We Can Do Better

October 4 is World Animal Day, raising the status of animals to improve welfare standards around the globe.

#WorldAnimalDay

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For Caturday, this image of Sly was just too good to pass up!

I only added a soft vignette to put the emphasis on those fantastic green eyes.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Smiley

"In 1963, an artist called Harvey Ball created the image of the smiley face for a local company. 

The design was never trademarked, and lots of people liked it and began to use it. 

It became a very well-known symbol and morphed into the emoji that we all know today

Ball didn’t mind that his creation became so popular, but he was worried that the original meaning of his design had been forgotten. 

To remedy this, he created World Smile Day, and was first held in 1999. 

The event runs each year on the first Friday in October, and attempts to spread some joy, and lift people’s spirits."

Read more here.

Here's a pic of a little smiley face pin that I've had for donkey's years.

A few sillies to make you smile:

Smile: it makes people wonder what you are up to.

😸 😸 😸 

Bravery

 Henry is getting bolder every day.

Here he is, on the bathroom counter, while I was present.

In the past, we knew he was up there, since the spider plant was eaten, and we could hear him jumping up and down.

But, he'd always vacate when a human was nearby.

Am thankful to have had my phone at hand, to record this momentous event.

Brave Sir Henry the 9th!

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MORE COFFEE...

 10/1 is International Coffee Day!

Click here for more information.

Let's all visit our local coffee shop for a shot of espresso!

And a chocolatey tidbit.

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P.S. I rarely drink coffee.

The caffeine does weird things to me, so I stick to tea, which has less caffeine.

About twice a year, I'll splurge and drink a cup of decaf coffee.

The Hubby drinks coffee; he grinds the beans every morning, and uses a simple paper filter.

It's awfully bitter, and always piping hot!

I kid him by saying he likes coffee as hot as lava, and as black as sin.

Might

It's Twozday!

The daytime temperatures have been wonderful recently, yet the overnights are cool, so Manny and Chili Bruce are doing a bit more tandem napping.

In MY chair...

...also in MY chair...

...had to go black-and-white to tell where one cat started and the other ended!

A mind-meld?

Say all you want about it's no longer MY CHAIR, but I'm bigger than the two of them, and I can scoop 'em up to replace them in my lap.

So might makes right, right?

😹 😹 😹 

Beckoning Cup of Joe

September 29 is:

Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat) Day in Japan

and

National Coffee Day in several countries!

Maneki Neko at tattoo studio.

My Henry Outer Space Maneki Neko ink.

Maneki Neko gift from my nephew and niece-in-law, brought from their honeymoon in Japan.

❤️❤️❤️

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Missing Our Friends

 We have the sads that Astrid from The Cat On My Head Blog had left for The Rainbow Bridge so quickly.

Read about her here.

Image from The Cat on My Head.

Farewell, Angel Astrid.

😿

In addition, Four-Legged Furballs lost their sweet doggo Astrid recently too.

Read about her here.

Image from Four-Legged Furballs.

Good-bye, Angel Astrid.

😽

Today's Sunday Selfie is of Chili Bruce.

Well, a bit of his ear.

He wasn't having any of it! 😹

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Ghosty Scarves?

September 27 is National Scarf Day

~AND~

National Ghost Hunting Day is the last Saturday in September.

Manny and CB kindly chose to model some impromptu scarfs (read: they were asleep and I pounced!):

Manny (that's a ribbon)

Chili Bruce (yes, that's the fabric from Manny's favorite toy, the Cat Dancer!)

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A silly ghost hunting cartoon, with cat:

Below is a picture of our Ghost Cat, a garden statue, which earned its name when it appeared all ghostly white on our deck, and for a short time, I thought it WAS a ghost!

Discovered later that a generous neighbor wanted to gift this cat to us, but as we weren't home, it was left on the deck.

When I arrived in the evening after dark, I was communing with The 'O' Cats, and saw this white fella sitting there, still as stone.

I was spooked!

Finally, I worked up the courage to reach out, and discovered it was inanimate and not spectral. 

The neighbor, who was moving house and was gifting away anything her neighbors would take, apologized that the cat statue was a bit worn, and that one ear was broken.

Purrfect for our yard, where all of The 'O' Cats were TNR'd and ear-tipped, and a bit worn too!

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It's Caturday!

Ghost Cat Statue artified by Prisma filter Thota Veikuntam.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Forward

It's H.S.T.B.F.F. Friday!

Henry follows me now:

Bathroom

Bedroom

And Action Henry!

Video shot while Henry lay at my feet, as I sat in our old rocking chair.

He's got a fast paw, however, when I reach out to give him a pat.

Yet, I've managed a few touches here and there, and will continue to move this boundary forward.

Remember Me Thursday

#Remember Me Thursday is on the fourth Thursday in September annually.

Shine a light on orphan pets waiting for forever homes.

Adopt, Don't Shop.

Spay and Neuter!

❤️ 🕯️ ❤️

Thankful for all humans who work hard to rescue animals.

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Comma Wars

September 24 is National Punctuation Day in the U.S.

For a fun look at this topic, I recommend "Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" by Lynne Truss.

You'll have to pry the Oxford comma from my cold, dead hands!

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Not Identical

It's Twozday!

The bald-spots on Manny's noggin are clear to see.

He looks worried, but obviously it's not enough to get him to bap his brofur CB.

At least we cannot blame it on Henry, who continues to be sequestered in Henryville.

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Equinox and Blogoversary

The autumnal equinox will occur on September 22, 2025 at 18:19 GMT.

Some of us are unhappy that summer is over, yet rejoice in the recent wonderful days we've had here in Michigan.

In honor of every solstice and equinox, some creative Stonehenge replicas for your amusement:

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Also, today is our 12th Blogoversary; our first post was September 22, 2013.

Who'd of thunk it?

We wouldn't be here if not for our readers: 

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

We are about CATS, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

Celestial Angel, photo taken on September 21, 2013.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 

Harmony

 9/21 is International Day of Peace

So much unrest.

Too much hatred.

Let's each do our share to bring calm and harmony to our slices of reality.

Love others as ourselves.

Turn away from violence and hate.

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