Tongue Lash OUCH!

It's PO'Monday!

December 29, 2018, Celestial Paddy O'Malley decided that I needed a bath.

If you watch to the end, you'll see that his ministrations weren't always pleasant!

 

Have a good laugh at my discomfort.

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No Way!

No Selfie Sunday!

Henry wasn't in the mood.

However, I went ahead and used our Prisma app on the Jellyfish filter, and made a jigsaw puzzle.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Angelic

It's Caturday!

Chili Bruce is our model today, up on top of the refrigerator.

I used Lunapic's Dream FX filter, and he looks like he's glowing.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Cats Love 'Em

 For Boxing Day, a video of various Eastside Cats in cardboard boxes, plus some memes and cartoons gathered for your amusement:

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Farewell, Angel Tama-Chan.

Visit The Poupounette here to leave words of condolence.

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Meowy Catmas!

A Meowy Catmas to all!

What if Santa Claws harnessed his sleigh to dragons?

I ❤️ dragons!

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Wintering

Today is a quiet day, as folks gear up for tomorrow's celebrations.

Still not crazy about it being winter, tho'...

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Shadow and Lumpy

It's Twozday, and Da Boyz have different napping styles:

Manny, in a sunpuddle, with a Batman shadow.

Chili, whose nickname is Lumpy, is the lump under the blankie.

Napping nose to nose in my lap on MY chair.

Had an interesting thing happen:

I'd found a new cat food for all to try, and they seemed to enjoy it.

The price was good, the ingredients were good.

Yet, both Henry and Manny tossed their cookies, and there were these strange whitish pellets.

When I served that food once more, I watched Manny eat around these odd nodules.

Looked like pieces of barley, but were solid.

The Hubby and I decided that whatever those things are, our cats don't enjoy it, so I took the remaining cans back to the pet store where they were exchanged for our usual foods.

Moral to the story:

Keep your eyes open, and notice any changes in your cat's behaviors.

Also, go slowly when adding a new food or changing something.

Hope this wasn't TMI.

Free Sample Returned

Now that it's officially winter, let's break out some giggles:

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Selfie snapped at 10:03 AM Eastern, the official Winter Solstice time

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The wind chill was a single digit, but the sun was out, and a smile to start this most horrendous of seasons seemed a positively negative way to step forward.

And yes, that scarf was wrapped around my face for the duration of my time outside.

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Shorty

Sunday, December 21, 2025

 15:03 (3:03 PM) in Greenwich

10:03 AM Eastern

5:03 AM in Hawaii

Monday, December 22, 2025 12:03 AM in Japan

The winter solstice has the least daylight of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and the sun is at its lowest angle.

Modern pagans and Wiccans use the Wheel of The Year.

Cookie or Biscuit Henge; image found on the interwebs.

There are many henges and rock formations created by ancient peoples in which the sun aligns with specific petroglyphs or chambers on different solstices.

Newgrange in Ireland, County Meath, is a neolithic passage tomb where the sunrise shines deep into the structure.

Learn more here.

Henges are a passion of mine, and since I keep finding Stonehenge lookalikes all over social media, I post them on the two solstices and two equinoxes.

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At My Feets

It's Caturday!

Henry spends a lot of time at my feet under the desk.

I put this pic through a couple filters on Prisma; sorry, I didn't keep track of which ones.

I like the way his eyes are bright green.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Purr Increase

It's Inside and Even Less Feral Friday! 

The humans are so happy in Henryville, as some milestones have been reached:

1) Henry allows petting while sitting on the rug, as I walk up to him.

2) Henry has been combed and brushed.

3) Henry has been smooched on the noggin!!!

However, he's made it very clear that he dislikes the swishing noise of our winter puffy coats.

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As I type this, he's sitting at my feet, alternately rubbed against my shins and meowing for attention.

And he just licked my hand, as I reached down to give him some love.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 

So, it has come to this!

Every once in a while, I must give kudos to folks on social media who have the same twisted sense of humor as I do, 'cause they make me laugh!

Today's topic: cat food

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Maple Syrup Day & Wright Brothers Day

December 17 is National Maple Syrup Day.

Maple leaf on sideway

"The Northeastern U.S Indigenous Peoples are noted for inventing maple syrup. They created the method of tapping trees, know as Maple Tapping, along with the process of boiling the sap down into syrup. 

This technique is traditionally done by inserting a small spigot into the trunk of a maple tree and collecting the extract in a container. 

Learn more here: Maple Syrup Day.

December 17 is also Wright Brother's Day:

The USAF Thunderbirds put on show in the summer of 2017 at Selfridge A. N. G. B. Video taken from our front porch; those jets were LOUD!

"Wright Brothers Day is a United States national observation...and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, the Wright Flyer, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina."

Learn more here: Wright Brothers Day.

Near Mount Clemens, Michigan, where Eastside Cats reside, Selfridge Air National Guard Base plays a big role in our area.

Named for 1st Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge, the first person to be killed in a crash of a powered aircraft.  Also injured was Orville Wright, which is why I posted about our base to celebrate today.

Big Beddy

It's Twozday!

Manny and Chili Bruce snuggle together and separately in the big corner beddy.

It's a favorite place when the temperatures outside drop, maybe because of the fleece lining.

 

All I know, is that they look so cute, so I snap plenty of pictures of them.

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Cuppa

International Tea Day is celebrated on December 15, in tea producing countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda and Tanzania.

As an international tea drinker, I'll celebrate despite not actually residing in any of the above countries, and am darn glad that they grow the stuff!

~

Chag Urim Sameach

Heavy hearts for the victims at Bondi Beach, Sydney.

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Eyes Closed

It's Sunday Selfies!

Just couldn't pick one, so here's all three Eastside Cats, with their eyes closed.

Chili Bruce

Manny

Henry

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In The Bag

It's Caturday!

This is Manny, in a paper bag.

Prisma filter Comedy.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Lovey Dovey

It's Inside and Less Feral Friday!

Ta-DA!

Henry likes pets; video below:

Thank you for the feedback on last week's post: Up The Wall.

Henry has not done 'it' in a week; could be that having his fur stroked and combed will smooth out his anxiety?

Those pee pads will remain in place for some time yet; let's just see how it goes.

EDIT: Yeah, he high-peed last night...that'll show me. 😹

Cannot convince Henry to jump up on the bed; bending over is hard on our backs, dude, so c'mon up!

Henry is also hanging around my feet as I work at my desk, and I scratch his ears and noggin as often as I can.

Baby paw steps.

Henry is such a cutie!

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