Feline Friday (Sat)-Cat Up a Tree?

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I found this article in our paper this morning & thought I'd share it for Feline Friday (which is now Saturday-oops).  I had trouble finding computer time yesterday.

The story is about Ben Roberts from the Pierce County, WA area, who scales TALL, TALL trees to rescue poor kitties who get stuck & can't get down.  We've all seen heartwrenching stories on the news about poor kitties stuck for days up a tree or on top of a telephone pole pitifully meowing.  Armed with a harness, lanyards, a handsaw & a bag to carry the cat down in he's rescued 30 cats & has a 100% success rate (YAY!).  He does charge a fee but considering the time & effort it takes I'd happily pay it if my cat needed help.

To read the entire arcle click HERE!

I also learned from this article that Lo & Behold, there is a website dedicated to Cats Stuck in Trees, run by Dan Kraus who himself has rescued nearly 750 cats in the Pacific Northwest!  The site (HERE) is full of articles, information, stories & links. You HAVE to check it out if only to see the ADORABLE moving graphics on the home page! They are also having a segment on Animal Planet's new show "Must Love Cats"!  Gotta watch that!  Don't know which show Dan Kraus will be on but the show airs TONIGHT!  Check out the show's website HERE!

Alright, that's quite enough info for now! Happy Saturday! :)

Happy Ending for Lizzy!

SO HAPPY today!!!

I found out my stray/foster kitty LIZZY got adopted yesterday from the KS Humane Society!

I told her story a few posts ago if you'd like to read more about her.  In short, she was homeless, cold, pregnant & had worms.  But she is the SWEETEST cat ever & deserved a home.  I had her spayed, dewormed & vaccinated & fostered her until I could take her to our Humane Society.  She passed the admissions "assessment" & was placed for adoption.  (luckily they had room) Not even a week later she was ADOPTED & has a forever home now!  I just can't believe it all happened so fast! 

Happy Endings are possible.  Miracles happen if you believe.

All it takes is a little work, lots of love & prayers!

*** PLEASE SPAY & NEUTER YOUR PETS! ***

Happy Birthday to Me!

Walter's Pumpkin Patch ~ Pumpkins for Sale!
Pumpkin Salsa
The awesome craft shop!

Good grief, it's been FOREVER since I've posted! This past week has been a really stressful one for me for various reasons. My brother gave us a health scare (he's fine) & I've been trying to catch a little grey kitty at our Walgreens parking lot for about 3 weeks now with no luck. It's so frustrating. I went to leave food the other night & actually ran into another woman who was looking for it & told me she'd been feeding it too. Turns out she's an artist too! Seems cats & art just go together! Well, I had already sat in the parking lot 5 different nights with my trap set & then sat another 2 nights with my new cat rescuer friend. To our disappointment, we didn't see the grey kitty, but saw 2 other cats! There are houses around the area & we don't know if the kitties are stray or have homes & are just coming over for a free extra meal. I suspect they are feral though & that makes me sad. I'm the type that will go home & worry about them. Anyway, I've talked with the other woman & told her I needed to take a break for a while & she said she's happy to keep feeding them & trying to catch them so I'm trying not to worry about them too much. I have a husband & 3 kids & my own furry children to take care of at home & just can't spend so many late nights away. I do feel guilty though. I just wish cats would make it easy & LET you help them & not run away!

On a happier note ~ today is my BIRTHDAY! I had a really nice day. The weather was gorgeous & I told my husband I wanted to go to the pumpkin patch. My daughter went with us along with her friend & we drove out to the country to Walter's Pumpkin Patch in Burns, KS. It was awesome ~ pumpkins & gourds, hay rides, giant corn maze, creek, woods, 2 really cool gift shops with baked goodies & all the fun crafty items I love! We had the best pulled pork sandwich - yum! When we got home later Craig (the hubby) & I had a glass of wine out on the patio by the fire pit & later grilled hamburgers & hotdogs followed by birthday cake ~ chocolate with chocolate frosting of course! I had mine while watching Desperate Housewives-ha! A perfect day!

Hope your weekend was perfect too! Back to painting tomorrow. I have a commission to finish!