“Unnerving Murders”! Just what you need for a quiet, pleasant afternoon at home with blankets and cats. My read for Sunday will be Alex White’s A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, and, time permitting, at least one of the two sequels (A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy and The Worst of All Possible Worlds, in, of course, that order). How about you?
The expression on Elvis’s face in panels 5 and 6 crack me up! Goldie and Puck and Lupin are having a great time …..Elvis, not so much. He looks contented in last panel, reading his book so that’s good news.
My new year’s resolution involves sticking to only one or two books at a time! I’ve always had a problem with finishing a book before starting another, hah hah. I started messing with the Kindle app on my Fire tablet, and then I started rereading The Last Unicorn, one of my very favorite books. ♥
Sounds like my niece. Her spouse will bicycle with the kids around the elementary school and give her some free time. She will call me on some of these occasions. Once… she heard the family come back… but she had some more she wanted to talk to me about. She then tucked herself into a closet for less noise. The squeals and laughter when the kids found her was well worth me clinging to the phone!
They all look so calm and cozy. In my reality, my cats would all be trying to sniff what’s in the cup and snitch what’s on the plate. Instead of reading, I would be constantly saying “No, no! That’s mine!” Gotta love ’em.
A Tommy sighting, a triple toe-bean treat, and the Woman is cuddling with her cats while reading true crime exactly like I do (red hair, reading glasses, blankie, and all)…I feel comforted. In a week when I need comfort. Thank you BCN.
OK, I’m actually going to start a comment (I almost never do).
We’ve got the BCN calendar up, and we can’t figure out what those black things are on the January page — one that Lupin is sleeping on, and one to the side of Elvis. Collapsed hot water bottles? Noisemakers, for some reason in black? What is it?
We’ve figured out the toothpicks from the Tiny Edible Cat Toys, on a plate, and of course the fuzzy blankets everywhere.
That song’s chord progression is the basis of more than half the jazz tunes ever written, not to mention pre-rock pop tunes. You could make a Charlie Parker compilation with nothing but songs based on those chords. Before “Lupin Leaps In,” long before there was “Lester Leaps In,” Lester Young’s signature jam tune.
I’m crocheting this afternoon, with my kitties of course. Don’t need the blankets or fire, as I live in southern New Mexico and it’s warmish today. I’ll be reading tonight: Tony Hillerman’s Navajo murder mysteries. Yum!
Masks, Glasses, and Fogging: There are at least two, possibly three, solutions:
Anti-fogging solutions—usually contain lemon oil, sometimes silicone oil, and generally don’t work or last well.
Anti-fogging compounds—If you can find them, but they don’t seem popular. They are harder to apply than the solutions. But the big difference is that they work, and work even after you dry wipe the lenses with a tissue after they get lightly soiled. I finally found one, and it works. It has a very unfortunate name: “Cat Crap.” Available from www.vseyewear.com. Also a good place to get magnifying clip-ons, sunglasses, UV protective glasses, etc.
Emergency stopgap—saliva. Apply to lenses, wipe completely dry. Old scuba diver’s trick.
McColl34 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
How long will it last? Doesn’t matter, you take what you can get! (Knowing the Man, it will be several hours, and that’s not bad!)
Le'letha Premium Member almost 4 years ago
“Unnerving Murders”! Just what you need for a quiet, pleasant afternoon at home with blankets and cats. My read for Sunday will be Alex White’s A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, and, time permitting, at least one of the two sequels (A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy and The Worst of All Possible Worlds, in, of course, that order). How about you?
Aspen_Bell almost 4 years ago
Perfect. Purrrrrrrfect.
deadheadzan almost 4 years ago
“I got rhythm, I got music, I got my cats….who could ask for anything more?!
OliveO'Sudden almost 4 years ago
I see the Woman is enjoying some Unnerving Murders, but I wonder what Elvis is reading.♥ Anybody have thoughts on this?
Sue Ellen almost 4 years ago
Oh no! Has the woman reached the age when reading glasses are required?
RAGs almost 4 years ago
Daddy get quality time with the kids and Mommy gets quality time with herself. Win-win.
AllishaDawn almost 4 years ago
That is how I started the new year: on the couch, under a blanked, with my cat.
Lifeflame almost 4 years ago
I love that you sing to your cats! I do too! And yes I sang your version of “Who could. Ask for anything more”
deadheadzan almost 4 years ago
The expression on Elvis’s face in panels 5 and 6 crack me up! Goldie and Puck and Lupin are having a great time …..Elvis, not so much. He looks contented in last panel, reading his book so that’s good news.
Jungle Empress almost 4 years ago
My new year’s resolution involves sticking to only one or two books at a time! I’ve always had a problem with finishing a book before starting another, hah hah. I started messing with the Kindle app on my Fire tablet, and then I started rereading The Last Unicorn, one of my very favorite books. ♥
I Mad Am I almost 4 years ago
Sounds like my niece. Her spouse will bicycle with the kids around the elementary school and give her some free time. She will call me on some of these occasions. Once… she heard the family come back… but she had some more she wanted to talk to me about. She then tucked herself into a closet for less noise. The squeals and laughter when the kids found her was well worth me clinging to the phone!
DennisinSeattle almost 4 years ago
I suspect Elvis is reading a history of great cat leaders.
fullmoondeb Premium Member almost 4 years ago
SUNDAY FUNDAY
Gent almost 4 years ago
Looks like the woman is enjoying her Sunday Funday!
Colorado Expat almost 4 years ago
The last panel is the epitome of “Cozy”!
WelshRat Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Tommy strikes! And Elvis is uncertain if he wants to be unhanded by the woman!
fullmoondeb Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Panel 7: Toe Beans Galore!
Robin Harwood almost 4 years ago
Books, cats, and cocoa. All you need.
Spouses and children are just unnecessary encumbrances.
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Purrfect!
catmom1360 almost 4 years ago
Looks like Elvis is wrapped along with Georgia in her scarf.
dadoctah almost 4 years ago
Having a Cole Porter moment….
lauradolan almost 4 years ago
They all look so calm and cozy. In my reality, my cats would all be trying to sniff what’s in the cup and snitch what’s on the plate. Instead of reading, I would be constantly saying “No, no! That’s mine!” Gotta love ’em.
PammWhittaker almost 4 years ago
Priceless! :)
DorseyBelle almost 4 years ago
A Tommy sighting, a triple toe-bean treat, and the Woman is cuddling with her cats while reading true crime exactly like I do (red hair, reading glasses, blankie, and all)…I feel comforted. In a week when I need comfort. Thank you BCN.
cat19632001 almost 4 years ago
Is that a new pink fuzzy blanket?
cat19632001 almost 4 years ago
Even Buzzy Mouse is getting in on the sleeping action.
Kitty Katz almost 4 years ago
Here’ s Something for Everyone: A Comedy Tonight
Something all cozy
Kitties all nosy
Something for everyone:
A Mystery Tonight!
…….
Something required,
A roaring fire,
Something for everyone:
A Mystery Tonight!
…….
Nothing for phones,
Laptops, stay back
Time just for reading
And that’s a fact!
…….
No worries of history,
Just stacks of mysteries,
Worries and cares all out of sight!
News for tomorrow
Mysteries Tonight!
Tigrisan Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Heaven…
kimmie260 almost 4 years ago
Lol…the title of the book….
annqueue almost 4 years ago
I was sure she was gonna be passed out snoring in the last panel.
diskus Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Id have to be the one outside
SunflowerGirl100 almost 4 years ago
Aw, Goldie looks so contented! Knowing her history, it’s just so nice to see.
crazymom34_2000 almost 4 years ago
Sounds like the perfect day!
Michael G. almost 4 years ago
Not enough time for a bubble bath, Woman? :-)
ladykat almost 4 years ago
Now that I’ve read this, I am seriously contemplating staying in my nightie all day!
BenTechCode almost 4 years ago
There’s no day like snow day….
RMom almost 4 years ago
Heaven!
Pinemelon almost 4 years ago
elvis reading in panel 6
MVMartinek almost 4 years ago
OK, I’m actually going to start a comment (I almost never do).
We’ve got the BCN calendar up, and we can’t figure out what those black things are on the January page — one that Lupin is sleeping on, and one to the side of Elvis. Collapsed hot water bottles? Noisemakers, for some reason in black? What is it?
We’ve figured out the toothpicks from the Tiny Edible Cat Toys, on a plate, and of course the fuzzy blankets everywhere.
willie_mctell almost 4 years ago
That song’s chord progression is the basis of more than half the jazz tunes ever written, not to mention pre-rock pop tunes. You could make a Charlie Parker compilation with nothing but songs based on those chords. Before “Lupin Leaps In,” long before there was “Lester Leaps In,” Lester Young’s signature jam tune.
anomalous4 almost 4 years ago
That last panel needs to go on a coffee mug!
GaryCooper almost 4 years ago
Ah, yes, who doesn’t enjoy relaxing with a book on “unnerving murders”?
Andylit Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Coming soon. A Nap!
Mary Ellen almost 4 years ago
Heaven!!
NWdryad almost 4 years ago
… until one of the kids has to go to the bathroom.
SusieB almost 4 years ago
Pure Bliss!
bobw2012 almost 4 years ago
3 out of 4 cats approve of group hugs.
bobw2012 almost 4 years ago
And it appears that Elvis and the Woman have the same pajama tops.
Cat food server almost 4 years ago
The Midnight Library lives up to its good reviews!
almost 4 years ago
Doesn’t get any better than this!
jemelvin almost 4 years ago
I’m crocheting this afternoon, with my kitties of course. Don’t need the blankets or fire, as I live in southern New Mexico and it’s warmish today. I’ll be reading tonight: Tony Hillerman’s Navajo murder mysteries. Yum!
knight1192a almost 4 years ago
Obviously she could ask for more. A nice cup of hot coco, a plate of cookies, and a cozy fire by which to read.
BillJackson2 almost 4 years ago
OT: Spreadsheets
scaeva Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Masks, Glasses, and Fogging: There are at least two, possibly three, solutions:
Anti-fogging solutions—usually contain lemon oil, sometimes silicone oil, and generally don’t work or last well.
Anti-fogging compounds—If you can find them, but they don’t seem popular. They are harder to apply than the solutions. But the big difference is that they work, and work even after you dry wipe the lenses with a tissue after they get lightly soiled. I finally found one, and it works. It has a very unfortunate name: “Cat Crap.” Available from www.vseyewear.com. Also a good place to get magnifying clip-ons, sunglasses, UV protective glasses, etc.
Emergency stopgap—saliva. Apply to lenses, wipe completely dry. Old scuba diver’s trick.
Aspen_Bell almost 4 years ago
There is a year-long reread of The Lord of the Rings beginning today (on Sir John’s birthday) on /r/tolkienfans at reddit.
BillJackson2 almost 4 years ago
OT sorta-Rosie on guard: