
I am a feline fanatic. My license plate reads “PRRFCT.” I have lived with and cared for 22 cats over the past 40+ years. The Cat on My Head is a website dedicated to the mostly comical and often exasperating antics of eight cats and their four- teen angel predecessors.
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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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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
Love Astrid colourings and no she is no old bag lol 🙂
We are right with you on this one, Astrid!! A good bag is hard to resist… especially leopard print ones that our human has! Purrs from the Zee and Zoey Gang!
P.S. This is the first time we remembered BEFORE we hit Submit, to confirm that I we NOT a spammers…
Beautiful Astrid, you look so cozy in that bag!!
The Florida Furkids
ps – Allie sends smoochies to Mau
Oh Astrid, you is the cutest bad lady we haz ever seen.
PS, our Mama says she will be happy to take a photo from each of you for the Pin the Heart on the Donkey. After all there are seven of us.
Oh, we all love bags, especially Sukki!…Those are wonderful photos=very beautiful and unique with your gorgeous Astrid posing so sweetly…Have a fun weekend, dear friends…kisses…Calle, Halle, Sukki, Mommy Cat, Daddy Cat
Beeufeefull astrid…ya make a purrfect ‘Bag’ Lady Kat!
Lub yer Sisfur Nylablue xxxx
We want a bag with a Tortie ladycat in it!
You are certainly a beautiful bag lady. Do you ever use your beautiful coloring to hide? Mom and Dad call Cali “Camo Kitty” and they claim that she blends in with everything and that they can’t see her. (We know they can really see her). Love, Cali, Andy, Tater and Shelly (C.A.T.S)
MeWow! Astrid, you’re a purr-ty bag lady.
Bags are the best. Astrid is a beautiful bag lady.
What a beautiful girl! My kitty, Princess Lily, loves to get in my crochet bag while I’m working, it’s so cute when they peek over the top~~do you see me?
Aww! Astrid is just too cute for words. Bags, and especially boxes, are big favorites for our kitties. Astrid looks almost exactly like our oldest cat, Devin. She has the same coloring and very similar markings. Your Astrid looks a little friendlier than Devin is, though. She has always been a kitty that prefers to be left alone to do her own thing, and if you or the other kitties of the house want to interact with her, she just may swat you one. I have been calling her my miserable old lady since she was a kitten. She just has that attitude about her, but we love her anyway.
I myself find cushioned bags to lay in once and again – they are my favorites. I actually have a sling bag I really enjoy! Those that don’t lay in them don’t know what they’re missing!
That’s our kind of bag lady. So beautiful.
That’s a different kind of bag lady. One that I’m down wid.
As long as it is a designer bag Astrid, it’s all good! 🙂
the critters in the cottage xo
That looks like a perfect bag. A little crinkly, but soft.
Astrid, you are the best kind of bag lady there is!
Bags and boxes, bags and boxes. Astrid looks quite cozy (not to mention well camouflaged).
I’d take you any day as my bag lady, Astrid!
You make that bag look good!
Astrid you sure are one gorgeous bag lady!
What a beautiful bag lady she is! ~xo~
That bag looks mighty comfy, Astrid!
Sometimes we can’t decide what we like better…bags or boxes. Y’know…it’s a tie, really! 🙂
You look mighty comfy in that bag, Astrid!
Well she looks very comfy in that bag LOL
Have a bagtastic week 😉
Astrid,
Yous a great bag lady!
kisses
Nellie
Thank you for visiting my blog. our two cats love bags to. Happy Wordless Wednesday.
Sheba, Cody and Coco.
You sure are a very comfy bag lady!
I like bags too.
Happy Wednesday!
Bags are the best! — Violet
astrid…hay, look for sum looze 50’s N 100’s while ewe bee in ther !!!
😉
Freshness of the cat is guaranteed by the thermal bag, MOL ! Purrs
she almost matches the bag! Love a color coordinated kitty!
Thermal lined? Clever!
The REAL Maple Syrup Mob xxxxx
Astrid you are one beautiful Lady Cat, bag or no bag.
oh what a BEAUTY you are! Of course my mom has a “thing” for Torties…
Well Astrid you are the PRETTIEST bag lady I ever did see!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
That isn’t just a bag, but a thermal bag, so you can stay toasty warm. Score!
Astrid you make a charming bag lady. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly
Prettiest Bag Lady cat ever 🙂
Purrs Georgia and Julie,
Treasure,JJ
and Angels Tiger and Tillie
What a beautiful lady you are, Astrid! You look really cozy all snuggled up in that bag 🙂
All the best kitties are bag kitties!
Our human was intrigued by your human’s blog post title, so came to check it out. When she was tending to the canine strays she has allowed to invade our domain, we ran to the computer to send you a comment.
The purse goes well with your coloring, Astrid! Our human doesn’t often use handbags, and when she does those dastardly dogs usually chew them up pretty quick.