Karen’s celebrating her birthday with a haiku contest (it must be haiku contest week, eh?) – leave her a birthday haiku comment by midnight CDT, May 30, and you could win some yarn TBD.
Julie’s celebrating her quitting smoking anniversary with a contest. Leave her a comment by June 2 about something you’ve accomplished that you didn’t think you could, and you might win some Socks That Rock or Spunky Eclectic yarn!
Go vote for Pam’s dress over at Kaboodle and let her know that you did so – you could win a $20 WoolGirl gift certificate!
Kerry needs help naming her new pair of parakeets. The contest runs until the parakeets are named. The prize itself is also unnamed, but Kerry promises it will be good.
Please send good vibes to Not An Artist’s kitty Guinness, who is not doing well right now.
Reading Update
Bitten, Stolen, and Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld, Books 1-3) by Kelley Armstrong. This is an extremely well-written and involving series. The first two books are told from the perspective of werewolf Elena and the third book is told by witch Paige.
Many Bloody Returns: Tales of Birthdays with Bite edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner. If you’re a fan of Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, P. N. Elrod, Rachel Caine, Tanya Huff, or Tate Hallaway, you’ll find a new short story you’ll enjoy!
If Angels Burn: A Novel of the Darkyn by Lynn Viehl. Huh. Not quite sure what I think about Viehl’s stuff. I’ll get back to you on it.
Under Cover by MaryJanice Davidson. Steamy fluff set in the Twin Cities. The book is broken into three sections, each featuring a different main character, but all spun off of the same main event.
Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich and Leanne Banks. As usual, Evanovich’s non-Stephanie Plum stuff is merely mediocre.
The Kitchen Witch and My Favorite Witch (The Accidental Witch, Books 1-2) by Annette Blair.These are sweetly enjoyable romances, light on the paranormal.
Romancing the Dead (Garnet Lacey, Book 3) by Tate Hallaway. Madison witch Garnet’s vampire fiance is missing…
Good Timing Update
Last Monday when I finally got home from work, I found a prize package from Cathy-Cate in the mail! Talk about good timing. (However, good timing for receiving a package does not necessarily translate to good timing for taking pictures; that’s my story for why these are exceptionally crappy photos and I’m sticking to it.) I now own a gorgeous skein of Wollmeise (I didn’t have any!), along with some tasty treats, a handy stained glass style notebook, a great black kitten card, a knitaholic magnet,and some shea butter lotion. Oh yeah, and something that Chaos obviously loved and obscured.
*nom nom nom nom nom* -Chaos
Yes, ’tis sad but true – Chaos cannot control himself around soaps containing natural oils and slowly licks such soaps into oblivion. This leads to some rather complicated soap storage strategies.
“What sort of delectable kitty treat do you have there, big kitty?” -Mayhem
“Back off, May. No soap for you!” -Chaos
No soap for you, either, Chaos!
“Alas. That was some darn tasty soap!” -Chaos
When thwarted re: the soap, May made off with the yarnaholic magnet and the photoshoot came to a screeching halt.
“Refrigerator magnet! Mine mine mine mine mine.” -Mayhem
Oiy! Doesn’t your Wollmeise look a bit like the colourway in yesterday’s post?
I’m amazed you get as far as you do with all the goodies lying around like that! If I did that, it wouldn’t last the length of time it took to take one picture.
Wow, Wollmeise…lucky you!
Thanks for the linky, Chris. Meanwhile, those kitties will find out that nomnom on the soap? Not so good.
Like Brigitte, a photo shoot on the floor doesn’t work here. However bizarre it is, a shoot on the cat perch by the window does.
Thanks for the heads up on Many Bloody Returns.
Are you raising cat-burglers there?
natural soaps…who would’ve thought.
How interesting that he likes to lick soaps. I hope this doesn’t lead to any…um…gastrointestinal issues.
Nice package!
How, just how do you keep up with two krazy kitties?
Speaking of reading – I am almost done Trader. It’s tense!
I really like that green in that thingy made of yarn.
Eeewww! Chaos! Stop that or mom will have to wash your mouth out with soap. No, wait, I didn’t mean that. Uhhhh, scratch what I just said.
Soap and magnets do not a happy tummy (or two happy tummies, as the case may be) make.
Stop that kids. Those are MOM’s gifts!
(Nice gifts, Mom!)
(((hugs)))
Chris- A friend had 2 budgies named Pete and Repeat.
What color Wollmeise didja get?
Pretty color of Wollmeise? How DO you pronounce that ;>
Oooh, lovely presents!
And I love the Kelley Armstrong series, too. I also like Lynn Viehl’s books, though there was one particular scene in “If Angels Burn” that really put me off the book for a long time. Even now, having continued with the series and discovering that I really like it, I’m not sure I’ll ever re-read that one scene.
Deb: Wollmeise = “VOLL-my-zeh”, right, Chris?
I guess Chaos’ affinity for the soap means washing his mouth out with it when he spews kitty swear words is ineffective…
Guinness thanks you for the vibes and the link Chris — I’m sure its helping because she is certainly feeling better today. And I am not surprised to hear that Chaos loves soap. Our other cat Inca will lick shower tiles to get that soapy flavour she loves it so much!
I didn’t realize I was contributing to the delinquency of a feline! FelineS! The soap does smell yummy, and is all natural ingredients, but somehow didn’t inspire ME to lick it.
Glad you (and Chaos and Mayhem) enjoyed the prize package!
🙂
Someday you’re going to stumble on their stash and realize how many things they’ve confiscated over the years. 😉
I discovered the women of the Otherworld series a year ago. Quite loved it!
And my friend had a cat that would suck the “juice” out of bath pearls. How gross…..
Soap? he likes soap? what a goofy guy.
Lovely new yarn – might make a scrumptious cowl (?)
I’m always sooo jealous of your packages, you get such great ones. I can’t believe he likes soap!!!! I enjoy your book reviews, it helps me finalize my library list.
Wow — I never knew of a cat that liked soap! I guess it’s better than a coffee addiction?
Glad to see spring is finally coming to Minnesota for you!
Nice prize package and a nice looking skeing of Wollmeise! Both Clyde and Dexter are soap eaters so I can’t leave the soap on the bathtub. Maybe it’s a guy thing. 🙂
Chaos likes soap? I knew May was the smarter one!
Oh my, that’s a nice prize package! And that’s my favorite candy bar…
Happy knitting-
ali