL8gFO01olDSHYBNd/s320/Sammawow-Peace-Globe-2010-1.jpg" width="320" /><a href="http://mimiwrites.blogspot.com/p/how-to-get-your-peace-globe-in-4-easy.html"> </a></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-973245743172345812010-10-20T21:27:00.003-05:002010-10-20T22:32:41.623-05:00TockTober 4 Derby!<div style="text-align: center;">It's <a href="http://derbysassycat.blogspot.com/">Derby's Birthday!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to show your Tocks!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WC9rWexxydP-w8xnyHx5cZ54fJFrjalVJcQF6wj8eyrtib_bz_5ELisGMcpKobcPC5XBafiXXhZvXeSAV5car3MFxAn4ao2uDlCI5wlrF0uwm-HjCNUOPXcpBjkxxng9Q1p2EQ/s1600/101020-China's-TockTober-4-.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzuuGkHn9GWE4NtcBnZjFd8abgw396kW7UWK_c6Z60uc5xoSmbwR_7KqgjHmEm6mYTuXkIl9rLcSVXzg7PvcnlRQpDH3XCmteTpi0dNuSnfwR2gVdFkf9wzHgKyZjoaOx4Eah/s1600/101020-Willow's-TockTober-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzuuGkHn9GWE4NtcBnZjFd8abgw396kW7UWK_c6Z60uc5xoSmbwR_7KqgjHmEm6mYTuXkIl9rLcSVXzg7PvcnlRQpDH3XCmteTpi0dNuSnfwR2gVdFkf9wzHgKyZjoaOx4Eah/s400/101020-Willow's-TockTober-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530320485780692002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WC9rWexxydP-w8xnyHx5cZ54fJFrjalVJcQF6wj8eyrtib_bz_5ELisGMcpKobcPC5XBafiXXhZvXeSAV5car3MFxAn4ao2uDlCI5wlrF0uwm-HjCNUOPXcpBjkxxng9Q1p2EQ/s400/101020-China's-TockTober-4-.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Spike William and Angels China Cat and Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14196791481240255534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-11574774440057551892010-08-28T12:45:00.000-05:002010-08-28T12:45:39.660-05:00PhotoHunt: Framed<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tnchick.com/" onblur="try
{parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: #006600; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103434493292008306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_6vR6pd-12Frxf2-Lkj9UfaTZb3QG39BRSFaEyziFop1pV0-_VXqZyBm0C5BktQ3114VhM7E0Ob5Tm15kPEbl6RFApEyl3GyDE07nvDbcYrj5-bHldABf0wKYr96i8QhvP7q/s200/photohuntersbz9.gif" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="color: #000099; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"FRAMED</span><span style="color: #000099; font-family: trebuchet ms;">" is the theme this w</span><span style="color: #000099; font-family: trebuchet ms;">eek.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000099;">~~~~~</span><br />
<span style="color: #000099;"> On Valentine's Day this year we drove out to see our grandson and give him some Valentine's Day presents. It had been snowing so on the way back home we drove through Castlewood Park to see the river. As luck would have it, we found a mama deer with her two babies. They were FRAMED by the tree branches.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;">I tried to get a close-up of them, </span><br />
<span style="color: #000099;">FRAMED by the trees. The babies were so cute!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;">The Meramec River is also FRAMED by the trees on both sides.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;">At Christmastime, China Cat was FRAMED</span><br />
<span style="color: #000099;">in the front living room window.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;">Willow was FRAMED in the living room window</span><br />
<span style="color: #000099;">near the 4th of July/Independence Day Holiday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;">Almost every day that my grandson is at my house we walk over to the park to see the ducks. He is only 16 months old but he can do a very good duck call! When it gets really hot out the ducks all go under the bridge. It was 92 degrees with high humidity and you can see the ducks FRAMED between the bridge and the reflection of the bridge in the water!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59ZOuk_IVi5xbWzAJ7bJLn8kjgCOlByEqo95K6LHcfk1NV-AapRqJEnzgzx6X3gLC71x3a90KfDBGtxOGiSd0jYcQryxXjaeLzZNIitkq6q0NpaGhSfWTgPLGeH29cVDXsIiS/s1600/100805-duck-bridge-DSC00794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59ZOuk_IVi5xbWzAJ7bJLn8kjgCOlByEqo95K6LHcfk1NV-AapRqJEnzgzx6X3gLC71x3a90KfDBGtxOGiSd0jYcQryxXjaeLzZNIitkq6q0NpaGhSfWTgPLGeH29cVDXsIiS/s320/100805-duck-bridge-DSC00794.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"> As always, you can find more of Tnchick's Photohunters <a href="http://tnchick.com/">here</a>!</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;">And here <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photohunt" rel="tag"><img alt=" " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=photohunt" style="border: 0pt none; margin-left: 0.4em; vertical-align: middle;" />photohunt</a></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span class="technoratitag">~~~~~</span></span></span></span></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-77721255052685608302010-08-18T20:12:00.001-05:002010-08-18T20:35:11.871-05:00Farewell Dear FriendsWhen I first started my blog, I foun<span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span>d <a href="http://fatericanfriends.blogspot.com/">Fat Eric - The Gorgeous Ginger</a><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"></span> and <a href="http://awhitecat.blogspot.com/" style="color: #3d85c6;">Luxor - A White Cat</a>. Fat Eric was a big and floofy ginger and white cat who started the Gorgeous Gingers. I have a gorgeous ginger named China Cat Sunflower so we became members right away. Luxor was the most elegant and most beautifully photographed white cat that I have ever seen. Sadly, they are both off to the Rainbow Bridge but they will be in our hearts forever.<br />
<div style="color: #000066; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ62uXB11t58RgRajiQR2KVoYqIAQ51mqM7dwQGuWw8Yg7nMrv57Pu-QYD5cKx_Ls7KqxKa_C3jnsFeBdjNIF3tSBNlJhYilfsMv5iwGCqsTHpzGPRDyWTRZQNcZGWqH4ealGD/s1600/Farewell-Fat-Eric-and-Luxor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ62uXB11t58RgRajiQR2KVoYqIAQ51mqM7dwQGuWw8Yg7nMrv57Pu-QYD5cKx_Ls7KqxKa_C3jnsFeBdjNIF3tSBNlJhYilfsMv5iwGCqsTHpzGPRDyWTRZQNcZGWqH4ealGD/s400/Farewell-Fat-Eric-and-Luxor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">God looked around his Garden and found an empty place.</span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">He then looked down upon his earth and saw your loving face.</span> </div><div style="color: #000066; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest.<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">His Garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best.</span> </div><div style="color: #000066; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">He knew that you were suffering, he knew you were in pain.<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">And knew that you would never get well on earth again.</span> </div><div style="color: #000066; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">He saw your path was difficult, he closed your tired eyes,<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">He whispered to you "Peace be Thine" and gave you wings to fly.</span> </div><div style="color: #000066; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">When we saw you sleeping so calm and free of pain,<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">We would not wish you back to earth to suffer once again.</span> </div><div style="color: #000066; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">You’ve left us precious memories, your love will be our guide,<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">You live on through your children, you’re always by our side.</span> </div><div style="color: #000066; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone.<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">For part of us went with you on the day God called you home.</span></div><div style="color: #000066; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">- </span><span style="font-size: 78%;">Author Unknown</span></span></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-20198570214784782682010-08-14T22:14:00.000-05:002010-08-14T22:14:35.741-05:00Vikings at Rams Preseason Game 1<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Tonight is the first preseason game with the Vikings coming to St. Louis to take on the Rams! My Rams flag is flying out in front of our house and I hope that they play well!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~~</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Unfortunately, I won't get to see the game as the station is not airing it live but they will be showing the game at 10:30 PM. It was quite disappointing to find this out at 7:00 tonight when the game began... at least we have a DVR to record it later tonight!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~~</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">GO RAMS!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZM4Q_zk1tv1qQBbeGNVKf_W9s8z5PjL1cijAB4V_aQmbg3UdYUaleaJYcmDzIs_IZODHcn2D_LoGHpt4DOKex8kCXLYsFn0IdKAyZV0SMk5NNyjXW4x0Zenbixxws8IXOB63/s1600/100814-rams-vikings-DSC0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZM4Q_zk1tv1qQBbeGNVKf_W9s8z5PjL1cijAB4V_aQmbg3UdYUaleaJYcmDzIs_IZODHcn2D_LoGHpt4DOKex8kCXLYsFn0IdKAyZV0SMk5NNyjXW4x0Zenbixxws8IXOB63/s320/100814-rams-vikings-DSC0002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24832901.post-44438991166522246832010-07-18T17:57:00.001-05:002010-07-18T21:55:12.552-05:00WCB #267 - Remembering Sher<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Before I start my post of Weekend Cat Blogging<br />
I want to wish my dad a Very Happy Birthday!<br />
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Weekend Cat Blogging #267 has a Special Food Edition this weekend </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">at <a href="http://foodblog.paulchens.org/">Paulchen's Food Blog?</a> in honor of Sher of <a href="http://whatdidyoueat.typepad.com/" style="color: #3366ff;">What Did You Eat?</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZMu9bxGN8oNogVIrd5mTJd53iaQn8z7CjwNMVPo0wyEWHH5fzNehs4CtMmV3NyUd9Lym73nH5flNX4Rl92R0gvVUQ3-NZP-YQw2B6_39saWbjZNlKm29hNJWakMMurD1lUU7/s1600/wcb+for+sher2698994007_542fdcb28f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZMu9bxGN8oNogVIrd5mTJd53iaQn8z7CjwNMVPo0wyEWHH5fzNehs4CtMmV3NyUd9Lym73nH5flNX4Rl92R0gvVUQ3-NZP-YQw2B6_39saWbjZNlKm29hNJWakMMurD1lUU7/s400/wcb+for+sher2698994007_542fdcb28f.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">I looked through quite a few of Sher's recipes, trying to decide which one to try today. After a while I found the perfect recipe to try. My husband bought some hamburger from our local farmer's market yesterday and planned on grilling burgers for dinner. May 14, 2007 Sher had a post about Bacon Cheeseburgers with Thousand Island Dressing. She said that it is definitely worth it to make your own Thousand Island Dressing and since I never had, I made it to go on our burgers. I made it this morning so it would be ready for the burgers at dinnertime. It really does taste great and only took about 10 minutes to make. I can't wait to try it on my burger!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJx9Io_NweG-r9-KWWrJTWSZxoM7zkHnBgWuLBFWpYec2_1x13h1HLjorQ2wUhWCOqwmPa98-9kW9A0rf_5WMlqUUFQktsIw_Cm_TWu-5siUoX72BnOHT0kqh7s_7EhHj2YM3/s1600/100718-1000-island-sher-DSC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJx9Io_NweG-r9-KWWrJTWSZxoM7zkHnBgWuLBFWpYec2_1x13h1HLjorQ2wUhWCOqwmPa98-9kW9A0rf_5WMlqUUFQktsIw_Cm_TWu-5siUoX72BnOHT0kqh7s_7EhHj2YM3/s400/100718-1000-island-sher-DSC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Thousand Island Dressing</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">adapted from Sher's recipe <a href="http://whatdidyoueat.typepad.com/what_did_you_eat/2007/05/big_burger_ball.html#more">here</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~~</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">1/2 cup mayonnaise (I used Hellmann's Light)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">1/4 cup sweet pickle relish</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">4 drops Tabasco Sauce (I used Chipotle Tabasco Sauce)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">4 drops Worcestershire Sauce</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">3 Tablespoons Ketchup</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">1 Tablespoon parsley, chopped</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">1 Tablespoon Cognac or Brandy</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~~</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Mix all the ingredients together and spread the dressing on the hamburger buns.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Willow thinks that she might like to try some... </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgwlqH7rR8e3kW9nWdTU6YWWA72Vp4W6oovak8RksEvs_WmSMdylrF8nTINI5z3LS53rgHDQrBF5I23gsn_7nvrGpKMvrZLDtjmd2SegA3aH5IqqWbXT-2utX-7ojd170CuaH/s1600/100718-willow-DSC00550_edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgwlqH7rR8e3kW9nWdTU6YWWA72Vp4W6oovak8RksEvs_WmSMdylrF8nTINI5z3LS53rgHDQrBF5I23gsn_7nvrGpKMvrZLDtjmd2SegA3aH5IqqWbXT-2utX-7ojd170CuaH/s400/100718-willow-DSC00550_edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">And here are China Cat and Willow enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon out in the screened-in porch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hEf8M3kJXQ-YE4T6FdQLGidTJ4ngqaXkQbKX92OZR-5FycuXXndoGRHAmmWqmjsyTbAsWLeuFoP1INXWbCEghWoxipjMhgvONFxAp1xPtsPCDOgfGBDN6qcRpWOMzo6HITD-/s1600/100718-2-cats-DSC00461_edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hEf8M3kJXQ-YE4T6FdQLGidTJ4ngqaXkQbKX92OZR-5FycuXXndoGRHAmmWqmjsyTbAsWLeuFoP1INXWbCEghWoxipjMhgvONFxAp1xPtsPCDOgfGBDN6qcRpWOMzo6HITD-/s400/100718-2-cats-DSC00461_edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here is where you can go to see the Weekend Cat Events...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">~~~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Weekend Cat Blogging #267 is being hosted by</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Othello at <a href="http://foodblog.paulchens.org/">Paulchen's Food Blog?</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">~~~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos Edition #118 is being hosted </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">at <a href="http://mindofmog.net/">Mind of Mog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">~~~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The Carnival of the Cats #331 is being hosted</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">at <a href="http://www.whencatsattack.com/">When Cats Attack</a></span></div>sammawowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865129180297239296noreply@blogger.com1