Agate kitty

#126

An artist I have been following for years, Teesha Moore, does a lot of creative collage art. She occasionally gives free handouts to the members of her club. A while back she gave us collage sheets of sliced agate. I used one of the agates and some of my home made stamps to make this kitty.

Kitty #125

Yes! That is correct! I counted and recounted a few days ago. I waited for today’s kitty to celebrate! It’s only 2 days short of our village’s 125th anniversary so it couldn’t have been timed better. I chose the Brick House Brewery (BHB) for today’s sketch because they are in the oldest business building in Patchogue, they are one of the oldest breweries on Long Island and they are hosting the joint effort brew “Pop Fizz Clink,” brewed by BHB and Blue Point Brewery, to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Patchogue.

Kitty strolled by on her way to see if she could hang out in the Hops Garden out back of BHB because pets are permitted, ok, dogs, but kitty thinks she’s a Chihuahua so that counts for her.

Got Milk?

Today was the ribbon cutting grand opening for the Coffee Bean. John and I went over to get coffee and hang out for the festivities. Plus this weekend, Patchogue is celebrating it’s 125th anniversary. So we hung around for that, too.

Kitty made an appearance. She was standing in line for milk.

Florentina

I picked this background because it looked a little chaotic and stormy. I didn’t want to name the poor kitty Florence so I called this one Florentina.

For those that clicked “like” on yesterday’s kitty, I thank you. I was so sick and out of it that it took sheer will to get that one done. Thank goodness I have a whole bunch of premade backgrounds! I have been fighting a bug for a while and it won a round last night.

Enjoy!

My sisters’ birthdays today

My poor sisters have the misfortune of having 9/11 as their birthday. I’ll never forget that day back 2001. It was a gorgeous Tuesday morning. My youngest sister was getting married that coming Saturday. It was shaping up to be a nice week.

I remember stepping away from my desk and when I came back my coworker said something happened at the World Trade Center. I was like “AGAIN?!” I remember the tension and confusion as we were trying to get more information. We had techs working in that area. We called our coworkers in NYC to ensure their safety. I remember going upstairs to another company’s break room, where I stood with my friend Mike D, and watched the towers fall in shocked horror. Mike was also my manager and he sent us all home. It was horrible.

My sister’s wedding was more somber than a wedding should be. We had fun, but we also discussed the tragedy.

And now we live in the aftermath of that day.

This postcard to my mom is a toast to my two sisters who have their birthdays today. (I had to call mom to remind her to call my sisters😂.)

Happy Birthday Rose and Sue and here’s to you!🎉💐💕🍸🎂…..Eat, drink and be merry but don’t hit the floor! Lol.