Notes from a parish cat and his author Julie Mackenzie

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I am Father Tom Fish, esteemed member of the religious team at Temptation of Christ Parish in the novels by author Julie Mackenzie. As to my background, I was invited into the rectory as a stray, laid on the charm, and was invited to stay, even honorarily ordained and no less spiritual than my sidekick Father Will. He dotes on me to high heaven and forgives all of my street cat proclivities, whatever the hell that means.

Friday, December 21, 2012

'Twas A Kit-tery, Glittery Night


And we're all hunkered down
Ready for Christmas with nary a frown

"Let's not push it."


We have all our lights in place as you see
A hush from the grouping found under the tree


It's our Bethlehem nativity all whiskers and fur
For those of you new to robed kitties and myrrh


We're all happy to celebrate, no grudges to find
Anxious to show we are generous and kind

Shhhh...he's sleeping, let's not wake him yet


He'll be quite taken with us kitties, I'll sure wanna bet
We've brought catnip and feathers and carols to sing
And a cute little birdie, quite the glittery thing.






Anastasia and Mitty, Tinker, me Tom and the mom
Wishing you and yours the best ever from here and now on..

(OMC..we just noticed the poor sheep on the stairs..oopsie..)

MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE


37 comments:

Fuzzy Tales said...

The happiest of Christmases to you all! And a Joyous Solstice too! :-)

Hannah and Lucy said...

We wish you all a Happy Christmas - and we must say we loved your blog today.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

The Island Cats said...

That is a wonderful nativity scene! Merry Christmas to all of you! oxoxox

Brian's Home Blog said...

Merry Christmas to you dear friends!!! We hope your holiday is a joyous one fur sure!

Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittens said...

Wishing you a wonderful holiday!

Jacqueline said...

Lovely photos...Wishing you guys a wonderful holiday weekend, precious friends...xoxo...J, Calle, Halle, Sukki, Mommy Cat, Daddy Cat

Andrea and the Celestial Kitties said...

LOVE that nativity!
and your poem!
Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

Mary said...

Yay! The best holiday ever is almost here! Great pictures of you, Tom, and wonderful Christmas poem. :) I love your kitty Creche. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Spread the love!

Sparkle said...

Merry Christmas to you!

Maggie @ Shelter Cats said...

Comfort and joy to you all!

xxoo
Maggie

Ivan from WMD said...

What a very nice post--we love the nativity too! Merry Christmas and Catmas to you all.

Cara n Crew said...

Merry Christmas to you Tom, and your family :) we love your Nativity!

Pip, Smidgen, Minnie, HOllie

Cats Herd You said...

What a great post. And OMC that nativity with the cats is adorable!

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

Oh what a lovely post! Merry Christmas to all of you.

Shaggy and Scout said...

Agreeing with the others that the nativity set is great! Looks like you kitties are all ready for the big day!

Unknown said...

That is just too, too wonderful! A creche that is kitties!
Kisses
Nellie

meowmeowmans said...

Such a lovely poem and Nativity scene. :)

Wishing you the merriest of Christmas yet, and a blessed new year.

Love and hugs to you all!

Tamago said...

Your decoration is so pretty!! Very merry Christmas and wishing you a wonderful new year to come!!

Cathy Keisha said...

Have a VERY Merry Christmas! Love the kitty nativity! Love you all! xoxox

Saku said...

Merry Christmas to you Tom and your fur and bean family from us and our mom too!

Mom says she loves the nativity set -it's purrfect! MOL

Sasha, Sami, & Saku

The Furries of Whisppy said...

Have a wonderful Christmas! We hope that little lamb isn't feeling dizzy after dangling upside down on the steps! MOL.

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

A very Happy Holiday from all of us at ManxMnews

Anonymous said...

Happy Christmas my friends! woo woo woo!

Fenris and Family said...

Merry Christmas we love the kitty nativity, it is adorable.

Clooney said...

Knock, knock...it's me Clooney Claus...outside the window! I'm here with all the goodies you great kitties can handle! Merry Catmas to all!

Mr Puddy said...

Merry Christmas to you all
I wish you and your family have the Best Best time.
Lots of love
Puddy Boy ; )

Katie Isabella said...

Merry Christmas dearest family, fur and human. And thank you for your good wishes for my brother. xoxox

Cherry City Kitties said...

Happy Christmas Father Tom and crew!
Harry, Dexter and Tipp

Gattina said...

What sweet pictures !
Merry Christmas to you too !

Jans Funny Farm said...

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Brandon - The dog with a blog said...

Merry Christmas!!

-Brandon's Raiser

Sweet Purrfections said...

We love the kitty nativity. Merry Christmas to you.

Seville at Nerissa's Life said...

I just LOVE your Nativity scene! And the little kitten doin' the part of the baby Jesus is so precious. So very precious. The peep is all oohing and ahhing over here on me. She loves seein' us sleepin' like that, too.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I know it's a couple days late but the sentiment remains the same, I think. We should all be thinkin' of Christmas and good will all year round. purrs

Deb said...

That was so cute. "Merry Christmas".

Tamago said...

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! We wish you a very happy new year to come!

Sage said...

OMD! I LOVE your manger...kitties galore. Happy New Year, Tom and family.

Old Kitty said...

Awwwwww we so love love love your gorgeous nativity set - even with falling sheep on the ladder! Yay!!

We hope you all had a most brilliant Christmas! take care
x