Kitten update

 

Happy New Year, Natty!  How are you feeling, Honey?  I hope you are having a fabulous time over there, mingling with the jet set.  Please make sure you keep safe and healthy.  I'm doing OK.  I suppose I should have a lot of hopes going into the new year but my prayers have been the same for a long time already, so I'm just going to take it one day at a time.  

Look at my kittens!  From left to right that's Anna, Helmut, Otto and Gunhilde.  You can tell they're already very active, but they aren't able to scale the walls of the crib yet.  They can hang onto the edge but can't get over it, so they start pleading and crying.  Lookie got tired of hearing them bawl, so she took them out of the crib some time after I took that snapshot.  Come feeding time, she realized that she had created a chaotic mess, so she went to put them back into the crib but it wasn't there.  I had washed it.  But by that time it had already dried, so I put a fresh towel in there then put the babies back in.  Later, Lookie looked at me rather sheepishly and I said, "Don't you even know what a cat is?"  No, I didn't say that.  I actually said, "Isn't it much easier to keep them in the crib?  When the time comes, they will crawl out of it by themselves!"  Below is a photo of my 7 cats, clockwise beginning with the nervous mother Lookie, then Helmut, Otto, Jane, Gunhilde, Anna and Adolf.

Mary's outfit is:

LXM string BLACK

**ABSEN** -BLACK DIANA- DRESS

Alli&Ali Designs Ariel Hair

Beloved Jewelry : Ruby Pendant Necklace in Gold

Pure Poison - Shira Sandals

Here are my picks from the HUI FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the Huishan Zhang FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the Imitation of Christ FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the In Earnest FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Oh my God!  Another school of fashion design!  216 outfits to sift through!  Here are my picks from the Institut Français de la Mode FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Adventures in fried rice

 

Hi Natty!  How are you, Honey?  Are you on vacation and getting lots of sleep?  Oh, I felt so sleepy today.  I took a nap and it didn't help.  I couldn't get rid of the drowsiness.  It was a busy day, too.  I knew it was going to be busy, so I cooked up a pot of rice first thing in the morning, so I could have rice ready for fried rice in the evening.  I bought some dried bok choy at the Chinese market the other day, which would be great for ramen broth, so I put one into the rice pot to steam along with the rice.  As I suspected, it did add flavor and color to the rice.  The fried rice was otherwise routine: chopped garlic first (with some galangal), then the rice, a spoon of anchovy bouillon, soy sauce for color, cabbage and carrots (plus the steamed bok choy), then egg last.  But this time I had some orange juice.  Somebody gave the family some oranges from China (in occasion of the Chinese New Year coming up) and I got a case.  I made some orange juice, but the oranges are tart.  Plus I blended the pulp and seeds, and that made it bitter.  But I could use it to add tartness to the fried rice, as long as I didn't use too much.  It worked, and dinner was a success.  It looked good too, I should have taken a photo.  Want some?  Oh, I ate it all.  Adolf knew I didn't put any meat in there so he wasn't interested, but Lookie gobbled it up.  Vegetarian!  Except for the egg.  Light and refreshing!

Mary's outfit is:

AVA DESIGN Camila Dress

:*BABY*: Sparkling Pink Lipstick

Sweet Thing. Crystalline Necklace

[Sheba] Yuna Heels *Mielikki

^;^CaTwA^;^ Lamya HairStyle/Espresso

Here are my picks from the Helmut Lang FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the Hermès FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the Hodakova FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the House of Aama FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Nice

 

Hi Natty!  How are you today?  You must be busy, it is that party time of the year.  Do you like partying with the big shots?  I don't like parties, I'd rather be left alone.  Please have tons of fun and keep safe and healthy OK!

Check out what I found in the the Vogue newsletter: the Vrai Half Pavé Band!  When I can afford it inshaAllah, this would be a nice pair of matching rings for us, unless you preferred a big rock jutting out.  But if you would like matching rings, you can have yours in 24K gold and I would have mine in titanium/stainless steel alloy.  Nah, I don't want platinum.  Titanium/stainless steel alloy for me.

Mary's outfit is:

RazzaNova MakeUp - Full Lips - Platinum

Alli&Ali Designs Raissa Hair

"Your Majesty" Diamond & Pearl Necklace by ~TEMPESTUOUS~

Shey Chalcis Stilettos

Curious Kitties Dragon Dress - Lightness

Here are my picks from the Halpern FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the Hanifa FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the Hardware LDN FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Here are my picks from the Harris Reed LDN FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection: