No, no. I did not say it was a zoo.
Reblogged from Hovercraft Doggy – thanks.
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April 30, 2015What is tattoo Tuesday about?
April 28, 2015
For those hardy souls who are into running, the Pittsburgh Marathon is being taking place this weekend. Some folks have opted for tattoos to commemorate their efforts:
This bridge tattoo is my favorite.
This is a story here in the Pittsburgh Gazette. Thanks to Robb for this news.
What am I sappy cat blogging?
April 24, 2015Hello Kitty Dim Sum Restaurant in Hong Kong
If you love dumplings as much as you love Hello Kitty, it’s time to book a flight: the first Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant in the world is now open in Hong Kong.
Hello Kitty Chunanoki opened in Yaumatei on April 16 and fans waited for hours to snag one of the 80 seats so they could enjoy some of the 37 Hello Kitty dim sum options. Every part of the restaurant is themed, from the tables, glass chandeliers, to the wall artwork. Even the chopstick holders are shaped in the form of Hello Kitty’s iconic hair bow.
For devoted fans, Hello Kitty decor simply isn’t enough, sometimes you just want to eat her face. I say that in the most adoring of ways. The restaurant serves traditional dim sum items, all with a Hello Kitty twist. Rice and noodle dishes come family-style in the shape of her head, while traditional dim sum options like custard-filled steamed buns and pork bao are irresistible when adorned with Hello Kitty’s wide-eyed expression.
Cuteness knows no bounds when you open up the lid of a bamboo steamer and see steaming Hello Kitty manju staring back at you. Even the popular dim sum dish har gow gets the Hello Kitty treatment. The thinly wrapped plump shrimp dumplings somehow taste even better when embellished with tiny pink edible bows.
The restaurant will only be open for a 2-3 month trial period so Hello Kitty fans will have to act fast to get their kawaii dim sum fix. Check out the video above for an up close look at the interior and unabashed kitty-adorableness.
Images via Jetsoclub and Kotaku
Credit: Jenn Fujikawa
And Cynthia Moore
What am I celebrating today?
April 22, 2015
Today is National Jelly Bean Day.
Here are some facts about jelly beans from Jelly Belly:
1. It takes 7 to 21 days to make a single Jelly Belly jelly bean.
2. Very Cherry flavored jelly beans have been the most popular flavor since 2003. Before that Buttered Popcorn was the top spot since 1998.
3. Enough jelly beans were eaten in the last year to circle the earth more than five times.
4. The first jelly bean was created by an unknown American candy maker in the 1800s.
5. The original eight flavors of Jelly Belly beans were Very Cherry, Root Beer, Cream Soda, Tangerine, Green Apple, Lemon, Licorice and Grape.
6. Blueberry flavored beans were made for Ronald Reagan’s presidential inauguration. Over three tons of jelly beans were eaten during the celebration.
7. During the Civil War, advertisements were made recommending people send soldiers jelly beans.
8. Jelly Belly beans were the first jelly beans in space when they were sent on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983.
9. 288,000 Jelly Belly beans of 47 different flavors were donated to make “In Your Arms” by Kina Grannis, the first jelly bean stop-motion animation music video. The video was released in November 2011.
What are your favorite types of jelly beans?
There are 50 official Jelly Belly flavors – and they are
- A&W Cream Soda
- A&W Root Beer
- Berry Blue
- Blueberry
- Bubble Gum
- Buttered Popcorn
- Cantaloupe
- Cappuccino
- Caramel Corn
- Chili Mango
- Chocolate Pudding
- Cinnamon
- Coconut
- Cotton Candy
- Crushed Pineapple
- Dr Pepper
- French Vanilla
- Green Apple
- Island Punch
- Juicy Pear
- Kiwi
- Lemon Drop
- Lemon Lime
- Licorice
- Mango
- Margarita
- Mixed Berry Smoothie
- Orange Sherbet
- Peach
- Piña Colada
- Plum
- Pomegranate
- Raspberry
- Red Apple
- Sizzling Cinnamon
- Strawberry Cheesecake
- Strawberry Daiquiri
- Strawberry Jam
- Sour Cherry
- Sunkist Lemon
- Sunkist Lime
- Sunkist Orange
- Sunkist Pink Grapefruit
- Sunkist Tangerine
- Toasted Marshmallow
- Top Banana
- Tutti-Fruitti
- Very Cherry
- Watermelon
- Wild Blackberry
Here’s a little video on how they are made . . .
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
April 21, 2015
Sunday was Daffodil Sunday at Lakeview Cemetery. This historic cemetery, founded in 1869, encompasses over 285 acres and is the final resting place of people such as John D. Rockefeller and President James Garfield.
Every spring over 100,000 bulbs on Daffodil Hill bloom in great profusion. Last Sunday was probably the peak of the blooming season.
People and cameras also were blooming on the hillside and it was difficult to take a photo without also capturing people enjoying the view.
Did you know there is a Daffodil Society?
Do you know the difference between daffodils and narcissus? There isn’t any according to the Flower Expert. Both are members of the genus Narcissus.
Did you know daffodils have their own poem, written by William Wordsworth?
They also lend themselves to lovely tattoos:
How do I celebrate the opening of the baseball season?
April 17, 2015
Where was I last weekend?
April 7, 2015
The wonderful Loganberry Book Store held their annual Edible Books Festival on Saturday, April 4, where edible portrayals of real books were displayed, voted on, and consumed.
Here are some of the entries:
Call of the Wild – or perhaps Cauliflower of the Wild
Harry Butter and the Sorcerer’s Scone
Annika’s Secret Wish portrayed with a delicious rice pudding as told in the story.
The Tell-Tale Heart
(That is a matzoh Haggadah in the background – how appropriate for the season)
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
With strawberry owls sitting on chocolate rice krispie nests.
Entry consumption began at 2 pm and was completed by about 2:15!
What am I sappy cat blogging?
April 4, 2015
This is Hobbes, backlit by early morning light.
It looks as if he has grabbed the brass ring.
Hobbes is one of the three super models I am privileged to live with.
What am I noting on tattoo Tuesday?
March 31, 2015 
The Eiffel Tower opened 126 years ago today.
Have I mentioned that the Tower is one of my Favorite buildings?
This photo is from my recent trip to Las Vegas. We stayed at Paris Las Vegas. The tower in this photo is half the size of the original.
Here is a nice story about Eiffel Tower history in the Christian Science Monitor.
It was also featured today on the Google search banner.
It is not a surprise that this beautiful, iconic image is also popular as a tattoo design:
Paris is always a good idea.
What am I sappy sea lion blogging?
March 27, 2015
You have probably seen this, but it is worth another look. The pelicans are for you, Sweet Patootie!
Gunsmoke and Knitting 