Post B1VzzfOLLfo6twInR2 by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #B1VzzX1iRuxCxRec3U by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
       2025-12-22T02:22:13Z
       
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       Apparently this happened at Stonehenge this morning. Of course a crowd gathered to observe the solstice there, and what should they see but a house panther blessing the new year!I consider house panthers to be the finest of luck, so this is a good omen for the new year.#WinterSolstice
       
 (DIR) Post #B1VzzfOLLfo6twInR2 by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
       2025-12-22T02:27:27Z
       
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       Many cat owners consider black cats to be the sweetest and most loyal, and there used to be an old English tradition to give a black cat as a wedding gift-- partly for pest control in the new home, of course, but also as a spiritual blessing. Black cats were thought to ward off evil spirits.All I know is I had a house panther for nearly 15 years, a stray I rescued, and right around the time he died Mr. Lucky Katt got over his feral ways and came inside to be my new house panther.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1VzznxjTyrvU0vAhs by MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social
       2025-12-22T02:28:04Z
       
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       Things have been challenging but I am still here and very grateful to have a sweet little house panther who cuddles me every night.