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Cats Feed My Soul.Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.comBlogger3867125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-58591855290824571732024-03-17T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-17T00:00:00.137-04:00May the Luck of the Irish Shine Upon You #SundaySelfie<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtdrh_6KNP4mes_xTyLGDEnYzEzzYTqGmZHOIkXgdKEIoIfcS0cbvA-jRaIyYO6tP4b2tOPJjnSsgWKpzEZoWhVAqj6yL3ncHqmm945b1JFkUSiE0SWRlYpypOtT3nbPdDmuhWzZNnmn6eonHph2W4FKwmWz5s5hTqCOVofi07scO1O-bhH6QeOq9hyphenhyphenA/s1200/20DE2784-E3D6-11EE-A12D-0E1EC05C9791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtdrh_6KNP4mes_xTyLGDEnYzEzzYTqGmZHOIkXgdKEIoIfcS0cbvA-jRaIyYO6tP4b2tOPJjnSsgWKpzEZoWhVAqj6yL3ncHqmm945b1JFkUSiE0SWRlYpypOtT3nbPdDmuhWzZNnmn6eonHph2W4FKwmWz5s5hTqCOVofi07scO1O-bhH6QeOq9hyphenhyphenA/w480-h640/20DE2784-E3D6-11EE-A12D-0E1EC05C9791.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Caturday Art</a> blog hop!</div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/s300/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/w200-h200/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="background: transparent; 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position: relative;" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="text-align: left;">And now our weekly answers (all answered by Mommy this week) for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by <a href="http://www.15andmeowing.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">15andmeowing</a> and <a href="http://fourleggedfurballs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">Four-Legged Furballs</a>!</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>1. I enjoy watching <u>Mudpie washing her toes</u>. She's so gentle, like she knows her nails are sharp and she needs to be careful. Seriously, it's the cutest thing in the world.<br /><br />2. I <u>don't do anything special</u> on St. Patrick's Day.<br /><br />3. Others come to me when they need help with <u>cat care</u>.<br /><br />4. <u>???</u> is my lucky charm. I guess I don't have one. </div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-9821107150867343582024-03-15T00:00:00.002-04:002024-03-15T00:00:00.135-04:00Feline Friday Flashback: Mudpie & the Leprechaun<div>Meows from Mudpie!</div><div><br /></div>Officially known as the "Pi Day" storm, 7 years ago on March 14-15 our neck of the woods got dumped with 30.4" of snow, making it the second largest storm on record!<br /><br />The cleanup continued well into St. Patrick's Day, leading us to create this cute little graphic.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyrAtDPIHXiCYtwctlYDa45QgUQ80v-0YXdNGH1vXmBnVFc148YDwC8h3U8AzvnJjHrz24qH-Lf0ceF442uD5lgBQtOpFRvtEeE-UzgjXvd34RFWjtRig6Iila6jSDMNvYEqhKCU6pjrBcpB_YmdLH5PeShUs99OgfCpqWGGCgSKN4DXUHb1DuhWnzi5s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="640" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyrAtDPIHXiCYtwctlYDa45QgUQ80v-0YXdNGH1vXmBnVFc148YDwC8h3U8AzvnJjHrz24qH-Lf0ceF442uD5lgBQtOpFRvtEeE-UzgjXvd34RFWjtRig6Iila6jSDMNvYEqhKCU6pjrBcpB_YmdLH5PeShUs99OgfCpqWGGCgSKN4DXUHb1DuhWnzi5s=w640-h478" width="640" /></a></div><br />We've looked at this countless times in the past 7 years, and it still cracks us up every single time. Thankfully there are no leprechauns buried in our back yard this year. In fact, yesterday I spotted one taking a sunbath as it was nearly 60 degrees out!<br /><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBAdVKXV4JTdzNt1NSqvAYdNB_Y2ryYVUWjsMTmtI049IPAMR8y0ubP53lth-nskG6vh_Ix0e8QFnXmPL-DTi4LSUBp0Nuf6CcBphk46qA0uLuoo9QR5WUvZ8GWSAh-U96V0M8b6TMWI/s1600/FelineFriday-Blog-Hop-Badge-300-px.png" style="color: #c9771e; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBAdVKXV4JTdzNt1NSqvAYdNB_Y2ryYVUWjsMTmtI049IPAMR8y0ubP53lth-nskG6vh_Ix0e8QFnXmPL-DTi4LSUBp0Nuf6CcBphk46qA0uLuoo9QR5WUvZ8GWSAh-U96V0M8b6TMWI/s1600/FelineFriday-Blog-Hop-Badge-300-px.png" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div></div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://messymimismeanderings.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Feline Friday</a> is simple to join. 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font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">The Cat On My Head</a><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span></div></div></div><p></p>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-83721441403837852112024-03-09T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-09T00:00:00.155-05:00Sad & Blue #CaturdayArt<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaHyoYKpY1CT05epYirp13xT63yuC1xqO7VaHB5HxzFPHq9bcMpoej5Ht6uFU8bejncj4b8benUCA1R5nb1rHRPr_NjTtS7hawNwDT5HkAZbOfOzOW2H4WF00YP095EPyURAP1esvUUHzvbvzTRYGuyrXi5aJokinNteiQbnTSr__RXEMW-1W1zPl30Q/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaHyoYKpY1CT05epYirp13xT63yuC1xqO7VaHB5HxzFPHq9bcMpoej5Ht6uFU8bejncj4b8benUCA1R5nb1rHRPr_NjTtS7hawNwDT5HkAZbOfOzOW2H4WF00YP095EPyURAP1esvUUHzvbvzTRYGuyrXi5aJokinNteiQbnTSr__RXEMW-1W1zPl30Q/w480-h640/thumbnail_IMG_3673.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">No words. Only tears.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCgrBaE0Zp_WV7aUoxt7EvqL2KGkOI4xCaPOHTLaeBkhM6csWJcNFviCjb3Wpb9Z5mwiCBMyaZJy9IoyxuFr5eN9FQ2PY_WAVMLmWYRChEnueufcC8GoqokXulT7GSn9ewFgDB-9KCyvc8WMM1UfjL1ssEhUr3_UEVY3b2OOvrcxtXquCR9R042xrwxU/s576/cathy-keisha-forever.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCgrBaE0Zp_WV7aUoxt7EvqL2KGkOI4xCaPOHTLaeBkhM6csWJcNFviCjb3Wpb9Z5mwiCBMyaZJy9IoyxuFr5eN9FQ2PY_WAVMLmWYRChEnueufcC8GoqokXulT7GSn9ewFgDB-9KCyvc8WMM1UfjL1ssEhUr3_UEVY3b2OOvrcxtXquCR9R042xrwxU/s16000/cathy-keisha-forever.png" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's <a href="https://www.athenacatgoddess.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Caturday Art</a> blog hop!</div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/s300/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/w200-h200/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwaEa9MW9oExyV44ZcPbh73ysaf0aww2xbqUb51N5O83Am0pXnNV_8Z74EBbt3RDtrOBcMQZm_AaGz7tLKoa6T21sh6my2zC7X62UGeSDNJad5mHpCKgfMdCqupT9DkF75zSj_EH41DD3VBUNLJW07_jrd5NTki_QC8JOwDWnMN_MLzRS03QG2FFyFvA/s300/ellen_cat_badge_3.png" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="300" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwaEa9MW9oExyV44ZcPbh73ysaf0aww2xbqUb51N5O83Am0pXnNV_8Z74EBbt3RDtrOBcMQZm_AaGz7tLKoa6T21sh6my2zC7X62UGeSDNJad5mHpCKgfMdCqupT9DkF75zSj_EH41DD3VBUNLJW07_jrd5NTki_QC8JOwDWnMN_MLzRS03QG2FFyFvA/w200-h198/ellen_cat_badge_3.png" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="text-align: left;">And now our weekly answers (all answered by Mommy this week) for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by <a href="http://www.15andmeowing.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">15andmeowing</a> and <a href="http://fourleggedfurballs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">Four-Legged Furballs</a>!</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>1. If someone offered me a free <u>trip to Nashville</u>, I would accept it.<div><br />2. If someone offered me a free <u>Taylor Swift concert ticket</u>, I would refuse it. I just don't get the hype, and I wouldn't be able to handle the number of people.<br /><br />3. I have <u>tons of country songs</u> memorized.<br /><br />4. <u>The world</u> has really changed since I was younger. And not for the better.</div></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-50783306064399616832024-03-08T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-08T00:00:00.135-05:00Grandpa, You're Fired!<p>Meows from Mudpie!</p><p>On Wednesday morning I wasn't feeling well. I barfed several times and made a number of trips to my litter box. (I'm fine, I just overindulged on treats Tuesday and ended up paying for it. Mommy needs to learn to say no to me when I start teasing!)</p><p>Anyways, all I wanted to do was cuddle on Mommy's lap for comfort. She didn't want to leave me but she had an appointment at the mall right after lunch to get hers and Grandpa's taxes done. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4jU1iywjB_fCDIofwAITPwNdrx_2xs7MAocVB0VZzQ9Jh4FF1a4lTl4SG1-yMLxGLpdQSaMvISAdn5UO7w4sQUK0043kEBUtwPPxJSzjyzMTVn9BoKX7LJMbalDHcYAz6Rjw9hM90rCeQfA4itwoiNBks7GG4BODGT4ar-DIkZmRzVz-Z_4DctiZ4TM/s1966/FullSizeRender%20(79).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1966" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4jU1iywjB_fCDIofwAITPwNdrx_2xs7MAocVB0VZzQ9Jh4FF1a4lTl4SG1-yMLxGLpdQSaMvISAdn5UO7w4sQUK0043kEBUtwPPxJSzjyzMTVn9BoKX7LJMbalDHcYAz6Rjw9hM90rCeQfA4itwoiNBks7GG4BODGT4ar-DIkZmRzVz-Z_4DctiZ4TM/w640-h630/FullSizeRender%20(79).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Grandpa stayed home with me, and Mommy was gone for over 2 hours! When she finally came home she asked Grandpa where I was.</p><p>"I haven't seen her. Isn't she in the kitchen?"</p><p>No, I wasn't in the kitchen, I had gone to sleep in my KatKabin. But before that I had gone potty TWO more times and he hadn't even known it!</p><p>Needless to say, Grandpa didn't get paid for his cat sitting. In fact, we fired him! MOL </p><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBAdVKXV4JTdzNt1NSqvAYdNB_Y2ryYVUWjsMTmtI049IPAMR8y0ubP53lth-nskG6vh_Ix0e8QFnXmPL-DTi4LSUBp0Nuf6CcBphk46qA0uLuoo9QR5WUvZ8GWSAh-U96V0M8b6TMWI/s1600/FelineFriday-Blog-Hop-Badge-300-px.png" style="color: #c9771e; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBAdVKXV4JTdzNt1NSqvAYdNB_Y2ryYVUWjsMTmtI049IPAMR8y0ubP53lth-nskG6vh_Ix0e8QFnXmPL-DTi4LSUBp0Nuf6CcBphk46qA0uLuoo9QR5WUvZ8GWSAh-U96V0M8b6TMWI/s1600/FelineFriday-Blog-Hop-Badge-300-px.png" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div></div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://messymimismeanderings.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Feline Friday</a> is simple to join. All you have to do is:</b></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b>Post a picture, drawing, cartoon or video of a cat (They may be silly or cute).</b></div></div></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-15265861024149409542024-03-06T00:00:00.007-05:002024-03-06T00:00:00.343-05:00Unboxing February's CatLadyBox<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The theme of February's <a href="http://www.catladybox.com/">CatLadyBox</a> was Smitten Kitten...here's what was inside!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisL8IWKGEOKVIGItzZIGZ7OAKIoaJVdgZulAwnESywC3Ah3D_ByTDt0KGL0dNuHNakd4VkJ_mlEDvjJhAXOTHDKPxM9cntdwFGt_be7mkbc_nOAvIOkmvzceX5aiZO2_ZUKV7Mjhxg3qV-o0dBoLuXsMOOTo5OrQPvTHowi-p_keBf223ieQo6KsxIiSg/s1920/thumbnail_IMG_3663.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisL8IWKGEOKVIGItzZIGZ7OAKIoaJVdgZulAwnESywC3Ah3D_ByTDt0KGL0dNuHNakd4VkJ_mlEDvjJhAXOTHDKPxM9cntdwFGt_be7mkbc_nOAvIOkmvzceX5aiZO2_ZUKV7Mjhxg3qV-o0dBoLuXsMOOTo5OrQPvTHowi-p_keBf223ieQo6KsxIiSg/w478-h640/thumbnail_IMG_3663.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Featured Cat Lady Artist:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eva Farb</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purr, Purr, Purr T-Shirt:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">This shirt is adorable, and the fact that it's pink makes it even more purrfect!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purrfect Pair Tiny Trinkets:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the tiniest but sweetest trinket dishes ever! I love the bamboo scent too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR_TZGlT-PNhIUlsV9glK21M1wlnl-H-PYw_XwYY0fqmKXaxsdWhP4KPOyG8ly7MJiZor6R_SmDJj_F9zALtwXlDaz2OPpvb5nwNsTlfGULsJ11Kniph0-u5YCE2VBNmcyIfW1boMPqrisHMbTPkEWm7Bn0daIsVW81c1QXkTlxf6QvaOW8jdCkjj7xs/s1920/thumbnail_IMG_3665.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR_TZGlT-PNhIUlsV9glK21M1wlnl-H-PYw_XwYY0fqmKXaxsdWhP4KPOyG8ly7MJiZor6R_SmDJj_F9zALtwXlDaz2OPpvb5nwNsTlfGULsJ11Kniph0-u5YCE2VBNmcyIfW1boMPqrisHMbTPkEWm7Bn0daIsVW81c1QXkTlxf6QvaOW8jdCkjj7xs/w478-h640/thumbnail_IMG_3665.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Purrfect Planter:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've inadvertently started collecting small cat planters, which is surprising because I have such a hard time keeping anything alive. I've been sticking with succulents and air plants (things I've been told are impossible to kill), and so far, so good. I love the precious face and tail on this one!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB24_ivBU0Wh38dDSYJmlJpPbuGych6w1rCp52LpZUgvGCf1I7YdbKmPMZxuAt7y9TpPNxpGtxjl2XQmknnDsC5SsoF5gEw8w9h2vmouAQQ4I_izgu5Sh6MK1UyFW07uVQ1fEeRaDPJROqiFNcJageqz7DRJhGTi0SbLHkUSMrPDjYP7-P_pbxIRBFC6Y/s2091/FullSizeRender(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2091" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB24_ivBU0Wh38dDSYJmlJpPbuGych6w1rCp52LpZUgvGCf1I7YdbKmPMZxuAt7y9TpPNxpGtxjl2XQmknnDsC5SsoF5gEw8w9h2vmouAQQ4I_izgu5Sh6MK1UyFW07uVQ1fEeRaDPJROqiFNcJageqz7DRJhGTi0SbLHkUSMrPDjYP7-P_pbxIRBFC6Y/w592-h640/FullSizeRender(2).jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Meow Mail Stamp Cat Mat:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">This mat is so soft and cozy! Mudpie loves hanging out on it inside one of her favorite boxes :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cupid's Arrow Catnip Toy:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">FEATHERS!!! --Mudpie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3d_rpnfmMc_WhB5VIsR2YhSui8Yjsf07BokaJ0EhBG3NuvpydgYXYOORktfXYUoeK4RT0fyLHyfqgPd1VPyfBQUyhtmQX2PBbLhjXe1d9nAjosGdAOTRxUsvoFgYirgNjMfK1iE8TQN-cONi05XtLMV5m43_XH-P5Tty_SbewfbXIVDYf8cnAJu1i2dE/s1920/thumbnail_IMG_3666.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3d_rpnfmMc_WhB5VIsR2YhSui8Yjsf07BokaJ0EhBG3NuvpydgYXYOORktfXYUoeK4RT0fyLHyfqgPd1VPyfBQUyhtmQX2PBbLhjXe1d9nAjosGdAOTRxUsvoFgYirgNjMfK1iE8TQN-cONi05XtLMV5m43_XH-P5Tty_SbewfbXIVDYf8cnAJu1i2dE/w478-h640/thumbnail_IMG_3666.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">Not a subscriber yet? 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Regardless of compensation received, we only share information we feel is relevant to our readers.</i></p></div></div><p style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"></p></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-49786665545577253532024-03-03T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-03T00:00:00.151-05:00Sous Chef Mudpie #SundaySelfie<p>Meows from Mudpie!</p><p>Grandpa loves soup, but canned soup is way too salty for him, so Mommy has been spending lots of time in the kitchen lately experimenting with different soup recipes.</p><p>I always hang out in the kitchen with her and watch. She loves having me nearby, so don't tell her I'm just staying close to the door just in case we need to evacuate! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-IBKFne6Pgt0CFPjKbvDBagDSxp_iDVzkQOEGjrRMFKy0m7hw5uvhYUWHIvXUsvDkhwJ7e6E65a-bRumgUohRcsKZafy7LUTJ90JkNuKtArWDsraPY2GiQ4DfO2097XUu3XufCjw_JIrvgBhmHcQ8pgvRkJZRBhqz7hyphenhyphenfONwcGa6Yv6jsSJMA-i1b6w/s1920/thumbnail_20240219_132001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-IBKFne6Pgt0CFPjKbvDBagDSxp_iDVzkQOEGjrRMFKy0m7hw5uvhYUWHIvXUsvDkhwJ7e6E65a-bRumgUohRcsKZafy7LUTJ90JkNuKtArWDsraPY2GiQ4DfO2097XUu3XufCjw_JIrvgBhmHcQ8pgvRkJZRBhqz7hyphenhyphenfONwcGa6Yv6jsSJMA-i1b6w/w480-h640/thumbnail_20240219_132001.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIdyZSlUAanCSwg3X-HOwj9irYaluZC45x7GwSEHlLi8dXXzhMgmB8bBddcQxfm7iR4xg5aA8RhIQLzTb5jbUHYuT2Ocufsh8S4aA8pUHuzTq3sW7lltbFN2ZbhOvJOEacI7sKFN3EPFaErb7QU1cA7CGxUOXJFnBDwGA5X4ZbkrvzKK8sYI-GKZWzEQ" style="color: #fa0e69; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIdyZSlUAanCSwg3X-HOwj9irYaluZC45x7GwSEHlLi8dXXzhMgmB8bBddcQxfm7iR4xg5aA8RhIQLzTb5jbUHYuT2Ocufsh8S4aA8pUHuzTq3sW7lltbFN2ZbhOvJOEacI7sKFN3EPFaErb7QU1cA7CGxUOXJFnBDwGA5X4ZbkrvzKK8sYI-GKZWzEQ=s16000" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">We're joining our friends at </span><a href="https://thecatonmyhead.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">The Cat On My Head</a><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!</span></div></div></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-60676489712549899382024-03-02T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-02T00:00:00.137-05:00Visiting a Snowy Whoville #CaturdayArtMeows from Mudpie!<br /><br />Today we're taking part in the annual celebration of Dr Seuss' birthday, also known as National Read Across America Day. While it's customary to dress up in the Cat in the Hat's signature red & white striped hat, Mommy's favorite Seuss creation is the Grinch (which really makes no sense because no one loves Christmas more than she does!) In honor of this fun holiday, this little tortie got to visit Whoville in the midst of a snowstorm! <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vkzFIAzy3ppa4uzPSpvmBarUGykzjG3_N_hx8X-ZcO0_9t9mFxfKyOWqIY8Rp8Ei3nJPhfbAm09gq4yd_T9IRXWGyGx1MLNyb7o3-DWuikHytLenUx8IEN5FVdUae4LUuDcV-dvTTp6Psxs2PbMSK7mWC-WwaIh_tb997UNjfPc4XBFnwZJAZM8ZOAs/s640/image1%20(22).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vkzFIAzy3ppa4uzPSpvmBarUGykzjG3_N_hx8X-ZcO0_9t9mFxfKyOWqIY8Rp8Ei3nJPhfbAm09gq4yd_T9IRXWGyGx1MLNyb7o3-DWuikHytLenUx8IEN5FVdUae4LUuDcV-dvTTp6Psxs2PbMSK7mWC-WwaIh_tb997UNjfPc4XBFnwZJAZM8ZOAs/w508-h640/image1%20(22).JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's <a href="https://www.athenacatgoddess.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Caturday Art</a> blog hop!</div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/s300/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/w200-h200/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwaEa9MW9oExyV44ZcPbh73ysaf0aww2xbqUb51N5O83Am0pXnNV_8Z74EBbt3RDtrOBcMQZm_AaGz7tLKoa6T21sh6my2zC7X62UGeSDNJad5mHpCKgfMdCqupT9DkF75zSj_EH41DD3VBUNLJW07_jrd5NTki_QC8JOwDWnMN_MLzRS03QG2FFyFvA/s300/ellen_cat_badge_3.png" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="300" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwaEa9MW9oExyV44ZcPbh73ysaf0aww2xbqUb51N5O83Am0pXnNV_8Z74EBbt3RDtrOBcMQZm_AaGz7tLKoa6T21sh6my2zC7X62UGeSDNJad5mHpCKgfMdCqupT9DkF75zSj_EH41DD3VBUNLJW07_jrd5NTki_QC8JOwDWnMN_MLzRS03QG2FFyFvA/w200-h198/ellen_cat_badge_3.png" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="text-align: left;">And now our weekly answers (all answered by Mommy this week) for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by <a href="http://www.15andmeowing.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">15andmeowing</a> and <a href="http://fourleggedfurballs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">Four-Legged Furballs</a>!</div></div></div></div><div><br />1. My favorite place to read is <u>on the couch or in bed</u>. Preferably with Mudpie nearby.<div><br />2. My favorite genre to read are <u>cozy mysteries</u>.<br /><br />3. <u>Mandy Morton's <i>The Ghost of Christmas Paws</i></u> is a book I could read over and over again.<br /><br />4. <u>Nancy Drew books</u> inspired me to <u>fall in love with mysteries</u>.</div></div></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-60405751930073147072024-03-01T00:00:00.002-05:002024-03-01T00:00:00.137-05:00Feline Friday Flashback: Tax Time Tortie Blues<p>Meows from Mudpie!</p><p>Mommy has been busy pulling all her paperwork together to have hers and grandpa's taxes prepared next week. I had forgotten that waaaay back in 2017 I gave her a helping paw with the job. It wasn't very much fun and I never offered my assistance again. I'm glad I'm a cat and don't have to worry myself with such nonsense. Looks like a waste of time to me.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpekN6KI4eMOu_71gCUdo4QdfOAFNv9UhcRVWD-s1c-LDdkC60wnG5V9w5iwhYT-WwXthBYprQVv05ilheJX4ICchddiCNyUMtD6Ee2pcbVZuzAdxG5yksD3lSbgFvqTjzuqCnU6WC5Nj64NcoA1H2F3jfWEw32gJZUcYhyUtFTQBk-F3cnUaZ0RyZPls" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpekN6KI4eMOu_71gCUdo4QdfOAFNv9UhcRVWD-s1c-LDdkC60wnG5V9w5iwhYT-WwXthBYprQVv05ilheJX4ICchddiCNyUMtD6Ee2pcbVZuzAdxG5yksD3lSbgFvqTjzuqCnU6WC5Nj64NcoA1H2F3jfWEw32gJZUcYhyUtFTQBk-F3cnUaZ0RyZPls=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBAdVKXV4JTdzNt1NSqvAYdNB_Y2ryYVUWjsMTmtI049IPAMR8y0ubP53lth-nskG6vh_Ix0e8QFnXmPL-DTi4LSUBp0Nuf6CcBphk46qA0uLuoo9QR5WUvZ8GWSAh-U96V0M8b6TMWI/s1600/FelineFriday-Blog-Hop-Badge-300-px.png" style="color: #c9771e; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBAdVKXV4JTdzNt1NSqvAYdNB_Y2ryYVUWjsMTmtI049IPAMR8y0ubP53lth-nskG6vh_Ix0e8QFnXmPL-DTi4LSUBp0Nuf6CcBphk46qA0uLuoo9QR5WUvZ8GWSAh-U96V0M8b6TMWI/s1600/FelineFriday-Blog-Hop-Badge-300-px.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://messymimismeanderings.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Feline Friday</a> is simple to join. All you have to do is:</b></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b>Post a picture, drawing, cartoon or video of a cat (They may be silly or cute).</b></div></div></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-43502055175784576072024-02-27T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-27T00:00:00.132-05:004 Tips for Keeping Your Cat's Teeth HealthyOne of my most vivid childhood memories is of the day we had to leave my beloved cat Patch at the vet to have several teeth extracted. I still remember my mother crying in the car when she picked me up from school as she told me how he had climbed up her jacket, practically pleading with her not to leave him there. As she explained the surgery he would be undergoing I couldn't help but wonder if my best friend would be coming home. Thankfully Patch made a full recovery, and as a result I learned the importance of caring for my cat's teeth at a very young age.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG6CzEGY1FMH5HYyGxxQeuZAZq-3e9rjRthvKvbTgrVU1P1sM_6GJfZUu5-NiJaiXxTNplbP7l_bp7JXkm_az6TKfL8Jz_a0btAdO9DlXhtNhNitKxzKjAEzRdWIF3r5hxC0MOP7K6c-BH0aUYaK58bw8IoSICIFCWhL3J3lcTI8iQy_c7XLebUaVViaM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG6CzEGY1FMH5HYyGxxQeuZAZq-3e9rjRthvKvbTgrVU1P1sM_6GJfZUu5-NiJaiXxTNplbP7l_bp7JXkm_az6TKfL8Jz_a0btAdO9DlXhtNhNitKxzKjAEzRdWIF3r5hxC0MOP7K6c-BH0aUYaK58bw8IoSICIFCWhL3J3lcTI8iQy_c7XLebUaVViaM=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image: <a href="https://depositphotos.com/portfolio-1005066.html?content=photo" target="_blank">VladAli via depositphotos</a></span></div><div><br /></div>February is Dental Health Month, serving as a reminder of how important it is to make your pet’s dental care a priority. If left untreated poor dental hygiene can be associated with more dangerous medical conditions such as kidney, liver, heart complications and diabetes. Unfortunately, most cats develop periodontal disease by age three showing symptoms such as swollen gums, increased drooling, whining while eating, loss of appetite, weight loss, bleeding, and loose or discolored teeth. Periodontal disease in pets is a chronic, irreversible condition, which is why taking care of your pet's mouth before there's a problem is so important. <br /><br />Here are some tips for keeping your pet’s teeth as healthy as possible: <br /><br /><b>Monthly Checks</b>: A monthly examination of the mouth can stop dental problems in their tracks. Things to look for include bad breath, cysts or tumors, missing or loose teeth, redness, inflammation and too much moisture or drool. It's important to get familiar with your cat's mouth and desensitize her to touch as early as possible in order to do regular checks and report anything unusual to your vet right away. <br /><br /><b>Veterinary Visits</b>: Your veterinarian should examine your pet’s mouth at each visit. Many offices even offer tooth and gum cleanings and mouth care services. Many vets are offering these services at a discount during the month of February so this is a great time to make an appointment!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9zYqz0q9yAC1Z04FRMAw7yoGgBh6FHNtZKTihTx9ZdCNkqL0BwjNGSQ1E-t2ab7GD1sOV9coN2eRL0M_gV-afFwdhWmF2_Nd8mkwFAq8Nbng1MRQdOqcqLk47y5rsaiDoeJt2AvWQ4DKI3BMUDDYpVZlFODWqC_7VGc9tEGyImZpInSnrRfU0-KpJ6YU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9zYqz0q9yAC1Z04FRMAw7yoGgBh6FHNtZKTihTx9ZdCNkqL0BwjNGSQ1E-t2ab7GD1sOV9coN2eRL0M_gV-afFwdhWmF2_Nd8mkwFAq8Nbng1MRQdOqcqLk47y5rsaiDoeJt2AvWQ4DKI3BMUDDYpVZlFODWqC_7VGc9tEGyImZpInSnrRfU0-KpJ6YU=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image: <a href="https://depositphotos.com/portfolio-1031967.html?content=photo" target="_blank">Byelikova via depositphotos</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Brush Their Teeth</b>: Brushing your cat’s teeth at home is not as scary as it sounds! Look for pet specific toothpaste since human toothpaste can upset their stomach. As for brushing, you can use a toothbrush or simply wrap some gauze around your finger. Go slowly and gently as your cat gets used to the consistency of whatever you’re using and the taste of the toothpaste. Make it a fun experience, and try to do it a couple times a week. A regular routine will make training much easier. <br /><br /><b>Diet</b>: Like humans, a pet’s diet can affect their overall health. There are many cat treats and foods on the market made specifically to help reduce tartar and plaque build-up. Food debris feeds the bacteria that causes gingivitis, so make sure your cat always has lots of fresh water available to wash away any particles left after a meal. <br /><br />None of us can stand the thought of our beloved pets being in any sort of pain or discomfort, and since cats are notorious for masking signs of illness, it's up to us as pet parents to remain vigilant about all aspects of their care, including their pearly whites. Preventive care isn't difficult and the payoff is huge!</div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-17765174111348791802024-02-25T00:00:00.003-05:002024-02-25T00:00:00.346-05:00Sleepy Sunny #SundaySelfie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDn2D_W39-FO4yUiY_RgIZNGKnm0BL8uYW_1jx6MtutYjIwyghg36vi7pB1F4tWbiapkT8opz2YikxPj8s76B_BipplfCPz9Yzd_0MBk5LZ5Ky1DFgjncbiSfD3nCIaeWj03EOlwZlYJbC1QvYAAvvvno7wvQw078TGMIAAnJaEm-GSrnCPfi10fPAHU/s2832/20240217_180248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="1870" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDn2D_W39-FO4yUiY_RgIZNGKnm0BL8uYW_1jx6MtutYjIwyghg36vi7pB1F4tWbiapkT8opz2YikxPj8s76B_BipplfCPz9Yzd_0MBk5LZ5Ky1DFgjncbiSfD3nCIaeWj03EOlwZlYJbC1QvYAAvvvno7wvQw078TGMIAAnJaEm-GSrnCPfi10fPAHU/w422-h640/20240217_180248.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; 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clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">We're joining our friends at </span><a href="https://thecatonmyhead.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">The Cat On My Head</a><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p></p></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-39180292860233237032024-02-24T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-24T00:00:00.133-05:00Caturday Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwihBF07rzYko2fvqNB3joGCQWHU2sg_v0h1kRAUDVa8e_mFJDhEDkBiHmQMKd6UgmVdbPDpwpH73laMmRyUobpdysWghi-c4BgJMmqbIG6Yw_LbRMzHjC4jCy4HdLWsJrGLeOhzFsnvbGatAN_32W3uh8vA4EI2orfYBl9o1LxA5hBDo16dhKYn3mSA/s500/imageedit_1_5906074998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-decoration-line: none;">15andmeowing</a> and <a href="http://fourleggedfurballs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">Four-Legged Furballs</a>!</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <u><i>Gone with the Wind</i></u> is a movie I can quote by heart.<br /><br />2. <u>Biting my nails</u> is a bad habit that I would like to stop doing.<br /><br />3. I look forward to the return of <i><u>When Calls the Heart</u></i>.<br /><br />4. Amongst my family and friends, I'm known as <u>the crazy cat lady</u>. (I should say that crazy cat lady is not a phrase I like. I come from a long line of cat ladies on my mom's side of the family, but not so much on my dad's side, so I'm sure that's how they think of me.)</div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-42312414143932563862024-02-23T00:00:00.005-05:002024-02-23T00:00:00.144-05:00Is That Even A Cat?!?!?! #PetPhotoFailsMeows from Mudpie!<div><br /></div><div>Thank you for joining us for this month's edition of the Pet Photo Fails blog hop! The winter sure has zoomed by this year, mostly because we haven't even really had a winter. The temps haven't been terribly cold, no snow storms (although some of our biggest storms in years past have come in March), this is even the warmest February on record! Hopefully the window whiffies won't be very far away...<div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSThoK83JN8x_XiE-k4sLHUR5v0E0I_4vNiQQmXDvWHY9ZCbv-hQigkyvLX-XGmxGM-5TIw7_yAMYfOn-YYqflTpcssrVCD7lFmqKXbahoh-jknvUG_A9cPlMySJQoxfKeh1DsFy1g5D1dLMDZp3FXdg97tu3hIDveDSySUrFjJtf9X399zJ21UgZ/s320/Pet%20Photo%20Fails%20badge.jpg" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSThoK83JN8x_XiE-k4sLHUR5v0E0I_4vNiQQmXDvWHY9ZCbv-hQigkyvLX-XGmxGM-5TIw7_yAMYfOn-YYqflTpcssrVCD7lFmqKXbahoh-jknvUG_A9cPlMySJQoxfKeh1DsFy1g5D1dLMDZp3FXdg97tu3hIDveDSySUrFjJtf9X399zJ21UgZ/s1600/Pet%20Photo%20Fails%20badge.jpg" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My blooper this month is a real doozy. Can you even tell that's me in the picture? I guess you can by the beige spot on my chest. Talk about a selfie going completely off the rails!!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlceK0tgIph5Sw0C6bAlURXG_M9ytElMlDDa384E5_eKFtjbrImQ5oDipkoFr1aLzq81RgcTfKySGYST7WBcwaCM5nrlr1yfoAwHQ3nU9ZpE7TsUECJsNdiH0jGJHmQ5uBZ31UdaGflTlI-904hDNGfl-TGt1rcQwQQfTCiNf6QjgWyZQbfzhdUB7r_NQ/s3264/20240217_121054.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlceK0tgIph5Sw0C6bAlURXG_M9ytElMlDDa384E5_eKFtjbrImQ5oDipkoFr1aLzq81RgcTfKySGYST7WBcwaCM5nrlr1yfoAwHQ3nU9ZpE7TsUECJsNdiH0jGJHmQ5uBZ31UdaGflTlI-904hDNGfl-TGt1rcQwQQfTCiNf6QjgWyZQbfzhdUB7r_NQ/w480-h640/20240217_121054.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>That's my blooper...let's see yours!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><!--start LinkyTools script-->
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<!--end LinkyTools script-->Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-60418292701493855202024-02-21T00:00:00.004-05:002024-02-21T00:00:00.139-05:00A Hump Day Funny<p>Meows from Mudpie!</p><p>We have a really funny story to share with you, but I should start out by saying we wouldn't be laughing about it if he'd been hurt, but he's fine, so here goes...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfBaTuIQTeZn_LX33lMFeb8i5mVKFovF7WcPRXwq_zSi1PTQLqwDhtrxCuV6g_5c295n92P1q-R8msPptEssplNtwxSUVU_txhfllw86WUa50OzujmF_BBOvhhcxYrrGPnMCWNUra6f3QBJntd_9I1CmJFk7bvPGYW8oFcjNo7_bKj_4_tBPr207EdkI/s1920/mudpielaughing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1920" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfBaTuIQTeZn_LX33lMFeb8i5mVKFovF7WcPRXwq_zSi1PTQLqwDhtrxCuV6g_5c295n92P1q-R8msPptEssplNtwxSUVU_txhfllw86WUa50OzujmF_BBOvhhcxYrrGPnMCWNUra6f3QBJntd_9I1CmJFk7bvPGYW8oFcjNo7_bKj_4_tBPr207EdkI/w640-h478/mudpielaughing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>On Sunday evening my grandpa headed into the bathroom. He started to sit down on the toilet too soon before he was completely over it, and down he went.</p><p>Where did he land? </p><p>Right in the middle of my litter box.</p><p>Once Mommy was finally able to help him get up she couldn't stop laughing. She even said she wished she'd taken a picture! I don't think grandpa found it nearly as amusing as Mommy did!</p><p>Where was I during the commotion? Sound asleep in my KatKabin, completely oblivious to what was going on in my potty. Thankfully he didn't leave a calling card behind.</p>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-37198002578312878802024-02-18T00:00:00.002-05:002024-02-18T00:00:00.146-05:00Working On My Telepathic Powers #SundaySelfie<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL64qkhQa87IOVwRfSMDyxshrMTz5xzZqX0-sgfu7Z1vyUpXFCjBxS5GPmffxfZF9Q4Ia9fAwRtDNDFFLTS2dGNcO-_q0s8XBS39a2WysoNsLoF4sAEUHiJ_zIHtK8x8AVdhAvRvfMKQPl7ttXebMZ2K0IKxSijhC6LeUcBv5dceFZSqQ56Iu-K4Per40/s2967/20240217_180225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL64qkhQa87IOVwRfSMDyxshrMTz5xzZqX0-sgfu7Z1vyUpXFCjBxS5GPmffxfZF9Q4Ia9fAwRtDNDFFLTS2dGNcO-_q0s8XBS39a2WysoNsLoF4sAEUHiJ_zIHtK8x8AVdhAvRvfMKQPl7ttXebMZ2K0IKxSijhC6LeUcBv5dceFZSqQ56Iu-K4Per40/w528-h640/20240217_180225.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">You want to give me a squeezie...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIdyZSlUAanCSwg3X-HOwj9irYaluZC45x7GwSEHlLi8dXXzhMgmB8bBddcQxfm7iR4xg5aA8RhIQLzTb5jbUHYuT2Ocufsh8S4aA8pUHuzTq3sW7lltbFN2ZbhOvJOEacI7sKFN3EPFaErb7QU1cA7CGxUOXJFnBDwGA5X4ZbkrvzKK8sYI-GKZWzEQ" style="color: #fa0e69; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjIdyZSlUAanCSwg3X-HOwj9irYaluZC45x7GwSEHlLi8dXXzhMgmB8bBddcQxfm7iR4xg5aA8RhIQLzTb5jbUHYuT2Ocufsh8S4aA8pUHuzTq3sW7lltbFN2ZbhOvJOEacI7sKFN3EPFaErb7QU1cA7CGxUOXJFnBDwGA5X4ZbkrvzKK8sYI-GKZWzEQ=s16000" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">We're joining our friends at </span><a href="https://thecatonmyhead.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">The Cat On My Head</a><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!</span></div></div></div><p></p>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-21675317824224188412024-02-17T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-17T00:00:00.141-05:00Caturday Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOdxo7xOTDm90ptJIPRSQNFaOgS1i7rD6Y86TjZiJwVz6DtXHrFJSp7609y5sAWPcPZLW4u5_MAfnMmTkyt6PyX2aC12rzKBAG2xMNRBV7OlSy1GB-XvB23Jn8eskk46F7AxtvZBvl083dsD_g2dXJuzSUwSuOg5ennnimxneso1VwE3xxuT8oJeOtAo/s800/imageedit_4_5083833497.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOdxo7xOTDm90ptJIPRSQNFaOgS1i7rD6Y86TjZiJwVz6DtXHrFJSp7609y5sAWPcPZLW4u5_MAfnMmTkyt6PyX2aC12rzKBAG2xMNRBV7OlSy1GB-XvB23Jn8eskk46F7AxtvZBvl083dsD_g2dXJuzSUwSuOg5ennnimxneso1VwE3xxuT8oJeOtAo/w480-h640/imageedit_4_5083833497.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's <a href="https://www.athenacatgoddess.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Caturday Art</a> blog hop!</div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/s300/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/w200-h200/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwaEa9MW9oExyV44ZcPbh73ysaf0aww2xbqUb51N5O83Am0pXnNV_8Z74EBbt3RDtrOBcMQZm_AaGz7tLKoa6T21sh6my2zC7X62UGeSDNJad5mHpCKgfMdCqupT9DkF75zSj_EH41DD3VBUNLJW07_jrd5NTki_QC8JOwDWnMN_MLzRS03QG2FFyFvA/s300/ellen_cat_badge_3.png" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="300" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwaEa9MW9oExyV44ZcPbh73ysaf0aww2xbqUb51N5O83Am0pXnNV_8Z74EBbt3RDtrOBcMQZm_AaGz7tLKoa6T21sh6my2zC7X62UGeSDNJad5mHpCKgfMdCqupT9DkF75zSj_EH41DD3VBUNLJW07_jrd5NTki_QC8JOwDWnMN_MLzRS03QG2FFyFvA/w200-h198/ellen_cat_badge_3.png" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="text-align: left;">And now our weekly answers (all answered by Mommy this week) for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by <a href="http://www.15andmeowing.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">15andmeowing</a> and <a href="http://fourleggedfurballs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">Four-Legged Furballs</a>!</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>1. The 2020 pandemic taught me <u>that I enjoy social distancing</u>.<br /><br />2. A game I enjoy playing is <u>Clue</u>.<br /><br />3. My perfect <u>day</u> would include <u>never having to leave the house</u>.<br /><br />4. If I could only listen to one song for the rest of my life, I would choose <u>anything of Conway's</u>. As long as I could hear his voice, it wouldn't matter the song.</div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-154091194012816662024-02-16T00:00:00.004-05:002024-02-16T00:00:00.153-05:00Unboxing January's CatLadyBox<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;">The theme of January's <a href="http://www.catladybox.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">CatLadyBox</a> was Hug All the Cats...here's what was inside!</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ_qd5sEGPzjcIbk75CTK-7WaPgTsyuHDb96RaH-cDSZ3G3MlcOS5i__8OnbyjQM0yhWMbnAljg1t98qv1J7kKNjoi-8Jsf3hyrMSq9GuGfDSDrxlgMkxARYoxqepjS3jaKjlv1NXPEW0lW_uGlZzmuYIYEej_ZF1myXyM02EEtlsFnOVEDJ5AxttppE/s1920/thumbnail_IMG_3623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ_qd5sEGPzjcIbk75CTK-7WaPgTsyuHDb96RaH-cDSZ3G3MlcOS5i__8OnbyjQM0yhWMbnAljg1t98qv1J7kKNjoi-8Jsf3hyrMSq9GuGfDSDrxlgMkxARYoxqepjS3jaKjlv1NXPEW0lW_uGlZzmuYIYEej_ZF1myXyM02EEtlsFnOVEDJ5AxttppE/w478-h640/thumbnail_IMG_3623.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Featured Cat Lady Artist:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Art By Kay Rae</div><div style="text-align: center;">(There's a tortie on the card!!!)</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cat Cuddling Sweatshirt:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm always excited to see a sweatshirt in the box and this one is super warm and cozy to wear while doing my favorite thing in the world - cuddling Mudpie!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97wTAYZaR9dkOH3yC3DromzzFy1nVthY8WCdR0HIrycEEo9oXaplueeHqKruUwzOh5PzH0GZFzzUq0i07wmcuKNo-dCnmJmtawLcgW5erL9m8qF2-EfqRN7YdGERvSJfYx771Mnj5eJV7Y_RM1HfwZr1LfDqwxZ2V9b68gWVunKLCxM0S5Wl6_YDqefY/s1920/thumbnail_IMG_3624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1920" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97wTAYZaR9dkOH3yC3DromzzFy1nVthY8WCdR0HIrycEEo9oXaplueeHqKruUwzOh5PzH0GZFzzUq0i07wmcuKNo-dCnmJmtawLcgW5erL9m8qF2-EfqRN7YdGERvSJfYx771Mnj5eJV7Y_RM1HfwZr1LfDqwxZ2V9b68gWVunKLCxM0S5Wl6_YDqefY/w640-h478/thumbnail_IMG_3624.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Paw-romise Ring:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">This ring is so sweet and delicate. I have very thin fingers so I appreciate that it's adjustable too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Meowtivational Coasters:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the sayings on these coasters! My favorite is "always dance like the red dot is just out of reach".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b>Cattitude Journal & Huggable Catnip Kicker Toys:<br /></b>Mudpie loves to rest her head on the journal after filling it with her purr-ivate thoughts, </div><div>and the purple cat-shaped kicker is too cute, and very soft too!</div><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsvGmQmgqgz8_gOTZhw3fzPZegnu1gjZHm49_5o-qxk-qGrHkU5vszHB66dzwqpNaL7t1F7irlMKR0Ws4GcN7sMOhFuHjtUI5VC8sXjGVquaAniau6kYgZdAmLbnVhW6p1HScrjBZtYT6oihFceK7cgh9CuKpd-dGeShHCwt5hMclltN-Vv4LvHow9bU/s1920/thumbnail_IMG_3625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1920" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsvGmQmgqgz8_gOTZhw3fzPZegnu1gjZHm49_5o-qxk-qGrHkU5vszHB66dzwqpNaL7t1F7irlMKR0Ws4GcN7sMOhFuHjtUI5VC8sXjGVquaAniau6kYgZdAmLbnVhW6p1HScrjBZtYT6oihFceK7cgh9CuKpd-dGeShHCwt5hMclltN-Vv4LvHow9bU/w640-h478/thumbnail_IMG_3625.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Not a subscriber yet? Visit </span><a href="http://catladybox.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">CatLadyBox </a><span style="color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">today!</span></div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px;">Interested in <a href="http://catladybox.com/shop/all/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">purchasing individual items from past boxes</a>? You can do that too!</div><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><p style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"><i style="font-size: 13.2px;">Disclosure: I receive a discount on my CatLadyBox subscription as a thank you for my monthly review. Regardless of compensation received, we only share information we feel is relevant to our readers.</i></p></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-48192369515218948662024-02-14T00:00:00.002-05:002024-02-14T00:00:00.163-05:00Wordless Wednesday: Meowy Valentine's Day!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWzCDkNWFqV_To2zeILSxQ2-wKOeTIQVQ1dsh39oeICGtx5oof0-tmjVUJOV9yV3MY6KxyN8vAOrWD-N0ZgCZxMEbUnjU43B7HNGmVnd2zSn8NWBrttuSgJ9d2grWYi_NoGVt0S7e6CsKCH2dF_8ZX5B_7V_BOGQOS80GRl7Y9kbq5QG284ydlWLK_GQ/s1166/BF35663B-9935-47AC-B17D-33B469919FBF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1166" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWzCDkNWFqV_To2zeILSxQ2-wKOeTIQVQ1dsh39oeICGtx5oof0-tmjVUJOV9yV3MY6KxyN8vAOrWD-N0ZgCZxMEbUnjU43B7HNGmVnd2zSn8NWBrttuSgJ9d2grWYi_NoGVt0S7e6CsKCH2dF_8ZX5B_7V_BOGQOS80GRl7Y9kbq5QG284ydlWLK_GQ/w640-h604/BF35663B-9935-47AC-B17D-33B469919FBF.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-88826864163980213612024-02-12T00:00:00.003-05:002024-02-12T00:00:00.135-05:00Remembering Toby #MewsicMovesMeMommy here. Mudpie has graciously allowed me to take over the blog today to pay tribute to Toby Keith, who we lost last Monday at only 62 after a brave battle with stomach cancer.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpIgP3FH7wXfN_itRUnZtdpEmcUnQDrhh3A_S3UwDB05aC7swT3c_v92kjTuHBsfJ1haWmxEM99_jdvTPNApBb2AIVRpAudiC-EMUlXET7ID7FDLnZd87ikobCMRlDDiib7mltII7mn_B8WJJesJ6tP1G-cu6dBmJ7iZSaomI91cJySI2Dw8Vdf-mX6vE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="640" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpIgP3FH7wXfN_itRUnZtdpEmcUnQDrhh3A_S3UwDB05aC7swT3c_v92kjTuHBsfJ1haWmxEM99_jdvTPNApBb2AIVRpAudiC-EMUlXET7ID7FDLnZd87ikobCMRlDDiib7mltII7mn_B8WJJesJ6tP1G-cu6dBmJ7iZSaomI91cJySI2Dw8Vdf-mX6vE=w640-h478" width="640" /></a></div> <br />Toby is second only to Conway in my country music loving heart, and while I missed a good portion of Conway's career before I was born, I've been a Toby fan from day one. Ironically, Toby hit #1 on the charts for the very first time with <i>Should've Been a Cowboy</i> on the very day Conway died in 1993. And just like Conway, he was taken from us far, far too young.<br /><br />While I never got to see Conway live, I was able to see Toby FOUR times at our local fair, in 2002, 2004, 2008, and 2013. I've attended a good number of concerts in my life, and I saw Toby more times than anyone. He was absolutely incredible, and I'm so very thankful to have my memories of his concerts.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY-EJuDcMT43FlmxjBlOSMNQLXOtiZzvhE6JhI18oUbnvSNQMIjdnTBEtdfeDe0K8EoCiT-CRObVm45qjg-HiPd2nq9Hq2Xl-vMe2SOafk1o8lSiRh_zrGd7_hwnuJ08dQwXu88vMgiTLscksztBU70pmeWQhWpPyh2IfNW-zoHoKpA7NSW1FOMB_4xn8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY-EJuDcMT43FlmxjBlOSMNQLXOtiZzvhE6JhI18oUbnvSNQMIjdnTBEtdfeDe0K8EoCiT-CRObVm45qjg-HiPd2nq9Hq2Xl-vMe2SOafk1o8lSiRh_zrGd7_hwnuJ08dQwXu88vMgiTLscksztBU70pmeWQhWpPyh2IfNW-zoHoKpA7NSW1FOMB_4xn8=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Champlain Valley Fair, Essex Junction, VT, 9/1/13</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>2002's concert was also memorable because in the aftermath of 9/11 I was frisked for the first time! (The second time was a few years later when I went to see Newt Gingrich speak at the local university.) <br /><br />And in 2013 I had adopted Truffles less than 2 weeks before the concert and I hadn't left her for any length of time yet. My mom stayed with her and said she was a furry basket case without me. Truffles was a very vocal tortie, and she cried and cried for me. <br /><br />On a funny note, dad went with me that year, and after the concert we lost the car in the fairgrounds parking lot. We must've walked for miles, back and forth, back and forth, trying to find it. We even passed Toby's tour bus a number of times! He didn't invite us in to rest our legs. He probably thought we were stalkers. <br /><br />Toby's loss has hit me tremendously hard. I've been streaming Prime Country's Toby Radio nearly nonstop for the past week and hate to see it end. I've never seen country radio play an artist exclusively for so long following their passing, which goes to show the icon he was. <div><br /></div><div>In honor of this week's <a href="https://curiousasacathy.com/" target="_blank">Mewsic Moves Me blog hop</a> theme of love songs, here are a few of my favorite Toby love songs...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qun0zjj7jtY?si=5QWs658NXlVeWl_i" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PFZ9c_n4234?si=ZGRIBJULwMRkeJhO" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bTJYx6L58eo?si=8lLhT816tx1_ViiG" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wo5uJuHg4IY?si=9KUspTe2cHqYZdoC" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-61070226745859162112024-02-11T00:00:00.010-05:002024-02-11T00:00:00.126-05:00Lil Miss Innocent #SundaySelfie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meows from Mudpie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday morning Mommy woke up to find a poop on the floor outside the bathroom, and three poopy smudges on the bathroom rug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It would appear that some kitty had a dingleberry during the night and had a heck of a time getting it off. Of course, I got the blame. (That's the trouble with being an only child - there's no one else to blame!) As nicely as I could, I reminded Mommy that grandpa is rather old and might've had an accident but she didn't buy that story. She said there's no way he could've dropped to the floor to rub his butt on the rug. MOL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While making breakfast, still rather perturbed with me, she looked down and saw this precious little face blowing her a raspberry. She instantly melted and wanted to eat me up. (Yes, my beloved pizza box is still on the kitchen floor. It's nearly 3 years old now!) All was forgiven and I enjoyed my breakfast squeezie while she drank her coffee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRyyV2dEWb_aUF1BI0fyd_H1gFbEhnii-Yqi-YkQwGWhcwwwINiNXfIR3ix9AcfMIaPvZdck2UDjnBMDE9lRMk0B97jGUijqQXqgbrxfs_xwtRzSykICztgWuRLFXC9btrui8LYZ9470lWGN5ZnFSQCzG-iqSeJNrYdmj0IliixyqnbtVvP_U9Fak0Hk/s3264/20240210_102056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRyyV2dEWb_aUF1BI0fyd_H1gFbEhnii-Yqi-YkQwGWhcwwwINiNXfIR3ix9AcfMIaPvZdck2UDjnBMDE9lRMk0B97jGUijqQXqgbrxfs_xwtRzSykICztgWuRLFXC9btrui8LYZ9470lWGN5ZnFSQCzG-iqSeJNrYdmj0IliixyqnbtVvP_U9Fak0Hk/w480-h640/20240210_102056.jpg" width="480" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">We're joining our friends at </span><a href="https://thecatonmyhead.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">The Cat On My Head</a><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!</span></div></div></div><p></p>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-47018058052477157572024-02-10T00:00:00.006-05:002024-02-10T00:00:00.246-05:00Caturday Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNN3u1WT2ZpETQ5JORDDnvoRO6tCN74hayZTHNtLiqiLaXvwM9M_xcmjQEjuDr51_l4f6S1Q71gGqphhw3SvZP5CatR6Yq_S2ElxoTJ_1ePVmzLBUWJi5v-236tJkRKBITug6nqLIrtIu3LPsd2uv0nROg22jOnGkDvYfad53T-Oxjnx70VJb6BLi1EGM/s1144/imageedit_4_3112331520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNN3u1WT2ZpETQ5JORDDnvoRO6tCN74hayZTHNtLiqiLaXvwM9M_xcmjQEjuDr51_l4f6S1Q71gGqphhw3SvZP5CatR6Yq_S2ElxoTJ_1ePVmzLBUWJi5v-236tJkRKBITug6nqLIrtIu3LPsd2uv0nROg22jOnGkDvYfad53T-Oxjnx70VJb6BLi1EGM/w478-h640/imageedit_4_3112331520.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's <a href="https://www.athenacatgoddess.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Caturday Art</a> blog hop!</div><div style="background-color: #ffcccc; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/s300/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9uEinuHl9VhMA077DhwHdS4mPgAuvSOxF9jm27BTGG0aDKjVxq6JrmWtoXFdETDtyn-j4y24RXipZFeuH7OYBkfuO6F-qnhrSZGpD0YZ4cwhK9maw50I75BjZcxar5rCKJUcrd35mykOqYr1bmzf0tH17H4GBJQqmvcVt4-yWhb52XkgKrkkJG1Kugg/w200-h200/CaturdayArtBanner.jpg" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwaEa9MW9oExyV44ZcPbh73ysaf0aww2xbqUb51N5O83Am0pXnNV_8Z74EBbt3RDtrOBcMQZm_AaGz7tLKoa6T21sh6my2zC7X62UGeSDNJad5mHpCKgfMdCqupT9DkF75zSj_EH41DD3VBUNLJW07_jrd5NTki_QC8JOwDWnMN_MLzRS03QG2FFyFvA/s300/ellen_cat_badge_3.png" style="color: #fa0e69; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="300" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwaEa9MW9oExyV44ZcPbh73ysaf0aww2xbqUb51N5O83Am0pXnNV_8Z74EBbt3RDtrOBcMQZm_AaGz7tLKoa6T21sh6my2zC7X62UGeSDNJad5mHpCKgfMdCqupT9DkF75zSj_EH41DD3VBUNLJW07_jrd5NTki_QC8JOwDWnMN_MLzRS03QG2FFyFvA/w200-h198/ellen_cat_badge_3.png" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="text-align: left;">And now our weekly answers (all answered by Mommy this week) for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by <a href="http://www.15andmeowing.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">15andmeowing</a> and <a href="http://fourleggedfurballs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;">Four-Legged Furballs</a>!</div></div></div><div><br /></div>1. On Super Bowl Sunday, I will be <u>watching the Puppy Bowl and the Great American Rescue Bowl</u>. I miss the Kitten Bowl though.<div><br />2. The toy I couldn't live without as a child was <u>my ALF plush doll</u>. I still have him!<br /><br />3. My <u>cooking</u> skills are much better than my <u>sewing</u> skills.<br /><br />4. I <u>am particular</u> when choosing <u>bananas</u>.</div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-91423749990199913942024-02-09T00:00:00.006-05:002024-02-09T00:00:00.351-05:00Feline Friday Flashback with Angel Truffles: Somebody's Watching Me<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrHeTaBMNMxFf5KqMiyPqPlkV4WijDxow8jBhfyR-KiUzM2EHk3_D63lD5E7NEC_ccEUS9VfdkPYkVe-GkAOR2KUSX57iuHuCz97hGQwH2zwKnllLcrEHHgxxNju9DIcJACaLKn2MkwA/s1600/IMG_20150115_190618_kindlephoto-126536789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #fa0e69; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrHeTaBMNMxFf5KqMiyPqPlkV4WijDxow8jBhfyR-KiUzM2EHk3_D63lD5E7NEC_ccEUS9VfdkPYkVe-GkAOR2KUSX57iuHuCz97hGQwH2zwKnllLcrEHHgxxNju9DIcJACaLKn2MkwA/s1600/IMG_20150115_190618_kindlephoto-126536789.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Do you ever have the feeling that you're being watched?" -- Angel Truffles</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">Note from Mommy:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">This picture was taken 9 years ago. I still use the same laptop, and that's still my wallpaper!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">(Mudpie is on the home screen of my iPad and cell phone.)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ffcccc; clear: both; color: #2a1804; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBAdVKXV4JTdzNt1NSqvAYdNB_Y2ryYVUWjsMTmtI049IPAMR8y0ubP53lth-nskG6vh_Ix0e8QFnXmPL-DTi4LSUBp0Nuf6CcBphk46qA0uLuoo9QR5WUvZ8GWSAh-U96V0M8b6TMWI/s1600/FelineFriday-Blog-Hop-Badge-300-px.png" style="color: #c9771e; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBAdVKXV4JTdzNt1NSqvAYdNB_Y2ryYVUWjsMTmtI049IPAMR8y0ubP53lth-nskG6vh_Ix0e8QFnXmPL-DTi4LSUBp0Nuf6CcBphk46qA0uLuoo9QR5WUvZ8GWSAh-U96V0M8b6TMWI/s1600/FelineFriday-Blog-Hop-Badge-300-px.png" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgb(235, 179, 114); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://messymimismeanderings.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fa0e69; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Feline Friday</a> is simple to join. All you have to do is:</b></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b>Post a picture, drawing, cartoon or video of a cat (They may be silly or cute).</b></div></div></div></div>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536122764434872338.post-43071526544174803682024-02-07T00:00:00.005-05:002024-02-07T00:00:00.335-05:00(Mostly) Wordless Wednesday: What the Heck Did You Buy, Mommy???<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBwDuELal4Ekh2UdozGYXwpOggEOUwI0U4ZOlJTqI5-A95CmY-Obiv7GgnUJl51YjNupImVKQzOxm3YZmdepWtcaP3ZXH7cHpSd2u0P_JNPP56oTio-82cMWUFXFHKdHdjDzlluc-yXhNZ41Fn9mkWtnUisszloTmplPI57HeL83XnYBLX-lQIHHV5jY/s3264/20240206_183946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBwDuELal4Ekh2UdozGYXwpOggEOUwI0U4ZOlJTqI5-A95CmY-Obiv7GgnUJl51YjNupImVKQzOxm3YZmdepWtcaP3ZXH7cHpSd2u0P_JNPP56oTio-82cMWUFXFHKdHdjDzlluc-yXhNZ41Fn9mkWtnUisszloTmplPI57HeL83XnYBLX-lQIHHV5jY/w640-h480/20240206_183946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Can anybody even see me???</span></div><p></p>Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.com8