Well, here we are, back on the cusp of another weekend! And of course, we can’t get there without first paying our respects to the Friday Ark! Have a fun, safe and relaxing weekend, everyone! Here’s a monochrome cat to take you in!

Well, here we are, back on the cusp of another weekend! And of course, we can’t get there without first paying our respects to the Friday Ark! Have a fun, safe and relaxing weekend, everyone! Here’s a monochrome cat to take you in!

Hello! I'm Alice, which is my real name (most of the other names here have been changed, though, to protect the innocent). I live in an almost-100-year-old house in downtown Chattanooga, TN with my first husband, Ralph (who is from New Canaan, CT), and a cockapoo named Nonnie (the moniker comes from a Laurens van der Post book). Our daughter, Emmie, plays a supporting role on the blog -- she's off being a student, but she pops in often enough to keep things interesting.
I originally hale from Batavia, NY, a quiet little town in rural western New York. Ralph and I met while attending college in Carlisle, PA, and then moved on to Chapel Hill, NC together before finally settling in Tennessee. Other places we've lived in long enough to have a mailing address include London and San Francisco.
This blog is about a lot of things -- the places I visit, things I cook, people I meet, photos I take, things I read, and -- of course, politics. I'm an unrepentant progressive, liberal, lefty, euro-loving, educated elitist and I'm looking forward to an administration that doesn't raise my blood pressure quite as often as the outgoing one did...
September 5th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Here kitty kitty!
September 6th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Whose kitty? It is a very pretty one. (I like the rug, too.
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September 7th, 2008 at 3:52 am
Pretty kitty. (btw - you’ve inspired me a bit. Come and see.
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