Kittens, cat beds, Easter bunnies, it's PINK SATURDAY!

What can anyone say about PINK SATURDAY other than it's pink, and fun and that I have enough pink stuff in my house to participate for the next thirty years or so!

I live in a 100 year old Edwardian home. As a result, I have radiators and hot water heat, YUM! Once you've had that type of heat you will never, ever want anything else to heat your home. The plus for me is that all of my radiators are original and are extremely ornate...a work of art in themselves. But I'll save that for another blog entry. Today I am showing you how I tie baskets to my radiators, fill them with blankies and invite my kitties for a little spa treatment. I swear, those kitty-cattys of mine love to bubble and steam in their little, heated beds every chance they get. The filled basket you see here is in my dining room and is used by all of the girls. I guess Forrest (black kitty) thinks that I fixed this one up way too feminine and girly for a guy of his regal charm!

My next goodie is a little early to show to you but I think it is just too sweet and precious to keep hidden for much longer. I found this adorable pink bunny garland the other day at Big Lots! and fell in love. In fact, I grabbed all of the pink that they had on the rack (I'm really stingy about pink stuff). I'm not positive where I'll use it yet for decoration but just knowing that I have it makes me happy and that's all that counts, at least to me, hehehe! Each strand is nine feet, and I have several, so I may be looking at pink bunnies in quite a few of the rooms of my home. I just love Easter. Not only for its true intent, but for the added fun of the baby animals and pastel colors.

Lastly, and pulling up the rear is Rosemary's cuddle donut bed. It sits on the dining room chair closest to the kitchen so she can catch a snooze and still be near her mommy. I'll see her lift her head every now and then, barely open an eye to check if I'm still where she saw me last and then drift off to kitty dreams once more. Other than my dogs, Rosemary needs to know where I am every minute of the day. She follows me like a puppy and when I sit down she feels that she MUST be in my lap. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't...especially when I am eating or knitting or taking a bath, or working on the laptop, or putting on my shoes. The rest of the time, if you see me, you see Rosemary. She was found in a ditch at about the age of 2.5 weeks and brought into our shelter. As a volunteer at the shelter I was there a lot and spied a little calico kitten with a huge meow that wanted a LOT of attention. From that day on, whenever I would go to the shelter to volunteer, I'd take Rosemary out of her cage and carry her around in my sweater pocket. She bonded to me like the dickens and I fell in love...hard. When I finally decided to adopt her, we were a mutual admiration society with two members. As a baby she'd ride around on my shoulder as I did the dishes, swept the floor, made beds, etc. The things that I did with a lot of movement, like vacuuming, she referred to sit on the sofa and watch. She's not afraid of loud noises, loves company and is the light of my life.

Don't forget to take a jog over to Beverly's at HOW SWEET THE SOUND, our hostess. She has many, many more people who have signed up for this fun day. Go for it. Even if you like blue, pink is just as good and maybe even better!