Hey Little Kitty...

We are welcoming a new baby kitten into our home! As you may be aware June is Adopt a Cat Month. I haven't had a kitten for many years and decided this would be the perfect time to adopt.  We found a cute little guy who needed a home, so I will be busy with him for a few weeks until he gets settled in. I found out our home is really not kitten proof, so while I am at it, a little house cleaning and organization is also taking place. The image below is a great example of what NOT to do if you have a kitten - or cat for that matter. String, thread, needles, pins.... aaaak! Keep these items far, far away from the little ones.

I will still try to stop by your blogs to visit, but I may not post anything for a couple of weeks. It just depends on how things go. Of course the first thing I will be posting are pictures of our kitten!

In the mean time, here is a very cute and fun song called "Hey, Little Kitty" by the Peekers!

Enjoy! ~ Diane ~

Weird and Wonderful

Yes, I am veering into some weird and wonderful territory today.  I saw this commercial the other night on our local TV station and I just had to see if it was on YouTube and of course it was, so you get to see it here first! Normally I skip through the commercials but you will see why I did a double take on this one. It has two things I can't resist, cute animal puppets and a catchy tune.

Disclaimer: I do not endorse playing the lottery or gambling. Neither do I endorse playing with animal puppets, sitting at the computer all day watching YouTube videos or playing with banjos. 

It is a free country, do as you wish!

The following was borrowed from YouTube.

Published on Apr 3, 2012 by drnicolaswill

Written & Art Directed by the Will Brothers :: It's the Minnesota State Lottery, the Lucky Lotto Jug Band and former Minnesota Twin Bert Blyleven letting everyone know that every time you play the Minnesota State Lottery, you give back to Minnesota. It's true! For every $1 spent on lottery tickets, approximately 24¢ goes to our great state. Over the years, players have helped the Lottery raise more than $2,000,000,000 — and this number grows every day!

Lyrics:

Let's play for ...

Our lakeside pads and fireside stories,

A bag of chubs for some fishing glory,

A venison steak by a big great lake,

And landing a 50-inch northern pake.

Here's to keepin' the rivers clean and runnin'

Our prairie lands and big Paul Bunyan.

Didn't they knock ol' Paul to the ground?

Nope, he's up in Bemidji so he's still around.

Let's play for ...

The beavers, bears and muskrat babies,

The lucky men and happy cute ladies,

The owls and birds and Delano,

Fish and squirrels and a deer named Mo.

Ole Mississip and lady slippers,

Healthy parks and city hipsters,

Clean lakes and rhubarb pies,

The lonely loon who cries.

Whoooooohoooo.

Let's play for ...

Every game the Lottery has,

For the cities, out state and open lands

Minnesota's got back 2 billion, you see,

Because you play the Lottery.

Learn more at http://www.mnlottery.com/where_the_money_goes/
http://www.thewillbros.com

The Year of the Dragon

Happy Chinese New Year 2012 - Year of the Dragon

 

This Chinese New Year 2012 ushers in the Water Dragon. Water exerts a calming influence on the Dragon’s innate fire. Water Dragons are more open to other people’s opinions than other Dragons which gives them the ability to channel their personal charisma into real leadership qualities.

Famous celebrities born in under the Dragon include John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Al Pacino, Marlene Dietrich and Matt Dillon. The Dragon’s lucky color is yellow.


No disrespect to the Water Dragon, but my favorite dragons name was Puff, as in Puff the Magic Dragon.  As a child, I and another girl were forced to sing this song for some event. We were very young, and during rehearsals we could not get through the last verse about Jackie Paper not coming back without crying! Thank goodness our mothers did not make us sing that verse. Sure enough, while watching this video, I was tearing up all over again. If you are a crier, grab a tissue and watch this really adorable video about a Magic Dragon named "Puff".







The good news is that apparently there was another verse and Jackie Paper's daughter comes to visit Puff. Also there is another story I heard about a sequel that has Puff flying to Heaven to see Jackie. I choose to believe that Puff was never alone for long and always had a steady supply of friends to keep him company.

Let's Walk Through A Rose Garden

My own roses in the garden are long gone, the snow is on the way,
but I want to imagine walk through the garden when the roses perfumed the air. 

Let me think back, what was that like again?

Hope you enjoyed this little walk through this virtual garden. 

Join others today at Natasha's

Pinning and Singing Party.

Join me at

How Sweet the Sound

PINK SATURDAY

Update: Because of changes to Pinterest.... regretfully, images have been removed. ~ Diane

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The Milky Way and The Mountain

If you have three minutes and eight seconds, watch this video. I stumbled this and was awestruck by the beauty. Not only the visual beauty, but the beauty of the music that accompanies the video. Vimeo has the most incredible videos and many talented people post there.

In "The Mountain", Terje Sorgjerd captures the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the mountains known as El Teide in Spain.

Music is by Ludovico Einaudi, the song is called "Nuvole bianche"
The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.