From the very fertile brain of my former girlfriend, The Return Of The Bedlam Farm Notecards, this time a four-card color series of signed photos of Minnie and Flo, our two barn cats, with a guest appearance by Red (since Minnie wants to be everybody’s friend, Red has obliged). The warm weather headquarters of our barn cats (inside during this bitter cold month) are our eclectic back porch, where they and the chickens have taken over our two rocking chairs. It speaks to the power and entitlement of cats that Maria and I have never sat in these chairs, not once.

The cards are $20 plus shipping, and I wrote a few words that are on the back of each one: “We have two barn cats at Bedlam Farm, Flo and Minnie, each a very different personality, each affectionate and ferocious, sometimes at the same time. Cats are mysterious and mystical.” There are a limited number of these cards, I will sign each one. I got the idea when I started writing about Minnie and Flo and after Minnie had her leg amputated. I saw firsthand how many people there are out there who love cats and care deeply about them. These cards are for you, and for anyone who follows the animals at Bedlam Farm.

You can see them and order them and get the shipping details here, from Maria and her magical studio. Now, you can use Paypal or send checks to our Post Office Box: P.O.  Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816. If you have any questions, please contact Maria: [email protected]. The other big news is that Maria is considering publishing and selling some notecards of her own, using the wonderful sketches she has been making and sell. About time.

Around here, creativity reigns, we are always thinking of stuff and trying things. The notecards are an inexpensive way to share my photos, help defray the costs of taking them, and get them out to the world inexpensively. This one feels good.