A.R.K.

toady i was on the receiving end of an Act of Random Kindness and i felt the blessing of the season!

davis and i stoped at Steak & Shake for a quick lunch and across the aisle was an older couple. the lady had the most unique Santa Claus necklace. i caught her attention and mentioned that i liked her necklace and she told me (proudly) that her husband had made it....he had handcarved it!

we continued to chit chat and she mentioned the big chicken and i mentioned that i went to a quilt shop close to the big chicken...you know....

so we get up to leave and she asks if i'm in a hurry...i say no and she mentions that her husband has gone out to the car to get me something...?

so, he comes back carrying a small plastic bag....

oh my cutie pie goodness! my very own hand carved santa....the thimble is my grandmother's thimble for scale...he will live in my thimble cabinet.

thank you mr. ransom! you have no idea how tickled i am! you made my day!

he doesn't have a website to share...if you want, i have his contact info.

Christmas is a necessity.

There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves. ~Eric Sevareid

feline epilogue

shortly after my previous post the phone rang....Smokey's family had seen the signs i hung and called to get him...i hit that nail on the head- he belongs to a 10 year old girl and her brother that is autistic. they were very happy to see him and i even got a hug from the father. i was told that Smokey's feline sister was missing him too....

so see- i told you -he wasn't mine to keep....

but get this- that little cat made it almost a mile from home in less than two days...

i love happy endings to a stray story....i told karma to put it on my furrie's tab

my resolve is stern

you guys think you're ssooooo funny! alot of comments congratulated me on my 'new' cat....

i'm not keeping her, she doesn't have a name, and even if lucy sent her, i'm done scooping litter...i forgot how stinky cat poo is....yuck


she is a beautiful feline tho....

looks like "church", the cat from the  Stephen King 'Pet Cemetery' movie.....

i committed a cardinal sin

i fed a stray....all i could think was if she was mine i'd want someone to take pity on her. it's a shame that so few actually would.




i'm not keeping her....

look at them yellow eyes....and that black nose.... shows absouletly no fear. no fear of strangers or the dogs.



and she has the longest whiskers....and a bottle brush tail....




i'm not keeping her....

poor critter. looks like she's been through some hardship.... it's over 90 degrees out today.

i'm NOT keeping her!




anyone want a cat?





ETA:  the whole "lucy sent her" thought has crossed my mind....alot