Category Archives: pets

Sunday Pause (Paws): Ending “Happy Cats Month”

It’s Sunday! You know what that means. Time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the simple things in life, like knowing our furry family members are happy (which actually isn’t really a simple thing, it’s a huge thing).

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It’s the last Sunday of celebrating “Happy Cats Month.” I thought I would finish up Continue reading

Sunday Pause (Paws): Getting To Know Someone New

It’s Sunday! Time to kick back, relax, and take some time to get to know someone.

If you go to church on Sunday you probably have a greeting time where you shake your neighbor’s hand and meet someone new. For some this is something they look forward to, they may love meeting new people. But for some this might make you a bit uncomfortable, you’re a bit more shy and unsure of new people.

Today I have a little story about two cats getting to know each other and one was pretty unsure of this new addition to the family.

Dakota has shared his home with my cousin Trish & her family for many years. They just recently decided to adopt a kitty.

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Just A Little Note

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You may have noticed I changed my header. I am still working on it and will still make a few more small changes to it. It’s nice to see it LIVE and then I can decide what changes need to be made. It’s also possible Continue reading

Sunday Pause (Paws): A Lucky Cat In A Basket

It’s Sunday! Time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the little things (like looking at a cute cat in a basket).

I had some fun playing around with this photo I took and creating different versions of it.

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We’re Here, We’re Just Thinking

Hello all!

I wanted to let you know that we are still around. 🙂 Things have been a bit busy. This is a busy time of year at my job, there are things I am trying to resolve at the place I live, I am working on a logo for my friends photography business, and I have been photographing, editing, and enlarging some of my own photos to frame.

Besides those things, I have been doing a lot of thinking. My sister’s death has really made me take a look at my life and I am at a bit of a crossroads right now.

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Sunday Pause (Paws): Happy Cats

It’s Sunday! Time to kick back, relax, and take a break from the busyness of the week.

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Apparently September is “Happy Cat Month.” So what could be better to celebrate this than some adorable cat photos! Continue reading

Tuesday Tales: No Longer Weekly

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Hello all. As Cino is reading about above, I will be taking a break from weekly Tuesday Tales. In case, you do not know what my Tuesday Tales are, they are stories I share about animals on…well Tuesdays. These stories are from people I know, stories from the internet, my own stories, and stories from you out there. I will still do Tuesday Tales from time to time, just not weekly.

My intent is not to back off from my blog, but to free myself Continue reading

This Tuesday’s Tale: Henry

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The Tale Of Henry The Cat &
The Woman Who Loved Him

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Photo taken from Tiya Ivy

I came across this post and was so moved by it, I had to share. Tiya Ivy wrote this post after the tragic death of her cat, Henry. She poured her heart out about the pain she was in over Henry’s death and how it happened.

Here is a paragraph from Tiya’s post:

“You see, Henry wasn’t just a run of the mill house cat. He wasn’t just a fixture in the background of our home that came in for feeding and kept to himself. He was an ever-present, loving and very involved member of our family. The night he died, his final act in this world before sneaking past my husband’s feet to get out far too late that evening, was to calm our 4-year-old daughter (who was having a meltdown because she was overtired and didn’t want to go to bed) by laying peacefully beside her until she finally drifted to sleep – as was his way. Every time I had a migraine, he never left my side until the storm had passed, even when I was puking my guts up and writhing in agony. When he came for a cuddle, he didn’t just lie next to you, he insisted on having his paw held. Despite the numerous times they certainly deserved it, he never once raised a claw to either of our girls. The amount of times he would make us laugh on a daily basis is innumerable. He was the physical embodiment of love and patience. He gave us everything he had to give and your actions robbed us of the chance to thank him for choosing to share his life with us before he left this world.” Continue reading

Cino in the Tunnel

This post was a last minute thought, but I have been getting some pretty good photos of Cino in her tunnel lately. I thought I would share them because I think they are pretty cute! I hope you think so too!

Cino likes to switch where she sleeps every few months. She moves from one her beds to the next (she has two beds), to my our bed, to a blanket on the floor, to her climber, and to the tunnel. I guess she gets bored easy and likes variety. 🙂 When she sleeps on her climber she usually sleeps on the middle ledge, but lately she has been sleeping in the tunnel.

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And there you have it!

Hope to see you tomorrow. I’m excited about tomorrow’s Tuesday Tale, mostly for the topic and hopefully the conversation it will bring. 🙂

Sunday Pause (Paws): For Family

It’s Sunday! Time to kick back, relax and spend some time with family.

For this post, I have included pictures of just a few of my family members. They are photos I have taken recently while spending time with them. (Note: The photos of my parents didn’t have the greatest quality, so I did a lot of playing around with them and decided to turn them into more of “artwork” type photos. That is why they look as they do.)

My mom and I recently had the most enjoyable time going for a walk by a man-made body of water. We found a swing to sit on and we just kicked back, relaxed, and enjoyed the view while sipping on a Chai Latte from Starbucks (my favorite and I mean FAVORITE drink).

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Mom relaxing on a swing sipping a cup of latte.

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