Muse at a Museum

May 18 is International Museum Day.

“Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”

Read more at The International Council of Museums here.

As a certified museum nerd, I visit art and history museums whenever I get the chance, plus belong to the feeds of many museums around the world.

Am sure the smallest museum I've visited is the Serpent Mound State Memorial, in Peebles, Ohio: what a fantastic place!

Image from History.com

The largest museum that my feet have been in would be The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, which is ranked #4 on the list of largest museums in the world.

Have also visited #5: American Museum of Natural History, also in New York City, and #6, The British Museum, in London, UK.

Artist: William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916).

Subject: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903).

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The more unique museums that I've enjoyed so far:

The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

The Lucky Cat Mewseum, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Roman Baths, Bath, UK

International UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, New Mexico

Trinity College of Dublin Library, Book of Kells, Dublin, Ireland

Mothman Museum, Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC

Troll Hole Museum, Alliance, Ohio

There is always something new to see and to learn at the museum!

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Henry Update:

*in a whisper*

*Henry has been eating steadily, as he only receives INABA Churu Meal Mousse Adult Wet Cat Food, Tuna Variety, and this is NOT an ad for the product.*

*Have found that he doesn't respond to the canned food that Da Boyz get, nor did he enjoy the fresh, ground turkey that The Hubby recently cooked, which should make Trout Talkin' Tabbies happy.*

*Do not want to type any of this out loud, 'cause ya know, everything can change in a heartbeat!*

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Let's Hop!

Turkey!

The Hubby found a frozen turkey on sale: he defrosted and cooked it, ground up the meat, and stowed it away for cat food.

Manny and Chili Bruce have been through this routine before, and they simply LOSE THEIR MINDS when that aroma hits their snoots.

Below is Chili Bruce, sighing with impatience, pretending to be weak with hunger, while watching carefully from the fridge top.

Let's Hop!

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Henry Update:

Giving Henry his fiber powder via pill rather than in his food is working so far.

He is still on both appetite stimulant and anti-nausea meds, and is eating smaller amounts multiple times a day. 

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Pickle Puss

May 16 is International Pickle Day!

Ooh, I love me some pickles.

Find out more at Pickle Packers International.

Some interesting tidbits:

-The phrase “in a pickle” originated from Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

-Pickles are traditionally hand packed because machines can’t pack as many pickles in a jar as a person can.

-The State of Michigan, where Eastside Cats reside, is the top pickle grower in the United States.

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Henry Update:

Henry's new antibiotic Amoxicillin arrived Friday afternoon.

This is a twice a day med, so he received his first pill in the evening.

Also, NO fiber was mixed into his food, since he doesn't like it.

Instead, I smushed the needed amount into a pill pocket, and put it down the hatch!

Let's see what develops from these additions to The Kid's routine.

Thanks for the well-wishes; he's the bestest kitty.

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Chili Bruce was focused on something out the window, so I took advantage lack of motion.

Artified with the Hot Tea filter on Prisma.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

Let's Hop!