Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for August 30, 2019

And we can always count on Tommy to find the silver lining in any cloud! Tommy’s a Good Boy. =)

I wish it was May again. “I’d like to call back summertime, and have him stay for just another month or so…..”

Oh, Tommy. Everything makes you happy, doesn’t it? :D

Tommy clearly has a kindred fluffy-puff connection with dandelion seed blow balls!♥

Oh, wow, that…

That really jumped on me.

I think I’m being too emotional about this. I just wrote the last scene of a major project and (minus some editing), five years of my life have pretty much wrapped. I mean, there might be tacked-on side stories in the future, but…it’s an ending. And then I came here, and there’s Tommy with such a beautiful season all of a sudden, and there’s wishes… Make a wish for my story, Tommy.

I gotta go edit. Chapter’s due in less than twelve hours. I need more caffeine.

Tommy, don’t run out of air blowing those dandelions! Oh, never mind, you are not an old cat like some of us here.

I wish I could like this more than once

Tommy brightens the World just by being there.

Tommy never fails to make us happy.

OT: My stories

Sounds dandy :)

Sounds dandy :)

Tommy lives in a world of cloud-free silver linings.

Watch your back, Tommy. Rumour is that there’s a strange big orange spy cat on the prowl. Who knows what evil that sneaky feline is planning.

Look! Little Elvises on stems!

Hmmmm, so what would our BCN crew wish for?

There’s going to be a lot of poofing. Let’s hope for a good autumn.

It’s almost Pumpkin Spice Kibble time!

Tommy, the eternal optimist!

Dandelions going to seed is pretty much the beginning of summer where I live. They bloom in mid to late May.

That is a lovely way to enter Autumn, thank you XXX

Hallmark used to make small posters that were around 18 inches wide and 6.5 inches tall. I bought one that showed a dandelion puff against a black backdrop with a few seeds flying through the air. There was a also a poem, in white ink, no author attributed. Guess it was an anonymous greeting card writer:

I wish, I wish that I could know

The places I have yet to go,

The ways I’ll change, the things I’ll do,

The special dreams I’ll make come true,

I wish, I wish that I could see

The life that lies ahead of me.

The edges got tattered over the years from being taped up on my classroom door at the beginning of each school year and taken down at the end. It’s one of only two of my posters I brought home at the end of my teaching career. I trimmed the edges with scalloped craft scissors. It’s taped on my bedroom door.

If you don’t usually see it, today’s Cat’s Cafe is a nice little story. Enjoy!

https://www.gocomics.com/cats-cafe/2019/08/30?ct=v&cti=848543

How many of you, when you were young (like about 50) use to pick a dandelion and blow on it to release all the little seeds and make a wish? I remember doing that. I also picked dandelions on the way home from elementary school to give to my Mom. Now, they are considered an eye-sore the the yard. Go figure.

It’s all just , blowin’ in the wind, Tommy!

This made me smile. Do kids still wish on dandelions?

Puffy kitties, everywhere!

Does Sophie ever use flora in her artwork?

Something’s wrong. Optimism, brightness., dandelions and happiness.

Where’s Robin?

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1x3kGIp67b/?igshid=1k812typzz4bq

Georgia’s overview of the apartment in the Big Pink House. I can see the papasan but not the Button That Makes the Man Scream. Also see the vacuum lurking in the closet. But where is the laundry chute to the basement?

Over on Swan Eaters, we were joking about it being the season of the witch. (Donovan)

What a nice little bit of coincidence to come here and find the season of the wish!

Got an interview this morning

Tommy: “And in the distance in the field, I see … a penguin!! Oh! Hey there, Opus!” :)

My wish for this season is that each of you and those you love will enjoy peace, prosperity, and kindness in your everyday world. Much love to all of the Meg-Orb! Live long and prosper.

I wish that all the kitties and puppies in the world would have healthy, happy homes and that all people that are cruel to animals have the same cruelty thrust upon them for eternity.

He is a happy,easy going cat.

Off Topic: Good news. My sister just adopted a shelter cat! She’d been talking about getting one for months. My brother-in-law has Alzheimers. He’s always loved cats. I know the last time I visited them, he obsessed over who was caring for my cats in my absence. He couldn’t remember what I said so he kept bringing it up. My sister found a nice quiet five year old calico. I’m happy to say she reports it’s affectionate and is already starting to cuddle with him. It’s what he needs as their previous cat loved to curl up on his lap. So he needs this as his memory fades and obviously, the cat needs a loving home.

To all who celebrate this long weekend—I wish you beautiful weather, great food, companionship with friends and/or family, and lots of fun! And to those in the path of hurricane Dorian, sending purrs and prayers for safety for you and all of your loved ones, both human and animal.♥️

And Elvis when everything seems to be going wrong and I drop into a panic spiral, and Sophie when I’m absorbed in a book and just don’t want to be bothered!

Tommy is easily amused but he’s a nice cat.

I wish for these blasted allergies to go away! Achoo!

He must be related to Opus in Bloom County. Dandelion patches are their go-to getaway from the world places.

When you wish upon a puff!

The sweet potatoes are blooming now for us. I’d say we had a fair gradening season at best so far, though we still have stuff coming in. Some of our cabbage are starting to form heads and we’re still getting some summer squash. Haven’t seen too many this season in comparison to years ago, maybe a dozen and a half when we had a few years where we would be picking half a dozen to a dozen a week all summer long. Tomatoes are really now just starting to come in for us, though we’ve been picking a few thoughout the summer. We’re just starting to pick corn, though it looks like most of it is going to be popcorn (which is interesting because we planted as much popcorn as sweet corn but more popcorn has grown up. Still have gillfeather turnips growing (man the foliage on those really looks promising and some of what we can see of the turnip is hopefully as promising), beets, carrots, peppers (in fact just picked a couple purple bells or, as I like to call them, eggplant peppers) and onions coming in. Gotta go through the regular potatoes and see if we have any more of those to harvest.

“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are…” Tommy has found his own stars.

What a beautiful, beautiful thought. Thanks, Tommy! (And thanks, Georgia!)

Is Tommy going to give up his Hawaiian shirt, maybe a turtleneck

OT: Espresso

Looks like my neighborhood.

Heck. Looks like my yard. :\

Elvis will have to protect his territory once again form an assault of flying leaves!