When Occasional Empty Spaces Get You Down

I am restless today, but in that quiet way where my body is still while my mind leaps from topic to topic. The plan for today was to clean the cab of Gertie. She’s a mess. But it feels like 90 degrees outside so I’ll have to wait a few hours. My back hurts. I […]

Dog (and CAT!) Days of Summer are Here and our Pet Food Pantry Needs Help

Dog (and CAT!) Days of Summer are Here (again) This period of sweltering weather coincides with the year’s heliacal (meaning “at sunrise”) rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius is part of the constellation Canis Majoris—the “Greater Dog”—which is where Sirius gets its canine nickname, as well as its official name, Alpha Canis Majoris. Sirius […]

Urgent Caturday Appeal – This Pittsburgh Pet Food Pantry Only Has Enough Food Through March 14

Our pet food pantry is going to run out of food in three weeks. Help! The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry serves cat colony caretakers, TNR trappers, rescues, and modest income pet owners. We currently have 60 household registered, 40 are active. Each month, we distribute dry and canned food – typically […]

Winter Holiday Pet Food Drive Needs 160 Cans of Cat Food Right Now

pet food drive cat lady

Big thanks to cat food donors Danielle, Sherry, Christina, Richard and a ton of anonymous donors. And to our own Marie who dipped into her personal pantry of cat food to even out the distribution. Right now, we need 120 cans of cat food to round up November’s distribution. Can you donate toward that? Drop-off […]

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This is How Your Benevolence Keeps Us In Business

It has been a challenging six months for the blog and this blogger. We just started our 19th year of blogging in December. We were honored for that milestone by the Pennsylvania State Senate and the Pittsburgh City Council. Also, we were nominated again in the Oustanding Blog category of the GLAAD Media Awards. And […]

Please Donate Gently Used Items For This Lesbian Blogger

Donate gently used items for womens

Hey friends,   I am still struggling to obtain items for cold weather. It is a lot of extra work to get my own things. If you have any of these items in gently used condition please let me know. ~ Sue   A few long sleeve tee shirts, crew neck, basic colors, sizes XL/1X […]

A Very Special Message from Sue

Political Q&A Pittsburgh

I emailed this appeal to our blog subscribers. First time I’ve done that, but our blog coffers need some help. I’m pretty exhausted just thinking about all of the work to do. So I thought it was worth a try. Over 30 people unsubscribed. This is not free content. It comes with a price and […]

Update on the Pittsburgh MasQUe ProjecT – Connecting Facemasks with LGBTQ Neighbors

Pittsburgh Face Masks

Things are going along pretty busily. As of tonight, we have request for 98 individual masks and 250-350 by organizations including SisTers Pgh, Garden of Peace, and Shepherd Wellness Community. We want to make sure LGBTQ community has access to facemasks, especially that trans and queer folks feel safe and dignified. We are acutely aware […]

Please Donate to #AMPLIFY LGBTQ Voices on #GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday LGBTQ Pittsburgh

  We are in the midst of several ‘giving’ projects, including supporting our LGBTQ community groups for the holidays. We need gift cards, socks, backpacks, board games, cookies, volunteers, and more. These are important projects. That being said, #AMPLIFY is also an important project. I’ve been reflecting quite a bit on the unexpected deaths of […]