RA Walker

@tchrgrrrl

I own a MCM car. I live in a MCM house. I, myself, am MCM. Full of housewifery and bullydog nonsense. Don't blame me; I taught gov't/economics for over a decade. Still double-masking in public bc my immune system sucks at the immuning. #FUMS

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RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· 9d

Caught miss Pinto mid-meow. 😸 She really has the absolute sweetest disposition. We seriously lucked out. #catsofbluesky

A calico kitty sits up on a multicolored rug (over a wood floor) with her left foot raised and her mouth opened in a "meow." She is mostly white with a black and brown mask on her face showing in this pic.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· 13d

Another day fighting The Battle of the Bathroom Ceiling: I decided to plaster all the small dings in the short wall outside the bathroom when I discovered whatever this blob is. Looks like somebody painted over a wet kleenex. Is about 3/4" tall. #oldhouseproblems

This is a 3/4" blob in cream-colored wall paint on a corner. I have no idea what that was, but it's gone now.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· 19d

This is week 3 with our adopted kitty, Pinto. Just in the past couple of days, she's been sitting in this armchair in our library instead of hiding in the stacks, mainly behind "H" and "K." She likes her space, and she's starting to get a little chatty. Baby steps...😸 #catsofbluesky

A calico kitty, white with clay-brown and black patches, is loafing in a grey armchair with a beige blanked under her and a fake sheepskin behind. Full wooden bookcases line the walls; the floor is wood; a floorlamp, desk, and window with a white curtain are off to the right. To the left of the chair hanging from an upper shelf is a dragon marionette, and there are small framed bits of art on the two visible walls. In the foreground, a carved footstool with a cat design on top sits in front of the armchair, and close to the camera is a black music stand.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jul 7

My latest piece of backyard archaeology: Found this piece of steel, a cover piece from something bc it has screw holes, embedded in dirt near the garage. The can tab was something I turned up at the same time, and it's kind of convenient for relative sizing. 🤔

This is a rusted and dirt-encrusted steel part, bent upward at the top of the photo. An antique metal can tab sits atop to provide relative size. The whole thing is sitting on concrete.

This is a rusted and dirt-encrusted steel part, bent downward at the top of the photo. An antique metal can tab sits off to the upper left to provide relative size. The whole thing is sitting on concrete.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jul 2

Here's just 1 of the plinth blocks in our downstairs hallway, after I puttied and sanded it. (Yes, the paint is a mess; no, I'm not dealing with *everything* right now.) Seventy-five years of baseboard abuse, right there. #oldhouseproblems

This is a puttied and sanded antique plinth block. (I was working on filling at least most of the holes!) The base paint is cream, and it is surrounded by oak floors and quarter-round trim on the corner of a hallway.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jul 2

In our 1951 house, we had a downstairs hallway with hinges and a strike plate but no door. #oldhouseproblems I decided to remove the hardware and fix the gaps. Here's the hole from the strike plate, the gap with plywood glued down, and after putty/sanding/putting/sanding. IT'S SMOOTH! 😁

This is the hole (a series of rectangles) left in a doorway after I unscrewed the antique strike plate and took it out.

This is the doorway after I removed the antique strike plate and covered the biggest gaps with 1/8" plywood. It is glued in place, so blue tape is holding the top and bottom edges.

This is the doorway after I removed the strike plate, filled the biggest gaps with 1/8" plywood, and then covered all the gaps and edges with tan wood putty. It's all sanded smooth.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jun 27

It's raining, so yardwork projects on hold. Instead, I'm working on other #oldhouseproblems. Have doorway with no door. Removed paint-caked hardware. Today: filled gaps with 1/8" plywood glued in place. Later, I can putty/sand/prime. Here's the before/after of one gap from a door hinge. 😁

This is the bare wood underneath a door hinge I removed. It is surrounded by ivory paint.

This is a piece of 1/8" plywood cut to fit the gap left after I removed the old door hinge. The unpainted edge of the door jamb is visible on the left, and everything is surrounded by ivory paint.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jun 17

post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet (if you feel like it):

A white and brindle American bulldog and a golden shorty bulldog are flopped on a patio. A black chair and unpainted wooden fence are in the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jun 3

Pupdate: Butter Bean (6-yr-old shorty bull) co-opted his sister's blankie this morning. 😁

A blonde bully dog with a white blaze on his forehead has his face smooshed in a multi-colored striped blanket. Yellow curtains hang in the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· May 8

Pupdate: Here's Butter Bean (6-yr-old shorty bull) with a "bear bush"--and he ended up with those little white spirea flowers all over him. 😆 These are getting somewhat "girdled" by the abuse! #dogsofbluesky

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Apr 19

Pupdate: These guys were in no hurry to get up today--neither was I. (Susie-Q, 10-yr-old American bulldog; Butter Bean, 6-yr-old shorty bull)

Two bulldogs flop across a bed strewn with pillows and blankets. The American bulldog on the left is white and brindle; on the right, a golden shorty bull.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Apr 16

Quote post with something good that lasted longer than the Confederacy (1861-1865) Zoey's tenure as our bulldog (2009-2016) ❤️

An American bulldog, white with a fawn-colored ear, is stretched out on a bed of turf lilies and fall leaves. A wooden fence and tree are in the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Apr 6

Pupdate: Somebaby got me out of bed at exactly 3 am because she had to go outside. When she came back, not only did she NOT settle down and go right back to sleep, but she grumped...and grumped...and GRUMPED until she woke my husband up. Oh, Susie. (10-yr-old American bulldog)

A sleepy white bulldog with brindle ears and spots is smooshing a grey pillow with her head. A grey blanket hangs over the couch in the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Mar 18

Am dog, bullyboy edition. (Butter Bean, shorty bull, 6 yrs)

A small blonde bulldog with a white "blaze" on his forehead is chewing an antler he holds in his front paws. He's stretched out on a yellow bedspread with white pillows in the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Mar 4

Pupdate: Just a young man on his blankie. ❤️ (Butter Bean, 6 yrs old)

A blonde shorty bulldog with a white blaze on his forehead is curled up, sleeping, on a green patterned blanket.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Mar 2

Shoot, I have one of those--1993. 😆

A young woman (glasses, denim bucket hat, white tee, blue jeans, white socks, black clogs) sits on the hood of an '86 Chevy Monte Carlo. The car's airbrushed license plate reads "Moby" because the car was a great white whale. This was taken in fall '93.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Mar 2

It's not exactly @catsofyore.bsky.social, but here I am with Pepper c.1980 (Lebanon, OH). 😸

A smiling 7-yr-old girl in pale blue tank top and shorts, barefoot, with bobbed dark hair, sits on an unmowed lawn holding a gray kitty. There are a black car and a picnic table in the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Feb 27

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

A tabby cat with yellow-green eyes is curled up in a red paisley armchair.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Feb 12

Pupdate: Has new antler! 😁 (Butter Bean, 6-yr-old shorty bull)

This is a small blonde bulldog with a white blaze on his forehead chewing an antler an a pale yellow bedspread.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jan 15

Aww. My first dog was a snow dog. This is Sassy, c. 1975, in Lebanon, OH. (That's my dad's '63/'64/'65 Vette. I think of it as the Frankenvette, as it had parts from many bodies. 😁)

A white and fawn-colored dog stands in the snow of a plowed driveway. A black Corvette sits in the middle of the photo, and trees cover the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jan 6

Awwww. Our Emma is 15-yrs-old, and she was raised by a bulldog. Here they are back in 2010. 😁

A white American bulldog with a fawn-colored patch on her left ear is snuggled down with a grey tabby kitten with a white muzzle. They lie on a red, white, and blue patchwork bed.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Jan 1

Emma Peanut (15 yrs)--always ready for her close-up. 😸 #catsofbluesky

A domestic shorthair tabby cat with white cheeks and green eyes looks into the camera in an extreme close-up.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Dec 27

Not real fluffy, but here's baby Susie-Q back in 2016. 😁

A baby American bulldog, white with brindle ears and a black nose, is curled up on a multicolored quilt. She is wearing a pink and black harness and sleeping on a rust-colored couch.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Dec 25

Merry Christmess, 1976. 😆

A 3-yr-old brunette girl and 6-yr-old blond boy are engulfed in a mound of boxes, toys and Christmas wrapping paper. A tinsel covered tree sits in the corner.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Dec 10

"Those icicles have been known to kill people!" --A Christmas Story Also, hanging off my eaves today.

Icicles, some as long as 16," are arrayed along the eaves outside a window. Outside are bare trees and a cloudy sky with the sun peaking through.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Dec 9

And it snowed all day yesterday. Here's our grill hat.

A bronze-colored Weber grill sits in the snow with a 3" coating of snow on top of it. A few neighbors' lights can be seen in the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Dec 5

Today's grill hat. 😁

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Dec 4

Pupdate: This is where the bulldogs were when I woke up this morning. That little 10"-wide strip on the right side of Susie's butt is my spot. 🫠 (Butter Bean, 5-yr-old shorty bull; Susie-Q, 9-yr-old American bulldog) #dogsofbluesky

A golden-haired shorty bulldog and a white & brindle American bulldog are smooshed together at a right angle on a messy bed with grey sheets, ivory pillows, and a blue blanket in the foreground.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Nov 19

Emma Peanut (15 yrs) gets her own water so she won't drink mine. 😼 #catsofbluesky

A tabby cat wearing an orange collar is drinking out of a green cup, on top of a wooden table that has papers in the background.

RA Walker@tchrgrrrl· Nov 6

Pupdate: Goober in action! (Butter Bean, 5-yr-old shorty bull; Susie-Q, 9-yr-old American bulldog) #dogsofbluesky