January 8, 2022

COLD MORNING CUDDLY CATS

Caturday Art

Cooper Murphy and Calista Jo were cuddling with me yesterday morning when it was 24° F.

cold morning cuddly cats

I expect there will be more of this today as the temperature is predicted to go down to 14° F overnight.

As far as the art effects go, I went back to my standby, Painnt. The effect is Mermaid Tail with the addition of the soft light and analog filters. As usual, the frame is from favpng.

Cooper Murphy and Calista Jo are joining the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty. You can do the same by clicking on her badge.

I also made a puzzle for those of you who enjoy them.

140 Cold Day Cuddly Cats

Friendly Fill-Ins: Week #293

We postponed Fill-Ins until today in order to celebrate Cooper Murphy’s Gotcha Day yesterday. He has some thankfuls to share, which he will do on Thankful Thursday.

1. My focus word for 2022 is complete tasks. (Sorry I needed two words.)
2. This year I want to learn more about SEO, which is an ongoing need, as it changes constantly.
3. I finished writing and sending my Christmas thank you notes during the first week of 2022. (Unfortunately, I haven’t finished sending the kitties actual Christmas cards.)
4. In this season of my life, I just want to survive COVID and return to a somewhat normal daily routine.

Friendly Fill-Ins is a blog hop hosted by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorriane (Four-Legged Furballs). Sentences to be filled in can be found on both blogs on Thursdays. To hop along, click on the badge at left.

Sunday Selfies Reminder

Tomorrow is our weekly blog hop, and Kitties Blue certainly hope you will join them. We also will be remembering a dear friend who went to the Rainbow Bridge a few days ago. Many of you know her from the Tabby Cat Club and many of you from Cat Scouts. It is our dear and beautiful friend, Gracie, who was the maid of honor at Allie and Mau’s wedding. Even if you do not want to post a selfie or hop, please come by to remember Gracie.

YOU
For Fiona

It seems like only yesterday…
You were just a kitten.
When I saw your pleading look,
I was completely smitten.

Now at only six years old,
You are getting ready to leave,
Soon you will have your wings.
I’ve already started to grieve.

You’ve fought hard for the past year,
And I’m not ready to say good-bye.
I can’t imagine you not in my life
I am so sad…today I had to cry.

I am grateful and blessed
For my six years with you.
You’ll live in my heart forever.
You’re one of the best ever Kitties Blue.

YESTERDAY

Many yesterdays have passed since
You gained your angel wings. Today
Is six months since you left us behind
To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
You as much as the day you left.
Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
Picturing that makes me smile, but
Does not lessen my sadness at your
No longer being here to snuggle
And receive our love, care and kisses.
Fiona, please do not ever forget
You are still and always will be loved.

ONE YEAR MISSING YOU

One year has passed since you flew away,
And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
And wish we’d never had to say good-bye.
It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

ONE OF A KIND

I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.