Of course, while I was off last week, we found time to do a little thrifting. And remember the ceramic cat I found month ago? And how the internet told me that all the black ones out there had been repainted… well the internet lied.

We found one that has the original ceramic glaze and it’s blacker than black! Of course, it’s not the same pose as my other one (which is still waiting to be repainted) but I was thrilled to find it. I love it’s derpy little expression.

Another of my Holy Grail items (the term internet thrifters use to items they are hunting for but just can’t find) is a cat on nest. You know… just like those hen-on-nest dishes but with a cat.

I’ve seen a few on Facebook marketplace, but never anywhere close to use. I had a lady who said she’d ship one to me – but then she flaked and I never heard from her again (thankfully I hadn’t paid yet). But I’d never actually seen one in the flesh. Until I did.

It was one of my pricier thrifts ($40) but it was worth it!

While we are on the theme of cats…

We found this awesome little cast iron sign at Value Village. I got Dave to put it up just outside the driveway door to the catio/sun porch. A nice little reminder to watch for lurking escape attempts.

And this cool cat carving was found at the ReStore. I’ve discovered it was made by an artist from Nova Scotia. They had several of her pieces so someone must have been a collector. I almost came home with a couple fish too… but in the end decided just to stick with the cat. Dave put several coat of clear on it so we could hang it outside in the catio. It’s currently gracing the plywood we had to put up last year to thwart Lemmy’s escape attempts.

I hope one day to take the plywood down (it’s covering two windows on the porch), but Lemmy is still an active climber. So if I can’t take it down, I might as well decorate it!