Lovely Ariel

Behold, the lovely Ariel continues to charm!

Jocelyn came with me to visit the kitty-to-be, and had to admit that Ariel has a truly delightful personality. She is friendly and laid-back, and playful without being frantic. She has a nice clean kitty-smell.

I am soooooo looking forward to bringing her home in mid-June!

More pictures are here.

Ariel the Love Muffin

Meet the ultimate love-muffin, Ariel. I've never aspired to have a calico cat, but that was before I met this incredibly relaxed, lap-friendly, shiny-furred purr machine. Call me fickle, but... I think Ariel is IT.

In the above picture, she is lying in my lap, soft kitty-belly up, cuddling my hand and utterly content.

I can only hope that she doesn't get snatched up by someone else first.

You can see more pictures of her here.

Cooler Head Prevails

You are NOT going to believe this.

Apple releases THIS today. I rush to the Apple Store, credit card in hand...



...and ~ strangely ~ I DO NOT BUY IT.

I know, I know. What happened to my pent up consumer techlust? What happened to my frustration with the ol' iBook G3? Why do I not snap up this piece of computer goodness?

Well, for one thing, it's bigger. And three-quarters of a pound heavier. And it has a shiny screen. (A lovely screen, but highly reflective.) The black one's case is matte, not glossy. And when I start adding the RAM and hard drive space I need, it gets damned expensive, quickly.

What I really want is a portable little appliance. Surf the web, do email, show some pics, play some music. No heavy lifting, in any sense of the word. SMALL. SMALL and LIGHT.

Until I can get something smaller and lighter than my current iBook, ancient as it may be, I think I'll stand pat.

And that is how I turned out to be a remarkably sensible person. You may all pick your jaws up off the floor now.

The world famous always amazing artichoke party!

Miss Abigail once again hosted this green globe globe extravaganza. See all about it here.

Five of Five

There was a wild litter of kittens behind Steve's house. A nice lady helped us capture the first bold four. She popped them into a lovely carrier, and made off with them. She coordinates with a shelter.

The last of the bunch wouldn't come out of hiding.

We left a tempting plate of food near the shed.

After our meeting, I went out back to check again. There she was, sniffing at the food. I pounced and brought her inside, and we called the nice lady to come reunite the family.

In the meantime, I literally spoon fed the runty little girl, who was shaking with hunger while she ate. Then she climbed all over me, purring like an outboard motor and mewing vociferously for her family. Naturally I fell in love.

Cutest. Kitty. EVAR.



























I want a kitty.