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Easter Bonnets

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Jean Tuttle

One of the reasons I love Easter (aside from all the chocolate) is because it provides plenty of material for cat doodles for the whole week preceding, as Charlotte hones in on the crowning touch for her Easter outfit. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged charlotte, daisy mouse, Easter bonnets, fashion | 4 Comments

Rainbow Pride

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Jean Tuttle

Today was the big Pride Parade in Chicago, attended by an estimated 1 million—a larger and more jubilant celebration than usual, owing to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down DOMA earlier this week. We may have celebrated a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged Blown Covers Contest, charlotte, daisy mouse, fashion, gay pride, jack hunter, lgbt, mice, pride parade 2013, The New Yorker | 6 Comments

Happy Easter 2013!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Jean Tuttle

Easter means Easter baskets, and Easter baskets mean new places to nap, if you’re a cat. —Making Easter one of Charlotte’s very favorite holidays all year. Of course, Easter is also about what’s inside those baskets (besides Miss Kitty). Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Happy Birthday, Holidays | Tagged charlotte, Charlotte portrait, chocolate, Easter, fashion, flowers, gayle kabaker, mice | 4 Comments

Charlotte in Paradise

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Jean Tuttle

Nah, I’m not headed for Paradise—at least not anytime soon. Charlotte’s already there though, vacationing with Dad in Jamaica. The above doodle is from a few days before they left. We were all real happy for Charlotte, getting to escape … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged beach, blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, fashion, Jamaica, raccoon, skunk, snow, swimsuits, travel, vacation | 4 Comments

A Night to Remember

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Jean Tuttle

This was the scene at our house last night, as we celebrated Barack Obama’s Inauguration, alongside the rest of America. I thought the President and First Lady’s dance at the Commander-in-Chief’s Ball was a wonderful way to cap an uplifting … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged Aaron Mouse, blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, fashion, flora mouse, gay rights, Inaugural Ball, Inauguration, Jason Wu, max, mice, obama | 4 Comments

The Downside of Downton

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jean Tuttle

Uh-oh—Charlotte’s been watching Downton Abbey again. And so, every Sunday night, the rest of us have been watching Downton Abbey, too. Studying the aristocratic Crawleys (and their beautifully-trained staff) is the only hope we have of keeping up with “Her … Continue reading →

Posted in Mondays | Tagged Aaron Mouse, blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, dining, Downton Abbey, fashion, food, mice, The Graphics Fairy | 5 Comments

Snowflakes, Sugar Plums, & JavaScript

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

While I know that many friends out east have already gotten snow — and in some places, way too much of it — we didn’t have our first snow of the season until earlier this week — all 3 tablespoons … Continue reading →

Posted in Snow | Tagged Aaron Mouse, blackie, cats, charlotte, daisy mouse, fashion, flora mouse, javascript, max, mice, snow, web page design, winter | Comments Off

Back from Boston

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

In the end, the elegant outfit Charlotte had ordered for our friends’ Boston wedding last weekend did not get delivered in time, so she was forced to make the trip sans chapeau. It all worked out fine in the end, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Artistic Endeavors | Tagged calvin, cats, charlotte, cora lynn deibler, daisy mouse, dogs, elizabeth traynor, fashion, gayle kabaker, holiday, illustration, patti argoff, Robert Saunders, roosevelt, sammy, travel, vacation, weddings | 8 Comments

Wedding Belles

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

The exciting news since my last post is that Charlotte and I are heading out of town this coming weekend to attend a small wedding. The not-so-thrilling news is that having overindulged at Flora Mouse’s recent cheese party extravaganza, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlotte Fashions | Tagged Aaron Mouse, blackie, cats, charlotte, costumes, daisy mouse, diets, fashion, flora mouse, food, Giselle, hats, max, wedding | 4 Comments

Crazy for Maira Kalman

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Jean Tuttle

After Dad is done with his copy of The New Yorker, he leaves it out for Charlotte to enjoy. The sight of her reading this week’s issue, with its fabulous Maira Kalman illustration on the cover, was one I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Artistic Endeavors | Tagged charlotte, fashion, hats, Maira Kalman, Spring, The New Yorker | 2 Comments