Category Archives: Personal

Favorite Photos of October 2022

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Thistle

I didn’t include my favorite photos in my monthly wrap up this time because frankly, there were just too many favorites!! I don’t know why some months I can barely choose four or five, and some months I wish I … Continue reading →

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October 2022 in Review

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Thistle

October turned out to be a pretty incredible month. Started on Day 1 with a Muslim Culture Festival in Austin with friends – my first proper ladies’ day out in ages – and ended with an amazing Halloween night where … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Thistle

However you celebrate, or don’t celebrate, I hope today is a good one for you. Sending all the love and pumpkins and brilliantly cool, crisp weather!

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Goodbyes: The A Team

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Thistle

Wednesday morning, it was time to finally say goodbye to Austin (Gremlin), Abilene (Abby), and Amarillo (Rillo/Willow). This batch of fosters had been with us for about 5.5 weeks, and we’d nursed two of them from the brink of death … Continue reading →

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The Ferals: Sunday

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Thistle

It’s never good when your doorbell rings at 7:30 am. This morning, our neighbor found a cat stuck in our tree. After the cat got out safely, she went over to our front entry and started rubbing up against the … Continue reading →

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Evolution of a Photo

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Thistle

Over the last month, I’ve finally started learning how to edit photos using my editing software. My journey into photography has been very slow. I spent most of 2021 learning basics – how to use a camera in manual mode, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Muslim Culture Fest

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Thistle

Last weekend was my first proper girls’ day out in quite some time, and a great way to kick off October! October is generally a busy time for me. There are a lot of events going on that I love, … Continue reading →

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September 2022 in Review

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Thistle

September just flew by! Maybe it’s because I was so busy with foster cats this month, but it felt like September was less than two weeks long. It’s strange being home without the kids. It’s changed things in more ways … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Y’all, this has become ridiculous by now.

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Thistle

Oy. So I dropped off a cliff this week. I didn’t mean to disappear from the blog but wow it was a crazy week. It didn’t help that last weekend was insane between trying to replace the dishwasher and taking … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Unexpected

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Thistle

Man oh man. So our weekend imploded. None of it is catastrophic levels of explosion or anything, just very unexpected. To start with, I went to unload the dishwasher yesterday morning to find it overflowing with water inside, not drained … Continue reading →

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