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May 21st is International Tea Day!

Yes, yes...there are multiple tea holidays every year, because so many folks around the world drink the stuff.

I drink tea: Irish Breakfast, Earl Grey, Moroccan Mint Green, Peppermint, and Chamomile.

Drink 'em straight, with no sugar or milk added.

What teas do you like, or do you prefer coffee? 

So very thankful that we have a wide selection of teas for our taste buds to enjoy.

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Henry Update:

The Kid is doing well.

We've established our routine, and if his bowl goes empty overnight, he'll wake me to fill it.

Am happy to lose the sleep, because it means he's eating!

❤️

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Let's Hop!

Howdy, Sheriff!

OOPS!  I hit the 'publish now' button instead of 'publish tomorrow!'

It's Walkin' and Readin' Wednesday!

As seen while on 'the hoof' in my neighborhood:

This licky kitty has a caretaker.

This kitty also has a caretaker.

Image nabbed from the Macomb County Sheriff's Department website

The other day, I was stopped by two different Sheriff's Department squad cars, as the officers were looking for anyone who could identify a youngster found running in the middle of the street nearby.

I did not recognize the photo, continued on my walk as I witnessed the squad cars driving all over the place, stopping other neighbors.

A few hours later, on our community Facebook feed, a report advised that the parents were located, and everyone is safe.

It's just not every day that I get to chat with two handsomes in uniform while strolling in the 'hood! 😻

Seriously, am simply glad all is well.

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Three recently listened to audiobooks that I recommend, and I'm on a British mystery kick:

The Keeper, by Tana French

Book #3 in the Cal Hooper trilogy

Narrated by Roger Clark

"Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village in rural Ireland. His plans are to fix up the dilapidated cottage he's bought, to walk the mountains, to put his old police instincts to bed forever." - Goodreads

Love listening to the Irish narration, and the mysteries are intricate, the characters feel real, and I'll miss them now that the series is over.  Book #3 The Keeper starts with a young woman's body found in a stream, and Lena (Cal's fiancee) was the last person to see her alive.

How to Get Away with Murder, by Rebecca Philipson

Narrated by Michael Geary and Tamsin Kennard

Standalone Novel

"This fresh debut thriller finds a Scotland Yard detective trying to find the author of a self-help book that promises quite literally to teach readers how to get away with murder, which seems to have inspired London's newest murderer." - Goodreads

The Burial Place by Stig Abell

Book #3 in the ongoing Jake Jackson Series

Narrated by Oliver Hembrough

"For years, Jake Jackson has been a high-flying detective in London. But then one day he receives a letter from his reclusive uncle – he has left Jake his property in the middle of the countryside. For Jake, it is the perfect opportunity for a fresh start for a quiet life in Caelum Parvum." - Goodreads

Book #3 The Burial Place begins with the nearby archaeology dig finding bodies; fresh ones.

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Henry Update:

The H Man doesn't like open windows, and he also doesn't like the window air-conditioner noise, nor the fans blowing either.  Poor baby.  Then the thunderbooms come along, and he's happy to live on the floor of the linen closet.  Smart cat!

No noticeable changes since we've added the new antibiotic, reduced the steroids from two pills a day to one-and-1/2 pills, and the doubling of his fiber powder.

❤️❤️❤️

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Let's Hop!

CBL

It's Twozday, and it's all about the lazy stylings of Chili Bruce.

Chili Bruce:

Really dark brown fur.

Will eat anything; the un-fussiest eater we've ever fed!

Licks his brofur Manny's eyebrows off.

Turns in circles before his food bowl is placed.

The Hubby calls him 'Chili'; I'm the one who says 'Chili Bruce', and even 'Chili Bruce Lee'.

Had one white whisker when we adopted Da Boyz, then he lost it a few months later.  Still hasn't regrown one, and Manny refuses to try to grow one of his own.

Has bald spots on the 'knees' of his back feets.

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Henry Update:

We are having a heat wave!

Henry doesn't like open windows; too much stimulation, so he hides under the dresser, which can be problematic when it's time to give him his meds.

No worries; somehow, I've coaxed him out.

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Let's Hop!

Muse at a Museum

May 18 is International Museum Day.

“Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”

Read more at The International Council of Museums here.

As a certified museum nerd, I visit art and history museums whenever I get the chance, plus belong to the feeds of many museums around the world.

Am sure the smallest museum I've visited is the Serpent Mound State Memorial, in Peebles, Ohio: what a fantastic place!

Image from History.com

The largest museum that my feet have been in would be The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, which is ranked #4 on the list of largest museums in the world.

Have also visited #5: American Museum of Natural History, also in New York City, and #6, The British Museum, in London, UK.

Artist: William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916).

Subject: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903).

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The more unique museums that I've enjoyed so far:

The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

The Lucky Cat Mewseum, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Roman Baths, Bath, UK

International UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, New Mexico

Trinity College of Dublin Library, Book of Kells, Dublin, Ireland

Mothman Museum, Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC

Troll Hole Museum, Alliance, Ohio

There is always something new to see and to learn at the museum!

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Henry Update:

*in a whisper*

*Henry has been eating steadily, as he only receives INABA Churu Meal Mousse Adult Wet Cat Food, Tuna Variety, and this is NOT an ad for the product.*

*Have found that he doesn't respond to the canned food that Da Boyz get, nor did he enjoy the fresh, ground turkey that The Hubby recently cooked, which should make Trout Talkin' Tabbies happy.*

*Do not want to type any of this out loud, 'cause ya know, everything can change in a heartbeat!*

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Let's Hop!

Turkey!

The Hubby found a frozen turkey on sale: he defrosted and cooked it, ground up the meat, and stowed it away for cat food.

Manny and Chili Bruce have been through this routine before, and they simply LOSE THEIR MINDS when that aroma hits their snoots.

Below is Chili Bruce, sighing with impatience, pretending to be weak with hunger, while watching carefully from the fridge top.

Let's Hop!

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Henry Update:

Giving Henry his fiber powder via pill rather than in his food is working so far.

He is still on both appetite stimulant and anti-nausea meds, and is eating smaller amounts multiple times a day. 

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Pickle Puss

May 16 is International Pickle Day!

Ooh, I love me some pickles.

Find out more at Pickle Packers International.

Some interesting tidbits:

-The phrase “in a pickle” originated from Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

-Pickles are traditionally hand packed because machines can’t pack as many pickles in a jar as a person can.

-The State of Michigan, where Eastside Cats reside, is the top pickle grower in the United States.

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Henry Update:

Henry's new antibiotic Amoxicillin arrived Friday afternoon.

This is a twice a day med, so he received his first pill in the evening.

Also, NO fiber was mixed into his food, since he doesn't like it.

Instead, I smushed the needed amount into a pill pocket, and put it down the hatch!

Let's see what develops from these additions to The Kid's routine.

Thanks for the well-wishes; he's the bestest kitty.

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Chili Bruce was focused on something out the window, so I took advantage lack of motion.

Artified with the Hot Tea filter on Prisma.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

Let's Hop!

#Biodiversity

The 3rd Friday in May is the Endangered Species Day in the U.S.

#EndangeredSpeciesDay

#Biodiversity

#Conservation

Learn more from the National Wildlife Federation here.

Image from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

For more information:

Wildlife Conservation Network

Endangered Species Coalition

The Endangered Species Conservation Site

and many more.

From the United States Geological Survey: 

"Although extinctions occur naturally, the current rate of plant and animal extinctions is much higher than the natural or historical rates. 

Habitat loss is the primary cause of higher extinction rates. 

Other causes include habitat changes, over-exploitation of wildlife for commercial purposes, the introduction of harmful non-native species, pollution, and the spread of diseases."

🐘 🐺 🐋 🌱

Henry Update:

As predicted, Henry ate up food overnight.

However, he only licked one bowl clean, but left the other!

Both bowls had fiber powder mixed in, so that theory is falling apart.

Despite his confusing modus operandi, he's at least eating SOME, and there was evidence of poop-logage.

The Kid has been prowling around Henryville, and found a new place to hang out in the bright sun.

Took this photo while hiding behind a door, so as to not spook him from his new perch.

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Gifted

Am thankful for the badge gifts from Ingrid at Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofs.

My niece loves these, and thanks to all for the caring comments.

❤️ 💔 ❤️

Henry Update:

The Kid is just so cute and cuddly!

However, I swear that he's avoiding any food to which I've added the fiber powder, despite the vet tech's assurance that it wouldn't happen.

Am leaving several bowls of wet food out for Henry to use, hoping he'll just lick 'em clean, as he was doing.

He seems to eat during the human's sleeping hours, so let's see if my Wednesday concoctions make a difference.

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Let's Hop!

 

Bloomin'

 Walkin' and Readin' Wednesday

In the 'hood:

Recent audiobooks:

How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin, Castle Knoll Files series book #3

Narrated by Alexandra Dowling & Jaye Jacobs

Two murders decades apart appear to be tied to the artwork of Annie's mother, and her never-before-seen father just appears at the same time.

Tales of huge amounts of missing money, stolen heirlooms, nasty family infighting, and if Annie isn't careful, she'll lose more than her heart.

The Bookbinder's Secret, by A.D. Bell

Narrated by Olivia Vinall

 

"A young bookbinder begins a hunt for the truth when a confession hidden beneath the binding of a burned book reveals a story of forbidden love, lost fortune, and murder, in 1901 Oxford." - Goodreads

Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King

Narrated by James Cameron Stewart

"At first denounced as a madman, Brunelleschi literally reinvented the field of architecture amid plagues, wars, and political feuds to raise seventy million pounds of metal, wood, and marble hundreds of feet in the air." - Amazon

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Henry Update:

Henry's appetite has diminished, and his lethargy returned.

Hoping it's all an aftershock to the vet visit, or the binding powder had a immediate effect, and he's reacting to some internal feeling.

I'll be on him to eat something, even if I have to tear open a dozen churu sticks.

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Let's Hop!