Billy's Blues (and belated Tuesday in my Town and some outfits)

well folks, sorry i've been m.i.a since my last post about our Eastern Sierra trip.

our little Billy boy got suddenly and abruptly sick and was having trouble walking.

needless to say, we freaked out.

the vet couldn't find any wound or injury but definitely noticed that Billy is limping, favoring both his front left and back right paws, oddly. he also had a very high fever and so we got him on antibiotics.

he has to watch all the fun from a distance, poor little trooper. there is nothing he loves more than playing, and for now he's a bit on the sidelines.

there's always the trusty measuring tape, though, for some fun.

so we're keeping things mellow around here for the baby and showering him with more love than one could think humanly possible toward a kitten. i am proud to say.

meanwhile, here's a funny outfit i wore the other day when we went down to joey and emily's to take photos in the alley by their house.

darin was like, ummmm, "this......

.....whole area...just makes me uncomfortable?"

tall crotches and so forth, i think he doesn't really get the high-waisted belted look.

oh and i know i said i never wear shorts. but i just thrifted these lavender ones and kinda like em. it's kind of my more pastelly feminine approach to the early 80s desert ranger lady look.

course i llloooovvee this blouse that you've seen before which was a gift from sara of forestlass in turkey!

oh and by the way, isn't j and e's house adorable.

it's actually a tiny apartment right above main street in placerville, looking across at the old hardware store.

and it is also right upstairs from the Oldtown Grill, the place I was planning to feature for Tuesdays in my Town this week but I'm late due to kitten emergencies.

I'll show you anyway.

It's a cute little lunch-only cafe with what I've been told are "the best burgers in the world."

I am much more excited, of course, about the awesome VEGGIE BURGERS.

They call it the "Earthburger" and it has the most incredible black bean patty.

Another cool thing is, they have old yearbooks from our local high school where both Darin and I attended, El Dorado High.

for your perusal and enjoyment before lunch.

old-fashioned p'ville!

see the Blue Bell Coffee Shop? that is now home of the Bookery, my work!

these next photos refuse to upload correctly but i had to show you anyway.

1951 styles are amazing.

and right next to all this is the brick alley where i love taking photos.

especially of goofballs!

and pretties...

okay friends. that's my odd mish-mash for today, and off to work i go!

and wish my baby boy luck as he recovers....