Death by Patio, on the patio....

Patio is seemingly innocent..... could such a sweet face belong to one who stalks and kills?

OK, so cats do this for a living.... only I've never been a witness to their thirst for protein. Well, once when I was a kid I saw my cat with a worm in his mouth.  Eeewww! Yep, screamed like a girl.

But this sweetie? A stalker of lizards?

Surely you jest....

Guess not! 

Patio vs Lizard

Poor lizard never had a chance.

Yesss, I like to play with my food....

You just think you're getting away

Nom nom nom

Double nom nom nom

Patio wins over Lizard!

Yes, I am the top cat of lizard stalking....

I had to immediately wash my hands. And I was inside, behind a glass door. Never anywhere near cat or prey. But, I had to go wash. my. hands.  Right away!

Funny thing at the end. Blackie appeared and came over to sniff the head  and then walked away to lounge a bit. I guess the head isn't as delectable as the rest.  So they left it there. Yuck! Hubby's got some sweeping to do when he gets home.

I'm certainly not going out there.

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Today's music moment ------- The Doobie Brothers -------

"Black Water"

from a concert in New York in 1996

This is probably my favorite Doobie Brothers song -- it brings out my Southern roots.

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama come and take me by the hand

Now, to bring out your Southern roots, be sure to pronounce "funky" like fonky as in honky tonk, not funky as in monkey. 

*smiles*


Sharing Patio the Stalker and the Doobies over at Miss Jenny's for Alphabe-Thursday where we are studying the letter D
and on Caturday and Camera Critters


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Cher

From Sonny and Cher....

They always wore neon colors on their TV show!

Sonny must have really liked his furry vest since he wore it all. the. time!

I wonder if it was faux fur....

"I Got You Babe"  1965

There's the fur vest again!

Wild clothes -- they look like prisoners!!

to just Cher on her own

She's known for her crazy outfits and fabulous hair styles

Oscars, 1988

On tour, 1990

"It's in His Kiss"

at Mickey's birthday party 1992

Academy Awards, 1998

Singing the National Anthem at the XXXIII Superbowl in 1999

2002

2002

In Vegas

"Believe" 

in concert 2008

2013

Not bad for 67!!

Sharing Cher over at Miss Jenny's for Alphabe-Thursday where we are studying the letter C.

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Blue Magnolia and a little Bon Jovi

Gotcha! Bet you thought I was going to write about a blue magnolia flower, didn't you?!!

Not so. This is Magnolia, aka Noli, when she was just a tiny thing.

 Yep, turned blue as the Bluebonnets that bloom here in Texas.

We didn't know what to make of it.

But then, both mommy and daddy are as blue as Smurfs!

Wait! What's that?!! Is her lip starting to curl just a bit?

Elvis Noli!!


OK.... I'll fess up

She's blue through the magic of photo editing.

(but I bet you already guessed that!)

Mommy and daddy, in their quirky way, changed their little Magnolia to blue!

And now for our musical interlude  ------ Jon Bon Jovi  ------

Source

This is a singer who has only gotten better over the years....

"We Weren't Born to Follow" 2009

This is an excellent song and video, especially in light of all the destruction that's been recently suffered from tornadoes, fires and explosions. Jon Bon Jovi said that this song was about "working people picking themselves up by their boot straps in hard times." I think it works for these people too -- you've just got to go on, no matter how hard.

and because I just have to include this one....

"You Give Love a Bad Name"

Early Bon Jovi from 1986

Sharing Blue Magnolia and Bon Jovi over at Miss Jenny's for Alphabe-Thursday where we are studying the letter B.
and on Friendship Friday which has music as a theme
and on Blue Monday, since Noli is about as blue as you can get!
and on GRAND Social at Grandma's Briefs which is a new-to-me meme for grandparents!!

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Sunflowers ~ A Challenge

This month's challenge for the Blogging Business Artisans team is brought to us by Sharla, whose blog is usually overtaken by Oliver's kitty pals Angel and Isabella. Sharla says "April showers brought May flowers, so let's see them! Create something with flowers and let your imagination bloom!"

As I thought about that, I pictured the sunflowers that my mother planted in our backyard. Right at the very back so they would look over the vegetable garden and the flowers along the fence. Standing tall and proud.

So sunflowers became my theme for this challenge and I knew that I would dedicate them in memory of my mother.

I have a couple of crochet pattern books that are full of flowers but, truthfully, I have yet to make any! So as I was thumbing through them, I landed on a sunflower pattern that I liked but wasn't quite right for the coasters I had in mind to make.

So I worked with my idea a bit and this is what I came up with .....

I thought that my favorite mug looked pretty with the coasters, and the saying is appropriate. When we have grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup, these are the mugs we use because they are so big!

As I looked at the patterns in my flower book, I discovered a great way to do the petals! I like the way they are all fluffy and curve around the base of the mug.

Here they are in a stack.

I have some more sunflower ideas to work on, but for now these sunflowers are in my shop!

Check out the team members' flower creations on our team blog.


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Treasury Tuesday ~ Lemonade Stand

Lemonade Stand....

Lemonade.... 5 cents a glass!  Nostalgia for sure. Today those young entrepreneurs are selling lemonade from their front yards for 50 cents a glass!! Canned soda and water at garage sales for $1.00!

But this lemonade stand features beautiful handmade finery in lemonade colors -- from the BBArtisans team and friends!

'Lemonade Stand' by magnoliasurprise

Pink Lemonade Party... blushprintabl... $25	Pleated Clutch. Ske... PeriDotbyDuni $43	SILK Scrunchie, han... SplendidLittl... $7.95	Pink Lemonade Tutu ... HypnoticDesig... $30
SALE/Ready to Ship/... Eyelah $17.5	Pastel Easter Egg E... lindab142 $8.6	Digital Pattern. Ea... LittleAndaluc... $5	25 . Flower Custom ... DancingMooney $50
Kitty Sunset Art Pr... ACatLikeCurio... $6	Uppercase "L&q... Loveinaletter $10	On Etsy Cotton Croc... HCKCrafts $7	Wood Wine Bottle St... memoriesforli... $8
Vintage Lemonade - ... SewsaliciousB... $65.95	Vintage Pink Glass ... MilliesMiscel... $10	Floral Harmony Post... MisterPenQuin $8.5	Beaded Bracelet - S... randomcreativ... $15

I'd love for you to click on over to the actual treasury on Etsy!

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