Thoughts from the World's Most Laid-Back Cat
Day 3: Blue Cat is not much of a gardener. In fact, he can barely keep grass alive with an automated sprinkler system. (And he often wonders – why water grass when all it does is make it grow so you have to mow it? Although grass is easy on the feet and it looks […]
Read More Blue Cat is Grateful for … FlowersIt might seem strange, but Blue Cat is thankful for dogs. Now Blue Cat is … well … a cat, and cats don’t get along well with dogs. And being a small, crocheted cat makes it even worse, because Blue Cat really resembles a dog toy and doesn’t take well to chewing and licking. But […]
Read More Blue Cat is Grateful For … DogsBlue Cat has been going through a lot lately – long hours at work (though working from home), the stress of helping to keep his family healthy, and ongoing anxiety about how things are going in the world. So he decided to do something to brighten his days – focus on the good things and […]
Read More Blue Cat is Grateful For …After Blue Cat’s trip to Boston he had to go to the store to pick up the usual week’s worth of groceries. In normal times Blue Cat puts together a list, goes to the grocery store, and every couple of weeks goes to Costco to pick up large quantities of staples that will last a […]
Read More Blue Cat and COVID-19: Toilet Paper TimesBlue Cat is afraid of the COVID-19 disease. Not because he can get it (he doesn’t have a respiratory system and the underlying virus doesn’t attack yarn) but because he lives with someone who is over 60 and has the 3 underlying conditions (asthma, heart disease and diabetes) that puts them at high risk for […]
Read More Blue Cat and COVID-19: The BeginningBlue Cat needed to pick up a car in Provo, Utah this week and it was too far to walk, so he took the Amtrak’s California Zephyr train from Denver to Provo. It would be a relaxing ride he thought – and being able to get up and walk around would take the bite out […]
Read More Blue Cat Takes the TrainBlue Cat made lunch for family today – one of their favorites. That would be macaroni and cheese – something Blue Cat’s family usually has on Sundays. But this Sunday was different… Blue Cat is visiting My in Utah and discovered that they didn’t have any elbow noodles. And it’s kind of hard to make […]
Read More Blue Cat Makes Some “Mac” & CheeseTonight Blue Cat made a scribe-family secret recipe – Noodles & Corn. Blue Cat is bad at keeping secrets, though, so here’s how he did it: First – start some salted water boiling to cook some noodles… The water takes a while to come to a boil in Colorado, so that’s why Blue Cat starts […]
Read More Blue Cat Makes Noodles & CornSometimes Blue Cat just likes to celebrate. A plastic champagne glass, a bottle of the finest Sparking Apple-Grape cider (2018 – a really good year), and a new friend by the name of Fudge (yes – the famous Fudge from Culver’s Hamburgers)… …and he’s ready for a new day/month/year/whatever. What do you have to celebrate […]
Read More Blue Cat CelebratesBlue Cat has been hiding out for a while – he got a new job and was working a lot harder than usual (which for Blue Cat wasn’t very much at all). Fortunately things are getting better and he’s back to traveling about and doing interesting things. This month he got to visit a real […]
Read More Blue Cat Goes to a Farm
