London Ketch Kamm was born to our fabulous friends Deena and Zeke last Thursday November 6th (or it coulda been late on the 5th, better find out!) Anyway, he is one handsome boy and happy and healthy. Photos from daddy Zeke:
Momma Deena and London - happiness!!!
Who’s your daddy? London, the answer is Zeke!
We can’t wait to meet you little guy!!!!
Madame X has an AMAZING story of which I cannot tell. Even to the point where that is not her real name! Its kinda like she is in the Witness Protection Program for Felines!!!
All I can say about this mysterious kitty is that she is super sweet and quite substantial!!! You just wanna give her a really big hug, she feels so darned good! I think she is coming a little bit out of her shell and getting used to her new home but if only evil brother Felix would leave her alone! I know she is in good hands but I still say good luck Madame X!
It was a HARD week. Lots of time stuck in horrifying traffic on the freeway. What I needed this weekend was some good, clean fun. Sounds like time to go bowling!!!
We all agree you can’t bowl without beer!
Lots of beer (to wash down disgusting but yummy fries, onion rings and quesedilla, pure bowling alley junk!!!)
Bowling names are key, never give away your true identity! (look at those pathetic scores…)
Val, oops I mean Ethel saw this sign the most………
What a team???!!! BTW, Trixie (Elizabeth) really kicked surprising ASS!!! She’s one fierce momma!!!
Bowling is cheap, bowling is FUN!!! - we’ll do this again
(right Ryan?!!!!!) Gavin we missed you!
TO SAY HE IS COZY IS A GROSS UNDERSTATMENT. WE ARE BEYOND HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Because the holidays are almost upon us I’m thinking a little bit about chocolate! And what better way to go shopping for your chocolate than a “Chocolate Lounge”!!! John and Vinnie took us to just that, The French Broad Chocolate Lounge in Asheville, NC. The brain child of this seemingly charming couple Jael and Dan(see their bio on their website, it’s really great!) who produce the most unique and amazing chocolates! The truffles were what captiivated me, look at some of the flavors!
This is what I had……so delicious and unusual!
Check out the ingredients!
And what about these?!!!
By the way, this place was hopping when we went in. Lots of laptops and people sipping hot chocolate, eating a lucious piece of cake or nibbling one of these - sounds/tastes good to me!
John was up to his old tricks again. We stayed a total of 4 nights in Asheville - the first 2 nights at the Renaissance which was right in town. But he said we had a change of plans for our last 2 nights which he kept a surprise. So, Thursday morning we checked out of the Renaissance and spent the whole day running around, looking at houses etc. We finally ended up at the amazing Grove Park Inn for a drink. Could it be that this unbelievable old place was our hotel for the night? Sneaky John took us on a tour and then slipped a key out of his pocket and voila, our room for the night!
A little history:
The hotel was the vision of E.W. Grove, a St. Louis entrepreneur who made his millions in the 1890s peddling an elixir called Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. For his Inn, he envisioned a hotel that would be like “a big home where every modern convenience could be found, but with all the old-fashioned qualities of genuineness with no sham.”
Modeled after the grand old railway hotels of the West, the Inn was built from a sketch made by Grove’s son-in-law, the enterprising Fred Seely (who would become its first general manager). It took a crew of 400 men only 12 months to build the majestic landmark, dragging hundreds of tons of boulders up the mountainside with the aid of teams of mules, ropes and pulleys, wagons and a lone steam shovel.
THE SPA
We can now add ourselves to a prestigious guest list which includes: F.Scott Fitzgerald, Harry Houdini, Elenor Roosevelt and Thomas Edison to mention a few! Grove Park Inn, highly recommended!
Greetings and Happy Halloween from all of us at Chez Weldon!
Parker was so fascinated with our pumpkin carving! The once-wild kitty actually seems to be posing here wouldn’t you say? (perhaps wishing he were midnight black?)
More pumpkins below!!!
The stairway leading to Chez Weldon:
Parker assists in carving!
the finished dynamic duo!
John and Vinnie are househunting in Asheville so we had the pleasure of driving all around, from what seemed like one great neighborhood to the next. Honestly, there were about a million houses I absolutely LOVED!!! I felt like I was in Pasadena, Ca only without the prices!
Yes, yes these cottages look amazing in Autumn but common, can you imagine Springtime?
Not exactly a cottage (see below) but this house was gorgeous albeit too small. The seller was an interior decorator with what I thought was a pension for Pier One - a little too much one stop shopping! The lot and neighborhood were fantastic. I could so easily picture John and Vinnie walking the 4 weiner dogs with any number of kitties following them!!!!!!!!
I have to mention here it would be my dream to live in a stone house like this……..
What is a Maine Coon? Dante is a Maine Coon!!!
He lives with his parents Sanjay and Greg and his siblings, another kitty and two Corgis in Asheville, NC. Maybe Sanjay will write and fill us in on some of the Bio details of Dante. I remember he came from a breeder and the he is still growing!!! He has such a sweet personality and loved being around people!
Is that a handful or what? you’d really have to be a cat lover to sign up for this!!!! (sign me up!)
Wikipedia says:
Maine Coons are very large and energetic cats, sometimes weighing up to around 11-12 kilograms (25 pounds); the average weight is 6 to 9 kilograms (13-20 pounds) for adult males and less (7-11 pounds) for females. Males may grow to a length in excess of 1 meter (40 inches); as of 2006, the longest cat on record is a male Maine Coon measuring 122cm (48 inches) in length.[9] Growth to full size often takes longer than for most cats, with Maine Coons usually reaching full size at age four or five
Maine Coons are a breed distinguished by high intelligence, dexterity, and playfulness. They have a tendency to use their front paws extensively (often curling the paw round to pick objects up) and as a consequence will easily learn to open cabinet doors, turn on water faucets, flush toilets, or pick up small objects. Some Maine Coons will eat, or even drink, from their paws, rather than from the bowl itself.
I still can’t get over the size of the paws! Wonder how much these cats eat, can you imagine???
Due to their above-average intelligence, Maine Coons are known to be one of the easiest cat breeds to train. Maine Coons are noted for their ability to trill their meows, which sounds like a combination of a purr and a meow, and they tend to make this sound when happy or startled. When they do meow, it tends to be very high in pitch, in comparison to other breeds. They are noted for rarely eating alone, preferring to eat in the company of other cats or humans. Maine Coons are not known to be “lap cats” but of course, this may depend on the individual cat and some may prefer laps. (can you imagine? you’d be trapped!!!!)
Check out Greg’s AMAZING candle line, Mystic Masala Candles, just in time for Christmas!!!
