music – Tails From the Backyard

Reasons To Be Thankful.

The new Harry Styles song Lights Up is some jazzy stuff, but purring is an awesome sound.

I have to admit one month later, I can’t find the bright side of losing my Slinky Son, but I started this year listening to Eric Idle’s audiobook Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life: A Sortabiography. I credit the Pythons for keeping me alive until black cats came into my life, and forContinue reading “The Bright Side”

Side Yard Story

Well, this can’t end well but the dance fights should be spectacular. Happy Birthday to this whacked out comic’s biggest fan! I love yooooou! 😸

Is This The Real Life?

He is a good old-fashioned lover boy, he can sing me the phone book.

June In January?

This comic was suggested by my Nan and I have no idea what the weather is like today but I hope its sunny and warm because for the past two months I’ve been making these comics a few days before they post and that’s dangerous.

Life: The Musical!

Even I find it hard to believe I had a singing teacher once, but she tried to get me to write a song and then didn’t like my lyrics. I don’t know why, I can totally rhyme.

We Wish You A Merry Christmas….

This is as close to a Christmas card as I’m getting this year, it’s been a weird one. Wishing you sunshine, love and fun always. We’re taking a few days off, see you next week!

Everyone Sing My New Holiday Song!

I wrote that whole song in an instant and then was only able to manage “Huggie Bunches!” for my own thing I’m thankful for. But what more did I really need to say? Thanks for reading, it means a lot to me to know our silly adventures are amusing you! *shares the pie*

Just A Gigolo….

If you were lucky enough to have seen my Poppy sing at a wedding, you’d probably have heard him do Just A Gigolo. If you were lucky enough to have a 50th wedding anniversary, he’d greet you with, “What went wrong?” Have a spot of tea and a spot of cookie for my Poppy’s 100thContinue reading “Just A Gigolo….”

Witnessing the Technique of the Great Fred Astaire!

The fluffy calico says she doesn't feel like dancing with a boy and asks The Fluffy One if he's neutered. The Fluffy One is offended and says he is not dancing with her. He begins to wave his paws at her and says, "Witnessing the technique of the great Fred Astaire! You are now in the dance trance of my magic paws!" He begins to sing Change Partners. The fluffy calico asks, "Who?" As The Fluffy One sings, "Must you dance every dance," The Slinky One says to the two torties, "That's my brudder!" The tortie who always hisses of course hisses.

Yet another comic suggested by my Nan, singing at the table with the Ninja Twins, based on this strange out of context Fred Astaire musical number:

I Will Be Here Again.

Two weeks ago I thought it would be clever to start the year with a musical number. Here’s hoping it plays out exactly as I drew it.

Have A Good One!

Here’s a present to everyone who is pottering around on the Internet today. Cheers!

Everybody Sing!

What? It’s totally a family song, my Poppy sang it at weddings! I mean…it’s about bells on a string…RIGHT? 😉

Mighty Mighty!

Who else was told what 111 meant as a kid? Anyone? Happy 111! I’m so confused!

Happy Birthday, Tom Waits! Please don’t die.

How do you move in a world of fog that’s always changing things? You put Tom Waits in your ears, for starters. If there’s one thing 2016 has taught me, it’s to be grateful for people being not dead.