Feline Friday

KITTEN YAWN

Feline Friday

Tabby kitten yawning profile.

Audrey with her huge yawn is joining the Feline Friday blog hop. The hop has moved from our friend, Sandee’s, Comedy Plus blog to messymimi’s meanderings. To participate click on the Feline Friday badge.

Friendly Fill-Ins

Friendly Fill-Ins is a blog hop hosted by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs). On Thursday they each select two sentences to be filled in by hop participants, and you can find those on both blogs. Enter the hop by clicking on the graphic.

Even with help from Sawyer, I was unable to complete all four fill-ins this week. We both used teal italics for our fill-ins, and explanatory info is in parentheses.

1. A recent earworm I had was ?. (I guess I could have made something up, but I couldn’t even think of a song I like to try and plant it in my head. I am not good under pressure.)
2. I have no interest in reading any book written by Donald Trump.
3. Sawyer: I would give up treats in exchange for not having any more seizures. (I don’t believe him anymore than you do!)
4. Vanilla is my favorite scent.

We look forward to seeing you right back here tomorrow when we will share some Caturday Art.

KIZMET’S 2ND GOTCHA DAY CELEBRATION

Feline/Friendship Friday

Two years ago today, this sweet girl joined the Kitties Blue family. She has been a delight from day one. Kizmet is sociable and fun and loves to purr and give kisses. She has taken the kittens under her paw, which warms our hearts. Newcomers are not always welcome.

Grey cat with holly and berries around neck, framed in blue and gold with the words: Happy 2nd Gotcha Day Kizmet in red and white candy cane print.

Cooper Murphy was kind enough to bake a cake.

Gotcha Day cake for Kizmet with grey cat emerging from pink and hot pink hatbox with a bow on top.

And please help yourself to hot chocolate, lemonade or iced tea. (Sorry, we have no champagne today, as Kizmet is underage.)

Kizmet is participating in the Feline & Friendship Friday blog hops hosted by Comedy Plus and Create with Joy respectively.

Friendly Fill-Ins

As I am experiencing web-site issues, some of the Kitties Blue volunteered to lend me their paws. They completed all the fill-ins without me having to do anything more than post their fill-ins here.

They all used teal italics for their fill-ins.

1. Kizmet: My favorite holiday tradition is playing in the empty boxes.

2. Sawyer: On Christmas (or Hanukkah) I plan to fill up on treats.

3. Kitties Blue: ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house we kitties were snuggled up in bed with our humans.

4. Sawyer: Sharing my treats is the best way to spread holiday cheer.

Thanks for joining us today. Hopefully you will get this post in its entirety, as the problem I am having is being unable to save my drafts.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow with some Caturday Art and then again on Sunday for selfies. We will share our Christmas card then.

December 23, 2022 by Janet Blue Christmas Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Gotcha Day Kitties Blue 25

COOPER DREAMING OF MOUSIES IN HIS STOCKING

Feline/Friendship Friday

Once again Cooper Murphy is sharing his toesies, tummy and tailio while he dreams of Santa leaving him some tasty mousies in his Christmas stocking! He’s also joining the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops at Comedy Plus and Create With Joy respectively.

Friendly Fill-Ins

Friendly Fill-Ins is a blog hop hosted by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged- Furballs). If you’d like to participate, check out either of their blogs on Thursday for the sentences to be filled in. You can join the hop by clicking on their badge

Sawyer gave me some help again this week. He is my go-to cat when I need help. I really appreciate it, as I jinxed him yesterday when I wrote about the number of days between his seizures. He had one before dinner last night, so the count begins again.

We both used teal italics for filling in. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. I have a tough time choosing a gift for Kitties Blue. (They have absolutely everything any cat could want, but they are getting somme pretty good gifts this year to replace some things they have worn out.)

2. Sawyer: I can’t wait to see Noelle open the gift from me. (I cannot tell you what it is, as she reads our blog. And, of course, I won’t be there personally to see her open it. But I know she’s going to really, really like it!)

3. I’m dreaming of a quiet Christmas.

4. If my holiday season were a book or movie, it would be titled, “Christmas Arrives Late Again.”

That’s it for today. We’ll see you all tomorrow with some Christmas Caturday Art featuring Raleigh and Kizmet.

December 9, 2022 by Janet Blue Christmas Doozy of a Snoozy Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday 12

THREE SUNPUDDLE WORSHIPPERS & FILL-INS

Feline/Friendship Friday

The afternoon sunpuddle in the bedroom is available on a first come basis. Sawyer and Misty May are always quick to grab a spot. On the day, Kizmet joined them.

Grey tabby, Manx cat, tuxie cat and grey cat snoozing on bed in sunpuddle.

Our three sunpuddle worshippers will be joining the blog hops hosted by Comedy Plus (Feline Friday) and Create With Joy (Friendship Friday).

Friendly Fill-Ins

I personally had some good fill-ins for this week’s sentences but the Kitties Blue boys decided to take over and complete them for me. I suspect they think that will put them in Santa’s good graces. Not that any of them really have anything to worry about. They’ve all been very good this year.

They all used teal italics for filling in.

1. Sawyer: I don’t like medicine in my stinky goodness noms.

2. Raleigh: My to-do list for December includes: climbing the tree, knocking ornaments off the tree and sleeping under the tree. (Mom: A couple of those may not keep Raleigh on Santa’s good boy list.)

3. Cooper Murphy: I still need to give Mom my holiday wish list before she finishes her shopping.

4. Sawyer: To me, getting lots of treats is the most important part of the holiday season.

We’ll look forward to seeing you tomorrow with some Caturday Art.

December 2, 2022 by Janet Blue Christmas Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Holiday Kitties Blue 17

SUNPUDDLE SNOOZERS & FILL-INS

Feline/Friendship Friday

Sunpuddle snoozers: tuxie cat and grey tabby cat sprawled together in the sun and sleeping.

The last couple days have been super cold but sunny. Most cats are heat seekers, and Kitties Blue are no exception. When there is a sunpuddle, it is first come first serve unless there just happens to be room for more than one kitty. And that can make for some unusual companions.

Our two sunpuddle snoozers, Misty May and Sawyer, will be joining the blog hops hosted by Comedy Plus (Feline Friday) and Create With Joy (Friendship Friday).

Friendly Fill-Ins

Friendly Fill-ins is a blog hop hosted by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged- Furballs). If you’d like to participate, check out either of their blogs on Thursday for the sentences to be filled in. You can join the hop by clicking on their badge.

As has become a habit for him, Sawyer has helped be complete the fill-ins today. We both used teal italics.

1. On holidays, I usually have a second serving of dessert.

2. I am thankful for Dad Tom, Kitties Blue and all my wonderful friends.

3. Sawyer: I would like to invite Noelle (Friends Furever) over for a feast.

4. Having the opportunity to live with so many cats throughout the last nearly 40 years was a blessing in disguise. (They have given us so much enjoyment, laughter and love.)

November 18, 2022 by Janet Blue Doozy of a Snoozy Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Kitties Blue 12

FISH, FELINES, FILL-INS, FRIENDSHIP & VETERANS DAY

Friendly Fill-Ins

I had to get the entire gang to help me this week with the fill-ins. We all used teal italics.

1. A veteran I would like to thank today is all of them, especially the animals.

2. Sawyer: I can’t go a day without treats.

3. Raleigh: Lisbeth’s fish bed is my most frequented napping locale.

Ginger and buff colored tabby kitten sprawled in and out of a fish-shaped bed.

4. Kitties Blue: This time of year, Mom is busy Christmas shopping and decorating.

Feline/Friendship Friday

Raleigh will be joining the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops at Comedy Plus and Create With Joy respectively.

Veterans Day

Today we are remembering all the brave men, women and animals who have served our country and protected our freedoms, including my dad, Harvey Buickerood, and Dad Tom’s dad, Bud Blue.

american flag background with portrait of a soldier and a sailor from the 1940's.

Thanks for joining us today. We’ll see you again tomorrow for some Caturday Art.

November 11, 2022 by Janet Blue Doozy of a Snoozy Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Holiday Veterans Day 12

CATIO SUNPUDDLE KITTEN & FILL-INS

Feline/Friendship Friday

Torbie kitten on the catio in the sun with fall leaves and bird feeder in the background.

We are having a fabulous fall with comfortable temperatures, low humidity and the most vibrant leaf colors I have ever seen. Audrey found herself a dappled sunpuddle on the catio and posed purrfectly for her dad. The surroundly fall colors enhance her Torbie fur.

She’ll be joining the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops at Comedy Plus and Create With Joy respectively.

Here’s a bonus puzzle for this week.

100 Kitten in the Sun

Friendly Fill-Ins

Amazingly I did not need to enlist the help of any of the Kitties Blue this week to complete the fill-ins. I am certain my usual helper, Sawyer, is not disappointed.

1. Cats, caffeine, and a snoring husband keeps me up at night.
2. If I could improve one of my senses, it would be my sight. (I have cataracts I need to have removed.)
3. If I were home alone and heard footsteps in the house, I would call 911 and then leave the house.
4. I would want the epitaph on my tombstone to say, “loved cats.” (Dad Tom and I have our burial sight and headstone. It doesn’t say this, but I can always ask to have it added. It does say, “The heart that has truly loved never forgets,” which is a line from a poem by Thomas Moore and was a part of our wedding vows.)

We’ll be back tomorrow with some Caturday Art and another puzzle. Kitties Blue and I hope to see you then!

October 28, 2022 by Janet Blue Dad Tom's Photography Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Jigsaw Puzzle Kittens 13

KITTIES BLUE CELEBRATE A BELATED TOCK-TOBER

Tock-Tober

We are appalled, outraged and downright ashamed of our ditzy and forgetful mom. So, what’s with all this consternation, you ask? Yesterday was Tock-Tober. Did she remember? NO! We think she needs a brain transplant. If anyone knows where she can get one, please let us know.

She did share an early Tock-Tober shot of Cooper Murphy. If you missed Cooper’s enormous tocks, you can view them at “Tock-Tober Comes Early & Fill-Ins.” We don’t think that is good enough to give her a pass, so here are a few other tocks.

Purrs & paw-pats, Misty May, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh

Now that Kitties Blue have thoroughly chastised me, it’s time for fill-ins as well as the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops.

Friendly Fill-Ins

I can always depend on Sawyer when I need help with the fill-ins, and he did his part this week with #4. We both used teal italics for our fill-ins. Explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. Every October, I try to get photos of at least some of Kitties Blue tocks, even if I don’t get them posted on the correct day.

2. If I were going to a costume party, I would go as a cat (duh). (If you’d like to vote on the costumes Stinky and Periwinkle will wear on their next adventure, you can do so by leaving a comment on their post: “The Adventures of Stinky & Periwinkle: Part CLVI.”)

3. “Little Red Riding Hood” is my favorite scary story. (I am obviously a wimp when it comes to being frightened.)

4. Sawyer: I would find a vault somewhere and lock myself in, making certain I had several wheelbarrows full of treats, if there were a zombie apocalypse.

Feline/Friendship Friday

Our participants in Tock-Tober, Audrey, Raleigh and Sawyer, also will be joining the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops hosted by Comedy Plus and Create With Joy respectively.

Giveaway

This is your final reminder about our giveaway for the book, How Snowball Stole Christmas, by Kristin McKanagh. If you’d like the opportunity to win it, visit the post, “Christmas Comes Early.” Leave a comment there before 5 p.m. ET today. The winner will be announced on Sunday.

Thanks for coming to visit us. We’ll have some Caturday Art for you tomorrow.

October 21, 2022 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Giveaway Kittens Kitties Blue The Adventures of Stinky & Periwinkle Tock-Tober 12

TOCK-TOBER COMES EARLY & FILL-INS

Feline/Friendship Friday

Cooper Murphy is here with an early Tock-Tober tocks shot. And, wow, those are some mighty big tocks!

tock-tober comes early: photo of a very large ginger tabby cat's buttocks!

Cooper Murphy will be participating in the Feline Friday and Friendship Friday blog hops at Comedy Plus and Create With Joy, respectively.

Friendly Fill-Ins

Two of the Kitties Blue and I are joining the Friendly Fill-ins blog hop hosted by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged- Furballs). To do the same, check out either of their blogs on Thursday for the sentences to be filled in. You can join the hop by clicking on their badge.

When I began filling in this week, I knew Raleigh and Audrey had a great fill-in for #4, so I asked for their assistance. They were happy to have the opportunity to help. And I thank them. We all used teal italics for our fill-ins. Explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. Seven cats and two kittens keeps me on my toes.

2. I know it’s going to be a bad day when I step in cat puke in my bare feet first thing in the morning.

3. To me, fire is one of the scariest things in the world. (It is actually the thing I fear most.)

4. Raleigh and Audrey: Believe it or not, the vacuum doesn’t scare me us.

We’ll see you all tomorrow for some Caturday Art.

October 14, 2022 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Kittens Tock-Tober 14

KITTEN RALEIGH LOOKS A LITTLE FISHY

Feline/Friendship Friday

Buff colored, tabby kitten looks a little fishy in a brightly colored, fish shaped cat bed.

Raleigh has discovered the fish bed and spends lots of time snoozing in it. Sometimes Audrey tries to stuff herself in with him.

The fish bed was a gift to Lisbeth from her now angel boyfriend, Charles. She also enjoys napping in it as does Astrid.

Raleigh is participating in the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops at Comedy Plus and Create With Joy respectively.

Friendly Fill-Ins

When I started filling in this week, both Sawyer and Stinky volunteered to assist me. They actually help me quite often, but I had all the fill-ins covered this week. I cannot deny Sawyer/Stinky anything, so #3 and #4 each have two completions.

1. When I turned 45 I felt especially sad and a little guilty to be alive, as my mom died when she was 45.

2. My favorite breakfast is a chocolate croissant.

3. Me: I’m so glad I live in a world where there are kind and supportive pet bloggers.

Stinky: I am so glad to live in a world where I can take weekly adventures with Periwinkle.

4. Me: A life is not complete without having at least one pet (preferably a cat) to love.

Sawyer: My day is not complete without sending love, purrs, paw hugs and whisker kisses to Noelle.

I hope you’ll return tomorrow for some Caturday Art.

October 7, 2022 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Kittens Lisbeth and Charles Stinky & Periwinkle 12

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.