Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!  It's the Year of the Tiger, which happens to be my sign. I am in good company: Some fellow Tigers inc...

 Hi everyone, I can't believe it's 2022, can you? So goes pandemic life, where all sense of time is approximate and abstract. I hope...

 Hi everyone, I know it's been a long time! I'm slowly making big plans for Melissa's Kitties with a new look coming soon in 202...

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Hi everyone, The Johnny Kitties tribute to Johnny's latest film release, City of Lies , is in progress but not ready in time for his bir...

 Hi everyone, Happy National Doughnut Day!  I just finished my blogging course on May 31, and one of my goals is to create an editorial cale...

Hi everyone, For me, 2021 is a year of new beginnings. More than a year into the pandemic, I am working at home and still figuring out a dai...

 Hi everyone, Tyrone, Emily, and Walter are ready to play with you... Do you have spring fever too?

 Hi everyone, Recently, I watched Disney's Queen of Katwe , the 2016 biographical film directed by Mira Nair about the discovery and ris...

 Hi everyone, Last month, the managers of my apartment building surprised us with goody bags. You'll see below what Chef Simon did with ...

Hi everyone, Here's a true story: In 1987, not long after we moved from Massachusetts to Ohio and were steeped in culture shock, Dad hea...

 Hi everyone, Happy Inauguration Day! As we begin a new era in the United States, let us be intrepid in our choices, words, actions, love, a...

Hi everyone, I don't think I've ever looked forward more to the start of a new year, and I know I'm not alone. While nothing is ...

Hi everyone, 2020 continues to be a crazy year for all of us. But I found that these turbulent, uncertain times are a  reminder to be gratef...

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