Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris: Singer, Jim Morrison's Grave

 TBT! This famous spot was on my bucket list. Did not realize the many other famous people were also buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery  Well-worth your day while in Paris, France!

Free.  Cheap entertainment while in Paris.  Note: Many Cats reside among the tombs also 🐱🙀😺

Protects the tree, yet allows people to leave personal gum

Protecting Morrison's gravesite with a metal gate

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National Cat / Kitten Day 2021

National Cat Day, coming up! 

Also, my son's 💙 birthday 

(Friday, October 29th)

The cat's meow

Understanding feline language - The Humane Society

Cats lack the facial expressiveness of dogs, they’re generally quieter and their behaviors can be harder to interpret—but this doesn’t mean that the feline mystique is impenetrable. You can better understand your furry friend by paying attention to their vocalizations, body postures and daily routines. In time, you may become so attuned to your kitty’s personality and habits that you’re able to detect subtle changes in their mood and even recognize health problems before physical signs of illness appear.

Vocalizing

You'll learn a lot when you can interpret your cat's wide vocabulary of chirps and meows. They'll tell you when they're hungry, when they're feeling affectionate and if they're feeling threatened or in pain.

While some cats rarely make a peep, others won’t let you get a word in edgewise. Kittens who are handled often and well socialized may turn into more vocal adults and certain breeds, like Siameses and Abyssinians, are loquacious by nature.

Cats can also become increasingly vocal as they age. Two possible reasons for this are age-related dementia and deteriorating eyesight. A cat who feels anxious or confused may meow to seek reassurance. Hearing loss can also cause a kitty to vocalize louder than usual because they can’t determine their volume. (Any pronounced behavior change should trigger a trip to the vet to make sure your cat isn’t ill or in pain.)

• Meowing is all-purpose; your cat may be using "meow" as a greeting, a command, an objection or an announcement. Some people have observed their cats walking around the house meowing to themselves.
• Chirps and trills are how a mother cat tells their kittens to follow them. Aimed at you, it probably means your cat wants you to follow them, usually to their food bowl. If you have more than one cat, you'll often hear them converse with each other this way.
• Purring is usually a sign of contentment. Cats purr whenever they're happy, even while they're eating. Sometimes, however, a cat may purr when they're anxious or sick, using their purr to comfort themselves, like a child sucking their thumb.
• Growling, hissing or spitting indicates a cat who is annoyed, frightened, angry or aggressive. Leave this cat alone.
• A yowl or howl (they sound like loud, drawn-out meows) tells you your cat is in some kind of distress—stuck in a closet, looking for you or in pain. Find your cat if they're making this noise. However, in unaltered cats, these sounds are part of mating behavior. If your cat is elderly, they may howl because they're disoriented, especially if suffering from a cognitive disorder, such as dementia.
• Chattering, chittering or twittering are the noises your cat makes when they're sitting in the window watching birds or squirrels. It usually translates to excitement ... or they may be contemplating snack time.

Our Kitty chittering at a small Fly 😄

Read the full cat vocalization article --- >> H E R E

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Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. (Jeremiah 13:23)

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

(Matthew 19:26)

Understanding Feline Language

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Boys, Boys, Boys!

We are across the Pond; and seeing Family is a beautiful gift of opportunity from God.  Thank You, Lord Jesus Christ!  

These 3 Boys are perfect-to-us and very precious.  Dedication of baby Louis is a public acknowledgement of the Gift of Life that is from God, and to be lived for God. We Parents can do nothing but pray and train children in the way they should go (their bent). Only God can call them to Jesus Christ of the Bible -- the only source of hope and eternal life.

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Nail Art: Part 7 My First Acrylic Nails

my (french) gel nails

In spite of the ongoing Covid19 Pandemic, we are travelling across the pond once again. 

 I make it a point to get my nails done on important trips.  It is usually gel nails for me: a few seconds under UV-lights make the finish tough, long-lasting, beautiful. 

This time, I tried acrylic nails. Powders plus formula; and boom -- the nails supposedly are equally long-lasting and beautiful. It's my first time trying them, so we shall see.

My inspiration as far as main nail color:

my acrylic powder nails w/ gold-tone rhinestones

What Makes Gel Nails And Acrylic Nails Different?

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Designer MacKenzie Childs and Pet Cats

Our beloved kids of the 4-legged furry variety seem to enjoy getting into the pictures of our current favorite designer for decor, MacKenzie-Childs ❤🖤🤍❤

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Timberline HD Shingle: Hunter Green

In keeping with the Year 2021's trending popularity of the color GREEN, and my own love for the color green -- introducing, our new Timberline Hunter Green roof !! 👍💚💚👍

pc: Home Depot

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No More Car Loans for Us!

 Slowly, but surely, we are being unshackled from the burden of debt.  We praise the Lord Jesus Christ, first and foremost. 

This will be our last car-loan debt payment in our married life, God willing. Payments in cash 💲only;  and rice-and-beans meals is what we are willing to do in order to reach our financial goals. I know -- easy to say, but hard to do. God help us!

pc: Chris Hogan

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

(Proverbs 22 )

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MacKenzie Childs: Great Vase in Courtly Check

A beautiful 😍 and appropriate-anytime handmade, ceramic piece by MacKenzie-Childs.  I have no regrets purchasing this item.

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WW2: Hero Dog, Judy the Pointer

 Judy, a purebred pointer, was the mascot of several ships in the Pacific, and was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and taken to a prison camp. There she met Aircraftsman Frank Williams, who shared his small portion of rice with her.

Judy raised morale in the POW camp, and also barked when poisonous snakes, crocodiles or even tigers approached the prisoners. When the prisoners were shipped back to Singapore, she was smuggled out in a rice sack, never whimpering or betraying her presence to the guards.

The next day, that ship was torpedoed. Williams pushed Judy out of a porthole in an attempt to save her life, even though there was a 15-foot drop to the sea. He made his own escape from the ship, but was then recaptured and sent to a new POW camp.

pc: wikipedia

He didn't know if Judy had survived, but soon he began hearing stories about a dog helping drowning men reach pieces of debris after the shipwreck. And when Williams arrived at the new camp, he said: "I couldn’t believe my eyes! As I walked through the gate, a scraggly dog hit me square between the shoulders and knocked me over. I’d never been so glad to see the old girl!"

They spent a year together at that camp in Sumatra. "Judy saved my life in so many ways," said Williams. "But the greatest of all was giving me a reason to live. All I had to do was look into those weary, bloodshot eyes and ask myself: 'What would happen to her if I died?' I had to keep going."

Once hostilities ceased, Judy was then smuggled aboard a troopship heading back to Liverpool. In England, she was awarded the Dickin Medal (the "Victoria Cross" for animals) in May 1946. Her citation reads: "For magnificent courage and endurance in Japanese prison camps, which helped to maintain morale among her fellow prisoners, and also for saving many lives through her intelligence and watchfulness".

pc: wikipedia

At the same time, Frank Williams was awarded the PDSA's White Cross of St. Giles for his devotion to Judy. Frank and Judy spent a year after the war visiting the relatives of English POWs who had not survived, and Frank said that Judy "always provided a comforting presence to the families."

When Judy finally died at the age of 13, Frank spent two months building a granite and marble memorial in her memory, which included a plaque describing her life story.

our beloved Mr Bubbles ❤

Pointer (dog breed)

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