Penguin Girl

  • still winter

    tuxedo cat nestled in a grey wool cat cave, face just visible in the opening; packing paper, a chewed-up box, and a cat tree fill the background

    With multiple strata of snow outside (speaking of strata, would you like to crochet a Strataterra?) I’m ready for March, but hesitant to trust that next week’s cold front and waves of low pressure will produce little to no impact. Heavy wet snow came out of seemingly nowhere on Wednesday and snarled my 4 minute… Read more …

  • late winter 2026 reading roundup

    cup coffee with open book and stack of books on wooden table

    With a long spell of frigid temperatures (though it’s finally mostly above freezing this week) and little desire to go out in the endless grey and dismal dirty snow, I’ve been spending as much time as possible curled up with Dot and reading. I’ve now reread the In Death series (again) through volume 25, I’m… Read more …

  • Dot’s excited

    tuxedo cat caught yawning while playing with packing paper. it looks like she's laughing.

    That it’s Friday beacause tonight means extra time snuggling with her people without their technology or work in the way. She’s been rearranging her packing paper in anticipation. שבת שלום Read more …

  • to plan is to embrace change

    knitter on a couch with a blanket on their lap, a book (playful) is next to them, a tuxedo cat is next to her, another person is also on the couch under a not-handknit blanket and working at his laptop

    The best cozy plans often have other ideas. Last weekend we found ourselves at the ER with our aging family member, enduring hours of waiting in uncomfortable chairs with questionable food choices, and a complete upheaval of everything we’d hoped the weekend would be. It wasn’t a fun time (is it ever?), but I’m pleased… Read more …

  • our cozy weekend plans

    tuxedo cat in. grey and blue wool cat cave surrounded by packing paper. her face is peeking through the opening.

    When the windchill is -12F at morning minyan, you come home and pile up books for the weekend. And knitting too. I plan to snuggle under a wool blanket (or three) and read. Dot’s planning to be cozy in her cat cave (or my lap). I might venture out Sunday if the weather cooperates; this… Read more …