Most of my life I’ve always had a cat in it. (more…)
Author: Mary Louise Eklund
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Jonesing for a Cat
Image from page 93 of “Kittens and cats; a book of tales” (1911) as posted on Internet Archive of Book Images member of The Commons on Flickr and states there are no known copyright restrictions. -
We Have A Contract.
Contract by Steve Snodgrass on Flickr. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license he so graciously allowed on the photo. Thanks for sharing Steve! The third big step in our move completed. (1st place to stay, 2nd house to offer) We have a contract to buy the first choice house we made an offer on. (more…)
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The House Search
Dollhouses by Aimee Ray on Flickr. Used by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License she so graciously granted. Do check out her shots on Flickr In the years past I have worked in real estate offices. I even held a realtor’s license just to make it easier in dealing with customers. I never listed or sold housed just managed the office section of it. So I know the first rule of house hunting is not to fall in love with a particular house. (more…)
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My Tennessee Arrival
Oh man it has been an interesting day. well few days actually. Let’s see where to start. (more…)
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Living Immaculately
So as you know our house is on the market. This means we must be ready to show it at a moment’s notice. This means I must live with Molly Dog in a showcase. Never any fun. To keep the house as clean as an Ikea set isn’t easy if you want to live, make jewelry or cook. At least this time it’s only me.
Today I am packing to go down to Tennessee see the area that will be our new home and hunt for a house to make a home. (Psst did you know many languages can’t differentiate between the two? Thanks English) Mike has found a place much closer to his work. It is half the cost a month, newly renovated, has cell phone coverage, and allows Molly. Only drawback is – it’s unfurnished. So we will be camping in it until this house sells or that house closes. Until then this house shall sit immaculately staged with our worldly goods. (more…)
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Mellowing Molly Dog
This is Molly Dog. She is still very puppy but the vet warned us it would be so for at least 2 years. Now don’t get me wrong she is smart and learning but well she gets excited. “Easily stimulated” was the nice phrase her dog sitter uses. But when she gets in that state she doesn’t listen. She’d just all bouncy as her breed is prone to be (think of foxhounds baying and jumping fences in excited pursuit of the fox and you’ve got it). Now we are facing a long drive to our new home I didn’t relish the idea of a bouncy hound in the seat next to me in a loaded SUV going down the interstate. I am sure you can imagine why once you visualize a fox chase in the passenger seat while barreling down the road at 70 mph. (more…)
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The Reason for the Long Silence – We Are Moving
Yes we are moving out of Wisconsin. Not to the sea as of yet but south to a small town between Nashville, Tennessee and Florence, Alabama on the Tennessee side. It’s a small town called Lawrenceburg (population 10,500ish) It’s been hectic getting things in order to move but now is the lull before the next push. (more…)
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Friday Findings – St. Patrick’s Day in Charleston, SC
Cat crossing in Charleston SC by JR P who graciously shared it under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic license. Click on the photo to go view her photos stream. As I write this in February we’ve had a very mild winter by Wisconsin standards. Right now it’s rain and sleet mix out there, or sludging making an Icee like slurry on the ground that’s salt and petrol flavored I’d be guessing. For February in Wisconsin, that’s practically Spring-like. However I shall always judge the season by Charleston’s St. Patty’s day. Here’s why I think that’s the best weather ever. (more…)
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Throwback Thursday – In My Easter Bonnet
Mom tells me all the frills upon it were tissue paper… she made this for me. Oh well I loved it and still love the photos from it…. I mean it’s the only Easter bonnet I think I had.
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Friday Findings – Travel
Flying into New Orleans This is the temporary suspension of Fictional Fridays for now. I’m not ready to share what I’m working on right now with anyone. So instead Fridays for this month will be about my travels on my cruise recently. Then in April, I’ll highlight a few true but strange tales from the world that intrigue me. Then when we get to May I’ll decide if I’m ready to dig about in old writing for Fictional Friday return or move on to something else. (more…)
Mary Louise Eklund 