http://cathy.likeafire.net Like your favorite chair: you have to sit in it to understand Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:21:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As usual, Publix has far surpassed my expectations in grocery stores! I recently visited store# 01085 (my first time there) and noticed the bright green "Publix" greenbags for sale for 99 cents. On a whim, I bought 3 of them thinking, "Well, I might have to get more, ... http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/09/29/an-open-letter-to-publix/ http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/09/04/love-paper-love-this/ After an almost 4-month hiatus, I have finally gotten back to making art. And though it has taken me a week or two to get up the nerve to sit down at my desk and make something for the love of God!, I'm pretty pleased with my first attempt. Presenting... the ... http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/08/29/back-in-the-saddle-2/ Holding your pee from the time you get up (~6:40 a.m.) until 8:45a.m.+ (I'm still waiting), just so you don't have to use the baby potty, even though you are in pain. That's Elizabeth. And this is my experience potty-training her. Strong-willed? Yeah, that's an understatement. (and just for the record, the last time ... http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/08/18/the-definition-of-strong-willed/ If, by chance, you have neglected to purchase a high-quality paint stripper for your long-delayed furniture refinishing project, you may have the necessary product in your bathroom closet. Or sitting directly on top of your grandmother's 70-year-old Lane cedar chest, as it were. [remedial parenting: do not leave opened/unlidded products that ... http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/05/27/furniture-refinishing-501-graduate-level-and-parenting-101-remedial/ Last night Paul and I watched "The Last Samurai" for the 100th time. This time two lines stuck out. American Captain Nathan Aulgren has gone to Japan to teach Japanese soldiers how to use guns to fight the rebellion that has risen against the Emperor of Japan. The "rebellion" is actually ... http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/03/23/easter-in-two-lines/ There is no correlation between daffodils, long* hair, happiness and 1:00 a.m. except the evidence of all four in the following photos. I think the dark circles under my eyes are especially telling. Still smiling, though. Despite what the clock says, that's almost always what I look/feel like after working on cut ... http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/03/12/daffodils-long-hair-happiness-and-100am/ Aranciata by San Pellegrino. It's not too sweet. It's got a little zing! to it. It's orange-flavored sparkling water from Italy. And it's non-alcoholic. (i.e., no fear of consuming too much or becoming addicted!) I love it. And, possibly best of all, it comes packaged in these darling little glass bottles whose surface is ... http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/02/07/this-is-my-new-favorite-drink/ I watched "Miss America 2008-Live!" last night on TLC. Is that so wrong? (p.s. IMHO, Miss Virginia should have won, if only for the way she answered her question about religious freedom.) http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/02/04/confession/ This is my art desk. This is a paper flower that I just made. This is me being silly because I'm tired and it's 1:00 a.m. This is me laughing at the previous picture. I am going to bed now. Carry on. http://cathy.likeafire.net/2008/01/31/100-am/