Cat in England who rides the bus

This elderly English cat named Artful Dodger recently moved to a house that backs up to a bus stop. Being very friendly, he started hanging around the passengers waiting for the bus and they eventually started bring scraps of food for him. It wasn't long before he started boarding the bus and sitting on their laps. He sometimes makes 10 mile round trips and never gets lost because everyone knows where to let him off. If nobody is waiting for the bus and he wants to take a ride, he sits in the middle of the road and waits for one to pick him up. Full story here.

South Carolina Tea Plantation

I must confess, I honestly did not know tea was grown anywhere in the states.

Charleston Tea Plantation
 ~ Wadmalaw Island, SC via

Kitty Cat Cake

Cutest Cat Cake

Or would you prefer a bunny? via

Restored Farmhouse Bathroom

I love this "new" bathroom in an old house. The smallish sink with the large marble surround and backsplash looks perfect. The old wide-board floors were saved and will enjoy a new life in this wonderful bath. Wish we could see the rest of the room, don't you?

Kate Johns AIA, Architects and Designers

More photos of this 19th Century Farmhouse renovation here.

Busy Bees

I love this animated gif, don't you? It made me sad to mow my clover field last week but the blossoms came right back, almost overnight. via

Wonderful Walled Garden

One can only imagine the home that goes with this wonderful walled garden with reflecting pool. Another great photo by J. Paul Moore.

Road Trip

Do you have plans to get away this summer? This car appears to be packed for camping. I hope they don't run into the killer mosquitoes I talked about yesterday. They aren't so bad today because there's a strong breeze. via

Rolling in Happiness

Webster's lucky and he knows it. I love to see him rolling in the grass. I'm not sure if he's happy or trying to get some bug relief. A google search tells me that New York and New Jersey are being bombarded by Asian Tiger Mosquitos. The bite during the day too, not just at dawn and dusk and they are beyond annoying. They are swat proof too. You cannot "get" them no matter how hard you try. They don't actually bite me because for some reason bugs don't like my blood. They never have. These flying tigers just annoy me no end buzzing in my ears, landing on my body, and getting in my hair. The article I read said they can breed in a capful of water. It's very dry here but thunder showers are in the weather forecast. Just what they need so they can multiply and annoy me even more! Do you have them too?

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