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Put Up Your Dukes Cat

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Thursday, April 22, 2021, 11:57 am — Teeny Tuxedo … look who’s out of hibernation … the grooming gloves! … Cat Dancer wire toy is ready to welcome them back, too …
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… 7 months ago … Not So Bad Cat, Sept. 22, 2020 …
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So, what’s up with “put up your dukes”? … Where’d it spring from? …

“Etymologists think this is probably how we got the word dukes used to refer to fists, as in “put up your dukes.” Fork was slang for “hand” or “fist,” and the phrase “dukes of York” was created as rhyming slang for “fork.” So, instead of telling someone to “put up your forks,” you might say “put up your dukes of York!” Eventually, this was shortened to “put up your dukes.”” — Merriam-Webster

Cardboard Tricks Cats

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Sunday, October 4, 2020, 2:16 am — Teeny Tuxedo … let’s get this show on the road! … my latest trick … playing with the Cat Dancer wire toy … without leaving the white cardboard! …
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… 5:06 am … Perkins … watch ME! … I can stay perfectly still on the white cardboard … without even playing with a toy! …
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A Content Cat

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 8:55 am — Perkins … surrounded by some of life’s good things … Finnishness … cat toys … family memorabilia … and a horse book …
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  • Vintage Made in Finland … Didas Deken 100% Zuiver Wol (Dutch) … Didas blanket 100% pure wool … (2017 Christmas present from L) …
  • Blue candle holder, from Russ, mid-1990s glass conference, Tampere, Finland …  Finnish Blue and White, more photos, my blog, The Road Gives Back
  • Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown, Jennifer S. Kelly, 2019 … Sir Barton, 1916-1937, chestnut Thoroughbred, first winner of the American Triple Crown
  • Grandma Lillian Ahola’s plate … green Depression glass footed cake plate … Cherry Blossom pattern … 1930s … discovered it’s by the Jeannette Glass Co.! …Mom’s name, even spelled correctly! … from my blog, My 365 Photos …

Jacket-on-a-Box Cat

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Friday, May 10, 2019, 11:12 pm — Perkins … barn jacket … on top of storage boxes …
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… aah … ze lovely parfum de cheval …
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… qu’est-ce que c’est là-bas? …
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… mighty claws of Teeny Tuxedo … vs. the wire toy! …
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… merveilleux! … I have caught it! …
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… le petit jouet has escaped my grasp … never fear, I shall capture it once again …
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Myself and I Cats

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Saturday, May 4, 2019, 2:43 pm — Teeny … watching Teeny and the wire toy … photo editing with Snagit …
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… 5:03 pm … Perky doubles her relaxing … in front of the computer … and on the deck window Kitty Sill …
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… rearview mirror movie … Freckles, 1960 … Teeny Tuxedo looking through the deck blinds  …
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… two orangish redheads … Martin West … not-quite-awake Perkins …
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Sunday Favorites Cats

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Sunday, April 21, 2019, 12:10 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … her favorite toy … the bouncy wire Cat Dancer …
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… she likes to combine it with the Camo Cat Tunnel …
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… Perky’s favorite … Who’s playing in my tunnel? …
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… What a pink tongue you have, Teeny! …
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… now EVERYONE’S happy! …
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Faithful Box Cat

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Friday, December 28, 2018, 1:51 am — There may be new toys in town … but Teeny still has time for ol’ faithful Big Box …
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Perkins adds Baby Kick Stix to the playtime mix with Camo Cat Tunnel …
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Big Box is mature enough to accept Teeny Tuxedo’s interest in other toys …
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Midnight Ramble Cat

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Thursday, August 9, 2018, 12:00 am — Midnight … time for Perkins to ramble, while cousin cat Moka is in his bedroom … She’s found his toys … and the vintage Made in Finland … Didas Deken 100% Zuiver Wol (Dutch) … Didas blanket 100% pure wool … Christmas present from L …
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… Snapfish photo book … created for L from the Pylkki archive … cover, at Grandma and Grandpa Ahola’s, Hockinson, WA, 1960s …
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