u/Wolf_in_Lace

This Cleo, short for Cleopatra, we call her both.

I waited years for this day! I have 2 cats already, 1 from CDS years ago. This sweet girl appeared out of nowhere, I caught her sleeping under and inside my car when nights got cold.

During the day she would stay in the trees and big bush on my property. She was easy to build trust with but refused to let me touch her. I put out food and water, slowly moving it to my yard, then to near the garage, then cracked the garage and finally put her food in there. At meals, after a while she’d come running when she heard that can pop open and after I put it down, this tiny thing would run slightly towards me and hiss her tiny hiss for me to get away from her food. That’s when I knew she was chose me and was going to be mine. That was HER food, not mine. 🥰

One day, I got her in the garage and away enough from the door and closed it to trap her in the garage. Allowed her to stay in a few days to calm and consult with my vet who said, they would get me in same day once I could catch Cleo, which at this point I still was not allowed too close or to her. She’d run off.

Few days later, I went out to check and silly girl got herself caught in a hole with no exit. She made it extremely difficult but I was able to pull her out, no harm to either of us. She struggled but no biting or clawing which was surprising and I got her in the cat carrier.

It’s like night/day after I caught her. I let her calm in the carrier by covering it with a blanket. Then opened top to see if she would allow contact. It was not only allowed, she booped me hard with her head, repeatedly. Started meowing and demanding pets!!!! I was in shock, I hadn’t been allowed close enough for weeks. At the vet, she got out, loved everyone. Major cuddle bug and pet demander. All over me and the vet, especially his beard 😂

She got all her stuff, clean bill of health, and don’t worry about her poor little tail! Our vet thinks it was from a fight, not infected but it’s dead. So it will either fall off on its own or he will remove it when she goes to spayed. Estimated 9 months old and 4 pounds. Shes a cute little girl!

Now she is home and in her own room as we do very slow introductions because one of my cats takes time and it’s a bit stressful for her to meet any new animal. She is fine! We just have to go very slow.

Cleo has transformed over night. She is the sweetest, cuddliest, feisty and high speed girl now! She loves my kids and to play and to look out her window! I love her sooooooo much!

Hey everyone! I just picked up this gorgeous jade green and brass lamp because it's completely my aesthetic, and I'd love to know a bit more about its history or era if anyone recognizes it. I'm not looking for a price or value in particular, I just love vintage lamps and am super curious about this one!

Here is what I know so far:

• It's incredibly heavy (weighs almost 7 lbs).
• Magnets don't stick to the outside, so I'm pretty sure it's real brass.
• Looking underneath inside the base, it looks like it has heavy iron reinforcement.
• The socket says Leviton on it, but a pesky sticker is blocking some of the other info near the bulb.
• It has these two big brass leaves in the middle that look maybe like Stiffel lamps I've seen online?
• Has hand painted parts on the jade colored areas, hard to see because they are light and swooped/speckled

No matter what it is, got it for $11.99 at Goodwill, its in near perfect condition, and it works great! Just got find it the perfect shade. :)

All Hail Oliver in all HER fierceness!

I didn't know this pillow would be a holy grail until I saw it, and for $4, it was snatched immediately.

Oliver arrived to us via the CDS in rural Texas in the height of Covid. She was dumped at a mere 4 weeks old but had the vocal cords of a much older kitty. The second she saw me, she screamed at me until she was fed, bathed, and given a warm place to sleep.

Myself, the kids, and even the vet all thought she was a boy... until she went into heat and we found out that she was, in fact, very much a girl. She is the light of our lives and this pillow has immortalized her!

P.S. Cat tax of a few photos from Oliver's side career as a model—dresses are her favorite, she knows she's as fierce as a tiger.