Just when it seemed like I’d given up on blogging altogether.

I know, I’m the worst. But Christmas is coming up, and I’ll be making pretty much every gift this year, and hopefully posting about them as well. Until then, here’s the abbreviated, Instagram version of the last month or so.

I am still perfecting my Bloody Mary recipe. Some things I've discovered: Anchovy and HFCS-free worcestershire sauce is almost impossible to find. Spicy Hot V8 is always a good idea. Homemade pickled green beans are a million times better (and cheaper!) than store-bought.

Grapefruits are finally in season again, and I took a picture of the first one I picked and ate about a week ago. Fresh citrus is my favorite thing about living in Louisiana.

Maxine is my best little study buddy. Now that it's finally cooling off here, we spend a lot of time reading in bed.

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Lately

Like the rest of the world, I’m pretty hooked on Instagram. Here are some pictures from the last several days. Two of my favorite things, as you can tell, are cute animals and sweet treats. Enjoy!

Maxine taking a nap on Dawn's legs

Chowder loves sleeping on the back of the sofa.

This sweet guy showed up on our porch last week. He hung around until his owner came and picked him up.

Tabouli with Chevre, Red Onion, & Cherry Tomatoes

Avocado & Cherry Tomatoes on Toast

RolyYo is possibly the best frozen yogurt in the world, and definitely the best I've ever tasted. It's pretty unbeatable with strawberries and blueberries.

MaraNatha Dark Chocolate Almond Butter & Strawberries on Toast

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Cute Cats

I swear this isn't becoming a cat blog.

I have so many wonderful recipes and garden things to share with you guys, if I can just find the time to write about them.

But how can I not post all these cute pictures in the meantime?

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Happy Friday! (Or, Cats Don’t Understand the Concepts of School and Work)

Chowder isn't much for book learnin'. He's actually waiting for Dawn and me to leave the room so he can dig in/eat the plants next to this bookcase.

Most of the time I’m equally cheerful throughout the week, but the past couple days have been very busy, and I woke up tired today.  There’s pretty much nothing I’d rather do right now than crawl back into bed and sleep a couple more hours (or days).  Since I can’t do that, I thought I’d share some cute cat pictures this morning.  On days like today I’m jealous of my cats because they don’t have to go to school or work.  In fact, they refuse to do anything they don’t want to do and spend most of the day sleeping together on my bed in the sun.

Maxine will lie on whatever she feels like, even a pair of scissors I'm in the middle of using.

What a dreamy way to spend the day.

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I think Chowder is stingy.

here he is hoarding all the catnip mice in the house

Maxine snuck up to try and take one, and Chowder retaliated

Most of these are the organic catnip mice I made for them a couple of months ago.  Though I was disappointed in the way they turned out appearance-wise, they’ve held up really well and both cats seem to enjoy playing with them just the same.

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