Selfies As We Cheer On Our Team

We have been practicing woofing and howling to cheer on the Wolverines! We even got dressed up to play the role so much better...though well, I, Benji was a bit less than enthusiastic...maybe I want the Boilermakers to win...since afterall, Purdue is where pawppy graduated from, but we don't have any props from that team...so Go Blue it is!

Dalton seemed to enjoy the fun a bit more, judging by his grins!

And...

 We won!! Michigan Wolverines are the Big Ten Champions! Sorry pawppy, we still love you...even though you thought it would be wonderful to have the Boilermakers as the Champs, to send off the retiring president with a good feeling. If it was any other team other than U of M, we would have rooted for the Purdue team, but we came to Michigan, when we were rescued, not Indiana!

                                            

(Taken in Portrait Mode)

(Taken in portrait Mode.)

 

                                                                                             GO BLUE!!

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Some of you may remember Ms Gonzalez, she was Mom to Ebby and Ceely when we still had Dogster.

Well, she recently lost one of her kitties, Raven, a lovely Black panther... 

She doesn't have a blog, but she does do facebook, so we sent her a memento for Raven.

You can visit her  HERE.

RAVEN

We are gleefully hopping along with many others at The Cat On my Head! They are the weekly hosts of this feature, and we thank and love them all!

Post Thanksgiving Flashback Selfies

 Phew, what a busy week has passed us by! 

All the work that was done to remove the 12plus inches of snow went to waste and the temps have been mild all week! We even got up to 62F on Friday! Then we had rain, to turn it all into a big mudpie, LOL! Well, at least we stayed safe, warm, and had exercise. Petcretary had to go to the woodsy back of our yard to clean up a big limb that had broken off from all the snowy weight. Catalpa trees are very messy...but since its way back there she hasn't worried about cutting it down. There is another box elder tree that came down last summer, and we need to get that cleaned up, as the trunk is way to large to drag it to the burn pile. LOL!

Petcretary was off for Thanksgiving, so we had the unfurbros over...and she made a big feast, including mostly all vegan dishes. Well, except for the turkey. Everything else was vegan. But though its not the normal way of eating for our pawrents, it was very yummy, they said.

Due to all the business, we have decided to let petcretary post flashback selfies of us...

 

Yesterday, there was rejoicing at our den, as the Wolverines from the U of M won their football game, and now they are the champs of their division in the Big Ten. Go Blue.

Funny thing is, next Saturday, Dec 3,  they have to play Purdue for the Big Ten championship, who are at the top of their division...and while we are Michigan fans, Pawppy is a Purdue grad. Hmmm. so will we be a house divided?? Who knows!!

Hail to the Victors!

GO BLUE!!

This past Tuesday, petcretary was on her game once again, at Teddy's Teaser, as she was the first to comment and the first to guess correctly about where the teaser picture was from.

I was the early bird (turkey) FIRST COMMENTER at Teaser class on November 22, 2022.

I was FIRST RIGHT GUESSER on the Turkey Teaser of November 22, 2022 !!

This Teaser photo was sent in by Mr. Frank – one of the students!    Here’s his description of this place:

“This is a photo of the Meigs County Courthouse – in Pomeroy OH.  It’s unique – and I think the only one of its kind. It is 3 stories … no big deal …. but each floor is directly accessible for the outside. That is, there’s is a 1st level door to the outside …. and a second level door to the outside (no steps or stairs) … directly onto the ground …. and the same for the third floor.  When looking at the front of the courthouse, this has nothing to do with the two sets of steps you see going upward. The second floor door is on the right side of the building … the third floor is on the back side. Because of the terrain/land around the courthouse, a person can walk directly into the building into all three floors.”

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Recently we had heard of the newest Angel Kitty to fly off to the Rainbow Bridge, NouNou, so this is the memento we sent to her mom.

We have joined up with the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head...who are the weekly hosts of thsie blog hop!  Thanks Kitties Blue! We love you and we love the Sunday Selfies!

In Memory of NouNou

NouNou

 NouNou of Cat Wisdom 101, has recently joined her angel furblings at the RB...I am sure her mom would love to hear your sympathetic messages if you have not done so already...

Happy Thanksgiving, 2022

 

Snowy Guests!

 Folks, we are buried in deep snow...well, we admit not nearly as bad as some folks, but sheesh over a foot of snow is bad enough...and its not even officially winter, yet! All this started last Thursday afternoon...

(Friday, Nov 18th) There is a bit less snow on the van because *she* cleared off about 4 or 5 inches when she got out of work.

We watched as petcretary and pawppy cleared the walks and driveway, and dug out the cars...it took them a few hours, and that was with the snow thrower helping them! It was heavy wet stuff, because all that snow came down at temps around 30F. Right now its in the low 20'sF. And the winds are picking up once again, which of course means more snow, and we are in a storm warning area till into Sunday morning...and of course this is the weekend that petcretary has to be at work...at least she won't miss the local Christmas Parade...it got cancelled, LOL!

All the schools and various other places were closed on Friday. Our road was not plowed until Saturday morning, which of course means that now the end of the driveway is blocked again...arghh!

 

It sure was hard to go out for our business duties before the shovels came out...

Benji seems to enjoy the snow a bit more than Dalton. Benji thinks there are good sniffs to be had, but Dalton just stands there and watches before looking for other spots to keep his toes out of the snow, or he goes to find petcretary...but silly pup that he is, he doesn't go back into the house, he wants to keep his eye on everyone else!

 

 Close your eyes now, Tabbies!

Of course the birdies were VERY hungry, and petcretary had to go out and clear the snow off of the feeders so they could get at the noms easier...but not before she tried to take some guest selfies...most are not the best, taken from inside the house with her phone...through the still blowing and falling snow at that time...as it snowed almost all day on Friday.

Mr & Mrs Cardinal

Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Chickadee & Purple Finch

Purple Finch, Photobombed by Mrs Cardinal

Another Tufted Titmouse

Mr Cardinal

Red Breasted Nuthatch and Chickadee

Red Breasted Nuthatch...this is an uncommon visitor to our feeders, so we were glad to see him today.

We didn't get their pictures, but there were also a lot of different species of woodpeckers, a wren, and tons of finches and juncos. We always put out mealworms, suet, sunflower seeds, peanuts and a mix of fruit and nuts. For some reason, the bluebirds we saw a lot of last winter and spring are now only very rare visitors. 

Its safe now, Tabbies!

Petcretary was at her work just before she published this blog...and wouldn't you know it...we had yet another dump of about 6 inches of snow, but its a lot fluffier and easier to clean up...phew! But the roads were a mess, and she once again crawled home at slow speed to not slide off the snow covered and sometimes icy roads. The winds are gusting up to 40MPH, and the temps are in the low teens F, right now. Brrr, this is one big storm system!

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Sadly, this past week, Tuiren's family had to say a final goodby to their sweet pup.

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We also heard that Valentine's mom being ill, has decided to retire their blog, and that since last December when they last made a post, both Myrna and Bessie have gone to the RB as Angels.

You can visit them here if you wish to send them off with best wishes and hope for the future.

We have joined up with the Sunday Selfies, Blog Hop. You can join too, by clicking this caption, and it will bring you right there! Thanks, Kitties Blue, for being our hosts!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Loving Memory of Tuiren

Sweet Tuiren from   ATCAD,  recently became a new Angel-Pup, after a short illness. She was loved and known by many and will be sorely missed, esp by her own furmily of both kitty and dog furblings. She even had a boyfriend, Walter, who we know will miss seeing her so very much.

Tuiren loved the great outdoors, so now she can romp in the all the meadows at the RB, to her heart's content.

If you haven't yet, you can visit Tuiren's blog to leave your messages of comfort and sympathy. We know they will be very appreciated.

Tuiren