A week of CAT-astrophes!

This past Monday night after I arrived home from work, I was expecting to see Benny and Kitt in the garage, but to my surprise, instead I saw two 5 week old kittens (actually THREE, but the third one ran somewhere else inside of our messy garage and we could not find it until the very next morning when I heard a kitten crying in the garage . The little gray one was so scared - hissing and spitting at me ...

I carefully took the two kittens out of Benny's bed and placed them right outside of our garage in hopes that mama cat would return for them. In many cases, mommy places her kittens somewhere she feels that they are "safe" and then goes out hunting for food - especially at night. The next morning, they were gone, but the third kitten was still somewhere in our garage. At about 9:30am on Tuesday morning, I heard it crying in our garage. I got up and sure enough it was inside of a bin covered by a bucket! I took it out and placed it outside, but NO mama cat. So, I took it back inside of our house and placed it in one of our large cat carriers for my husband to take to our local Animal Rescue League (along with a $150.00 donation) on his lunch hour because there was no way we could keep it alive at that young of an age. Kittens that young can NOT do anything for themselves - mother's milk only (or KMR milk) 3-4 times a day, rub their bellies and back end to stimulate them because they can not go to the bathroom by themselves as of yet, etc. 

End of story, right? Nope. The very next night after I came come from work, while feeding the outside cats, I heard a kitten crying very loudly! It sounded like it was coming from across the street - which it was. My husband and I went searching for it outside with flashlights and ... BINGO! The poor little thing was hiding underneath a skid in back of a building. It walked out to my husband rather easily and I picked it up and, again, placed it in a cat carrier to take to ARL (Animal Rescue League) the very next day ... 

NOW end of the story, right? NOPE. The very next morning around 10am, I heard more crying kittens. They were huddled right outside our garage door. I immediately got up out of bed (remember, I work second shift so I sleep in late) and picked them up and put them into the cat carrier yet again. This time, the story ended a bit differently. My husband was going to take them both to ARL that same day, but luckily, mama cat showed up!!! She rolled around on the cement when she saw her babies and when she got up to leave, the kittens followed her ... THANK GOD!! ... 

We did have a back up plan just in case ARL would not take them. I ran out to our local Pet Smart before work and picked up two cans of KMR and a kitten nursing kit. Thankfully, we did not need them!!!

Today, we ran back out to ARL to drop off another donation. One the way home, we bought another bed for Benny (or Kitt) to put inside of our garage...

In addition, we placed a large bin (which my mom used to use to store her gardening tools in, etc.) outside in our back yard for a cat shelter for mama cat and her kittens. I PRAY she uses it! ...

 

We put Benny's old bed inside of it with two warm blankets ...

Benny and Kitt having their nightly dinner ...  

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We have been trying to clean up the yard and our disaster of a garage. We began working on it about two weeks ago ...

Never a dull moment, eh??

Have a great rest of the weekend all!!

What's Happening ... (Part Two)

As per my previous post, this is a continuation of that post. There are indeed ways to help a loved one cross over even after a traumatic event. One of those methods is to (and I do NOT suggest this lightly without extreme precautions as you need to KNOW what you are doing!) consult a Ouija board. That being said, if you are not comfortable with that idea, there are other ways to find peace and closure after the death of a loved one. I found something in my B.O.S. (Book of Shadows) that may be useful to my friend or anyone who feels that they need closure. 

TO WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR LOVED ONE WHO HAS PASSED: 

Place a piece of paper arranged between two black candles. On the top of the paper, the following inscription should be set: 

"See now, (loved one's name) whom I mourn, the nature of this mourning as you know even now my sorrow and so on this piece of paper do doubly confirm it. I write to you my heart here for your eyes and mine only - that we may be bound by such silent words even better than when our words were spoken. Receive then this document as sign and token of my love and devotion not to forget you - nor to cease mourning you until we meet again." 

Then, write down on the piece of paper the essence of your grief and such aspects of memory as you would fix forever. Afterward, fold the piece of paper and burn it in sage. Thus the message will be received.

Another way is to wrap your loved one in white light! I have learned much from my High Priestess friend and Reiki Master, Lady Sabrina Rhiannon after many years. And, after consulting her regarding my friend's situation, she had the following advice:

Yes, in addition to wrapping them in white light, do a private ritual. call in Archangel Michael for protection and cutting any karmic cord. Also archangel Azrael to assist his passage. If there are any lingering issues Archangel Jeremael will help with life review.

Losing a loved one is always hard enough to deal with without any additional guilt or uncertainty. I, personally, can very much relate to THAT. 

What's Happening ... (Part One)

Greetings, friends. Hope all is well with everyone! Just some odds 'n' ends this post. This past week, I was asked by a dear, long time friend to do a tarot reading for her. I had not read the tarot for anyone in a long, long, time, but I agreed to do a reading for her none-the-less. So, the next night after I got home from work, I performed her reading. Now, I usually prefer to do a reading in-person, but since that was not possible, I used a picture of her I had on hand. The reading was very disturbing to say the least and so I did a separate reading to be sure. BTW, you may do up to three readings within a moon cycle (in other words, a month). To my surprise and confusion, the same two cards came up in both readings - 10 of Swords (terrible personal loss), and the Page of Cups reversed (a young person you know is in trouble). Unbeknownst to me at the time of the reading, my friend's oldest son had passed away only last month in a traumatic motorcycle accident while going to work. He was only 21 years old and to add to the tragedy, she and her son had a bad argument that same morning. 

When I explained the readings to her, she told me that she assumed that I knew that her son had passed away - I didn't! I advised her that both she and her son needed to have closure in order for him to cross over in peace. In some cases, the fact that the death was so sudden and traumatic there is a possibility that they may not even realize that they have passed away. I speak from personal experience.  

Naturally, she had asked me how she may be able to give him peace. There are a couple of ways in which to do this and I will further delve into this subject in my next post this coming week.

Moving on, I added a new decoration to my home that I found two weeks ago at "The Fairgrounds Market" ...

A creative little Halloween light up ghost in a grave inside of a Mason jar.

Some new kitty pics. Charlie enjoying the new catnip bag in the living room ...

This pic of Benny and Kitt was taken just this morning through my kitchen window ...

 Benny, resting contently ...

Kitt, who would love nothing better than to see what is behind our kitchen door ...

I will post Part Two tomorrow! 💙💚💛💜

This 'n' That

Well, friends last week was quite an "interesting" week to say the least -  Fall flowers from hubby, a concert in Philadelphia, and a flooded basement! ...

Last Saturday night, we had tickets to go see a rock group called, "Cage the Elephant" at The Met in Philadelphia, PA. That morning I had a much needed hair cut and style. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MANDY of "The Girls Hair Studio"!! ... ✀

The stage at The Met ...

"Cold Cold Cold" and "Ready to Let Go" Cage the Elephant Live at The Met in Philadelphia - 10-25-25 ...

Hubby and I enjoying the show ... 

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And now for the bad news, Last Sunday, we began cleaning up our disaster of a garage. Afterwards, I walked into the house and heard gushing water coming from our downstairs basement. I immediately ran downstairs and, to my horror, I saw water literally POURING out of the water filter in my Altar Room! I ran back upstairs and screamed for my husband to "COME QUICK! HURRY!!" The o-ring inside of the filter had broken in half and apparently the filter bottom was thrown to the floor from the water pressure.

The floors were flooded, rugs were drenched, and while my husband ran out to Home Depot to get another water filter I continued to try and clean up - filling bags and bags full of ruined area rugs, soaked boxes that were on the floor - the water even managed to fill my plastic drawers. The following pics were taken AFTER we cleaned up ...

The laundry room was also flooded. These pics were taken two days after we cleaned up as best we could ...

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Benny and friend, Kitt ...

Benny's new/current bed replacing his small plastic bin ...

I think he likes it. 😊

A little update ...

Greetings everyone! I just wanted to post an update on what has been happening. First of all, we are currently still trying to figure out "how" to help "Benny" - one of our outside kitties. This pic was taken this afternoon before I had to leave for work of "Kitt" (another outside kitten whom always shows up with Benny) and "Benny" ...

Up until now, I have only ever been able to see Benny after I get home from work at around 11:00PM when it is far too dark out to actually SEE him - until this afternoon when both he and Kitt showed up to look for food. I was finally able to see Benny and some of his medical issues such as his "bad right eye" which looks most probably to be blind, and of course, his constant tilted head which appears to be a neurological problem (some type of brain damage). 😞

This pic was taken of Benny as I was leaving for work lying securely in a plastic bin in our garage ...  

Moving on, I also have an update on our friend Walt. His son Billy sent me a pic of him currently in rehab ... GET WELL SOON, buddy!!!

Have a great rest of the week all!!

Happy Monday and ...

 

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A quick update ...

Happy Thursday, all! Just a quick little update on our friend (and my favorite dance partner) Walt. I have been in touch almost on a daily basis with his children and daughter-in-law regarding his progress. This is the latest update which his son, Billy, posted just this morning on his Facebook page ...

"The last 3 days have been extremely positive for dad as he was able to say my name and recognize me each day when I walked in to see him. Today he was able to eat half a sandwich and drink some tea and is getting stronger each day. We are happy to say he is medically stable to be moved to a rehab nursing facility to begin physical therapy within the next few days. Thank you all once again for all the prayers and well wishes as dad takes another big step in his road to recovery."

This Saturday my hubby and I plan on going to visit him in the hospital. We don't expect him to remember us as he has not regained his full memory as of yet, but Hopefully he will in time." 😞 💔

A very warm and sincere "Thank You" to my friends who wished Walt thoughtful "Get Well" wishes!

Brightest Blessings!!