“Back Off March….We’re Still In The Febs!!!”

As you may know, Its leap day.

I am not normally a superstitious person…but I don’t like leap day.

Last leap day, I was in a car accident. I wasn’t seriously injured, just shook up. Unfortunately my car was totaled.

So I am staying home to day!

Conan O’Brien’s broadcast from leap day 2008.

Some leap day facts and Info.

Have a great day, and stay safe.

Ps. Do you have any superstions you want to share? Leave a comment. : )

Positively Toonsday.

Nick Drake~ Pink Moon

Bonus:

Katie Sokoler has a special message for all!

Have a great Tuesday!!!!

Mousetrap Monday

Isn't this the cutest pig ever?

More in cute piglet news: A french bulldog adopts boar piglets!

GO LOOK AT THE PICTURES!

Activism:
♦A step in the right direction for animals, but still not good enough!

Art:

♦Dr. Seuss inspired taxidermy.

♦Sea creature inspired lamps.

♦Excerpts form Wes Anderson movie. (All of the shots are from above. )

Beauty/makeup:
♦I don’t have the patients for complicated manicures…but this one seems pretty simple.

Crafts:

♦Diy a faux fireplace.

♦Want to make a giant rose? I do!
♦Mouse traps in crafts? It is surprisingly pretty!

♦Covering books with fabric.

Feminism:

♦The truth about the Pink Ribbon.

Fun Stuff:

♦I know, I know, this have been on the Internet for ages…but I still Like it!

Noms:

♦Goofy name, but tasty sounding, S'meaches!

♦Make your own vanilla extract.

Mental Health/Self-Care:

♦How to navigate negative thoughts.

♦Plain old good advice.

♦How to deal with criticism.

Colors:

5   ~ Lavender

6   ~ Scarlet

7   ~ Yellow

8   ~ Green

9   ~ Pink

10 ~ Black

11 ~ Amber

Take a Load Off!

Even cats know that sometimes a good hot bath is what you need.

Musical Chairs Monday

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Crafts:

♦Make a snazzy cashmere animal bed. (Oooh!)

♦Polaroid frame magnets. Very cool!

♦Some cool crazy crayons. Fun!

Feminism:
♦Why I don't like women's magazines.
♦A makeup company that actually is into diversity. They have a beauty at all ages contest. : )

♦A funny article about hair extensions.
     My favorite line:

"It's funny how much of being a girl is like being a creepy old witch. "

Lols:
♦This cracks me up! Bread cats. : )

♦Stuff on the dog.

 

Music:

♦This man made a synthesizer out of stuff in his kitchen. Fun!

Music starts at 2:20

 

I am not usually into beatbox, but this cover of Kids by MGMT is pretty cool.

Colors:

27 ~ Gray

28 ~ Black

29 ~ Topaz

1   ~ Turquoise

2   ~ Rose

3   ~ Blue

4   ~ Yellow 

Road Trip! (Part 3)

The Conservatory and Sunken gardens were beautiful! I was able to get some great shots of the flowers and foliage.


In the Rainforest exhibit:

Its me! (Yes I am short.)

Rasputin is giant beard-man!!!

  These vines grew up the walls, and the blossoms hung down. Very cool.

 Fern room:

The Sunken Garden:

Unfortunately by the time we got to the sunken garden…they were closing in 20 minutes. I didn’t get as many photos as I would have liked. But hey, next time right?!

Hope you enjoyed the photos!


Part 1, and Part 2

Road Trip! (Part 2)

After lunch we drove to the Como Zoo, and Conservatory. Even though it is winter, and many exhibits were closed it was still a blast!

There as so many interesting animals I won’t even begin to list them all! I can’t wait to go back in the summer.

Reindeer

This is the best shot I could get of the tiger.

Regal, and they know it!

A Kudu

They were doing enrichments exercises. They painted yogurt on the glass for them to eat. They would bounce off the branches to the glass. Then lick up some yogurt, then bounce back. It was amazing! They looked like they were having so much fun.

Just Chilling : )

Well, they were chilling till a baby came up to them and threw a blanket on them. They shoed the youngster away, and resumed relaxing.

My favorite primate was the Emperor Tamarin. Sadly, I couldn’t get a good shot of them. (Arg the flash!)
Stay tuned for part 3!

Part 1, and Part 3

Road Trip! (Part 1)

Rasputin came up with some fun ideas (as an alternative to typical Valentines stuff.) We went on a day trip.


Raspi knows that I love French food, especially pastries. So, I was super excited when he found a French style café, Pardon My French Cafe`.


We both had their almond croissants. They were so good.

I bought a bag of meringue cookies. One of my favorite cookies.

After breakfast, we did a bit of shopping. I bought a cool fedora.

As if I need more hats!

Hat from Chapel Hats.


I also picked up a mustard green cardigan, and a cross-section of quartz druzy. (Druzy from Beadniks.)

For lunch we went to Kokomos Island Cafe. They have the best Keylime Pie I have had outside of Florida.

Part 2, Part 3

Happy Valen-toons-day!

To all of my readers:

Natalie Merchant ~ Thank You

Thank you, so much for Reading!

If you don't care for Valentines day:

Adam Sandler sings "Love Stinks"

Either way, I hope you have a great day!

Meown-day

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Guard you valuables with the new Kitten Security System!

Activism:
♦Great Ideas for becoming and eating disorder activist.

Advice:

♦Taking care of yourself boosts your self esteem.

♦I highly recommend you watch this video. Ilona Royce Smithkin is an amazing woman. (The video is on Vimeo, so I couldn’t embed it on my blog. Meh!)
♦Advice to a baby, that could work for everyone.

♦How to carefully prune the garden of friends.

Arts/Culture:
♦Trees write music. (You will have to read their explanation to understand.)
♦Make light, not war. (Rasputin would love these!)

♦These artworks made of thread spools are fantastic!

♦Check out these paintings! They look like photos!

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Crafts:[I had a difficult time finding quality craft ideas this week! The saccharine day (14^th) has everyone in a heart shaped tizzy.]
♦Five ways to snazzy-up your business cards.
♦How to make leaf skeletons. (Not as creepy as it sounds.)
♦Make your own stamps, out of corks.

Fashion:
♦Ideal waistlines through history. (Very  interesting!)
♦Louis Vuitton commissioned British artist Billie Achilleos to create animals constructed from Louis Vuitton accessories.

I can't wait to see this whole film!

I love Advanced Style, and Ari Seth Cohen!

Feminism:
♦There are makeup companies that are geared toward 8-12 year olds. (Wow, so young!)
♦It is disturbing to find out the situations that young models are put in!
♦The Beheld talks about her day as a “bombshell.”

Lols:
♦Cats in classic paintings.

Noms:
♦This bread sounds amazing: Cheddar, beer, and mustard pull-apart bread.

Positivity:
 ♦Gala Darling asks “What do you love about yourself?”

Colors:

20 ~ Lavender

21 ~ Red

22 ~ Yellow

23 ~ Purple

24 ~ White

25 ~ Indigo

26 ~ Amber

To cute, Tuesday!

Dogs love table tennis!

I know I have been calling Tuesday posts blurbs, because they are short posts. But that isn’t a fun name. I decided to change the name to TOONs-day posts. So I will continue to post cartoons, and cute videos.

Enjoy a smile!

Monchichi Monday♥

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Some people have a thing for owls, or bunnies, but I think porcupines are adorable!

Advice:

♦Oh man, can I sympathize! I don't like my squeaky voice either!

♦If you haven’t heard of Sark, I highly recommend her. She writes beautiful, colorful books, about self acceptance, and cultivating happiness. She has a awesome blog too.

♦The Bloggess gives advice on manners.  (Take with a grain of salt folks)

Art/ Culture:

♦An interesting article that questions who created the famous “Vitruvian Man” drawing.

Vitruvian Man Source

♦I had no idea that the Muppets were so political!

     Bowie:

     ♦Rookie is on a David Bowie kick, and I couldn't be happier!

     ♦How to look like Bowie.

     ♦Behind the scenes of a glam-rock god. (First book listed.)

     ♦Labyrinth: Best thing ever!

         (Couldn't agree more. Although, Bowie's pants in the movie are really icky!)

DIY:
♦Make your own wall art.

♦Make your own roll-up storage for makeup brushes.

Fashion:

♦What the shape of shoes can convey. [The toe shape, pointed, round , square etc.] Square toes always remind me of the bad women from The Witches.

 Noms:

♦The kind of crazy that I love! Potato chip cookies. (I really want to try these!!!!)

♦Beautiful cakes free from the nasty tasting putty that is fondant.

Mental Health/Self-Care/Recovery:

♦Hooray for Kate! She kicked "The Bad Egg" out while at yoga.

♦As with a physical wound, sometimes psychological wounds need to be opened up in order to be cleaned out and healed.

♦More about The Bloggess’s red dress project.

WTF???

♦The Clockwork Orange/ local Serial killer fashion line…?

♦I know I posted this on Facebook, but it is still very weird!!!

I hope you all h ave a fun and stress-free week!

: )

Colors:

13 ~ Silver

14 ~ Gray

15 ~ Brown

16 ~ Green

17 ~ White

18 ~ Gray

19 ~ Orange

♥Dedicated to our friend Corey’s cute kitty Monchichi.

Why I Am Not A *Good* Fashion Blogger

1. I have a terrible memory. (I can’t remember when I “got” most of my clothes from.)

The boots are vintage, the jeans...?

2. Most of my wardrobe is thrift store finds, gifts, or cast-offs from family.

I found the turquoise ring in an old house I lived in.

The bracelet was a gift from grandma Honey.

3. I have ridiculous tastes.

Rockin' the beehive. (No I am not a fan of Amy Whinehouse.)

4. I am not a photographer.

Showing off my super powers photography skills.

If I ever figure how to shut off the flash on my camera, you will be the first to know!