Billy & Rufus & Parallel Lions

In the past few days a rather wonderful film has appeared on You Tube and it has captured my heart. Rather than say it is any one element that makes this film wonderful, I think it is the compilation of wonderful story, amazing images, fantastic music , great characters & sweet message that makes it perfect, inevitable & something I can watch over and over again. See for yourself: 

Life, lately

Life , lately , has been rather wonderful. There is still a great fascination with all things cardboard and box-like.

Halloween was fun for Nicki as she blends in with the decor perfectly.

And Sandi was a huge help when it came to selecting new curtains for the bedroom. Her only concern was that they be out of the way during prime bird viewing hours. 

express mail delivery

This arrived in the mail last night.

Japan's animals

With all of the tragic news and photos coming in from Japan -it was nice to get the ray of hope that this story provided: Yahoo's coverage is here and the blog "Pound Dogs" includes it here along with some links for how to help-go to the comments section to learn where to go to click for free kibble for Japan's animals. I imagine any little bit helps-in the same way that the slightest bit of hope ...heals.

lost & found dogs

Please call if you can help:

petition regarding sled dogs

If you have heard about the 100 sled dogs that were killed & would like to do something , in hopes of making sure this type of tragedy never happens again you can go HERE to the care2.com site and sign a petition regarding this story.

cat in tree

A heart warming story in the local news-who hasn't done this for some furry stranger at one time or another!?!

Though I might not go with the menu suggested, the cat does indeed look very happy with it.