How about some tongue?
Below are a few of the childrens valentines my father kept, which date from the early 1920’s, and are shown for the first time. They are too fragile to open and scan.
Month / February 2015
Opie and tree removal
This post is a mixture of various subjects including tree-felling, naps, and a new cat cafe
My next door neighbor was concerned about some of my pine trees hanging over his property, or leaning dangerously toward his property. I decided to get the tree cutters out to take care of the problem. The catio was closed. Opie decided to take up position in an upstairs window and supervise the job.
Everything went very well. Nice work, Opie! Next it was time for some grooming and a lap nap.
Winter Tales II / Hello Kitty hat
Today we shall view an old German winter scene, and a photo of my cat in a hat!
It was one year ago that I showed a woman using an ice-skate running frame. This print comes from my vintage German Annual of “Die Gartenlaube” (Garden Arbor) magazine for 1868.
The picture depicts a lady riding on an ice sled, who is going to church. She is traveling over one of the “Oberbayerische Seen” or upper Bavarian lakes. Note the spikes on the end of the poles the man is using, to propel the sled along. In the background, see a man propelling himself along the ice, standing on a sled, like a gondolier in Venice, if the canals were frozen over! People in the Northeast might want to build a few of these.
Below, Zeke is keeping warm wearing his Hello Kitty hat, and sitting upon his wolf blanket.
Feline Café 