Holiday Memories

Hi Monday kittyfurriends!

The time is here to come up with something to post and all I can think of is the Christmas buying rush which I'm glad the housekeeper isn't really a part of. She says she started her purchases in August. I've seen mysterious packages lying around and I'm assuming (I hope rightly so) that they are ours!

Meanwhile, I've been looking around the old photos of Christmases past and have to admit, we have quite the collection to choose from - old postcards sent, me in my top hat, and all the wonderful sights and sounds we've captured during the holidays over the years.

We love angels and this little statue captures our fondness for our own angel Vinny Blackwhisker.

No stripes though. Just a soft golden color which kinda made him an angel long before he left us.

The holidays always bring up memories. Please share yours with us!

Turkey Week!

Hi, Furriends!

It's Day One of Turkey week!!

I can't wait to have some! They tell me it has an ingredient in it that makes you sleepy. Really? With cats, how can anyone tell? 

Zzzzzzz.....

 

Ssshhhhh! Don't wake me! I have to rest up for the holiday!

Have a nice Thanksgiving everybody!

Sharing Our Creative Sides

Hello, furriends ~

Tom, Bridget and Penny here...

I'm including the whole gang because they've encouraged me to share a limerick I wrote. I thought it was really nice and jim-dandy of them to give me that sort of compliment. I know Bridget always likes them and has even written some poetry of her own..

For instance:

                                                                                   by Bridget Mackenzie

We don't know if Penny has a creative side. It's too early to tell, but we'll let you know.

Here's my latest limerick:

I have a prognosticating nose
I always know when it rains or snows
But, here's what's sad
Some might say bad
I cannot smell a rose!!

Of course, it's not true. I can smell roses, no matter what my nose is, haha!!

Have a good week!

The Holy and the Ivy

Hi, furriends!

Forget the usual Monday gripes..this bone I have to pick is with the housekeeper and her cat hair attack machine. It lurks in the closet and gets brought out about once a week and we all run, herd-like to get out of its path.

I run up the stairs, or if the weather is nice, you can find me outside. I have this great photo from a while ago of me turning my back on all the cleaning hubbub and getting out in the sunshine. 

It's one of my favorite photos of autumn.

HEY!!!   

Excuse me, but I'm supposed to be IN this photo!

Wanna try this again??

That's better!!

Besides my holy handsomeness, isn't the ivy pretty? (Spiders like to hide in it, but I always find them).

The Day After

Hi, furriends!

Hope you had a good Halloween. Ours was quiet. Snoozes were only interrupted in our peaceful slumber yesterday by kitchen noises. You know what we mean, cans opening, dishes lined up on the counter, rattling of utensils. Fortunately, Bridget had enough time to finish grooming me and getting me ready for a hearty meal!

We didn't have to dress up in costume which was okay with us. The only thing was our graphics to remind us of the holiday and Black Cat Appreciation Day.

Especially if the cat is musically inclined! (Beware the rabbit, though. He has a strange look in his eye!)

So now we're facing a brand-new month. November, here we come!

Strum those banjos and let's have some fun!

Hallo! Hallo! Anybody There?

Happy Monday, furriends!

The end of this week brings us Halloween. I don't know how much the holiday really means to us cats, but we do know those of us (not me) with all black fur might have a little too much attention paid and we need to be careful.

To me, black cats are the coolest. They are mysterious, magical and their eyes tempt you to look into their souls. Like my friend Cosmo who comes around once in a while to say hello. (Yeah, I noticed it, too. He's put on a little weight. He always talks about livin' the good life!)

This photo was taken in the spring/summer when he really makes it a point to visit. If I see him this week I'll wish him a happy Halloween, tell him we'll have treats for him if he insists on venturing out past nightfall!

For all of you, I hope you have a good week and a happy Halloween next weekend. Here's one of my special graphics to celebrate!

A Change in Routine

Hi, furriends!

This is the week that gets us all closer to Halloween which is next week, so I'll save creepy, crawly images until then...

I've noticed that Bridget and I have gotten more clingy when it comes to catmom and housekeep Julie..I ask for my back to be rubbed and ears scratched and chest fur combed and Bridget follows her around like a puppy dog, but meowing..Here she is torturing"helping" repot our lipstick plant.

You have to see the plant and its "lipsticks." Kinda cool!

We miss our human since she's out working the salt mines, so she says, even though only part-time. Her not being here takes a big chunk out of our routine. Oh, sure, we sleep a lot, look out the window and do all kinds of things, Penny included, but when it's lunch time, there's no opening of the fridge, sounds of plates on the counter or the smell of our food.

Finally, she gets home and we greet her at the door. I think she's as happy to see us as we are to see her! We immediately get treats and a promise of a good, hearty dinner an hour or so later.

We know her absence is only temporary. She thanks us for being patient, hinting at special kitty stuff for us that Santa Claws will bring. 

That's good enough for us, plus the extra attention!

Have a good week ahead!

~Tom, Bridget & Penny xoxoxo