Pens, Paper, & Ammo

My big orange cat, Houdini, has the most beautiful fur… and just happens to shed like nothing else.  Might as well put that fur to some sort of use…

but I really don’t have much to post.  The apartment is quickly filling with boxes, the Nooblet has discovered her feet, and I believe one of our cats has a UTI.  I really starting to feel the stress of the holiday season… and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet.  Maybe I’ll try knitting some mittens soon to destress.

Wanted for yarn etin’.

Ah, Sergio. I love the little guy - he’s loving, affectionate, and always willing to cuddle up next to me when I’m having a bad day. He does have one major flaw - he’s a yarn junkie. I’ve often heard of knitters having troubles with their feline companions meddling in their animal-fiber yarns, but Sergio is happily willing to chow down on any and all items in string form. I do everything in my power to assure that cat doesn’t meet yarn… but every once in a while he finds things that were put in areas thought to be “cat proof.” Case in point:

Arrrgghhh!

He ate right down to the short rows of the Curly Purly soaker I made a few months ago. I have no idea how he found it. I can probably salvage the soaker, but I’m certainly not happy about it.

Anyway, I also threw together a simple summer salad with tuna today in a vain attempt to counteract all the Oreos that I had eaten over the past two days*.

Refreshing!

Cold Tuna Salad

• 1 can light tuna in water, drained
• 1/4 lb fresh green beans - blanched and cooled
• 1 ear of sweet corn - cooked, cooled, and cut from the ear
• 1/4 small pepper, chopped- any color
• 1/4 small onion, chopped
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredient together in a bowl and eat!

It was nice to have something light and healthy for supper. I’ll definitely make this again sometime. I imagine pretty much any vegetable would be excellent in it.

*It’s often easy to tell when the MH does the grocery shopping…