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Sparks #22

 

Sparks Week #22

 

Of course, we cats are always ourselves! Let’s all strive to be somebody’s best friend.

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Mauricio, Astrid and I are joining Annie (McGuffy’s Reader) for her Sparks blog hop. In establishing the hop, she wrote this, “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!” This is what makes Sparks so special and why I look forward to participating each week.

If you’d like to join the hop, click on the Sparks badge.

 

SPARKS OF FRIENDSHIP

Sparks: Week #11

 

a budding friendship

 

All Kitties Blue and our mom and dad are delighted that Cooper Murphy has taken Sawyer under his paw and is teaching him the way of indoor cats. We know that friendships can wax and wane and even come to an end, so we all have our paws crossed that this friendship remains in place throughout their lifetimes.

Sparks is a weekly blog hop established and hosted by Annie at McGuffy’s Reader. In establishing the hop, she wrote this, “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!”

If you’d like to join the hop, click on the Sparks badge.

 

SO MUCH FOR WHICH TO BE THANKFUL!

Thoroughly Poetic & Thankful Thursday

Our friend, Sammy (onespoiledcat), is the creator and host of Thoroughly Poetic Thursday. Our friend, Brian (Brian’s Home), is now the host of the Thankful Thursday blog hop. As much as possible, we will be combining these two weekly events into one post beginning today.

 

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday

 

The prompt letter for our poem this week is, “V.” This is for us probably the most difficult prompt to date. Regardless, we managed to eek out another poem. It is entitled, Visiting.

Visiting

Visiting our blogger friends makes us happy,
Whether meowing cats or dogs yappy.
We try to see our friends each day
And read what it is you have to say.
We like to know what you are doing
And even what blogs you’ve been viewing.
When Mom deems her life more important,
We may not always get to leave a comment.
So we are using Sammy’s special poetry day,
As well as the blog hop for Thankful Thursday,
To tell you all how much we like to visit
And just how important you are to us.
Our blogger “family” is absolutely the best,
And for your friendship we are truly blessed.

© Kitties Blue 11/09/2016

We used our poem to say thank you to all the bloggers who have befriended us during the past four plus years. We have two additional things for which we are thankful as well.

Recently we were named both one of the top 100 cat blogs as well as one of the top 50 cat blogs. We are honored and so thankful for these designations. Though many of our blogging friends are on one or both of these lists, many others we believe should’ve been selected were not. Regardless, we thank Thoroughly Reviewed for selecting us to the list of 50. This is the statement from their blog: “We wanted to take a moment and recognize bloggers who are passionate about our feline friends and who are producing great content on their blogs.”

 

thankful to be one of 50 best cat blogs

 

Additionally Kitties Blue would like to thank Feedspot.com for listing The Cat on My Head as one of the Top 100 Cat Blogs Every Cat Lover Must Read. This is the web-site’s introduction to the selected blogs: “Love cats and looking for information on cats? Whether you are already a cat owner or looking to home a cat, reading cat blogs can be your guide to everything cats. So we have compiled the Best 100 Cat Blogs list which provide inspiring, beautiful and most relevant stories, pictures and videos on cats all brought together on a daily basis. Also find information on cat health, behavior issues, general cat care advice, breed information, product reviews and much more.”

 

thankful to be one of 100 best cat blogs

 

With so much for which to be thankful, this is our entry in this week’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

 

 

 

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PLEASE HELP OUR FRIENDS AT PAWS

If you are a regular reader of our blog, you know we support PAWS of Connecticut. We have been sponsoring one of the residents, Swizzle, since July 2014. (You can see Swizzle on our sidebar beneath the Adoptable Cats heading.) We are supporting them now as they participate in Fairfield County’s Day of Giving. 

 

 
Today, March 10, PAWS IS PARTICPATING IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY’S GIVING DAY.
 
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Please visit our donation page today and donate at least $10.00
Hosted by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation,
Giving Day is a 24 hour online event to “Give Where
You Live” and celebrate our work, and the work of all
local nonprofits.
We invite you to be a part of this fun and exciting event!
Last year, over 13,000 people participated! Not only will
your gift help us reach our goal, but it may qualify us to win
additional grant prizes. Gifts of any size can make a HUGE difference.
(The minimum gift allowed is $10)
Follow us!
Like us on Facebook     Follow us on Twitter
 
to stay in the loop on Giving Day!
With your help we can continue to make a difference
in the lives of homeless pets in our community.
Don’t forget to follow all of the action with
#FairfieldCountyGives
PAWS was founded in 1962 and over the past 50 years we have rescued
and rehomed over 16,000 pets and helped thousands more with low cost
spay/neuter services, medical care, food donations for owners struggling
to keep their pets and more.
With your support we can help create a bright future for pets in need!

www.pawsct.org

 

 

If you can help with a donation of at least $10, that donation gives PAWS a chance to win cash prizes up to $25,000! Sure hope you can help out.

Meow Giveaway

meowThis 160-page book is filled with gorgeous kitty photos. Each is accompanied by a quote about cats. This really is a must have for anyone who loves cats and beautiful photography. We are giving away two copies. You can read my review and leave a comment here prior to 5 p.m. E.T. today for aa chance to win. Winners will be selected using Random.org and announced tomorrow.

Instagram

We are now on Instagram. Our user name is Kitties.Blue. We have added an Instagram button to our sidebar and you can reach us by clicking on it. I’d like to thank Carol Bryant (Fidose of Reality), BlogPaws Marketing & Social Media Manager, for her telephone tutorial on setting up and using Instagram. I won this session with her on the #BlogPawsChat on March 1. BlogPaws Chats take place on Tuesday evenings from 8 to 10 p.m. E.T. on Twitter. They cover a range of topics, and prizes are always given away. If you aren’t participating, you are missing out on an great opportunity.

dw-pmlexialwaysforeverheart3-9-16R.I.P. Lexi

It is with a heavy heart that we say farewell to Lexi from the blog Deziz World. Seventeen-year-old, tabby Lexi (with her gorgeous green eyes) was a service cat for Mom Audra. Deziz will be handling service duties on her own for the time being. If you haven’t already, please stop by and leave your condolences.