Angels

RAINBOW BRIDGE REMEMBRANCE DAY 2017

Remembering Friends

 

Today, we celebrate Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. Established in 2015 by Deb Barnes (The Chronicles of Zee and Zoey), this special day is for pet guardians to honor the memory of those beloved pets in their life they have lost but never forgotten. It’s held every year on August 28, in honor of the day Deb had to say goodbye to her Ragdoll cat, Mr. Jazz, the meow author of Purr Prints of the Heart – A Cat’s Tale of Life, Death, and Beyond.

In the past, we have remembered our family members who have received their wings and gone to the Rainbow Bridge.

This year, we are honoring our sweet Fiona who lost her battle with CKD on December 1. Instead of remembering all of the Kitties Blue angels, however, we are remembering our angel anipals with a special graphic.

 

Remembering Friends on Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day.

 

So many of our anipals are as dear to our hearts as our own, and we miss them terribly. So, we decided to remember and honor them today. Kitties Blue and I know that many more friends have received their wings during this past year, but it was not possible to list all those here. If we have missed anyone who was especially dear to you, please accept our apologies.

These are the angels in our graphic, beginning in the upper left corner and continuing clockwise.

This is a blog hop. If you have written a remembrance post today, visit Zee and Zoey (link in first paragraph) to add the link to your post.

We send our condolences to all who lost a beloved family member in the past year as well as purrs, prayers and POTP as your hearts continue to heal.

Love, purrs and paw-pats, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Mom Janet

SUNDAY SELFIES: REMEMBERING FRIENDS

Sunday Selfies: Week #150

Mom asked me to do a selfie so I could thank everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes. I am more than happy to say, “thanks,” but I wasn’t too happy about the selfie thing. First she woke me up from a nap. I snapped off two quick photos then. They were crummy. Then she interrupted my bath. At that point I decided to accommodate her, just so I could get back to my ablutions. However, I refused to look at the screen as I snapped my photo. So today, I am giving you a profile selfie. I actually think it turned out very well.

 

C.J.'s profile Sunday Selfie. Sunday Selfies Blog Hop

 

In addition to thanking all my furiends for the birthday wishes, I must thank my special friend, Zorro (The Swiss Cats), for the nose kisses. I am blowing kisses back to him.

Remembering Friends

I also have the privilege today of dedicating this Sunday Selfies post to two furiends who recently received their angel wings, Minko (Meezer’s Mews and Freckles’ Woofs ) and Bilbo (Da DB Boyz). Both of these anipals are members of families who have been long-time supporters and participants in Sunday Selfies. If you have not had the opportunity to visit their blogs and leave your condolences, I hope you will do so now.

 
Remembering Minko on Sunday Selfies blog hop.
Remembering Bilbo on the Sunday Selfies blog hop.

Rest in peace, sweet friends.

And I have one additional duty today…

Space Station Giveaway

That’s right, you still have time to enter my birthday giveaway for a Petmate® Jackson Galaxy® Space Station. The is a super toy, and I know whoever wins it will enjoy hours of fun. You have until 5 p.m. ET tomorrow (Monday, June 26) to leave a comment on my birthday (Birthday Party & Space Station Giveaway) post for the opportunity to win. The recipient will be selected using Random.org and announced on Tuesday.

Blog Hop

Finally, it is time to hop. The link to add your selfie to today’s blog hop is below. If you’d like, you also can post the hop on your blog by using the code below. As always, should you decide to do this, would you please be so kind as to link back to The Cat on My Head and/or display our badge. If you don’t post on Sundays, you still can join our hop.It remains open through Thursday.

Wishing everyone an easy Sunday.

Purrs and paw-pays, Calista Jo

SUNDAY SELFIES DEDICATED TO ANGEL FRIENDS

Sunday Selfies: Week #141

Lily Olivia agreed to take a selfie; though, all Kitties Blue had threatened to boycott after Friday’s round-up. However, she said she would only do it if I joined her. She looked so cute when she asked, I couldn’t refuse. So here we are. Lily even managed to reach over my shoulder to snap the photo.

 

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Kitties Blue and I are dedicating today’s post to some faithful hoppers who recently received their angel wings. They were all greatly loved and will be missed by their families and all who knew them. They will remain in our hearts always.

 

 Queen Nellie (Nellie on the Edge/The Cat from Hell)

Angel Nellie

 

Dory (Dory’s Backyard)

Angel Dory (Dory's Backyard)

 

 Snowie & Humphrey (Bionic Basil)

Angel Snowie and Angel Humphrey, FOREVER

 

Cat4-001Kitties Blue and I hope you will take a moment to remember our friends before adding your selfie to today’s blog hop. The link for adding that selfie is below as is the code to add the hop to your blog. If you would be so kind as to link back to The Cat on My Head and/or include our badge on your post, you’d make the kitties and me very happy.

Wishing everybody a day filled with love and sunshine. We’ll be back tomorrow with a rare Monday post and a giveaway.

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HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY TO GIULIETTA & ANGEL FIONA

Caturday Art

Our beautiful girls celebrate their birthdays today, one at home and one at the Bridge. Just typing this and creating the art for today hurts my heart so much. Never did I dream when I brought these teeny bundles home that one would leave us at such a young age. Fiona is as beloved today as she was the day I adopted her. I can still see her face on that day in my mind’s eye. As I was getting ready to leave with Giulietta, Fiona gave me a pleading look to which I had to respond. I feel so fortunate that I adopted this special cat and that she was in our lives for six-and-a-half years.

I hope you enjoy the birthday art I created from one of Giulietta’s and Fiona’s first photos.

 

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Today’s art was created by adding the Rainbow filter in Dreamscope, followed by a weave overlay and the bunting and bow using PicMonkey. The border was added with Picasa.

The girls received a beautiful card from Teddy and Angel Sammy from Two Spoiled Cats. Giulietta sends her thanks on behalf of herself and Angel Fiona. We are quite certain that Sammy is helping Fiona celebrate today.

 

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As always, Mauricio made a cake for his sisters in his Cat Scout Bake Shop. Please join us for cake and champagne.

 

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caturdayartbannerWe are entering Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty’s Caturday Art blog hop. To join in and/or view the other entires, click on Athena’s badge.

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Cat4-001We’ll be back tomorrow with our blog hop. I’ll see if I can get Giulietta to snap a birthday selfie to share. Participation was a bit “off” last week, so we sure hope to see lots of you tomorrow.

Until then, Dad Tom and I want to take this opportunity to say, “Happy Birthday,” to our beautiful girls.

 

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ANGELS AMONG US

Thoroughly Poetic & Thankful Thursday

 

A Mother’s Appeal to Angels

To the Angels who walk among us,
Please keep our newest angels near,
Show them how to use their wings,
Their paths as yet may not be clear.
We miss them deeply in our hearts
And pray each day they feel no fear,
As they get accustomed to new lives
Away from those who hold them dear.
Grief remains for our precious ones,
And we continue to shed our tears.
So please keep our loved ones safe
Until once again their purrs we hear.

© Janet Buickerood Blue, December 15, 2016

 

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This is our only holiday decoration. It is a silver-toned metal, illuminated star. Mom bought it to memorialize Fiona, and it will be forever known as Fiona’s Star.

 

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We asked Mom if we could share this second photo. This is where our sisfur’s earthly remains reside. All our other angel fursibs are buried in our yard, and Mom had selected a place for Fiona. But our dad suggested that if she were cremated, Mom could keep Fiona with her forever, including when she goes to her final resting place. Of course, the heart-shaped container was the only choice for Fiona.

We are joining Angel Sammy’s Thoroughly Poetic Thursday. As you may have guessed, today’s prompt letter is “A.” We are joining Brian’s blog hop as well.

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We are thankful for so many friends during what is usually a joyous time of year but for us is quite sad.  Thank you for your continued understanding support as we try to find our new normal.

Mom and Dad say they also are thankful for all of us and the love and comfort we give them.

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Purrs and paw-pats, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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FAREWELL FIONA

Sunday Selfies: Week #121

The past few days have been very difficult with too many losses, sadness and tears. It is with a heavy heart that I add to it.

 

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Rest In Peace

March 18, 2010 – December 1, 2016 

My beautiful sisfur, Fiona, got her angel wings at 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, December 1. I held back telling everyone, as Kitties Blue didn’t want to spoil Sammy’s Come Fly With Me adventure or the tribute post we had planned for him.

After 11 months of treatment for CKD, Fiona was very frail and weak. She spent her last day snuggling and cuddling with Mom and Dad and went to her new life lying on Mom’s chest.

When we posted the poem for Fiona on Thursday, many of you surmised that her time with us was coming to an end and indeed it was. We just didn’t expect it to be that day. If you missed that poem, entitled, “You,” it is now on our sidebar.

I am not going to write anymore about my sisfur today. Mom has promised me that over the next several weeks (or months) I will be able to tell you stories about Fiona and share additional photos. However, I do have two photos I want to share here. The first photo is from Fiona’s and my Gotcha Day on May 8, 2010. The second photo was taken on her last day with us.

 

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After so many days of sadness and turmoil, Mom has decided not to decorate for Christmas. We think it would cheer her up, but she says her heart just isn’t in it. We are all pretty perturbed. One of our favorite pastimes during the holidays is to watch the electric meter dial spin around, like a ballerina in a production of The Nutcracker, when the lights are turned on. She has, however, promised to hang all our stockings from the mantel so Santa Paws knows where to find us. And we will have a Christmas card. In fact, it features Fiona in a gorgeous graphic Nellie‘s mom, Barb, created for us. Mom promises to share that very soon.

I do want to share this lovely card/badge Sammy‘s mom, Pam, made. It was so kind and generous of her. We love it, and we know Fiona would as well.

 

farewell Fiona

 

We are super thankful that Sammy and Fiona could go to the Bridge together. It’s always nice to have a friend to hold your paw when you begin a new adventure.

Mom and Dad are so thankful they were able to take Fiona to the Blessing of the Animals a couple of weeks ago. And they, as well as all the Kitties Blue and I appreciate all the support, purrs and prayers and best wishes you have sent Fiona over the past 11 months. We know each and every one of those extended her life.

Cat4-001Now it’s time to hop. We hope lots and lots of you will join us. The link is below as is the code if you’d like to include the hop on your Sunday Selfies post. If you don’t post on Sundays, you are still welcome to join the hop. And it remains open each week through Thursday.

Thank you for stopping in today. We love all our blogging friends.

Purrs and paw-pats, Giulietta

 

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I BELIEVE IN ANGELS

Friendly Fill-Ins

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We are back for another week of Friendly Fill-ins hosted by our friends, Annie (McGuffy’s Reader) and Ellen (15AndMeowing). Each week th select two statements each (Ellen #s 1 and 2 and Annie #s 3 and 4) for us to complete. This is a blog hop. If you decide to participate, enter the link to your post on Annie’s blog.

Here are this week’s statements. My completions are in teal italics.

1. My favorite store is Steinmart; though, I haven’t been there in at least a year. Iprefer to shop on-line and have items delivered to my door.

2. An unanswered prayer I am thankful for is _______________________. (I have nothing to complete this fill-in and so am skipping it. I am sure I have many unanswered pryers, but I cannot think of any that would work here.)

3. At Halloween, I get annoyed when teenagers show up and stand on the porch holding out a bag, not say anything and expecting me to give them candy. 

4. I totally believe in the supernatural, because once I met an angel. His name was Michael. I had a flat tire and saw what appeared to be a homeless man walking toward me. He asked if he could help. I could have called AAA, but instead I said, “yes.” It was Tom’s car, and I wasn’t really sure what to do nor was he. I read the instructions to him from the Owner’s Manual while he changed the tire. When he finished, I offered him money (the $7 I had in my purse), but he refused. I then offered him a ride, and he refused that as well. As he started to walk away, I said to him, “You are an angel.” He replied over his shoulder, “Don’t tell anyone.” I turned my back to him and took two steps before deciding to turn back around. He had totally vanished. Whenever I tell this story I get goosebumps.

My sweet and handsome angel Madison also approached me one day when I was working in the garden.

 

I believe in angels.

 

Hurricane Matthew

Please keep Mau’s wife, Allie, and her family (Friends Furever) in your purrs and prayers. They have evacuated their home on Florida’s Barrier Island. They should be safe but their home may be devastated by storm surges. We know other bloggers and friends live in Florida as well. We are keeping them and all those living along the east coast in our thoughts and prayers.

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REMEMBERING OUR ANGELS SELFIES

Sunday Selfies: Week #107

 

Remembrance Day 8.28.2016 Angels

 

First, I must apologize: I promised a guest host for today, but I had forgotten that the 28th is reserved for Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. So, our guest will be here next week. This week we are featuring the nine Kitties Blue and one honorary Kitty Blue who have their angel wings. Each are featured on our The Felines page as well where you can read their short bios.

Here are the nine who came before.

 

Our nine angels.

 

Each had his or her own unique personality, and they all hold a special place in my heart. I will love them always. I have a little memorial for our angels in one of our backyard gardens, which I will share on another day.

And here is our honorary Kitty Blue, Nylablue, who is also a beautiful angel. We were so honored to have her as part of our family. Losing her was like losing one of my own kitties. She too is featured on The Felines page.

 

Angel Nylablue

 

We have lost many furry friends during the four years we have been blogging. You can see many of them on our Remembering Friends page. We think of them fondly everyday but especially today.

Cat4-001Though a bit unconventional, this is our Sunday Selfies Blog Hop. Please feel free to include one of your angels in the hop this week if you like. This, of course, is not a requirement but rather an opportunity to share. As always the link to add your selfie and the code to include the hop on your blog are below. And also, as always, if you decide to do the latter, please include our badge or link back to The Cat on My Head. If you have any trouble linking up, leave us a comment. I am always happy to add your selfie.

Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day was created by Deb Barnes (Zee and Zoey’s Cat Chronicles) in memory and honor of her kitty, Jazz. We are honored to display her badge at the beginning of our post. She too is having a blog hop today. Click on the link above to add your angel(s) to her hop.

Have a blessed Sunday as you remember those you have lost but will hold forever in your heart.



CELEBRATING OUR FREEDOM

As you celebrate today, please remember that this can be a scary and dangerous holiday and not just for us kitties. Please keep children and pets away from all fireworks. Every year, humans are injured and fires are started by improper handling of fireworks.

Our pawrents always watch our city’s fireworks from the safety of home. (The center photo of our collage was taken by our dad from the deck above our catio.) We remain safely in the house with all the doors and windows closed.

 

Celebrating Our Freedom

 

We have chosen our angel brofur, Madison, and Astrid to represent us today as their furs look stunning with the addition of the USA filter from Dreamscope.

As America celebrates the 240th anniversary of the signing of The Declaration of Independence, we are proud to be Americans and members of this great nation. Below is a copy of the document that made it all possible.

 

 

Wishing you a safe and sane holiday, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

 

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BLACK CAT FRIENDLY FRIDAY FILL-INS

Friendly Fill-Ins

FriendlyFillInsI am pawticipaing in today’s Friendly Friday Fill-Ins and using them (except #2) as a way to purrmote Layla Morgan Wilde’s (Cat Wisdom 101) Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds to publish her new book Black Cats Tell: True Tales By 22 Amazing Cats. You can read more about this below.

My fill-ins are in teal italics.

1. The best brand of cat is a black cat.
2. I refuse to buy clothing unless there is a sale or a coupon.
3. I am inspired by black cats.
4. Whenever I see a black cat, I fall in love.

 

One of the most special cats I ever loved was a gentle and sweet black panfur, Thelma. She left us suddenly and too soon at age 12. She was my first “heart” cat. You can read more about her here.

 

Black Heart Cat Angel Thelma.

Angel Thelma

 

Friendly Fill-Ins is a blog hop hosted by Ellen from 15 And Meowing and Annie from McGuffy’s Reader. Click on their badge to be transported to Annie’s blog where you can enter the link to your post.

New Book from CatWisdom 101 Author

Black Cat Kickstarter CampaignFrom Layla’s blog: This is the first non-profit anthology of myth-busting, true stories by 22 amazing, BLACK CATS to raise shelter adoption rates. Humor and entertaining stories can chip away at preferences and prejudice. That’s the idea behind Black Cats Tell: True Tales By 22 Amazing Cats. By simply sharing positive stories told from the cats’ perspective, opinions about them can change.

From famous cats to the cat next door, these real cats tell it like it is. Their funny, surprising and entertaining tales aim to shift the perception of black cats and in turn increase their adoption rate.

It’s so simple and yet there are no books like this, yet.