Pride at the Civic Centre

Welcome to Pride Weekend. The high temperatures did not deter anyone from not celebrating the right for equality. Hundreds of people were out and about at the Civic Centre, having a blast like just San Franciscans can. Music and dancing, drinking and loving. :)

Equality for all.

Click through for more photos.

Patience is a virtue

Everyone, meet Harley.

Harley, meet everyone.

He's 3 years, 2 month old domestic shorthair/mix. He weighs about 6.5kg.

We adopted Harley yesterday from the San Francisco SPCA. He's a sweet and shy boy that is going to take some time to adjust to his new surroundings.

We got him home and put him in a 'safe' spot in the bathroom, but he promptly escaped and got underneath the bed. Getting him out was a pain and a half and it felt like I nearly dislocated my hip, then he managed to get underneath the bed again. When we finally got him out from underneath the bed (the bed is really heavy by the way) we put him in the bathroom.

A certain someone (names shall not be named) thought that my idea to have a chair in front of the door to keep it closed was stupid so he just tied the handles together with a piece of string. /facepalm

Guess what. It didn't work! I woke up expecting to find Harley safely in the bathroom, ready to take him breakfast when lo and behold...the bathroom door was open and he wasn't inside there. So it was another hassle to get him out from underneath the bed.

Hopefully that won't be necessary ever again.

Anyway, feel free to bask in the glory that is his cuteness :)

Rescue | Recycle | Renew

Today the SFSPCA had an adoption fair where various rescue organizations came together to help find some of their rescue animals loving homes or temporary foster care. It also educated on recycling and a 'second chance sale" of new or gently used pet toys, supplies and bric-a-brac.



King Pidgeons, rescued from animal shelters throughout the Bay Area, make great pets. They're sweet, smart, calm & full of personality but, because people aren't aware of them, they often can't find good homes. Kings are domestic pigeons bred to be eaten as "squab" but some escape or are set free. Kings can't survive in the wild and the lucky ones end up in shelters but they are at high risk of euthanasia if not adopted into permanent homes.

For more info visit Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue.

To adopt a King Pigeon, contact Elizabeth at AdoptKings@gmail.com


Dash the chinchilla was surrendered for euthanasia because of a broken hind leg that needed surgery. Luckily he was saved and gets along fantastically with three legs. Dash is about 1 year old.
He's hoping to find a loving forever home soon.

California Chinchillas is a non-profit organization devoted to educating the public about chinchilla care and chinchilla rescue. Many chinchillas are being lost abandoned or turned in by owners no longer wanting or able to care for them. Some rescued chinchillas are growing babies, elderly chinchillas, pregnant, sick and injured chinchillas need extra special care and love. We take care of their physical and emotion needs so that they may find happy, loving homes.

Save a bunny. Rescue, foster, education and adoption center for rabbits in the San Francisco Bay area. Spayed and neutered rabbits available for adoption to indoor homes.

Companion rabbits are the third most frequently euthanized animals at shelters, behind cats and dogs. While many shelter rabbits come from feed stores, flea markets, or laboratories, in reality, most rabbits facing euthanasia were once family companions or classroom pets who were bought at pet stores or breeders and surrendered to shelters when the novelty wore off or at the conclusion of a school year. Many people mistakenly assume that rabbits are low-maintenance or good starter pets for children, rather than physically fragile, yet spirited and opinionated animals who require specialized care and several hours of attention and exercise each day.

Phoenix - This brave & loving bunny was tortured and set on fire. He came to SaveABunny for treatment of his physical & emotional wounds. He is now healed and happy!

SaveABunny is often the only resource for rabbits facing euthanasia at shelters. These rabbits include highly adoptable rabbits who have “run out of time,” those deemed “unadoptable” because they have health or behavioral issues, and special-needs rabbits requiring surgery or specialized medical attention resulting from trauma, neglect, or abuse. Once a rabbit enters SaveABunny, he or she will never “run out of time” and will always have a home as a foster until adopted.

Muttville's mission is to help senior dogs through foster, education, and rescue. Because every dog needs a happy ending.

Rocket Dog Rescue was there as well. Rocket Dog Rescue is a San Francisco Bay Area dog rescue organization run by a group of dedicated volunteers. They save dogs from death at over-crowded shelters and find them loving, happy homes. Now into their sixth year, RDR is stronger than ever, and have saved the lives of over 1,900 animals! Their motto: "Leave no dog behind".

The Golden State Greyhound Adoption is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that places retired racing greyhounds in adoptive homes in Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, greater Sacramento area and beyond. Their ex-racing greyhounds come primarily from Colorado racetracks, although they also help rescue dogs from Arizona and Mexico. When racing greyhounds are deemed no longer profitable–either because they aren’t winners or have sustai ned an injury–kennels often try to adopt out these dogs, but sadly, many are destroyed, often before they reach the age of four or five.


Please support organizations like these, donations are tax deductible and you'll make a lasting difference in one of these wonderful animals life.

Everyday is Recession day

Eating filling, healthy and downright delicious food every day doesn't have to make your wallet quiver in the corner in fear.

With half an onion, one tomato, two cloves of garlic, one potato, a can of lentils, two spices and one cup of dried rice you can make three stomachs smile with gastronomical delight.

If you click on the photo it will take you to the visual step by step on my flickr.

Bon Appetite!

What's the whole "Screw in a nuthouse" thing you're probably not wondering. Not actually being asked a question won't stop me from answering anyway. It's just a technicality.

A screw is an informal term for a guard in a prison. It may be derogatory or it may not be. It all depends on perspective. Now a nuthouse, it could be a storage facility for some industrious gray squirrel or where they keep a bunch of nuts, for tightening things. The other option is a place where they put the crazy people. Again, it's all about perspective. What's deemed crazy by you is completely normal to someone else. Take food for example: Some people in the world enjoy a maggot infested cheese as a delicacy, and that causes you to want to empty the content of your stomach behind a tree somewhere. To the cheesy eaters though it's completely normal and they laugh heartily at your prissiness, vomiting not as quietly as you thought behind that small shrubbery.

So, screw in a nuthouse...make up your own mind.

Perspective. Such a wonderful thing.