Kitty Soft Paws

Tried to get a few pics of her...she is just so cute.

I still did not get a picture that does her tail justice...

when she is standing up walking around with it in the air, it looks at least 2 inches too long for her.

There is a couple more pics of her over at Time Stand Still.

She likes to hide and jump out and bat your feet with her little paws.  Or likes to get Otto's tail if he is sitting down.   When Lorelei first brought her home, she was afraid of him, but now she knows no fear.  She will do the sideways walk up to him....he ignors her. 

Willy Nilly Friday 5

It is time for the Tanya's Friday 5....and I thought some of you might get a giggle out of the following two videos.


Yep that is our Lorelei when she was a little over a year old

And that is their dog Otto, who we call Otti a lot of the time.

They lead to one of my Friday 5...

1.  Last weekend, Sarah told me that she had been outside washing the car?  Washing something and can think of nothing but the car.  Anyway, Otto was standing there with her...the Fed Ex guy came and Otto ran and got in the truck before she could put her sponge down.  He was going for a ride...or so he thought. 

And another evening, he was standing with her waiting for Lorelei to get off the bus, and he tried to get on.  This time I am not sure if it was a ride he was wanting, or all the kids.  Anyway, they all make me laugh.

2.  We may get up and go see them sometime this weekend....

3.  I am in the process of hand sewing the binding down on my quilt.  I am just a tiny bit over half done.  I will be so glad when it is finished.

4.  Our tomatoes are done for...I am going to miss being able to go pick a fresh one when we have hamburgers or tacos.

5.  I am reading Journey Across the Four Seas: A Chinese Woman's Search for Home by Veronica Li, and have really enjoyed it.

More knives by Roger

This first one is made to be a working knife.  He bought one of those big rubber mats that are for horses to stand on a year or two ago.  I don't remember why.  Anyway, the handle is made from that material.

It went home with our nephew on Saturday.

The dollar is there to show the size of the knife/blade.  It is something most of us are familiar with.

This is his other finish...it reminds me of mine....in fact, I would not have minded keeping it either.  But I thought that might be a little selfish of me.

Those little groves in the tops of the blade is a place to place your thumb...kind of gives it a grip that won't slide off so easy.  And there is a term for the way the tip of the knife is done, and for the life of me I cannot remember what it is called.  And if you look at the first picture of this knife, there is a little place on the sharp side of the blade...a little grove if you will.  That is just for looks as far as a I know.  Some knives have it and others done.

The handle is from an antler...that slight curve feels very good in the hand.

Again, to give an idea of the size.  This one went home with my brother...the grandpa of Jackson.  Also he grew that 72 lb watermelon.