Paper Whiskers

catch up on a Tuesday

The latest:

I successfully acquired as many Nick Bantock (of Griffin & Sabine fame) ink pads and re-inkers as I could, after recently discovering they are discontinued. This line includes my very favorite brown dye ink: Van Dyke Brown.

 

One of my favorite things to photograph is the sky, and one of the best spots to see it is on the drive home from work, taking the 'bypass' - a short stretch of highway into CR from Marion. The sky is wide open and frequently full of amazing cloud formations. An example from last week (actually, this was taken in our parking lot):

(click to enlarge)

Over the weekend, our oldest cat got sick with a uti. I'll spare the gory details, but suffice to say I am very thankful for emergency vet clinics, even if they are more expensive. It's worth having someone to call and ask questions, and that can see you at any time of the day or night. I ended up taking her on Sunday, and was impressed with how they dealt with me and her. She's not the friendliest cat with strangers, and her last vet appointment was a disaster. Funny thing though: when they put a cone on her so she couldn't hurt them she calmed right down and was super sweet. Weird.

They brought her in to sit with me while they got her meds ready, but she wasn't having it. And later, when I gave her the first dose, she screamed so loud she blew out her voice. She can barely squeak. So, it's been a rough few days for this one. And our other cat's reaction has been really interesting to observe. She knows Kahlan is sick, and is not happy about it. When I have to give Kahlan her medicine, I have to shut Edie out so she doesn't hiss and make Kahlan more agitated. We don't often see how tuned in they are to each other, but it's been apparent

Yesterday I took the long way to pick up lunch (because I just needed to drive for awhile) and I passed a familiar sight to Marion-ites:

A Knight's Sweet Corn stand. I know, I couldn't believe it either. So I stopped for cash and picked up a dozen on my way back home. Eric and I had several ears for lunch/supper, and I stripped the kernels to freeze. I think I'm going to make corn chowder. Yum. Here's another glamour shot of the goodness:

birthday on a Tuesday

It's another quiet birthday this year. Eric left me a note on the bathroom mirror and Mom serenaded me via email, which was hilarious. And I had lots of well wishes show up on Facebook. Tomorrow, we'll be having Zoey's pizza and birthday cake in the park.

I'm also anticipating a delivery of homemade caramel from one of my favorite Etsy sellers, Have it Sweet. They should arrive today, hopefully. Yum.

Yesterday was a great mail day. I decided to root my Nook Color and found a little company that creates a bootable sd card that you can then use for storage as well. After checking them out a bit and reading a massive message board conversation about them and the product I went for it and it arrived yesterday. It really does work as awesome as I'd hoped. Now my Nook is both an Android tablet and the original Nook Color because it's all dependant on the sd card. So now I'm on the hunt for a good photo gallery app and video player. I seriously love technology.

The other little package that came yesterday was from an Etsy seller. A tiny little coin purse. Finally. I have been searching for ages for something very small to hold just coins. It's been impossible to find exactly what I wanted. And then a couple weeks ago, I ran across GypsyTailor's shop. The coin purses she makes are in an old-fashioned style that snap closed. They're made from leather and lined with fabric (sometimes old ties) and remind me of my grandfather and dad. Perfect. The photo below is mine, although you can't see the cool paisley interior. :)

Week in the Life - Tuesday photos & notes

 

 

Read io9.com, vanillagarlic.com, Hawaii 5-0 & White Collar fic, copperbadge.com

Listened To Cicadas in the trees - love

Ate Granola bar, banana, water, salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, carrots, Skinny Cow dreamy clusters (new favorite treat), pretzel chips, chicken, coleslaw, pineapple

Wore Brown-ish crinkly shirt (slightly floofy sleeves make me feel like Anne of Green Gables), tan slacks, hair in clip

Watched Eureka, Simply Irresistable with Eric, White Collar

* quick - name that geek reference!

Scrappy notes: p22 Hopper Josephine (font); A Daily Beauty and Everyday digital design kit (designed by Kitty Chen); The Little Things (no longer available) digital design kit (designed by Michelle Coleman)

(This post is part of my Week in the Life project running 25-31 July. Read about Ali Edwards' concept here.)

a picnic :D

I spent my lunch hour today with two of my favorite people. xoxo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

photos taken with my Instax Mini 50S

Layout - "Everyday Companion"

Sharing another layout today. Darling Edie - almost impossible to take pictures of unless she's not looking at you (which is rare). She's such a love. Also, this layout is more proof that she exists! ;)

Supply notes: cat chipboard (Martha Stewart cat, stripped of the colored paper layer, then inked; I glued a Sassafrass flower sticker on top, then trimmed to the shape; added another sticker and an initial)