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#SoCS 1st February – Spoonful of Something

01 Feb 2025 14 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Minnie Kaur, Socs, Sonu Singh, Spoonful Cat Update

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “spoonful.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

Okay, so, I’m sat here writing this from my sick bed, on my phone, as I’m still not 100%.

I’ve had more than a spoonful of cough mixtures over the last week. It’s still not shifting…

Anyway, as soon as I read the prompt, good old Mary Poppins came to mind.

We all love that classic, A Spoonful Of Sugar, don’t we?

To be honest, a lot of the medicines right now, are sweet enough, but hey, it doesn’t stop a Disney fan from wanting to sing it, everything I have to give, or take, medicine!

https://youtu.be/SVDgTbGZEw4?si=6uDFKuixZHveOuYo

Now, I thought I’d share the cat antics of this morning.

I was in bed (my recent abode of the last week) when, at around 10am, I heard a bang.

I knew Minnie Kaur the Minx was on the loose. She’d obviously gone and pushed something off somewhere.

Little did I know it was a little bit more than a something…

The Living Room TV was off its stand, face down, awkwardly balancing on a pointed tissue box cover on the coffee table.

This didn’t look good!

With Lil Princess’s help, we got the TV back up, but I could see the dents in the screen. This did not look promising. What would our resident TV fab, Hubby Dearest, say?

I switched it on.

Yup.

Not good.

It looks like she tried to climb up onto the radiator cover behind the TV, where she usually sits to watch the world go by. The cover somehow moved and fell, knocking the TV over.

And there you have it. The #DarkDestroyer strikes!

And in other calmer #caturday news, #SonuSingh has rediscovered my office beanbag and is peacefully chilling out.

Unlike the Dark Destroyer, #MinnieKaurTheMinx , who offered to start her own #OnlyCats fan page to fund the new TV, to replace what she spectacularly destroyed! (Image censored to protect our lil girl’s modesty!)
I had to remind her she’s not even 1, yet, and will need to make sure her #catmum reviews her online activity. How are kitten ready knows these things, I don’t know, but she was all for showing of her lil black beans and cute paws!

And there you have our morning, so far!

I think I need a spoonful of something to get over the excitement/shock!

Disclaimer: no cats were harmed, injured or allowed to post on OnlyCats, during the xompising of this post. 😝

https://wp.me/p2CQXv-4Ur

#JusJoJan 21st – Content

21 Jan 2025 17 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, jusjojan25, Linda G Hill, Socs, writing

Our prompt today is courtesy of the lovely J-Dub. Thank you, J-Dub! Please be sure to visit J-Dub’s blog to read her posts and say hello. And follow her while you’re there if you’re not already.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 21st, 2025 is “content.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

Content, to be at peace.

However, the first place my mind went was content, as it what we need to put together to create a social media presence!

Over the years, my dedication to creating content has wavered.

As I started my blog I was all about posting regularly, sometimes more than once a day, before I realised blog post burnout was a thing!

When I got my rhythm going, it was Twitter, but I posted automatically via the blog.

Then it was the FB author page, followed by Instagram and Tiktok. All needed different types of content to suit the different platforms.

I started out religiously trying to work out what to do for each, before the platforms started changing. Insta let me post videos via Reels, Tiktok started photo galleries, and FB let me post all!

I got overwhelmed.

So now, I post what I want, when I want.

I am no longer a slave to content.

And that makes me content.

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 21st, 2025

#JusJoJan 20th – Antipodean

20 Jan 2025 5 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan Tags: #jusjojan, antipodean, australia, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, jusjojan25, Linda G Hill, Socs

Today, we have a prompt gifted to us by the incomparable Kim. Thank you, Kim! Please be sure to visit Kim’s blog to read her posts and say hello. And follow her while you’re there if you’re not already.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 20th, 2025 is “antipodean.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

Antipodean.

Brilliant word. I love how it rolls off the tongue.

I’ve never been to Australia. Would love to, one day. I have family and some friends in a couple of areas.

One day…

But though I’ve not visited, there has been plenty of antipodean influence over my years growing up namely from the shows I watched religiously (Neighbours and Home & Away) and the singers who grew in fame after starring in those shows.

I loved Kylie Minogue. Her early pop played on repeat at one time, on my stereo.

Jason Donovan was another.

Danni Minogue, and even Craig Mclachlan (Remember him?)

I don’t watch the shows anymore. To be honest, I rarely watch TV, now, but I did watch the last Neighbours episode last year.

The end of an era. God Bless Ramsey Street and, especially, Mrs Mangle!

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 20th, 2025

#JusJoJan 18th & SoCS – pack/peck/pick/pock/puck

18 Jan 2025 12 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, #SoCS Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, Poetry, Socs

It’s traditionally #SoCS on Saturday, but this month, it combines with #JusJoJan.

Today’s prompt is…

Your prompt for #JusJoJan the 18th and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “pack/peck/pick/pock/puck.” Use one or use ’em all for bonus points—it’s up to you! Enjoy!

Peter Piper may have picked a peck of pickled pepper,
Though I wonder who for? 
That's a lot of pickled pepper, isn't it?

But what about a pack of purple pucks
For the ice hockey enthusiast in your life?

Or even a pile of pill pockets for that fussy pet
To get the meds in them
In an unsuspecting manner?

Just a ponder, and a wonder... 
Perfect for SoCS...

Ritu 2025

The Friday Reminder for #SoCS & #JusJoJan 2025 Daily Prompt for Jan. 18th

#SoCS & #JusJoJan January 4th, 2025 – In Front/Behind

11 Jan 2025 21 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, #SoCS Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cats, Minnie Kaur, Poetry, Socs, Sonu Singh, writing

Linda’s SoCS prompt…

Your prompt for #JusJoJan the 11th and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “it’s the little things.” Take whatever the phrase “it’s the little things” brings to mind and use it in your post. Have fun!

It really is the little things in life that bring you joy.

A smile from a friendly face, a cup of tea brought to you as you are busy working. The sound of a giggle from a child, a pet sitting by you as you stroke its fur.

All these things can really make life a better place.

Currently, one of the little things in our life, Minnie Kaur, causes as much joy as strife, as she builds her relationship with our senior, Sonu Singh.

They fight, they chase after one another, but they also search one another out all the time. It’s a love hate thing, 100%.

He’s intrigued by her, but equally annoyed, but then again, he is nearly 11, now and that is roughly 60 in human years!

She is not 1 until February, so is still young, a kitten who is inquisitive.

He’s definitely getting more exercise now she’s in his life, I tell you!

We get the chase, the fight, the inevitable hissing, then a period of calm, where they sit together, sometimes warily staring at one another, sometimes at peace, sitting almost together, but not quite.

Sonu Singh approaches her more than he used to, now. Before it was always her coming up and tentatively playing with his tail, until he swiped her away!

It’s cute watching their relationship develop, and though the fights can be a bit stressful for them and us, ultimately they do like having each other around.

We do love our kitties!