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Here We Go... - livingwithloulou.com
I think today’s spark is pretty simple: Keep your eye on your own ball and keep it bouncing where to want it to go. We are sure you will run into other ball-holders with whom you may wish to bounce! We love to bounce with YOU, dear bloggers, and together we will have some pretty […]
Sunday Stretch - livingwithloulou.com
Well, we’ve stretched before but today we are stretching out to wish you a lovely tomorrow before The Eve of Christmas and hope that all presents are wrapped and all ornaments hung and many cookies are ready with milk for a late-night snack for You Know Who. And then we hope you have some REST […]
Christmas Rap - livingwithloulou.com
When THEY were out of town I borrowed mama’s computer to write my rap and here goes, Keep the beat So here we all are and it’s Christmas and cold unless you’re on a warm beach and the sunset is gold but we’re all in this together and the trees are all lit up so […]
THANKS THURSDAY - livingwithloulou.com
Well, I’m just up here in my blue cloud making sure this message gets into my blog; THANK YOU, dear friends, for too many wonderful things you do for us to write down in this tiny space. Countdown —- 5 days, WHEW, we are NOT ready….well, I speak for mama, haha. Mama was out of town […]
Fillin' in... - livingwithloulou.com
These are cool fill-ins, Ms Ellen and Lorraine! Mama: 1. Doing end of year admin__at Christmastime is such a pain to me. 2. I can’t wait to see __my honey____ open his gift from me. Me, Loulou: 3. I __watch mama and papa opening prezzies on Christmas morning and wish I were there….sigh… 4. I […]
Wishing Wednesday - livingwithloulou.com
(With thanks to Ann Adamus for our card) 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 Wishing you Happy Happy Holidays from ME, too, watching over all of your celebrations from my birds-eye view! Ms Adamus did this card for me a few Christmases ago, but this year I’ll remind mama that Santa really wants me to put out the Single Malt […]
Tongue-Out Tuesday - livingwithloulou.com
This is NOT our mood, dear friends, it’s just a photo of me that I liked, haha. But if I really searched my soul, I just might come up with a teensy, weensy, very-short-lived feeling of…uh..bah, humbug, haha. Doesn’t happen very often but our cold, cold weather doesn’t help with the ho ho ho very […]
Mindful Monday Mantra - livingwithloulou.com
Just here Just now Just this Raise your right paw if this makes sense to you. Mama can’t remember where she got these three sentences, but we use them every time we get hi-jacked into worry about the future or little voices from the past try to get our attention, and it works like […]
Sunday SUN and a Turkey Trot! - livingwithloulou.com
Well, we just had to put this photo in the blog right away. Our dear friend in Sonoma, Dan, took it and we LOVED those crazy birdies headed, it looks like, to have a massage! Maybe getting tenderized, haha…. As for me, I’m putting in my favorite selfie since it’s a little difficult to get […]
Soupy Saturday - livingwithloulou.com
Well, I’m just hanging out here in my cloud waiting for sunny Sunday. I think it’s going to happen because we had a spectacular sunset a few nights ago and I think another one is headed this way… Meanwhile, have a sizzinng, stupendous, satisfying and sweet Saturday, everyone!
Merry Musings - livingwithloulou.com
Our little village with trees and ribbons everywhere. Mama did these but I helped because I loved Christmas eve by our fireplace and a little tuna treat. Now it’s Christmas every day, ho ho ho, 1. My favorite Christmas movie ( or book) is __Little Women. 2. My favorite Christmas song is _Good King Wenceslas.. […]
Grateful Thanks - livingwithloulou.com
We salute you, beautiful singers! You made mama’s and papa’s day. Well, mama happened to see this on YouTube and then called papa to watch and they both got all teary, mama because she felt immediate thanks to women and men like these for preserving our country’s freedom and papa because he was amazed at the […]
Human (and Animal) Rights Day - livingwithloulou.com
Human Rights Day Lest we forget. A cardinal effort to remember and maintain in these very strange times. (Photo from Dan McCormick) We are publishing these words today after having heard that the Los Angeles Times owner is moving ever more closely to the world of Donard Trump. Mama is aware that politics are often […]
Toe Loop Tuesday - livingwithloulou.com
My triple-quad-axel-lutz-salchow move in clouding…wait a minute! That salchow is a doggy move, non? Well, in the spirit of holidays and all of us needing a good swift uplifting moment, I decided to invite you to see this MARVEL! This young man is the champion of the world, and possibly the world’s best skater […]
Monday Madness - livingwithloulou.com
Back in my comfy cloud again but that golden one ROCKED! Well, mama’s cousin sent these and so many seemed to be pretty funny sparks that mama advised me to just put them all in and let everyone choose one! We like the toes on the knees one,,,,what’s your favorite? The ability to speak several […]
Tender Mercis - livingwithloulou.com
Snoozing on my golden holiday cloud…they really snazz it up around here… So thankful for sun in a cold winter, even though the wind is wild. Thankful always for Hops and sweet blogs talking about the things that go on in friends’ lives so far away. Thankful for vets who can help sick […]
Fills For Thought - livingwithloulou.com
Bien, I’m letting mama take care of these although I do love the smell of evergreen trees and black-eyed peas, haha. I told mama I would write out her Christmas list, but it’s awfully short… 1. Cleaning out drawers_, cleaning out closets_ and _cleaning up my brain are on my to-do list this month. 2. […]
Toes Up Tuesday - livingwithloulou.com
Well, here’s a close up on my toes up, haha. Just kicking back today and having a nice think. We kitties need that sometimes, and it goes with Thinking Toes Up Tuesday for a title, non? It’s brrrrrrrrr weather for mama and papa, but they have a nice little fireplace to help toast THEIR toesies. […]
Sauvage Sunday Selfies - livingwithloulou.com
Except only one of these ferals is fairly skittly, the lovely orange and back sweetie. Mama feels so bad for a kitty who is fearful as it is obvious someone or something scared him or her very badly. A friend of mama suggested that mama put some Bach drops in her food to calm her […]
THANKFUL FOR SO MUCH - livingwithloulou.com
Oh, pooh, that turkey flew away! BONJOUR AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR SO MANY WONDERFUL MOMENTS YOU HAVE GIVEN US IN YOUR WRITINGS.😻 William Merwin was the Poet Laureate of the USA some years ago. Mama loves this poem for this very special day, and this is to brighten your morning. VARIATION ON […]
Talkin' Turkey Tuesday - livingwithloulou.com
Uh, oh, I smell CORNBREAD!!! Well, mama just made cornbread for her stuffing but has no bird in which to stuff it!!! She’ll be out looking for something later today but for two peeps, all that is needed is a little chicken. We’ll see. The turkeys around here are BEEEEG! Wait a minute…are they taking […]
Turkey Tips - livingwithloulou.com
OH, NO, mama forgot the paprika! Well, no words needed. Just a quick read for a successful bird. The cook, we mean, not the turkey.. TIPS FOR COOKING A PERFECT TURKEY (OR GOOSE OR ANY LARGE BIRD): Choose a large enough, deep enough pan for your roasting bird. Try to buy an organically grown turkey […]
Self Spark - livingwithloulou.com
An easy spark that we forget too often: Love thy neighbor as thyself. That is, if you do love yourself, which we hope you do, because you are one unique and wonderful anthro, that’s for sure. But maybe loving oneself isn’t that easy nowadays. Perhaps we are too self-critical, which tends to spill over into […]
Sweet Sunday Mews - livingwithloulou.com
Three of the four ferals that live near us. This photo is sort of an ‘neighborhood kitties’pic…more on this story mañana. Now this is sweet Sunday news! Mama and papa and I were so touched by this soldier’s story, and oh, that adoarable kitty! I think this is pretty much my short Sunday spiel. I”m […]
Socks on Saturday - livingwithloulou.com
Mama, I’d love some socks but where I am I don’t really need them. Still…. A dear friend, the mama of Peekay the ginger kitty, sent this on Friday and we were so touched and moved by its beauty that we wanted to share it. A lovely beginning to the holidays, a perfect gift […]
Friday Forgetfulness! - livingwithloulou.com
OOPS! Where did the day go? Mama, it’s FRIDAY!!!! 1. Mama can’t wait to have __turkey/cranberry/mayo sanswiches on Thanksgiving.(night!) She loves those sandwiches of leftovers. So do I, haha, but I’m well-fed all the time up here. 2. Our Christmas tree goes up __well, it comes in from the patio near the 20th. It’s a […]
Thankful for Late Luv! - livingwithloulou.com
On my pink and blue clouds, dreaming of love… Well, mama was a sucker (as were papa and I) for this sweet story of late-in-life love.❤️ All of us here are thankful for these two and any others who might find love late in their lives, and we are really thankful that their children […]
Tuesday Tickles - livingwithloulou.com
This is what I looked like before I saw what mama put on my blog!!!! HAHAHAHAHA…. And today we are all going to giggle. Mama found this wonderful comedian on Instagram and couldn’t resist putting him in my blog. A laugh a day keeps the doctor away, mama says, and a laugh a day […]
Wandering Wednesday - livingwithloulou.com
Well, I’m just kicking back on my cloud and wondering about where I might wander today, speechless (over politics) and silent (attempting to use meditation and mental exercise to calm my distress). Maybe I’ll wander over to hash over all of this turmoil with some other kitties I’ve met around here. We seem to be […]
Marvelous Monday - livingwithloulou.com
Okay, listen up, all ye who dread Monday. Here’s the thing. Monday is just a day. Monday is just a name. Monday is a beginning, never an end. Monday is for musing. Monday is for marveling at another winter week that takes us closer to…SPRING! We love to spark (new verb around here since we’d […]
Sunday Sparkly Self - livingwithloulou.com
Well, happy Sunday to you, and we know we have used this shiny stuff before but it just felt right, being up here in the clouds and all, and with full moonlight bouncing off of them. We love your selfies so much. So many little sweet moments in life are becoming more and more precious, […]
Sky Fills - livingwithloulou.com
HEY, I was about to clean you up, Mr Cloud, and you disappeared my TAIL! You have to watch it around here, that’s for sure! Well, mama is in shock over the very dangerous Rump government appointments, so I’m taking over while she tries to get herself together…: 1. I learned __how to find a […]