Thankful Thimble Thursday with Yet Another Tree

Hello, friends! Thimble is here and happy to partake in Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Thimble is grateful that the Christmas tree in my bedroom stays up year round. Our other trees and Christmas decor are also still up for now, but this tree keeps us festive all year long.

I started keeping a tree in my bedroom for Eddy. She doesn't like the other kitties in the house. Well, she does absolutely love Evan and tolerates Thimble, but otherwise Eddy keeps away from the other kitties by staying in my bedroom. That's always been her favorite room in the house anyway. When she was younger, before I adopted the younger kitties who are now her primary enemies in life, Eddy loved the Christmas tree I put in the living room. When my bedroom became her safe place, I gave her a Christmas tree in there, and since she loved it I decided to keep it up for her year round. Now Thimble also happily keeps it company on its neighboring cat tree, as you can see above.

Happy Thursday to all!

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Now, of course, we have 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 recommend everyone _________ this year.

2. My _________ is _________ and I _________.

3. I try to save money by _________.

4. I sometimes let myself splurge on _________.

We'll see you tomorrow, friends!

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Festive Flashback Doodle of the Day

We'll continue the festiveness until we take down our Christmas decor this weekend. Tonight I'll finally scan the Christmassy doodle I recently drew of my sweet angel pup Astrid, and so you'll get to see that one tomorrow. For today, though, I realized we forgot to share one of our flashback doodles starring the Christmas hippo. This one involves some kitties and their girl who was gifted the hippo, as "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" was a reality for her.

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Tip of the Day

Yesterday's tip was to do regular checks of outdoor cat shelters, such as to ensure that the shelter is not leaking, broken, or dirty. Another tip in this same line of thought, but that we failed to mention yesterday, is to ensure that shelter doorways do not become blocked by snow or anything of this sort. If it snows, check the shelter and clear away any snow that might threaten to block the doorway. This will ensure that the feline inhabitants can enter and exit safely and without feeling trapped. Also check for anything else that might block the shelter entrance or cause a similar issue, such as if a thunderstorm or wind knocks down or blows around tree limbs or other debris. In such cases, of course ensure that the shelter entrance is not blocked, but also that the shelter did not suffer any damage. When you are caring for ferals and other outdoor cats, offering them shelter might mean you have yet another little home to look after, but it will be for a very good cause.