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Feral Friday: Paying It Forward

Hola kitties! Did you enjoy your week? The peeps got their old codger flu vaccines and TW nicked some new pens. Heh heh! We've been hearing the phrase paying it forward. TW always hopes when someone does something nice for her, she can pay it forward; but it seems like an idea rather than a fact. This week we had two examples where paying it forward paid off.

Feral Friday: Paying It Forward

One of the neighbors on the Next Door app axed about a certain very expensive toy for her cat to enjoy herself independently (and quietly) during the night. This neighbor had gone to the store for TW at the beginning of the pandemic. Anywho, someone mentioned an automatic laser toy instead of the expensive item. TW remembered she had one I wouldn't play with. She packaged it up and the neighbor picked it up. TW paid back her neighbor's kindness. End of story or so we thought.

Feral Friday: Paying It Forward

At the same time, my good Twitter pal Pumpkinpuddy read my blog how I had no toys and my FB post that Chewy didn't have a certain toy I wanted. They said it was discontinued. 

Feral Friday: Paying It Forward

Package for CK!
Pumpkin had her mom order the toy for me from a different seller. We gave a toy—actually two cos TW threw in a treat ball—and Pumpkin sent me two new toys. Thank you Pumpkin! I hope you get something in return from somebuddy.

Friendly fill-ins
How about some Friendly Fill-Ins, a weekly feature held at this time, which is already in progress. Our hosts—15andmeowing and Four Legged Furballs—need no innerductions as they are giants in the cat blogging world. They think up the fill-ins and I fill in the answers. My answers are boldface. This week my image relates to fill-in number three. 

Feral Friday: Paying It Forward

1. My go-to place to purchase cat-themed items is The Animal Rescue Site. They are a little expensive but my purchases go toward feeding shelter animals and by animals I hope they mean CATS.

2. Hearing of a cat getting a forever home immediately improves my mood.

3. I think the house across the street is really spooky. Some days we'll see a lot of action around the house but the lights are never on at night. Other times when we're convinced no one is living there, all the lights are on. They might be fixing the inside up and showing it. I don't know who'd want to live in a huge house like that which looks so spooky even if the view is fantastical. When it was a rooming house, a roomer blew himself up in his car outside the house. I think his ghost might still be in there.

4. I wish I had a magical potion for TW. I also wish the doctor had a magic potion for TW. After chemo, radiation and a host of other things, the secondary tumor keeps returning.

Caturday Art

I usually only use my own art as my art entry. All rules are meant to be broken and this week we waved bye-bye to it. Here's another pay it forward story from last week. No puzzle today but we'll try to have some up by the weekend.

Feral Friday: Paying It Forward

Our blogging friends at the Eastside Cats axed if I could paint the dearly beloved and departed Paddy O'Malley. You may have seen one or more of the paintings I did on their blog. We loved the PO'M too. That same night while I was painting the PO'M, I got an email from Marvelous Marv saying he'd like to paint ME! One good turn, er, painting deserves another! Thank you to Eastside Cats for letting me paint the PO'M. Thank you to Marv and Barb for this amazing piece of art. We love how all the art turned out!

Caturday Art is hosted by the lovely Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty and her mum to showcase the latest art by anipal artists using the many different digital apps, Photoshop or original art.

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  1. I sure wish that #4 would come true, I am praying for your well being.

    That is a beautiful picture/painting of you CK! I loved the ones you made of the PO'm, too.

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  2. Oh no, thank YOU for the amazing images of The PO'M!
    I must have one made into a large canvas...that is, after my bank account recovers from the double vet visit for Da Boyz.
    Thank you!

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  3. Hi CK! I'm so honored you mentioned little ole me in your blog. We get stuff and give stuff all the time on the Buy Nothing FB group for our neighborhood. We had a chair break, and that day someone was giving away a chair that would be a perfect replacement, so mom asked if she could have it. We also got a bread machine someone was giving away. So we give and we get and it all works out for everyone.

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  4. Those were nice gifts you got CK and so nice o Pumpkinpuddy. Those were good answers and we're always purring and praying for TW. Love you art and we really liked your Paddy Art too.

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  5. Tell TW that I am sending more healing purrs her way.

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  6. CK. yur art peace iz awesum N yur art peacez for P'OM bee awesum two; we saw em yesterday !!!!! 984 pawz UP....

    de gurl rememburrs de post TW rited bout that dood.....veree sad....N he just may....be.......roamin de houz....him canna rest ~
    :(

    we wizhez with all R mite a pay it for werd wood come thru for TW in de form oh a potionz two....

    { chex her email ~~~~~~~~~~ ♥♥♥♥♥

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  7. that is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! We love to pay it forward!! We did something earlier this afternoon for somebody and he is going to be shocked!! You are truly special TW.......praying that nasty tumor leaves you alone for good!!

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  8. I wish there was a magic potion for TW too. Sending her hugs.

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  9. We don't have a magic potion either CK, but we can keep on sending purrayers and POTP for TW and you and Pop too.

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  10. Love your art, and especially your pawsome pay it forward story! I tried to order a cat Christmas ornament on The Animal Rescue Site a couple weeks ago but it was already sold out. I added my name to their wait list but nothing yet :( I wish the doctors had a special potion for TW too, as do many in our cat blogging family.

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  11. That was sweet of TW to pay it forward. I am glad you scored some toys too. Thank you for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. That house does sound spooky, I would love to see a photo of it. I love The Animal Rescue Site too. And I wish you had a potion to cure TW too.
    Barb did a nice job with your art, very pretty. XO

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  12. We LOVE paying it forward! I, Marv dont do it a lot, but Mom does - And we LOVED painting you! We have been learning so furry much! We hope you, TW and Pops are all doing marvellous and that your weekend ROCKS! We are expecting Rain, so there will be loads of Mom cuddle time (YEAH!!!!)

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    1. PS We forgot to say how much we LOVED your paintings of POM! We love your art!

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  13. I'm always glad to hear about people paying it forward. The Paddy O'Malley artwork is really awesome! The artwork from Marv and Barb is awesome! I too wish that there was a magic potion for TW. Sending healing thoughts, wishing I could do more.

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  14. That was kind from Pumpkin, those are nice gifts ! We keep purring for TW. Purrs

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  15. Good gestures are usually repaid, we find, sometimes years later and when it matters most. Though not always. Those folks are just mean and Mrs H says to have nothing to do with them.
    Lovely subtle coloured artwork, a real joy to see.
    Purrs
    ERin

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  16. We love how you paid it forward for your neighbor, CK. And how Pumkinpuddy paid it forward to you!

    We love your answers, especially #4. That's what we wish and pray for, too.

    Love to you, TW and Pop.

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  17. That art is amazing!

    Nice answers. We wish for #4 too.

    Purrs xx
    Athena and Marie

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  18. I wish for #4 too. I am sorry that tumour keeps returning. Mine never go, but at least the pills are stopping them from growing more or spreading.
    That was a really nice Pay it Forward. The art of you is beautiful, and so is the art you did of P O'M

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  19. We join you wholeheartedly about #4.
    And Pay-It-Forward is a lovely idea.
    And your art is beautiful, as always.

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  20. We also wish #4 were true. Your mom is such a trooper. After reading about your quest for that toy, we found some online and ordered a few. Maybe they'll become one of our favorites too.

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