Sammi says Goodbye

Sammi all a-sparkle

Our good old cat, Sammi, passed on, on Saturday, June the 18th, 2016. He'd been suffering from diabetes, and was quite old. We got him back in 2001, and we think he was already a couple of years old. 

He was possibly a Norwegian Forest Cat, caught feral and adopted from Animal Rescue Families, in Bremerton, Washington State. His name was that of the Lap people of the Norse lands. Although I think they originally spelled it "Sammy," to match his feral mother and sister, Sally and Kelly.

Sammi relaxing at dinner

The top photo shows him in the sparkly sweater that was part of his grave goods yesterday.

Along with our big old white cat Leo, he was the surviving partner of the Boys of the Look, named for the way the two of them would stand side-by-side and look intently up at us.

Sammi was sweet, self-possessed, and a good bed-warmer for the other cats. 

We all love you, Sammi. We'll miss you.

(Thank you, DiabeticCatCare.com for helping us keeping him alive for so many months. Thank you, Roberta Gregory, for recommending the site to us.)

Leanne Franson to Comicon with GoFundMe

Leanne Franson

Let's all help out our great Special Guest for the 2016 Clallam Bay Comicon! Just CLICK HERE for the link to donate. Every little bit helps! 

Here's a photo of our guest, a hard-working Canadian artist, writer, mini publisher, potter and mom.

Just to give you an idea of what she's done, here she is with a sample of just about every book she's brought out or worked on.

We expect a fun time with Leanne, and answers for just about any questions anybody has for how to get started and continue as a successful working artist.

Books books books - pots!

So check out the GoFundMe link and make the trip easier and even more fun for Leanne. 

New Ka-Blam Tshirt

My old white Ka-Blam tshirt was too big - and just not cool. But what's better than black? So thank you, Ka-Blam, my fave floppy printer, for quality and price. And a hot new tshirt.