Tennis, Anyone?

GG Central is crazy wild behind schedule. Shriek! To top it off, the U.S. Open final men's match is being held today (at 4pm EDT). You can watch online, here.

ciao-rush-meow/the Management

(Mainzer cats play tennis, personal collection)

Ice Skating Lessons from the English Ballet - Week's End

A little overnight distraction from the crazy world. James Streeter of the English Ballet (formerly a speed skater) gives an excellent how-to basic lesson at London's Somerset House. Then a chic video statement by Tiffany (sponsors of the ice rink). Have a great evening & tomorrow morning (in Australia)! Giulia still has her little feline heart set on a spin around the rink at the Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC. (image of Mainzer cats from personal collection/website here)

ciao-meow/GGCM

GG Central - La Rentrée

Update: GG will return by 21 September 2009.

La rentreé will be a somewhat slow affair at GG Central this year. To help out, we are turning to Paris Breakfasts for a sweet treat...la rentreé roundup...school supplies in chocolate? But of course, nos amis.

Please visit a few links on this page, especially Darfur Peace & Development Organization (DPDO) & Made4Aid. Thanks!

Happy Labor Day...

[vintage postcard via personal collection/Alfred Mainzer Cats website, here]

GG's Fourth of July Fantasy - Week's End

The reverie includes causing no end of trouble while water-skiing (or no end of trouble, period). Then more hijinks at a poolside party. (GG loves water.) These Alfred Mainzer vintage postcards are scans from a personal collection so you can't see the pretty scalloped edges. Here's the wonderful website. Hope your plans are shaping up nicely. [Update: 8 July 2009. Just removed the html for you to click on enlarge. Sorry. We leave that up for only a few days. Definitely visit the Alfred Mainzer site, it's a lot of fun. ciao.]

ciao-meow/GG's social secretary

GG dans les Tuileries

Another Mainzer vintage cat postcard. It reminds us of les Tuileries afternoon action. (Or any lovely park, for that matter...but GG has her Paris fantasies & the last time we indulged in a GG in the Tuileries post, it was October 2008). Trying to talk her into a Greek fantasy, as that's one of many things/places in mind during this Easter week. Greeks have wonderful holiday traditions that put the Easter Bunny to shame, no offense to EB. (We still love you EB! Don't forget GG's basket). The Italians, especially Rome & points south, have wonderful traditions, too. See Bleeding Espresso's Easter in Calabria. So a trip to Italy first, then Greek Easter a week later would be ideal. Now, how to finance this? Hmmm. These vintage cat postcards, while darling, won't get us far. (via scan from personal collection)

ciao-chocolate-meow!

It would make a cat laugh - Week's End

There's too much going on (& the computer will not cooperate anyway) to post more than have a great weekend. GG the cat is goofing off & we thought, it's enough to make a cat laugh. This vintage postcard is hilarious & we wish it could be clearer, but it's a scan. Alfred Mainzer's vintage Comic Dressed cats has a website.

ciao-meow/GG/mgmt