Swag!

I don't know. How do I look in these colors?

The New Christmas Tree

The price of a natural, fresh cut or cut-your-own Christmas tree grew out of bounds. So my spouse and I decided that we'd try something else.

Star Bright

Mr. and Mrs. Claus arrived on Harold Sprague's lobster boat on Saturday. And the Cap'n officially decided it was time to decorate Psyche for the holidays.

CAT-agorically Speaking of Christmas

Many humans have no idea how to keep Christmas. Cats, on the other hand, think that the holiday was designed for them. Ask any cat, and should they deign to give you an answer, it would be that there is an inextricable link between cats and Christmas

How Things Work Around Here

OK, listen up! To be clear, it's not convoluted. It's been known to Carreras cats and dogs back to prehistoric times. Santa Clause delivers toys to humans. His cat Santa Claws distributes to cats, and Santa Paws ( the dog elf), provides for the dogs.

Hold The Muzak

How can I say this...the long retail slog towards Christmas has started. Yesterday I visited my doctor for an immunization, and on the way home stopped at the big box bookstore for a treat. It was low but insidious. Christmas music, on the second of November. 

Early Bird

This time of year, I start perusing the catalogs and websites for small gifts for Christmas. I know what you are saying - "Lou, you are one of the people who complain about "Holiday Creep"...hypocrite."

Attack of the clone kittens

When he had time to sire this bunch I don't know. But they seem to be identical to the "cute" Gray Menace, my cat from 1969 until he ascended to cat heaven in the mid '80's.

A Christmas Caper

snow. The snowshoes were finally getting good use in the deep show of a cold Maine winter.

Partnership

mystery, inside an enigma." If either parent quoted it, they looked to the other seeking corroboration. Most often, it got trotted out when they chose not to answer some question I had asked or didn't want to admit directly to ignorance, and so wrapped it all nicely as a mystery.