I cat-sitteded last week, so of course I took pictures of doors. (Tippy is the name of the cat I sittedededed.) Thursday Doors is the brainchild of Norm Frampton, photographer extraordinaire. Visit his site, enjoy his wonderful photographs, follow his directions, and enter a world…

My grandfather was a dog whisperer. He could train a dog (or a child, for that matter) with no harsher measure than sad disapproval and no greater treats than his beaming smile and slight nod. He didn’t even have to say, “That’ll do, pig.” Cats…

We love fruitcake! I know it spoils the joke, but MMMMMMmmmmmmm, we love fruitcake! This year, I returned to my cooking roots for the recipe. I taught myself to cook by following the recipes on ingredients packages. So this year, I read the recipe on…