Yet Another Treeside Thankful Thimble Thursday

Hello and happy Thursday, friends! You better believe Thimble is here for Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Today, Thimble is yet again grateful that our Christmas trees are still up. She's displaying that fact with a couple of bloopers, because the kitties have been giving me plenty of those these days.

That one up there isn't as much of a blooper as the second photo, which shows a blurry Thimble happily rubbing her cute little face against the cat tree beside that there Christmas tree.

Thimble is that cat who rubs her face on anything and everything. After all, she loves everything and everyone, and so she indeed rubs against everything and everyone. If you visited our house, she'd probably give you one of her famous head bonks.

Happy Thursday, friends!

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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. I will keep my old _________ over a new one any day.

2. My theme song for the year is _________.

3. _________ is the most relaxing part of my day.

4. _________ is the most stressful part of my day.

We'll see you tomorrow, friends!

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Festive Flashback Doodles of the Day

We've mentioned how we're extending the Christmas season a bit. Either tomorrow or Saturday we'll finally be sharing the purrfect goodies our Secret Santa Paws sent us, since we're getting some camera issues sorted out. So, since we still have that to share in the next couple of days, we're also still sharing other Christmas fun. Today's doodles are therefore a couple old festive flashbacks from many years ago. They're ones I'd love to recreate in my slightly newer drawing style, but even so, here they are.

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Tip of the Day

Yet another tip related to outdoor cat shelters is to ensure that the shelter is heavy enough to stay put, such as in heavy winds. Shelters made out of wood or other heavy material will of course be more likely to stay put in high winds. If you have a makeshift or any form of lightweight shelter, such as one made from plastic or Sytrofoam, do consider placing something heavy, yet also safe and secure, on top of it. This could be a sheet of plywood, or anything similar that can safely and securely weigh down a lightweight shelter. In some instances, you also might be able to find ways to tether, bolt, or in some way secure a shelter in place. The weight of an outdoor cat shelter is yet another factor to keep in mind when caring for ferals, so take this into consideration and ensure that any shelter you put out is one that will not blow away in the event of a stormy or windy day.