Cat Lover's Hop Day 4

Day 4 of the Cat Lovers Hop..

 

Today, its another missing Project Life page completed...

Another trip to the vet, mostly for steroid injection for Blackies terrible arthritis

After we pull up in the car, I let Blackie out of the cage as he is soooo heavy (big cat). He loves to have a little smell at a few things before heading inside - he has learned that if its a vet trip then his bowl should be waiting full and heads straight there!

 

 

Day 4 Game:  Is your cat a clinging vine? 

I wish!  Sigh, sadly no, but he did get up in my lap when I was working on my computer. 

 

 

 

 Or an aloof loner? 

But really, this is more like Blackie

He got smoochy on his terms. Evenso, he was a beautiful boy

 

 

You can find the Hop
HERE

 

 

 

 

xx





Cat Lover's Hop Day 3

 

Here we are already Day 3

in the

Cat Lover's Hop

 

 

A full page for my Project Life album

  Blackie sunning himself just outside our back door. He loved the warm cement and would 'almost' fully relax. We were spending a little bit of time outside together while I was watching this fledging sparrow peck around, she didn't seem to have parent birds.  Blackie just sat and observed. He'd stay only about 10 minutes before he somehow would spook himself and run back inside.  The biggest thing though - yes he made it into 2018. 

 

 

Join the Hop HERE

 

The game today was to give advice on getting cat hair off  everything...

Weeeell, Blackie did shed, not so bad though - as he was black.

One of these Magic Lint Brushes (below) always did the trick! 

A quick wipe with one of these - cat hair gone!

 

 

 

 

Just a bit of time in the sun:

xx

 





Cat Lovers Hop Day 2

 

 

Cat Lovers Hop and Day 2

 

 

Lately I've found a real love for Mid-Century Mod Art... and weeeell, its showing!



I've been playing with my Project Life abit, but its far behind and I've missed a few of the pages that Blackie would be in.  Each year for my Project Life album, I like to do an intro page - something that says '2018' or the like.  I hadn't got to it, so this was a good opportunity.

 

It was a great way to do a tribute to both Blackie and Chirp with a header page which would be the last Project Life annual album they would be in.  I tried to show Chirp's mischievous side and Blackie's 'non-chalant' side and the relationship they weeeeell - sort of shared :)

 

 Edited in: the line of black cats above is actually washi tape! Great find!!

 

Join in HERE!

 

Check out the sponsors!

 

Game 2 over at the Cat Lovers Hop is all about 'what's in a name' 

For Blackie... weeeeell, the name is very obvious!  He was black!  The girls were about 4yrs and 6 yrs old when he came to us, and they thought 'Blackie' was a great name!  Little did I know that soon enough  I tried to pick him up (a total rookie mistake) and got torn to pieces!  He was terrified so  went into his 'flight or fight' mode, AND he did both!  I truly thought - he thought - I was going to devour him!  Afterall - that was the only world he knew.

A lot of adjustments were made after that.... and he so wanted to be a part of it - it just took a while.

 

 

 

 

 

xx

 

 

 



Cat Lovers Hop Day 1

 

Memories

A little bit of origami for my first day...

 This was a bit of fun!  And a tiny bit Halloween

Of course a black cat :)

 

Playing in

 

Cat Lovers Hop Day 1

Day 1: Game is Kitty Roll Call where we share with each other the names of each of the cats that call your home (or your back porch) their own. During Kitty Roll Call, you can tell us a little about your cats and you also may add to the roll call any that you have lost since last Cat Lovers Hop.  :( :( :(  Some of you might not have any kitties at home anymore, but please tell us about cats you have had in the past.

 

 

 Weeell, as most of you know, my Blackie passed away recently and was 18 years. 

He had to be re-educated being a big feral and that was a big ask.

His instincts were different,  and as a pet (eventually) he was more like a dog with loyalty (only to me as his trust issues never left him) and the amount of words he could understand.

To his last day, I was the only person who could ever pick him up, (bit the vet a few times!) and he would flop against my shoulder.  We also have a cockatiel and had a sparrow which flew around our house of a night before being put into their 'night' cages to sleep.  Blackie seemed to understand that they were 'paws-off'.  He never made attempts towards them (though I'm sure he thought it especially when Chirp (the sparrow) would swoop him for fun!)  But maybe he just never wanted another feather in his mouth after being terrified and living on edge when homeless.  Who knows what a cat thinks?

Will I get another?  Not yet.  I'm not sure that Maggie our Cockatiel would last long with a cat that 'doesn't understand bird's safety'!  (Chirp our sparrow passed away a couple of months (old age) before Blackie.  Its just Maggie now)  If I could get a cat that I KNEW would not hurt Maggie, I would.  I just cant take that chance.  Sigh.  So not yet, and I don't know if I'm ready.

 

Bit blurry, but it was movement going on.....Chirp landing on my knee to annoy Blackie, and Blackie turning away to ignore her

Maggie just stays out of it! LOL

 

Anyway, join in the fun lots of sponsors giving prizes!

 

HERE

 

xx

 

 

My Yearly Participation in the Cat Lovers Hop is Here!

 

 

 

 

Two things that keep me ticking along with this blog is Christmas, and cats! LOL.

 

So again Janis from Her Peaceful Garden is hosting the

 

 

And here is a great place to start as this explains all about the Hop

2018 CAT LOVERS HOP - GUIDELINES and FAQs

 

There are some amazing prize including some gorgeous stamp sets from Stampendous- stunning!

 

 

 

We lost Blackie in May after 18yrs, and I miss him, I miss scrapping about him.

Doing this hop will be a really good place to start.

 

xx

 

Merry Little Christmas October Challenge!

 

 

Here we are back again for

October's Challenge at:

 

Merry Little Christmas

 

Here are a couple of Project Life Cards I've finally completed from last years album!

 

Some of these pics do go into my December Daily, but I do like to put some Christmas into my Project Life Album too :)

 

 

Also, go see what the other DT member have created

HERE

 

 

 

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Speaking of December Dailys, its nearly time to start thinking about them.

October already!   That's  the start of planning time!

 

Got to start thinking about shaking things up over at

LETS DECEMBER DAILY !!

have you been there for a visit?

 

It's still asleep....but not for long :)

 

 

xx

 



Merry Little Christmas September Challenge...

 

 

Did you dust off your Christmas stash last month for the August Challenge?

Weeeell, .... Its time to get it back out again for the September one!

 

Remember.... its anything goes!!

 

I'm still finishing my Project Life from last year... so here's a couple of

Project life cards to add in to December :)

 

If you want to join in...

you will find the challenge HERE

and don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team have created!

 

 

 

 

 

See you there :)

xx

 



 



Merry Little Christmas August Challenge

Time to dust off some of the Christmas stash!

Its good to get it back out!

I'm so behind in my Project Life and this is a great excuse to get some pages finished in last years!  (I'm so close!! Its like - DO IT!)

Christmas Morning  - Lovely old basic grey 'Dasher' paper!

So join in HERE

You have all of August to submit

anything Christmas - ANYTHING!

See you there :)

xx



Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog Design Team

 

      I'm sure you will be all surprised -  I'm back! 

This very neglected blog has been so sad for a while now and its time!

What's the best thing for me to get scrapping again - get that mojo back???

 

JOIN....

  Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog Design Team 

 

The first challenge goes live on August 1st!

 The challenges will go from the 1st to the last day of every month, and will always be

 Anything Christmas Goes!

 

Yes!!  Nothing better than getting a little Christmas into the soul!!!

This will get the creative juices flowing again!

So, the motivation is now here,  and there is a ton of festive stash that needs busting!!

 

 

So grab yourselves this little badge and stick in your sidebar :)

 

 

Hope you will join us!

Thanks for stopping by today

 

 

 



We Said Goodbye To Blackie Today

 

 

Our hearts broke as the vet could no longer do anything that could help our very loved 18 year old boy. He had a couple of rough nights and I stayed with him but knew deep down that it was time.  What a beautiful soul... more 'knowing' than any cat I'd ever owned..

 

We did have him for a long time, and yes he was old, but it doesn't help the heart understand... mine just hurts....

it was one of those life's hardest decisions, but the right one....

 

xx

 



HAPPY EASTER 2018!!!

 

 

Happy Easter!

 

 

I cant believe its April already!!

 

Its lovely to spend time together with family

Our time started on Good Friday with Paige and Hannah

 took themselves off to church first thing in the morning for

Stations of the Cross service. They have grown up in this church.

 

 

Then came home and made some tasty salmon patties

(Grandma's recipe) for lunch... yummy!

 

Today - Easter Sunday...

 

I've set the surprise breakfast table..

This year it has a 'Henny Penny' kind of feel!

 

23 and 21yrs... were did the time fly!

We miss Meaghan who is in Brisbane this year (sigh)

 

ah...hahaha...

(look at them here in 2009 - the first time I started to document our easter on this blog :) )

14 and 12!

 

It was off to the farm for lunch with the extended family.....
a pic with their adorable Nan



And what a lovely day!

 Happy Easter from

us all!!

 

xx

 

 

 

Bye dear little Chirp

 

 

And we have a really sad day today....

Remember 'Chirp'

She was our rescue Sparrow who fell featherless from our big tree

out the front, so we nurtured her and she became a pet...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were very lucky that Blackie showed no interest in her.  He seemed to understand both Chirp and Maggie (our cockatiel) were off limits.

 

She was always in my December Dailys 

 

 

And she was as sassy as can be both tormenting and swooping Blackie our old cat,

and Maggie our gorgeous Cockatiel

 

 

 

 

Weeeell, poor little Chirp (4 yrs) was sitting quieter and quieter and

not her usual sassy self...  She didn't mind us handling her 

 

And today she passed away...

 

 

Its easy to think that sparrows are just garden birds,

but they are incredibly intelligent with amazing personalities.

Even though we could not release Chirp as she would never survive,

she enjoyed watching the garden birds through the day in her cage with Maggie,

 with both flying through our house of an evening, settling to riding around on our shoulders.

 

We are all a little sad.

 

xx