I’d say probably better, because stroganoff involves mushrooms, to which I am vehemently opposed as a food item.
I don’t use them often, but in stroganoff and beef bourguignon, definitely.
Wild laundry day. About 9-10 loads. The laundry room was hopping today. What is with people not setting timers? Some people left things in the dryers for over 6 hours.
I use 1 washer and 1 dryer. I set a timer and unless the cat is on my lap I go down timely. It really isn’t difficult.
The furniture shuffle continues, I was able to wrestle the big chair out of the bedroom and into the living room. Whee! Much sweeping and mopping happened. Lager enjoys being in the way when you sweep, and then tries to roll in the sweepings.
The cats had a wild time during the changing of the sheets. Koritza enjoyed attacking the fitted sheet, lager enjoyed rolling on the comforter.
I had a lovely shower, followed by flannel pjs and now we are all in our cozy spots. Looking forward to the upcoming 3 day work week. Hopefully the predicted rain will not happen on Thursday.
Birthday dinner leftovers on her actual birthday. 
“Oh shit! I see Monday!” - Spot
(photo from new Samsung phone)
So the Panthers lost, but fought to the wire, the Packers dominated, and I’m having a Wisconsin Old fashioned and some Majikal Intertube Pizza to celebrate.
3 weird rules of The Universe:
- Every species makes a dish that tastes like Earth Swedish meatballs
- Every Species made a drink called gin&tonic(or Jynnan tonnyx)
- Every species has several members that look like Jeffery Combs.
Spot enjoys channeling his inner(?) Chaos God when I change sheets, which was today.
Yay, and Happy Actual Birthday to Mrs._L.A.!
Spot looks like one of the ferals around my building. I give him some Chicken ofthe Sea once a week. His name is Moley.
I was fine with it until I went swimming and all of the hair from the back of my haid kept going into my eyes. Despite being thin and fine, the back was long enough (just over my waist) to supply enough drag to stay out of my face.
I’ve done some more hacking at the back so hopefully it will stay out of my eyes tomorrow morning. Geeze, it shouldn’t be this hard!
They really are, which is why I always have at least two. That way I can have one to use while looking for the other one - or more often, going to the sto and buying another package. I find so many when I’m cleaning my car out.
I hope the blue lighter only had three flicks left!
Oh, that would have been so much better, but no. Close, though. They were home printed on regular printer paper and scotch taped to a white board.
Back when I was a kid, the museum did have an official Museum Kitty. She was not in charge of rodent control, her job was to hold down the papers in the in box.
I used to have a Charlotte as well and she taught me that spiders are smart! I would come home from work, cuddle Steve, kiss Hubs, grab a beer and go out on the deck to smoke while I unwound. AZ has many MANY grasshoppers and they eat everything. I didn’t use poison in the yard, but it offended me if the grasshoppers came onto the porch to eat my posies.
One day I swatted a grasshopper and tossed it at a tunnel spider web then teased the web with a stick. Later the grasshopper was gone. Cool.
Next day I didn’t really kill one of the grasshoppers, I tossed a still kicking but crippled one into the tunnel. It was gone a few hours later and the tunnel was bigger and better reinforced.
After a few weeks of me tossing grasshoppers at the tunnel, Charlotte would actually climb to the top of her nest and look out when she heard my feet on the deck. Hubs said she never reacted to his footsteps and was very entertained to see her come out for me.
I kept feeding her and she got preggy. I was thrilled when her eggsack finally burst.
The next year the deck was suddenly covered with tunnel spiders and their webs. There were millions and billions and I learned my lesson.
Do Not Feed the Spiders.
Monkey deserves that as do you!
This whole getting old things doesn’t just suck for us kids, it’s worse for them. I’m glad your folks are getting their home ready, it sounds like they have a solid plan.
Would he be able to start a signal fire with all that snow? (if it is a butane lighter, he needs to check to be sure the gas hasn’t all leaked out once in a while)
I was once at a work meeting when a co-worker was making her report and looked down to see a teeny tiny spider on the desk and went from instant screaming terror to cold blooded murder in about a nanosecond. After smashing the poor lil bug, she just continued with her report like nothing had happened.
I don’t think anyone actually heard the end of her report because the laughter was so loud.
Did you really dip their paws in ink? (I have a little stamp for that)
I hope she enjoys the trail cam and that your otters cooperate.
This. So much this.
I’m glad you had a nice visit, but yeah, I do get that.
Bribes or threats?
I knew that OYKW was a good guy, he’s with you!
I do not miss the years that I would go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. It is much better to be a RDOS and not have to worry about that anymore.
Hubs and I wouldn’t go out on New Years Eve even when we had good eyes. Between the drunks and the late to the party people on their cell phones, the roads just weren’t safe. I don’t know how it is here, but we won’t find out because why would we?
That sounds like a great ending to a productive day! Scritches to the kitties.
Awww. Spot was a feral at some point, hence the TNR ear clip.
No, I drew them with a pen. I mean they drew them.
I have a halogen desk lamp that extends out to cover my work area.
Halogen bulbs generate heat.
My work area is periodically transformed into a snoozing kit-cat area.
At least they stop walking on the keyboard.
My cold has improved to the point I can go back to work tomorrow.
Your cats have opposable thumbs? Neat!
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The earpieces get in the way.
That’s so sweet!
Waves * hi*
Made it to Dad’s yesterday, got settled in and am waiting for him to wake up from his evening nap (he’s been splitting his sleep up), before I hit the hay myself.
Tomorrow, I’ll take him up for a blood draw, then grocery shopping. I’ll make some kolacky Tuesday and the pierogi Wednesday so’s there isn’t as much to do Thursday.
Stay safe and healthy y’all!
Well, they were ghost-drawn. 
So far as I can tell, cats are just generally Chaos Gods/Goddesses.
Well …
Awwww…
The ‘awwwww’ was for the Monkey snoozing picture but as usual I screwed something up.
I did kinda like Spot’s Monday comment too, as all will find out.
You screwed up NOTHING. You gave a small kitteh god his due.
You have been absolved of all sins. Go forth, and sin no more. (We all know you will, it’s why humans luv each other.)
Awwwww…