Sunday Selfies: Week #619

On Caturday, we had an unauthorized break-out by 50 percent of the Kitties Blue. It was raining quite hard with lots of thunder when I looked out the kitchen window and saw Tali and Gibbs exploring the backyard. As Dad Tom and I were herding them in, we noticed Cooper Murphy and Kizmet were also outside. After the four were corralled, I went on a hunt for the other four not knowing where they were.

Audrey and Calista Jo were good kitties. They were on the upper deck of the catio and had made no attempt to join in the shenanigans … two good kitties. I knew Lisbeth was in her cat tree in the dining room. That left Raleigh. A search upstairs in the house revealed he was not there. I feared the worst … that we had another escapee. Dad Tom asked if I had checked out under the chair where he hides beneath a slipcover. When I lifted up the edge of the cover and stuck my hand underneath, I heard a growl and a pale ginger cat dashed out from underneath and took off upstairs. All Kitties Blue accounted for.

So, Calista Jo was a good girl. She had the opportunity to bolt and did not! And that makes her the winner of this week’s selfie lottery and your host this week.

C.J. hopes you like her selfie, and will join her on the hop by linking up yours. All the Kitties Blue as well as your other friends will be looking for you right here anytime through Thursday.

Saying Good-Bye

Good-byes always suck, and this one is particularly rough.

We learned that Ellie Mae (Momma Kat & Her Bear Cat) received her angel wings yesterday after a nearly two year battle with cancer as well as other health issues. I am not on Facebook (Dad Tom is), and Kat has written extensively there about Ellie Mae’s cancer treatment and recent issues. If you would like to leave condolences, I suggest doing so on Facebook (Kat Kern), as Kat hasn’t posted on the blog in the past year.

Kitties Blue and I are sending all our love and sympathy to Kat. She is a very special person to me.

Whether you hop or not, thanks for stopping in to visit us today.

Sunday Selfies: Week #526 

I had two selfies to select from today, as I thought the day’s date was the 14th. When I realized it was the 15th, I had to set the two selfies aside to be shared in future posts as today is a day for remembering Misty May.

Misty May left us one year ago today, just two days short of her 19th birthday. We knew the day was coming but had really hoped she could be with us to celebrate that birthday. It some respects it doesn’t seem like a year and in others it seems very long ago. I remember how and when all of our angels left this earth, but for some reason my mind drew a blank when trying to remember Misty May’s last day. What the aging brain will remember and what it forgets is complicated. So, I pulled up the post where I let everyone know she and left us to join brother Mau, and I remembered every moment of that day, which she spent in my arms.

Misty May did not make her first appearance on our Sunday Selfies hop until week #14 on November 16, 2014. This was her selfie.

Like Lisbeth’s post yesterday, this one also was called: “Pretty in Pink.”

Misty May’s last selfie was just two days after she went to the Rainbow Bridge, on her and Mau’s birthday last year. I shared this kitten picture on that post.

But, her last official selfie was on April 16, 2023, which was week #452 of the hop. It was actually a two-fur, which she shared with Cooper Murphy. The post was entitled, Misty May and Her Ginger Pillow. This is the photo from that post.

The Cat on My Head

Though, not the first cat on my head; Misty May is our blog’s the cat on my head. So, she is here in our logo at the top of the post whenever you visit. The only change has been the halo I added last year. She will remain that special cat as long as this blog exists.

Hopping Time

Now, it is time to hop. Hopefully, you are planning to join us by adding your selfie. All the Kitties Blue and I totally enjoy seeing your sweet and smiling faces here each week. And newcomers are always welcome. After all, this is a great place to make friends. But, of course, if you are busy doing other things today, you can join anytime through Thursday.

Thanks for coming by to see us. We are wishing you a meowvolous easy Sunday.