TORTIE ASTRID FLASHBACK & FILL-INS

Feline/Friendship Friday

For the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops, I selected a photo of Astrid from September 18, 2019. I hope you all like it, as Astrid makes very few appearances here.

 

tortie flashback

 

Astrid is joining the Feline Friday blog hop at Comedy Plus and the Friendship Friday blog hop at Create With Joy. You can do the same by clicking on the badges.

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Friendly Fill-Ins: Week #279


Our friends Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs) host the fill-ins blog hop each week and select the sentences for participants to fill in. I didn’t get any help from the kitties this week. My fill-ins are in teal italics. If you’d like to play along, click on the badge at the left.

1. So far this year, I have accomplished getting Sawyer home.
2. My plans for October include Christmas shopping and planting some bulbs.
3. Exercise may be difficult, but it’s worth it.
4. I don’t think I’ll ever master SEO and keywords.

Thanks for dropping by to see us. We always appreciate your support. We’ll be back tomorrow with some Caturday Art.

 

October 1, 2021 by Feline Friday Flashback Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday 13

13 Responses

  1. Summer says:
    October 2, 2021 at 12:19 am

    Astrid is always a welcome sight here.

    Reply
  2. Brian Frum says:
    October 1, 2021 at 7:33 pm

    Astrid, you look beautiful sweet girl! Those were great answers, especially getting Sawyer back home, that’s hard to top!

    Reply
  3. Memories of Eric and Flynn says:
    October 1, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    It is a beautiful photo of Astrid.

    Reply
  4. The Island Cats says:
    October 1, 2021 at 4:43 pm

    Always a pleasure to see you, Astrid.

    Reply
  5. Timmy Tomcat says:
    October 1, 2021 at 1:17 pm

    We sure like seeing Astrid she is so very pretty. You did get that boy back with lots of work and so glad you did. Dad used to do a lot with HTML and stuff but… lost interest a time ago. Ah well

    Reply
  6. Sandee says:
    October 1, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    Astrid is a beautiful girl.

    Love your fill-ins and the first one is the very best. We were all holding our breath.

    Exercise is so worth the effort.

    I don’t understand SEO or key words either.

    Thank you for joining the Feline Friday Blog Hop.

    Have a purrfect Feline Friday and weekend. Scritches all around and a hug to mom. ♥

    Reply
  7. Leah says:
    October 1, 2021 at 11:25 am

    Astrid is such a beauty! Good answers, yay that Sawyer is home! The entire concept of SEO and keywords totally puzzles me.

    Reply
  8. Ellen J Pilch says:
    October 1, 2021 at 10:04 am

    Astrid is a beautiful tortie. Thank you for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. I will never mater SEO either. 🙂 And getting Sawyer home was quite an accomplishment- I am so glad you did. Have a nice weekend. XO

    Reply
  9. Charles Huss says:
    October 1, 2021 at 8:23 am

    Getting Sawyer home was a big one. Planting bulbs is on my wife’s list of things for me to do.

    Reply
  10. The Florida Furkids says:
    October 1, 2021 at 8:11 am

    Astrid is so beautiful. We think your #1 answer is the Very Best!!! Did you know Mom still has the message you left her on her phone? She loves listening to it.

    The Florida Furkids with love and whisker kisses to Sawyer from Noelle

    Reply
  11. Teddy says:
    October 1, 2021 at 4:44 am

    Astrid! You let your Mama take your photo for a selfie! Good job……turned out beautifully well too. Tell your Mom we think she did great with her filling in will you?

    Hugs, Teddy

    Reply
  12. Meezer'sMews&TerrieristicalWoofs says:
    October 1, 2021 at 3:33 am

    Astrid, you are very beauteous!! Thanks for letting us have a good look at your beauty!

    Reply
  13. Loulou says:
    October 1, 2021 at 3:20 am

    Oh, Astrid, you BEAUTY!!!! And all of mama’s favorite colors. Thank you for such a lovely portrait. We filled in yesterday and can’t remember why not on Friday.

    Reply

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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.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2016

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.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 06/01/2017

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.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2017

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

© Giulietta Blue 11/01/17

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.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 01/03/2018

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Allie & Mau
Married: July 23, 2016

Astrid & Sampson
Married: June 23, 2016

Lisbeth & Angel Charles

Noelle & Sawyer

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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.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2016

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.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 06/01/2017

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.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2017

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

© Giulietta Blue 11/01/17

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.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 01/03/2018

Kitty Couples

Angels
Allie & Mau
Married: July 23, 2016

Astrid & Sampson
Married: June 23, 2016

Lisbeth & Angel Charles

Noelle & Sawyer

Tyebe & Snap aka Cooper Murphy