Farewell, Eric💔

Eric, the 21-year-old cat, left the Earth on Saturday.

His humom is devastated.

Posts about Eric:

28 March, 2020: Farewell, Sparky

6 June, 2022; Happy 20th Birthday, Eric!

6 January, 2023 Celebrating Eric

6 June, 2023: Eric is 21

22 July, 2023: Starry

He left peacefully, just as he lived his life.

We will miss you, terribly.

Hugs and purrs to his meowmy.

💔💔💔

Eric & Angel Sparky

It's Caturday!

As it was Eric's Gotchaversary yesterday, today I share an image of Eric with his bestie Sparky.

Sparky left us just as the pandemic hit, but he lives on in the hearts of those who knew him, and fortunately, in my photo library.

Today I used the Fairy filter in Lunapic.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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Happy 20th Birthday, Eric!

Today is an extra special day; Eric is 20!

Eric owns my dear friend in British Columbia, Canada.

Eric seems to be ageless!

Eric and his Angel brofur Sparky, who sends his love from The Rainbow Bridge.

Celestial Paddy O'Malley also wishes Eric many happy returns of the day!

😽🎈🎂💖😽

POM Slideshow

It's PO'Monday!

As usual, keeping it clean!

A special Happy Birthday to Eric, who turned 19 yesterday!

Eric's humom is a great friend of The Eastside Cats.

🐈🎂😻

September 1: Ginger Cat Appreciation Day!

Right now, Eastside Cats has no ginger cats in residence.

Hopefully, one (or two...) will choose us someday!

However, in honor of this special day, dear friends have loaned us images of their beloved orange cats, and I have a bevy to show you!

First up: Eric and Angel Sparky (who left us in January), who live with ET in British Columbia, Canada:

The next video is Rufus, who lives in Detroit, Michigan with his cat mom CE, and the rest of his clowder:

This gorgeous threesome live in Florida, with P&M:

Rusty

Skittles

Mango

And, no Ginger Cat Day celebration would be complete without...

Zarathustra, from Russia!

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, True version
Image used with permission from FatCatArt.ru

Ginger Cats Rock!

Image from Debbie French's FB page.

Thank you, friends, for allowing me to share your glorious orangies with the world!

Jigsaw Puzzles

120Sparky and Eric

120Skittles and Mango

120Rufus!
😺😸😺

Farewell, Sparky

A very dear friend lost her cat Sparky.

It happened in a very short span of time; days.

If there was ever a time to give someone a hug, it's now.

As I cannot in person, nor should I during this pandemic, here is my tribute.

In honour of Angel Sparky.

Brofur Eric left, and Angel Sparky, right.
Weren't they adorable together?

A jigsaw puzzle, to entertain you while sequestered at home:

108Angel Sparky and Eric
I used the Prisma app to prettify, but here it the original...beautiful ginger mancats!

Image from E.T.

😿💔😿
Let's Hop!

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Caturday Art Blog Hop!

The Feasts of St. Patrick and St. Gertrude

Gertrude

The patron saint of gardeners, travelers, widows, recently deceased people, the sick, the poor, the mentally ill, and travelers in search of lodging. 

People call upon Gertrude for protection from mice and rats, fever, insanity, and mental illness.

Cat lovers revere Gertrude of Nivelles most of all.

Patrick

The patron saint of Ireland.

He was a Christian missionary given credit with converting Ireland to Christianity in the AD 400s.

Irish legend says that Saint Patrick used the shamrock as an educational symbol to explain the Holy Trinity to non believers.

(Above information found on the interwebs)

A St. Patrick's Day gift!

Please take care my friends; some of what we must do is counterintuitive, yet cool heads must prevail for the maximum number of humans can escape unscathed.

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Let's not forget, it's Two-zday!

Manny in the bed, Chili Bruce with his tailio over the side.

💞💞💞

Sending all of my love to Sparky and his mom;

May the powers of the universe converge to keep Sparky with us for awhile longer.

💓💓💓

Ginger Cat Appreciation Day!

From Cole & Marmalade's Facebook Page

Alas, Eastside Cats is sans ginger kitties, so I've asked my friends to fill in!

Eric, in back and Sparky in front
Thanks to ET in Canada, for sharing her gorgeous boys!

Mango, in all of his floofy splendor
Thanks to P&M in Florida!

Rusty, Mango's brofur!
Thanks again, P&M!

*thud*

(That's the sound of my fainting over such handsome mancats!)

Please hug your ginger cats close today, as we honor/honour their splendidness!

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Thankful Thursday: Gifts

Received a terrific gift in the mail, from my friend Erica!  A cat card, cat earrings, and a photo of her two ginger boys, Eric and Sparky.

So cute!

Hmm...like Manny and Chili Bruce,
sometimes it's hard to tell which is Eric or Sparky!

As if cats would ever use a roadmap...

Erick and Sparky are now a part of the Cat Gallery at the office!

Thank you, my friend, for your thoughtful gifts!

And now...let's HOP!