Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for November 24, 2023

I always love to see Sophie smile. I’m happy for her joy.

IT’S TOMMY! He just makes me happy by being. And now Sophie is up and at the decorating! Let’s be FESTIVE! Those halls are not going to deck themselves now are they?

I am so happy that these two finally found common ground.

Tommy and Sophie!

I’m giving thanks all over again — so happy to see these two wonderful characters.

Oooh! Pom pom garlands! and big stars! and multicolored lights! Sophie’s woman has the GOOD stuff!

Sophie and Tommy would never skip over a meatbird holiday like Thanksgiving, but now that it’s officially over, let the leftovers consumption and Christmas decorating commence! DECK THOSE HALLS, MUTHA-FLUFFAHS♥

I started being festive at the start of November.

That last panel ought to be a poster! ღゝ◡╹)ノ♡ Life IS too short not to be FESTIVE!

Sophie is so right

Deck these halls with deck-orations!!!

Sophie, you are so onto something!

Ready to sing Walt Kelly’s classic “Boston Charlie” song from his Pogo comic strip?

“Deck us all with Boston Charlie,

Walla Walla, Wash., an’ Kalamazoo!

Nora’s freezin’ on the trolley,

Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo!”

Maybe they’ll invite Iggy for a pom-pom party.

Sophie. The time of Tinsel is here! Art powers ACTIVATE!

If it’s some festival that gots lotsa foods then counts me in.

Where is the Tommybaum?

Thanksgiving is over, and it’s time to haul the tree out of the garage. Putting it up can wait. Trees are giant cat toys. Ora will likely demonstrate.

HA! Some people or places didn’t wait for the say after to decorate. My place of employment and fellow apartment dwellers have already decorated for the Christmas season. Some as early as Nov. 1

Sophie knocked over a box!!!!

When is the festive Tommybaum lighting happening?

Tommy TOE BEANS!

I had already planned to start getting my FESTIVE decorations out today and this just spurs me on. Thanks Tommy and Sophie. ♥

Time to light up the traffic cones.

We’ve done a You Cut tree forever. This year, mu husband insisted we’re no longer doing a real tree. Breaks my heart a little, but I get that he’s older now (gasp!) and doesn’t want to lay on the ground anymore with a saw, so Balsam Hill had a big sale going on and he told me to pick a tree. I picked the Alpine Fur and he had a fit. “That’s a Charlie Brown tree!” I told him it was either that tree or we keep buying You Cuts. We’ll be putting up the Balsam Hill today…

Information OT from yesterday:

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Queen Catshepsut the Golden: Floofnet, on behalf of my courtiers and myself, I would like to extend my gratitude for your most excellent Feast of Gratitude.

Floofnet the Joyous: It is always my pleasure to prepare and host meals for my friends.

Queen Cat: And now we will take our leave of you. Will you be visiting us at Yuletide?

Floof: Yes. Thomios will be staying here for a few days to plan the feast. Will you be going back to the palace directly?

Puckmosis: No. We plan to go to the marketplace to celebrate the Day of Shopping.

Sophititi: I hope to find some new found objects for my sculptures.

Adobe Style: I hope to find some new fabric for my artwork.

Puck: Are you going shopping, Agnes?

Agnes-Ata: Yep. We have some cheese vendors to check out.

Elvis-Anum: Looking for any cheese in particular?

The Royal Procurers: We’ll never tell!

“Life’s too short not to be festive!” SO need this on a T shirt!

So happy! They appear to have decorated themselves, as I think I see stars on their clothes in the last panel. Rare sighting of Sophie so gleeful.

It is technically after Thanksgiving now, so this would be legal of her to do. :P

I unboxed the Christmas tree yesterday. We haven’t decorated it yet because we need to un-bend all the branches that were compressed when we stored it last year, so we let the tree stand for a couple of days and then decorate it. It’s a process. The tree is in our living room, in front of the windows, literally right behind my desk and chair.

Now, as many of you know, Holmes’ “Gotcha” day was December 10th last year. I did a book signing at the Center for Animal Rescue and Enrichment (CARE-STL), a no-kill animal shelter and adoption organization, on December 10th, 2022.

A percentage of all my sales went to CARE to help with their mission. While I was at CARE, I met an orange tabby kitten named Holmes. When the CARE team saw how he and I hit it off, they suggested I foster him…Obviously, their plan was for a foster fail – which Marie and I didn’t disappoint. Holmes became our second family member from CARE; Mr. Hamilton A. Cat was the first. A year ago, Holmes was a brand new family member and was kind of shy at first. Now, he and Hamilton run the place.

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Now, I know what all of you are doing. You’re shaking your finger at your computer screens in an accusatory manner and saying, “Robert, what has this got to do with your putting up the tree?”

Well, let me tell you…

This morning, I got up and came downstairs to begin the day. After making coffee and letting the pooch out, I took my coffee to my desk because I wanted to get some writing done before I had to run my errands. It’s still dark out this time of year, so I turned on the desk light and started the computer when suddenly I heard a noise behind me. Spinning around in my chair, I looked at the dark tree, only to see a pair of yellow/green eyes and an orange face staring back at me, about head height.

Naturally, I asked Holmes what he thought he was doing, only to get a mischievous look in return. He then launched himself out of the tree and ran from the room, causing the tree almost to topple over—no more the shy kitten. Holmes is in complete chaos mode this season.

To paraphrase my favorite Aussie, this year, I think our Christmas Tree is doomed.

I love seeing how Sophie has blossomed!

SHOUTOUT TO GWEEDO AND WHIPSLICKA: USE FANCY MOLASSES, NOT BLACKSTRAP!

WHAM!: Last Christmas

Black Friday I went out to shop

But the deals I could find, had sold out this time

Next year, to save me from tears

I’ll follow the Early Bird Specials!

…….

Buying presents I wrapped them up and sent them

With the notes to each friend and family member

Tell me shoppers, online or brick and mortar?

Well, I know I should have planned much better!

…….

Black Friday I went out to shop

But the deals I could find, had sold out this time

Next year, to save me from tears

I’ll follow the Early Bird Specials!

…….

I’m placing my orders for Cyber Monday now

In the comfort of my own home, I’ll go online and how

Sometimes I think I’ll go the easier route,

And give everyone gift cards, and be done on that note!

…….

Black Friday I went out to shop

But the deals I could find, had sold out this time

Next year, to save me from tears

I’ll follow the Early Bird Specials!

When I took in all of Sophie’s beautiful work and her philosophy, I couldn’t help thinking of Sophie IRL. Teared up a little. (ok, ok, it was a lot.) I vow to uphold her sentiment in every way possible! Hear, hear, Sophie!

But if you’re festive all the time it’s just the same old same old.

Tommy matches the decorations well!

I love Sophie’s sentiment and seeing her so happy. Although I rather dislike how our society moves from one holiday to another in the blink of an eye, I have accepted it. Bring on Christmas!

I agree!

No holiday before it’s time! This is still Thanksgiving weekend so NO decorating at our house until Monday at the earliest (more preferably Dec 1st).

Sophie and the Tommybaum: htTps://wWw.goComics.Com/breaKing-cAt-News/2019/12/22

Such beautiful colors! Sophie has a good eye for decorating.

Life’s too short not to be festive.—Sophies words to live by.

Adorable! Time to be festive!

Festivus!

Well the ruining of Christmas has begun. Please don’t tell me it is Christmas Spirit, it is not. Holiday Spirit maybe, but not Christmas Spirit.

If there is a Ghost of Christmas Present, it’s Tommy.

Yah. Today is “Take down and Stow Day” for the thanksgiving decorations. Next week will be the start of “Put up Xmas.”

Happy Stay Home & Buy Nothing Day to all my fellow sensible people out there! If I didn’t have a prescription ready for pickup & need to pick it up before Sunday, I wouldn’t go out this weekend at all…

p.s. HEY, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN! & YOU DANGED WOODCHUCKS, QUIT CHUCKING MY WOOD! 8-D

Knocking over the box is a key element in the creative process.

Aww, that’s SO Sophie! You go, Queen!

Are we going to get “Sophie’s Festive Decorating Tips” this year?

Who are the Halls, and why does everyone want to deck them with boughs of holly?

Bah humbug to all those complaining about starting the Christmas decorating and celebrating too early. I’ve been listening to my Christmas playlists since November 1 and keep my car radio tuned to the station that plays all Christmas from Nov. 1 to Jan. 2.

♬ I need a little Christmas

Right this very minute

Shiny Brite Christmas tree

With lots of kitties in it

Yes I need an angel kitty

Sitting on my shoulder

Need a little Christmas now! ♬

It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I refuse to look at them now.

Chanukah-Xmas-Pagan Winter Playlist 2000-2023

https://YouTube.Com/playlist?list=PLl6luo2p5F8gD8peMJZzBdLgtMyr-BOmS

More to come!

O/T

I had a plan.

I never admitted to having a plan, but I had one. I just never expected to need it.

Then today, some protesters decided to drop a couple of large metal scrolls from the second-floor of the mall to the first floor. Which caused a couple of loud metallic bangs. Which was followed by a horde of people running for the mall exits because of what it sounds like when you hear a bunch of shouting followed by metallic bangs.

I seem to not have very good luck with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend these past few years.

This must’ve been fun to paint =)

Local cat woke . . . uh-oh, Georgia gettin’ all political ’n stu—— oh, OK, that woke . . . ^ _ ^ .

Merry Christmas Tommy and Sophie Ann!

ahhh tommy and sophie <3 <3 <3 <3