Lorraine Garland
@fablor.bsky.social
Friend of Mur the Rex, Tilly the Bog Monster, Grim Grinning Ghost and Druuuuu, Therapist with a Wicked Sense of Humor, and half of the musical duo Paul and Lorraine.
Living alone has good points and bad.
Bad: NO ONE is excited I just figured out how to light the Banana Tree (by moving a huge table and every other plant in the room) And I am proud of this
Good: No one is asking why I have a banana tree or telling me what I can and can't do with the living room.
Bad: NO ONE is excited I just figured out how to light the Banana Tree (by moving a huge table and every other plant in the room) And I am proud of this
Good: No one is asking why I have a banana tree or telling me what I can and can't do with the living room.
August 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Living alone has good points and bad.
Bad: NO ONE is excited I just figured out how to light the Banana Tree (by moving a huge table and every other plant in the room) And I am proud of this
Good: No one is asking why I have a banana tree or telling me what I can and can't do with the living room.
Bad: NO ONE is excited I just figured out how to light the Banana Tree (by moving a huge table and every other plant in the room) And I am proud of this
Good: No one is asking why I have a banana tree or telling me what I can and can't do with the living room.
Starting Monday with post-workout-post-shower cuddles and coffee. All sorts of other things may happen, it being Monday and all. But here’s where it starts. On the right foot, er, paw.
February 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Starting Monday with post-workout-post-shower cuddles and coffee. All sorts of other things may happen, it being Monday and all. But here’s where it starts. On the right foot, er, paw.
Self Care Sunday is starting out perfectly according to plan. Not pictured: Three other felines, a fire and COFFEE.
I want to add my voice to those saying take care of yourself. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Tell me your tips?
I want to add my voice to those saying take care of yourself. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Tell me your tips?
February 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Self Care Sunday is starting out perfectly according to plan. Not pictured: Three other felines, a fire and COFFEE.
I want to add my voice to those saying take care of yourself. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Tell me your tips?
I want to add my voice to those saying take care of yourself. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Tell me your tips?
Ah, a sweet memory from the Bengal days, when life was simple and the Leopards curled up by the fire and beamed lasers rather than eating our faces.
February 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ah, a sweet memory from the Bengal days, when life was simple and the Leopards curled up by the fire and beamed lasers rather than eating our faces.
The therapist is in and here to help. Any questions for us here at the Bog Monster Institute for Therapeutic Sanity?
February 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The therapist is in and here to help. Any questions for us here at the Bog Monster Institute for Therapeutic Sanity?
I am setting my coping with chaos level at “Four cats and breakfast” for the rest of the week. Higher levels of chaos are not encouraged. A lower setting, such as “where are my pants” may be issued as need arises.
February 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I am setting my coping with chaos level at “Four cats and breakfast” for the rest of the week. Higher levels of chaos are not encouraged. A lower setting, such as “where are my pants” may be issued as need arises.
The Bog Monster wakens and does not see the spring and so, will go back to sleep on it’s settee for six more weeks.
I’m making up my own holidays from now on. We are all about such adventures in the Spooky House.
I’m making up my own holidays from now on. We are all about such adventures in the Spooky House.
February 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Bog Monster wakens and does not see the spring and so, will go back to sleep on it’s settee for six more weeks.
I’m making up my own holidays from now on. We are all about such adventures in the Spooky House.
I’m making up my own holidays from now on. We are all about such adventures in the Spooky House.
Mur sleeps and he dreams
That summer is coming in
And winter’s gone
(Away-o. Which didn’t fit in my Haiku this morning.)
That summer is coming in
And winter’s gone
(Away-o. Which didn’t fit in my Haiku this morning.)
February 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Mur sleeps and he dreams
That summer is coming in
And winter’s gone
(Away-o. Which didn’t fit in my Haiku this morning.)
That summer is coming in
And winter’s gone
(Away-o. Which didn’t fit in my Haiku this morning.)
What fresh hell is this?? Oops, I mean, Good Morning, Monday, let’s try again. I hope you are filled with peace, serenity, and comfort and that our joy is filled and spreads across the land and our hearts.
(Heh heh heh heh heh, cackled Monday)
(Heh heh heh heh heh, cackled Monday)
February 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What fresh hell is this?? Oops, I mean, Good Morning, Monday, let’s try again. I hope you are filled with peace, serenity, and comfort and that our joy is filled and spreads across the land and our hearts.
(Heh heh heh heh heh, cackled Monday)
(Heh heh heh heh heh, cackled Monday)
My Emotional Support Cat questioning my choice of Emotional Support TV while about knock my Emotional Support Coffee off the table, while I attempt to engage in Self Care Sunday.
February 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My Emotional Support Cat questioning my choice of Emotional Support TV while about knock my Emotional Support Coffee off the table, while I attempt to engage in Self Care Sunday.
February 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Paws with feathers. And cuddles. And here we are this morning, deciding how we move forward.
Coffee first. One step at a time, friends.
Coffee first. One step at a time, friends.
February 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Paws with feathers. And cuddles. And here we are this morning, deciding how we move forward.
Coffee first. One step at a time, friends.
Coffee first. One step at a time, friends.
Grim Grinning Ghost and I are getting ready for the workday and he has proposed doing all teleheath sessions with the therapist (me) lying on the couch in biking shorts by the fire.
(He made a good argument for it, but no. People deserve both upright and pants in a therapist)
(He made a good argument for it, but no. People deserve both upright and pants in a therapist)
January 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Grim Grinning Ghost and I are getting ready for the workday and he has proposed doing all teleheath sessions with the therapist (me) lying on the couch in biking shorts by the fire.
(He made a good argument for it, but no. People deserve both upright and pants in a therapist)
(He made a good argument for it, but no. People deserve both upright and pants in a therapist)
Came downstairs this morning to find this. All in a night they organized and gathered their resources, the Star tent, the Batting Tower, and the Teak Ball.
They. Have. A. Plan.
I’m grabbing the Featherstick and joining them. Are you in?
They. Have. A. Plan.
I’m grabbing the Featherstick and joining them. Are you in?
January 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Came downstairs this morning to find this. All in a night they organized and gathered their resources, the Star tent, the Batting Tower, and the Teak Ball.
They. Have. A. Plan.
I’m grabbing the Featherstick and joining them. Are you in?
They. Have. A. Plan.
I’m grabbing the Featherstick and joining them. Are you in?
Mur lies on a faux fur blanket by the fire, stretched in the sexiest pose he knows, calling for someone to come massage him.
I’m not saying it will work for everyone, but it’s worth trying. Just an idea I’m throwing out.
In a world of chaos, take a break, be like Mur.
I’m not saying it will work for everyone, but it’s worth trying. Just an idea I’m throwing out.
In a world of chaos, take a break, be like Mur.
January 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Mur lies on a faux fur blanket by the fire, stretched in the sexiest pose he knows, calling for someone to come massage him.
I’m not saying it will work for everyone, but it’s worth trying. Just an idea I’m throwing out.
In a world of chaos, take a break, be like Mur.
I’m not saying it will work for everyone, but it’s worth trying. Just an idea I’m throwing out.
In a world of chaos, take a break, be like Mur.
Handy Therapist here,
Situation: Is just the situation
Thoughts: How you think about it influences…
(Organic) Feelings: How you’re going to feel and determines…
Response: Which guides what you do and creates…
Consequences: That lead to different outcomes.
1/2
Situation: Is just the situation
Thoughts: How you think about it influences…
(Organic) Feelings: How you’re going to feel and determines…
Response: Which guides what you do and creates…
Consequences: That lead to different outcomes.
1/2
January 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Handy Therapist here,
Situation: Is just the situation
Thoughts: How you think about it influences…
(Organic) Feelings: How you’re going to feel and determines…
Response: Which guides what you do and creates…
Consequences: That lead to different outcomes.
1/2
Situation: Is just the situation
Thoughts: How you think about it influences…
(Organic) Feelings: How you’re going to feel and determines…
Response: Which guides what you do and creates…
Consequences: That lead to different outcomes.
1/2
What people think therapy is: (insert lofty emotional processing growth language)
Me: Look at all the things we got to stick to the ceiling in my session today with my adolescent client, three axolotls, a pink ball, and a creepy bug!
This is pro stuff, people.
Me: Look at all the things we got to stick to the ceiling in my session today with my adolescent client, three axolotls, a pink ball, and a creepy bug!
This is pro stuff, people.
January 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What people think therapy is: (insert lofty emotional processing growth language)
Me: Look at all the things we got to stick to the ceiling in my session today with my adolescent client, three axolotls, a pink ball, and a creepy bug!
This is pro stuff, people.
Me: Look at all the things we got to stick to the ceiling in my session today with my adolescent client, three axolotls, a pink ball, and a creepy bug!
This is pro stuff, people.
Don’t quit your daydream, all you glorious floofs.
January 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Don’t quit your daydream, all you glorious floofs.
If you meet this cat in the woods, follow him. He is old and wise and will teach you. You’ll have to wait until summer, though, because Winter is a time of staying in.
Mur walks in the Summertime. Find him, and learn Magic. That is your task.
Mur walks in the Summertime. Find him, and learn Magic. That is your task.
January 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If you meet this cat in the woods, follow him. He is old and wise and will teach you. You’ll have to wait until summer, though, because Winter is a time of staying in.
Mur walks in the Summertime. Find him, and learn Magic. That is your task.
Mur walks in the Summertime. Find him, and learn Magic. That is your task.
Rare photo of the Bog Monster in repose. Its mind relaxed and clear, breathing deeply, while pondering future chaos no doubt.
Ponce, tackle a friend, shred something? Remember, friends, the possibilities are endless. Carpe diem.
Ponce, tackle a friend, shred something? Remember, friends, the possibilities are endless. Carpe diem.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rare photo of the Bog Monster in repose. Its mind relaxed and clear, breathing deeply, while pondering future chaos no doubt.
Ponce, tackle a friend, shred something? Remember, friends, the possibilities are endless. Carpe diem.
Ponce, tackle a friend, shred something? Remember, friends, the possibilities are endless. Carpe diem.
I’m trying to get my department meeting going but my coworkers don’t seem to be buying into any kind of sense of urgency. I may have to work around them and do it all myself. Again. Hmph.
January 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I’m trying to get my department meeting going but my coworkers don’t seem to be buying into any kind of sense of urgency. I may have to work around them and do it all myself. Again. Hmph.
Couch, blankie, NO PANTS, and Grim Grinning Ghost.
Do more of what keeps you balanced. I know the world is scary right now, but keep yourself together and take care of what you can control and those that you can help. We are not alone.
Do more of what keeps you balanced. I know the world is scary right now, but keep yourself together and take care of what you can control and those that you can help. We are not alone.
January 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Couch, blankie, NO PANTS, and Grim Grinning Ghost.
Do more of what keeps you balanced. I know the world is scary right now, but keep yourself together and take care of what you can control and those that you can help. We are not alone.
Do more of what keeps you balanced. I know the world is scary right now, but keep yourself together and take care of what you can control and those that you can help. We are not alone.
Three out of four cats enjoying a lovely breakfast together.
(The fourth demanded his by the heating vent because it’s-20 plus windchill here and mama didn’t raise no fools)
(The fourth demanded his by the heating vent because it’s-20 plus windchill here and mama didn’t raise no fools)
January 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Three out of four cats enjoying a lovely breakfast together.
(The fourth demanded his by the heating vent because it’s-20 plus windchill here and mama didn’t raise no fools)
(The fourth demanded his by the heating vent because it’s-20 plus windchill here and mama didn’t raise no fools)
Tik tok has gone dark. Sigh. Here’s a picture of the Bog Monster reenacting it 🖤
January 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Tik tok has gone dark. Sigh. Here’s a picture of the Bog Monster reenacting it 🖤
My sister sent me the Moon with Venus tonight. It fills me with hope.
January 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
My sister sent me the Moon with Venus tonight. It fills me with hope.