Posted by Loulou on Apr 29, 2025 | 18 comments

Mama LOVES these lions that greet visitors at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, huge adorable sculptures, which provide shade for a little girl who clearly adores them, too. They make you want to snuggle them, but…it’s hard going, haha. I can put up with mama and these big kitties because, well, they aren’t LIVE, but I am a bit...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 28, 2025 | 16 comments

Well, mama is fascinated by trolls, and this man is truly an amazing anthro! Mama is in awe daily of what anthros can accomplished and the projects they embrace. So I think today’s spark is the old adage: Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Let us hope that applies to the ousting of our fascist government…. **** And this is for...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 27, 2025 | 28 comments

Haha, I’ll bet you’re thinking, “Loulou, your mama needs some tutoring in gussying up photos”, non? Well, she is going to find a tutorial for this so hang tight. Time cures all…. A lovely Sunday to everyone and Spring in your step! Here is papa’s wonderful photo taken from his office window… Springtime in Rome....

Posted by Loulou on Apr 26, 2025 | 18 comments

Flowers for Francesco.. Today in Rome, the whole city is quiet and awaiting the procession that will carry Pope Francesco to Santa Maria Maggiore where he will be laid for his long rest. His feats were many, and he tried to bring enemy factions together to make peace and show compassion for their disturbed countries, but sometimes in vain. He published...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 25, 2025 | 12 comments

Well, I’m watching over the garden, but sometimes I just conk out! It’s so comfy here in the mulch…. Loulou, here: 1. Anyone yelling at their animals or children or each other on the street__hurts mama’s feelings. Mama answers the next two: 2. Things on my not to do list include __telling others’ secrets or stories they have...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 24, 2025 | 18 comments

We are, as always, thankful that we have blogger friends who make us laugh and think about things and tell us about their animal-filled lives and give us smiles each day. Mama is in Rome and the Pope will be taken on Saturday to Santa Maria Maggiore where he will be buried. We are thankful that he did so much good  during his time as Pope for those less...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 23, 2025 | 16 comments

Arrivederci, Pope Francesco, e grazie. For all the good works you did for the poor and suffering. May the new Pope be as kind and...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 21, 2025 | 14 comments

    So sad. The Pope died at 7:35 this morning, and Rome is in mourning. As are so many around the world. A good man who fought to improve the lives of the poor and marginal humans on this earth. ****** Today is also the ‘little Easter’,  the day on which families take picnics to a sweet spot and eat all the leftovers from yesterday,...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 20, 2025 | 18 comments

GOOSE EGGS FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT! HAHA, the yolks on mama and papa…(okay, far-fetched but it’s all I could think of). “To flip, or not to flip, that is the question” – from “Omelet” Hoppy hoppy Easter to everyone and a lovely spring with sun and flowers and no allergies! We didnot have any Easter shots…only...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 19, 2025 | 20 comments

Well, we were feeling a little bright-light-ish today. This is Lunapic’s Neon effect. So who is this guy Art?  I make art for MY sake and often do mine along with mama but she doesn’t really know I’m there. Her Muse, you might say… I love being A-Musing, haha. Happy day-before-bunny-day! (Mama is soooo bad at doing this….)...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 18, 2025 | 10 comments

Today we are posting an Easter photo of the camelia bushes just outside of mama’s drawing class at the Cultural Center where the class is held. They are spectacular and bloom for Easter every year. 1. My plans for Easter (or Sunday) include __being present at the family gathering but way out of the way of that (cute) doggy! I’ll just keep an...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 18, 2025 | 6 comments

Thanks, always, for hope. And boy, do we need it right now. Thanks for your well-wishes that mama and papa have a safe trip to see family for Bunny Day, and in fact, they arrived easily and well and are now installed with groceries bought and an Easter cake ready to take to the gathering on Sunday, Mama is making a greens tarte with spinich and feta cheese...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 16, 2025 | 20 comments

ZZZZZZZZ…….. Cloud travel wears me...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 15, 2025 | 14 comments

Well, there is a bit of rain on their trip but I think I’ll try to clear the clouds as they travel south… Merci for all of your birthday wishes for my papa…now if he would just lay off TOO many snuggles with that Rasta guy!!! Just kidding, I could go for Rasta myself in one of my other lives, haha. Such a handsome dude! Time to get those eggs colored and...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 14, 2025 | 20 comments

Have a ball on your birthday,  papa! We are so glad you were born! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ And our spark for today is: A stitch in time saves nine. Which means that if you take the stitch in whatever’s damaged really quickly, you’ll repair it right then and you won’t have to take nine more stitches to get it back in shape and working again. Well that’s...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 13, 2025 | 12 comments

Well, today is a silly Sunday selfie, a kind of peek-a-boo thing and upside down at that! Have a lovely Sunday and dream about NEXT Sunday’s Easter eggs and treats!  I hope you show us your sweet Selfies!...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 12, 2025 | 15 comments

A lomography collage, whatever that is. But thank you, Lunapic! Easter egg colors. Sort of fun, non? ****** Well, this lady is a marvel! What a rewarding job, non? The only thing I think of is that if someone had come and FOUND me, I wouldn’t have found mama and papa! And that Rasta is not LOST…no way, Jose. He is just a very seductive...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 11, 2025 | 18 comments

THIS KITTY LOVES OUR GARDEN! Rasta comes for a snuggle and then goes wherever he goes…so I guess you could say that mama has a kitty now….sort of. BUT HE’S ROLLING ON MY SPOT! Do you think he can see me? Maybe we’ll hang out together! 😻😻😻 Well, mama forgot to publish TUESDAY’S blog, all written but Publish button not pushed!...

Posted by Loulou on Apr 11, 2025 | 4 comments

  You might say I am “on the rocks”, haha. But guess who is here every day rolling around on warm stones NOW!!!! Grrrr…. Well, this was a tricky day for us, beginning with a pro searching for a dead something or other  whose…uh….perfume was finding its way into a bathroom and not LEAVING!!! He’s about to arrive, tne...