Thankful Thimble Thursday

It's Thursday, which means a certain tabby girl here is jumping right to Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Thimble hopes none of you are getting tired of her sunny sort of gratitude, but she's repeating it again today.

That is a great ray of sunshine, but it sure blocked you from seeing Thimble's full beauty and adorableness. She made sure to remedy that, so here you go.

Thimble is wishing you all a day as sunny as hers! 

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Now, let's share the fill-in statements for tomorrow's Friendly Fill-Ins challenge. My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two, and I came up with the second two.

1. This weekend, I plan to _________.

2. _________ never disappoints.

3. I once saw _________.

4.You'll never hear me say _________.

We'll see you tomorrow, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

It's a weird and wacky sort of day, so here's a weird and wacky sort of doodle.

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Tip of the Day

Yesterday, we talked about the safety of our furbabies around various insects and related pesticides. Today, we have another insect topic, but these buggers are more of a nuisance than a danger. What are we talking about? Ants! If you have a feeding station outdoors, either for your own furbabies or for strays and ferals, there is a chance that you've seen some ants helping themselves to the grub. However, you can attempt to keep ants out of the food with the aid of chalk. Using chalk, you can draw a box or circle around the food bowls, as that will often prevent ants from entering that area. Similar techniques could perhaps even be attempted indoors, should the ants make their way inside. You can even use colored tape or something else similar to form an ant barrier around your furbaby's food dishes.

That all being said, remember that pesticides can, in many cases, be dangerous to our furbabies. This includes pesticides aimed towards ants. If you have ants in or out of your house, be cautious when using any form of ant bait or pesticide. Either find safe alternatives, or keep any and all ant traps well out of reach of the furbabies. It is of course always best to err on the side of caution, and to never use any products that could potentially harm your furbaby should they find it.