Limedragon is having not one, but two contests! The first is a Sock Hunt – guess which color of Opal in which pattern Limedragon will knit first and win a skein of Opal Petticoat. The second is a Dragon Hunt – from a selection of pictures, guess which picture contains the elusive Limedragon and win a skein of Habu Silk-Stainless Steel laceweight.
Becky is having a contest – guess what Mark Twain is reading in the picture and let her know what you’re reading to win a bookish prize when she gets back from vacation.
Don’t forget about the Think Pink Challenge, which is trying to collect 1000 knitted or crocheted pink scarves by October 15 to be distributed to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.
I’m starting to fear I may never catch up on Bloglines… I’ve been getting things ready for my vacation, hoping that Chaos is recovered before next Saturday so that I can actually go. He’s very lively and is eating Science Diet ID for cats with intestinal, um, issues. Hopefully that will have him on track in a few days… but he’s also licking away the fur at the base of his tail, which is not good. I think we’ll be back at the vet tonight…
Reading Update: Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes. Keyes’ books have focused on the five Walsh sisters, and now it’s Anna’s turn. Very well done chick lit!
Snow Blind by PJ Tracy. This is the fourth mystery about two homicide detectives in the Minneapolis Police Department and the eccentric software geniuses of Monkeewrench. The entire series has been excellent – highly recommended, but you should read these in order. (Monkeewrench was the first book.)
Lime Ricky by Jill Winters. Totally trashy romance with a hint of mystery, and I devoured every minute of it! *fans self*
You may or may not have noticed, but I’m terrible at being part of Saturday Sky – I forget or am too lazy. But I actually remembered this week… I just didn’t manage to post it. Improvement? Or not? Anyway, this was taken Saturday at 4:30 pm from inside my car. The rain was heavy enough that the windshield looked clear.
Remember a few weeks ago when Jeanne, Deb, and I dyed some more yarn? Well, I finally wound up one of my self-striping skeins, made by special request for a friend:
Speaking of Chaos and Mayhem, they seem to be getting along pretty well. Here Mayhem nurses from Chaos… Um, yeah, there are some challenges to this endeavor!!
That’s some pretty funky yarn! I love the contrast.
Licking his tail? 🙁 Bummer!
Yum yum yarn! And with special May sniffing, yet! 😉 looks like you did a great job of non-variegating the color, too.
That Saturday sky is scary…..
I’m crazy about the PJ Tracey books. Poor Chaos. This isn’t upset about having a baby sister to care for, is it?
Love the yarn.
The kitties are so cute together.
Tell the vet we are keeping May!
Chaos doesn’t want to be an only kitty,
but he made need some ‘kitty happy pills’.
My cat has never cared to check out any of my yarn.. I need to get a more blog friendly cat apparently.. lol.
Dear May, that yarn is OK. In fact, it’s quite delicious. It’s the purple yarns that you need to destroy! There might be something for you when you finally learn that 😉
Love the yarn, Chris! And isn’t that cute? May thinks Chaos is her mommy! Hard on a guy’s masculinity, huh?
That last photo is beautiful!
It sounds like Chaos is having anxiety problems. He’ll adjust – he just needs time to get used to May. Are you still keeping them apart whilst you are at work?
Awww, May nurses on Chaos. So cute. Sorry, Chaos, you are now officially A Mommy.
I just finished P.J. Tracy’s Dead Run, practically in one sitting — it was that good. My request is in for Snow Blind.
I love the PJ Tracy series. I have to add them to my library list. Hope the Chaos health problems resolve themselves soon. It certainly looks like he and Mayhem are getting along.
I have one on kitty happy pills…odd to say “anti-depressants for cats” but it works…The only other thing that worked as well on the over-grooming was prednisone and I don’t want a diabetic cat!
But Chaos is certainly adapting if he lets her do that while he takes over cleaning detail!
I’m going to have add those books to my library list. Love the pics on Chaos and May. Hope Chaos is doing ok.
Wow – Chaos really does have an odd mix going on – he is loving and caring for May, but being over-anxious with his own grooming and food.. I hope the vet has the answer!
That striping yarn is pretty, May has good taste ;o)
What a sweet picture of the two kitties.
Pretty kitties.
My black cat will take the blanket in her teeth and knead the bed like she’s nursing. She’s about three years old now too.
Mom! Make the kitten lie still!
-Chaos
I love the yarn. It’s good that Chaos is teaching Mayhem all about inspecting the yarn that comes into the house.
I’m also terrible at remembering Saturday sky photos.
I hope Chaos gets well soon!
Poor Chaos. But if he didn’t like May he wouldn’t let her anywhere near him. My parents’ cats are that way. Separate litter boxes and everything.
She’s really really nursing? My babies cuddle like that when they do a mutual grooming session. She’s getting bigger though!! I hope Chaos’ tummy feels better soon.
I love that yarn! It looks like some No No Kitty yarn I got near the end of her yarn sales.
I love the pink and black yarn. Does it stripe or ?
Great yarn—and I’m glad that Chaos and May are getting used to each other (however weirdly).
wait, when did chaos become a mom?
Awww…that last picture is so cute. 🙂
Awww, too cute kitten-ness. Love that pink stripey yarn too, amazing!
i’m so glad they’re getting along well! i knew it wouldn’t be long after i read about chaos grooming may. still, it’s great to hear it’s working out 🙂
“Here Mayhem nurses from Chaos”
My 2 1/2 yr old dog nurses on a huge stuffed-animal snake. *Sigh*
He also used to have a large pink bunny girlfriend… before she ran away to the trashcan one morning.
At least it’s not inter-species nursing like over here! I saw where PJ has a new one due out soon!!
Okay, if that’s not a picture of an unstressed cat I don’t know what is.
How’s his tummy doing?
That self-striping yarn is pretty! Talk about eye-popping, but hey, they’re for socks, and what fun they’ll be!
What is Bloglines? Saturday Sky? I feel out of the loop, which is probably what I get for being a bad friend for so long. In any case, that pic of the two is sooo adorable. I’m guessing that they weren’t weened bur rather just taken from their mama. We tried to ween our cats for nearly 3 weeks and when they came together it was the same story–trying to nurse on anything. It is sooo cute, though.
OK, figured out the Saturday Sky one. How cool. When I get a chance, I’ll have to check it out.
Thanks Chris! : ) cute pictures… that yarn is eye-popping, love it! I really need to remember to get these PJ Tracy books from the library… I’ve only read the first one.
Love the picture of the babies nursing/grooming. Cute!
The tail licking is disturbing. I love the yarn, though!
That’s so cute!!! Mama Chaos! The excessive licking is troubling. I’ve never had a cat with that problem, but a friend’s cat did, and basically, the cat just had a bare ‘arm’ for the rest of her life.
I like the looks of the pink and black yarn.
Poor Chaos. He looks pretty content with May but I can see why you would want to take him back to the vet. Hopefully he’ll get back to normal soon.
Have you thought of using Rescue Remedy on Chaos? I know it sure helps my kids (and me) when things are a bit too stressful. I knew it could be used for dogs so I Googled and found quite a bit of info on using Rescue Remedy on cats.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=rescue+remedy+cats
The pictures of chaos and mayhem are so cute! If wonder if in cat language chaos ever asks mayhem “Do I look like your mama?, sheesh!” I have the monkeewrench book on my bookshelf. It got there mysteriously. I don’t remember ever buying it! So, I’ll have to check it out!
Awwwww – it’s so sweet to see them cuddled up together! Are they playing as well as exploring misguided nursing?
Aw, give Chaos a hug for me!
(or, er, whatever form of comfort won’t irritate his tender bits)