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My email address

Here’s my email address — cat@allcatsaresleeping.com

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Folkmanis’s The Fiddler

Come in, have a seat on the window seat … One moment while I turn down the music I’m listening to. Yes, ’tis indeed the new album, Old Oaks, from Excalibur Rising, our fey punk folk band. With a fanatical … Continue reading

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Folkmanis’s Blue Dragon, Green Dragon, Three Headed Dragon, and Phoenix

Oooooh, shiny! I have a box of dragons here! Folkmanis makes the best puppets ever, and their dragons are some of the finest of their puppets. The first to slither out of the box is the Blue Dragon. At 13 inches … Continue reading

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Folkmanis’s Mouse with Vest

I am here today to speak of Rodents of an Unusual Size. No, not the ones that the hero battles in the Swamp in William Goldman’s The Princess Bride, but rather the far more adorable ones that came in recently … Continue reading

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Folkmanis’ Jabberwock puppet

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!” I remember hearing about the Jabberwock in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.  He sounded spooky and dangerous.  Something I would never … Continue reading

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Folkmanis’ Dove Puppet

I’m sitting here looking at the latest critter from Folkmanis to hit my desk, and to tell the truth, I’m a little unnerved. It’s their Dove Puppet. The tag is quite definite that it’s a white dove, a color variant … Continue reading

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Folkmanis puppet: Nibbling Mouse

I’ve no idea where it’s been since it came in for review nearly twenty years ago, nor do I know how it ended up in the room off the Estate Kitchen that houses the centuries-old collection of cookbooks, restaurant menus and … Continue reading

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