Saturday, March 28, 2026

More Like Paying Homage

Today is Respect Your Cat Day!


For Caturday, here's Henry before the Great Escape of yesterday, when he was happily napping with me.

He may believe that we'd disrespected him.

I understand that; being shoved into a carrier to be poked and prodded by strangers is NOT at all how royalty prefers to be treated.

Will only apologize for making you scared, Henry; if you aren't well, we need an expert to find out how to help you.

I used Prisma, Corn Filter.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

Let's Hop!


Friday, March 27, 2026

Uneasy in Easyville

It's Formerly Feral Friday, and Henryville has been a snoozefest.

Henry spends a tiny bit of time playing with toys, then he climbs on the bed to enjoy his dreams in softness and warmth.


However, this human has been concerned as Henry stopped eating his meals, preferring to only lick churu sticks, like those pictured below.
There have been no changes to his food, same bowls as always, and no differences noticed in his litter box depositing.

This began on Tuesday, so by the time this post appears, he's either over whatever it was, or I've scheduled a vet appointment.


Oh, H Man, please eat your dinner!

~UPDATE~

Called the vet's office Thursday afternoon, and was told that if I could bring him in right away, they'd have time to see him.

Whelp...Henry removed 'formerly' from his FERAL!

He hissed, he jumped, he pooped, he growled, and he ran like the wind, and hid like a ninja!

Gotta admire his stamina.

The pic above is Henry perched on the railing overlooking the stairs below, and that's when I called a halt to persuading him into the carrier.

He did NOT go to the vet.

We'll be keeping an eye on him, and hope he'll return to his usual eating manner, and doesn't try to kill me in my sleep in retribution.

❤️

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Wildly Loved

Thanks again for all of the birthday wishes.

Received ecards, texts, and messages!

And a few postal cards.

A selection of goodies arrived:
Cats in sweaters scarf in the background
Cat toys (not for me, for the cats!), one being a slice of watermelon
Book marks: Pusheen and a handmade wooden one that reads: This is where you fell asleep
Kitty sticky notes
Not pictured: cat note pads and games

As I can no longer count all of the years on my fingers and toes, it's lovely to have friends and family wishing me felicitations on my natal day, no matter what that number is.

Purchased a gift for myself too: a desktop printer.

Aren't I wild and eccentric?

😹😹😹

Let's Hop!


Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Magical Nature

Walk & Read Wednesday

Some recent nature images:

Beautiful First Day of Spring at Stony Creek Metropark, Washington Township, Michigan.

Turkey Vultures Roosting, on my neighborhood walk.

Spring Clouds and Sky

Mango is a Bengal cat; met her last week while walking, and recently gushed to her human dad over how beautiful and sweet she is.
He said he's got two more cats; I look forward to meeting them.

Some recent reads:

Author: Jess Armstrong
Series: Ruby Vaughn
Book 1: The Curse of Penryth Hall
2: The Secret of the Three Fates
3: The Devil in Oxford
"After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn made a life for herself running a rare bookstore alongside her octogenarian employer and house mate in Exeter. She’s always avoided dwelling on the past, even before the war, but it always has a way of finding her."
So far, the stories have taken place in Cornwall, Scotland, and Oxford.
Book 4 The Lost Souls of St. Oda's is due out this autumn.
My take: Somewhat cozy reads, with an edge; after all, it's got an American in the midst of the English, and there is a touch of magic!

Author: Anne Bishop
Series: Isle of Wyrd
Book 1: Turns of Fate
"Young detective Beth Fahey begins investigating crimes of the uncanny, only to learn that bargains with The Arcana can change your fate—for good or ill."
My take: Had no idea the rabbit-hole the reader willingly heads down as the real world morphs on Wyrd Island.  Looking forward to the next book.

Author: Simon Garfield
"Explores the history, impact, and ,cultural significance of typefaces, making typography accessible and interesting to a general audience. Published in 2010, it covers everything from Gutenberg to modern digital fonts."
My take: A dive into a part of our world that is rarely noticed, unless you are a nerd *ahem* who insists on 'typewriter' font for the house address numbers.

All of the above were listened to via library audiobooks.

Let's Hop!

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Storing Their Energy

It's Twozday!

Manny and Chili Bruce continue napping their way through the colder days.


Really, though...they are cats, and don't need an excuse to snooze!

I try to emulate them, as a fresh retiree, but they don't allow me to wriggle in between.

😹😹😹

Let's Hop!


Monday, March 23, 2026

Lemme Fix That

It's PO'Monday, and exactly seven years ago, Celestial Paddy O'Malley decided that my hairstyle needed some help.

Video made on March 23, 2019.

He was such a helpful kitty!

😹😹😹

Let's Hop!





Sunday, March 22, 2026

Well Met

Looky!

On Friday, while walking in my neighborhood, long lost boyfriend Sly was out enjoying the warmish temps.

What a lovely gift on my b'day!

His human dad told me Sly is now 17 years old, and only goes outside when it's NICE, as Friday was.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

Sly granted me permission to use his image for Sunday Selfies.

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Trees and Tattoos

March 21 is World Tattoo Day, honoring body art and tattooing.

Learn more here: World Tattoo Day

A few sillies below for your entertainment.

For more fun, below is a slide show of my ink.

The first slide is the inspiration art, then the resulting tattoo photo.


March 21 is also the International Day of Forests, a day to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.


For Caturday, I'm posting Vincent Van Gogh's "The Grove", painted in 1890.

Found the image online.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

❤️ Thanks for all of the birthday wishes; y'all are the best! ❤️

Let's Hop!



Friday, March 20, 2026

Spring, spring, spring!

March 20 is the Vernal Equinox!

UTC: 14:46
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 10:46 a.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT): 9:46 a.m.
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 7:45 a.m. 


It's my birthday, as well as Brian's Home Blog's human mom's birthday.


Ha ha ha!

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Buh Bye!

Oh yeah, I'm thankful today!




Although, technically and scientifically, winter ends when spring begins, we all know that those two seasons tend to fight over dominance for awhile.

Crazy weather ensues, but at least the birds are coming back, green stuff is peaking out of the ground, and if there is any snow, we know it won't last long.

Yay, it's the last day of winter.

Let's Hop!



Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Tall, Dark, and Handsome...Times Two

Another Twozday on Wednesday.

Manny and Chili Bruce do not disappoint.

Forehead to forehead.

Chili Bruce on top of the refrigerator.

Da Boyz viewing their territory from on high.

Manny, in the round.

💕💕💕

 The Hubby never complains that I'm always carrying my mobile phone.

He knows I'm usually listening to an audiobook.

Or must have the proper equipment to snap images of my babies!

❤️ 😻 ❤️

Let's Hop!



Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Everyone is Irish Today!

March 17: Holidays and observances

Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Children's Day (Bangladesh)
Christian feast days:
Alexius of Rome (Eastern Church)
Gertrude of Nivelles
John Sarkander
Joseph of Arimathea (Western Church)
Patrick of Ireland
March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Saint Patrick's Day, a public holiday in Ireland, Montserrat and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, widely celebrated in the English-speaking world and to a lesser degree in other parts of the world.



 🍀 Enjoy the day! 🍀

P.S. March 17, 2020 was the date that we brought Celestial Sweetie inside.

She'd been an outside cat since we'd TNR'd her in 2009, and she really enjoyed her inside retirement with a heated bed, soft blankets, and no other cats to bother her in Sweetie's Apartment (now Henryville).


Miss you, Celestial Miss Growly-pants!

❤️

Let's Hop!