In which I post about contests, books read, Saturday Sky belated, and yarn dyed (yes, some cute cat pictures are included)

Limedragon is having not one, but two contests! The first is a Sock Hunt – guess which color of Opal in which pattern Limedragon will knit first and win a skein of Opal Petticoat. The second is a Dragon Hunt – from a selection of pictures, guess which picture contains the elusive Limedragon and win a skein of Habu Silk-Stainless Steel laceweight.

Becky is having a contest – guess what Mark Twain is reading in the picture and let her know what you’re reading to win a bookish prize when she gets back from vacation.

Don’t forget about the Think Pink Challenge, which is trying to collect 1000 knitted or crocheted pink scarves by October 15 to be distributed to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

I’m starting to fear I may never catch up on Bloglines… I’ve been getting things ready for my vacation, hoping that Chaos is recovered before next Saturday so that I can actually go. He’s very lively and is eating Science Diet ID for cats with intestinal, um, issues. Hopefully that will have him on track in a few days… but he’s also licking away the fur at the base of his tail, which is not good. I think we’ll be back at the vet tonight…

Reading Update: Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes. Keyes’ books have focused on the five Walsh sisters, and now it’s Anna’s turn. Very well done chick lit!
Snow Blind by PJ Tracy. This is the fourth mystery about two homicide detectives in the Minneapolis Police Department and the eccentric software geniuses of Monkeewrench. The entire series has been excellent – highly recommended, but you should read these in order. (Monkeewrench was the first book.)
Lime Ricky by Jill Winters. Totally trashy romance with a hint of mystery, and I devoured every minute of it! *fans self*

You may or may not have noticed, but I’m terrible at being part of Saturday Sky – I forget or am too lazy. But I actually remembered this week… I just didn’t manage to post it. Improvement? Or not? Anyway, this was taken Saturday at 4:30 pm from inside my car. The rain was heavy enough that the windshield looked clear.

Remember a few weeks ago when Jeanne, Deb, and I dyed some more yarn? Well, I finally wound up one of my self-striping skeins, made by special request for a friend:

“I don’t know why the big cat said I had to come up here to check out the yarn and report back to him. Hmph.”

Speaking of Chaos and Mayhem, they seem to be getting along pretty well. Here Mayhem nurses from Chaos… Um, yeah, there are some challenges to this endeavor!!

“Maybe she isn’t very bright… At least this way, she stays still so I can clean her properly!”

41 thoughts on “In which I post about contests, books read, Saturday Sky belated, and yarn dyed (yes, some cute cat pictures are included)”

  1. Love the yarn.
    The kitties are so cute together.
    Tell the vet we are keeping May!
    Chaos doesn’t want to be an only kitty,
    but he made need some ‘kitty happy pills’.

  2. Dear May, that yarn is OK. In fact, it’s quite delicious. It’s the purple yarns that you need to destroy! There might be something for you when you finally learn that 😉

  3. That last photo is beautiful!

    It sounds like Chaos is having anxiety problems. He’ll adjust – he just needs time to get used to May. Are you still keeping them apart whilst you are at work?

  4. Awww, May nurses on Chaos. So cute. Sorry, Chaos, you are now officially A Mommy.

    I just finished P.J. Tracy’s Dead Run, practically in one sitting — it was that good. My request is in for Snow Blind.

  5. I love the PJ Tracy series. I have to add them to my library list. Hope the Chaos health problems resolve themselves soon. It certainly looks like he and Mayhem are getting along.

  6. I have one on kitty happy pills…odd to say “anti-depressants for cats” but it works…The only other thing that worked as well on the over-grooming was prednisone and I don’t want a diabetic cat!
    But Chaos is certainly adapting if he lets her do that while he takes over cleaning detail!

  7. Wow – Chaos really does have an odd mix going on – he is loving and caring for May, but being over-anxious with his own grooming and food.. I hope the vet has the answer!

    That striping yarn is pretty, May has good taste ;o)

  8. She’s really really nursing? My babies cuddle like that when they do a mutual grooming session. She’s getting bigger though!! I hope Chaos’ tummy feels better soon.

  9. i’m so glad they’re getting along well! i knew it wouldn’t be long after i read about chaos grooming may. still, it’s great to hear it’s working out 🙂

  10. “Here Mayhem nurses from Chaos”

    My 2 1/2 yr old dog nurses on a huge stuffed-animal snake. *Sigh*

    He also used to have a large pink bunny girlfriend… before she ran away to the trashcan one morning.

  11. Okay, if that’s not a picture of an unstressed cat I don’t know what is.

    How’s his tummy doing?

    That self-striping yarn is pretty! Talk about eye-popping, but hey, they’re for socks, and what fun they’ll be!

  12. What is Bloglines? Saturday Sky? I feel out of the loop, which is probably what I get for being a bad friend for so long. In any case, that pic of the two is sooo adorable. I’m guessing that they weren’t weened bur rather just taken from their mama. We tried to ween our cats for nearly 3 weeks and when they came together it was the same story–trying to nurse on anything. It is sooo cute, though.

  13. That’s so cute!!! Mama Chaos! The excessive licking is troubling. I’ve never had a cat with that problem, but a friend’s cat did, and basically, the cat just had a bare ‘arm’ for the rest of her life.

  14. I like the looks of the pink and black yarn.

    Poor Chaos. He looks pretty content with May but I can see why you would want to take him back to the vet. Hopefully he’ll get back to normal soon.

  15. The pictures of chaos and mayhem are so cute! If wonder if in cat language chaos ever asks mayhem “Do I look like your mama?, sheesh!” I have the monkeewrench book on my bookshelf. It got there mysteriously. I don’t remember ever buying it! So, I’ll have to check it out!

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