Calista Jo

VIVID C.J. & BELATED FILL-INS

Friendly Fill-Ins: Week #188

I was unable to think of what I should write for yesterday’s Friendly Fill-Ins, so I am posting them today. I still had a very difficult time with these, and had to ask Sawyer for some help.

Our hosts, Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs), each selected two sentences for participants to complete. If you’d like to play along, click on the badge at the left. That will take you to Lorianne’s blog, where you can enter the link to your post.

The sentences to be completed can be found on both blogs each Thursday.

My fill-ins and Sawyer’s are in teal italics. Any explanatory information is in parentheses.

1. On New Year’s Eve, I watch the ball drop in Times Square on the television from bed, wake Dad Tom up at midnight to give him a kiss, and then I go to sleep.

2. My focus word for 2020 is mindfulness.

3. I cannot think of anything that is the best thing about starting a new year. (Being alive and reasonably sane is all I can ask for any day, week, month or year.)

4.  Sawyer: My personal goals for 2020 include having fewer seizures and getting more treats.

Caturday Art

Creating today’s art was so much easier than those fill-ins. As usual I used Painnt and Picasa.

 

 

The photo is of Calista Jo. She’s on Tom’s and my bed, which is where she spends the majority of her time.

I used the Nectarine filter from Painnt with the vivid coloring setting. The mat and frame are from Picasa.

Here’s the original photo.

Calista Jo is joining the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by the lovely Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty. If you would like to participate, the internet has dozens of free photo-editing apps.

 

 

 

 

 

And if you’d like to hop around with C.J., click on Athena’s badge.

Sunday Selfies Reminder

Kitties Blue and I will be standing by tomorrow in the hopes of seeing your bright face and big smile on edition #281 of our Sunday Selfies blog hop. No volunteers yet to host, but I am certain I can bribe one of the gang with a few extra treats. See you then!

 

 

REMEMBERING PURRINCE SIDDHARTHA & SUNDAY SELFIES

Sunday Selfies: Week #212

Selfie honors this week go to Calista Jo. Taking selfies is not her forte, so I was surprised to see what a fabulous job she did this week. It’s probably one of her best photos ever.

 

C.J. - Sunday Selfies

 

I am not going to babble on, as today we are honoring the life of a dear friend.

Remembering Purrince Siddhartha

 

 

All the Kitties Blue and I have been quite sad since we found out several days ago that this special kitty had traveled to the Rainbow Bridge/Pure Land. Siddhartha was only four years old, and we all expected to enjoy his friendship and antics for many years to come. Unfortunately, Siddhartha had health issues that continued to plague him and had worsened. His life may have been short, but he was deeply loved by his LadyMum and all who knew him. We will miss him, but Dharth will remain in our hearts always.

You can see Purrince Siddhartha’s final Sunday Selfie here. If you have not had the opportunity to leave your condolences for LadyMum Sherri-Ellen, we hope you will visit now.

Blog Hop

Now it’s time to share your selfie and hop with us. Here’s those hopping tips that we post each week.

  • The link to add your selfie to the hop is below.
  • You also will find below the code to use if you’d like the hop to appear on your blog.
  • Posting on Sundays is not necessary to join.
  • You do not need to be a cat to enter. All anipals are welcome regardless of species.
  • The hop remains open for entries through Thursday midnight.
  • Please be so kind as to display our badge and/or link to The Cat on My Head.

 

 



COLORFUL & COMFY CALISTA JO

Caturday Art

Wow, I can’t believe I get to do the art today. It seems those young boy cats, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer, are always hogging it. I need to start demanding more attention.

Anyhoo, here’s my art. I hope you like it. Mom will tell you how she created it after I show off.

 

Calista's Caturday Art

 

To create C.J.’s art, I started with the Painnt app again. The effect I used was “Logs” with the coloring set to “cold.” I added a metallic effect, increased the saturation and added the border using piZap.

Here’s the original photo. This is C.J.’s entry in Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty’s Caturday Art blog hop. To join in the fun, create some art using any of the numerous free photo-editing apps. Then click on Athena’s badge to pop over and enter your link.

Sunday Selfies Early Warning

If we are creating art today, that means we are arguing over who will do the selfie tomorrow and host our blog hop. If you have the same difficulty when selecting a representative as we do, it’s time to start “wrassling” with that decision. And if you have the time, please spread the word about our Sunday Selfies hop and how much fun it is to participate.

Until then…Calista Jo signing out with purrs and paw-pats to all.

 

 

 

KITTIES BLUE CELEBRATE FREEDOM

Wordless Wednesday

 

Celebrate Freedom - C.J.

 

Celebrate Freedom - Sawyer and Cooper Murphy

 

Wordless Wednesday at Create With Joy

 

Cat Sock Giveaway

The latest winner in our giveaway of pink or blue customizable cat socks from OurSock.com is Mom Sharla and kitties, Angel and Isabella, from BeadedTail. Again, we’ll be wondering which of the kitties will get the honor of appearing on their mom’s socks. Mom Sharla has promised to blog about it when her socks arrive!

We have three more pairs of these adorable socks to give away. If you haven’t been following us lately and are unfamiliar with the giveaway, checkout last week’s post, Toesy Tuesday Giveaway. You also can see mom’s socks featuring Mau on that same post. For the opportunity to win a pair of socks featuring your cat, leave a comment on today’s post.

 

Many people and animals suffer injuries on the 4th of July due to humans’ mishandling fireworks. Please celebrate responsibly and stay safe today. Keep all pets inside in a quiet environment. The noise of fireworks can be quite stressful and frightening for your beloved fur children.

 

 

DISTORTED TORTIE

Wordless Wednesday

 

WW and cat sock giveaway.

 

Wordless Wednesday at Create With Joy

Our Sock Giveaway

Customizable Cat Sock giveaway.If you missed yesterday’s post, then you missed the fact that Kitties Blue are giving away ten pairs of customizable cat socks from OurSock.com. To read more about it, click on the PREVIOUS POST link at the bottom of this page.

The first winner is: S. Stewart. I will be sending your personal redemption code to you later today.

To have an opportunity to win a pair, leave a comment on this post and our next eight posts. One pair will be given away each day.

Disclaimer: I received one pair of customizable socks from Our Sock free of charge for the purpose of review. I also received promotional codes to give away ten additional pairs of customizable cat socks to the readers of The Cat on My Head. The opinions of the product presented here are solely my own.

KITTIES BLUE HELP WITH FILL-INS

Friendly Fill-Ins: Week #110

Our completions of the sentences to be filled in are in teal italics.

1. Mom Janet: My favorite scent is vanilla.
    Kitties Blue: My Our favorite scent is stinky goodness.

 

2. Mom Janet: I hope to catch up on reading and commenting on our friends’ blogs this weekend.
Kitties Blue:  I We hope to be able to spend time on the catio watching bird and squirrel TV this weekend. It has been much too hot for this lately.

 

3. Mom Janet: The sound of ocean waves is music to my ears.
Kitties Blue: The sound of a can of stinky goodness or a treat container being opened is music to my our ears.

 

Treat Time

Treat Time

 

4. Mom Janet: Home is where I feel most comfortable and like to spend my time.
Kitties Blue: Home is where we receive noms and love, have our toys and boxes and enjoy bird and squirrel TV and taking over our humans’ bed. We are thankful to have a home and not have to live at a shelter or outside fending for ourselves.

 

Dad got a new pressure washer and left the boxes in the foyer for us. Thanks, Dad!

 

Friendly Fill-Ins is a weekly blog hop hosted by Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne, (Four-Legged Furballs). The sentences to be filled in can be found each Thursday on their blogs. This is a fun way to learn more about your fellow bloggers. If you’ve never participated, give it a try this week.

To join in the hop, click on the badge below.

 

 

DO NOT DISTURB

Caturday Art

 

Do Not Disturb #2

 

A snoozing Calista Jo is the subject of our art this week. Her favorite place to nap is our bed, and she can be found there day and night. During the night she sleeps at my feet or snuggled into my side.

To create this art, I selected Painnt again and used the Aluminum effect. In piZap I added the Twerk filter and the scrolled flower border.

This is our entry into Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty’s Caturday Art blog hop. To be part of it or view other artful creations, click on Athena’s badge.

Here’s the original photo of a napping C.J.

 

Do Not Disturb #1

Sunday Selfies

Don’t forget to snap a selfie and join us tomorrow for our Sunday Selfies blog hop. Your host has not been determined. We will be honoring two friends who recently went to the Rainbow Bridge: Simon from Toby In Charge and Minchie from Cat-a-holic. Kitties Blue hope to see you.

Have a terrific Caturday.