Am Every Woman

March 8 is International Women's Day!

It's Caturday!

In front of every great woman, is a CAT! 😹

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Activity

Hopefully-soon-to-be-formerly-feral Friday

We have action in Henryville.

Henry has been exploring new territory.

Working on his 'I'm so cute that I deserve a snack" look.

Playtime!

Henry really loves that silverine stick,

Call Me Cheap

Am so very thankful for access to my library card.

If I had to buy every book, I'd have no money.

The library allows me to read an ebook or a 'real' book, and to listen to audiobooks.

Some of the titles that I've enjoyed recently:

Joy Ellis: "Echoes On The Fens", book #15 in the DI Nikki Galena series, police procedurals in Lincolnshire.

Kelley Armstrong: "Cold As Hell", book #3 in the Havens Rock series, a secluded and exclusive town in the wilds of Yukon, Canada.

K. L. Armstrong: "Every Step She Takes", a thriller that moves from Rome to New York, with twists and turns when a past social media fiasco is splashed across the news again, with a very different ending.

Mason Cole: "William", artificial intelligence in ways you've never thought about, and they will scare you to death, with a complete surprise ending.

Dana Thomas: "Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes" is an overview of worldwide clothing manufacturing, the pollution caused by dyes, fabrics, the sweatshop mentality in all parts of the world, and those entrepreneurs who are rethinking the process to make clothing humans sustainable, healthy, economically viable, and aid a societal uptick in recycling, minimal waste, and healthy environments for workers and buyers.

Gillian McAllister: "Famous Last Words", a novel in which a London-based writer ends up in a hostage situation at the office building where he rents an office, but he's the one holding the gun. 

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Always Back Together

It's Twozday!

Yes, Da Boyz separate sometimes:

Chili Bruce, hoping to find out what's up there.

Manny, chillaxin' solo.

Found their way back to each other...on MY chair...and oh, so cute! 

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The Wrighter Stuff

March 3 is International Writer's Day.

Let's applaud all those crazy scribblers!

Just write!

Read A Rescue

March 2 is International Cat Rescue Day, bringing awareness to cats in shelters that need loving homes. 

All cats deserve to be loved by a human family, and they need humans to help them achieve that love.

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March 2 is also Read Across America Day.

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March

It's March!

It's Caturday!

Last week's artification was of Chili Bruce, therefore today let's look at Manny.

Manny, who has never met a paper bag that he did not like.

Colorized with the Trendy filter from Prisma.

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Understanding

Can admit to being overwhelmed by current events, and am so thankful for friends and family who've listened to my tales of woe and stress, to offer this advice:

Think of the things that you are grateful for.

I have a roof over my head, a good job, a terrific circle of friends and family, lots of books, lots of teabags, and three cats who entertain the heck out of us.

We have a marriage that has humor, good food, and two televisions when each of us wants to watch something that the other does not enjoy.

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A Year Before

Let's have a Sweetnesday!

Found these gems taken with PO'M's photos posted on Monday.

The Cat Hotel wasn't pretty, but it kept The 'O' Cats warm and sheltered.

The day we brought Sweetie inside was like no other...well, unless you count when Paddy O was finally safe indoors.

February 2019, and we had no idea what was going to happen just about a year later:

-First Covid Pandemic

-Significant birthday for someone at Eastside Cats

-Lost my job, but offered another (thankfully!)

-Began working remotely, and still am.

-Sweetie inside, and happy!

Celestial Sweetie, what a wee ball of sass, love, and murder mitts.

Fixing to Fix

World Spay Day is held on the last Tuesday of February every year.

Spaying and neutering your pets is so very important.

Our readers are already well-versed in this.

A list of cats that I've had 'fixed':

Chuck

Angel

George

Hobo

Sweetie

Honey

Paddy O'Malley

Sammy

Chili Bruce and Manny were neutered by the rescue before being put up for adoption.

Henry, with his ear tip, was neutered by a kind soul practicing TNR in my 'hood.

Here's a story that drives home the importance of getting all of your home animals rendered unable to have litters:

A co-worker had four or five cats, but only had the lone male neutered.

One day, the females broke through a screened window, each got out, and all of them became pregnant.

So, by saving himself the cost of the spay surgeries, now he was hip deep in kittens.

There are low-cost spay/neuter clinics all over now; the expense is worth it.

Fix 'em, folks!

What a pair!

It's PO'Monday!

February, 2019, and I seem to have gotten in on the act.

How I miss this big lunk!

Food for Thought

The cold and snow have kept me housebound, which limited my 'hood walking, while increasing my appetite for ANYTHING IN THE HOUSE.

Being vegan, this means I've glutted myself on pistachios, apples, and sandwiches.

A few sillies on that note:

But not one piece of food loaned her any money, just sayin'.

Hogwash!
Owls are a lot more calories than that, c'mon now!

Even the lone pea is miffed.

Not easy peas-y...

#NationalWildlifeDay

Animal advocate Colleen Paige created National Wildlife Day in 2005 to spread the word about animal extinction threats. 

The day originally fell on September 4. After the death of Steve Irwin, Paige added February 22 to remember his contributions to conservation efforts around the world.

For Caturday, we've got Housepanther Wildlife, in the form of Chili Bruce as he stalks his prey.

Artified with Prisma's 8bit filter, CB looks cartoonishly robotic.

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Chillin'

Time for the antics in Henryville!

H.S.T.B.F.F.* Henry is learning how to chillax...

Napping on the rug in the midst of toys.

Begging for (more) food.

Purrfecting his stink-eye.

*Hopefully Soon To Be Former Feral

 

We Don't Use The 'P' Word

 "National Love Your Pet Day is a holiday celebrated on February 20th of every year, dedicated to showing appreciation and love for our furry friends.

Pets enrich our lives in so many ways, from providing companionship to helping to reduce stress."

❤️Love❤️

We don't use the term 'pet' 'round here; our cats are family members!

Moreover, they most likely think of us humans as THEIR pets.

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