Showing posts with label Decorations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Decorations. Show all posts

Saturday, September 30, 2017

For Midnight ...

Midnight lying beneath his favorite tree ~ Samhain 2015


Last night, I decided to put up our yearly Samhain/Halloween tree and as you can see the cats are enjoying it already ...

Leo

Lady Tabitha

Kiki

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New additions to this year's tree ...





Sunday, June 7, 2015

This and That ...

Greetings, my friends! Not too much happening here except the usual same old. I have been doing a bit of re-arranging however ... adding a few finishing touches to my scrapbooking albums, putting up wall shelves to make room for my books, etc.

Speaking of books, I have been doing quite a bit of reading as of late. I will go for weeks, even months sometimes, without reading and then all of the sudden I decided I really want to get to reading those many books which I had bought and never had the chance to really sit down and read.


This week, I have already read two of the six or so books that I have been wanting to begin reading ...


"North By Northwestern" by Captain Sig Hansen and "Relapse" written by Jake Anderson. Both books were written by real life cast members from the Discovery Channel's  long-running reality TV show, "Deadliest Catch" about the truly dangerous job of Alaskan crab fisherman in the treacherous Bering Sea.

Hubby and I absolutely love this series. In fact, last year when we found out that "An Evening with Sig & Friends" from the boat the Northwestern was coming to our area we immediately purchased tickets for our anniversary in September to go see them speak. We even had our pic taken with the guys and they also signed autographs for the fans after the show.

Posing for a pic with Jake Anderson, Edgar Hansen, me, hubby, and Sig Hansen
 
Next, I am planning to read two more books this week ~ "Time Bandit" written by Johnathan & Andy Hillstrand, and the book, "Phil Harris: Captain Phil Harris: The Legendary Crab Fisherman, Our Hero, Our Dad" authored by Phil's sons Josh & Jake Harris.
 
Oh yes, and as for our little "B-Boy" Leo, he is still driving us all crazy with his hyperactivity and constant aggressive playfulness, but we are doing the best we can with "damage control"  in regards to our other (and quite older) fur babies.  
 
 
Have a Blessed Sunday everyone!  ;)

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Getting ready for Beltane


Greetings all! With the up-coming sabbat of Beltane this week, I have been fairly busy adding some finishing touches on my seasonal decorations and preparing my altar for my sister, Aurora Skye, and I as we are planning on celebrating Beltane this year ~ just the two of us.


It is always a special occasion when we are able to find the quality time to spend with both of our hectic schedules these days. Beltane is, in short, the celebration which comes after Ostara/Spring Equinox and represents the sacred marriage of the Lord and Lady or Goddess and God. The name is derived from the Celtic fire god, "Bel" and was also the time of the year for purification ~ two large bonfires were made and the farm animals such as cattle were walked between them to rid them of any parasites.


Our 2015 Beltane Altar
 
 
As for Leo, the newest member of our family, he is still playful as ever and is trying to figure out exactly were he fits in with the rest of his feline siblings ...
 
Leo
 
Tabitha
 
Kiki
 
Mr. Midnight
 
 
Here's wishing you all a very blessed weekend!
 

Thursday, April 9, 2015

It's beginning to look a bit like Springtime!


Greetings everyone! It looks like we are finally getting a few days of spring weather, nice cool breezes and temperatures in the 70's. Mind you, we still have a couple of cooler days, in the 50's and 60's with some rain here and there, but I will take it after the relentless winter we just had this past year!

 The cats always have a lot of extra energy around this time of year as they can sense the seasonal changes. None-the-less, they are having a great time running around the house like crazy felines ...

Leo and Tabitha
Mr. Midnight
Midnight 'n' Kiki
Leo and Midnight
Haley

Leo is very young and his energy level is more than the rest of us can handle on a daily basis, and so we have decided in order to get some sleep (both us and the other cats respectfully!), we are going to temporarily put him back in the holding cage at bedtime as all of the cats generally sleep during the day while my hubby and I are at work we should only need to utilize the cage at that time.

After we get home from work and on the weekends we will allow him the freedom to roam the house as much as he wishes. We are confident that slowly but surely he will get completely acclimated to his new environment and we shall at long last have the peace we all used to enjoy as before Leo the Lionheart joined our little family. LOL!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Some new items for Spring


Greetings everyone! With this year's winter that just simply seems to be lasting forever, I very much needed a pick me up. So, I decided to begin decorating my home for Ostara a little early. Last Saturday, my sister Robin and I went shopping for some new spring decorations. One of the places we went to was the local Yankee Candle store ...


 Bunny Candle Lid

Spring Tart Burner

Bunny Taper Candle holder

Girl Scout Thin Mint scented candle

And, of course, we simply can't go shopping without making a stop at the Barnes & Noble book store. I could resist buying these two books ...

"Celtic Lore & Spellcraft of the Dark Goddess" by Stephanie Woodfield

"The Secret Language of Cats" by Heather Dunphy


Here are a couple of decorations which I put out so far ...


So keep warm everyone and THINK SPRING!!!