Friday, February 07, 2025

Henryville

Time for the antics in Henryville!

H.S.T.B.F.F.* Henry has his opinions:
Henry: "I'm ignoring you!"
Henry: "Okay, what is it?"
Henry: "Zzzzzz..."
 *H.S.T.B.F.F.: Hopefully soon-to-be formerly feral

Instead of calling the space, 'Henry's Apartment', The Hubby decided on 'Henryville'.

Has a nice ring to it!

❤️

Thursday, February 06, 2025

Newest Ink

Today, I am thankful that I can express myself with body art.
Chuck and Angel, wrestling as kittens, in December 2024.
Book reading dragon, with a cat on it's head, last week.
Brandon at Studio Seven Tattoos really gets my vibe, and I am so very glad to have found him.

Seriously, I was at the UPS Store in the same strip mall, and while waiting for traffic to clear enough to get to The Cat Car, I saw the 'tattoo' sign, and I walked right in.

The woman at the desk and I hit it off like we were old friends: cat lovers, book lovers, and live in the same city.

Once I'd described my intentions, she recommended Brandon, and the rest, as they say, is history.

*whispers: don't tell him that I'm the same age as his MOM!*

Let's Hop!

Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Wicked

A few items to make you smile today.

Purrsonally, I don't believe any of this; cats were not created for devilment, but are simply from outer space.
Let's face it; cats just don't want to work this hard, right?
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Tuesday, February 04, 2025

Napping Their Way Through

It's Twozday!

Da Boyz are napping their way through Winter.
Manny enjoys the new-to-us basket cat bed.
A neighbor gave it to us when she and her cat moved from a house to an apartment.
Hanging out together on the Pink Blue Chair, enjoying a bit of vague sunlight.
On the futon, with blankets and pillows of every stripe and color, to keep warm!

Monday, February 03, 2025

Gimme Crunchies

It's PO'Monday!

A video from 2015, starring Celestial Pommy and Celestial Sweetie!
The temperatures started at above freezing this day, them kept sinking, with intermittent snow showers.

When this video was taken, we were at 23 degrees F, and it would be bitterly cold by evening.

But that's using human knowledge; outside cats are incredibly adaptable, once they have regular food, water, and shelter.

We worried about them all day, every day.

Sunday, February 02, 2025

Shadowy

February 2 is Groundhog Day

Determining if there will be another six weeks of Winter based on whether a marmot sees its shadow or not on February 2 is complete codswallop, but it's a reason for folks to get outside after being cooped up for far too long, and to dance around and be silly.

Below is a video taken through a window, as our local groundhog grazed in our backyard garden.
Groundhogs, also called woodchucks and whistle-pigs (look it up, it's true!) are native to North America, and are surprisingly agile and fast.

They also like to dig, such as under your building's foundation, and they'll eat their way through your vegetable garden, or in our case, the Tall Sunflower plants.

I'll plant more, as I rather like the chubby rodents.

❤️

Saturday, February 01, 2025

Angel Boys

Angel Dexter earned his wings suddenly, and we are very sad.
Consider leaving a comment at Three Chatty Cats
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For Caturday, here's a Celestial Paddy O'Malley pic from March, 2012.

One of my very favorite images of that big lug.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle!
Let's Hop.

Friday, January 31, 2025

!DBN

!yaD sdrawkcaB lanoitaN

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National Backwards Day, celebrated on January 31st each year, is a whimsical and fun-filled observance that encourages people to do things in reverse or unconventional ways.

It's a day to let your creativity flow and embrace the unexpected. 

Have your dessert or pudding for breakfast.

Put your clothes on backwards.

Clean your teeth using your other hand.

Walk on the other side of the street.

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

The End...

January 2025 has been a month of Mondays!
Thank goodness we are just about at it's end!

Let's Hop
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

New Year, New Puzzle

January 29, 2025 is the Lunar New Year, and the beginning of the Year of the Snake.

Traits of the Snake zodiac sign, those born in the years:
2025 2013 2001 1989 1977 1965 1953 1941 1929 1917 1905

Wisdom, charm, and strong intuition. 
They usually think things through thoroughly, prefer to keep matters private, and are understanding and caring about others.

WARNING: 

Snake pics ahead, for those of you who scream EEK!
Bull Snake (not venomous) that I'd encountered at a local fair.
A wee little Milk Snake (not venomous) who came out to visit while shopping at a wildflower nursery.
Timber Rattlesnake, (yeah, very venomous!) at the Toledo Zoo, Ohio, behind a thick piece of glass.
I have no problems with snakes, but spiders...I'll run a mile to get away from a spider!

In addition, January 29 is National Puzzle Day.

Am an avid fan of online jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles (although I'm crap at them!), and sudoku (also crap at them).

Also enjoy mystery novels, and appreciate an author who can keep me guessing.

Here's a jigsaw puzzle of Henry, artified by Prisma, for your entertainment on this holiday:
Click on the image above to enjoy!
Look at that baby face...

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

What's in a Name

It's Twozday!

Living With Loulou has asked for the origin of Da Boyz's names.
The answer is rather simple:

They were named Batman and Bruce Wayne when we adopted them.

Those names didn't match up with our knowledge of their purrsonalities, but we didn't know if they were names added by the rescue, or the names given them by their former owners.

We morphed Batman into Manny.

Bruce Wayne became Chili Bruce Lee:

Chili: after Chili Palmer character in the film "Get Shorty".

Bruce: from Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego.

Lee: after martial artist Bruce Lee.

The Hubby claims to have completely dropped both Bruce and Lee, while I'm more often calling him CB, Chills, or Brown Bear.

Manny is shortened to Mans, or lengthened to Manfred.

No matter their names, they are WONDERFUL!


Monday, January 27, 2025

Four Score



January 27, 1945, the day The Red Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp.

80 years ago, and it feels like we haven't learned ONE DAMN THING.

"Knowledge is power.

Information is liberating.

Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family." 

Kofi Annan, 1938-2018, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient 2001

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Snow Cats

Yep, it's been cold and snowy for so many of us.

How 'bout a few cutie snow kitties?
Rather romantic pieces, despite the truth of the bitter cold, strong winds, and nasty, wet snow storms.

Hope y'all are doing okay.

And just think; January only has a week to go!

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Henry the 9th

It's Caturday, and Darling Henry was our model today.

I played with my Prisma app, and made a collage.
Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle!
Let's Hop!

Friday, January 24, 2025

Today in 2020

Five years ago today, our Angel earned her travel documents to Heaven, and crossed The Rainbow Bridge.
Celestial Angel was one of our two 'starter' cats; we adopted her and Chuck at just 6 weeks old, which was much too young, and they were both covered in fleas and had worms, and hadn't been neutered.

After Chuck died, and we adopted Manny and Chili Bruce out of the blue, The Hubby and I felt that Angel could use time away from those two hooligans.

Voila, Angel's Apartment!

Celestial Angel then flew away, and Sweetie took ownership.

Currently, Henry is learning that inside is a good place to be.

We miss you, Darling Angel
❤️

Thursday, January 23, 2025

"Gimme Coffee!"

My friend sent pics of her cat, Phat Gary.

Phat Gary was being irritating as she tried to work.

Phat Gary was in a state, until she figured out that he wanted some coffee.
Phat Gary's first taste.
Phat Gary is happy!
Phat Gary loves coffee!
PLEASE!

We know that COFFEE IS BAD NOT GOOD AT ALL for cats, so she only gave him a taste that was seriously watered down.

It was more the smell inside the cup that made him happy.

And he looks happy, no?

Am thankful for cat-loving friends who say, 'sure, put that in a blog post!'

Let's Hop!

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Replies

January 22 is Answer Your Cat's Questions Day!
Henry asks: "HALT!  Who goes there?"

Answer: "Time for dinner, Henry!"

Henry: "What kept you?"
Da Boyz ask: "Why aren't you in OUR chair, being our human cat bed?"

Answer: "Working upstairs, as we must keep the cat food cans rolling in."

Da Boyz: "Wait, we know that you can work on a laptop while being our human cat bed!"

Answer: "Three monitors, a keyboard, and stacks of notes upstairs, dudes."

Da Boyz: "Humph..!"

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Antics

 January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day!

Squirrels are so cute.

Some of us are quite used to having squirrels look in our windows!
This is a chipmunk who visited us during a nature trail walk.
Chipmunks are squirrels, and make a 'chip chip chip' noise when they feel danger is near.
Squirrels invade birdfeeders in every garden, no?

Monday, January 20, 2025

Love the Waddle

January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day!

Playboy Penguin is an anthropomorphic penguin who wears a black top hat and bow-tie.

He shares stardom alongside Bugs Bunny in two cartoons: "Frigid Hare" (1949), and "8 Ball Bunny" (1950).

And 'someone' plans to add him to her tattoo collection...*wink*
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Sunday, January 19, 2025

Poppin'!

January 19 is National Popcorn Day

Learn more here: Popcorn Central

I am a popcorn-a-holic; could eat it morning, noon, and night!

When left to my own devices, ie. unsupervised, I'll find a non-seasoned bag to munch on as I shop or while on my way to or from an event.

Yep, I LURV POPCORN.

*I also love watermelon, artichokes, and pasta: will NEVER say no to any of these foods!

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