Friendly Fill-Ins

Hello and happy Friday! We're ready for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge. Are you? In case you missed the fill-in statements yesterday, we'll share them again here. Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two, and I came up with the second two.

1. Lately, I have done a lot of _________.

2. My _________ are _________.

3. I can't help but _________.

4. When I meet a stranger, I _________.


My answers are below in bold.

1. Lately, I have done a lot of handwashing.
(My parents did in fact teach childhood me the importance of hygiene and washing my hands, so it's not like I just recently started washing my hands. With this whole pandemic thing, though, I do wash them even more regularly these days. I've admittedly never been much of a germophobe, and so I've never been one to carry around or use hand sanitizer. I'm more likely to stop what I'm doing, seek out a sink with soap and water, and scrub away. May my hands rest in peace.)

2. My hands are so dry.
(See #1 above. No amount of lotion can help my hands these days.)

3. I can't help but love animals.
(I was born an animal lover, and I'm so glad I was. I bet many of you can relate to this.)

4. When I meet a stranger, I attempt to politely retreat.
(This sounds terrible. It's not even that I really assume a stranger has ill intentions. I'm more afraid they'll want to chit chat, and that's a big no thank you from me. No offense to any humans out there. I just much prefer company of the furry sort.)

Now it's your turn!

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It's time for your Eddy fix! I try to capture photos of active Eddy when she's distracted, such as when she's looking out the window. In today's photo, you'll see how that tactic can backfire, like when she looks up at the last second and gives you nothing but chin.

That sure is a cute chin, though. And can you see Eddy's adorable little snaggletooth?

Happy Friday, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

Today's flashback doodle is completely random and out of context. It was doodled up as an illustration for a poem I scribbled up last year. But, I saw it while perusing my doodles from last year and it struck my fancy. I am a huge fan of anything relating to the Victorian era, so perhaps that explains a bit.

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Tip of the Day

Today's National Pet Poison Awareness Month tip is one that relates to our previous tips on pesticides, but is also one upon which we failed to expand. The type of pesticide of which we speak today is none other than mothballs. Mothballs come in a variety of forms, and typically release gas vapors intended to repel or kill moths, or other pests. When it comes to our furbabies, mothballs can cause toxicity via inhalation, skin contact, or ingestion. Dogs are perhaps the most likely to ingest mothballs, but cats are more sensitive to their effects. Old-fashioned mothballs are the most dangerous, as they contain naphthalene. More modern mothballs are typically formulated to be less dangerous to kitties, pups, and ourselves, but they can still pose risks. Mothball poisoning can result in vomiting, lethargy, difficulty breathing, or even failure of organs such as the liver or kidneys.

Needless to say, it is likely best to avoid the use of mothballs altogether. There are alternatives to ridding your clothes or areas of the home of moths. Some of these methods may require more laborious cleaning and may indeed be more time-consuming than simply tossing in a mothball, but the health of your furbaby is well worth the effort.