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The girls.#caturday #catsofmastodon

The girls.

#caturday #catsofmastodon

Tall mug for lots of coffee, and my everyday reminder to write more. #saturdaymug #KidLit

Tall mug for lots of coffee, and my everyday reminder to write more. #saturdaymug #KidLit

My beautiful "backyard cat" -- actually a neighbor's cat who spent a lot of time lounging on my lawn chairs before I got a...

My beautiful "backyard cat" -- actually a neighbor's cat who spent a lot of time lounging on my lawn chairs before I got a bouncy German Shepherd.

#catsofmastodon #caturday

I had a fight with the Humane Society over this cat. 😂 It was the height of Covid Lockdown nearly 3 years ago, and I had called, emailed,...

I had a fight with the Humane Society over this cat. 😂 It was the height of Covid Lockdown nearly 3 years ago, and I had called, emailed, and FB messaged with the people to adopt her the minute her picture went up on the adoption site. STILL - when I went in, they told me someone else was coming in to claim her. I made them check their emails and messages and yes -- proof was there that I was first to request her, so I got to take her home.

#WorthIt

#caturday #catsofmastodon

Are all the SFBA peeps ready for the "wall of rain" just off the coast? Keep safe!!(Hoping we keep power here -- it was just...

Are all the SFBA peeps ready for the "wall of rain" just off the coast? Keep safe!!

(Hoping we keep power here -- it was just restored from the New Years' Eve storm.)

Playing listening games with Daisy on a very rainy Bay Area #Mondog.#dogsofmastodon #GSD #Pets

Playing listening games with Daisy on a very rainy Bay Area #Mondog.

#dogsofmastodon #GSD #Pets

Liz and Hillary. (They're democats.)#catsofmastodon #Cats #caturday

Liz and Hillary. (They're democats.)

#catsofmastodon #Cats #caturday

My son as a child. He said to me; "Know why I'm singin' so beautiful? I'm singin' for my dead grandparents." (He...

My son as a child. He said to me; "Know why I'm singin' so beautiful? I'm singin' for my dead grandparents." (He meant the great-grandparents he never got to meet.) 😂

#ChristmasEve

Baby, it's cold outside. Happy Holidays!#Christmas #KidLitArt #Cold #seasonsGreetings

Baby, it's cold outside. Happy Holidays!

#Christmas #KidLitArt #Cold #seasonsGreetings

Tis the season for Cranberry Stuff -- or Yifta as they say in Sweden.My mom started making this in the 50s after learning about it in...

Tis the season for Cranberry Stuff -- or Yifta as they say in Sweden.

My mom started making this in the 50s after learning about it in Minnesota during a post-graduation cross-country road trip as a teen. It's now been a holiday tradition for 65 years in our family.

Layers of crushed soda crackers (or graham crackers) Fresh, room-temp cranberry sauce, and whipped cream.

Served with the main course as a salad -- though some argue (wrongly!) that it's a dessert.

#ThrowbackThursday

#Mastodon is to PBSas #Twitter is to Fox News and #Post is to the Hallmark Channel.

#Mastodon is to PBS
as #Twitter is to Fox News
and #Post is to the Hallmark Channel.

A good girl. ❤️ #MonDog #dogsofmastodon #GSD

A good girl. ❤️

#MonDog #dogsofmastodon #GSD

Mrow! It's another #Caturday #DigitalIllustration #DigitalArt #KidLit #KidLitArt #Cats

Mrow! It's another #Caturday

#DigitalIllustration #DigitalArt #KidLit #KidLitArt #Cats

"Kip" - a caricature of the Border Collie who ruled my life for 13 years. May he RIP. #MonDog #DogsOfMastodon #illustration...

"Kip" - a caricature of the Border Collie who ruled my life for 13 years. May he RIP.

#MonDog #DogsOfMastodon #illustration #KidLitArt #DigitalArt

Hillary #caterday

Hillary #caterday

Kyrsten #Sinema demands attention.

Kyrsten #Sinema demands attention.

Surely the kitties aren't lounging on the forbidden kitchen island again. #caturday #cats #catsofmastodon

Surely the kitties aren't lounging on the forbidden kitchen island again. #caturday #cats #catsofmastodon

As we say in this house, happy Giving-Thanks Day!#thanksgiving #happyThanksgiving

As we say in this house, happy Giving-Thanks Day!

#thanksgiving #happyThanksgiving

Front End-papers for a picture book dummy WIP -- "Bella ❤️ Bronte" - Bella FINALLY gets a dog, but elderly rescue Bronte turns...

Front End-papers for a picture book dummy WIP -- "Bella ❤️ Bronte" - Bella FINALLY gets a dog, but elderly rescue Bronte turns out to be nothing like the puppy that Bella expected.

#WIP, #WIPWednesday, #KidLitArt, #KidLit

Did someone say #SnootBoopDay ?

Did someone say #SnootBoopDay ?