17 Reasons to Stop By the (back)YardSale on Saturday

It Takes Your Borrowed Extension Cords, Portable Tables, and Parking Cones to Make Our BackYard Sale Run

The clock is ticking for the (back)YardSale on Sat Sept 7, 2024 in Manchester Everything got delayed when we found a bedraggled cat on Faulsey Way. Turns out she’s 16 years old and weighs 4 lbs!  She’s now in Marie’s bathroom after a vet visit that cost $430. Once her bloodwork comes back, we’ll try to find […]

I’m the albatross. I swept in at the rescue.

Update – the Albatross Next week will mark one year since I was wrongly involuntarily civilly committed, had the locks changed to my home of 18+ years, and was officially homeless for 196 days. Just prior to those events, negligent medication management had left me toxic with something akin to serotonin syndrome. Just prior to […]

Spencer Cassadine Lives Under My Bed

I trapped two male siblings in spring 2022 from Allegheny West. Mama was trapped a few weeks later. My naming protocol was based on soap opera characters. Mama became Helena Cassadine. Her boys were Stefano DiMera and Spencer Cassadine. Stefano is a love bug albeit an 18 lb love bug. We adopted him after realizing […]

Where to Donate Your Cat and Dog Stuff in Pittsburgh

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Support the (back)YardSale. Help the people helping the cats. GoFundMe bit.ly/Help-Pittsburgh-Cats Venmo @  PittsburghLGBTQ PayPal Charities bit.ly/PayPalPLC Facebook PittsburghLGBTQ Click Donation

Um, quick note, anyone listening? Here’s the thing … we made a change

It took far more effort and reading than we like, but we decided to migrate our blog subscription from MailChimp to Jetpack. So now you will receive a daily email with any new posts. You will only receive an excerpt, not the full post – you’ll have to click for that. This means you have […]

The Return of Spencer Cassadine: Helping My Cat Manage Anxiety

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No, not that Spencer Cassadine from General Hospital. His nameesake, the feline Spencer Cassadine. I’ve been worried about him since I returned. He was one of the cats trapped and removed from my house (stolen really) while I was very ill. A rescue group did that. They hurt me, a lot. But they hurt him. […]

Saying Goodbye to Grandma Precious, a very nice cat

Our sweet baby Precious is not well. She went downhill quickly, we rushed her to veterinarian Friday night.  Precious is at least 15. She’s spending most of her time in my room. She sleeps on cat bed under my bed, lounges on my bed, and sometimes sits on the rug. She drinks water on her […]

Happy Caturday: Churu Edition

These three love bedtime treat time. They divide a Churu squeezable treat between them – Kinzua, Quartermaine, and Stefano DiMera. To support the #PghCatFolx projects, visit pghcat.com Venmo @PittsburghLGBTQ Paypal bit.ly/PayPalPLC  Facebook.com/PittsburghLGBTQ click Donate Button Checks can be made payable to “Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities” and mailed to 1439 W. North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15233