Showing posts with label Mango. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mango. Show all posts

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.

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Kiss A Ginger Day

Thankful for Gingers!
Tiger was a stray.
My neighbor happily made their home hers.
She is allowed outside only when a human is watching, and as a regular sidewalk traveler, I manage to give her a pat and a smooch when possible.
Rufus lives in Detroit, Michigan.
He is VERY SHY, and seems to think that I want to eat him.
I often visit Black Cat Pottery, where Rufus lives, and if he's eating, he allows pats and smooches, and by Gum, I take advantage of that!

Of course, I'd love to be kissing these gingers:
Eric in British Columbia, Canada
Eddie in Manchester, UK
Tyger in Georgia, Asia/Europe
Mango and Rusty, Florida USA
- and -
a certain ginger-haired Scot from the "Outlander" series...sorry, couldn't pass up a chance to drool over this:
😽😽😽
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Kiss A Ginger Day!

January 12 is Kiss A Ginger Day!

For us, this means ginger or marmalade cats, also called red or yellow cats.

Alas, at this time, Eastside Cats has no resident ginger cats, however dear friends have loaned us theirs for today.

Meet:
Eric, in British Columbia
Mango, in Florida
Rusty, in Florida
Sassy, in Florida
Skittles, in Florida
Rufus, in Detroit
Eddie, in the UK
Hearty applause for our Ginger Gang, all with smoochies on their wee noggins!
😽😽😽

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Kiss A Ginger Day!

Every January 12th is Kiss A Ginger Day!

As Eastside Cats is currently sans a marmalade kitty, I asked my bestest of friends for images of theirs!

Go ahead...Smooch your computer screen!
Rufus 
Mango
Rusty
Eric

I've made jigsaw puzzles out of each image today, so click and play!

Thank you to CE, PN, MN, and ET for the use of your beloved cats.

All images used with permission.

😽😽😽
 

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

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
preview120pieceRufus!
😺😸😺

Sunday, September 01, 2019

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!

🐈🐈🐈

Thursday, February 07, 2019

Thankful Thursday: The Cat Crew

Sensational Sassy!
Mango The Magnificent!
Resplendent Rusty!
Skittles The Sweet!
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All images provided by P&M and used with permission

I am so very thankful for dear friends P&M in Florida, who share photos of their Cat Crew!  Actually, we trade images via text and email; their Cat Crew photos, and our Eastside Cats shots.  Don't these cuties make you SQUEE with delight?!?  They've got a whole ginger vibe going, right?

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Thankful Thursday: Cat Photos

Mango, under the tree in Florida
Used with permission from P&M
Sure, I love cats!  I take photos of the Eastside Cats, and the neighborhood cats, and any other cats that I am privileged to visit.

And I have friends near and far, who send to me a steady and LOVELY stream of images of their own critters, like Mango above.  Isn't he gorgeous?  Getting these images just make my day...I LOVE THEM!  Spied a t-shirt somewhere, that said, "Show me your kits!", and although it's totally inappropriate for a mature, professional woman such as I, it's the darn truth...whip out your phone, and show me your cat pictures!

Obviously, I have a bottomless well of desire to look at cats, and dogs too.  And my fellow bloggers...you too keep my need to peer at cats almost in abeyance!  This, I am thankful for.

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Friday, February 23, 2018

Thankful Thurs...um, Friday: Gingers

Mango

Rusty, hiding in the paper;
Mango looking adorable up front

Napping together, after strenuous
exploration of the delivery box!
I am thankful for my friends, who send me photos of their cats.  Love to see them!  The boys above are from P&M in Florida, and these are just two of their cat family.  Mango is fluffalicious, and Rusty is all ginger boy!  I want to reach into the photos and smooch them!  Aren't they too cute?

💕😻💗😻💕

And, we are very thankful for the well-wishes for Patty O'Malley!  Random Felines and many others suggested Veterycin spray, and I've been spritzing his wound at least twice a day, more if it is not raining buckets or the temperatures outside are too cold.  Although not pretty, the bare spot appears to be healing, or at least not infected.  I don't want to get ahead of myself, and bring bad luck.  Your prayers and warm fuzzies mean all the world to us!  Thank you.

Okay, a day late...but, we're still hopping!




Thursday, October 12, 2017

Bag Inspector

Gorgeous Laurel Burch bag!

And now properly under Mango inspection!
My dear friend was gifted with this lovely Laurel Burch bag.

Mango, resident bag inspector, immediately got to work!

He apparently approves...😺

Thankful Thursday

This week, our company is having a volunteer week, with every location across the globe working with different groups, be they women's shelters, food service for elderly or disadvantaged, emergency preparation, or simple coat and canned food drives.  We each may not have a lot, but together we can give effort and caring attitudes, to those around us.  I am thankful for this opportunity.  Tomorrow, I volunteer for 1/2 a day at All About Animals: No More Homeless Pets in Warren, Michigan.  Then, I leave for a long weekend Up North, so I'll be absent for a few days, and then I'll post about my experiences.

And I have a lot more posts to come:

 Tiny Lions Cat Lounge & Adoption Center
BK, the foster kitten
Maestro's Dog Haus
The Continuing Saga of The Stairway To Heaven
More Neighborhood Cats!
The Cat Clowder at BG's House
and more...