Give Us This Day Our Daily Thread December 1st through December 31st 2025

[Dotta]

This is a subject near and dear to my heart. I love both cats and dogs. But there is a problem with strays in my town. My friend and I have been able to get a lot of cats to local rescues where they’re vetted and fixed, then adopted to good homes. But there are so many more. My husband used to tell me that I can’t save them all, and I always replied that I can try. Right now I have ten indoor cats. They’re all happy and healthy and fixed. Yes, I’m a crazy cat lady!

My friend’s outdoor cat, Copper, is over here a lot, so I got him an insulated house with a heating pad (like you did, Tricia). He’s never been indoors and we can’t coax him in. He’s 12 now, but healthy and fixed and he loves his house. Here’s a picture of the little man.View attachment 628062

Cats are very important in ecosystem,
and their presence in buildings decisively and naturally prevents the presence and reproduction of rodents (mice and rats).

 

[Gators North]

Hope everyone has a wonderful day today.
This summer, someone abandoned a mama cat and her four tiny kittens at the end of my driveway. Now only three kittens remain, and I have no idea what happened to their mother or the missing sibling.


Every night, the three survivors come to my porch. I can’t let them starve or freeze, but I also can’t just let them run wild. The little calico is going to end up pregnant any moment, and the cycle will keep repeating.

On Sunday, I put out an outdoor pet heating pad, and all three curled up together on it. They were so sweet it broke my heart. Here is a picture of them on Sunday night. View attachment 628017

Yesterday, I set up a cat house with a heater too. They couldn’t quite figure it out, so I put the heating pad inside the box the house came in—and that’s where they’re sleeping now.
Here is the empty cat houseView attachment 628018

I’ve reached out to Texas Paw Prints and am waiting for a response. If anyone knows of an organization in or near the Dallas area that can help, please let me know. I can’t bear the thought of taking them to a kill shelter.

I’m even considering trying to trap them and get them all fixed myself—pretty sure the calico is a girl, but I’m not sure about the two black kittens.

I may have posted about them before, but I’m honestly really worried. I can’t keep doing this alone. They’re either going to get pregnant or end up impregnating other cats, and I can't let that happen.
WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS?

Here’s one that sounds promising too.

Dallas Cat Lady |

dallascatlady.org

 

[tlcya]

I wish we could have cats. We used to have cats. But we also love and rescue dogs. One of our dogs is a cat murderer. He has killed four that we know of. If they manage to get into our fenced yard they are goners. So we cannot have cats in our household so long as that dog lives. He is a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. His prey drive is very very strong.

 

[Gators North]

First real snowfall of the season here today.

 

[Tricia]

The only person left is my son who over the past couple of years has chosen to go no contact.
@TootsieFootsie I am so sorry.

 

[Tricia]

Something I meant to put on the last thread re words and phrases.

For awhile there, way back I used to say:

"I'm going to put my peggy jim jams on and go to sleepy bobo's"

I have searched for it and it seems it was piggy not peggy. It did sound like peggy to me.

That is adorable. I have never heard of that phrase.

 

[Tricia]

@Tricia thank you for what you are doing for these babies. Can you look for a TNR group in your area ?That’s Trap, Neuter , Release. They should help catch the babies, help with low cost or free spay/neuter then they’d be released back to you.

THANK YOU.
I keep fantasizing that a gazillionaire will rush in and say, "Hey, I got this, Tricia, don't worry about it," but I kind of think that's not going to happen. LOL

 

[Tricia]

Here’s one that sounds promising too.

Dallas Cat Lady |

dallascatlady.org

THANK YOU @Gators North

 

[Tricia]

This is a subject near and dear to my heart. I love both cats and dogs. But there is a problem with strays in my town. My friend and I have been able to get a lot of cats to local rescues where they’re vetted and fixed, then adopted to good homes. But there are so many more. My husband used to tell me that I can’t save them all, and I always replied that I can try. Right now I have ten indoor cats. They’re all happy and healthy and fixed. Yes, I’m a crazy cat lady!

My friend’s outdoor cat, Copper, is over here a lot, so I got him an insulated house with a heating pad (like you did, Tricia). He’s never been indoors and we can’t coax him in. He’s 12 now, but healthy and fixed and he loves his house. Here’s a picture of the little man.View attachment 628062

WOW YOU ARE A HERO. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO

 

[Tricia]

December is time of
Christmas markets in Poland

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Gdańsk

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Wrocław

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Kraków (Cracow)

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Poznań

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Warszawa (Warsaw) - the Capital City

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Toruń - the city of Mikołaj Kopernik (Nicolaus Copernicus)

Every city, every town organizes a Christmas Market.

Also,
each city and town prepares a beautiful Christmas Tree in the centre.

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Last year,
according to the ranking of the Time Out website,
the most beautiful Christmas tree in the world,
and therefore in Poland,
was the tree on the Main Square in Kraków (Cracow).

The winner in this plebiscite in 2024
was a natural (Spruce) Christmas tree
adorned with thousands of lights and decorations.

(At the top there is always the Bethlehem Star
which heralded the birth of Jesus Christ
and was supposed to show the Three Kings/The Magi the way to Bethlehem to pay homage to newborn Jesus.)

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DOTTA, THESE PICTURES ARE AMAZING. Thank you for posting. Absolutely stunning.

 

[Dotta]

DOTTA, THESE PICTURES ARE AMAZING. Thank you for posting. Absolutely stunning.

Thank you

But still...
The most amazing Christmas Markets are organized by Poland's neighbour...

Germany!

Wow

Munich

Dresden

and other cities...

There are trips organized by Polish Travel Agencies and Churches to go there in December

 

[Gators North]

WOW YOU ARE A HERO. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO

And you are too! Thank you for caring for these innocent babies!

 

[Stunned]

All my online shopping done yay!

The only person left is my son who over the past couple of years has chosen to go no contact.

We have no address for him, he moved and wouldn't give his address, to anyone.
I ended up being the only family person he would talk to but in fhe end I couldn't get his new address out of him.
And after that he doesn't answer the phone or emails.

He's in another state.

And no my finances don't run to getting private detectives.

I don't let it get to me they way I used to.
But I do wonder if he's ok, or if I might get that knock on the door one day.

I try not to think about it.

It's just the season. I promise I won't say anymore downer things.

I know the feeling well. Hugs this holiday season and all seasons!

 

[TootsieFootsie]

That is adorable. I have never heard of that phrase.

It was from The Goodies TV show.
O seeing it again I had the peggy jim jams part wrong, it was piggy jim jams

22 second clip

 

[Dotta]

As Christmas approaches,
I want to dig deeper into the origins of the familiar flower known as the "Poinsettia,"
which decorates our homes during this time.

Although this plant has many names,
it is always associated with Christmas.

In Poland it has the name
"Bethlehem Star"
and decorates our homes during Christmas

In Mexico,
where this plant originates,
it is called
"Flores de Noche Buena"
— "Flower of the Holy Night".

It is during this time
that its leaves turn red

A Warning though!
The plant contains an irritating milky sap that may cause skin irritation or stomach upset if ingested,

so be careful around children and pets!

 

[Ghostwheel]

All my online shopping done yay!

The only person left is my son who over the past couple of years has chosen to go no contact.

We have no address for him, he moved and wouldn't give his address, to anyone.
I ended up being the only family person he would talk to but in fhe end I couldn't get his new address out of him.
And after that he doesn't answer the phone or emails.

He's in another state.

And no my finances don't run to getting private detectives.

I don't let it get to me they way I used to.
But I do wonder if he's ok, or if I might get that knock on the door one day.

I try not to think about it.

It's just the season. I promise I won't say anymore downer things.

I had this issue with my son for a while, slightly different circumstances, though. We agreed that I would occasionally just ping him on the phone to make sure he was alive and well. He didn't have to have a conversation with me, just signal he was OK. This year, I picked him up at his house and we went to Las Vegas together. It only took 7 years, but there is hope.

 

[sassyblue]

Hope everyone has a wonderful day today.
This summer, someone abandoned a mama cat and her four tiny kittens at the end of my driveway. Now only three kittens remain, and I have no idea what happened to their mother or the missing sibling.


Every night, the three survivors come to my porch. I can’t let them starve or freeze, but I also can’t just let them run wild. The little calico is going to end up pregnant any moment, and the cycle will keep repeating.

On Sunday, I put out an outdoor pet heating pad, and all three curled up together on it. They were so sweet it broke my heart. Here is a picture of them on Sunday night. View attachment 628017

Yesterday, I set up a cat house with a heater too. They couldn’t quite figure it out, so I put the heating pad inside the box the house came in—and that’s where they’re sleeping now.
Here is the empty cat houseView attachment 628018

I’ve reached out to Texas Paw Prints and am waiting for a response. If anyone knows of an organization in or near the Dallas area that can help, please let me know. I can’t bear the thought of taking them to a kill shelter.

I’m even considering trying to trap them and get them all fixed myself—pretty sure the calico is a girl, but I’m not sure about the two black kittens.

I may have posted about them before, but I’m honestly really worried. I can’t keep doing this alone. They’re either going to get pregnant or end up impregnating other cats, and I can't let that happen.
WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS?

Too bad you're not closer! I would take all three!

 

[Tricia]

Too bad you're not closer! I would take all three!

Where do you live? I swear I will drive them to you.

 

[Tricia]

Give Us This Day Our Daily Thread
Welcome to December 3rd, 2025​

It was on this day in 1976 that Rocky premiered

 

[Dotta]

December 3
is the International Day of People with Disabilities,
which was established in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly.

The main goal of the annual observance
is to raise public awareness
of the limitations faced by people with disabilities
and the need for actions to eliminate them.