Jerry's Thoughts, Musings, and Rants!

Cats and Dogs

It's been awhile since I've posted cute cat pictures on the blog. These ones have an added bonus - dogs!

Don't they make you just want to go 'ahhhhhhh . . .'?

How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You

One for you cat fans out there . . .

And We're Off

The house sitter has arrived and we should be in the air by the time this posts.

Next stop . . . LA

Dante wanted to come . . . as usual!

Photo Hunt - Fluffy

This week's Photo Hunt theme is 'fluffy'. Both of these pictures were taken a year ago . . .

There is NONE of this fluffy snow on the ground a year later.

When Paul and I got back home from our hike in the snow this fluffy guy was sound asleep on the fluffy blanket - you'd think he had been out in the snow all afternoon!

De-Hoarding is Challenging With Cats!

The other day Paul was working at de-hoarding his dressers and closet - about time since they were all about ready to explode. It was a challenge though because of Dante who decided that the de-hoarding must be just for him to enjoy a cozy spot . . .

Phoho Hunt - Surprise

This week's Photo Hunt theme is 'surprise'.

When I was digging through my files of pictures I came upon this set from when we brought our last cat home from the animal rescue centre. It's always a bit of an unknown when you bring a new pet into the household - especially when there is a resident feline there already who thinks he rules!

Finally . . . Some Christmas Decorations

I can't believe that Christmas is only 9 days away. There is so much to do!

This has been an incredibly busy fall and this seems to have just run into December! The baking isn't done. I haven't wrap a thing. Until today our decorating consisted of the outdoor lights and Christmas placemats on the table!

There is company coming over tomorrow so we needed to do some thing - fast!

I picked Paul up from work and we sent the last of the gifts that we needed to mail away. When we got home we had a choice between a nap or decorated. We napped!

Then we got dinner ready. This was our feast . . .

Parsnip 'Fries with a Spicy Curry Dip, Butterflied Shrimp, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Chicken Pesto Puffs, and wonderful Prime Rib with Truffle Mayo, Caramelized Onions, Provolone, on a Truffle Ciabatta that I got from the new grocery store by us (I LOVE that place). All of this was 'washed down' with a lovely Moscado D'Asti that we shipped home from Italy. YUM

Afterwards we couldn't avoid the task at hand any longer.

The cats were helpful as always.

Travel Tuesdays - Tenuta Santo Pietro Gatti

Oh oh - a far more rushed post that I was hoping for. I came home from work, did some errands, and remembered when I got home from running around that we had a cooking class tonight. Off I went again.

I had an awesome post in mind, really I did.

Anyway - let's travel to the amazing B and B we stayed at when we were in Pienza - Tenuta Santo Pietro. This is the wonderful Band B gatti who became our friend . . .

 

A Monferatto Day in Photos

Yesterday was our last full day in this area - tomorrow we head to Torino (with a stop in Asti for Paolo). We started and ended the day at the B and B. In between we stuck close to Acqui . . . visiting small towns and wandering about. Here is our day in photos . . .

I'm not sure what the internet connection will be like at the Ai Savoia  in Torino so this may be the last post before I hit the airport in Rome on Sunday.

Photo Hunt - Wrong

This week's Photo Hunt theme is 'wrong'. Today's picture features our cat Dante. Cat's are a funny breed - you can tell them something is wrong a gazillion times but they persist in doing it . . . if they think they want to or if they know it's gonna freak you out. Like crawling in the warm dryer for a nap . . .