Chased Home By Hurricane Sandy

We got chased home from our SANDY Family Reunion in Virginia a day early by Hurricane Sandy! Quite ironic since the whole "Al SANDY Family" planned a Birthday / Halloween / Site Seeing /Reunion this past weekend in Williamsburg Virginia! It was the first time we were all together since 2008. Even though our trip was cut short, I am glad to be back safely in New Jersey! Many of the roads we traveled from Virginia last night are now closed. I just heard they are experiencing snow and blizzard conditions in North Carolina and Ohio. It's just crazy!
 

Jerry got everything secured on the home front over the weekend.

Rudy thinks it's great. He loves the rain.

I had to call him in at lunch time.

He is warm and dry under his waterproof blankie.

If it gets too nasty, I'll have to lock him in.

Jerry's making sure the paddocks are draining as well as possible.

No need to close the other horse  in!

Princess Rita remains high and dry in her stall.

We sprung a leak in the barn, but so far Hurricane Sandy has been very kind to us.

Emergency conditions prevail in our area and all along the Eastern and now central part of the U.S. We have heard from the township, cable company and the electric company to expect outages. I am trying to get this out as fast as possible. It is blowing and raining like a bear!
Wanted you all to know we are fine and I hope you all are too! I never thought I'd be living through a major hurricane named SANDY!

Stay safe! 

X ♥ O

Another Witchy Wordless Wednesday!

Insulated Outdoor Cat Shelter for Feral Cats

This is Eva. She got dumped off here last spring.

Although she is somewhat feral, with patience and kindness,

she is starting to come around.

She has taken to sleeping in a little bed outside of my studio on the covered porch.
With cold weather upon us, I started looking online for instructions on building an insulated house for her.

I came across this step by step YouTube video with detailed instructions on how to make an insulated outdoor shelter out of a cooler! Jerry immediately whipped up two of them out of a couple he had on hand.

Eva took to it right away. Now she will be safe, cozy and warm all winter long.

We put the other one in the barn and think that Ja Ja is already using it too.

We will continue to try to get her to come inside at night, but until she is ready, she has this wonderful new house. It's a marvelously simple and economical way to provide shelter for your outdoor kitties.

Evie definitely gives it her seal of approval.

♥

and Eva

Kittens Win The Witchy Cat Contest!

Last week I entered a couple of photos of Pye Pye and Opie in a Witchy Cats Halloween Photo Contest hosted by Kim of Witch Cats and The Wiccan Life Blogs.

Today in the mail, we received our prizes! I love this wreath with a ribbon pentagram and cute witches and cats that Kim made. Such an original idea and so well executed! I found the purr-fect place to display it and this great seasonal decoration has already been hung on the wall. 

Kim also sent the kittens a handmade catnip toy mouse.

I woke up Opie from his nap and he was too sleepy to play much.

But Cutie Pye really got into it.

She gave it (and herself) a real good workout.

And with an exhausted grin, she says;

THANK YOU VERY MUCH Auntie Kim!!

We love our fun loving, like minded blogging friends!

♥

Pye Pye, Opie

and

Wordless Wednesday

♥

Witchy Wordless Wednesday

We Have A Winner!

Cutie Pye was anxious to help me with the drawing

for our Fall Giveaway tonight.

She's a natural. Without hesitation or practice,

she fearlessly walked right up and

pulled our winner's name out of the spooky hat!

 And the winner is . . .

Kim from Wiccan Life and Witchy Cats! 

Kim, you now own two bat prints and an original watercolor

(Crow and Friends #2) to add to your Halloween art collection!

AND, the winner of the second giveaway is . . . 

Robin from Wiccan Writes and PurrrrSnicKitty!

If you read her brilliant testimonial, I'm sure you'll agree

it would be almost impossible to beat it!

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !

And many thanks to everyone who entered.

Stay tuned. More giveaways are coming soon!

♥

(and Pye Pye)

Oh, and "It's A Fabulous Night For A Moon Dance"!

How About Some Pumpkin Pye?

Poor Princess Cutie Pye has been feeling neglected after observing all the fun and attention that her brother, Opie, has been getting lately. It's a shame, but she's just not as photogenic. What she lacks in beauty on the outside though, she more than doubly makes up for on the inside. She is a true, pure, beautiful soul with an extremely gentle and loving spirit.

I know she'll purr when I show her this post!

X♥O

(and Pye Pye)

This quote is just as applicable to our fur children.

☺

My Little Punkin

X♥O

 

(and Opie)

Happy Pumpkin Season!

We love pumpkin season!

"You did know this gourd-ish squash

has its own season, right? 

Winter, Spring, Summer, Pumpkin....

We anxiously anticipate it every year." 

~ Trader Joe's

I hope you are enjoying the changing seasons

as much as we are!

♥

 

(& Opie)

Talk Like A Pirate Today, Or Else!!

Ahoy!! I be Cap'n Happy here

remindin' all ye landlubbin' scallywags

that today be 

International

Talk Like A Pirate Day! 

ARRRRRRR, AYE!!

Th' 19th day of September every year

be one of me favrit 'olidays!

Cap'n Happy says, "Speak the lingo or walk the plank!"

All ye scurvy buccaneers better be

crawling out of yer bung hole today

and ye better be talkin' like a pirate

l o u d  and c l e a r !

Don't be a yella bellied bilge rat!

Speak th' lingo or walk the plank!

Frightfully Fun Friday

"Spirits roam the neighborhoods at night,
Let loose upon the Earth till it be light."
~ Nicholas Gordon

"The Headless Horseman Rides Again" ~ 16" x 20" Watercolor

This image was just accepted into my iStock portfolio.

It's available for download here.

Experts say that everyone needs to have a little fun in their life, 

because without it, we become dull, boring and depressed. 

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."

~ Dale Carnegie

"Where there is no imagination there is no horror."

~ Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.

"Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with

"scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "frightful" in the title."

~  From Scooby-Doo

Have a Fun Friday and a Great Weekend!

Eat, Drink and be Scary,

☻

Wacky Wednesday / Midweek Mayhem

Here's the wacky part . . .

Princess Cutie Pye

would like to announce

another 

G I V E A W A Y !

It's been a weird and wacky kind of a day.

You know, one of those ones that has it's own special agenda.

I started going through my lithograph prints.

I've got a lot of work to do in the next few weeks.

Finding a whole bunch of signed bat prints made me smile.

Signing prints is not one of my favorite jobs.

This one was already matted in black.

I found this tabletop frame, cleaned the glass and popped it in.

Wow! I really like how it looks.

I decided it would raise my spirits to give it away!

This time I'm not having a drawing though.

I will give it to the one who convinces me

that they really want it.

This should be interesting.

I'll be picking a winner right before the other

Fall Giveaway.

If you want it, comment before the next full moon!

Here's the mayhem part. . . .

This is (my) studio, after I tidied up a bit.

Opie and Cutie Pye think differently.

Everything in here, including me, is theirs.

They love their toys

(everything in the studio is a toy -

erasers, paint, brushes, waste baskets and paper)

and they love spreading them all around.

They are growing up so fast and happy.

Let it go, live with the mess,

savor the moment and let it happen.

It won't last long, I often remind myself.

Be Here Now and Enjoy!

x♥o