Miss Growlypants Gone for 4 Years Now

 We lost our Sweetie on July 8, 2024.

She first appeared in the yard, escorted by feral cat Hobo, in 2009.

We TNR'd her in 2010, and she remained human-shy for years.

When Celestial Paddy O'Malley arrived in 2011, and he became friendly, Sweetie slowly picked up on allowing pets and brushies.

When COVID hit in March, 2020, we trapped Sweetie to bring her inside after over 10 years in our yard.

Amazingly, she took to being a pampered housecat in days; the video of her kicking the catnip toy was filmed soon after she'd come inside.

She still had a pretty good-sized wild streak, but the fourish years we had with her sleeping with her humans, allowing smoochies, and vet visits are happy memories.

Sweetie had developed mammary tumors, and the prognosis was pretty meh whether she had the surgery or not, so we chose to let her just live as comfortably as possible.

Sweetie was a wonderful cat, and we hope that Henry has found the inside life is pretty darn good too, just as she did.

❤️ Purrs to you, Celestial Sweetie! ❤️

Paddy, Sweetie, Me

It's PO'Monday!

A cute interaction montage: me, Paddy, and Sweetie.

Just love how Paddy can't figure out how he'd lost the top spot!

😹 😹 😹 

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Henry Update:

Sunday morning, we had pooplogs.

Sorry, Henry, this is a milestone, after you eating regularly, so I'm letting folks know even if it's embarrassing to you.

We cannot fix your innards, but if we can make you comfortable and as healthy as possible; this is our goal.

Will you start playing with your spring toys and catnip fish again?

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Let The Sun Shine

It's PO'Monday!

Early April, 2013, The 'O' Cats were enjoying some sunshine:

Paddy O'Malley gives a stretch.

Sweetie is coy.

Sammy gives his opinion about something.

Henry Update:

Was at a family gathering for a good chunk of Sunday, so when I'd returned home and found that Henry had eaten his morning's meal at some point, it felt great!

He's friendly and NOT being a lump on the bed, but subdued.

He licked up almost two churus from my hand, and I hope he'll nibble on the freshly plated canned food that The Hubby set out.

I write this on Sunday, and I'll call the vet's office on Monday, to discuss additional meds or ideas on helping Henry regain his scarfing mojo.

You've all given great information in comments: I'll discuss each with the vet.

Thank you!

UPDATE, Monday AM

Henry ate all of the food left for him overnight, and he's cleaned his b'fast bowl!

🙀 🙀 🙀 

Also thanks for the b'day wishes for The Hubby.

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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.

The above from Wikipedia.

 🍀 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!

❤️

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October 22 Round Up

A simple search in my photo library under October 22 revealed some lovely images: 

Celestial Paddy O'Malley, 10/22/17

Turkey Tail Mushrooms,10/22/16

Celestial Chucky, 10/22/17

Autumn Leaves and Sky, 10/22/16

Napping Celestial Sweetie, 10/22/22

Manny and Chili Bruce, 10/22/22

Park Forest, 10/22/22

Henry, freshly inside on 10/22/24

Celestial Angel, 10/22/17

Mother Nature really turns on her charms in autumn, and we are so lucky to have shared both the inside and outside of Eastside Cats with our beloved felines.

❤️ 🍁 😻

Past Blast

How 'about a Sweetnesday?

These images are from early June, 2018.

Our Wee One was cruising into Summer, still an 'O' Cat.

Really miss our Miss Growly Pants!

❤️

In honor of June is Audiobook month,

I recommend Mike Carey's Felix Castor series:

The Devil You Know (2006)

Vicious Circle (2006)

Dead Men's Boots (2007)

Thicker Than Water (2009)

The Naming of the Beasts (2009) 

The Ghost in Bone (2023) no audiobook

Books 1,2 & 3 narrated by Michael Kramer

Books 4 & 5 narrated by Damian Lynch

Supernatural urban fantasy thrillers, featuring Felix Castor, a freelance exorcist.

London, England, with vampires, lougarous (werewolves), zombies, ghosts, succubi, and demons.

Felix has come up against all and more.

Wonderfully witty, action packed, and bewitching.

But I don't think there are any witches.

📚

First Sight

It's Caturday!

May 2, 2009: our first sighting of Celestial Sweetie.

She lived outside until March 2020, when we brought her inside to live in pampered retirement.

Today, I grabbed a pic of Sweetie, used the Lunapic 'Dark' filter, then zhuzhed it a bit more.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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A Year Before

Let's have a Sweetnesday!

Found these gems taken with PO'M's photos posted on Monday.

The Cat Hotel wasn't pretty, but it kept The 'O' Cats warm and sheltered.

The day we brought Sweetie inside was like no other...well, unless you count when Paddy O was finally safe indoors.

February 2019, and we had no idea what was going to happen just about a year later:

-First Covid Pandemic

-Significant birthday for someone at Eastside Cats

-Lost my job, but offered another (thankfully!)

-Began working remotely, and still am.

-Sweetie inside, and happy!

Celestial Sweetie, what a wee ball of sass, love, and murder mitts.

Hootenanny

St. Andrew's Day is a national holiday in Scotland, celebrated on November 30th. 

It's a day to celebrate Scottish culture, food, and music, and is also known as the Feast of Saint Andrew. 

Celebrations include storytelling events, street markets, and traditional music. 

In the town of St. Andrews, festivities can last a week and include pipe bands, ceilidhs, and street parties. 

The Scottish diaspora celebrates worldwide!

For today's Caturday post, here's Celestial Sweetie rocking her tam o' shanter:

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle!

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What A Ham!

It's PO'Monday!

From November, 2016:

Celestial Paddy O'Malley just couldn't help himself; he always wanted to be the center of attention:

Celestial Sweetie, looking cute...

...Wha OH...here comes Pommy!

"What're you doing, taking pics of anyone else but ME?!?"

Photobomb Deluxe!

😹

🐈‍⬛ ❤️ 🐈‍⬛ ❤️ 🐈‍⬛

October 27 is National Black Cat Day!

❤️Oooh, we LURV housepanthers❤️

Celestial Chucky

Celestial Sweetie, as an 'O' Cat

Manny, top, & Chili Bruce

We scoff at any folderol spread about black cats, knowing ours have only been wonderful, loving kitties.

So give your own housepanthers an extra smooch today, and show some love to any others that cross your path!

🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛

🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛

🐈‍⬛

Remotely

It's Sweetnesday!

Haven't had a Celestial Sweetie picfest in a bit, so for your viewing pleasure:

October, 2019
Notice the bit of Celestial Paddy O'Malley's tailio at the top?
Photobomb!

October, 2018
Pretty eyes

October, 2017

Her signature move; that front paw up.

I started to look for pics of Outside Sweetie in October, 2020, but there were none!

That's because she'd been inside since March, and I'd started to work from home.

And by gad, I'm still working remotely...yay, me!

Bardo

Bardo is the intermediate or astral state of the soul after death and before rebirth, in Tibetan Buddhism.

In the seven weeks since Celestial Sweetie left her Earthly body, we've kept her beddy, bowls, ramp, and toys in situ, and offered love and light to her spirit.

Seven weeks for this transition time, as we've given daily thanks for her journey with us, and our prayers for her soul and all souls to achieve higher rebirths as they move toward enlightenment.

Queen Sweet the First, Miss Growly Pants, Murder Mitts, and my Swee Wee.

We'll never stop loving you.

❤️

Cat Lady Tops

My newest clothing additions:

Redbubble
Because, I LURV housepanthers!

Redbubble
Because, I LURV audiobooks!

Art Tee Prints
A gift, in the memory of Celestial Sweetie.

Disclaimer: These clothing items were purchased or gifted for myself.

I only post about items that I believe others will enjoy, and for no financial gain for myself.

Patience

It's Sweetnesday!

Taken in July, 2009, Sweetie was so shy.

Ten years later, August 2019, this happened!

Trust me, I was choked with emotion here.

A decade had passed, and Sweetie was happy to be so close to a human.

We also believe that Celestial Paddy O'Malley helped Sweetie gain her confidence; she watched him interact with us, and decided she wanted some of that for herself.

Now with Henry, we must rely on Manny and Chili Bruce to show her that their humans are okay, and were pleased when she interacted with them at the open back door as I shared in yesterday's post.

Sweetie taught us patience, didn't she?

😽

Housepanther Appreciation

17 August is Black Cat Appreciation Day!

The housepanthers of Eastside Cats:

Celestial Sweetie

Manny and Chili Bruce...
or...Chili Bruce and Manny...

Celestial Chuck

For Caturday, I artified Chuck's image:

Click on the image to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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