tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64644663715069710722024-02-19T01:14:51.379-08:00Crocheted CatsA blog about my hobby of creating stuffed cats! Most of my crocheted cats have the names of flowers, as did my 'real' cats years ago. I hope this blog will reflect my love of cats (and flowers)!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-84516270153442673622011-11-11T08:42:00.001-08:002011-11-11T09:51:28.391-08:00Very Disappointed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have to say that I am <i>still</i> waiting to hear from the Swansea Cat Protection all this time later. Obviously they are never going to contact me. I'm bitterly disappointed that I gave them all my precious work - over 35 crocheted cats which took me a year to make, plus all my cat ornaments - when there has been no feedback whatsoever. I have no idea whether my cats sold to help the charity. The couple of emails I sent ages ago were never answered :-(</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If only they had given me some positive feedback I would have happily continued to donate more crafts and other things to this branch of Cats Protection. As it is I have felt very discouraged and haven't crocheted anything other than slippers for 18 months...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-86289491995176612022010-04-25T12:08:00.001-07:002010-04-25T12:15:26.044-07:00Five Kittens<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">My latest five cats, all kittens this time (around three and a half inches high) with various types of eyes and whiskers. They will join the others in Swansea and wait to be sold (hopefully) on the stall at the Gower Show on the 2nd August!</span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReLbOhsluu4EHPraEI3FQNUxt2FIh-duxTkHMysUfLaEFo8Q2isxbrA9iHbJb0MCm9Der7XbpYOa4sDoKDOG1wUGmk_xDd3gwpKEQITgdcGFsbFD3hS0FsZiIhM4or0ehM1EsM3UbtdsY/s1600/01newcats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReLbOhsluu4EHPraEI3FQNUxt2FIh-duxTkHMysUfLaEFo8Q2isxbrA9iHbJb0MCm9Der7XbpYOa4sDoKDOG1wUGmk_xDd3gwpKEQITgdcGFsbFD3hS0FsZiIhM4or0ehM1EsM3UbtdsY/s400/01newcats.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464154237758444130" /></a><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-19898535350160966392010-04-14T11:39:00.000-07:002010-04-14T11:42:12.207-07:00Peony and Leo<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b>Peony in her new home with gorgeous Leo!</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVXPsifZC9Zfq6rmEt0KE0hRA7b9bdsxWOftbFpwZHh1cBOxrdyzmNtAsAszRvV7yLFitOFu0XQPawWNW_3gQsMNFprSyhJO_rHbJW4GGF58MkoV6Lwz18XhyphenhyphenL9KKUIHw0LrTJk2SBQyz/s400/catsleo.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-37766614809008302372010-04-14T08:56:00.000-07:002010-04-14T11:46:54.615-07:00Swansea Cats Protection 2<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">wo of the cats outside their new (temporary) home!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNFRZlhC-_5BSsIsMyLatly3aqtZjgbr8kepWw2g6rYz-ElUNA63kyYxBsx-aUe0dFUlReFJ7m6xIMYMS7Gy4u06cS9tD8kVqhj-VIoCmMWhXBjEQ0fRzQV6j6SBhQy0f2TP-flxWdW98/s1600/catsdonkey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNFRZlhC-_5BSsIsMyLatly3aqtZjgbr8kepWw2g6rYz-ElUNA63kyYxBsx-aUe0dFUlReFJ7m6xIMYMS7Gy4u06cS9tD8kVqhj-VIoCmMWhXBjEQ0fRzQV6j6SBhQy0f2TP-flxWdW98/s400/catsdonkey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460023369943081826" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5BTBx2Qda2H7WGF23qXOunpjwsJ21Mju64iww9zkgwVC75BNxFpWWh7mS0NTFhitmI-kKcjQRWnQ_3oH4Cdn5GSS1DwTi-TBNfgqeRYDkBW1-Dvd87SIRr8mLxddZ8LRA6m_swBqB3fR/s1600/02cats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5BTBx2Qda2H7WGF23qXOunpjwsJ21Mju64iww9zkgwVC75BNxFpWWh7mS0NTFhitmI-kKcjQRWnQ_3oH4Cdn5GSS1DwTi-TBNfgqeRYDkBW1-Dvd87SIRr8mLxddZ8LRA6m_swBqB3fR/s400/02cats.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460023358883434946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK1INOvFCyzoPw_8i4m33IzGL6Xfnh8hlDlEeLJybFjYGHAgjuo9H2GA1Y2efH4Zdaduh6I5e-s4bpw_0LRGvWrLKecbFeyUxuMi7TZmM0-D_C3T0P3gEulVaQJpRyNM_pnuq364KqTqH/s400/03cats.jpg" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">..and indoors with beautiful Pingpong</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-83582141213520545842010-02-27T03:38:00.000-08:002010-02-27T06:14:09.577-08:00Swansea Cats Protection<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:180%;" ><span>A decision at last!!!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxHSnAJMjly4YFsIXZcLn7xLtbjO97xqR3FLXxnjey5BbIkfEXZe5nz2eNXT8zGaD7GqDjMvPWR6NlS1TUbMCcUZHbVONq9YwJhiv0JwmQo5aKawXQcalB5GdGtc3s4t0FM4uT7PenO-J/s1600-h/Felicia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxHSnAJMjly4YFsIXZcLn7xLtbjO97xqR3FLXxnjey5BbIkfEXZe5nz2eNXT8zGaD7GqDjMvPWR6NlS1TUbMCcUZHbVONq9YwJhiv0JwmQo5aKawXQcalB5GdGtc3s4t0FM4uT7PenO-J/s400/Felicia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442894533151752706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >After months of soul searching about what to do with my crochet cat family - should I sell them on the internet or should I give them to charity? - I finally made a decision: to donate them to my local </span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://frachris.brinkster.net/">Swansea Cats Protection</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > branch to sell on their stalls at events in the area over the coming months, and in their shop in the city - see </span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://swanseacatsshop.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">this link.</span></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > Hopefully you may see some of my cats here at some point.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Although really very sad to see all my cats leaving me yesterday (including many I never put on this blog), at least they (and a large box I included of beautiful cat ornaments in glass, silver, china and wood which I had collected over many years) will help to raise money for the much-needed Swansea and District Cats Protection funds.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >I have been assured that a photo or two will be sent to me soon showing some of the cats for sale, so I will add them to a new blog here, and also give details then of a great cattery and cat and dog grooming service for people in this area.</span><br /></div></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">More as soon as I receive the photos!!</span><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-75924291748480923902009-02-23T03:17:00.000-08:002009-02-23T03:38:47.252-08:00Four Move House!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >Yesterday, I was delighted to see four cats go off to live with Frances and Catherine in their lovely home in Thornbury, near Bristol.<br />Here they are below with various other feline friends!</span><br /></div><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" ></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoz61bRlQ00xc9mRG6LlyFrTsKbmn9sGuOSaYAjfb1S_EyuNTFLpNHEh0OLPLvp8u7RwWgtv7VmricqMdgYJw6sESl1QAt_MOKkiTSDXUlewZB4GA5ihm_jzn-IwAgSJWf-L9ozgAxVrS/s1600-h/23cats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoz61bRlQ00xc9mRG6LlyFrTsKbmn9sGuOSaYAjfb1S_EyuNTFLpNHEh0OLPLvp8u7RwWgtv7VmricqMdgYJw6sESl1QAt_MOKkiTSDXUlewZB4GA5ihm_jzn-IwAgSJWf-L9ozgAxVrS/s320/23cats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305951104725937762" border="0" /></a>Borage, Speedwell, Clover Kitten and Mum Clover posing with Arthur, Anthony and Wagstaff!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi380KXUupNRVkQ14Wg6OO9o_FUDRwCyh3Sy6hUNGamXtbpp59IhmvlNQ3vvGOA_hnzlGjCCD9kC5Chzq0hMyWqNxluzsr1PwJMdaViI5XjmGuCDjPK2EWEja8BG3X95qc8XvoCvB3odMuC/s1600-h/22cats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi380KXUupNRVkQ14Wg6OO9o_FUDRwCyh3Sy6hUNGamXtbpp59IhmvlNQ3vvGOA_hnzlGjCCD9kC5Chzq0hMyWqNxluzsr1PwJMdaViI5XjmGuCDjPK2EWEja8BG3X95qc8XvoCvB3odMuC/s320/22cats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305951100961454738" border="0" /></a>Here's Speedwell with the sleeping George...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdY5U1vxLH84aSak2zhFLiTcYVZx24PWLe6nJRKO3u1ntMVwe-A6o5nsFEbyyPWz_3pQvneEjuN7PNzPtF2QkpRSjVrt2_LHoIFZ11GAVHk-9e0f9dj3d7KDhxc25htJoMKeQB5AbBWUwi/s1600-h/21cats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdY5U1vxLH84aSak2zhFLiTcYVZx24PWLe6nJRKO3u1ntMVwe-A6o5nsFEbyyPWz_3pQvneEjuN7PNzPtF2QkpRSjVrt2_LHoIFZ11GAVHk-9e0f9dj3d7KDhxc25htJoMKeQB5AbBWUwi/s320/21cats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305951098414975922" border="0" /></a>...and then all of them creeping up on him!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3n_wMkLFJTibKE24gbbXwFteV4vU6Zu5SsBhyNCybCw4OJKvV9NUBdYEEFE4rBH3QGWgmC_sh7hC1uc6PjQM9RT6X4rk9-Q3hFrNw8QZL1R-sfxlcXCY8MkTKhQRTqZAOL70vqLa2yz4/s1600-h/20cats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3n_wMkLFJTibKE24gbbXwFteV4vU6Zu5SsBhyNCybCw4OJKvV9NUBdYEEFE4rBH3QGWgmC_sh7hC1uc6PjQM9RT6X4rk9-Q3hFrNw8QZL1R-sfxlcXCY8MkTKhQRTqZAOL70vqLa2yz4/s320/20cats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305951098923409794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">"Wake up and play!"</span><br /><br />All photos taken by Catherine - thank you!<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-12324040435905022982008-12-21T06:58:00.000-08:002008-12-21T07:03:27.250-08:00Columbine 2<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">The second cat in purple, a little better than the previous one of the same name, I think</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFBHdH21nbvASW3cJfoV-TSqUz9FccY6fHMjYu6qDiq9aCotTbx435wX7o-lbnx6vDkeMU-EBFIqN2s6MVcqhk9xAd9lEQ3jHhfYRO9rTsUd9nML9hDi93VSuLMd3es0284q1azqoPp30/s1600-h/02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFBHdH21nbvASW3cJfoV-TSqUz9FccY6fHMjYu6qDiq9aCotTbx435wX7o-lbnx6vDkeMU-EBFIqN2s6MVcqhk9xAd9lEQ3jHhfYRO9rTsUd9nML9hDi93VSuLMd3es0284q1azqoPp30/s320/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282258098701023602" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1ZXRJUHoU-z5M-ti6h7vn1PluQlZIEnLchSzpdDTRHPAWhFWEMv2ulTypUnG4gJSzZ9WKqnzvdN-sIAObIPOYwj4lsoiLzWmGYdYfrF8k3hfsbJGM-IgbcucSVG_17KkmPoTZK9AOt_U/s1600-h/05best.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1ZXRJUHoU-z5M-ti6h7vn1PluQlZIEnLchSzpdDTRHPAWhFWEMv2ulTypUnG4gJSzZ9WKqnzvdN-sIAObIPOYwj4lsoiLzWmGYdYfrF8k3hfsbJGM-IgbcucSVG_17KkmPoTZK9AOt_U/s320/05best.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282258252365250338" border="0" /></a>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-18092388992664943392008-09-21T11:35:00.001-07:002008-10-05T14:57:51.387-07:00Borage 2<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">My first curled up cat! Not a perfect design but I know what to alter the next time I try it.<br /></div><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgnrx8gF4Kf_MlDoV3gBcCUeoG1x-PopbsOTX9q1KBnZ14jo0MAxckXmh4m68GDg3uuVL51bbxzrDq35nlhDJCL9NksRcWgYECRBeLm9VhvWmXO-Q7qtcIJzdF23ATcX3bn13VCWJh8zV/s1600-h/02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgnrx8gF4Kf_MlDoV3gBcCUeoG1x-PopbsOTX9q1KBnZ14jo0MAxckXmh4m68GDg3uuVL51bbxzrDq35nlhDJCL9NksRcWgYECRBeLm9VhvWmXO-Q7qtcIJzdF23ATcX3bn13VCWJh8zV/s320/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248545547835692210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cEyheQFvKGL_SSE1Uv97ncbBf2o1Ukl7jeCAyISdLFTcqZYA4K0JGu7egBQcASXS3FvQcHuJAOQB9zaCBgbiDFa1ELBbSWXvhYmUM1T4HrBsRHYhxB8PD6oYsF_j3mB3DohyphenhyphenYEe7xEkC/s1600-h/04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cEyheQFvKGL_SSE1Uv97ncbBf2o1Ukl7jeCAyISdLFTcqZYA4K0JGu7egBQcASXS3FvQcHuJAOQB9zaCBgbiDFa1ELBbSWXvhYmUM1T4HrBsRHYhxB8PD6oYsF_j3mB3DohyphenhyphenYEe7xEkC/s320/04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248545359637510402" border="0" /></a>Close-up of the face<br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-37727837480529255772008-09-11T11:33:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:46:36.479-07:00Misty, Katy, Rosie, Poppy and Fuzzy!I was so thrilled today to receive this lovely photo of Rosie, Poppy and Fuzzy in their new home in Edinburgh, looking out over the wonderful view towards Arthur's Seat, and being watched over by Misty - one of the two other beautiful cats in the house!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zAQ9tkxgDnG6WiLYe-aUy1DJShng8Hk2dZcuPDq7GX2MPes5icZAgrNsVWgdzngHbZVYEDa4V8jTC46tsXSPIn-5Fla4YKAEAD3YQPGu2KnG2NvTbZ6o3V14bkIrChgewfj17yCgwstd/s1600-h/Misty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zAQ9tkxgDnG6WiLYe-aUy1DJShng8Hk2dZcuPDq7GX2MPes5icZAgrNsVWgdzngHbZVYEDa4V8jTC46tsXSPIn-5Fla4YKAEAD3YQPGu2KnG2NvTbZ6o3V14bkIrChgewfj17yCgwstd/s320/Misty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244833867384475794" border="0" /></a>(For those who are interested in learning more about Arthur's Seat please click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%27s_Seat,_Edinburgh">here! )</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOUxpyzjZSrSdoBS-y-KXUOtCLhSeBb30AbGEoMkwfiSnJW4KJC0sV4opL7lL28gMNEQDFrUpjaYMxgNqf5_fN7ppryjVNkl_IC4MtMg-GCVP0KUSUaWtPUq4wjUMOvpyGxCpTDrzqlBM/s1600-h/Misty2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOUxpyzjZSrSdoBS-y-KXUOtCLhSeBb30AbGEoMkwfiSnJW4KJC0sV4opL7lL28gMNEQDFrUpjaYMxgNqf5_fN7ppryjVNkl_IC4MtMg-GCVP0KUSUaWtPUq4wjUMOvpyGxCpTDrzqlBM/s320/Misty2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248544273576247714" border="0" /></a>A lovely photo of Misty in the garden - what a sweetie!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRd03CpHlUDhL5j7fR_gLGSXc98ef-J2V_4wyEMC-Hsjk1f4oHSUwxJsAo-821anQkJ28cSKkzgWwPYxS7NTa_g32HWfBJXS2EglG_ICTY3vOPVt99GiShl112artvVIxTY2C6x2YmKJAF/s1600-h/Katy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRd03CpHlUDhL5j7fR_gLGSXc98ef-J2V_4wyEMC-Hsjk1f4oHSUwxJsAo-821anQkJ28cSKkzgWwPYxS7NTa_g32HWfBJXS2EglG_ICTY3vOPVt99GiShl112artvVIxTY2C6x2YmKJAF/s320/Katy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248934112782317378" border="0" /></a>...and here is the other gorgeous cat who lives in the same house : Katy!<br /><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-53242388906145110512008-09-11T11:08:00.001-07:002008-10-05T14:58:51.160-07:00Sweet Cicely<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" >September 2008: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" >Two 'firsts' for this 8 inch high green and white cat, made with my favourite yarn! First of all, the only cat I've made with eyebrows - an addition suggested by my friend, Ann - and, secondly, the front paws are chunkier. I think both are an improvement - I'd be interested to hear any opinions. Also, having made several cats recently with a rather sad and wistful expression, I decided on a happier face for this one! </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOmcf5N37xmGCtcDLpgJLvT0zNzLOuRTCK8Yzs8Ti609irQkO_dXbCOjdl4RoBPD9HY25qFi2O1axOENlfy3NeEzJSj6X5HIszYPpgr5mLmrprRJdgHbkiZG-Tp2NRmCgXROTG00MFEDY/s1600-h/01cat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOmcf5N37xmGCtcDLpgJLvT0zNzLOuRTCK8Yzs8Ti609irQkO_dXbCOjdl4RoBPD9HY25qFi2O1axOENlfy3NeEzJSj6X5HIszYPpgr5mLmrprRJdgHbkiZG-Tp2NRmCgXROTG00MFEDY/s320/01cat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244828437853049362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qGoykbHW4vtMXNsS65aYsr11gOFQHxA_Eea3me_CYEPojRx4QBaR_FRn3vQMOPcITS1bGHObBmtj5r5e-PSPsnBjeb24xNgdF1Xym9yqK_OZv-_FgZ00yLwXO8iWAOfYKI4uE7cQs3SB/s1600-h/03cat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qGoykbHW4vtMXNsS65aYsr11gOFQHxA_Eea3me_CYEPojRx4QBaR_FRn3vQMOPcITS1bGHObBmtj5r5e-PSPsnBjeb24xNgdF1Xym9yqK_OZv-_FgZ00yLwXO8iWAOfYKI4uE7cQs3SB/s320/03cat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244828256352302146" border="0" /></a>A close-up to show the eyebrows. The whiskers have practically disappeared into the yellow background!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77iiN3eb9m4GRnbcStEuEXyZ6l4eqswSpnZjwakntT4feL5h4s2N1ieKFqMIU_lCkLhTW4tSSpuJxbLA4DlhyphenhyphenmcCibdpydMGsR3WrxFrEoax8V-RsPBhzCEjCPGnxshzvMgTROT4Oquef/s1600-h/Cicely.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZJbKcQaCKn7lTRClMZd6m_bVu4lmQpVKIfA90QrIXYJjLuNpOlh7ARJr1Nqe0_H2yb6xnDkpNPkOFu69rCcodDkjPq4r78FndQM1MN4JdVeW-lUJhsrynkjb_m2wCOBRcXDv2fIR9ZMA/s1600-h/03yarn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZJbKcQaCKn7lTRClMZd6m_bVu4lmQpVKIfA90QrIXYJjLuNpOlh7ARJr1Nqe0_H2yb6xnDkpNPkOFu69rCcodDkjPq4r78FndQM1MN4JdVeW-lUJhsrynkjb_m2wCOBRcXDv2fIR9ZMA/s320/03yarn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244828027533050530" border="0" /></a>The yarn which I used for this cat<br /></div><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9xatZIhIMvWzN1vsXk8To8v3JJ5dWLhv0XjCJ4WKRD49Qx-sbLuUbaKKKc3KcId6NkquxQADuBYpkQe1NDcZFL2cq_KIcLwlsB_4aHxrFvI_rVVCIPKU2DOOQkuh-A3pqlV7g3wb0lVE/s1600-h/02yarn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9xatZIhIMvWzN1vsXk8To8v3JJ5dWLhv0XjCJ4WKRD49Qx-sbLuUbaKKKc3KcId6NkquxQADuBYpkQe1NDcZFL2cq_KIcLwlsB_4aHxrFvI_rVVCIPKU2DOOQkuh-A3pqlV7g3wb0lVE/s320/02yarn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244827870555374690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77iiN3eb9m4GRnbcStEuEXyZ6l4eqswSpnZjwakntT4feL5h4s2N1ieKFqMIU_lCkLhTW4tSSpuJxbLA4DlhyphenhyphenmcCibdpydMGsR3WrxFrEoax8V-RsPBhzCEjCPGnxshzvMgTROT4Oquef/s1600-h/Cicely.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77iiN3eb9m4GRnbcStEuEXyZ6l4eqswSpnZjwakntT4feL5h4s2N1ieKFqMIU_lCkLhTW4tSSpuJxbLA4DlhyphenhyphenmcCibdpydMGsR3WrxFrEoax8V-RsPBhzCEjCPGnxshzvMgTROT4Oquef/s320/Cicely.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244831515148290274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sweet cicely flowers<br /><br /></span></span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-81957862557653079352008-09-06T03:36:00.001-07:002008-10-05T14:59:43.902-07:00Columbine<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">This time a pale purple one, just over 7 inches high, September 2008.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">How I love this yarn (must get down to Shaws and buy some more before it's all gone)!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSWG4NjuESqrgdQ-TgTV4bccXMjkoQHCJbn162Sz4PhpysRXViRsUKqO46FI-2jUYq4u0PNos084Znf9lJp5CMRYU-U_Qwaz13AGXprH7cyIq1Fvfhe-s8I2m74FDRt07XfoUwFY6iKOX/s1600-h/02Columbine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSWG4NjuESqrgdQ-TgTV4bccXMjkoQHCJbn162Sz4PhpysRXViRsUKqO46FI-2jUYq4u0PNos084Znf9lJp5CMRYU-U_Qwaz13AGXprH7cyIq1Fvfhe-s8I2m74FDRt07XfoUwFY6iKOX/s320/02Columbine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242855665661078930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9fZDnsAJ5M0jgsY9ja6o34a2fXg5DPHMmxuYoNHUnw9b6TElroVi4G5OwoYqEoV_asoKra6gzqLDn2Zcp1CwsvZwBlhBnZbEtE6buHgV3eQKesmYQQ0s7sWjoLH-aI7CgrUaCJtBPLyb/s1600-h/02lilac.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9fZDnsAJ5M0jgsY9ja6o34a2fXg5DPHMmxuYoNHUnw9b6TElroVi4G5OwoYqEoV_asoKra6gzqLDn2Zcp1CwsvZwBlhBnZbEtE6buHgV3eQKesmYQQ0s7sWjoLH-aI7CgrUaCJtBPLyb/s320/02lilac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242860483846189202" border="0" /></a>Close up of a ball of this lovely silky yarn<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih066liNzFeghB13kaPNSSi62AoHllRCT6L7oXs5Q8lfc4iAxVEdRL7rFCMwcJ7KSPOiC_w2ARLrOgMWYTNrIMugzkito70ClmC90rlqzSt4EyrB3PS6ehyIOEvKb-IPFV_lQ6AQ2E76bb/s1600-h/purplecolumbines.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih066liNzFeghB13kaPNSSi62AoHllRCT6L7oXs5Q8lfc4iAxVEdRL7rFCMwcJ7KSPOiC_w2ARLrOgMWYTNrIMugzkito70ClmC90rlqzSt4EyrB3PS6ehyIOEvKb-IPFV_lQ6AQ2E76bb/s320/purplecolumbines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242862286919436482" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Pretty Columbine flowers<br /><br /></span></span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-15528821496813239502008-08-20T06:19:00.000-07:002008-10-05T15:00:21.165-07:00Borage<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">My latest blue-and-a-contrasting-colour cat! 8 inches high, August 2008. I might replace these photos with better ones soon as the blue has come out a little dark, also the whiskers don't show up too well (if you click on the photos to enlarge them you can see them better). I wish I could find something else to use other than this opaque 0.3mm nylon thread. It sews in easily but doesn't show up clearly - and gets bent if I'm not very careful, especially when storing the cats. Suggestions anyone?</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI_P2W9_j7aaigPTWyPYElv3F9xQl9XF8LSHjz2QfLj7ZY7PpAc98Ic5auAo-6RXauluyjKJ7Pbzj6iBGaCidRbXM1JSTlYCiIA-MuGRbkZOjzmAdlDc8eKHTAJ6pcuUrXxnFCC2xcfJX/s1600-h/03blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI_P2W9_j7aaigPTWyPYElv3F9xQl9XF8LSHjz2QfLj7ZY7PpAc98Ic5auAo-6RXauluyjKJ7Pbzj6iBGaCidRbXM1JSTlYCiIA-MuGRbkZOjzmAdlDc8eKHTAJ6pcuUrXxnFCC2xcfJX/s320/03blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236589611885272770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EjK1_Ns18CZjSVGlw_7TqpwQhZrtVDPOqAyEFYN1RDXrpx7tBvlIHjZtgP14CHGldmjK9vj-llCD4oCY-oFWyHaD_Le8gGA11VexWAwgXKcMp_tdrI_6lT7REuxlskWuYu_i6T24u_gV/s1600-h/02blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EjK1_Ns18CZjSVGlw_7TqpwQhZrtVDPOqAyEFYN1RDXrpx7tBvlIHjZtgP14CHGldmjK9vj-llCD4oCY-oFWyHaD_Le8gGA11VexWAwgXKcMp_tdrI_6lT7REuxlskWuYu_i6T24u_gV/s320/02blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236589460996062498" border="0" /></a>Close-up<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqzhkWkX-n9DHSAtixzf2QZHOCqXU257VNMWCp45YC4dpwiCB199Mvg6gtB12bnETsFNKvSoJT0sKL_YgDDT2NNcih3Uy9gDo2Qncg-wVGulZmc3slN_5xytbO_IH_KZGn_vzBwY6uVDN/s1600-h/05crochet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqzhkWkX-n9DHSAtixzf2QZHOCqXU257VNMWCp45YC4dpwiCB199Mvg6gtB12bnETsFNKvSoJT0sKL_YgDDT2NNcih3Uy9gDo2Qncg-wVGulZmc3slN_5xytbO_IH_KZGn_vzBwY6uVDN/s320/05crochet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236682089264815010" border="0" /></a>A few days ago: the body in progress on the sofa...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrvCfY-bC6Trwvb3MpRGFUsiY-aDaGHjCIAcvZq9GE4p2biXF4N5lbJc6UKCtLFBxxJD9ykSIe5UpqVO1TZiZ0CP5v9h_cqSTZXYZ6Af5pfPN_F9yWwwK14JmOeuhZnG7aIFR91nInl3I/s1600-h/01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrvCfY-bC6Trwvb3MpRGFUsiY-aDaGHjCIAcvZq9GE4p2biXF4N5lbJc6UKCtLFBxxJD9ykSIe5UpqVO1TZiZ0CP5v9h_cqSTZXYZ6Af5pfPN_F9yWwwK14JmOeuhZnG7aIFR91nInl3I/s320/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236681459450867106" border="0" /></a>...and a couple of days later, nearly finished!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKELrE_Jh31jxLpLpemtiX5fnpFxgDnsxpH4XvmKV8Xjbsxz4IvvkC7ApwA8BUdQ8lApGUFF8yTHRnNFWplycL3kKpTfY53XDWjUrZcfF3LmPHeZWn0RwE-zIBZzHVtcn81enrq9W0OYAK/s1600-h/boragenew.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKELrE_Jh31jxLpLpemtiX5fnpFxgDnsxpH4XvmKV8Xjbsxz4IvvkC7ApwA8BUdQ8lApGUFF8yTHRnNFWplycL3kKpTfY53XDWjUrZcfF3LmPHeZWn0RwE-zIBZzHVtcn81enrq9W0OYAK/s320/boragenew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236685520713127458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Borage flower</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-59173205212436815832008-08-10T06:29:00.001-07:002008-09-06T03:46:39.150-07:00Peony<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Two cats from August 2008, including my first lying-down one! The sitting cat is 8 inches high.</span><br /></div><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PueiyesnkKnaJRHZaUnVC8U8bPuT5q5js1VfDHAKvIesSxXlhc_0VNooYDIVY_CYxbaECXiEHw_9AhyphenhyphenD8kUfvYdhBAPwKdTn4IjIA0BleNW6w28uGENqzJfa6b4OxGnkNbSzvY2mf3AR/s1600-h/01Peony.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PueiyesnkKnaJRHZaUnVC8U8bPuT5q5js1VfDHAKvIesSxXlhc_0VNooYDIVY_CYxbaECXiEHw_9AhyphenhyphenD8kUfvYdhBAPwKdTn4IjIA0BleNW6w28uGENqzJfa6b4OxGnkNbSzvY2mf3AR/s320/01Peony.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232882217983309314" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJfKmeZ_5eOUfB-y3eu80TQIRDMMmA6a0Ye12UVl8EvsdE3gRVO8ujgzByMfdB-XkaM37IrdQZ2T50wYf9AS6iK_NcAxPYmpdHGP4Mt5ElhgFUhaba5QGRLoQQpuOa0dqA-9UyFAf8Qce/s1600-h/02Peony.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJfKmeZ_5eOUfB-y3eu80TQIRDMMmA6a0Ye12UVl8EvsdE3gRVO8ujgzByMfdB-XkaM37IrdQZ2T50wYf9AS6iK_NcAxPYmpdHGP4Mt5ElhgFUhaba5QGRLoQQpuOa0dqA-9UyFAf8Qce/s320/02Peony.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232881883735127666" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11hBw7FQfhpmpHfNU5JzsHppQtQ-mTAHfTcROxKL5cfqSLVx90vNzq3fCFJIXbm0szf7M_fAMSGyENOBsM_uZC9Y_QIZwiFUxF-qhwPZvRmAR1gyZDQlzJs3dSpC53UHA5juWSMB_b8YJ/s1600-h/01Peonyongrey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11hBw7FQfhpmpHfNU5JzsHppQtQ-mTAHfTcROxKL5cfqSLVx90vNzq3fCFJIXbm0szf7M_fAMSGyENOBsM_uZC9Y_QIZwiFUxF-qhwPZvRmAR1gyZDQlzJs3dSpC53UHA5juWSMB_b8YJ/s320/01Peonyongrey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232881671855898226" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsH_fJslK_AXmjJHFXE3fnvyNWw_UpsLJ2QiIUqCxZ3kyjUj4bz_nU7N60z3NJPrFdYf1BnPdnHQD0w27c58od12W1_LnDg0Hi3iYcI1e9mEGnKT5GQ0L8bJVXHhEsiG33NMaWZlgkK1n/s1600-h/01peonies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsH_fJslK_AXmjJHFXE3fnvyNWw_UpsLJ2QiIUqCxZ3kyjUj4bz_nU7N60z3NJPrFdYf1BnPdnHQD0w27c58od12W1_LnDg0Hi3iYcI1e9mEGnKT5GQ0L8bJVXHhEsiG33NMaWZlgkK1n/s320/01peonies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232881451570561570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWP9Zhyphenhyphen5_exvz9RcIu0Q_ieFfsOcLXWu1V33KbC-Tol3UnD8K2WIh8NxJ81r5ULnapBIZarqsltIxQrvTA2RS8twO44NckAJ90EsOMpJ2iOgYS1ml2pyCjJn5nuV9yeIQ25gmpqnzVwB5/s1600-h/05Shaws.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWP9Zhyphenhyphen5_exvz9RcIu0Q_ieFfsOcLXWu1V33KbC-Tol3UnD8K2WIh8NxJ81r5ULnapBIZarqsltIxQrvTA2RS8twO44NckAJ90EsOMpJ2iOgYS1ml2pyCjJn5nuV9yeIQ25gmpqnzVwB5/s320/05Shaws.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232880876066916882" border="0" /></a>Here I am outside "Shaws" of Neath the other day with some of the 'Peony' yarn, which is amazingly cheap at only 99 pence a ball! It's the nicest and softest I have used so far and interesting too, with the little flecks of contrasting colour.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHGQOp50hUHiCPwYprIfrtrnmlENJJn4cGvOVkQ9Na17MGHFj_oWLSK0C1W9_pfB41fqiGS0topjzvZDLTqK-54IlBD0U6IvLUf42yEXJx-TML6s8t_EAaHs0jKXuSPCTA8DzO7LypLTc/s1600-h/peonyflower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHGQOp50hUHiCPwYprIfrtrnmlENJJn4cGvOVkQ9Na17MGHFj_oWLSK0C1W9_pfB41fqiGS0topjzvZDLTqK-54IlBD0U6IvLUf42yEXJx-TML6s8t_EAaHs0jKXuSPCTA8DzO7LypLTc/s320/peonyflower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232884542796572338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A lovely peony flower</span></span><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-30329040927387118852008-08-10T03:29:00.000-07:002008-08-10T04:06:57.068-07:00My Hooks<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Until very recently, and for almost 40 years (impossible!!), I crocheted using the hooks from this case. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvnI45pJixYu07ht0wwglscVj8glmkNn5G5BviEDSh7PnLqW93cT_UE5EN1g35cfhgEtiCm_dwwM8_X96TjIL8uC54p7aRSb8_ZxsfiL-8aFIP9qpSc5jKDNk8465_oKSOr_21uCb0uDA/s1600-h/01case.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvnI45pJixYu07ht0wwglscVj8glmkNn5G5BviEDSh7PnLqW93cT_UE5EN1g35cfhgEtiCm_dwwM8_X96TjIL8uC54p7aRSb8_ZxsfiL-8aFIP9qpSc5jKDNk8465_oKSOr_21uCb0uDA/s320/01case.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232835102650973154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">It's a bit worse-for-wear now, and some of the hooks are missing, but I'll never get rid of it because my mother gave it to me. However, just a few weeks ago I decided to invest in some new hooks as I'd read about some of the lovely new coloured ones.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cUOftp2BcTm85INjmNikGN8siFkOYYwPGCH-KPmhBujY3cttMkC7ttANUVg099TZM2o-STtmjX1ET73cA9W11WJFSao4mGgtnYTUORwZ0an0Jk4pbNQM4CIlN0u2ZaAUAlh0QQNf0kaR/s1600-h/01hooks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cUOftp2BcTm85INjmNikGN8siFkOYYwPGCH-KPmhBujY3cttMkC7ttANUVg099TZM2o-STtmjX1ET73cA9W11WJFSao4mGgtnYTUORwZ0an0Jk4pbNQM4CIlN0u2ZaAUAlh0QQNf0kaR/s320/01hooks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232834526761578450" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >First of all I bought these (above) from Ebay: Susan Bates Crystalites - translucent acrylic crochet hooks. I love them - they are really lightweight and the colours are so pretty. They remind me of boiled sweets! They were so cheap too - an unbelievable £3.72 <span style="font-style: italic;">including</span> the postage from America!!! (US $7.15)</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-jJtjv8T7NzXAJXaEXuWu9G9YCK_uZ4wUpcfXSpOPYCVVVozWTL3sgMrwdrMBYZeVgz-MCfRmp0sMdiVvJHX8EEoqkMgv0A9fK3g3bvWBY7HuZ5F0LEt6GjUyE8tVKxT5aZ-IMkFkuc9/s1600-h/02hooks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-jJtjv8T7NzXAJXaEXuWu9G9YCK_uZ4wUpcfXSpOPYCVVVozWTL3sgMrwdrMBYZeVgz-MCfRmp0sMdiVvJHX8EEoqkMgv0A9fK3g3bvWBY7HuZ5F0LEt6GjUyE8tVKxT5aZ-IMkFkuc9/s320/02hooks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232834707747938514" border="0" /></a>I also decided to buy some (probably more durable) </span>aluminium hooks. I couldn't find a set of coloured ones on Ebay, so I bought these from KCG Trading Limited, the trading company of the Knitting & Crochet Guild in the UK. These Susan Bates Silvalume Crochet Hooks were nearly £10 (including postage) and excellent quality. I'm really thrilled with them; indeed both sets, and am now a fan of the Susan Bates hooks! I've only used one acrylic hook and two aluminium ones so far - but give me time...!!<br /><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-90892328021953699702008-08-09T06:44:00.000-07:002008-08-09T07:00:41.003-07:00Cornflower<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">Two bright blue cats: the first arrived in March, 2008...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CIVQlLIsvLTtMZNVnFDSI5UBh2vFV8O3OP2SiIHh6D8k8T4SxM62eS2F26ddkGeyRrib4n0AmcxjU_Oi2Yi2_yfjnxShz22K0XC0NcKxQstdsLreku8P7qNuYMXvUi4npRj3AUM2Rha9/s1600-h/05blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CIVQlLIsvLTtMZNVnFDSI5UBh2vFV8O3OP2SiIHh6D8k8T4SxM62eS2F26ddkGeyRrib4n0AmcxjU_Oi2Yi2_yfjnxShz22K0XC0NcKxQstdsLreku8P7qNuYMXvUi4npRj3AUM2Rha9/s320/05blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232515399307777202" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">..and the second (5 inches high), in July 2008<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugmyFtDo4rRfFt7efDoGqZtJGw84reP-8Lwv24h8gLKaj6wKrXDrY0I_jqq9Ud8aORq2tvLoQCmmLZNFbKhPyYjExBI4uTP15zfoKFbddzVE4k_QsFuWtKzmpBh4GdIcXCoJdV5s3ELip/s1600-h/02Cornflower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugmyFtDo4rRfFt7efDoGqZtJGw84reP-8Lwv24h8gLKaj6wKrXDrY0I_jqq9Ud8aORq2tvLoQCmmLZNFbKhPyYjExBI4uTP15zfoKFbddzVE4k_QsFuWtKzmpBh4GdIcXCoJdV5s3ELip/s320/02Cornflower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232513750378749458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevntmOdNBKrlAr5wQUBXtvAWSMlp33p3vRh5v7jesi2YFJXDP6xn1EZXCLnAh8CCrklrgtvmxnE_oWCoglEGvXQ9SEl8p1GyIq5dNU1CoBxeUwr3-yMF-DX4h4ylZChruzFfa3oO3Lhve/s1600-h/cornflower1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevntmOdNBKrlAr5wQUBXtvAWSMlp33p3vRh5v7jesi2YFJXDP6xn1EZXCLnAh8CCrklrgtvmxnE_oWCoglEGvXQ9SEl8p1GyIq5dNU1CoBxeUwr3-yMF-DX4h4ylZChruzFfa3oO3Lhve/s320/cornflower1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232514724779752898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A vivid blue cornflower</span></span><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-32163171271692516612008-08-09T06:06:00.000-07:002008-08-09T06:27:46.608-07:00Rosie<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">One of my very first crocheted cats from way back in February, 2008. 5 inches high, so quite small (as you can see where she is sitting in my hand); embroidered eyes and a collar with a 'bell' instead of the later ribbon and bow which I now prefer. The legs were quite 'bendy' but now I like to make them rather stiff. I do lots of things differently now of course, like adding claws and filling in ears, and bringing the tail to a point. Also, I don't use this silver thread for whiskers any more because they frayed, despite coating the ends with varnish.<br /><br />Rosie left home to live in Scotland in May 2008!</span><br /><br /></div><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5txem7onA2la_WwK62i_o1uBUYMBF7hsPleON-6P5qLfOj5Lr6nrDmvblGpamVp53_lPQYKgwUJd-JctbmJYrxKLOaW2zuF9g1eWuMsH0oowh18eWNwRyRdM2QIA4nUTUVTLT2F_QZXKf/s1600-h/07Catno5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5txem7onA2la_WwK62i_o1uBUYMBF7hsPleON-6P5qLfOj5Lr6nrDmvblGpamVp53_lPQYKgwUJd-JctbmJYrxKLOaW2zuF9g1eWuMsH0oowh18eWNwRyRdM2QIA4nUTUVTLT2F_QZXKf/s320/07Catno5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232504223005844690" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3YUh8eVejRXhOk0Oiq80lqnlV4Kiuy2WT3xl2qQvWGhnQzMpUeNoQ8-eIohtXTRTEGynh-YQzKPZkIpc-I3vweHxk4iXVKFCEb3wP5_U3BueDTY5MDRiho5A37xQ2dbr7TDd8W7I4Umy/s1600-h/10Catno5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3YUh8eVejRXhOk0Oiq80lqnlV4Kiuy2WT3xl2qQvWGhnQzMpUeNoQ8-eIohtXTRTEGynh-YQzKPZkIpc-I3vweHxk4iXVKFCEb3wP5_U3BueDTY5MDRiho5A37xQ2dbr7TDd8W7I4Umy/s320/10Catno5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232503977307624418" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHisYUpr7ubS4IXgDWDUddq6Ib8K3-MAQLSzyJI13fLEyX8_9gHgU_3Z4MKp3HpVh8yIryrWoMqARS7uutAic2TWSvg4Bc80e9zRoqda6MX4yxgYL4ioZscnQGkEHL-uXC4yy7rX1zICjl/s1600-h/Roseborder.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHisYUpr7ubS4IXgDWDUddq6Ib8K3-MAQLSzyJI13fLEyX8_9gHgU_3Z4MKp3HpVh8yIryrWoMqARS7uutAic2TWSvg4Bc80e9zRoqda6MX4yxgYL4ioZscnQGkEHL-uXC4yy7rX1zICjl/s320/Roseborder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232506947515577426" border="0" /></a>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-55502165863709346302008-08-09T03:47:00.000-07:002008-08-31T05:49:39.632-07:00IrisJust one Iris so far from May 2008, and with the round 'teddy bear' eyes - I still have so many of them to use up! She's 7 inches high...<br /><div face="arial" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCInIpmX4oy8SisdWuMJ4aKweNQXLXRSKObNbKW5kqwTwYTipoLFpROuas93pYHGk-iXcVD0DOi-m7TkZtNcOGvJNxteQXkf-k-wM8UQYzAS6DSecw1in2y_gaD0hWaUt0PpR4C5IZUs67/s1600-h/01newbluegreen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCInIpmX4oy8SisdWuMJ4aKweNQXLXRSKObNbKW5kqwTwYTipoLFpROuas93pYHGk-iXcVD0DOi-m7TkZtNcOGvJNxteQXkf-k-wM8UQYzAS6DSecw1in2y_gaD0hWaUt0PpR4C5IZUs67/s320/01newbluegreen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232468396815722530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mNUifnYR2u9lugOZY5ONtfTL_pnB7WX2IfeBqy76tZ10B5crWU806oU7DwithtvWPcGfYt9bHFxVnZlTGvN4L9iWBR8Umh4sDRRFbQ55coovLgc6vmUp2vqaCWi2xdU_W9Lg0cmhgv5_/s1600-h/56Marmite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mNUifnYR2u9lugOZY5ONtfTL_pnB7WX2IfeBqy76tZ10B5crWU806oU7DwithtvWPcGfYt9bHFxVnZlTGvN4L9iWBR8Umh4sDRRFbQ55coovLgc6vmUp2vqaCWi2xdU_W9Lg0cmhgv5_/s320/56Marmite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240634972355049954" border="0" /></a>...and here she is in her new home in Tamerton Foliot, in the South West of England, with gorgeous Marmite to look after her! August 27th 2008.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwqSxlwlTz8UHL3-uwV-W05OvPsYylWpS86YQfMK1IdKUTcVHu5OrbbcCgUsnvIeTn0APMyJG2ejQNX5L5U9Wsz6niZ8QpLupucI8vKbN24nfUz-f0eb5iSUtSfzKBYoF5N0V4uKUVuUv/s1600-h/iris1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwqSxlwlTz8UHL3-uwV-W05OvPsYylWpS86YQfMK1IdKUTcVHu5OrbbcCgUsnvIeTn0APMyJG2ejQNX5L5U9Wsz6niZ8QpLupucI8vKbN24nfUz-f0eb5iSUtSfzKBYoF5N0V4uKUVuUv/s320/iris1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232469125618549042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Iris flower<br /></span></span><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-8021814427605952562008-08-09T03:31:00.001-07:002008-08-09T03:43:10.432-07:00Fuzzy<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">Two experiments in May 2008 using very spiky yarn! 5 inches high with glass eyes and embroidered mouths. Green-eyed Fuzzy went to a happy life in Edinburgh in May. I couldn't think of a suitable flower's name although I have seen pictures of spiky white flowers since then, but I don't know what they are called. I'll find out before I make another spiky feline!<br /><br /></div><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRhxTuSsO8zBag8EFHvbH96s8iyWyWyz5Iayecy4XWn2QmQPcO6NyxSyX07nHhrADzaSqicWO6yn-tjwtmrryZDPA4Vd3aDy4lk7SoMxrnxF8JmPTq92SaKhe7ectbfEvAye9hzE2qzCY/s1600-h/02Fuzzy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRhxTuSsO8zBag8EFHvbH96s8iyWyWyz5Iayecy4XWn2QmQPcO6NyxSyX07nHhrADzaSqicWO6yn-tjwtmrryZDPA4Vd3aDy4lk7SoMxrnxF8JmPTq92SaKhe7ectbfEvAye9hzE2qzCY/s320/02Fuzzy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232464505062353330" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL9SzNaZcCfYdM6C0z04a19Z7rEXc1ymQRyc2qxFphYk5Ft0uaG8o2od-o9X4puEMGmiCSG4ASfCd5grTnGyzfJhdL92BtrYNIMTmIB_CDFsDxFiBgMbYadOGYHPklHuHIH-A-M5j5hgb/s1600-h/01Fuzzy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL9SzNaZcCfYdM6C0z04a19Z7rEXc1ymQRyc2qxFphYk5Ft0uaG8o2od-o9X4puEMGmiCSG4ASfCd5grTnGyzfJhdL92BtrYNIMTmIB_CDFsDxFiBgMbYadOGYHPklHuHIH-A-M5j5hgb/s320/01Fuzzy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232464341831796290" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_MPibLbgbm6URilSmW85HothM7LQY9FSp-7txc98SFMuAwW1XGxga234561aqzf0N0CIM2r5eZLhpWUT5GWt7U18cvRjovNTL9qgbPglWw9N2IFsUO6IpMpKc1zqmdJ1W46KjH_mcXPo/s1600-h/01Fuzzy2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_MPibLbgbm6URilSmW85HothM7LQY9FSp-7txc98SFMuAwW1XGxga234561aqzf0N0CIM2r5eZLhpWUT5GWt7U18cvRjovNTL9qgbPglWw9N2IFsUO6IpMpKc1zqmdJ1W46KjH_mcXPo/s320/01Fuzzy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232464148042194274" border="0" /></a>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-85542005362899916302008-08-09T03:07:00.000-07:002008-08-09T03:23:57.871-07:00Jasmine<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">Only one Jasmine so far, from May 2008, another of the thin, early cats, (5 and a 1/2 inches high) and the first one to be named after one of the wonderful 'real' cats I used to share my life with (though she wasn't yellow!) All the early cats had embroidered eyes, which used to take absolutely ages to do. I like the effect, though intend to stick to the glass and plastic eyes from now on.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LMZAgAz9qwLe6KvCxrEk0WvsXRKMBm955KxbhfOGM9WWsqfB4cJ-krweOlvCL_xfEWdb4b_sX1TNT_nXJkffqsT0nnfRb9_W7DoFbcD3B136BrRCE_3sQbxUzxVhNjsDHoZQIaUvJPvR/s1600-h/01Jasmine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LMZAgAz9qwLe6KvCxrEk0WvsXRKMBm955KxbhfOGM9WWsqfB4cJ-krweOlvCL_xfEWdb4b_sX1TNT_nXJkffqsT0nnfRb9_W7DoFbcD3B136BrRCE_3sQbxUzxVhNjsDHoZQIaUvJPvR/s320/01Jasmine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232458626451218002" border="0" /></a>She was to have gone to live in Edinburgh but, sadly, I noticed a slightly grubby mark on her back which I couldn't remove, so Speedwell went in her place.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2aEQwSc03l5XcI8alvXnpJFX5BRwU_YrIm8Q1uTShDk-c7123nMCGtHz6e44kFCQkjGCz71ouiqXs0jBeg0ucU2CeMu-KQdhMT2w4ZhA0O8Wk3q903pQE2VEvfeAwIhcgYmnMzv2RYCs/s1600-h/Jasminecloseup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2aEQwSc03l5XcI8alvXnpJFX5BRwU_YrIm8Q1uTShDk-c7123nMCGtHz6e44kFCQkjGCz71ouiqXs0jBeg0ucU2CeMu-KQdhMT2w4ZhA0O8Wk3q903pQE2VEvfeAwIhcgYmnMzv2RYCs/s320/Jasminecloseup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232458437228382754" border="0" /></a>Close-up<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAWTTebDGuKlpC8Fm8DPiT9qgmoO18iiSYSvfotCM-lwdIihAimAvrvgG1Kcu7qvXYgflqEDSjC_s5dXrz1vUNLmzOwratR3uHoZ89Fnsp90g3YMgsqQVJehbDf4oi72Yce7H3Vu3HNrb/s1600-h/yellowjasmine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAWTTebDGuKlpC8Fm8DPiT9qgmoO18iiSYSvfotCM-lwdIihAimAvrvgG1Kcu7qvXYgflqEDSjC_s5dXrz1vUNLmzOwratR3uHoZ89Fnsp90g3YMgsqQVJehbDf4oi72Yce7H3Vu3HNrb/s320/yellowjasmine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232460971903008098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jasmine flowers<br /><br /></span></span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-27584073154880819452008-08-08T12:40:00.000-07:002008-08-08T13:02:53.817-07:00Poppy<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Nearly 6 inches high with a crocheted nose, Poppy came into being in May 2008 and went to a loving home in Edinburgh soon afterwards!</span><br /></div><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx33B-45iMB_IpdcgitJa9hKh6VD1yzU8uycMBbjfVd-DpB8Fa-zhcculhlzvgsPd8f6vXgBCN2qQlrO5b8ggoYyDShvW84dppLTgGwl_bOyFXbgn7KaQGPwMlwfPeaszD1j9H8RwTCs8/s1600-h/01Poppynew.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx33B-45iMB_IpdcgitJa9hKh6VD1yzU8uycMBbjfVd-DpB8Fa-zhcculhlzvgsPd8f6vXgBCN2qQlrO5b8ggoYyDShvW84dppLTgGwl_bOyFXbgn7KaQGPwMlwfPeaszD1j9H8RwTCs8/s320/01Poppynew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232234319853518002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CFxzhR3VAE8kZRmkGYwZNZ_rznDDz2EwNLVTRIzoT9Y6HO2g7V-dbUvRpBs54y9AFXm6ULq3r7knF3-CYMC-0ZcXjeJQeAsqKMybbnizjmMcBRa7nbU2LVbNdRMK1BrOIbvYhvu-u0uZ/s1600-h/03Poppy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CFxzhR3VAE8kZRmkGYwZNZ_rznDDz2EwNLVTRIzoT9Y6HO2g7V-dbUvRpBs54y9AFXm6ULq3r7knF3-CYMC-0ZcXjeJQeAsqKMybbnizjmMcBRa7nbU2LVbNdRMK1BrOIbvYhvu-u0uZ/s320/03Poppy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232235900956603154" border="0" /></a>Poppy 2; 6 inches high also with a crocheted nose as with all my more recent cats, July 2008<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGySTnAsasC2WHkXNnyycIZUMx7z89wnwUBK2_oPsCkNvD7oxKmUJSpCI4CqBHBhEtwihO2iiQf-pGK3ajvRX_FgoMxZ-Vtc6LohQt6OgWJyfTaTxF4X5zIIkfCJxSf4bBo6L1KCbslZG/s1600-h/poppy2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGySTnAsasC2WHkXNnyycIZUMx7z89wnwUBK2_oPsCkNvD7oxKmUJSpCI4CqBHBhEtwihO2iiQf-pGK3ajvRX_FgoMxZ-Vtc6LohQt6OgWJyfTaTxF4X5zIIkfCJxSf4bBo6L1KCbslZG/s320/poppy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232238970053679698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Poppy flowers<br /><br /></span></span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-62263969587354215722008-08-08T12:29:00.001-07:002008-08-08T13:04:24.003-07:00Ivy<div style="text-align: center;">Another of my 'early' cats (April 2008) which were all thin with rather spindly legs and felt, embroidered, eyes and a felt nose and embroidered mouth. This one is 5 inches high.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wSEG9ogr9_gSqppwHB18ZqUCRRbAZsyQKmhy98lDDVFz0zBSt1Tjqe6Mw3p0XOAqRHhUtxoVy0NTUQ-nS0xwIkgzLkcvez8pL3mRzhYWvjc6BbrkxSMV73Qhn2iH5CU33LIQBwUmCS9w/s1600-h/03ivy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wSEG9ogr9_gSqppwHB18ZqUCRRbAZsyQKmhy98lDDVFz0zBSt1Tjqe6Mw3p0XOAqRHhUtxoVy0NTUQ-nS0xwIkgzLkcvez8pL3mRzhYWvjc6BbrkxSMV73Qhn2iH5CU33LIQBwUmCS9w/s320/03ivy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232231387441362658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MhzP2JUD6orwxspUMIV0e_KAvsu0Bws9Kz7Wsj1wJ1u3tQ8D-gA37Yv03gE_QTd_FTFQ6sIVXthyphenhyphenf1BI_on-2qqJB9zKUtIet4pYoZiR5qK_qnrKj4f7fNbJ9yUWOCe39DkvdcLPy9RY/s1600-h/06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MhzP2JUD6orwxspUMIV0e_KAvsu0Bws9Kz7Wsj1wJ1u3tQ8D-gA37Yv03gE_QTd_FTFQ6sIVXthyphenhyphenf1BI_on-2qqJB9zKUtIet4pYoZiR5qK_qnrKj4f7fNbJ9yUWOCe39DkvdcLPy9RY/s320/06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232237451165043698" border="0" /></a>Close - up<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uYS44CCu7hybZ5YYjQJ9nKEfMlN3HCMxwJbAAuCwT55FgmEx3jBqjT4B7kUTl7SdC4RlOO_Km7qcIVJ7O87Oo5DtVid-RUnpU8Mn2O7zpQ64ALBdb_KJ2gOwaafmhoREi8UUBULvjzHY/s1600-h/03Ivy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uYS44CCu7hybZ5YYjQJ9nKEfMlN3HCMxwJbAAuCwT55FgmEx3jBqjT4B7kUTl7SdC4RlOO_Km7qcIVJ7O87Oo5DtVid-RUnpU8Mn2O7zpQ64ALBdb_KJ2gOwaafmhoREi8UUBULvjzHY/s320/03Ivy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232232043753923058" border="0" /></a>Ivy 2, much chunkier, with a crocheted nose and round eyes, June 2008<br /><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-36798421373983829172008-08-08T11:16:00.001-07:002008-08-08T12:17:41.944-07:00Speedwell<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">Speedwell 1; created in May 2008 and 5 inches high; embroidered, felt, eyes, which all my early cats had. Went to a very good home in Edinburgh on the 5th June 2008!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sPDk5XdNVXVJnAbKt7BpAQwrZgLkW5HUZ78q919RI4SlCsW2p3dskyGtN_lNXcP8QF3I7vPYy7QjI4qOk_e_i2bp_z1rUORCSxNk9wCgAtAMp1mmbxS69XkVaHsqsVlEopt11HIWX7UV/s1600-h/01blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sPDk5XdNVXVJnAbKt7BpAQwrZgLkW5HUZ78q919RI4SlCsW2p3dskyGtN_lNXcP8QF3I7vPYy7QjI4qOk_e_i2bp_z1rUORCSxNk9wCgAtAMp1mmbxS69XkVaHsqsVlEopt11HIWX7UV/s320/01blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232213635776012194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0Ofm05FV4mcRP0_whbm80-IKlGt0nXrRtlmUu69pcRIPOZes3zTVL9RSqspKkW05oxEnbpiV2ZrCcdhSFzNnlpmAE90S-jGBXc91zPsytSPME_S54uM0YfiuW2l-roOLXgdOqSWKmwsz/s1600-h/newblue1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0Ofm05FV4mcRP0_whbm80-IKlGt0nXrRtlmUu69pcRIPOZes3zTVL9RSqspKkW05oxEnbpiV2ZrCcdhSFzNnlpmAE90S-jGBXc91zPsytSPME_S54uM0YfiuW2l-roOLXgdOqSWKmwsz/s320/newblue1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232214064792093602" border="0" /></a>Close-up - looking a much deeper blue for some reason<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iJprwAQ6rlApK9uxImnjISQsz0VOFKyvoRAcSo7eqRGdgoE6SNDiqQcylhQIW90GmfqbAocEBV9Y44cDIyIgCdkIDg1P8Bp9J5UBiFc6-W6PcekkAHliViiD9618O5P0hGSiH6i_KX2f/s1600-h/04Speedwell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iJprwAQ6rlApK9uxImnjISQsz0VOFKyvoRAcSo7eqRGdgoE6SNDiqQcylhQIW90GmfqbAocEBV9Y44cDIyIgCdkIDg1P8Bp9J5UBiFc6-W6PcekkAHliViiD9618O5P0hGSiH6i_KX2f/s320/04Speedwell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232213131987103202" border="0" /></a>Speedwell 2; 6 inches high, July 2008. Started life as a standing cat but changed into a sitting one! As with Buttercup, I think I should change the name to that of a blue and yellow flower, or use cream for the contrasting colour, more like actual Speedwell flowers. Of course, sometimes the colours are just an approximation, but I like to get as close as possible! There aren't that many true blue flowers around - most seem to be closer to shades of violet.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkOX9vaBuxCkjAaMrFIcwegyevHu-UzIhItxXilZ7CkXCJkPD-ezPwv4ZgeL0msxTQTal6di8tD6xIXeMQuHfCJlmBWE2xgrpGiYgj4gyvvk07xPJTFHXQ-3KMwncdR7pMLeTHhuRztZl/s1600-h/Speedwell9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkOX9vaBuxCkjAaMrFIcwegyevHu-UzIhItxXilZ7CkXCJkPD-ezPwv4ZgeL0msxTQTal6di8tD6xIXeMQuHfCJlmBWE2xgrpGiYgj4gyvvk07xPJTFHXQ-3KMwncdR7pMLeTHhuRztZl/s320/Speedwell9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232212542769072130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Speedwell flowers<br /><br /></span></span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-90686069884851971032008-08-07T12:27:00.001-07:002008-08-09T03:26:40.541-07:00ButtercupMy first standing cat (at least, the first one which worked out properly!); 5 inches high, created in July 2008. I think the next cats this colour will be named either Tansy or Marigold as a buttercup is a paler yellow - somewhat paler than I'd remembered! I can't really change this one's name though because she has already appeared on one or two other websites!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKgP7KjeXDix_zDtVevRmLxlY4awspcSZsPaSOX2lZiO2HKRXNzJm9pvj9FF4WlaDcS0mRcTTXmsPVzWkL8uGcy3ra9EzIgx3gcQtmu12X-uWW4ZrUlJKfGylkwi4EZ8IeXV_i1pfUZ1a/s1600-h/03Buttercup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKgP7KjeXDix_zDtVevRmLxlY4awspcSZsPaSOX2lZiO2HKRXNzJm9pvj9FF4WlaDcS0mRcTTXmsPVzWkL8uGcy3ra9EzIgx3gcQtmu12X-uWW4ZrUlJKfGylkwi4EZ8IeXV_i1pfUZ1a/s320/03Buttercup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231859975759560914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKlMo3Is3av-0BS8vd-fQSZ-XaB5e5MMucOgWloq2qzY0HpP1gYwdel1_QX70u7jZp5seHqY4Ksvo0AIn6W72EoE0H72rOvhqL36NX7r38EcUSoxmA4fHI65lzy85iKHNMg4t8-gWevB0/s1600-h/buttercup1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKlMo3Is3av-0BS8vd-fQSZ-XaB5e5MMucOgWloq2qzY0HpP1gYwdel1_QX70u7jZp5seHqY4Ksvo0AIn6W72EoE0H72rOvhqL36NX7r38EcUSoxmA4fHI65lzy85iKHNMg4t8-gWevB0/s320/buttercup1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231863163270947698" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Buttercup flower<br /><br /></span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-90175170547144679162008-08-07T12:12:00.001-07:002008-08-08T12:24:40.193-07:00Clover<div style="text-align: center;">Clover arrived in May 2008; nearly 7 inches tall and quite slender. My later cats are much chunkier!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8zGqaKcmO6_qAOfz-IPmFAryx31NE0p7N_uAE_BXJjqFa-MoAAopEwxkURjaoteNSS_abX8BiavutF7pnlWIfOhcHRNkPRD2mxxazRXfGcX8bRVNS4hHKob8gdA2knuq-9r-OwRJku5w/s1600-h/01Clover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8zGqaKcmO6_qAOfz-IPmFAryx31NE0p7N_uAE_BXJjqFa-MoAAopEwxkURjaoteNSS_abX8BiavutF7pnlWIfOhcHRNkPRD2mxxazRXfGcX8bRVNS4hHKob8gdA2knuq-9r-OwRJku5w/s320/01Clover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231856092719439090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkM-VognN3Ry5cNZe4Ll9PDH1Y5H9C0Dt5iM6JsuS9SPtYGxpBmNpKmdUIeNmxgc8SGO8e24G0G-Yxc06jd1A0X29_gnapXGX1FHTON0fqrpils0QkJqUTfeu7A5oX2d0X1anEs8MC04x/s1600-h/newkitten.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkM-VognN3Ry5cNZe4Ll9PDH1Y5H9C0Dt5iM6JsuS9SPtYGxpBmNpKmdUIeNmxgc8SGO8e24G0G-Yxc06jd1A0X29_gnapXGX1FHTON0fqrpils0QkJqUTfeu7A5oX2d0X1anEs8MC04x/s320/newkitten.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232229576347483186" border="0" /></a>Clover kitten, also May 2008 - just 3 and a half inches tall. She has grown pink claws since this photo was taken!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKN3Gs1tmQJoMcOculYhCDmXfM84mgmVjOj2RSpbmhiM7ZdEUFO1gTpb6HPHsuRS4K2nvu14AwDimgYkA51D6mPG-lXNmB7shuvTUO_s6WcbAAAeosVvXQTm4KLuL9aSPfS-C0yWvvc-6/s1600-h/Clovercloseup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKN3Gs1tmQJoMcOculYhCDmXfM84mgmVjOj2RSpbmhiM7ZdEUFO1gTpb6HPHsuRS4K2nvu14AwDimgYkA51D6mPG-lXNmB7shuvTUO_s6WcbAAAeosVvXQTm4KLuL9aSPfS-C0yWvvc-6/s320/Clovercloseup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231855863757023810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A clover flower</span></span><br /></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464466371506971072.post-58384737607376688002008-08-06T13:49:00.000-07:002008-08-07T12:19:27.029-07:00FuchsiaJust under 6 inches high, Fuchsia came into being in June 2008. I would prefer to use the proper 'cats' eyes' for all my cats (like the cats in my previous two blogs) but I have such a lot of round 'teddy bear' eyes to use up that I can't really waste them all. Anyway, a friend told me that the round eyes look fine so I feel better about them now!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNsHo1ibSceGW9bXOhoS7NO43zptk17YUC_YE8hdkpnSL5LQ3E9wjl2HzsTXGrlTmNZ9PBvhCnRVQoAkSre5iFtaFN8W0MWyFzNThXyoQHCEvsNna6EfG2oqn5IFOPjJDoQjwCtKCXc13/s1600-h/01Fuschia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNsHo1ibSceGW9bXOhoS7NO43zptk17YUC_YE8hdkpnSL5LQ3E9wjl2HzsTXGrlTmNZ9PBvhCnRVQoAkSre5iFtaFN8W0MWyFzNThXyoQHCEvsNna6EfG2oqn5IFOPjJDoQjwCtKCXc13/s320/01Fuschia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231510270464775266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AD1gSUzRAxJkP1QYuRY3A_Sz89lk5Xxi64pScdWfr-PPePa5dq8nzmtguM1l6rjD47GGsG1Fv-uFtrJv9PLdh2VZX2Ei0FAlfjr9xWI7VVWToVLFJBh5lS5lPFIXe281jBP9wwe_qRDC/s1600-h/Fuchsia2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AD1gSUzRAxJkP1QYuRY3A_Sz89lk5Xxi64pScdWfr-PPePa5dq8nzmtguM1l6rjD47GGsG1Fv-uFtrJv9PLdh2VZX2Ei0FAlfjr9xWI7VVWToVLFJBh5lS5lPFIXe281jBP9wwe_qRDC/s320/Fuchsia2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231510386351725074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fuchsia flowers<br /><br /></span></span></div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406460922195292301noreply@blogger.com0