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Photo Friday, No. 707

Current Photo Friday theme: Architecture

ETA: I have to link back to this post. Lynne and her raised eyebrows know me too well. It’s the night I bought a Summer doll after vowing it was NOT A RECURRENCE OF MY GRIEF OBSESSION.

Considering the number of Top Model male and female dolls in my closet, the years of replicating Project Runway challenges with them, and the fact that it ended in bins of fabric and a sewing machine (LYNNE!), it was totally a recurrence of my grief obsession.

Button Sunday


Yes, I know. Bad for planet. Should support local. Evil Empire. Overpriced. Straws. Cups. Plastic. Litter. Oceans.

We recycle. We have reusable straws. We do what we can within the parameters of my addiction. I don’t smoke! I don’t drink alcohol! I’m weaning myself off of meat. I MUST HAVE A VICE.

This past week, a major water pipe that supplies about sixty percent of Houston’s water was damaged and had to be repaired. The repairs went okay, but there was no way of knowing about water contamination or how far it could have traveled. SO… a very large area including our neighborhood was under a boil ban. Anything that might go into your mouth, your children’s mouths, your pets’ mouths, had to be boiled before use. Meaning water for drinking, brushing teeth, cooking, MAKING COFFEE…

Thus the dozen Starbucks close to us could not brew or sell fresh-brewed coffee. Icemakers couldn’t ice. Etc.

March 1 is BARISTA DAY! I am loving them. We are back to normal. And my blood is being replenished.

Fur Ball 2019

The animal rescue’s largest annual fundraiser, the Fur Ball, was originally scheduled for September 19–and Houston flooded that day thanks to Tropical Storm Imelda!

So the event was rescheduled for October 4…and the Houston Astros got in the World Series playoffs and we have a lot of donors who play for, work for, and support the Astros, sooooo….

Rescheduled for December 2. While Monday might not be optimal for an event, and we had a transport scheduled the next morning which meant a lot of 4 and 5 AM wakeup calls for those of us who needed to be at work, we will go any distance to help rescue and transport more dogs and cats and celebrate those already saved (after all, more than 40,000 saved in six years is kind of a big deal, right?).

The theme was “It Takes a Village” and attendees were invited to dress formally or in their favorite 1970s attire. HIPPIE CLOTHES? Sign me up! (I didn’t dress in costume, but hippies are my people, right? This is your legit chance to say, “OK, boomer.”)

There should be a photo available to me soon of Tom and me posing with some puppies, but in the meantime, enjoy some crappy phone photos!


Just inside the door, I got on the rescue bus to pose with some friends and new acquaintances.


The band was so good. I’m trying to find out their name. Also: disco floor! This was early. At the end of the night, when I had to leave to get ready for Tuesday transport, that floor was COVERED with dancers shakin’ their groove thang.

ETA: The band was Password. I want to hear them again!


Those boots! That dress! The tie-dye! That’s Lisa in the middle, who I met six years ago at the very beginning of the rescue organization. She’s awesome and rocks a great VW bus on her T-shirt. LOVE her.


The organization had a professional auctioneer for some AMAZING vacation packages, sports memorabilia, jewelry, designer purses, wine pulls, and art. Here, artist Kermit Eisenhut stands with founding board member and CEO Laura Carlock as she introduces one of his paintings up for auction. What martini drinker or dog lover wouldn’t recognize that as the perfect dog–offering a martini with a big smile!


Happy winners! (And awesome costumes.)


Debby and I took one last ride on the bus before we left. Thanks to the rescue for a night with good people, fun bidding, great food, dancing–all to raise funds to save more animals!