#PWThx Piper the drill sergeant keeps our household on schedule and is telling me it’s time to feed her and get ready for bed. Here’s to our friends in the Eastern Hemisphere keeping the party going! See you tomorrow 😘

#PWThx Just delivered! A full truckload

#PWThx Noodles are ready!!!

#PWThx Okay Party People, that’s all the rooms we had planned. The nice thing about an Imaginary Mansion is it is very easy to remodel and add rooms. So, if anyone thinks of an activity room they want, we will expand. Enjoy!

#PWThx Some families use the family gathering at Thanksgiving to kick off the Christmas season. (Not mine, we didn’t trim the tree until the second Saturday of December, like civilized people) If decorating a Xmas tree brings you joy, we’ve got a room for you

#PWThx Cue Beastie Boys “She’s Crafty” So many of our Bluesky friends are artistic and crafty. Get your creative juices flowing in the Arts and Crafts Room. (Or just play with the yarn like Piper.) Tell us about your current art/craft project. Share pics!

#PWThx If you are an introverted bookworm like me, your favorite way to spend the holiday is avoiding everyone with your nose in a novel. Pull a wingback chair up to the fire and get lost in a story. We promise not to notice if you nod off 🤭 We have unlimited copies of _Swashbuckling Cats_

#PWThx Here in sunny California, it is forecasted to be 62 tomorrow. If you are one of those active folks, or want to go for a pack walk, feel free to make use of our Imaginary Mansion’s Grounds and Park. For indoor-only Hedgewatchers, we’ve refilled the bird feeders so you can eekeekeek

#PWThx Back when my grandparents were living, my family would play bridge after dinner at our get-togethers. If games, puzzles, cards, toys, or silver vine crinkle paper is your jam, come play in our Game & Toy room. What games does your family like to play together?

#PWThx On screen three, starting at 10am Pacific time, we will be showing American Football all day long 🏈 #GoPackGo!

#PWThx On Screen 2 we will be partaking of an annual Thanksgiving tradition: the Mystery Science Theater 3000 movie marathon! (Which has already started!) Stream it for free here: mst3k.com

#PWThx What is more American than eating too much and sitting in front of a screen all day? Piper and Widget’s Imaginary Mansion has THREE home theaters! On Screen 1, our friends Joe, Jake, and Eddie are holding the first ever Flim Flam Film Festival! Start time RST (reasonable Scotland time)

#PWThx Believe it or not, some people enjoy cooking and baking, especially around the holidays! If that’s you, we invite you to enjoy our Magical Self-Cleaning Kitchen. (If cooking stresses you out, peek in, steal a bite, and scoot away!) Tell us: what dish is your particular speciality?

#PWThx Even though this event is both low-key and stress-free, we recognize the holiday season (and the state of the world) is enough to drive anyone to drink! Join us for festive libations at the Wervas & Gin Cocktail Lounge, where the candy dishes are never empty! What’s your fave beverage?

#PWThx We hope you brought your appetite, because we’ve got lots of food! Join us in our Banquet Hall and help yourself to traditional Thanksgiving fare, vegetarian and vegan options, or any other food your heart desires! Tell us: what are your favorite holiday foods? (Any holiday)

It’s 1pm on Thursday, Nov 27, in New Zealand! Let’s get this party started! #PWThx Piper and Widget are rolling out the red carpet and inviting everyone into their Imaginary Mansion for a low-key, stress-free 29-hour Thanksgiving celebration. Welcome!

@quiltbyhand.bsky.social , I have a story in three photos for you! My mom attempting to piece a quilt top. Lily has NO IDEA how this could have happened…

Note that I don’t have anyone listed on the spreadsheet between today and Dec 13, so let me know if I’m missing any important dates! 🎂🎉🕯️

Everyone -hooms, crittas, critters of all species - whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not - all over this beautiful world of ours - is invited! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎

@lilanwalt.bsky.social I think this might me the first doggo Pet Anniversary I’ve announced Happy Birthday Sophie! 🩷❤️🤍

#PetAnniversaries Nov 25 Birthdays ❤️🎂❤️ 🐕 Sophie @lilanwalt.bsky.social (2022) Gotcha Days 🩷🎉🩷 Yahrzeits 🌈🕯️🌈 If you’d like your pet included, comment with name, date(s), and type of critter. All animal companions welcome!

@padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov Why aren’t you guys on this list? Why, yes, I am a constituent. And I will be contacting your offices about this.

For #plundercats whose library has a Hoopla subscription, I just borrowed this book from there 🏴‍☠️🐈‍⬛

💙📚 My Georgette Heyer binge continues! Don't let the blurb mislead you - this book is about the Battle of Waterloo. The French Army was roughly 74,500 strong, the Anglo-Allied Army was roughly 68,000. Approximately 50,000 troops died. Why do humans do this? www.blueskryb.cloud/book/link/97...

#PetAnniversaries Nov 24 Birthdays ❤️🎂❤️ 🐈‍⬛ PeggyPoo @heleenvanriet.bsky.social Gotcha Days 🩷🎉🩷 Yahrzeits 🌈🕯️🌈 If you’d like your pet included, comment with name, date(s), and type of critter. All animal companions welcome!

Yes! Everyone is welcome! Since I am in California - and, uh, not an early riser (cough, cough) - Piper and Widget will kick off the festivities Wednesday night our time so everyone east of us can celebrate in their time zones

Bragging rights will be awarded to anyone who comes up with a better hashtag than #PiperAndWidgetsLowKeyStressFreeThanksgiving Or #P&WLKSFT 🤣

Reposting in case folks missed this last night Low key, stress free Thanksgiving shindig at Piper and Widget’s Imaginary Mansion. All are welcome!

Better late than never! Happy Gotcha Day, Ralphie! 😘 #PetAnniversaries Nov 23 Birthdays ❤️🎂❤️ Gotcha Days 🩷🎉🩷 🐈 Ralphie @coolcatlady.bsky.social Yahrzeits 🌈🕯️🌈 If you’d like your pet included, comment with name, date(s), and type of critter. All animal companions welcome!

Hello #plundercats and #anipals You are cordially invited to Piper and Widget’s Low-Key Thanksgiving. We plan to lounge in our pajamas and watch football and nap and luxuriate. If you don’t have plans with friends and family on Thursday - or if you do and desperately need to escape - join us! ❤️

Sorry I missed #CatChatBookClub earlier today. This month I’ve been binging Georgette Heyer, reading her mysteries in order of publication: Footsteps in the Dark (1932) Why Shoot a Butler? (1933) The Unfinished Clue (1934) Death in the Stocks (1935) Behold, Here’s Poison (1936) (1/2 🧵)

For anypal who needs to warm up after doing the polar plunge, we’ve got room by the cozy fire. Piper’s baking a loaf! #anipalhb

#anipalHB A break in the festivities is the perfect time for a siesta and snuggle puddle. Piper and Widget invite everyone for some honk-shoos before the fun starts up again at 6pm EST / 3pm PST

#PetAnniversaries Nov 21 Birthdays ❤️🎂❤️ Gotcha Days 🩷🎉🩷 🐈‍⬛ Emmaline @jeanchimera.bsky.social 🐕 Bart @applepasta.bsky.social Yahrzeits 🌈🕯️🌈 If you’d like your pet included, comment with name, date(s), and type of critter. All animal companions welcome!

@jeanchimera.bsky.social I was thinking of Billie-Gee last night. How are she and Emmy getting on? Still a lot of hiss-growls?

These past few weeks have been kinda heavy here on Bluesky. We are grieving quite a few recent Rainbow Bridge crossings, as well as other changes to our community. Tomorrow, though, will be a day of joy. Many members are working hard to make it so. I’m looking forward to seeing y’all there.

I think Widget might be hinting he needs a heated bed like Auggie’s @auggiethebeck.bsky.social 🤔 My husband: “he sleeps like he’s people!”

@flashtastic.bsky.social Please please please tell us the answer before you go!

@quiltbyhand.bsky.social I’m hosting my parents for football and lunch today, so I pulled out the iPad and showed my mom your quilt posts. She did a lot of gasping and “oh, beautiful” murmuring 🥰

Hello everyone! Ready for a fun night of #paws4music 🎶🩷🎶

Get to know your Bluesky friends! 10 things you like: 1. Mötley Crüe 🤘 2. Jane Austen 📚 3. The smell of plumeria 👃🏼 4. Math jokes 🤓 5. Trivia competitions 🏆 6. Anything flavored mocha, mint, or maple 🍁 7. Grammar 🤓 8. Judith Martin (Miss Manners) 👵🏻 9. So many podcasts 🎧 10. Genealogy 🧬

It is *incredibly important* that everyone on Bluesky see this post @film-authority.bsky.social

Ok,so. To recap for those of you trying to follow along at home… As far as I can tell, Fifi’s trip to the V-E-T spooked Flash @flashtastic.bsky.social into convincing the FFC @film-authority.bsky.social to drive him to California. The are road tripping Thelma & Louise-style. (1/x)

Found dem! 😮‍💨

It was 80F and gorgeous here on Monday. 🌞 Today is the first of a week’s worth of atmospheric rivers 🌧️💦☔️🌊 Widget declares it to be loaf weather. Where are his peets?!?!?