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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 07:41 AM
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I created a little reading/writing oasis for myself. (Dial-up warning)
We had an old bench that I painted bright yellow and to which I added some comfy, summery pillows.

My able assistant, The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger, has undertaken the full testing of the pillows and newly painted bench in order to relieve me of that possibly unsafe and potentially uncomfortable burden.

Ginger informs me that adequate testing of a sunlit bench and pillows is a lengthy process that could last all spring and summer.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 08:01 AM
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1. Nice job Heidi!
Edited on Thu May-12-11 08:02 AM by Richardo
That's a great yellow for a bench - and I like that print too. Kinda polynesian but without all the cliched tiki-head stuff.

:hi: :hug: :pals:

Your assistant apparently takes his job very seriously - he deserves a raise.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 08:06 AM
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2. I bought him an extra package of bloody deli roast beef this morning
during my weekly three hours in hell (aka: grocery shopping). He's a hard workin' little man, our Ginger, and needs his protein. :rofl:

Mornin', sunshine! :hug: :pals:

P.S. I made several tactical errors in painting the bench, beginning with not priming it and quickly following up with yellow spray paint instead of paint in a can. Consequently, it has a certain unintended "aged" look. :rofl: :spray:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 10:19 AM
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3. My dear Heidi!
That just looks wonderful; no wonder Ginger has taken it over...

I'm sure that there's room for both of you!

The colors are wonderful too...

Great job!

:bounce: :bounce:

:hi:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 03:25 AM
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7. Thank you, Peggy!
Ginger really doesn't mind sharing -- after he has established true ownership of an object or place. :rofl:
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MiddleFingerMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 10:31 AM
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4. Very nice...
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...but I don't see the dorm-sized fridge with cheese and olives and beer and wine***.
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Obviously, you don't take your reading SERIOUSLY!!!
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*** "And tuna/chicken/roast beastesses", says The Wiley and Excellent
Boy Cat Named Ginger. "Do NOT forget the tuna/chicken/roast beastesses."
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 03:26 AM
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8. Ha!
When I call Ginger for his weekly treat of rare deli roast beef, I always yell, "Gingi! Roast beeeeeeeast!" :rofl:
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 10:34 AM
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5. kitty kitty kitty nt
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 03:27 AM
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9. I'm not sure he would answer to the typical kitty call.
Unless it were accompanied by the aroma of fish, chicken or roast beast. :rofl:
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 10:41 AM
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6. Beautiful! And it has 'teh kitteh seal of approval,' which is all that matters!
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 03:28 AM
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10. You got that right!
Although I'm not sure how I happened to take leave of my sense and buy corduroy pillows, given corduroy's reputation as a cat hair magnet. :yoiks:

:hi:
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 09:11 AM
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13. Better on the pillows than making hair balls, though!
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 09:19 AM
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14. Yeah, I can use a lint roller on the pillows.
But it breaks my heart to see him trying to hack up a hair ball. :(
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 04:55 AM
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11. If you want to find the most comfortable and warmest place in the house,
ask the cat.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 09:03 AM
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12. Yep, that's how it is around here.
Or, we can't find Ginger, we look for the most comfy, sunlit place in the house or garden at that given moment. That usually works, but if it doesn't, I go boil a piece of chicken or Alaska perch, and HE finds me. :rofl:
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 09:23 AM
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15. "....and HE finds me."
He has you well trained.

"I'll hide and she'll get me something de-lish to eat. Works everytime."
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TuxedoKat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 02:26 PM
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16. Wow
It looks great -- so cheerful and inviting -- nice job and nice kitty too. :)
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 12:25 AM
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18. Thank you!
It probably looks nicer in the photo than in real life because I didn't prime it and then compounded that error by using spray paint. :rofl:
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bluesbassman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 03:06 PM
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17. Very cool Heidi.
Does the boy help turn the pages? Life would be good with that. :)
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 12:26 AM
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19. I turn the pages for HIM!
When he was little, I'd occasionally read aloud to him (no, really!), but now he just sleeps while I read silently. :rofl:
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bluesbassman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 12:51 AM
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20. I can see that.
:loveya:
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AllenVanAllen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 02:05 AM
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21. Looks like a peaceful place. Nice job!



And the green sets off his eyes! :hi::hug:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 02:39 AM
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23. !!!!
Supah to see you, friend!

:hug:

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:loveya:
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AllenVanAllen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 03:05 AM
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26. I thought I would peek my head out of my cave,


and say, Hello! :loveya:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 03:52 AM
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27. *Happy dance*
I'm glad you did! Happy weekend, AVA! :hug:
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 02:16 AM
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22. You're also a pretty terrific photographer...
Good job, great pic and handsome cat... :hi:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 02:40 AM
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24. You're so sweet!
Thank you, gf!

The color balance is WAY off on the photo: 1) I was using a first-generation iPhone and Hipstamatic; 2) the yellow bench and lime green pillows took over the photo. I probably don't need to tell you that Ginger isn't yellowish green in real life. :rofl:
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 06:56 AM
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28. You're right, he does have a yellowish tinge, LOL.
But I do like the colorful pic and what you've done with the bench. And he's still a handsome cat, whatever his color... :rofl: :pals:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 02:41 AM
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25. P.S.
If you look through the glass behind the bench, you can see the back of a certain cursive typewriter that was sent to me by an especially sweet DU friend. :)
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 06:57 AM
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29. I can see that.
And I'm going to have to pass this on... ;)
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 06:13 PM
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30. looks wonderful!
can you come paint my porch furniture? thx
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 06:47 PM
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31. Nice paint job and a great picture
It looks like Ginger is saying, "See this? My pillow." Nice typewriter, too. ;-)
:hi:
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