Sunday Selfies: Week #158
Welcome to the Third Anniversary of our Sunday Selfies blog hop. Kitties Blue and I honestly are flabbergasted that this hop is still going strong. We do have times when our entries wax and wane, but usually we stay around 50 entrants. For all of you who have been with us from the beginning (and there are several), we send a huge THANK YOU, as well as kitty kisses and hugs. If we didn’t have two giveaways already in progress, we’d have one, and we just might anyway. We’ll surprise you next Sunday and let you know!
While trying to determine which of the Kitties Blue should have the opportunity to be the face of our third anniversary post, I had a light bulb moment. I’m a bit surprised as my brain has been stuck somewhere between gears today. I decided to share some statistics about our first Sunday Selfies post and our previous two anniversary posts along with a photo from each.
Starting from the beginning: Post #1 on August 17, 2014. We had seven entrants and Lisbeth was your host with three selfie photos. This was one of them. She was in the midst of having a catnip snack.
We celebrated Astrid and Lisbeth’s birthday as part of our first anniversary post on August 16, 2015. We had 61 entrants. Can we beat that today? A photo of the girls as babies was shared as well as a selfie of each girl. As Lisbeth got the first entry on today’s post, Astrid gets this one.
For anniversary #2, we posted at week #104 which fell on August 7, 2016. We had 59 entrants and both Calista Jo and Fiona were your hosts.
If anyone is interested in revisiting those posts, just click on the appropriate photo. We will charge ahead toward anniversary four as long as most of you are still enjoying the hop and willing to come along for the ride. You can let us know in the comments.
Remembering a Precious Angel
If you joined us yesterday for Caturday Art, then you know that today we are remembering and honoring another dear friend from Critters in the Cottage. Just a little over two weeks ago, the Critters said good-bye to sweet Mitalee Honeybee. We honored her on the Sunday Selfies post, C.J.’s Sad Selfies in Remembrance of Mitalee.
Today we remember the Critters’ four-pound, tiny dancer, Esme. Esme received her wings on Wednesday at only 11 years old. My dear friend, Mum Sophie (aka LP) is not certain she wants to continue blogging; though, we hope she will after a break to grieve for her angels. She has promised to post today. That way you can stop by and leave your condolences there. The entire family is devastated by yet another loss so quickly after Mitalee, as you might imagine. All our prayers and purrs go out to the entire family.
Giveaways
We currently are running two giveaways. You still have time to enter either or both. They close tomorrow (Monday, August 21) at 5 p.m. ET. Winners will be selected using Random.org and announced on Tuesday. The first is for some swag from the BlogPaws Conference as well as The Cat on My Head exclusive items. To enter, leave a comment on the girls’ birthday post, Astrid & Lisbeth Are Birthday Girls.
Our second giveaway is for the must have art book, The Book of The Cat: Cats in Art, by Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts. For an opportunity to win a copy of The Book of the Cat, please leave a comment on our review post by clicking here. This giveaway is open to all readers worldwide.
Today’s Blog Hop
By now most of you know how this works, but if not, here are some guidelines:
- The link to add your selfie to the hop is below.
- You also will find below the code to use if you’d like the hop to appear on your blog.
- You do not need to post on Sundays to join.
- The hop remains open for entries through Thursday midnight.
- Please be so kind as to display our badge and/or link to The Cat on My Head.
That’s it for us today. We look forward to seeing all our loyal supporters hopping. And remember, invite your friends. Newbies are always welcome.
Happy Third Anniversary pf this blog hop! We thought we had been there from the beginning…but…well we did join pretty soon after you started doing them.
We love this weekly feature, it gets us into the blogging mode, and it is usually even the only day we post anything! We hope it can continue:)
We were in a different hop back then, but they would have done as well as selfies, too:)
Here is the URL of that post…
http://webeessiamese.blogspot.com/2014/08/black-white-sunday.html
Happy 3rd Selfie Anniversary. We learned today while trying to take a real selfie with the eclipse that it’s a skill we don’t have!.
happy anniversary guys! You are look wonderful — so sorry to hear about Critters!
So sad that Angel Esme and Angel Mitalee left so close to each other; their humans must be truly suffering. Concats on the 3rd Anniversary!
Happy 3rd Anniversary guys, and thank mew fur always making Sundays so EPICALLY EPIC!
Supurr selfies today, mew look tres magnifique!
Big hugs
Basil & CO xox
Happy Selfaversary! We love the Sunday Selfies, even though I do have to light a fire under the Human on a LOT of Sundays and sometimes she just flat out “forgets.” That’s when she drags out the “I’m old, okay? I forget things!” which frankly I find unconvincing. I mean, I myself am 13 and there’s nuffing wrong with MY memory!
Your pictures are very beauteous, girls, and it was lovely to see Miss Fiona tonight. Kissies to my sweet Misty May XOXOXOXO
Losing both Esme and Mitalee so close together is just heartbreaking.
Concatulations on 3 years of one of the most successful hops in the pet blogosphere! We enjoy participating every week so much.
Happy Anniversary!
Have a spectacular Sunday…
Noodle and crew
Happy 3rd Selfie anniversary. I am sad that I no longer am able to take part but still look in.
I didn’t know about Esme so will go and leave my condolences.
Mee-you Happy 3rd Selfie anniversary Aunty Janet an Kittiess Blue….mee toe-tallee luvss Sunday’ss an takin selfiess…..
All yur selfiess are pawtastcik gurlss!
An wee are so-o sad that sweet littul Esme had to go join Mitalee. Wee sorta thott they wood fly off together to bee inn Pure Land together. Butt wee KNOW how much Lady Sophia’ss heart hertss…shee iss such a kind lady….
Mee will go over an leeve sum sympaffy fur her frum us.
Run free littul Esme….wee nevurr furget you…..
**nose rubsss** Siddhartha Henry xxxxxxxx
Happy Third Anniversary and congrats on creating such a popular feature! We HAVE participated a number of times in the past, we just don’t often because we try hard NOT to post on Sundays lol. Rock on!
Great selfies. ConCats and happy anniversary. Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
We were very sad to read about Esme and Mitalee. We love all the Critters in the Cottage and LP.
Happy 3rd Anniversary! I am so proud that my first Selfie Sunday is on such a wonderful celebration! Thank you for hosting such a wonderful forum every week!
بسیاری از خواسته های خوب
Purrs
Marvelous
Congrats on this 3rd anniversary! This certainly has been a fun and successful blog hop. We always love pawticipating!
Our hearts are broken about the news of sweet Esme.
Happy Third Hop Anniversary!!
We sure were sorry to hear about Miss Esme. We know how hard it is to lose 2 pets so close together and are sending hugs and prayers to Miss LP.
xoxo
Arty & Jakey
Happy Anniversary to all of you and to all of us. Thanks so much for hosting the blog hop all this time. It’s wonderful.
hugs, Bugsy, Knuckles and HH
Happy anniversary! We’ve had so much fun over these past years with you and we’ve got great news! Very shortly our mom will not be working every weekend and that means we’ll be able to participate sometimes. It’s about time!
Firstly, a very happy 3rd anniversary. That is tremendous and we are so glad to be celebrating along with so many other today. We are so sorry to hear about Esme.
You guys rock, but you know that. We love you dearly, all of you. I will try to get linked up today, but it is pretty hectic here. I need more online time. It seems that always suffers when it gets busy. *sigh* HUGS.
We are late linking. I’m sorry. It is a bit crazy here right now…as my post will show. *wink* Love you lots! xoxo
It’s hard to believe three years, congrats! Those are terrific selfies!
Congratulations on 3 years of Selfie Sundays! I love the photo of Lisbeth in the catnip. I like all the photos though, such adorable kitties. I feel so bad for Sophie losing 2 beloved furbabies so close together. I hope she will go back to blogging though. XO
Congratulations on your blogoversary.
So sorry about Esme. But I hope the blog goes on: how can we get by without updates on the other critters ?
Happy Anniversary!
So sorry about Esme.
We love Sunday Selfies! Happy 3rd anniversary!!!!
The Florida Furkids with tons of smoochies and love to Mau from Allie
Happy third anniversary! We’ve only been participating for less than a year (I think), but Sunday Selfies has become one of our favorite parts of the week. Thanks so much for hosting!
Roby, Miss C & the Real Cats
We are so glad to see Lisbeth and Astrid today along with Calista Jo and Fiona. They made wonderful Selfies as has our dear friend Esema. We did not know she had to go home over the Rainbow Bridge.
Thanks so much for the years of great Selfies where we get to visit old friends and meet new ones!
Timmy and Family
Congratulations on 3 years!!!!
HAPPY SELFIEVERSARY! We love your blog hop even if we do not always cooperate with the selfie taking. We like seeing everyone elses selfies.
We love this blog hop! Can’t believe it’s been 3 years though 🙂
Great selfies!
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Wowzer 3 years already?!! Time flies when you’re having Fun!Happy Anniversary guys,xx Speedy
HAPPY SELFIEVERSARY! Oh yes please DO continue to host the Sunday Selfies……it’s a tradition that shouldn’t be broken…..just look how many of us pawticipate every week. We love hopping with you…..Hope you break your record of 61 pawticipants.
SELFIEVERSARY HUGS,
Teddy and Mom too
Thank you for Three Years of Fun and Joy with the Sunday Selfies … many paws up for this great event, and congratulations to you and yours! It’s always special to join in …
Today we share in the sadness of losing sweet Esme, and send our love to dear Sophie, a special friend.
Happy Anniversary and we wish you many many more. We love the selfies, again, and well worth seeing as they are mighty fine. Thank you for the news about Esme, we had not heard and are devastated she has passed. We will visit as soon as the tears subside enough….
Gentle Purrrs
ERin
It’s hard to write some words, as we just heard about the passing of Esme. Heartbreaking news :'(
Concatulations ons your 3rd Anniversary and Cheers to a lot more to come 🙂 Extra three Pawkisses for a wonderful Sunday to all you you 🙂 <3
Happy Anniversary and congrats – love the walk down memory lane!
Happy third anniversary ! We wish you many many more ! We don’t take part very often, but that’s our favorite blog hop. Purrs
How cool that your Sunday Selfies blog hop is still going strong!
We too were very sad about Esme. We’ve been to visit the Critters a couple of times and have met the whole crew. Esme was a very, very sweet little girl.
Concats on your 3rd Selfies Anniversary and thank you for sharing the news aout Esme. We are heartbroken for Mom Sophie.
Congratulations on your 3rd Anniversary. There are such fine selfies you have posted. I am so sorry to hear of Esme’s trip over the Rainbow Bridge. She looks like she was a beautiful kitty.
Yael from Playing In Catnip
Firstly, may we conCATulate the Kitties Blue family on the third anniversary of the blog hop. It brings such fun and joy to us every week and we enjoy it so very much. Thank you all for your hard work creating such lovely pictures each week too.
Miss Janet, we had not seen about Miss Esme’s passing until we read today’s selfie post here. Mum is in tears. She has left a comment on the Critter’s blog and knows that their mum is utterly heartbroken.
A huge concatulations on 3 fantastic years of selfies! We sure do always look forward to this Sunday hop. What a wonderful idea it is to share these momentous flashback selfies. And we are sending many purrs and prayers to Esme and Mitalee’s family.
I am so sorry to hear Critters In the Cottage is going through such a bad time. Esme seemed like such a fine pal.
Shoko and Kali
Congratulations on your 3rd anniversary! Hoping you have many more!
Purrs!
Gus, Jaq, Pearl, and the Beatles Kittens.
Happy third anniversary, dear friends! We love that this awesome blog hop is still going strong. Thank you for giving us all a chance to share and have such fun every Sunday! Here’s to more than 61 entrants today, and to many more Sunday Selfies Blog Hops yet to come. Love and hugs to you!