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STAR OF TODAY’S SELFIES

Sunday Selfies: Week #431

I bet you don’t even recognize me. I haven’t been here (except for Blog4Peace when I had to share the spotlight with all the Kitties Blue) since September 23. If you’re new here, you’ve probably never even met me.

Tortoise shell cat selfie in a beige paper frame with red and white checked ribbon.

Hi, I’m Astrid. The only other of the Kitties Blue as elusive as me is Lisbeth. We came here together and are the shyest cats among the nine. That’s why I am here so seldom. And that makes me extra special. Don’t you think?

Unfortunately, my mom wanted me to show you where I was when I took my selfie. That means I may be the star of the selfies show, but I am stuck with a supporting cast: Cooper Murphy, Raleigh, Audrey and Sawyer. As if they don’t get enough attention!

Five cats together on human's bed: four tabbies and one tortie.

By the way, that lump I am perched on is mom taking a nap! Well, she was trying to nap, but I was purring nonstop. That is one of my best talents. But you probably didn’t know that either.

So now that I have shown you my selfie as well as the photo of this mangey crew, it’s your turn to share your selfie with us. Don’t worry if you are too busy to share it today. The hop will remain open through Turkey Day!

On behalf of myself, these photo bombers, the remainder of the Kitties Blue and our mom, thank you for being our friends, hopping with us and commenting. We love you all!

Purrs and paw-pats, Astrid

KITTIES BLUE GET SOME WHEELS

Sunday Selfies: Week #429

Grey cat sitting inside stroller aka wheels.

Do you like my selfie? I took it in the stroller our mom got us. She’s wanted to get one for a really long time and finally ordered this snazzy, purple one. It is parked in the bedroom, so we can get used to it. The kittens, Audrey and Raleigh, and I have checked it out. All the others have ignored it.

I have ridden around in the house, but none of us have been outside yet, as it’s been raining here. When the weather improves, two of us will get the first outing. Which of us it is depends on who is the most cooperative. I suspect it will end up being Audrey and me! I’m certain Mom will let you know all about it.

Hopping Time

Are you ready to hop? I’ll be looking for you right here. If you get up and haven’t set your clocks back yet, don’t forget to do so. This is the one day a year we all get an extra hour of sleep. Of course, we kitties sleep as much as we want whenever we want! But we know you humans look forward to this. Once you have snapped, posted and linked up your selfie, you can enjoy a nice easy Sunday.

On behalf of all the Kitties Blue and our mom thank you for hopping with us as well as following, commenting and supporting. And most of all, thanks for being our friends, especially to my brofur, Sawyer.

Purrs and paw-pats, Kizmet

Old Posts Are New Again

I am slowly working on refreshing old posts I wrote before I knew anything about SEO. This undoubtedly will take me several months. As of now, I plan to send all subscribers to this blog an e-mail on Wednesdays and every other Tuesday (when it is not my turn to post The Adventures of Periwinkle and Stinky) with a link to one of these posts. Most were published long before any of you started following us. If you have no interest in checking out the post, just delete the e-mail. I truly think, however, that you will enjoy meeting some of our angels and reading these reruns.

Thanks again for joining us.

November 6, 2022 by Janet Blue Kitty Written Blog Sunday Selfies 27

ANOTHER SERIOUS SELFIE FROM SAWYER

Sunday Selfies: Week #416

I haven’t had a selfie in several weeks, so I am particularly happy to see all of you. You may not think that’s the case by the serious look on my face. But for those of you who know me well, you know I usually look either grumpy or serious.

Things have been going great for me. If you read our Thankful Thursday post, you know that as of then I hadn’t had a seizure in seven weeks, and my streak continues. I have been doing a better job of eating my medicated noms, which is probably the reason I am doing so well. And I know all the prayers and support I get help as well. Thank you!

Time to Hop

Now that I have shared my selfie with you, which I sure hope my girlfriend Noelle likes, it’s time for you to share yours with me, my housemates and all your other friends.

If you are enjoying a nice easy Sunday with your family and don’t want to be bothered with a selfie, you can join the hop through Thursday. And you don’t even have to post today to join.

On behalf of Mom and all the Kitties Blue, thanks for being our friends, supporters, followers and hoppers.

Purrs & paw-pats, Sawyer (with love to Noelle)

August 7, 2022 by Janet Blue Health Kitty Written Blog Sunday Selfies 23

PURPLE POLKADOT SELFIE

Sunday Selfies: Week #414

purple polkadot cat: tuxedo cat wearing a purple polka dot collar and framed in purple polkadots

I don’t show up here often (the last time was June 11), but when I do, I make certain it’s with a terrific photo. Mom made my selfie even more special by matching the frame to my purple polkadot collar. I hope my angel boyfriend, Charles, is looking down and can see me. I’m thinking of him and sending him all my love.

I asked Mom to make a puzzle of me, as I like this photo so much.

130 Green-eyed Tuxie Cat

Hopping Time

Y’all know what time it is now. Time to share you selfie with us and all your other friends. Most of us are in the midst of the “hots” of summer, so I suggest you get your selfie snapped and posted early. That way you can find a nice cool spot and enjoy an easy for the remainder of the day. Of course, if you cannot join us today, the blog will be open through Thursday.

On behalf of all the Kitties Blue I’d like to thank each of you for your support, following and friendship, especially for our blog hop and for the many milestones we celebrated this week.

Thanks for joining us today.

Purrs & paw-pats, Lisbeth

July 24, 2022 by Janet Blue Jigsaw Puzzle Kitty Written Blog Sunday Selfies 25

COCOONING SELFIE & A SAD FAREWELL

Sunday Selfies: Week #412

When you see today’s selfie, you may think it is Sawyer recovering from a seizure. But it isn’t. It’s me, Kizmet.

I like to turn towels, afghans, blankets and any other warm item into a cocoon. This afghan off the back of my dad’s chair, however, is my favorite. So, it seemed like an excellent place to snap my selfie for today. It doesn’t matter that we are having a hot, hot summer with oodles of humidity. I will even cocoon on the catio in a tarp Mom has there.

If you missed my towel cocoon photo, I look totally adorable in it. You can see that photo at “Do You Need This?”.

I asked Mom to make another puzzle, since I think this is such a sweet photo. I sure hope you enjoy completing it.

132 Sleepy Cat Selfie

Hopping Along

Now it’s your turn to snap a selfie and join our hop. You know you want to show off just how cute you are. And my fursibs and all your friends want to opportunity to “ooh” and “aah” when they see you. Cute animals make people happy, and we all know our humans could use a lot more happiness in their lives. So, please participate! If it’s inconvenient for you do join today or if you don’t post on Sundays, you have the opportunity to join the hop anytime before midnight Thursday! See…you have no reason not to join!

Newest Angel: Little Binky

It is with heavy hearts we say good-bye to friend and regular hopper, Little Binky, from AngelsWhisper2011.

Little Binky lived in Holland with her granny and grandpaw. In a few months she would have celebrated her 20th birthday. She was a true sweetheart and famous for handing out pawkisses. Her granny wrote the most beautiful memorial post for her. If you haven’t visited and left your condolences, click on Little Binky’s photo to do so.

Little Binky spent lots of time enjoying her beautiful garden, so my mom thought a bed a flowers was the purrfect background for this memorial.

Little Binky, we will miss you but know we will all meet again. Until that time comes, you are with all our angel fursibs and angel friends and well looked after. Sending you pawkisses.

Purrs & paw-pats, Kizmet

July 10, 2022 by Janet Blue Angel Cat Jigsaw Puzzle Kitty Written Blog Sunday Selfies 25

STEGOSAURUS & CAT ARTIFIED

Caturday Art

For our art today, Mom selected another photo of me with the stegosaurus Periwinkle sent to Stinky for his birthday.

Art version of grey tabby cat with pink and blue stegosaurus toy and a sparkly flower border

To create the art Mom used the Fizz effect from Painnt and a border from favpng. She is definitely stuck in a rut! Sorry.

Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty hosts the Caturday Art blog hop. I’m going to join, and you can as well. Just click on Athena’s badge.

If you’d like to see me with my stegosaurus in an “unartified” photo, click on the link to yesterday’s post at the bottom of this page.

Mom made a puzzle for you.

130 Flower-framed Grey Tabby Cat

Sunday Selfies Reminder

Another week has slipped past, and it’s already time to get your selfie snapped so you can participate in our hop tomorrow. I have no idea which of us might be your host. That means, even if you don’t hop, you’ll need to pop over to check out who is here tomorrow to greet you. And, of course, you’ll want to see the selfies of your friends.

Thanks for stopping in today. Kitties Blue and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow.

Purrs and paw-pats, Sawyer (with love and whisker kisses for Noelle)

July 9, 2022 by Janet Blue Caturday Art Blog Hop Jigsaw Puzzle Kitty Written Blog 13

🇺🇸RED, WHITE, BLUE & GINGER CAT🐈

Sunday Selfies: Week # 411

It was fine with me when Mom said I would be hosting Sunday Selfies today. And I was even okay when she said I would probably dress up my selfie for Independence Day. However, I think she went way overboard.

sleeping ginger cat surround by red, white & blue stars and balloons

When a cat is as handsome as I am, he does not need to have his photo messed with in this way. I do apologize for snoozing during my selfie, but I am certain you don’t mind too much about that.

Though Mom made a puzzle of Misty May for you yesterday, she decided to create yet another one for today. I think she was trying to make up for botching my selfie. Please do not feel obligated to do the puzzle. Mom botched up that as well by making it ridiculously difficult.

130 Independence Day Ginger Cat

Now its’s time for you to share your selfie with us. If your human decided to dress up your photo, I hope s/he used better judgment than mine. Fancy or not, it doesn’t matter. My fursibs, all your friends and I cannot wait to see your adorable face.

I do recommend you have a super easy Sunday, as you know both tonight and tomorrow night will get pretty noisy as the humans celebrate.

Thank you for being hoppers, followers, supporters and friends.

Purrs and paw-pats, Cooper Murphy

July 3, 2022 by Janet Blue Doozy of a Snoozy Holiday Independence day Jigsaw Puzzle Kitty Written Blog Sunday Selfies 26

NOW & THEN WITH SAWYER

Sunday Selfies: Week #410

NOW

THEN

now and then: PawBoost missing poster of grey, tabby Manx cat.

That’s right…one year ago today I left on my unauthorized walkabout. I turned my mom and dad into stressed out, crazy people. That lasted for three and a half weeks.

As you can see, I have grown up a lot since then. Manx cats are not considered adults until they turn five years old. I will have my fifth birthday in a few days. Last year I missed my birthday. This year I have no intention of letting that happen.

I have been a good boy and not tried to escape. An electronic locator has been added to my collar just in case I get any wild ideas.

I am blessed that my mom and dad never gave up on me and kept searching and spreading the word that I was missing. And I am grateful for all the prayers said for me and the support each of you gave my parents. Mom has written many times in the past ten years about how wonderful the pet blogging community is, and I totally agree with her. Thank you.

Hopping Time

I sincerely hope you will join me today and post a selfie to share with us and all your friends. Posting today is not necessary. You can participate anytime between now and Thursday. Thanks for joining me today, dear friends. Enjoy an easy Sunday!

Purrs and paw-pats, Sawyer (with love and whisker kisses for Noelle)

June 26, 2022 by Janet Blue Kitty Written Blog Sunday Selfies 27

THE LAUGHING CAT & FILL-INS BY SAWYER

Apology

Good morning friends. Please forgive the late post. It is, of course, all mom’s fault. She took Dad Tom out last night for a belated Father’s Day dinner. They went to a Peruvian restaurant and overindulged. Mom was in a food coma when they got home. On top of that she had a mango mojito, and her brain cells were scrambled.

She stared at her half-written poem, already a day late, for about two hours and finally gave up trying to finish it. In my opinion…a very wise move. As she had already made me do all the fill-ins, she suggested I write this post as well. And though she has finished the poem this morning, I will say it is not her best work.

But without any further ado, here is the inspiration photo and her poem followed by my fill-ins.

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday Friday

I really thought I should be the cat in the poem, but Mom said I had that honor last week, and I had to let someone else do it. So this week Lisbeth gets the spotlight.

laughing cat: two little boys have crashed their kiddy cars and a tuxedo cat sits nearby laughing

The Laughing Cat

I’m sorry! I swerved to miss the cat
That jumped right into my path.
Now it’s sitting and laughing.
I find his actions quite baffling.

Oh, I think he was chasing that toad
That’s now lying dead in the road.
I ran over him trying to avoid your car.
But now look where we are!

I think we’ll both need to get a tow
And a bandaid for your scraped elbow.
Plus we better go get our moms
And also pick up some tasty kitty noms.

I agree our prankster friend could use a snack,
Especially after you gave that toad a whack.
It’s time to forget our fancy wheels
And give kitty some attention and a meal!

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday is hosted each week by Angel Sammy and Teddy over at Two Spoiled Cats. They provide the inspiration photo, and you provide the poem. If you’d like to participate, click on the poetry badge. And please read Angel Sammy’s poem. He’s a poetry pro!

Friendly Fill-Ins: Week #217

The Friday blog hop Kitties Blue try to participate in each week is Friendly Fill-Ins, hosted by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs). If you’d like to participate, you can find the four sentences to be filled in each Thursday on their blogs.

Here are this week’s fill-ins—all completed by me, Sawyer, with the usual teal italics.

1. The grossest food I ever ate was any of the stinky goodness that has my meds in it.
2. The best tasting food I ever had was Temptations.
3. I should probably eat my noms always, but I won’t.
4. If I could have an unlimited supply of one item, I would pick Temptations.

To participate, click on the fill-ins badge.

Friendship/Feline Friday

Finally, Lisbeth is participating in Create With Joy‘s Friendship Friday blog hop and Comedy Plus’ Feline Friday blog hop.

Purrs & paw-pats, Sawyer

p.s. Please make certain to join us on Sunday for a special Sunday Selfies post featuring me!

June 24, 2022 by Janet Blue Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Kitty Written Blog Thoroughly Poetic Thursday 14

I’M BACK…AGAIN!

Sparks

Wowie, wow, wow! Can you believe it? I’m back again today. I have no idea why this is happening, but I certainly hope y’all don’t mind. I am doing the Spark as well as joining the Awww Mondays blog hop at Comedy Plus.

I'm back again...tuxie cat spread out asleep

Okay, I just read the Spark and figured out why I’m back…again. It’s ’cause I’m old. In fact, I am the oldest living being in this house. At almost 19, I am 90 in human years. My humans are old, but they should hope to live so long.

And there are a few things that aren’t bad about growing old, especially the opportunity to nap whenever I want. Mom also thinks that is a plus. And she knows no longer having to get up at 5:45 a.m to get ready to go to work is a really good thing; though, she hasn’t done that in over 20 years. Can you think of anything good about growing old? If so, let me know in the comments.

Mom says I have to tell you something about this Judy Parfitt purrson (oops, I mean person). Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt is an 88-year-old, English actress. She’s worked in theatre, film and television. She’s done some American projects, but if you’re a fan of the BBC, as my humans are, you’ll know her from there. Most recently (since 2012), she has been playing the role of Sister Monica Joan in the drama series Call the Midwife.

Sparks is the creation of Annie from McGuffy’s Reader. Sparks began as a blog hop, created by our friend. Annie stated when she began Sparks, “I believe we are meant to be lights in this world. If we allow our light to shine, we can see where we are going. It is then that we can begin to truly see each other clearly. Together, we can light up the entire world.”

AWWW Mondays

To join me on the bog hop, click on the Awww badge below.

The Adventures of Periwinkle & Stinky

Those awww-adorable cartoon tabbies, Periwinkle and Stinky, will be taking their next adventure tomorrow. These two active youngsters (who also takes lots of naps) have oodles of fun when they’re together. They especially enjoy taking you along with them, so please plan to meet them right here tomorrow!

Purrs & paw pats, Misty May

May 23, 2022 by Janet Blue Awww Mondays Kitty Written Blog Sparks 16

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.