Showing posts with label resale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label resale. Show all posts

Thursday, January 08, 2026

Bits and Bobs

A few items acquired at the end of last year:


A silly long-sleeved shirt that I delight in wearing, found at a resale shop.


A sweatshirt gift from a co-worker; it's PURRFECT!


And am thankful that no one was injured when I and a co-worker were out at a local park in November, trying to spy Aurora Borealis; image above is exactly what we saw, which is nothing.

However, as we chatted in the dark, we witnessed a car crash about a quarter of a mile from our location...well, we heard a crunch and headlights bobbing around...and did not see any people moving about afterward.

We called emergency services, and waived our phone lights at the police and firefighters to direct them.

For weeks afterward, we searched local news to see if the incident was reported, but found nothing.

As Eastside Cats is just over a mile from the police station, one day I screwed up my courage and drove over to ask if everyone involved in that accident was okay.

Let me tell you, walking into that cop shop made my knees weak; scary, despite all of the nice-looking folks in uniform.

The police officer behind the glass looked up the incident, told me it was just a one vehicle fender-bender, and no injuries reported.

My co-worker and I are thankful that no one was hurt, while the noise of the accident is something that neither of us will ever forget.

P.S. Have learned that we need to move farther North and West when conditions are good for Northern Lights in Southeast Michigan, and I've scouted three likely locations to drive to for the next time. 

Let's Hop!


Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Newest Cat Clothes

AHA!

Bet some of you thought I'd purchased more embarrassing outfits for The Eastside Cats, and you'd be correct, but this post isn't about that...it's about new-to-me clothes, with cat stuff on them!

A soft and comfortable sleep shirt

Front of T-shirt found at a resale shop.
Back of t-shirt.
Cost: $1.50
Worth: Priceless!

T-shirt, because of the "Outlander" character Adso.
😹😹😹

Sunday, March 05, 2023

Brass Kitty

Found this little brass kitty figurine at an antique store.

The cute stuck-out ears and necklace of flowers and leaves made me open my wallet. 
A little under 5" tall, she sits on my work-from-home desk, amidst the wreckage of job and personal paperwork.

So cute!
😽😻😽

Monday, February 06, 2017

Super Bowls


Bowl Story #1: On Saturday this weekend, I was out thrift shopping, and I scored some bowls that I figure will be purr-fect for Patty O'Malley and Sweetie.  Every so often, a bowl gets cracked or chipped, so more are needed.


You may not be able to tell, but this two bowls
are the faintest of blue.
However, I hit the mother lode when my friend and I found an entire set of bowls and small dishes; she wanted the dishes, and I took the bowls.  Eight bowls in all!

Not the prettiest pattern, but hey, they were cheap!

So now I have ten...count 'em...10 bowls to add to our collection for The 'O' Cats.  If Patty pushes one off the edge onto the bricks (he does that at least twice a year), or if the dish-washer breaks one (The Hubby does that about twice a year), we have many more to use.

Cutie Angel, surrounded by furred fleece
Bowl Story #2: Couldn't help but notice that Angel's favorite day-time napping spot looks like a big, soft bowl. There is a cat bed under that fleecy cover, so she snuggles down and snoozes.  Angel has her own style of bowl game.

Eastside Cats Super Bowl Squares
Bowl Story #3: Oh yeah, there was some sort of fancy U.S. football game yesterday evening.  I enjoyed the Kitten Bowl that ran on the Hallmark Channel, and The Puppy Bowl (with Chicago Acro-Cats & Rock Cats Half-Time Show) on Animal Planet. The Hubby and I also play a little game, as if we were betting money on what the end-of-quarter numbers would be, and besides our own names, we fill in Chucky, Angel, Patty O'Malley and Sweetie.  This year, Patty won 1st Quarter, The Hubby got both 2nd and 4th Quarters, I nabbed the 3rd Quarter, but Angel won for the final score.

A fantastic Bowl weekend around here...how 'bout you?

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Uh-oh, She's At It Again!

A couple of recently purchased cute cat items:

Watercolor, from the Farmington Farmers and Artisans Market
(to be reframed) 

Blue cat figure found at resale shop....

...has a cute curly tail!
Have not yet decided if these will join the office collection, or the home gallery.

Monday, June 20, 2016

New Cat Photo Frame

A recent pic of Chucky
The office credenza

Yep, I found another cool cat photo frame while at the resale shop on Saturday!  Ssshhh...don't tell The Hubby!  He thinks it's 'weird' that I have so many cat frames. Oh, but he can sit on his keister all day to watch TV images of men running around after, a) basketballs (Congrats to the Cleveland Cavaliers!), b) baseballs, c) soccer balls, d) golf balls, or e) tearing apart old, rusty automobiles and repainting, repairing, and re-engine-ing them.  Like any of that is more fun than my cat photos!

Friday, April 22, 2016

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Cat Gloves

While hitting the resale shops this weekend, I found this pair of cuties for an excellent price.  Brand new, and they fit!  Aren't they cute?  I was hoping that having a new pair of warm gloves meant that Winter is on it's way out, but alas the meteorologists are predicting temperatures back in the average range in the next few weeks, which means just about at freezing during the day, and into the low-20's and teens (Fahrenheit) overnight.  I do not care what the Groundhog says (and I saw it live on TV this morning!)...here in Michigan, it's gonna stay nice and freezy for awhile.  Although I see men in shorts at the grocery store still.  What is with that, anyway?