CELEBRATING LAVENDER TIME!
The Lavender Festival, which usually brings 20,000 plus people to Sequim, has been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 virus. The visitors have been coming from many directions and countries in the past to enjoy the festivities and have purchased our lavender potholders in large numbers every year. Even though the festival is cancelled our lavender products are still available. A variety of striking lavender pattern potholders and face masks sewn by PFOA’s potholder team are available for purchase. View them below and order by calling (360) 452-0414, ext 6, to purchase by credit card or check. You may have them mailed to you or, if you live locally, you may make arrangements to pick them up safely. Postage costs are shown below.
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To help you celebrate Lavender Time, we are offering lavender pattern face masks, in a variety of designs. They are all lovely, but because of limited quantities, we’ll choose the design for you. All are sewn by our Potholder Team as a fundraising effort to benefit our rescues and community. Suggested minimum donation is $20 for two face masks: one for you and one donated to a person in need. Postage costs are dependent on number and size of masks, and will be quoted when you order. Click the mask to the right to view the construction and variety of fabrics.
~ POTHOLDERS ~
These potholders are 8 1/2 inches square, made of 6 layers of 100% cotton material plus one layer of insulation to provide complete protection. They are machine washable and dryable. Click on the image to see a larger potholder image, plus a view of the back of the potholder. Note that there may be variations in the trim and backing fabrics. They may differ from what is shown, but are always made from fabric that complements the potholder design. Any of the designs shown below are available at a cost of $15.00 per pair, plus postage. Potholders will be shipped via Priority Mail. Costs are as follows:
| 1-2 pairs: | $15.00 per pair plus $8.00 postage |
| 3 or more pairs: | $15.00 per pair plus $15.00 postage |
If you are purchasing potholders and wish to add masks, there is no additional postage charge for the masks.
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borrow a cat carrier. We usually get them back, but sometimes it takes a little time. So we could use a few more spare carriers—both medium and large cat-sized. If y’all would like to contribute something for our shelter, that would be grrreat! They need to be top-loading with the plastic tops, ‘cause it’s a lot easier to get us kitties in and out, ‘specially when we’re not exactly thrilled with being there!
2020 tested us in myriad ways.
offering all of our remaining face masks for $10 each! That’s like … half price. It’s also 50% off, according to Danette. I’m not so good at math—it’s hard to count on my paws. Anyway, just call the shelter and order yours. And … holiday shopping with Amazon Smile and iGive earns dollars to help us kitties too!
She’s very gentle, and super patient with him. He’s a little over six months old, and is kinda like a little brother. He follows her around the room, trying to impress her. And she puts up with him very nicely—she is a very patient, low-key kitty—until he gets on a good run and launches himself onto her back. She doesn’t get upset or anything. She just shrugs him off and bats him with her paw, trying to teach him how to behave properly.
So, this week I get to talk about some of the kitties we have had for a while, but don’t get too much written about them. Yes, I’m talking about the “Pole Barn 9,” a group of kitties that have been through some pretty rough times. They came from a place that people refer to as a “hoarding situation” where their caretaker passed away and the kitties had no one to care for them. They were either never socialized, or have been through so much that they are pretty scared of everything: humans, other kitties (‘specially ones they don’t know), other critters, things that go bump in the night … you get the idea! They arrived last September, so they’ve been here almost a year.
Last week Rhodes got to move to the main shelter! So that’s two!!
We have a new kitty at the shelter, and I’d like to talk about her this week. Why? ‘Cause she’s a really funny girl. She’s a young tuxedo who is a bit chubby at 13 pounds! I’ll bet she drops that extra weight really soon, though, ‘cause she gets a really lot of exercise. This girl is amazing! She zooms around her room, hitting all the cat trees, and finally ends up on a (temporary) resting spot. Naturally, all the humans in the room are laughing!
When you think of a bonded pair of kitties who would really love to have a furrever home, who comes to mind? Peeka and Boo, that’s who! These sisters have been through so much change and loss in their lives—way too much for their 8 1/2 years! Well, they now have that furrever home they wanted, and the change in Peeka was really fast. The first night they were home, Peeka crawled up on her new dad’s chest and made herself comfortable! Here’s the first photo we got from her new family—a relaxed, friendly cat, sitting in the middle of the room, watching her mom get ready for the day.
He was a stray, pretty much on his own, until he found a house with a kitty door. So he started going in and out, and adopted the people who lived there. Of course, with a kitty door comes … kitties. There were several of them living there, and Mike must have decided that one more couldn’t hurt, so he immediately made friends with all of them. Well, most of them. He really tried, but there was one cat that did NOT like him—at all.
SPATZI
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So, with the other kitties still scared and Garland doing pretty well, Garland got to move to the main shelter. He’s downstairs in B4, and I think he and Suzie might have a thing going. Remember I talked about the handsome bachelor cat last week? Well, that’s Garland. But now Suzie has competition, ‘cause Miss Pepper just came back to the shelter a couple of days ago, and Miss Pepper and Garland are roommates!
He loves to snuggle into their shoulder and purrs real loud so they know how happy that makes him. There must be an alarm clock inside of him because at 11 am he lets his office staff know it’s lunch time and he’s requesting that his Fancy Feast beef with gravy be warmed to just the right temperature for him.
