My Lighthouse Painting is Finished!

"Lighthouse View"

I'm gonna be BUSY tomorrow volunteering at "Cat Independence Days" at the Humane Society so I thought I'd go ahead & post my new painting now. 

This is my little version of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse located in Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wisconsin!  Wow ~ that was a mouthfull!  Of course I added a few felines to it!  I'm really happy with how it turned out!  It might be hard to let this one go. 

We got to see this gem on our trip there last month. Beautiful!!!  We saw the most gorgeous sunset one night there over Green Bay!

Ohhhh...I wish I was there now!!!

"Lighthouse View" is up for grabs on EBAY right now!  Click HERE!

Feline Friday~the Kitty Korner Store!

I found the CUTEST shop in all of Door County when we were on vacation in Wisconsin last month!

It's called KITTY KORNER! I've been in "cat" stores before but this was just the most adorable one I've ever seen!  It had every kind of cat thing imaginable in it.  Even the outside yard was decked out in cat glory ~ check out the cute "PURRKING" sign!

Even the garage door to the owner's house next to the shop was decorated!

The sweetest shop sign ever!

This shop had EVERYTHING!  Cards, artwork, home decor...

Statuary, garden & kitchen items...

You get the idea!

Love the sign over the doors!

I bought MYSELF one to put up in my studio!

The only thing missing from this store was a REAL cat!  The owner explained to me that she had 2 cats & used to bring them next door to the shop but they are seniors now & she doesn't want to put the stress on them.  I don't blame her.  I just keep thinking how great it would be to live in a little cottage like she does & have a little cat shop right next door! 

I can dream can't I?

Anyway, just wanted to share this little GEM of a shop with you! 

They have a website you can visit ~ just click HERE! 

 Have a purrfect weekend!

Feline Friday-Cat's Pee on a Gooseberry Bush!

YES ~ you read that right!

Is this the FUNNIEST thing ever?  My mom & I found this wine at the little Market in downtown Fish Creek when we were in Wisconsin on vacation last week.  We just CRACKED UP when we saw it!  And how could we resist buying it???  We got the last 2 bottles!

Isn't that label hilarious?  I love the pawprints on the cap!  Neither of us has tried it yet but I'm not picky about my wine so I'm sure it'll be quite tasty.  And though it has the same coloring, I just hope it doesn't have the same lovely fragrance as cat pee - teehee.

Have a wonderful weekend  ~ & may all your cat pee end up in the litter box or in a wine bottle!

xoxox - purrrs

BACK & Playing Catch-Up!

Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Mom & I stocking up our wine cart!

Cute goats on the roof at Al Johnson's

Cana Island Lighthouse

Cave Point State Park

Gorgeous Bluffs by Green Bay

Beautiful Harbors

I MISS WISCONSIN!!! 

We had the most wonderful vacation week in DOOR COUNTY! 

It's absolutely GORGEOUS & the weather was PURRFECT ~ nice & cool 60s & 70s.  Ahhh...it's hard coming back to Kansas & adjusting to humid upper 90s!  sweat...drip...

I won't bore you with a bunch of stories & pictures but I'd like to just make a quick list of some of my FAVORITE things about our trip!  Here they are...

 Our lovely rental home in the woods of Fish Creek

Watching the deer come to the feeder in our backyard

Making s'mores & roasting hotdogs over our fire pit

Hiking the shoreline & wooded trails

Eagle Bluff Lighthouse & climbing to the top of Cana Island Lighthouse

Fish Boil at the Old Post Office restaurant in Sister Bay

The "Haunted Door County" Trolley Tour

Door Peninsula Winery & Stone's Throw Winery

Taking the car ferry over to Washington Island

Cherry Train Tour on Washington Island

Cherry Swedish Pancakes at Al Johnson's Restaurant - yum!

The goats on the roof at Al Johnson's - so cute

Relaxing on the beach at Whitefish Dunes on Lake Michigan

Seeing a mama & baby racoons in Peninsula State Park - so sweet!

Beautiful sunsets over Green Bay

Cherry-stuffed French toast at the White Gull Inn

So many neat shops & restaurants!

My favorite shop-Kitty Korner!  (more on that later)

Lovely COOL weather & flowers everywhere!

Quality time with my family

Well, that list turned out to be pretty long.  I could add several more things to it actually but I'll stop. 

Since I got home late Saturday I've been in catch-up mode.  I opened the SHOP back up Sunday & have had several orders in the last few days (yay) so I've been busy packing, shipping, updating & now I need to get busy CREATING new things for the shop! 

Today I'm spending some time catching up on all YOUR blogs, getting some inspiration & commenting.  All this "networking" is hard work isn't it? - ha!  People keep telling me to Twitter & I've been meaning to but ... good grief ... I have a hard enough time keeping up with my blog, shop, facebook & everything else.  Whew!  Someday soon I will give in & join the world of tweeting.

This post is getting long enough!  Thanks so much if your reading has made it down this far!

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!!! xox purrrs

Carly the Calico

Carly the Calico

Our rental house in Fish Creek

I just couldn't help myself!  I had to make 1 more cat doll!

I'm falling way behind on my regular canvas paintings but once I started digging through all my fabric there was no stopping me!  I even have another one done (with the cutest bird print) but haven't painted the face yet.  It's going to have to wait.

We leave for vacation at the crack of dawn Saturday morning.  Picking up my mom in Kansas City & heading NORTH to Wisconsin!  The house above is where we'll be staying.  Isn't it great?  They say deer come from the woods to the backyard to visit.  I LOVE seeing wildlife!

A big THANK YOU to all of you for your kind comments about Zoolou.  She is doing FINE & acting her normal crazy self!

After tomorrow's "Feline Friday" I'll be "on holiday" from the blog for a week.

Thank you all my dear blogger buddies for visiting!  See you soon! xox & purrrs

It never fails!

Just when you're about to leave for vacation one of the cats gets sick!  ARRGGH!

They just have a way with timing don't they?  I think maybe they do it on purpose to try & keep you home.  Anyway, poor Zoolou made a yucky deposit in the litter box that had a bit of blood in it so that prompted a call to the vet & luckily I got her in right away (with her stool sample).  After an exam & poop test Dr. Bill thinks it's just a bout of colitis.  She has a few pills to take & should be fine.  Whew! 

Silly cat's never been sick a day in her life (aside from hairballs).  I was all panicky there for a few hours.  I couldn't imagine myself leaving for a whole week knowing my cat was home sick!  I always worry about our pets a little even when they're NOT sick!  Thankfully, I know she'll be fine & I can enjoy our family vacation.  She is not acting sick at all as you can see from the photo!  In fact, she & Markie had a pretty wild rough & tumble play session just this morning!  Darn cat!

SO...about our vacation!  We're headed to a little town called Fish Creek in Door County Wisconsin!  Door County is the little peninsula that sticks out on the northeast side with Lake Michigan on the right & Green Bay on the left.  It's dotted with quaint little towns all around the coastline & filled with gorgeous state parks & scenery!  Hiking, biking, beaches, lighthouses, fish boils, ice cream & relaxing are on our list of to-dos!  Oh & eating lots of cherries!  Can't wait!