The puppy discovering her tail reminds me of baby heffalumps figuring out their trunks.
AJApril 11, 2026 / 8:56 am
That puppy was beyond cute, it cracks me up when some of them start growling and biting at the tail, only to be totally surprised when they realize it’s attached to them. I think the one helping grandma with the garden is a Newfie. Good to see a dog’s need to dig channeled into something positive. Thank you Goose for finding the kitties!! Who leaves them like that, and 2 of them looked to be pure breed Siamese. I can’t type the thoughts that went through my head about the person(s) who left them out there but let’s say I could boil my own tea water now. I would love for them to face justice but that’s doubtful. I’m googling to find any updates and will let everyone know if I find anything.
GeorgianaApril 11, 2026 / 10:14 am
Yes please let us know if they face justice, what ever consequences they face is nothing to what I would do to them.
N. FritzApril 11, 2026 / 11:49 am
Parkour! And I gasped out loud when I saw that the kitties had been abandoned. A curse on whoever did that!
AJApril 11, 2026 / 8:41 am
Same kitty, same. Sitting here having a cup of tea trying to get motivated to face the day. Got a semi boring weekend planned as it’s supposed to be cloudy and rainy. After breakfast, will probably do some yard work and weed whack the front then make a path to the sheds. The rest I’ve left to nature and whatever wants to lurk back there. I really need to get someone in to cut down the rest but I think I’ll wait until we’re back from vacation next month.
Had something pretty cool happen last night when we went out to dinner. We got there around the time Artemis II was splashing down and was watching on our phones until hubby realized the place had a tv on tuned to the news coverage. I looked up to see the servers had stopped working and were gathered around the tv watching along with a lot of the customers. Most of the restaurant broke out in applause when the capsule successfully landed. It was like something from the days of the Apollo missions and hadn’t experienced something like that since the Space Shuttle era, watching the takeoffs and landings when we lived in FL. Enjoy the weekend everyone!
allein 🐾April 11, 2026 / 8:47 am
My friend posted on facebook a request to let her know when they safely splashed down, because she doesn’t watch space stuff live. As we are of the generation of kids who watched the Challenger launch in school, I can’t say I blame her. I was nervous but I did watch, and as soon as they hit the water I let her know. I kept the TV on mute after the special was over because they said they would be back when they were getting them out of the capsule, so I got to watch that part later, too.
AJApril 11, 2026 / 10:22 am
Yeah, I was a little nervous too, especially with the mention of some problems with the heat shield. It all worked out, whew. I missed the coverage of them coming out of the capsule, I’ll have to go find a video of it.
allein 🐾April 11, 2026 / 8:47 am
Been saving this one for a bit. Felt like a post for spring.
🤦♀️🤪🤣🤣 Don’t think the lamb is too impressed. They are baaad.
Alice ShortcakeApril 11, 2026 / 11:26 am
An even worse Yorkshire dad joke:
Where did the sheep who lost his headgear end up?
“On Ilkla Moor Baa’Tat!” (translation: On Ilkley Moor Without a Hat, an old Yorkshire folk song)
Response: two day old American lamb walks off looking baffled.
It’s been a quiet week at the Shortcakery enlivened by sporadic viewing of the Artemis II moon flyaround. I must have a weird sense of humour, because I laughed out loud at one point when the Earth made a brief cameo appearance in the bottom right of the screen and scurried out of frame like a guilty thing surprised… I’m so relieved the crew got back safely as I can remember the nail-biting drama of Apollo 13 (I’m also relieved that the toilet problem got fixed, because this is the aspect of space travel that would REALLY discourage me from being an astronaut).
It’s hard to believe that the first moon landing happened 57 years ago. Oddly enough, until recently I was convinced that I’d watched Armstrong setting foot on the surface live on my rural school’s only TV. Since this happened in the early hours of Monday morning BST, I must have seen edited highlights transmitted later that day.
GeorgianaApril 11, 2026 / 10:30 am
Hello everyone, it’s been a busy morning in the back yard here.
First the black and white cat came for her bowl of wet food then it was the turn of the little calico princess and after that the big orange boy, the only one that hasn’t come yet is the black cat but I’m sure she’ll turn up later.
Also now when I call for the outside cats there’s a squirrel that comes running and climbs on the deck even if one of the cat is there and waits for me to throw him a peanut LOL!
And last night I forgot to bring in the bowls of kibble after dark and we had a visit from a Miss Mouff (that’s was we call the skunks because skunk in French is mouffette) this one was missing most of her tail poor dear.
Have a great weekend all.
Duckie 🐥April 11, 2026 / 11:30 am
Happy Saturday to all.
Yes, dear Pat Cat, I would like to sleep more. Too much to do.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Happy Caturday!
The dogs were extra good this week…
The puppy discovering her tail reminds me of baby heffalumps figuring out their trunks.
That puppy was beyond cute, it cracks me up when some of them start growling and biting at the tail, only to be totally surprised when they realize it’s attached to them. I think the one helping grandma with the garden is a Newfie. Good to see a dog’s need to dig channeled into something positive. Thank you Goose for finding the kitties!! Who leaves them like that, and 2 of them looked to be pure breed Siamese. I can’t type the thoughts that went through my head about the person(s) who left them out there but let’s say I could boil my own tea water now. I would love for them to face justice but that’s doubtful. I’m googling to find any updates and will let everyone know if I find anything.
Yes please let us know if they face justice, what ever consequences they face is nothing to what I would do to them.
Parkour! And I gasped out loud when I saw that the kitties had been abandoned. A curse on whoever did that!
Same kitty, same. Sitting here having a cup of tea trying to get motivated to face the day. Got a semi boring weekend planned as it’s supposed to be cloudy and rainy. After breakfast, will probably do some yard work and weed whack the front then make a path to the sheds. The rest I’ve left to nature and whatever wants to lurk back there. I really need to get someone in to cut down the rest but I think I’ll wait until we’re back from vacation next month.
Had something pretty cool happen last night when we went out to dinner. We got there around the time Artemis II was splashing down and was watching on our phones until hubby realized the place had a tv on tuned to the news coverage. I looked up to see the servers had stopped working and were gathered around the tv watching along with a lot of the customers. Most of the restaurant broke out in applause when the capsule successfully landed. It was like something from the days of the Apollo missions and hadn’t experienced something like that since the Space Shuttle era, watching the takeoffs and landings when we lived in FL. Enjoy the weekend everyone!
My friend posted on facebook a request to let her know when they safely splashed down, because she doesn’t watch space stuff live. As we are of the generation of kids who watched the Challenger launch in school, I can’t say I blame her. I was nervous but I did watch, and as soon as they hit the water I let her know. I kept the TV on mute after the special was over because they said they would be back when they were getting them out of the capsule, so I got to watch that part later, too.
Yeah, I was a little nervous too, especially with the mention of some problems with the heat shield. It all worked out, whew. I missed the coverage of them coming out of the capsule, I’ll have to go find a video of it.
Been saving this one for a bit. Felt like a post for spring.
🤦♀️🤪🤣🤣 Don’t think the lamb is too impressed. They are baaad.
An even worse Yorkshire dad joke:
Where did the sheep who lost his headgear end up?
“On Ilkla Moor Baa’Tat!” (translation: On Ilkley Moor Without a Hat, an old Yorkshire folk song)
Response: two day old American lamb walks off looking baffled.
It’s been a quiet week at the Shortcakery enlivened by sporadic viewing of the Artemis II moon flyaround. I must have a weird sense of humour, because I laughed out loud at one point when the Earth made a brief cameo appearance in the bottom right of the screen and scurried out of frame like a guilty thing surprised… I’m so relieved the crew got back safely as I can remember the nail-biting drama of Apollo 13 (I’m also relieved that the toilet problem got fixed, because this is the aspect of space travel that would REALLY discourage me from being an astronaut).
It’s hard to believe that the first moon landing happened 57 years ago. Oddly enough, until recently I was convinced that I’d watched Armstrong setting foot on the surface live on my rural school’s only TV. Since this happened in the early hours of Monday morning BST, I must have seen edited highlights transmitted later that day.
Hello everyone, it’s been a busy morning in the back yard here.
First the black and white cat came for her bowl of wet food then it was the turn of the little calico princess and after that the big orange boy, the only one that hasn’t come yet is the black cat but I’m sure she’ll turn up later.
Also now when I call for the outside cats there’s a squirrel that comes running and climbs on the deck even if one of the cat is there and waits for me to throw him a peanut LOL!
And last night I forgot to bring in the bowls of kibble after dark and we had a visit from a Miss Mouff (that’s was we call the skunks because skunk in French is mouffette) this one was missing most of her tail poor dear.
Have a great weekend all.
Happy Saturday to all.
Yes, dear Pat Cat, I would like to sleep more. Too much to do.
Have a great weekend, everyone.