Thankful Thimble Thursday: Weird, Wacky, and Witchy

Hello and happy Thursday, friends! We're still in a Halloween sort of mood. As we've mentioned the past couple of days, November 1 and November 2 are All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, or Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). So, we always continue to celebrate Halloween sorts of things for at least the first couple or few days in November. That said, Thimble is of course ready for angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop, and in a sort of spooky way at that.

Today, Thimble is grateful that this here human decorates her art desk in a weird, wacky, witchy sort of way all year round. After all, that means lots of weird little things for Thimble to poke at and rub her cute little cheeks on.

Thimble was so excited during this photo shoot that she just couldn't look at the camera at first. When I finally got her to, it resulted in lots of blurry photos like this one here.

I've mentioned before how Thimble is a bit of a ham when it comes to cameras. She technically loves when I'm taking photos of her, but that translates to her getting very active and therefore blurry in her shots. Hence photo shoots like the one above. Thimble is still downright adorable, though, so it's okay.

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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. My November to-do list includes _________ and _________.

2. I was busy doing _________ 20 years ago.

3. _________ is a challenge I often face.

4. I'm proud to say that I overcame _________.

We'll see you tomorrow, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

This one seems to fit the weird. wacky, witchy desk photo shoot from above, so here you go.

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Tip of the Day

It's Pet Cancer Awareness Month, so we have another cancer prevention tip for you today. We're here to talk a bit about vaccines. While vaccines can be important for the prevention of various diseases, especially for those furbabies who go outdoors or are in another way more susceptible to disease, it is still crucial that you be knowledgeable about the potential side effects of some vaccines. In some cases, vaccines can lead to injection-site tumors, commonly cancerous fibrosarcomas. To help prevent these, you can keep furbabies, such as cats, indoors. This could render some vaccines far less necessary, since your furbaby would likely not be exposed to the diseases certain vaccines cover. In other cases, such as if your furbaby does go outdoors or might be exposed to certain diseases, simply do your research. Ask your veterinary office what types of vaccines they use, as some vaccines do not contain the components typically believed to cause injection-site tumors. Vaccines are often a highly debated subject in any case, so always be knowledgeable about them, about what kind your veterinary office uses, and which vaccines your kitty or pup might need.