September 18, 2025

Up Close and Katie

 Kitties!  My mom has been eating vegetable and fruit all day like she never has had anything so good.  She is always a veggie and fruit lover... but because of poor quality for sale for several years she has had to do without  fresh fruit and veggies so many times because of the poor quality. Why spend money on foods the taste like sand in water when you could spend the money on ME! Today she got one Heirloom tomato betting that it would be good...not the nasty, hard. dry, hothouse misery out there on the shelves and bins. Even produce that weren't labeled hothouse during the summer have been hard, tasteless and not worth the money. That Heirloom is down for the count.  Mom has been eating on it all afternoon.  She bough a Bosc pear and tomorrow, despite the awful price per pound she will go back and buy out the rest of them.  (seriously) Oh my goodness...GOOD! She also got some Outlast fruit popsicles  that to her, are to die for.  $$$$ though.  Worth it. 

Up close and very personal!  What a nose!  And my 'stache!

Mom's Camellias



26 comments:

Ms. ~K said...

Mom loves fresh fruit too, but it’s so disappointing to get yucky tasting fruit, especially since it’s so expensive. She says she’s never disappointed in doughnuts! 😹
That close by of you has me panting❣️ Kat

pilch92 said...

If you lived near us we could keep you in veggies and some fruit all summer. xO

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

Love that photo of you, Katie! Wish I could send you some of my home grown tomatoes...I had a ton this year!

Brian's Home Blog said...

Hooray for fresh fruit and veggies and an adorable Katie!

Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 said...

Your mom is smart to eat healthy

Leah said...

Such a cute picture of your 'stache, Katie! Glad your Mom found some good fruit and veggies!

Lynn and Precious said...

Katie yer photo wins furst purrize. But the runner up is that bee-a-you-tee-full flower. Don't got them up here. And all cat moms better put the cat before the cart when it comes to buying foodz. Happy Pirate Day.

The Florida Furkids said...

Nothing better than a fresh, yummy tomato! (at least that's what Mom says!)

carol l mck said...

Katie ~ you are adorable ~ hugs, ~ Glad Mom is enjoying her veggies and fruit ~ Creative photos too ~ thanks,

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Gidget Blue Sky said...

dee mum bot sum hareloom tomatoes lass week too, they were berry good.

Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu said...

We have been enjoying a real fruit bonanza in France this summer. We get pears and plums from a friend. We have apples and blackberries in our garden, and # 1 has been buying delicious peaches and nectarines. So, she has a big bowl of cut-up fruit with her breakfast every morning!

Purrs,
The Chans

John Bellen said...

I get the feeling that if we were to eat fruit and vegetables from even as recently as a hundred years ago, they would taste so much better, stronger, flavourful than now, because of the factory-production methods used these days.

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

We both eat a lot of fruit and veg. I have various chopped fruit for breakfast every morning. I grow our own tomatoes which have far more flavour than shop bought ones. We had a bumper crop this year and I made a lot of tomato and basil soup and froze it for the winter. We get our fruit and veg delivered. It comes from a local supplier who gets all his produce from local farms wherever possible.

The Island Cats said...

This is the time of year that fruits and veggies are so good! Glad your mom is enjoying hers.

The Oceanside Animals said...

Lulu: "We're glad your mom is getting all her helpings of fruits and vegetables, Katie! I am a fan of crunchy veggies and fruit myself, especially lettuce bones!"
Chaplin: *BOOP*

messymimi said...

I wish your mom had a farmer's market, the real kind with the good fruits and veggies, to go to all the time.

Katie Isabella said...

My mom loves those lettuce bones! Seriously.

My Mind's Eye said...

Katie Isabella I would love to kiss your velvety black nose.
We hope to go to the farmer's market next week for some fruit and veggies.
Hugs Cecilia

eileeninmd said...

Cute photo, I love the fresh fruits and veggies too.
Have a great day and a happy weekend.

Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty said...

That's such a cute photo of you!

meowmeowmans said...

We love the photo of you, Katie. The closer, the better, we say! And we're happy Mom found some good fruits and veggies to enjoy. It's hard to find good produce nowadays. XO

Basil and The B Team ~ BionicBasil ® said...

Looking gorgeous and supurr floofy Katie, and that's fantstic your Mom found some fresh fruits and veggies, can't beat the fresh stuff!

Jo-Anne's Ramblings Aussie Jo said...

I have just started having fruit again for breakie

Eastside Cats said...

Happy Birthday, Carole!
The Hubby has never met a mango that he doesn't like, and I'm a sucker for apples.
We have banana with our oatmeal almost every morning: The Hubby has the bananas lined up by age...hahaha!

messymimi said...

A little bird told me today is your Mom's birthday, please tell her I wish her many happy returns of the day!

Marvelous Marv said...

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