Bad Hair Day, Anyone?



 Why we goin' offline for a few:
SomeMommy needz a Time-Out!

(You did not see this and
I was never here.)

MOMMY'S FALSE ACCUSATION!

Whatever you wrote about me in the next post is untrue and
no one who knows how sweet I am will believe a word of it, mom!

WE SNIP. OH MY!

 

 

 

On Sunday I was up north in Birch Bay and hungry!
No easy customer by any standards, one cafe sent me
over to an adorable old-fashioned soda fountain where the employees pictured above utilized "It Takes a Village" to create the perfect sandwich for me and perfect it was! But, even more exciting was meeting the owner, Tammy, an avid animal rescue volunteer owned by her cats and animals who helps sponsor the annual Birch Bay Music Festival to benefit WeSnip.org, dedicated to preventing the agonizing euthanasia of so many unwanted animals and pets resulting from lack of awareness of the necessity of spaying and neutering our loved ones. In fact, you all know that I LOVE my guinea pigs so much that they will be getting those bowling balls they drag around removed September 21st and not a moment too soon: Tonight, sweet, precious, darling little Peter-Peanut, clearly inspired by the 2012 OlympiGz in London, actually (true) HIGH-JUMPED off his box into Bhindi's cage where they "engaged" before I even knew what happened! Luckily, I was online wishing our FAVORTIE MOD, Papa-Pie Carl, Happy Birthday next to their habitats and broke it up before anyone was seriously injured or worse.
Peter-Peanut has lost all visiting privileges with his (best friend?) Bhindi, as I had to shut all the tall gates to his rabbit pen after his unexpected, athletic, militarized coup d'etat. 
Anyway, here's Tammy's cafe and I'll be back, because just LOOK AT HER EMPLOYEES ready to snip that cheese, lettuce, tomato, and "I want this but not that, grill the toast first THEN add the veggies please, oh, and toast the bread, THEN please grill it with the CHEESE before adding the veggies and..." HEY! Knock it off, that knife was never meant for me, and those of you who know me too well: HA-HA! I'm still here!
LOVE,
CHANA

Visit www.birchbaymusicfestival.com for more info on WeSnip and this important, fun, fundraiser.

WE REMEMBER.

 

 

 

 

{Thank you, photographers: we were unable to give
you photo credit, but you know who you are...
who you were.}

Self Portrait: Red Backpack, Fairhaven, WA, 2012

My snowy owl I got with JoyfulJerri,
drumsticks to jam on the street with
my bucket from Lowe's turned upside
down (you never know where you'll
find a band around here, seriously)
and a volume of The Collected Poems
of Emily Dickinson, first published
posthumously in 1890. She was rejected
as a poet in her own lifetime, never to
experience life as one of the most beloved
American poets of all time.

XXIII.
"I HAD no time to hate, because
The grave would hinder me,
And life was not so ample I
Could finish emnity.

Nor had I time to love; but since
Some industry must be,
The little toil of love, I thought.
Was large enough for me."
~ Emily Dickinson

Rock on.

Peter-Peanut Sunbathes His Nose



After breakfast, everyone takes their morning nap.
Peter-Peanut naps in his (furry, yes I'd wash it but
he loves to smell his own fragrance, so...) sleeper.
But his nose: SUNBATH! SUNBATH!
Still in the Afterglow of JoyfulJerri.
What a Wondrous Day!

~*!~

AND IT WAS GOOD. WAY AWESOME GOOD!



I've been touched by an angel.

She LURVES Garfield and her photo
album here was actually autographed
by Jim Davis himself!

For those who don't know, Village Books
here in Bellingham sold Molly the Owl 
by Eric Blehm and this is Joyful Jerri with
the very last copy plus a calendar we
discovered of barn owls by artist
Jeannine Chappell (is she a MOD?!)

We laughed for hours. And one thing...
every single person who we met became
Joyful around Jerri. True. Now I can rest
because I have met my first MOD.
AND IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER!
(non-MODS: Molly Obsessive Disorder,
please GOOGLE it because it's just not an
affliction that can be explained!)

Jerri was so deeply touched knowing how many
of you asked me to give her your love. She was
genuinely moved, sharing it was this same love
that got her through her heart surgery.

YAY LOVE!

MISSION CONTROL: THE GARF HAS LANDED!

TODAY, my friend Garfield arrived in Bellingham! Meet Joyful Jerri, who is not only a MOD, but a...hmmm, yeah, she told me this wouldn't be easy; not like someone with Garfield Obsessive Disorder could be called GOD. (We'll have to work on that.)Despite having never met in person nor having spoken on the phone before her impending arrival, we spoke tonight for hours on the phone once she checked into her hotel room because I spent a second day confined to bed, and this is one gracious, kind, empathetic, awesome friend. She understood and encouraged me to rest so we will meet up tomorrow around 11'ish! (I can hardly wait.) Felt like talking to an old friend I have known forever. YES, MODS, I TOLD HER YOU ALL SEND YOUR LOVE AND BEST WISHES AND EVEN NAMED NAMES, YA'BETCHA I DID!
KNOW SHE FEELS THE LOVE.Well, tomorrow is NOT going to be Day 3 in bed so off to sleep we go with our friend bringing record-breaking, unseasonal, gorgeous, sunny weather with her for which I am personally grateful. As much as the rest of the world is being traumatized by catastrophic events caused possibly by global warming and climate change, this is the first real "summer" I have experienced since moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1991, and I am LOVIN' IT!
This is Joyful Jerri in her award-winning "Witchypoo Garf" costume which, should she wear it here, would make her look like a "local!"
(We're that kind o'town, ya know!)
Sweet dreams, all. I'll give her a big hug for ya, too!
~nighty-night~

IS SHE HERE YET? MOM! GET OUT OF BED!

WE ARE HAVING OUR FRIEND
OVER TOMORROW AND YOU
HAVEN'T BEEN OUT OF BED
ALL DAY: PIP-PIP!
HOP TO IT!
Do you ever get to a certain age and simply stop asking why? We have waited excitedly to welcome
Joyful Jerri for as long as we can remember, walking
every day, feeling absolutely FAB! So today is a sick
day? SERIOUSLY. Well, tomorrow is a new day, and it's for hugs, laughs, and mischief-making, so
off to bed and good morning to all of you, and you MODS OUT THERE, LISTEN UP: JERRI ASKED
ME TO GIVE YOU ALL HER LOVE!
SQUEEEEEEE, MY FIRST MOD IN PERSON!
Sick or no, Life is Beautiful.

The Best Bee

"Guinea Bee"

{we do not know who to give photo credit to,
but thank CD3 for sending this, our first 
GUINEA BEE!}

WE HAZ COMPANY COMING: MUST LOOK OUR BEST!



"Vinny-Guinea"



"Peter-Peanut"

"Bhindi"

"Yum-Yum"

 ~*~

Local kitty wins big at first Internet Cat Video Festival - KCPQ

Local kitty wins big at first Internet Cat Video Festival - KCPQ

We here in the Pacific Northwest are 
existentialists...blame it on the seemingly
endless, grey, rainy days. A local cat took top prize at the first Internet Cat Video Festival illustrating our despair.
(you might giggle. He reminds us of Cujo Cat, actually. See "The Cujo Cat Chronicles" on "My Blog List." 
Cujo suffers just South of here...)
Film Noir VIVRE le Chat.
Sponsored by the famous Walker Art 
Center Gallery of Minneapolis.