WARNING: This post contains an unacceptable overload of kitten cuteness....

March 24, 2019 Arlene Giddings

Please proceed with caution.

We are not responsible for any thoughts of
”getting a kitten” as a result of this post and actually
would like to point out that
MOST of the time
these kittens are quite possibly the spawn of satan
and are able to cause more damage and destruction
than one would believe
if one did not live it
every. single. day.

But…this is how they trick you into thinking they are
sweet and docile.

Well played, hell-cats, well played.

“wait! i’m cute too!”
*if pugsley could hack my blog….

tuesday truths...

October 16, 2018 Arlene Giddings

***
i am not going to lie…
i absolutely love these giant crows.
i can’t remember the last time
i saw a piece of art that
stopped me in my tracks
and filled me with such
strong emotion….
with such strong
sadness.

and they are made out of tires.

and yet,
so
much
feeling.

wow.

you can read more about them here…

***
our cat, casey, had 2 kittens.
no photos yet,
because,
well…really…they aren’t all that cute.

they just look like mice that
can’t open their eyes.

***
annnnd i know i can’t keep them…
we already have 2 cats that kind of drive me crazy
but
i really want to keep them
and name them
ziggy stardust
and
major tom.

***

mackintosh toffee
and
an after eight bar
eaten at the same time
is a delicious combination.

i did not come up with this
on my own
but now
i can’t stop eating it…

(even though i might have
appeared to be grossed out by
the combination
when he suggested it…heh)

***
oh…and…i have writing group
on saturday…
and I HAVE NOT WRITTEN ONE WORD
ON THAT STORY
SINCE LAST SPRING.

sigh.

which might be a good reason
for me to commit to
nanowrimo
in november….
(once i get through in
inktober in october…heh)

rainbows and watercolors

August 8, 2017 Arlene Giddings

the other night
i was working on a new watercolor...
(and when i say working on, i mean struggling with...)
when i happened to look
out the window
and see this bright & shiny rainbow
over my neighbors house.

i really need to reconfigure my workspace...it's better than it was but i think i need more space.

i grabbed the camera
and ran outside
barefoot in the spitting rain.

sometimes
it's good to walk away
from what you are working on
and
get your feet wet
while looking for
end of the rainbow...

when i came back in,
i felt like my frustration
with feeling like i don't know what i am doing
with these brushes, this paper, this color...
why doesn't anything on the paper
match what is in my head,
why do youtube videos
make it all
look
so damn
easy.

anyway.
i felt better when i came in
and was able to finish what i was working on
with fresh eyes
and less eff words.

although...
i tried doing her feet different
and now she looks like
she is suspended in air...
sigh.

and one last photo...of the cat...cause...look at his cute little nose! :)

wordless wednesday (the cranky cat edition)

February 8, 2017 Arlene Giddings

tuesday truths...life with casey and finnegan...

May 3, 2016 Arlene Giddings

THINGS I CATCH MYSELF SAYING TO THE CATS

STOP knocking my toys over!
for the love of gawd, leavvvvvve grover alone!!
i cannot edit if you are laying on the keyboard.
OK! who pulled off ernie's eyes!?! and left them on my bed! you cruel, cruel beasts.
no! the frog hat is MY hat! this one is yours!
awwww....c'mon....just one more picture...
STAWWWWWPPPP attacking my feet/arms/hands/forehead
just let me make the bed...this is not a game!
i'm giving you back to becky.
you're so pretty....such a pretty...OW...gawddammit...get down.

but then....they do something like this.... <3