Author: LMAshton

Howdy! I'm a beginner artist, hobbyist photographer, kitchen witch, wanderer by nature, and hermit introvert. This is my blog feed. You can find my fediverse posts at https://a.farook.org/Laurie.
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Hummingbirds were busy today

So were a few other types of birds, but since I don’t know what they are, I…

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Woman’s rape ordered by tribal council

From here. —–Begin quote ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 28 — Pakistan’s Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to open a…

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Codpieces are back in style. . .

And it scares me. Men’s briefs are borrowing an old trick from the Wonderbra: companies are engineering…

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Delay in dancing bar ban

I mentioned this before. Now there are new developments. Read about it here. —–Begin Quote The governor…

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Giant popsicle floods NYC park

From here. —–Begin quote An attempt to raise the world’s largest ice pop in a city square…

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Common virus kills cancer

Just in case you missed it, look here: —–Begin quote A common virus that is harmless to…

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On subtitled movies

What I find about watching sub-titled movies is that I wind up concentrating on the bottom 2…

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Sticky Rat Board (TM) attracts . . . What????

So*, remember that rat sticky pad I mentioned earlier? Guess what happened? Oh, and I should probably…

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On plants

I planted some seeds (catnip, spearmint, chives) as well as garlic and ginger a little over a…

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Sticky Board Rat Trap Catches . . . What????

Well, he put out the sticky board. No rat was trapped, no rat brownie eaten or taken….

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Smart Rats (TM)

We have a SMART rat. We have at least two rats, but we only know that one…

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Anti-freeze in a tropical contry?

*laughs hilariously* Automotive anti-freeze. In a tropical country. *wipes tears* See, a friend on an online forum…

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Wildlife INSIDE the house

Now then. About the rats. Several days ago, hubby saw something greyish that he assumed was a…

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Wildlife OUTSIDE our house

A few days ago, I saw eight bright green beautiful parrots sitting on the electric wire in…

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The laptop is dead. Long live the laptop!

The laptop is still dead. We took it away from the computer repair shop – after 5…

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Oberon found a way down

So. Oberon finally figured out an easy way to get down off the wall. It was always…

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Forest Kittens

The only reason they’re here? Because I like them. 😀 The little fuzzy ones are so cute!…

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Planting. . .

I’ve already planted spearmint, catnip, chives, garlic, and ginger. In pots in the back. I need to…

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Laptop Melancholia

Now, for laptop. Power source is dead. Power adaptor was broke but is now fixed, but it…

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More on the new place . . .

I’m going to have garden space. In the old place, sadly, there really wasn’t anywhere I could…

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Cat Baths 602, Advanced Studies

Cat Bathing As A Martial Art 1. Know that although the kitty cat has the advantage of…

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Cat Baths 101

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet. 2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water and…

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But we’re not done . . .

Oh hey, we’re not done. Yet. There’s still stuff at the old house – books,DVDs, dishes, food,furniture….

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And the cat came back . . .

Oberon’s back! Yay!!!! He sat up on the wall for a couple of hours, crying because he…

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Oberon’s Version of The Continuing Saga of the Disappearing Cat

Translated from Oberon’s point of view: Monday, got picked up and put into a car. #@$#@ humans…