Spotlight of the week on Gayef

gayef · Dec 11, 2004

Originally Posted by hissy

Hey there girlfriend~

I want to know where you get your patience from?

If you can tell me about your home, I have a sneaking suspicion it is stunning!

Do you have a green thumb?

*hug MA* Hey YOU!

LOL You think I am patient???? ROFL Really? That is too funny! I don't think of myself that way at all!

I love talking about my house. I have been drawing it since I was four years old down to the smoke curling out of the chimney and the little round bushes in the front by the porch - and so, absolutely nothing else would do but that my husband felt it must be built for me. We took my VERY basic drawings to a builder and got it made. I love it here. My home is a Cape Cod-style house, only it is turned sideways ... the front of the house is a very steep inverted V-shape with a large half-round window at the top and a wrap-around porch. There is one large dormer off the side where my bathroom is and a large loft bedroom with another large half-round window in the back. The downstairs is where we "live" - with the kitchen, the living room, the bathroom, and two bedrooms. My bedroom faces west and is painted a pale lilac with buttercream trim and ceiling. My living room is a pale gold with white trim, sage berber carpet and drapes, with chestnut, black and gold furniture, pillows and accessories. The kitchen faces east - and is my favorite room to spend early mornings. When we first moved in, the walls were all off-white, but when the sun was rising across the field, it would "paint" the room this incredible shade of peachy-pink. I looked and looked for that color in the paint store and finally found it - "Angel Wing" by Sherwin-Williams. So, the walls are that color and the trim is white. There are knotty-pine cabinets and I have a pretty cabbage rose print on the windows and French doors out onto the porch.

Oh my, no! I am NOT at all a "person of the soil". I cherish the things that choose to tolerate my poor care and thrive anyway here! The woods around my home seem to be the ideal condition for old roses ... there are about 6 different varieties and they are all doing really well. You can smell their perfume all over the yard in Spring and again in the Fall when the double-bloomers kick in. It is so nice to sit in the yard of an evening and just breathe!

Great questions! And as usual, I couldn't be brief if my very life depended upon it!

yosemite · Dec 13, 2004

gayef I have no formal training in anything. But the inspiration for my art was indeed a Siamese cat ... I had a very special Seal Point Siamese girl - I was there when she came into this world - who was with me through two marriages said:
I had tears in my eyes when I read this. I had a very special little seal-point female in my life too at one time and I still think about her 20 years later with tears in my eyes.

I also wanted to take the opportunity to bump this thread. Our members have been prolific this weekend.

coolcat · Dec 13, 2004

Hi Gayef!

Congrats for the nomination,

I think this is the firts time I "talk" to you, nice to meet you!!!!

Here we go:

1.- What does mean your nick?

2.- How many cats do you have?

3.- ( I like the Siameses too, Hope some day have one!!!

) Where born you love for siameses?

4.- Are you a talkative person like the Siamese breed??????

5.- Can you speak spanish?????

Cheers!

hopehacker · Dec 13, 2004

Originally Posted by gayef

I have no formal training in anything. But the inspiration for my art was indeed a Siamese cat ... I had a very special Seal Point Siamese girl - I was there when she came into this world - who was with me through two marriages, many moves and oh-but-so-many good and bad times. Between the two marriages, she even lived with me in my car for a while ... anyway ... when she was about 12 years old, she became quite ill. I knew her time was close and I became almost paralytically depressed . I couldn't go to work (worked for the State of Virginia Department of Agriculture at the time - I was the Web Developer and Campaign Manager for the Beef Board's ads and marketing). I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. I sat down at my computer, opened Photoshop and began to draw what I could "see" in my mind - my little girl in various places, poses, actions, behaviors ... so my art is really a tribute to her. So, I suspect it would be fair to give her the credit for inspiring it. As I mentioned before, I was there when she came into this world, so I must also tell you that I was there when she went out of it. *sigh* I haven't been the same since she died.
Great questions!!!!

I wish I had a good question to ask you, but my question was already asked.

I just have to tell you that this story is making me sob. I have a 19 year old Blue Point boy, and I just know that I will feel the same way, when his time comes. I can so very much relate to what you went through and your love for the "special" breed of cat, Siamese. Thank You, for sharing.

catherine · Dec 13, 2004

Well, I've been wondering where you have been......I haven't seen you hanging around the lounge lately. You befriended me back in Sept. or Oct. when I was having problems with my persian when my MIL was terminally ill and I kinda got the feeling that you were the "mother" of the site so........

How many kitties are you mom to?

How did you get involved in helping cats?

Did you come from a big family?

Where did you grow up (big or little town)?

How did you find a husband to pull the chicken off the cone for you?!?!
(I won't eat meat off of the bone either but my husband would laugh at me.)

Conrgats!!!

KittenKrazy · Dec 13, 2004

Hmmm, I finally get a chance to ask you questions and I'll be danged if I didn't forget everything that I ever wanted to know!

chixyb · Dec 13, 2004

What is your happiest memory?

Would you ever consider moving to Roanoke so I could see your babies all the time?

turtlecat · Dec 13, 2004

What is your "defining" Moment?

If you could ever thank someone fromthe bottom of your heart, for something you dind't know was important at the time, but came to be, who would it be (that sounds complicated... )

Describe your earliest acute memory.

KittenKrazy · Dec 13, 2004

1. Do you ever regret not having children of your own ?
2. What is your favorite kind of music?
3. What are your favorite colors?
4. Do you like crafty things?
5. Prints/solids/stripes/polka dots...........which are your favorites/least favorites?

captiva · Dec 13, 2004

um.. It's me again. I just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday early, since I always felt sorry for people who celebrated birthdays on Christmas. I always thought it would be overshadowed by the holiday. So here is my Happy Birthday wish for you early!!!

babygirl · Dec 13, 2004

What is your favorite book?
What is your favorite flower?

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by CoolCat

Hi Gayef!

Congrats for the nomination,

I think this is the firts time I "talk" to you, nice to meet you!!!!

Here we go:

1.- What does mean your nick?

2.- How many cats do you have?

3.- ( I like the Siameses too, Hope some day have one!!!

) Where born you love for siameses?

4.- Are you a talkative person like the Siamese breed??????

5.- Can you speak spanish?????

Cheers!

Hope this translator site I found works and you can understand what I am trying to say ...

1) Mi apodo aquÃ:censor: estÃ¡ realmente apenas mi primer nombre verdadero y dura inicial de nombre. Mi nombre es Gaye Flagg, asÃ:censor: que escogÃ:censor: GayeF como mi apodo.

2) Tengo actualmente 7 Viejo-Estilo gatos siameses. Tengo Lexus, mi hembra y Tonka, mi masculino. Tengo tambiÃ[emoji]169[/emoji]n a sus cinco niÃ±os que estarÃ¡n yendo a sus hogares nuevos en las semanas prÃ³ximas.

3) SÃ:censor:, usted puede decir que nacÃ:censor:a con un amor para gatos siameses. Â¡HabÃ:censor:a dos mirar en como nacÃ:censor:a en casa!

4) Â¿No puede decir usted yo soy muy hablador como mis gatos? *la sonrisa*

5) Â¡No, yo no puedo hablar, poder escribir ni puedo entender el espaÃ±ol en todo! Â¡Estoy tan agradecido haber encontrado un sitio web que harÃ¡ una traducciÃ³n para mÃ:censor: tan yo le puedo contestar en SU idioma!

Â¡Da las gracias tanto para algunas preguntas realmente gran!

~gf~

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by Yosemite

I had tears in my eyes when I read this. I had a very special little seal-point female in my life too at one time and I still think about her 20 years later with tears in my eyes.

I also wanted to take the opportunity to bump this thread. Our members have been prolific this weekend.

Thanks, Linda - they do leave very special pawprints on our hearts, don't they?

hugs,

~gf~

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by HopeHacker

I wish I had a good question to ask you, but my question was already asked.

I just have to tell you that this story is making me sob. I have a 19 year old Blue Point boy, and I just know that I will feel the same way, when his time comes. I can so very much relate to what you went through and your love for the "special" breed of cat, Siamese. Thank You, for sharing.

My dear ... thank YOU.

~gf~

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by catherine

Well, I've been wondering where you have been......I haven't seen you hanging around the lounge lately. You befriended me back in Sept. or Oct. when I was having problems with my persian when my MIL was terminally ill and I kinda got the feeling that you were the "mother" of the site so........

How many kitties are you mom to?

How did you get involved in helping cats?

Did you come from a big family?

Where did you grow up (big or little town)?

How did you find a husband to pull the chicken off the cone for you?!?!
(I won't eat meat off of the bone either but my husband would laugh at me.)

Conrgats!!!

Hi Catherine! The mother of the site, hrmmm? I DO care for a lot of people in my life, but the only time anyone ever called me "mother", it had a nasty connotation to it. LOL I felt so badly back in the Fall when you were having those issues - I looked and looked for a way to help and just couldn't find anything that would be a solution! I am happy to know it worked out, though. Now on to your questions ...

I am Mom to seven kitties currently, although 5 of them are going to their new homes within the next couple of weeks. After they leave, I will have two.

I got involved in helping cats by sheer virtue of the fact that cats have helped ME all of my life. Whenever I was blue or hurting about something, my mom's two littermates would be right there - can't tell you how many times their fur got washed by my tears!

My immediate family consists of my Mom and Dad and my two older sisters. Dad is gone 3 years now, and my oldest sister lives halfway across the country from me. The other sister and I have been "estranged" for over 20 years and don't speak to each other. I have a VERY large extended family - my husband comes from a family with 5 children and we all live very close to each other. There is a score of nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins ... I can't keep up with them all! It was a sort of rude awakening to marry into this family when my own was small.

I grew up in the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia. It was a medium-sized city, but the burbs had a small-town feel. I now live in the country - a very rural place located about 40 miles north of Richmond. I love it out here. The night sky is so very beautiful - there are no lights and one can actually SEE the stars. It was very cold here last night, but still, I bundled up to go outside and watch the meteor shower. It was simply magical.

LOL My husband found me. I was walking to the dumpster carrying a big green trashbag of all the old, safety-pinned underthings I wanted to throw away ... he drove by and tooted the horn at me. I was startled by the horn blowing, dropped the bag and it broke open, spilling all those old, hole-y underwear all over the place. And wouldn't you just know it, the man actually STOPPED TO HELP ME PICK THEM UP. Can you imagine the level of mortification? We laughed, I blushed to the very roots of my hair and he asked me to dinner. The rest, as they say, is history. LOL

GREAT questions! Thanks!

Gaye

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by KittenKrazy

Hmmm, I finally get a chance to ask you questions and I'll be danged if I didn't forget everything that I ever wanted to know!

LOL You tickle me something awful!

~gf~

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by chixyb

What is your happiest memory?

Would you ever consider moving to Roanoke so I could see your babies all the time?

My happiest memory is of the day I married my current husband. It poured down rain, my apratment flooded, I was running around, trying to get dressed in 2 feet of water, my cats were flipping out, my mom was in hysterics and my husband was nearly an hour late getting to the ceremony, but it all turned out well and now, nearly 17 years later, I am still a very happy woman. He treats me like I was a very fragile, hothouse flower. I love it.

Welllllll ... ummmm ... no. LOL But that certainly wouldn't stop you from coming up here to Ashland and visiting. But you had better hurry, these babies are not so much babies anymore!

Great questions!

~gf~

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by turtlecat

What is your "defining" Moment?

If you could ever thank someone fromthe bottom of your heart, for something you dind't know was important at the time, but came to be, who would it be (that sounds complicated... )

Describe your earliest acute memory.

Gosh, the defining moment question is a very difficult one! I would have to say the day my Dad died ... it defined me as an individual, no longer someone's child. I felt truly alone in the world when for all of my past, I knew Daddy would be there to catch me if I fell, just like me did when I was learning to walk, ride a bike, rollerskate, whatever.

The person I owe so many thanks so would have to be my kindergarten teacher. Mom (at the time) drank heavily and often forgot me. This lady took me under her wing and taught me how to be a "lady". I never thought it was important that I know I should always blow my nose BEFORE entering a warm building in the winter time, I never thought I would need to know that one always tucks a tissue into one's sleeve when one isn't carrying a purse or bag, and I never ever dreamed I would need to know that one mustn't wear white shoes after Labor Day. But, I did need to know these things and it saved me lots of embarrassment over the years.

My earliest acute memory was of President Kennedy's assasination. I remember clearly seeing it on TV and watching my mother react to it.

GREAT questions!!! Thanks,

~gf~

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by KittenKrazy

1. Do you ever regret not having children of your own ?
2. What is your favorite kind of music?
3. What are your favorite colors?
4. Do you like crafty things?
5. Prints/solids/stripes/polka dots...........which are your favorites/least favorites?

1) Yes, there are days that I do regret not having children of my own. But, I know it would have been a horrible mistake and that does make it easier.

2) I am sort of ecclectic in my taste of music. In the car, I listen to classic rock or country. But at home, I listen to head-banging stuff. LOL

3) Black is my favorite color.

4) I LOVE crafty things. I am just no good at making them into something someone ELSE loves. LOL

5) Definately solids are my fav. I am a fat girl and fat girls shouldn't wear stripes EVER. LOL

Great questions! Thanks.

~gf~

gayef · Dec 14, 2004

Originally Posted by captiva

um.. It's me again. I just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday early, since I always felt sorry for people who celebrated birthdays on Christmas. I always thought it would be overshadowed by the holiday. So here is my Happy Birthday wish for you early!!!

Thank you so much!!! It will be a quiet day for me, thankfully, I need a good, quiet day!

~gf~

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