Weekend Open Thread

Welcome to the open thread, where you can talk about whatever’s on your mind. We’re just finishing up some laundry, but as reader Georgiana Y. explains, folding may have to wait:

My two old girls Beans and Minnie don’t usually like the same things but fresh sheets just out of the dryer are hard to resist.

Two cats sleep on sheets
Sheets are for napping, so we’re napping. Problem?
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23 thoughts on “Weekend Open Thread

  1. Ricky & Bibi's Mom March 19, 2022 / 9:20 am

    I’m with the lovely Beans and Minnie. I find just about anything fresh out of the dryer hard to resist.

  2. AJ March 19, 2022 / 9:52 am

    Beans and Minnie can come over to my house. I just finished a load of t-shirts, etc that’s fresh out of the dryer and still toasty. I had a few cats that couldn’t even wait and would jump in the dryer as soon as I opened the door. As Georgiana says, folding had to wait.

    Had hockey games twice this week and yippee we won both times. Last night was like old time hockey, great skating, nice passing, excellent checking, and a few fights to make it interesting along with some amazing, did he do that, did you see that?, goals. Today we have a car club meet up this morning then some errands, then home organizing, and hopefully tomorrow some thrift store shopping. Just found a new one that supports an HIV/AIDS foundation so time to go check it out.

  3. Georgiana March 19, 2022 / 10:45 am

    Wow my girls made it to Caturday, thanks Mike!

    They are both 15 years old, I got them at the same time as kitten, Beans from a shelter and Minnie from a lady whose cat had an unplanned for litter.

    The girls will be enjoying warm laundry later again today, Saturday being laundry day for me since I don’t like to go to the shops on the weekends, too many people and anyway there’s nothing else to do, it’s raining and grey outside today.
    Not that I’m complaining, rain is a lot better than snow!!

    Have a good weekend everyone!

  4. Dulcie March 19, 2022 / 11:22 am

    Lovely cozy girls!
    I sometimes throw my socks and long johns into the dryer for a few minutes before I dress to shovel snow. Very cozy.

  5. Duckie šŸ„ March 19, 2022 / 12:28 pm

    I appear to have gotten up on the wrong side of sleep this morning. So napping on some warm sheets with these two cuddle bugs sounds very inviting.
    Rain. Cold. Wind. Itā€™s Marching outside.
    Hubby has a cold and Duckie is aggressively moulting. So he snores all night, and Duckie has her limited feathers floofed up, and the new feather quills make her look like a hedgehog and are uncomfortable, so she bitters all day.
    I think tonight I will have hubby sleep in Duckieā€™s cage, and she can join me in the bed. Sheā€™ll be warm and comforted, and his snoring wonā€™t bother me.
    Have a good weekend, everyone.

  6. Not That Mike The Other Mike March 19, 2022 / 12:50 pm

    Previously I shared a photo of Teddy, so this week here’s a photo of Vera in her favorite place by the window. She enjoys this spot so much more than her “real” room, so I moved everything here and now she never has to leave.

    • Luv Bunny March 19, 2022 / 12:57 pm

      That was nice of you Mike. Vera has a nice set up, a window to look out of and blinds to munch on.
      And who doesnā€™t enjoy warm laundry from the dryer whether it be a human or animal.

      • Not That Mike The Other Mike March 19, 2022 / 1:00 pm

        Ah yes, about the blinds: I usually keep those drawn open, although she hasn’t shown much interest in nibbling on them.

        • Dubravkamcvmd March 19, 2022 / 3:01 pm

          What is that sort of brick made of straw maybe that she appears to nibble on? She looks like a very happy little beauty.

    • Duckie šŸ„ March 19, 2022 / 1:02 pm

      Sheā€™s so cute!

    • AJ March 19, 2022 / 1:27 pm

      Such a beauty! And love her new setup, got everything she could want.

    • Ricky & Bibi's Mom March 19, 2022 / 5:31 pm

      What a pretty girl Vera is! So nice to see her here.

  7. allein šŸ¾ March 19, 2022 / 1:12 pm

    Sheets are for napping, so weā€™re napping.” Can’t argue with that logic. I slept really late today. Now I know why.

    Apparently this magazine is in demand…

    • AJ March 19, 2022 / 1:28 pm

      Want!!!! And price isnā€™t bad, only about $6, might have to order.

      • Dubravkamcvmd March 19, 2022 / 3:27 pm

        I LOVE Wodehouse. I canā€™t believe I didnā€™t know about this book.

        • Ricky & Bibi's Mom March 19, 2022 / 5:32 pm

          Ditto! And ditto!

      • Dubravkamcvmd March 20, 2022 / 7:47 am

        I was hoping a cat was the detective, but believable cat psychology nonetheless.

  8. Murray C. March 19, 2022 / 1:13 pm

    Happy little kitties. Lovely little Vera – great picture of a black bun – not easy.
    Here near Philadelphia, PA itā€™s well into the 70ā€™s and feels like May. Itā€™s unnatural and Iā€™m not happy about it! Grrrr. Iā€™m pruning, cutting back, digging weeds. For two years now, spring and fall, Iā€™ve been pruning back about 125ā€™linear feet of overgrown barberry hedge. What a job! Iā€™m hoping I can get it done by this fall. Iā€™m working on it today, probably tomorrow. I am lucky to have battery operated secateurs which make a world of difference. The best part of all this is that people walk their doggies and sometimes I can pet them.
    Enjoy your weekend everyone. Duckie, send us a picture of your husband in the birdcage, will you. That I gotta see.šŸ˜œ

  9. Debg March 19, 2022 / 2:49 pm

    Such beauties today! Georgiana’s babies are just gorgeous, and I always love seeing Vera.

    I’m taking a quick break from sewing a new purse. It’s been quite some time since I sat down with my beloved machine, and it feels like I’ve never made anything in my life (which is not true–I started sewing at 15 and made 75% of my clothes until I left academia 7 years ago).

    Maybe–MAYBE–tomorrow I’ll be looking at houses with my new realtor. I’m looking to build, which I’ve never done before, so it’s great to have someone experienced in my corner. He offered to help me navigate the process. Wish me luck, everybody!

    My family received their handwoven throws, finally, on Wednesday. Apparently the blankets are a big hit. Huge sigh of relief!

    Hugs, everybody. Duckie, if you put hubby in the cage, do let us know.

  10. alleinšŸ¾ March 19, 2022 / 6:57 pm

    This is a test post.

    This is a cat resume.

    • alleinšŸ¾ March 19, 2022 / 7:00 pm

      Still can’t post from Chrome on my laptop without getting that “Request Header Fields Too Large” error…tried Firefox and it wouldn’t even let me on the site: “Your connection is not secure. The owner of cutetropolis.com has configured their website improperly. To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to this website.”

      Now I’m posting from Edge and that worked. For now, at least.

      I can post from my work computer, my tablet, my phone…just not my laptop. I don’t understand.

      • Dubravkamcvmd March 19, 2022 / 8:03 pm

        I get the your connection is not secure etc message on my desktop from a number of websites, including Cutetropolis, because my operating system is so old.

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