Laurie writes a blog Vox 2008-07-08T20:53:51Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22527b0f0604a/ Instead of working on her fiction... My new trinket tag:vox.com,2008-07-08:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fae8ca1f6d000b 2008-07-08T14:28:58Z 2008-07-08T20:53:51Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Shiptrinket1 Shiptrinket2 Shiptrinket3

I went to get a watch battery replaced yesterday at a jewellery store and they have this shelf full of little items that all open up as boxes. (I'd gotten my mom a swan one for Mother's day.) I asked to see this ship one, and the woman showed it...

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Easterntabbycaught Mouse & Joyce

Back out trapping tonight and after a real nail-biting time watching the little brown tabby nibble his/her way toward the trap (kittens have such little mouths it takes them so long to eat anything), and then watching him/her go halfway into the ...

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]]> Sunday night trapping: The Infuriating tag:vox.com,2008-07-07:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fad697715a0005 2008-07-07T14:25:05Z 2008-07-08T02:10:04Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Eastern tabby

Joyce and I went out trapping in the evening. We saw more of the adult cats this time, and set a separate dish of food down way off to one side for two of the most persistent, to keep them away from the kitten trap. The orange/white one poked h...

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]]> Sunday morning trapping: The Humbling tag:vox.com,2008-07-06:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fae8c97f2c000b 2008-07-06T16:06:42Z 2008-07-07T16:13:06Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Eastern tan&white My guys

Well, after doing so well, catching three kittens in 10 minutes a week and a half ago, this morning, at one of my colonies, two of us were out there to trap three kittens, and after an hour, came up with bupkiss. No resting on laurels here. We d...

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]]> Overdue kitten pix tag:vox.com,2008-07-05:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fa9684b3af0002 2008-07-05T22:04:43Z 2008-07-07T10:25:51Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Kittendoodz Butterscotch Chocolate chip Fluffernutter

These are the three kittens who were rescued a week ago Thursday, and have been living in my bathroom since then. They're 8 weeks old. Here they were moments after rescue: And here are their beauty shots, taken today: When I was taking that la...

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]]> Happy 4th! tag:vox.com,2008-07-04:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fad69761f90004 2008-07-04T12:02:49Z 2008-07-07T12:44:01Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Stewart-colbert

Happy 4th of July to my US peeps! Enjoy your hot dogs and apple pie and fireworks, and most especially, the day off work. And thank you for my favorite US export.

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]]> Vox Hunt: Oh Canada! tag:vox.com,2008-07-01:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fad695b5810005 2008-07-01T18:33:53Z 2008-07-02T13:02:29Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom In honor of Canada Day, show us your favorite Canadian. Today, it's me, for being a good writer! I spent the morning finishing edits on my novel for the publisher, re-read the whole last act in the process, and still found it gripping, even tho...

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]]> Need a quick detail for my novel: Anybody? Anybody? Beuller? Beuller? tag:vox.com,2008-06-30:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fa968336ba0002 2008-06-30T21:57:05Z 2008-07-04T12:54:39Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Can anyone think of a website that mentions interesting blogs? I need a throwaway reference in a piece of dialogue in the edits I'm doing to my novel. I had put in boingboing, but that highlights any odd thing found on the net, it's not about "...

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]]> Late start (made later by writing this post) tag:vox.com,2008-06-30:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fad6955bc50005 2008-06-30T16:51:20Z 2008-07-02T17:25:36Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom OMG, Sophie got out of the cage *again* at around six this morning. I had been up at 5:30 to have a pee, and then just as I was dropping off to sleep again, I heard noises from the recovery room, so I got up to check. I have no clue how she did...

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]]> QotD: Procrastinating... tag:vox.com,2008-06-29:asset-6a00c22527b0f0604a00fa9683740b0003 2008-06-29T15:33:52Z 2008-06-30T13:11:33Z Laurie http://lauriewrites.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom What have you been putting off all weekend? Nothing. That's why I'm tired already and have had no real downtime.

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