Happy Thanksgiving

Vegan potluck at the Worldbeat Center

Thanksgiving day with Stacey

Moving Day on Christmas eve day

All tuckered out from moving. Not a creature was stirring ...

H20 Tower

We live in the area where you can see the North Park water tower

BuffyFest 2003

Larry and Amber Benson at BuffyFest San Diego

Christmas Card Lane in Penasquitos

The JOY* that is Christmas Card Lane

* Jigga-watts Of Yule

Our own little slice of San Diego

We're buying a one-bedroom condo in North Park.

Cats will have a birds-eye view, second floor center.

Foliage

November foliage in Encinitas

and around the block (palm in background)

Palm Springs

Weekend trip to Palm Springs

Awesome wind farm, indeed some gusty winds

Sunsets

Walked around the neighborhood and noticed the beautiful fall color.

From the SD Reader: November's and December's picturesque sunsets and sunrises are no accident. This is the time of year when high cirrus clouds, often the precursors of storms, sweep throught our area with some regularity. When cirrus or other lofty clouds are present, low-angle sunlight bathes the undersides of these clouds in a crimson luminescence. This effect is most noticable a half hour to a few minutes before the sun rises and a few minutes to a half hour after the sun sets.

Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Mexican holiday to celebrate the reunion of the non-living and living.

This decorated alter honoring pets is on display at Bazaar del Mundo in Old Town.

Firestorm 2003

Noon-time, Looking East from the backyard in Penasquitos

Chalk

Chalk Walk in Little Italy

Vote

Our polling place for the Three Ring Recall election on Tuesday.Yes, a neighbor's garage.

Anne Perry

Yours truly with her truly favorite author, Anne Perry

Colors of Fall

The colors of fall in San Diego

Argos Drive

4344 Argos Drive in Kensington Park. A family member once lived here.

Property assessments in the area are $500,000 to $800,000 (1300 - 1700 sq ft) in 2003.

Mom, Dad, this is why we're not considering purchasing a house :-)

Labor Day Weekend

Playing in the sand

shark sighting

Water sports

Body boarding

at low tide

Summer Time

C'mon in,

the water's fine

Beach Butterflies

Beach butterflies

FDS User Group Meeting

Harbor Cruise

Under the Coronado Bay Bridge

Anniversary in LA

Relaxing near the roof-top pool

Seeing all the touristy sights

Fourth of July

Community fireworks display

Temecula Street Art Festival

Jefferson coloring "The Cunninghams"

Kliban kangaroo kat behind our house.

Painted Horses

Outdoor art exhibit 2003

the horses of Del Mar

Wooster twist

Sending you some luxuriating sunshine

Julian

Drove up to Julian to see the apple trees. In reality, the town borders the desert.

Our first brush with traffic

Traveling 5 south on Saturday,this is LA coming down to enjoy SD Traveling 5 south on Saturday,this is LA coming down to enjoy SD

No canyon geocaching for a while

Larry's harrowing hike (4-foot rattlesnake in middle of path up ahead).

ArtWalk in Little Italy

Art Walk in Little Italy.
Ice boxes never looked so good.

Anti-fur

Anti-fur campaign in front of Fashion Valley mall.

"She needs her fur more than you do."

Purrsonalities: Our True Cats

Wooster is now about 16-years-old. His favorite toy is the little pink pillow, bringing it into the hallway or our bedroom, caterwauling and singing it's praises and batting it around.


In Memoriam: 1993 + April 14, 1999 + February 3, 2008

Percy started sharing a roof with us in 1999 at five years old. We adopted him from the Connecticut Humane Society along with Wooster and Puffin. Like older men, he has some health problems: arthritis, high blood pressure, slightly enlarged heart. Unlike most seniors, he doesn't talk about it all the time. He's very proud of himself, squeaking the whole way as he marches to the other side of the bed to climb up the three tiers of containers to sleep on the bed. He's still talking when he reaches the pillows. Yes, Percy, what a smart and wonderful cat you are!

With his buddy Ccino:  April 14, 1999 + May 10, 2012


Teeny tiny Puffin was a kitten when he joined us. The doctor said he needed to put on a little weight and he hasn't looked back since. Since being diagnosed with diabetes, we've had to severely restrict his crunchies.  He's off insulin now, but he still screams really loud for crunchies.  He seems to be alpha cat now and keeps out newest, Josie, in line if she barks or chases a cat (Wooster).

With his buddy Puffin:  May 1, 1996 + April 2000 + May 15, 2012

Cappuccino blended into the family a year later, he's such a sweet boy. A woman was bringing him into a pet store and my Dad took him home but couldn't keep him. The basement is not a place for such a handsome fellow. Good thing he demands to be brushed every day. He'll hop up on the couch or Larry's computer table and howl. A basic plastic comb works best to pull the loose fur that he seems to be producing at winter levels year-round. Ccino is a flame-point Himalayan with big blue eyes and a heart of gold. When he's playful, he joins up with Puffin in posse fashion and follows him around the house on some grand cat adventure.

Josie joined us a year ago after a friend couldn't keep her any more, so we went to the SD Humane Society to rescue her. We and the kitties have known Josie for her 7 years, so it should be an easy transition. She likes to play laser pointer at lunch and sometimes Wooster takes turns, she down the hallway and he in the kitchen.