The poem is, of course, the Two-Headed Calf by Laura Gilpin. I’m planning on a slab of stained glass to slide into the gap between the mountain layers, with a doubled set of gold stars on it. I may wind up doing multiple “skies” that could be swapped out as desired, just for funsies. I could do a ceramic tile with perforations, maybe, or even a watercolor on heavy paper…
The poem is, of course, the Two-Headed Calf by Laura Gilpin. I’m planning on a slab of stained glass to slide into the gap between the mountain layers, with a doubled set of gold stars on it. I may wind up doing multiple “skies” that could be swapped out as desired, just for funsies. I could do a ceramic tile with perforations, maybe, or even a watercolor on heavy paper…
every day I see you create a gif of your cats is a good day. I take it as an omen tbh
Then here! Have Vice’s attempt to fit Mayhem’s whole head inside his mouth
Is Mayhem's fur as soft as it looks? If I had access to a kitty like that I don't think I could stop petting her
She’s even softer than she looks! She’s still got baby fur but it’s just starting to grow out, so she’s a silky poofy cloud.
Do you have any suggestions for trimming claws on an adult cat who is not food motivated? She is happy to get treats but doesn’t seek them out. I tried bribing her into letting me touch her paws and it hasn’t been going anywhere. I can grab her and hold onto her with less resistance than when I first got her, but if she makes sad noises I feel guilty and let her go. I tried wrapping her in a damp towel (vet did this to my last cat, who hated the vet, and said it reduced static in their fur) and she did seem calmer. But I also had trouble getting her claws extended like that and I didn’t want to draw out the process and make it more uncomfortable. My last cats were super food motivated and had been declawed by their previous owners, so I haven’t had this problem before. Thanks!
Just take it slow and work on paw handling. Actual overgrowth to the point of heath risk will take a long time, so you don’t have to rush it–work slowly on handling paws during normal petting and cuddling, then add holding paws still, then slowly build towards deploying claws while holding them. Positive reinforcement for this can be whatever your cat likes: ear rubs, catnip, a toy, whatever.
But ultimately you may not get total cooperation on this and it might wind up being a wrap-in-towel and do it quickly sort of job, and that’s okay. Working on paw handling will still make it less stressful so it’s not a waste of time. Weirdly, Malice doesn’t like the nail clipper but she does like her nails filed, but I think she’s a freak.
I don’t need a glowforge. I don’t have any projects that actually require laser work and they’re expensive and large and require ventilation and I don’t actually need a glowforge.
I shall be repeating this like a Hail Mary until the madness passes.
On behalf of my brother and THE BIG (his cadillac limo) I have a question: what flags to put on this big boat? He’s giving her mounts for diplomat flags, just for funsies, which means we’ve gotta figure out what flags she should fly. Obviously normally they’re national flags but we’re not doing that.
We’ve been tossing around maybe nautical signal flags, either chosen as a pair of letters or as their longer signals; some options
We’re avoiding video game iconography (wrong vibe) and anything political; ideally it would be a flag that looks legit at first glance but you only know it’s a goof when you look closer or are in the know.
This could be good
On behalf of my brother and THE BIG (his cadillac limo) I have a question: what flags to put on this big boat? He’s giving her mounts for diplomat flags, just for funsies, which means we’ve gotta figure out what flags she should fly. Obviously normally they’re national flags but we’re not doing that.
We’ve been tossing around maybe nautical signal flags, either chosen as a pair of letters or as their longer signals; some options
We’re avoiding video game iconography (wrong vibe) and anything political; ideally it would be a flag that looks legit at first glance but you only know it’s a goof when you look closer or are in the know.
