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Priscilla’s Aprons
One of the perks of having someone in your household empty out a large storage closet in another state is the profusion of Fedex boxes that soon show up, offering wonderful new places to nap (Blackie), or to “shop” for … Continue reading
Posted in Priscilla Tuttle
Tagged Alice and Martin Provensen, aprons, blackie, boxes, Carol, cats, charlotte, creativity, daisy mouse, Denver, Giselle, mice, mom, nostalgia
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Happy Mother’s Day!
This being Mother’s Day, Max has been thinking about his momma, and asked me to tell him a story about her. While I never got to meet her, I did get a little history when I adopted Max, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Priscilla Tuttle
Tagged cats, doodles, drawings, max, moms, monkey business, Mother's Day, paper dolls
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Nurse Charlotte
Charlotte has always taken her nursing duties very seriously, but when her #1 human is the patient, watch out! And so imagine the scene last night when she went into Dad’s room to retire, and found Max already ensconced, despite … Continue reading
The Daily Scribble: Week in Review
I’m sure a few of you have noticed that I haven’t been posting quite as often this past week—making this more like the Almost Daily Cat Doodle, as I’ve been thinking of retitling it (thanks to an inspired suggestion on … Continue reading
Posted in Dad
Tagged blackie, cats, charlotte, doctor, hip replacement, hospital, max, mice, nurse, oak park place, rehab, weight gain
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Salad Days
With Dad up in Wisconsin, convalescing from his recent hip surgery, it was inevitable that one of these days I was going to have to bite the bullet and deal with the lawn, back here at home. But before I … Continue reading
Posted in Cats and Mice, Home Sweet Home
Tagged blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, flora mouse, flowers, garden, Hartford Courant, illustration, jean tuttle, lawn care, max, mice, Spring
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Stellar Good News
As birds go, it turns out that baby Woots mature really quickly—which is lucky indeed, considering Mama Charlotte’s lack of maternal impulses. Saturday found our household’s newest member weaned, walking, talking and flying (well, a little). Enough, though, to float … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
Tagged birds, bluebird of happiness, cardinal, cats, dove, flora mouse, illustration, max, nature, peacock, Spring, Stella, Wendy Wray, woot
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Welcome Home
Anyone who knows cats probably saw this doodle coming a mile down the pike—i.e., Charlotte’s complete indifference to my return last night, after a week away. I’m just kidding though (sort of). The whole “cold shoulder cliché” made for a better … Continue reading
Posted in Home Sweet Home
Tagged angel, blackie, cats, charlotte, little mouse, welcome home, Wisconsin
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Home on The Range
Today was a little cooler, but nonetheless a great day for another excursion to the DP. This time, Ranger did the honors of playing pony to Little Mouse, and she felt right at home, riding him around the open fields. … Continue reading
Grazing in the Grass
On our morning walk around Oak Springs Circle earlier today it became apparent that the grass in my sister’s front lawn was high—really high—compared to everyone else’s. Sure, we could call a lawn service to come mow it, but wouldn’t … Continue reading
In the Kitchen with Miss Flora
Tonight, Flora and her kitchen helpers set out to tackle Ina “The Barefoot Contessa” Garten’s fabulous turkey sausage and goat cheese lasagna recipe. Even though it’s still a work in progress, doesn’t it look delicious? Charlotte thinks so, anyway! Meanwhile, … Continue reading