Calla's Fifty-First Post pt. 2

So, this is unorthodox, with the numbering and what not. . . but remember I had to ask Christin about it. So, these are some pictures. How great are the computer ones!! Chris is using my computer! The very one, whose name is Silver, on which I am writing this very post! (Geez, who uses the word very like that!) Anyway, that is from Thanksgiving and so is the one with the Chuchumoomoo. The one with Chris in the blue thing is from Christmas time at Makutu's Island. (What a swell play place!) And also, the reason I am allowed to put these up is because Christin said only four of us read the blog anyway. . . I hope she is right. If she is wrong it might be dangerous cause I say things like places we go to play. If it ever gets popular for real, I could always delete this.

This can also qualify as a guest cat. . . But that was on accident. I hope the Kaylee cat doesn't get mad at me cause she was supposed to be next!!!




This qualifies as a Guest Cat, but since it was on accident, I am not giving him a number. He lives with my friend Audrey in L.A. and the vet said he is part Manx and part Siamese. . . AND THAT IS WHY HE HOPS!! He is cute when he hops.

Calla's Thirty-First Post

So, I promised I would write in details about the horrors of factory farming before Thanksgiving, and it turns out I am both (1) busy and (2) lazy. So here is a link to Nicole's website.

http://www.pledgetoahimsa.com

She is also a vegan and I have two classes with her. She is a page to explain the animal cruelty, and pollution aspect of eating animals. She doesn't have one explaining the workers rights issues associated with industry factory farms, but she does have a page explaining the health benefits of not eating so much meat. So, I guess I should tell you about how working in a factory farm is unsafe for workers, but maybe I'll just link you somewhere else. The only place I can really think is PETA though, and most people consider those people insane. I wonder if the farm sanctuary people explain it. They're not insane. Really though, you should just read a book. Don't eat TURKEYS on thanksgiving. Just love their little faces instead!!!

But anyway, I went to the HOLIDAY MARKET yesterday because it opened yesterday and it will be open every day (minus Thanksgiving) until and including Christmas Eve. I will go back like 4 more times. There is so much fun stuff there. It is pretty thoroughly great. That is all.



Love,
Calla and her kitties

Calla's Twenty-Eighth Post

So, I haven't had time to write in two days. . . and though I have class in 50 minutes and didn't read the 300 page book I was supposed to read for it, now I have time to write. (sorta, whatever.) Anyway, so I am going to write 3 posts today to try and make up for it. So really this is "Calla's Twenty-Eighth Post pt. 1" Unless I decide to do a picture post and an informative post or something for the other ones, then it is just how it is titled.

So, this post is to let you know the resolution of the Farmer's Market/Christmas Market space dilemma. Turns out there is actually enough room for both and the construction for the restaurant does not go out as far as I had thought it went out when I was protesting it. And that is all there is to say about it. I hope you appreciated this critical update.

The. End. Calla and her kitties (who are a little bit crazy and a lot bit cute!)

Calla's Twenty-Fifth Post

They're setting it up
They're setting it up
They're setting it up
THE CHRRRIIIIISTMAAAAS FAIR!
They're setting it up
They're setting it up
They're setting it up
THE CHRRRIIIIISTMAAAAS FAIR!
They're setting it up
They're setting it up
They're setting it up
THE CHRRRIIIIISTMAAAAS FAIR!

This is the song I sang all the way home from Union Square because I saw them setting up the CHRISTMAS FAIR!! Ohmeohmy you have no idea how much I love Christmas time!! I love the decorations and I love decorating. I love baking cookies and decorating cookies and eating cookies and giving cookies away. I love buying gifts and making gifts. I really love wrapping gifts. I love getting a tree and naming my tree and decorating my tree. I love when the kitties sit under the tree like they are God's gift to humanity. (hehehe) Oh CHRISTMAS TIME. I even love the stupid movies on T.V. I love Christmas time celebrations. Christmas is such a good fun time. I used to not care about Christmas so much. Even when I was little I didn't care so much, but ever since about three years ago I really started loving it. I get super excited for anything that has to do with Christmas. And I say "LOOK!! It's Christmas time, that store is decorated for Christmas!" So today when I walked by Union Square just now and saw the beginning of the wooden vendor thing-a-ma-bobs I went "" and Tabby went "WHAT!?" And I said "They're setting up the Christmas fair!!" And then I started singing the song that began this post.

Now, here, this year, there is a downside to the Christmas fair. . . They sold all this big section of the park (the part with the pavement with the labyrinth on it) to some fancyshmancy restaurant and so there is not so so much room. So I do not understand how the Christmas Fair and the Farmer's market can coexist peacefully!? Now, in the winter it is true there is less for farmer's to sell. . . But some farmers still have all their stuff to sell, like if they have milk or bread or something. . . . BUT YES, the farmer's market is smaller in the winter which is why the Christmas Fair and the Farmer's market could live together before. Now, See, I don't know. Plus right now, like right this second, still lots of farmers have things to sell. On Wednesday guess what I bought from them. Did you guess? I will tell you regardless. I bought two different kinds of apples, concord grapes (YUM! I WILL MISS THEM SO SOON), tomato, zucchinis, bread and a knish. I think that is it. But also there was a lot more I coulda bought. Oh, I also bought potatoes, the big red kind of them that are called something with the word purple in their title. So see, still a lot is in season even now. So, I don't know how this will work.

I protested that restaurant business with the Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. I really like those people. They are great at what they do and they have such a good message. But the protest didn't work and also I never expected it to work anyway. But I still like Reverend Billy a lot. But I like Christmas time more than I like Reverend Billy.

I will put a picture of Baby Kitty under the tree last year. I don't think Mama liked the tree. I don't remember for certain though, but I don't have a picture of her under it, so I would have to put up a different kind of picture even if she did like the tree. What Mama likes is attacking things, not sitting under trees.

Oh also, the tree in the picture is named "Sister Tree." Now she is living at Tabby's parents house on the edge of Queens and Nassau County. If you are in the area you should drop by and say "hello Sister Tree." I don't remember why her name is Sister Tree. I tried to see if I could donate her to the city parks department so they could plant her, but they did not respond to my question, so then she moved to Tabby's parent's house.

Also, I thought also this about the Farmer's market just now. If there is no room for it, who will sell me my Christmas tree!?

Love,
Calla and her kitties.