New Neighbours!

For years, we have had birdhouses in our backyard and this is the first year one of them has been inhabited!  We are super excited.  Wait a second.....that should read Janet is super excited.  We doggies don't give a you know what!  She waited for quite some time to get a photo of the Mom or Dad Birdie (she can't tell them apart!) entering or exiting the house, and this was the best she could do.  She can't wait for the babies!

The bird feeder had been empty for a couple of weeks as Mr. Squirrel (how does she know it's not Mrs. Squirrel?) was considering it to be a regular buffet.  Janet filled it up to accommodate our new bird pals, but turns out Mr. Squirrel has a pretty good memory and is back again.  Noodles is now guarding the feeder and barks whenever the squirrel comes near.  Unfortunately, it would appear that Noodles is going insane and can't discern the squirrel from the birds as she barks at the birds too.  Will I, Pashyminders, also turn into a crazy ass dog?

While Noodles might be guarding the birdfeeder, Janet says we are bad, bad guard dogs.  The tops of two Hostas in the front yard have been munched off.  Deer!

Check out Janet's new sewing "crib".  She cleaned up the middle room of upstairs attic and now has a nice space to sew with really good light.  Now all she needs is a fan for the summer as it's hotter than hell up there and a heater for the winter so she doesn't freeze her ass butt off.  Turns out 100 year old houses didn't insulate back in the day!

Sewing machine, check.  New ironing board, check.  Work table, check.  TV, check!

I like to go up and keep Janet company, so she took a small doggie bed up for me.  I don't understand why something that is supposed to be fun and rewarding calls for many, many really bad words.

Daimond Jim Phil decided $7 was out of line for a Mother's Day card, so made one himself.  For a guy who can take beautiful photos and turn them into 800 incredible calendars, it was a pretty lame presentation.

Completely misaligned on the fold line and was supposed to be colour.

No, Janet is not standing it up the wrong way.  This is the way it looks when you open it up.

And, check it out!  For years, Janet has been making Japanese curry with S & B Curry Paste.  Meg gave Janet a cookbook she had been wanting..."Japanese Soul Cooking" and inside is a recipe for homemade Japanese curry.  It's a bit more work, but she said it was really, really delicious.  If anyone wants the recipe, just ask Janet.  She will happily share.