Did someone say “Kittens”? Yep, and here they are.

Yesterday I received an email from Purrfect Pals, saying that there were some kittens with a room of their own. Normally, their little kittens are fostered, but this group is on premises. I yelped with joy, since I love little kittens and we are looking for some (Kikyo died in July so the house needs …

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Happy Halloween!

Fall colors and decorations in my neighborhood. Bluey and friends! Fall colors Some Halloween cats from around the Web, and my very favorite witch’s Familiar! Angus the Bold Angus is a real chonk! With serious floof! Jiji, the Familiar for Kiki. He speaks with a Brooklyn accent in Kiki’s Delivery Service. And a few cartoons. …

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Feel-Good Friday, Animal and Other Tales

The world situation being what it is, I figure it's time for some endearing animal and human-interest stories. So here they are. First, from one of my X Cat accounts: 🇯🇵 TAKESHI: THE RARE MALE CALICO CAT WHO SURVIVED AN ANTARCTIC WINTER AND AN ELECTRIC SHOCK In November 1956, a little male calico cat named …

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Around the Queen Mary 2

I was impressed with the decor around the ship on which we were passengers for a week. It is the oldest of the Cunard Four Queens (the rest are Queens Victoria, Elizabeth, and Anne), and in line for refurbishment in Hamburg next year. Let’s go “bottoms up” and explore some of the decor and patterns …

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Around Brooklyn

We got a city-view room at our hotel. Here’s the view, now that the heavy rain has stopped and the sun is out. Our window leaked badly in the heavy rain, and it took five towels to sop it all up! Brooklyn city view We walked out to pick up our rental car, so I …

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The Deep Blue Sea. And something else.

We are back in US waters, in the North Atlantic heading south to New York. The wake Wave Whitecaps The two above photos were taken through a window on Deck 3. The artifacts are defects in the window, and water stains caused by rusting window frames. Secondary waves, parallel to the wake Morning sun on …

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Halifax Harbor. Sunny and warm.

We are staying in today, Hubby is not feeling well. So my “picture-taking fool” persona is primary. We slept late, so missed breakfast. I went down to the King’s Court restaurant, got a lemonade, and sat at a window table reading. When they opened for lunch, I had some pizza, then went outside on the …

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Once again, just the Sea and the Sky…….Oh, wait! Tanker!

The Queen Mary 2 sails out the mouth of the St Lawrence, and heads down toward Nova Scotia. We have a Sea Day with no port calls. From our balcony. Sea and Sky Sea https://videopress.com/v/WmTXTKxL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true In the morning, gray sea and sky When we returned to our cabin after lunch, conditions had changed a bit. …

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