Friendly Friday Fill-Ins

LIFE OF A CAT MOM OR …

why I get very little accomplished!

Blonde cat mom sharing her life with a white and black kitten and a white and calico kitten.

The almost one-year-old kittens and I will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. If you would like to do the same, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

The Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop is hosted each Friday by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs). They publish the fill-in sentences on their blogs each Thursday. To participate in the hop, click on the badge at the left. I am grateful again for some fairly easy fill-ins this week. I was able to do them without getting any help from the kitties.

1. Never have I ever played the “Never Have I Ever” game.

2. My September to do list includes a teeth cleaning appointment and yard work once we get some cooler weather.

3. I wouldn’t mind hosting a Cat Lover’s party.

4. I’m always curious about other people’s pets, especially if they are cats.

Thanks for visiting with us today. We will return tomorrow with some Caturday Art.

SHAMELESS COOPER MURPHY & FILL-INS

Feline Friday

A large ginger tabby cat is shameless lying on his back with his belly exposed.

Cooper Murphy will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. If you would like to do the same, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

The Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop is hosted each Friday by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs). They publish the fill-in sentences on their blogs each Thursday. To participate in the hop, click on the badge at the left. I am grateful for some very easy fill-ins this week. I was able to do them without getting any help from the kitties. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. Everybody loves Kizmet.

2. If someone new entered my home, they would immediately know Kizmet is our social butterfly. (She greets and loves everybody.)

3. I think Calista Jo should instead be named Whiny Little Bitch. (Actually, this is her nickname, as she complains about every thing.)

4. The new Wuthering Heights movie was so bad I couldn’t finish it.

Thanks for dropping in to visit. We will return tomorrow with some Caturday Art.

August 28, 2026 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins 17

POWER WASH & FILL-INS

Feline Friday

Two kittens intertwined, one giving the other a power wash (bath).

Gibbs and Tali will be participating inn the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. If you would like to do the same, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

The Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop is hosted each Friday by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs). They publish the fill-in sentences on their blogs each Thursday. To participate in the hop, click on the badge at the left. I am grateful for Audrey helping me out this week. I had no idea how to complete #3. We both used teal italics to fill in. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. The cats sparks my creativity.

2. Heat and humidity zaps my energy.

3. Audrey: My dream of getting all the treats I want would have been nice if it had come true.

4. Changing my clothes is the silliest way I’ve injured myself. (I broke my leg!)

Thanks for stopping in. We’ll have some Caturday Art and a puzzle tomorrow.

August 21, 2026 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Gibbs & Tali Kittens 14

WINK, WINK!

Feline Friday

Raleigh wanted to let you all know he managed to extricate himself from under the living room settee. (If you missed our WW post, check it out here.)

Peach tabby cat hanging out on a perch on a catio for Feline Friday.

He decided yesterday to hang out on the catio instead of in the house.

Raleigh will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. To join, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

The Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop is hosted each Friday by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs). They publish the fill-in sentences on their blogs each Thursday. To participate in the hop, click on the badge at the left. I was fortunate to have help from Lisbeth this week. We both used teal italics to fill in. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. Lisbeth: The older I get, the more meals I get. (Lisbeth gets to finish any food left behind by the other Kitties Blue at breakfast and dinner. She turns 15 on Monday. I hope you all will be here to help us celebrate.)

2. I frequent my home as opposed to any other place. (It is my favorite place to be.)

3. Back in my day, we were not allowed to wear pants or shorts at school. (We couldn’t even wear them for after school activities like football games. The Dress Code Rules were endless.)

4. I hope to get more opportunities to spend time in the swim/spa during these last few weeks of summer.

That’s it for today. Thanks for stopping to see us. We will be back tomorrow with some Caturday Art.

August 14, 2026 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins 10

TALI’S TOE BEANS & FILL-INS

Feline Friday

A white and calico kitten shows off her pink toe beans with one black dot.

Gibb’s has been sharing his toe beans with you quite often. Now, it is Tali’s turn. Though, Gibb’s beans are all pink; Tali has that one little black dot.

Tali will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. To join, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

The Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop is hosted each Friday by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs). They publish the fill-in sentences on their blogs each Thursday. To participate in the hop, click on the badge at the left. I completed all the fill-ins this week without any help from Kitties Blue. I used teal italics to fill in. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. New reading lights for the bedroom, which Dad Tom installed yesterday, was money well spent.

2. The purchase of the original reading lights six years ago was a big waste of money.

3. If I became famous, it would most likely be because of something I wrote.

4. A Tonette permanent that gave me an afro when I was five years old was the worst hairstyle I’ve ever had. (Afros weren’t really a thing in the 1950s.)

Thanks for visiting today. We’ll be back tomorrow with some art.

August 7, 2026 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Kittens 7

TALI & TOE BEANS X 4

Caturday Art

Tali and her toe beans (four times) are here today for art. She was napping in my lap when I snapped the photo.

An art collage of a white and calico kitten napping and showing off her toe beans for Caturday Art.

After creating the art for the photo with the “💧🎨 Ink” effect from Painnt, I put the photo in piZap and tried out some filters from that app. I liked each of them and couldn’t pick just one, so I put all four into a collage. Clockwise starting from the left upper corner the effects are: Galaxy at 90 percent, Metallic at 54 percent, Scrap Z at 72 percent and Parchment at 85 percent.

Tali will be participating in the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty. You can join her there by clicking on Athena’s badge.

Tali has a jigsaw for all of you who enjoy puzzles as much as I do.

126 White/Calico Kitten Art

Friendly Fill-Ins

I didn’t complete the fill-ins yesterday, as I posted a review for the Rywell Cooling Mat. If you missed it, I think you might want to check it out. It really is a great product. The link is at the bottom of this post.

Anyhoo …

I was fortunate to get some help from both Stinky and Calista Jo this week. We all used teal italics for our completions. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. Stinky: My plans for August include planning and enjoying Adventures with Periwinkle.

2. I am a type INFJ personality. (This is one of and the most rare of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types. The acronym stands for Introversion, Intuition, Feeling and Judging. A person who is an INFJ is often called the “Advocate” or “Counselor,” and is known for being deeply empathetic, idealistic and quiet.)

3. If cat litter were a currency, (Dad Tom and) I would be rich. (I had to add Dad Tom to this fill-in, as he is the official scooper at our house. We have nine litter boxes.)

4. Calista Jo: I can do a good impersonation of a banshee.

Sunday Selfies Again Tomorrow

That’s right, we will be right here to meet you for our Sunday Selfies blog hop. I have a choice of hosts to select from, which is totally unusual. As I haven’t decided which of the Kitties Blue to select, you definitely will need to join us. And when you are here, we really hope you will link up a selfie and hop.

Thanks for visiting us today. We always are grateful when you stop in.

Have a terrific Caturday.

August 1, 2026 by Janet Blue Caturday Art Blog Hop Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Jigsaw Puzzle Kittens 16

CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS?

Feline Friday

A grey cat with a bewildered look on her face as if to say, "explain this" sits in front of a tv playing a soccer game.

Kizmet is a huge sports fan, but like her humans, she knows very little about soccer. Unfortunately, we could not explain it to her.

Kizmet will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. To join, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

I was fortunate to get some help from Calista Jo this week, as I had no idea how to fill in #2. We both used teal italics for our completions. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. Angel Food is my favorite kind of cake. (I cannot remember the last time I had some.)

2. Calista Jo: The best part of my week was staying out late on the catio, as I refused to come in at dinner time. (Kizmet does that all the time and gets away with it, so I thought I’d give it a try.)

3. I usually stay to myself in a room full of strangers.

4. If I opened a restaurant, it would be called There’s Pie! and would serve pie.

Thanks for visiting us today. We will have some Caturday Art tomorrow.

July 24, 2026 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins 12

MORE TOE BEANS & FILL-INS

Feline Friday

If I am sitting, my lap is filled with one or more cats at least 80 percent of the time. The usual occupants are Gibbs, Calista Jo, Tali and Kizmet.

A sleeping white and black kitten showing off his pink tor beans.

Here is Gibbs. Once again, he is sharing his pink toe beans with you.

Gibbs will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. To join, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

I did get some help from Calista Jo with the fill-ins this week. We both used teal italics for filling in. Any explanatory information is in italics.

1. If I were to start a museum, it would be a museum of cats! (No surprise there!)

2. Calista Jo: If I see Mom paying more attention to any of the other Kitties Blue one more time, I am going to lose my mind. (Calista Jo really is not a fan of any of her housemates, but this is probably an exaggeration. I just could not think of anything else.)

3. That alligators lived at the bottom of swimming pools is the strangest thing I believed as a child. (I did not come up with this on my own. My uncle told me they were there!)

4. If my life had a mascot, it would be a panda or a cat.

As always, the Kitties Blue and I want to thank you for visiting today. We will return tomorrow with some Caturday Art.

July 10, 2026 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins 15

REGAL RALEIGH & FILL-INS

Feline Friday

A peach and cream tabby feline lounging on a red couch and looking regal.

Raleigh was lounging on the catio when I snapped his photo. The catio and background were not very attractive. So, I transferred him to this sofa. He looks rather regal, don’t you think?

Raleigh will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. To join, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

None of the gang volunteered to help me this week, so I did all the filling in myself. I used teal italics to do so. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. I tend to forget the Kitties Blue birthdays, as there have been and are so many of them.

2. I celebrate the 4th of July by watching A Capitol Fourth on PBS. (This year it will be airing on Friday, July 3, at 8 p.m. ET and will repeat on the 4th.)

3. I was a fan of Seinfeld before it became popular.

4. I see a limited number of years left in my future.

That’s it for today. Thanks for joining us. We ‘ll be back tomorrow with some Caturday Art.

July 3, 2026 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins 14

LISBETH, FILL-INS & A POEM

Feline Friday

Lisbeth, unlike Kizmet, is not a social butterfly. Yesterday, we had HVAC technicians in the house servicing our mini-splits. That made Lisbeth very nervous. First she hid in the Peloton room with me. When I finished riding, I closed the door so she could stay inside and feel safe. When the workers left, she was still unsure of what to expect. She found her way to the Cattasaurus in the bedroom, which is an exceptionally good hiding place. She had never been in it previously. I expect we will find her there more often in the future.

White and black cat hiding in a Cattasaurus for Feline Friday.

Lisbeth will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. To join, click on the badge below.

Friendly Fill-Ins

The Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop is hosted each Friday by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs). They publish the fill-in sentences on their blogs each Thursday. To participate in the hop, click on the badge at the left. I was fortunate to have some help from Stinky this week. We both used teal italics for filling in. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. My summer bucket list includes time in the swim/spa and more yard work, as it never ends.

2. The summer of 1965 when I spent time studying in Paris and touring Europe was one of the best summers that I ever had. (Also, it was one of the worst, as my mother died while I was away.)

3. Stinky: I’m getting ready for my next adventure with Periwinkle by researching fun locations.

4. The heat and humidity immediately makes me grumpy!

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday on Friday

I skipped writing a poem yesterday, so we could belatedly celebrate Kizmet’s birthday. So, I am sharing it today. The weekly poetry challenge is hosted by Teddy and Angel Sammy at Two Spoiled Cats. Here’s the inspiration photo they provided for this week followed by my poem.

A huge man squished into a too small airline seat with a small man sleeping in front of him.

Frustrations of Flying

Flying used to be fun!
Now, it’s a pain in the bum
and the knees and shins as well.
I swear I am in airplane hell!

With tiny seats packed in so tight,
it makes for a totally miserable flight.
Even if the guy in front of me wasn’t a jerk,
this cramped space would still hurt.

I have found it does no good to complain.
So, next time I travel I am taking the train.
It may take longer to get to my destination,
but anything is better than this frustration.

Angel Sammy is the official poet at Two Spoiled Cats. We know he transmitted his poem for this week to Teddy yesterday. So, you may have already read it. If not, click on the poetry badge to do so now. While visiting, check out the inspiration photo for next week and join us in writing some poetry. It can be loads of fun.