32 ounces chicken broth 6 potatoes 1 large onion 6 stalks celery 4 carrots 1/2 cup flour 1 cup milk 3-4 hard boiled eggs Cube potatoes, chop celery and onion and slice carrots into rounds and place into a large pot with chicken broth. Boil until tender. Mix the flour and milk. Add to the…
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1 28 ounce can Campbell’s Pork and Beans 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup yellow mustard 1/2 cup ketchup 1 cup brown sugar 12 ounce package bacon Combine the beans, onion, mustard, catsup and brown sugar in a bowl. Pour into a pan sprayed with non-stick spray. Cut bacon into large pieces. Layer bacon…
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Nine years ago, my family said goodbye and sent Parquet over the Rainbow Bridge. I was living in Korea so my body wasn’t with him. My soul and spirit were though. Parquet was an amazing cat. You might even say he was a Mighty Kool Kat. He wandered up onto the deck one day and…
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The cats got a condo for an early Christmas present. What an adventure that was. I ordered one from Amazon. I got it a few days later. When I went to put it together, it was missing half of the hardware. I called (!!)) Amazon and they said they would send a new one. They…
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Merry Christmas to my family and friends around the world!
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Gidgette, Ivory and I would like to wish all my readers a very Happy Thanksgiving. It’s been a hard year, but we made it through. May God bless us with continuing health and happiness.
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Today is International Hug Your Cat Day! I actually got to give Ivory a hug today. She almost never lets me pick her up. Of course, she demanded treats for tolerating me. Gidgette cuddled with me this morning while I was doing the rounds of the interwebs. I didn’t see the kousins today. I will…
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Ivory has been hanging out with me more often. She started when my dad was out of town for almost a month. I thought she was just lonely. But apparently she’s decided that Mama’s lap is a nice place to rest. She used to cuddle with me all the time when she was little. But…
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Ivory is a princess. That’s no secret. She absolutely refuses to let us brush her. She’s a long haired cat. She gets mats. Every so often, we have to get her shaved to get the knots and tangles off her. Yesterday was the day. She looks so big and fluffy… But she’s a tiny little…
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Gidgette and Ivory and Kathryn too want to wish all my readers a wonderful Holiday, no matter how or what you celebrate.
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