Crafty Bits

A few weeks ago when I was a sick puppy, I wrote "Bits and Pieces" in the title line and managed to scare a few people. This time, I thought I'd borrow Paula's phrase, "crafty bits." She throws random bits of ribbons and fabric and puppy dog tails into a bag and puts a "crafty bits" post on Freecycle. Within minutes, freecyclers are fighting over the bag.

Here are a few of my own ribbons and fabrics and puppy dog tails (or is it tales):

Another Orange Cat: We already own two orange cats, a grey Norwegian Forest cat and two dogs, but I thought it was time to introduce a fourth cat. My business partner, Troy Corley, and I are now the proud owners of TheOrangeCat.org, a website and twice a month publication for families in the San Gabriely Valley. We purchased the site from my friend Karen E. Klein and her business partner.

No More Mini Me: My two-pecan-sticky-buns breakfast days are over. Since I tapered off the Prednisone, I'm back to a "normal" metabolism. I now manage to gain weight with a steady holiday diet of heavy cream, butter and sugar.

No More Lazy Susan Carrier: In August, I wrote about how my number one position on a Google image search had been usurped by a piece of kitchen equipment. It's a real ego bruiser to be upstaged by something that swivels around on a table. I'm back in the number one spot, but that lazy susan is always on my heels.

Doo Dah, Doo Dah: Come out and watch the "Mutts for Marrow" on Sunday, January 18, 11:30 am, at the Pasadena Doo Dah Parade. You may even catch a Milk Bone dog biscuit.

Goddess of the Dawn: We're still watching closely for the whacky eosinophils, that component of the white blood cells I learned about last May. The plus side is that I know the answer to "Goddess of the Dawn" in crossword puzzles - Eos.