Gimme Candy Corn

October 30 is Candy Corn Day!

"Sweet Tooth" by Maggie Vandewalle

Candy Corn Clonehenge

Yes, yes I do! 

Didn't know!

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How candy corn is made, from YouTube:

Egads, my teeth are falling out just watching this!

Two Years!

October 18 is Henry's Gotchaversary; we brought him inside from outside two years ago.

He'd simply appeared in our backyard, then he stuck around.

Someone had already TNR'd him

Henry was very scared for the first year inside, then we took him for a dental at the vet's.

He returned that afternoon a changed cat, as the staff told me how they petted him, and he responded.

He's been a sweet kitty since.

Using my arm as his pillow.

No cares in the world.

And he's eating!

Henry's finished his chemo.

Have hit a span of time where he's eating what we set out, and his 'output' is solid.

Here's hoping we've got years and years ahead of us!

❤️ Love you, Henry The 9th ❤️

Thanks to the Cat Distribution System for pointing him our way.

September PO'M

 It's PO'Monday.

September 2014, and a slide show of Celestial Paddy O'Malley living the good life!

Edit: I've removed the private label; not sure how that happened.

❤️ 😽 ❤️

Rolling

 A quick video of some of the neighborhood cats and stuff that I noticed on my walks.

We have some talented sidewalk chalk artists!

The purple plants covered in bees is Giant Purple Hyssop.

The cat shown after the black cat is King Sly; he's very thin, but his meowmy tells me he's eating, jumping up on the bed, and continues to patrol his territory.

That's a full moon image, and a view out the back at the wildfire smoke we had for awhile.

I left out all of the bunny rabbit pics, and I've not collected any coins found on the sidewalk, since the handful of pennies from a month ago.

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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! ❤️

The Game Is Afoot!

"Philip St. John Basil Rathbone (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor. 

Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films." - Wikipedia

As a kid, we watched old black-and-white films on TV, and early on, I was a huge Errol Flynn fan.

Basil Rathbone played the very convincing villain to the hero in Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood  (movie screen grab above), and soon after began his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes from 1939 to 1946.

I easily joined Team Basil!

May I suggest his autobiography, "In & Out of Character"; it's very entertaining.

Years ago, I found a deerstalker-type cat hat, and here it is on our model, Chili Bruce, after being artified with Lunapic's Neon filter:

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

For the Peter Frampton fans out there from yesterday's post:

Let's Hop!

Cheaters

National Eyewear Day, on June 6, celebrates the fact that glasses, besides correcting our vision, can help create a whole new appearance. 

Slang terms for eyeglasses:

Frames
Specs
Cheaters
Four Eyes
Shades

For your entertainment, watch the slideshow below!

Have been wearing eyeglasses since I was four-years-old, and let me tell ya, back then, there were only two options for children: pink or blue.

Then, years later, maybe a light tan, or clear.

Nowadays, the sky's the limit, and I for one am very pleased that kids are to be able to choose what shows off their purrsonality.

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Henry's Selfie

Update:

The H Man is doing well; eating, using the litter box, and mostly taking his meds without too much fuss.

He can really be a cutie pie ❤️.

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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?

~~~

Let's Hop!

Changes Without Change

It's Twozday!

 The other day, Manny and Chili Bruce just didn't want to give up a good napping spot.

I snapped pics every time I witnessed them in a new position, then made this quick video.

These two are just too too!

Henry Update:

Monday:

Henry ate his breakfast, plus the churus that I fed him.

The H Man ate his dinner, plus more churus.

He has a little more to go with the antibiotics, and the vet's office extended his appetite stimulant pills.

We appreciate the good vibes y'all have been sending!!!

❤️

Let's Hop!

March in Michigan

Time for a PO'Monday!

Video of images from March 1, 2018.

I called him "Paddy Oh!"

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Let's Hop!

Tapati Festival

Based on tradition, the 2026 Tapati Festival on Easter Island is expected to be held between approximately January 30 and February 15, 2026, typically occupying the first half of February.

Am fascinated by ancient cultures and their abilities to carve huge, seemingly superhuman, rock statues or monoliths. 

Below is a short video, explaining the progression of views on how the folks moved the huge rock carvings:

Therefore, in honor of the Easter Island Tapati Festival, here are a few items collected from social media and from my photo library, for your amusement.

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Looking Around

This week at Eastside Cats has been a series of holidays (term used loosely), and next week will be the same.

Da Boyz and Henry are well, as are The Hubby and I, despite the new snowfall and frigid temps.

Cannot walk in the neighborhood or nearby parks for exercise when it's icy, but I do get out in the world often enough to snap photos of stuff that I find interesting.

Listen to the snow; we hear it seldomly.

🦌 ❄️ 😹 🪟 🪾

Surprises

It's Walkin' and Readin' Wednesday!

Wildlife other than cats has been abundant recently:

Red-tailed hawk, looking for lunch.

Not my photo, but I watched a red fox scamper through the streets one morning, and it was gone before I could pull my phone from my coat pocket!

Someone's pet bunny was out for a breather on their front porch.

Pretty rare sightings, these!

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Recent audiobook listens that I recommend:

The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso

What if you could erase memories and time, and if our government does do it, then some other country will try?

The Legacy Series by Melissa K. Roehrich

Four books in the completed series.

The upper crust Legacy treat the fae worst than dirt.

But the gods want to fix the imbalance, by sending their offspring to fight.

Except no one told these progeny what their roles are, and there is hell to pay.

Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival by Stephen Greenblatt

Fascinating non-fiction work detailing the life and times of Cambridge-educated possible spymaster Christopher Marlowe, the playwright of Tamburlaine and Faustus, whose work helped pave the way for William Shakespeare and others to thrive during a time of plague and religious persecution.

📚📚📚

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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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Homecoming

December 1 is Da Boyz' Gotchaversary!

They were adopted on 12/1/2017, so that's an amazing eight years of love, silly antics, and for the humans to figure out which one is which.

Notice in this slide show, that Chili Bruce had one white whisker, so at first it was easy to tell them apart.

Hall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Their adoption papers read: Age 9 months.

Veterinarian said: 2 to 3 years old!

If we use the highest figure, then Manny and Chili Bruce are about 11 years old.

Ahh, they are simply PURRFECT!

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Let's Hop!

Chubs

 It's PO'Monday!

2017 was a good year, since Celestial Paddy O'Malley was nicely rounded in early November.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

#BatWeek

October 24 through 10/31 is Bat Week!

Learn more by clicking here.

Of course I want to mix up dragons and Dracula with Bat Week!

🦇 ❤️ 🦇

Versions

It's Twozday!

Manny and Chili Bruce have migrated to the corner beddy in the parlor, as the overnight temps have fallen here.

The multifaceted snuggling positions have me fascinated.

The Hubby hopes that my constant pic-taking doesn't disturb the sleepers, but seriously, as if cats would EVER not get enough sleep!

😹 💤 😹

Toad Ya

So grateful for discovering more new friends while traveling through my neighborhood.

A new window kitty!

Two White-tailed Deer, roaming around.

An American Toad on the sidewalk.

Video of a second American Toad, who I persuaded to get out of the center of the street.

Eastside Cats is only a couple of blocks from our city's downtown, so I'm always amazed when I encounter so many critters.

Have been walking in the early morning, when there isn't much sun but usually high humidity, and again around sunset.

Let's Hop!

Views

 August 19 is World Photography Day.

#WorldPhotographyDay

A short slideshow of some images for your entertainment: