Cat wisdom knows exactly
where to find warmth and comfort
on cold December days.
Look!
The wise cat knows exactly
how to quickly transform
an inexpensive
insulated shopping bag
into a comfortable bed—
(just don’t sit on the zipper).
Actually—
when a catnap is desired
any soft place is perfect
(especially when there’s room to stretch).
And then—
as winter days grow colder
cat wisdom instinctively
seeks sunlit spaces
to warm the fur.
Last but not least—
cat wisdom teaches us all
that the best way to create heat
on a cold, dark winter night
is in the kind arms
of a loving friend. ~ms
Before I Forget 
How gorgeous!
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Thanks Jim…I haven’t written anything in a couple of months. I hope that I can get back into the swing of things.
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Hi Mary! Pretty kitties you have here.
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Thanks! The vet keeps telling me that the Blue Point Siamese is a little too heavy. Problem is that we have 2 cats. AND she loves to eat more than anything else in the whole wide world. She eats all of her food and then she wanders over and starts eating all of his. We try our best to watch and keep that from happening…. but she really is sneaky! 🙂
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Haha, that’s why she looks so healthy.
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Some call it ‘pleasingly plump.’
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Love your stories. You have a way with words….so talented! Miss your sweet face. Glad you are writing again, sharing pieces of you with us.
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Hi Tamie…the one who (most of the time) wins the Word with Friends games. I thought I was a “Wordsmith” but apparently you are a better one!!
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Lovely kitties! Great work on cat wisdom.
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Thanks! Haven’t written much this year with everything that has happened…..maybe 2017 will be calmer. 🙂 I hope!!
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A calm 2017 would be nice.
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YES!
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Beautiful pictures, lovely thoughts. Be well!
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Thanks! My cats will appreciate the compliment too.
Hope you are having a peaceful holiday season…and best wishes for a bright New Year!
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I can feel the soft nuturing just reading this post. Very comforting.
Happy holidays!
Love, katelon
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Hi! Happy Holidays to you too!
Been cold here the past few days…I hope it warms up just a wee bit!
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One of my favorite poems is “For I will consider my cat Jeffrey” by Christopher Smart: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/jubilate-agno-fragment-b-i-will-consider-my-cat-jeoffry
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Thanks Don…I had never seen that poem before!
Someone once told me that all cats were monks in a previous lifetime, because they are experts at meditation. 😉
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Those scream to go into tummy rub Tuesday! 😀
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Hahaha! My rather plump Blue Point Siamese cat LOVES belly rubs.
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Tummy rub Tuesday is up today so if you’d like to enter any photos please do 🙂
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I sent them to your email, because I couldn’t figure out how to upload the photos to your page.
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Got them. 🙂
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Beautiful kitties, both of them. Pleasingly plump works. 🙂
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Yes. One time the vet called her “obese.”
One should never call a lady that….pleasingly plump is a much better choice of words!
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They are simply adorable, Mary!
There is nothing quite like a cat. 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend.
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Thank you! Nothing quite like a cat, especially in the winter.
Purrfect winter comforter.
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Wonderful post! Happy New Year to you Mary!
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Happy New Year to you too, Tiny. I am still hoping things calm down a wee bit, so I can spend some time writing again!
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Darling kitty!! Wish you would add “follow by email” to your side bar so we can follow you! Nice to meet you! catchatwithcarenandcody
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I think that I am falling behind as far as technology goes. I just searched and found the ‘widget’ that allows the follow by email. As far as I can tell, I think I just added it. 🙂
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Beautiful cat ^.^ I like the part how they use the bag as a bed! We bought our cats some nice soft cat beds and they prefer to sleep in the box they came in – _ –
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Yes! We have bought toys specifically for our 2 cats, but they prefer to play with things like plastic lids from a milk jug and tops of pens. We had a cat bed too…that they never used. They prefer boxes, bags, and other objects of their choosing–because we apparently don’t know what they want!
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BEAUTIFUL cats. And do tell when you figure out how to get ONE to stop eating all the others food. Sigh.
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Our cats are weird. The little cat will eat off the big cats plate. Then she will eat off of her plate. Then she will leave. The big cat will finish her plate, but it isn’t all of it because the little cat ate part of it. Then the big cat will go over to the little cat’s plate and eat off of it. Sometimes she will finish both plates, but more often then note she will walk away and the little cat will come back and finish off her plate. It is odd the way they eat. Watching them, I think they kind of eat the same amount. I can’t figure out if they do and one just tends to be heavier or if the “big” cat really does eat more. I have to lean towards the latter.
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I don’t know…the way they are both eating food from each other’s bowls…it seems like your cats are almost keeping things fair and even.
Not that way here! Unfortunately, Siri always eats ALL of her food as quickly as she can.
Then our other cat (Keona), he likes to eat a little of his food and walk away (he thinks he can just come back later). But, as soon as he walks away, she immediately comes over and eats (gobbles up) the rest of his food too. So when he leaves, we have to quickly pull his food bowl up and put it away.
Of course, a few minutes later, he comes back and wonders where it went.
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fabulous pix, lovely cats!
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Thanks Sharmishtha!
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There is a special bond I believe between cats and amateur genealogists…
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Yes there is!
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Oh such beautiful kitties! I have 2 and they love to sleep in the strangest places. Sometimes I think they prefer uncomfortable beds.
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Cats will make anything a bed except the bed the humans bought!
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Good looking cats! Fine beasts.
You might enjoy this poem: Cats Sleep Anywhere – http://www.josieholford.com/cats-sleep-anywhere/
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Oh my what gorgeous cats!
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