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

[killarney rose]

Me too.

 

[Izzylizzy]

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.

His ancestors were lion headers in Africa.
What is he mixed with?

 

[Tricia]

I can’t tell @Tricia. When she stands, is she bulging a little on each side? ETA: I reached out to some friends in the rescue business up here, but it’s a long shot.

She is bulging a bit on the sides. I've got to try and catch her.

 

[Tricia]

It's hard to tell with the way she is laying. How old are the kittens...if you know...

I had a feral mom that was still nursing 2 month old kittens and was already pregnant again. I didn't realize she was until I found the new ones abandoned in the hay barn. I bottle fed the only abandoned survivor and he's my very precious baby now...even though he's 13 years old.

I bought a trap and got them all neutered and spayed. I will buy you a trap Tricia and send it to you...they are easy to trap using hot dogs as bait. But you will need to get arrangements made for spay and neutering.

@sassyblue you are so kind. If you could text me and tell me what kind of trap and where you bought it I can buy one. Maybe you could give me some tips too. You have my cell right?

 

[Tricia]

Agree about the TNR. My friend said that’s the best option. Wish I could do more.

You are sweet to ask your friend. I appreciate your help.

 

[Tricia]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11TH 2025​

Thank you, everyone, for your help with my porch kitties. I’ll keep you posted!

1936 — King Edward VIII Abdicates the Throne​

Edward VIII gave up the British crown to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson.
His brother became King George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II.
One of the most dramatic royal shake-ups in modern history.
So, I’ve been going down a rabbit hole about King Edward VIII, and honestly, I don’t think we can fully imagine how huge it was when he gave up his throne for love. The closest thing I can compare it to in the U.S. is Richard Nixon resigning — and that’s only because Nixon was a crook. Let’s be real: he must have made some deal with Gerald Ford for a full pardon if he stepped down.

But Edward?
His abdication was for love.
It shocked the entire world.

And here’s the kicker — I learned this from The Crown, and then looked it up: after he left the throne and became the Duke of Windsor, he didn’t just sympathize with the Nazis… he may have actually encouraged them to harm his own countrymen.

It’s all in the Marburg Files, which confirmed what many people had suspected for years. Really shocking stuff.

​

 

[Dotta]

11 December
International Mountain Day.

It is celebrated annually on 11 December
to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life.

In 2002, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) designated 11 December as International Mountain Day.

Mountains cover 27% of the earth’s landmass.

According to the United Nations, 15% of the world’s population lives in the mountains.

The mountains are also home to one-quarter of the world’s land animals and plants.

Additionally, across the globe mountains provide freshwater to half of the world’s population.

From Polish Mountains...With Love

#RespectNature

 

[waitin'4thewrld2chg]

You may have heard there is some disastrous flooding in the state of Washington right now. In the town where I live in the center of the state it's business as usual, but a mere seven miles away pines have river water around them and they wonder where the land went.

I wanted to share these two photos of Snoqualmie Falls, a 270-foot waterfall and tourist spot thirty miles east of Seattle. The skinny falls are how they are supposed to look and the wild falls are how they look now.

 

[killarney rose]

Oh my goodness!I had no idea this is happening!