More blogs on this topic Happy Friday 13th Today is Friday the 13th. According to calendarr.com, it’s also National Sewing Machine Day, National Weed Your Garden Day and World Softball Day. I haven’t sewed in years, I already did all the weeding a couple of weeks ago, and I’m probably the least sports-minded person on the planet. Case in point, back when I lived in Florida, hubby and I were driving north on Interstate 75
It’s Zaturday, the day we (Ziggy and Zorro) take over Mommy’s blog! Ziggy here. Yesterday was Christmas! Christmas must be a really special day, because Mommy and Daddy did lots of cool stuff for us. The day before, they brought us to North Carolina to spend time with Aunt Kim and Grandma. We love North Carolina because we get to hang out in our catio and watch the squirrels and birds. This time, though, Mommy
It’s Zaturday, the day we (Ziggy and Zorro) take over Mommy’s blog! Zorro here. Did you know that a cat can right itself from a fall in less than one second? Pretty amazing, huh? Here’s how we do it. Our backs are super flexible. We bend in the middle so our front half rotates different from our back half. Then we tuck our front legs and extend our back legs, so we can rotate our
It’s Zaturday, the day we (Ziggy and Zorro) take over Mommy’s blog. Ziggy here. Mommy says today is Halloween. Mommy thinks Halloween is a creepy holiday, so she celebrates the fall season instead. Fall in North Carolina is prettier than it is in Florida, because the leaves turn cool colors. Zorro and I like to sit in the catio and look out at the back yard. Right now, the leaves are falling. Every time the
October is Adopt-A-Dog Month. You’re used to seeing my cats on here, but in honor of this month-long celebration, I’m devoting this post to dogs. A number of years ago, I found myself having to find homes for four abandoned dogs. Fortunately, the story had a happy ending…for everyone. (I originally shared this on Roxanne Rustand’s blog, Faith, Family and Four-Footed Friends, a Life in the Country.) A Forever Home for Bruno I am amazed and
It’s Zaturday, the day we (Ziggy and Zorro) take over Mommy’s blog. Zorro here. Today is Independence Day. At least, that’s what Mommy says. Ziggy and I aren’t sure what Independence Day is, but we think it has something to do with cats. Everyone knows that cats are independent. Mommy and Daddy make jokes about it. Daddy says dogs have owners but cats have staff, and Mommy says that cats used to be worshiped as
I’m not superstitious. I walk under ladders, have two black cats and got married on June 13th. And yes, it was a Friday. In our house, Friday the 13th is a day to celebrate. And when that Friday the 13th falls during the month of June, it’s doubly special. The last time that happened was 2014. It won’t happen again until 2025. Some people told us we were crazy planning a wedding for Friday the 13th. But everything
It’s Zaturday, the day we (Ziggy and Zorro) take over Mommy’s Facebook page! Zorro here. Mommy says yesterday was Friday the 13th. I don’t know exactly what that means, because for us, there are just two kinds of days—days in Florida and days in North Carolina. Well, three. There are also the days that we spend in the car getting to Florida or North Carolina. But apparently Friday the 13th is supposed to be an unlucky
Image by Mike Dibos from Pixabay I’ve never met anyone born on Leap Day, but a friend of mine and his twin brother came really close. My friend John was born on February 28, 1956. A few hours later and he would have been celebrating his 16th birthday today instead of having celebrated his 64th yesterday. In actuality, the odds of being born on Leap Day are 1 in 1,461. Leap Day happens almost every
Image by pisauikan from Pixabay Today is Love Your Pet Day. What an awesome holiday! Over the years, our pets have included a golden retriever/chow mix, two long-haired dachshund sisters, an iguana and numerous cats. All of our pets have been rescues (except the iguana). Right now we have two black cats who are regularly part of my social media posts and who even take over my blog once a week. I don’t think there
