"Blue Monday Cat" - Postcard

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I scheduled this to post on Monday, January 26, 2026. If the forecast for my area remains unchanged (or gets worse), I will be having a very blue Monday.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Playtime" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Playtime".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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Tabby Cat Sunlight - Photograph

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I took that photograph of my cat this past week.

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As long as I'm with you
The sun will keep on shining

(As long as I'm with you) Every Day is Christmas - Niki Hexum (Movie - A Cinderella Christmas) 

Halloween Cake - Photograph

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I took that photograph of a Halloween cake. Happy Halloween!

Teddy Holding Halloween Envelope Card From CJ - Photograph

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I received a wonderful surprise in the mail today. CJ, who does beautiful calligraphy work, sent me a stunning Halloween envelope and card. We both like cats, old cemeteries, Medieval topics, all things Halloween, etc. :-)

I should have realized something special was arriving in today's mail, because Teddy, who normally doesn't move when the mailman stops, knocked me over and ran outside to get the mail before I could. ;-)

Teddy is always thrilled when anyone mentions him, and says he loves CJ because she always does. ;-)

Earlier this year, I had started a Teddy Tales weekly blog post, but my creativity has not been what it was in the past. Receiving this Halloween treat brightened my day. Thank you again, CJ! And if anyone is unfamiliar with CJ's fantastic calligraphy and artwork, I encourage you to visit her blog.

"Poe - The Black Cat" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Poe (Edgar Allan)".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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"35 Days" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.38

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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I put a sunglass on, so no one can see me cry

I'm not here for long
I'm just passing by
The world keeps getting harder
But I'm too cool to die

Don't cry, don't cry
Ask me how I feel
And don't ask why

Too Cool To Die - Post Malone


Like a song
Out of tune and out of time
All I needed was a rhyme for you
C'est la vie

C'est La Vie - Emerson Lake and Palmer

Tabby Cat - Photograph

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It's been about seven months since I last made a blog post featuring my "cat", as Teddy calls him ;-). I cherish him and am grateful to have him in my life. This photo of him is from a long time ago. I've been resolving computer issues, and part of that involves a "Swedish Death Purge" on all of the files I have, to reduce how much space I will require on a new computer's hard drive.

And for anyone out there who uses the Windows Operating System: I highly recommend making a bootable USB memory stick / USB flash drive or bootable DVD, using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool. If your computer crashes, you might be able to get it working again by booting from the USB drive. (There are more instructions than that, but for now, I'm providing the Microsoft links, without those additional "how to" steps.)

Windows 10

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Create Windows 10 installation media

See the section about "Using the tool to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC"

Windows 10 Media Creation Tool download link:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2265055

Windows 11

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11

Create Windows 11 Installation Media

See the section about "Before you begin using the media creation tool"

Windows 11 Media Creation Tool download link:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2156295

"Ladder" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Ladder".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Featured in the weekly sampler.

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Step by step, one by one
Higher and higher
Step by step, rung by rung
In climbing Jacob's ladder

All I want from tomorrow
Is to get it better than today

Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News

"Addams Raven Poe" - Postcard

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This week's My Soul's Dark Imagination theme was "The Raven, Mr. Poe, and Wednesday Addams".

I don't have any Wednesday Addams images, so I used a vintage photograph of a lovely young girl, instead. I also included some lines from The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Saint Patrick's Day Cat" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "A Bit Of Irish".

Note: I've been getting errors trying to leave comments on blogs, but I don't know why. Deann left me a comment, saying I'm being marked as spam.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Happiness" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Happiness".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Featured in the weekly sampler.

"Tiger In A Basket" - Postcard

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He's not really a tiger, he's my cat, but he is a Tabby, so he has stripes like a tiger.

"Orange Black Halloween Costume Party" - Postcard

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This week's My Soul's Dark Imagination theme was "Halloween Costume Party".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Halloween Black Cat Smiling - Photograph

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I took that photograph this past week.

Cat Resting - Photograph

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It's been almost a year since I last made a blog post featuring my "cat", as Teddy calls him ;-). I cherish him and am grateful to have him in my life.

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Like a song
Out of tune and out of time
All I needed was a rhyme for you
C'est la vie

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are

C'est La Vie - Emerson Lake and Palmer

Fragile - Sting

"Tabby Cat" - Postcard

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I'm in the process of going through my UFO (UnFinished Objects & Projects) pile to complete them or throw them into the scrap heap.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Cat Nightmare" - Postcard

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I'm in the process of going through my UFO (UnFinished Objects & Projects) pile to complete them or throw them into the scrap heap.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Window To The World" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Window To The World".

I went to the beat of my own drummer on this one.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.34

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Featured in the weekly sampler.

Halloween Witch Cat Bears - Photograph

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Those are photographs of some of my Halloween decorations.