Twenty-Two

The Hubby and I became cat pawrents when we brought Angel and Chuck home on August 29, 2004.

Angel and Chuck, December 2004

Chuck, January 2005

Both, February 2005

Angel, February 2005

What we didn't know about cats at that time would have filled The Encyclopaedia Britannica, but we loved 'em, and we've continued to honor their legacy by adopting both inside and outside cats over the years.

You could say that Celestial Angel and Chuck were our starter cats!

❤️ Love you both! ❤️

For Caturday, I artified one of the images above with Prisma, the Moonlight filter.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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HB Chuck & Angel!

July 18, 2004 was the birthday of Celestial Chuck and Angel!

Their mama had four kittens; we adopted two.

I've called them twins, which isn't exact, but what the hey, right?

For Caturday, we've artified one of our favorite images of Chuck and Angel in Lunapic, K3 art effect.

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

My tattoo!

❤️Happy Heavenly Birthday Angel and Chuck, and we miss you.❤️

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Celestial Twinsies

 It's Twozday!

Since, however, yesterday's post was for Da Boyz' Gotchaversary, please enjoy a short slideshow of our first set of twins, Angel and Chuck.

They were in a litter of four: two all-black, and two cow-colored, just like their mother.

Both gave great hugs, and we send them warm fuzzies at The Rainbow Bridge.

Angel: 7/18/04-1/24/20

Black and white fur, pink ears, paw pads and nose.

Chuck: 7/18/04-11/20/17

Black, with white splash at throat, and low on his tummy.

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❤️ Twenty-One ❤️

August 29, 2004 was the day we brought littermates Angel and Chuck into our home.

Image from their 1st Gotachversary.

Angel, so easy to photograph due to her pink, white, and black coloring.

Chuck, originally named Chocolate because we thought his fur was dark brown.

What a pair!

Angel and Chuck led us on our first journey on the Cat Distribution System.

And look where we are now.

Sending kisses and belly snuggles to you two at The Rainbow Bridge; our starter cats.

Forever in our hearts.

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21 Years Ago

 Celestial Chuck and Angel were born on July 18, 2004.

They were two of four kittens in the litter.

The Hubby and I hadn't a clue on how to care for kittens or cats, so Chuck and Angel were our 'starter' cats, from whom we learned so very much.

Especially, we learned LOVE.

Originally named Chocolate, shortened to Chuck

7/18/04-11/20/17

We thought he was a really dark brown!

Angel

7/18/04-1/24/20

We lost my father in May, 2004, so Angel was a nod to his memory.

Our sweet babies, we miss you, and will always be grateful for your presence in our lives.

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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!*

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Two Years

It's PO'Monday!

Guess what?

It's been two years since my Paddy O'Malley tattoo.

Yes, it's unconventional and silly, and so was he.

Seeing Himself often, as artwork on my body, has helped ease the grief that I'd felt since losing him in such a surprising way.

He was my ❤️ cat.

Since the above, I've been inked with Da Boyz and Sweetie, as well as a crescent moon holding a cat, a homage to the Solar Eclipse from April, 2024, and a sparkling star.

Next on my hit list:

Angel and Chuck

Won't show a pic of the new tat; will reveal when it's properly unwrapped and healed.

When the artist stepped away and turned off his tattoo pen, I looked at my Celestial Babies, and whispered, "Oh, it's so good to see you two again!"

Twenty Years

 18 July, 2004

Angel and Chuck were born.

These two kittens began our everlasting love for cats.

We are so very, very thankful for them!

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Missing!

It's Twozday, and we had a mystery on our hands:

Manny's favorite ribbon toy DISAPPEARED!

The Hubby searched.

I searched.

I search again and again.

"Missing!
Have you seen me?"

Manny was disconsolate.
"Where, oh where are you, my ribbon?"

Finally, on a hunch, I dug through the pile of newspapers.

And there it was!

Da Boyz were giddy with relief.

Well, Manny certainly was delighted.

CB prefers the bug-on-a-string toy.

Really, how the heck does one misplace a cat toy like this?

Weird, but thankfully, the mystery was solved.

(It's a Cat Dancer Cat Charmer, technically.  CB's toy is a Neko Flies Teaser Toy, and they are both really old, having been purchased when Celestial Chuck and Angel were little.)

Cheeky

21 January is Squirrel Appreciation Day.

In our yard, we have Eastern Grey Squirrels, the black-furred version of the Eastern Grey Squirrel, and Fox Squirrels, and is a Squirrel Heaven; lots of trees, rooflines to run across, and plenty of notches, crooks, gardens, and such to bury their food.

While on my 'hood walk.

The window next to my desk; this critter crawled up the window screen.

A blast from the past: Celestial Angel and Chuck being highly entertained by a squirrel enjoying the helicopter maple seeds that came to rest on the flat roof over our front room.

Squirrels are a bit like tree cats, no?

Well, anyhow...I think they are cute!

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It's Been A Decade

We started this cat blog on 22 September, 2013.

I enjoy it, because cats are highly entertaining, and love to read other blogs too.

Thank you all for your support!

Please enjoy this slideshow of some of the earliest photos of our cat ❤️❤️❤️ at Eastside Cats.

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Myth: Disproved!

Funny how I remember Celestial Chuck and Angel being solitary cats, but I've found evidence to the contrary!

They both enjoyed watching the outside world from the upstairs bathroom:

Taken from outside: heads

Taken from inside: tails

Chuck and Angel, in twin beddys but apparently content to be together.

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Dual Gotchaversary: Chuck and Angel 8/29/04

Sweet babies; littermates Angel and Chuck taught us a vast amount about being owned by cats.

Neither The Hubby nor I had ever been in thrall to felines prior to 8/29/2004.

Kitten Angel, so named for my father who'd very recently passed.

She was a beauty, with delightfully soft fur.

Brown Baby Chuck, hence the name Chocolate, Chucky for short.

What a cat, despite years of health issues.

Just gazing upon these photos brings back so many memories, and of course, we have small shrines to both of them.

We'll always have cats in our lives now, especially housepanthers.

Happy Gotchaversary at The Rainbow Bridge, you two!

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World Kitten Day

July 10 is World Kitten Day!

#NationalKittenDay

https://www.facebook.com/kittenday

National Kitten Day, also known as World Kitten Day, is the official worldwide holiday, celebrated July 10th annually - to celebrate the magic of kittens and encourage adoption worldwide. 

Founded in 2012 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert, Colleen Paige.

In honor of the day, we dug out some kitten pics of Celestial Angel.

The first two photos were after Angel had her spay surgery.

She was beautiful, and her black-and-white-and-pink coloring was lovely.

Her fur was so soft; we called it 'bunny fur'.

Below are a few silly kitten memes that I've collected from social media.

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Our blogging friend Binky earned her Angel wings, and we have the sads.

Please visit Me and My Granny and leave comforting words.

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International Box Day

Cats and boxes: a natural combination!

A Da Boyz

Celestial Angel

Another Da Boyz

Celestial Chuck, doing a double box!

Outside Sweetie

It's Father's Day, celebrated today in The U.S., Canada, and United Kingdom. 

The Hubby hugging Celestial Angel

Happy Father's Day!

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Our First Twins

It's been a rough, tough couple of years, for all of us.

As I pondered what makes me thankful each day, my mind cast back to our first cats, who were...if not twins...then littermates.

Angel and Chuck.

They started it all!

The Hubby and I became bonafide cat people, in the moment that these two entered our lives.

We are beyond grateful, thankful, overjoyed, and captivated by any of the feline persuasion! 

Celestial Angel

Celestial Chuck

Guess you could say, Angel and Chuck were our 'starter' cats.

The depth of our love for them was supremely apparent on the day that we left both of them at the veterinarian's office, for their spay and neuter surgeries.

You all know that feeling!!!

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