Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Worth It

 Made it home to Eastside Cats noonish on Tuesday.

My flight from La Guardia in New York to Detroit Metro Airport in Michigan was originally leaving about 9 pm on Monday night, but the storms that blasted the Eastern Seaboard had shutdown air travel for many airports. 

First my flight was delayed, then delayed again...and more.

Won't walk you through it all, suffice it to type that I was confident we would fly out at about 1:00 AM, until we were told there was no airline staff.

As I was already at the airport, and they said 7:00 AM flight, I decided to stay.

Listen, thousands of people besides our merry band of Detroiters were stranded, and lots of people were sprawled out in chairs or on the carpeted floor, trying to sleep to dream of getting to their destinations.

The fact that we made it out by 8:40 AM is amazing; we were one of the first flights to go out in what is a heckuva cleanup process for all of the airlines and airports that were hit by winds, hard rain, and man oh man, the lightning!

Haven't pulled an all-nighter like that since I was in my 20's, so this lady still has it!

I didn't sleep; I had audiobooks to listen to, and access to as much food and drink, bathrooms, and long empty corridors for stretching the legs as a body needed.

Once The Hubby delivered me and my luggage home, I crashed for a handful of hours, then proceeded to love on Da Boyz until they'd had enough, and right now Henry sits nearby, watching me.

A selection of cat pics from our New York City adventures:

The Wool Winder 
Jean-Baptiste Greuze ca. 1759
The Frick New York Collection, image from their website
Dude on the C train, New York Subway, sporting a cool cat t-shirt
Window kitty
Another window kitty, courtesy of DL
See the tabby peeking out at the bottom?

❤️

Monday, July 14, 2025

Delayed

 Am typing this while still in New York; my flight to Detroit has been delayed for over two hours due to storms.

Therefore, here are a few pics of my cat companions during my trip:

Eevee
Magoo
Leyla, housepanther and Maui, tortoiseshell

Magoo and Eevee own my niece.

Leyla and Maui own my nephew and SO.

We visited:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art
The Frick Collection
The Whitney Museum of American Art
The High Line
Chelsea Market
The Comedy Cellar
Saks Fifth Avenue
Nordstrom
Washington Square Park
Central Park
Schooner Adirondack tour on The Hudson to see Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and views of the New York Skyline

Hoping to get out of here before midnight; The Hubby will be waiting at the airport for me, no matter what time I finally arrive.

He says I'll have to buy him breakfast.

✈️⛈️✈️

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Magoo

Hello from New York!

Still here, and having a wonderful time.

Part of the fun is having Magoo to love on.

I dropped this into Lunapic and used the Retro Vintage filter.
Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

Let's Hop for Caturday!