You might remember Minnie, the indoor-outdoor former stray kitty who
lives downstairs from us. She was a stray who was hanging around our
building scrounging food where she could, and one day she walked in
the open door of an apartment with a pair of kittens in her mouth and

DH has spent the better part of a week labouring on a Christmas
present for me; he has made me and the kits a cat-tree.  It's FABULOUS
- about 2.5 (7-8 foot) tall, covered in carpet and sisal with bits
sticking out to the side for cats to climb on, sleep on, and ambush

The Chigger Ranch Crew (Tiger, Casper and Lucy) have instructed me to
wish each and every one of you, furred and otherwise, a very merry
holiday season!  The crew has retired to rest after "helping" open the
presents and playing with the ribbon, crunchy paper and the catnip

He was in his bed when I got up and must have been out late because he's
still sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him and yet was concerned about his
tail so I waited until he shifted around to where I could feel it without
picking him up. He was less concerned about it being ...

Up to this point Mischief and Mayhem have been getting
along.....barely.   As long as they both open the 2-3 foot perimeter
they are just fine and are coexisting
But the other day, while Mayhem was somewhere else, Mischief, who was

Opened a can of the kitties' favortie gooshy food as I was finishing my own
lunch preparations, so we could all eat together. But when Abelard saw my
veggie-burger, he would not touch the meaty stuff in his own dish, and
started begging me to share my lunch. He hoovered up half a ...

This morning Persia decided to play a game with me I call 'tippity-tap'.
This is a relatively new invention of hers.  I was still dozing.  She was
next to me, facing me, purring.  She'd reach out and gently tap my nose with
her paw.  I'd open my eyes to find her big green eyes ...

It being the holiday (ALL of them) season, I just want to issue a general
thank-you to RPCA for being such a fine, generous, kind-hearted buncha
catslaves.
A lot of you may remember the collection that was taken up for me a bit over

Nanki-Poo was lying on my lap, bathing.  Very thoroughly.  After several
minutes, I pulled him a little closer and suggested he stop bathing and
start snuggling.  He snuggled for about a minute, then began bathing again.
Only this time, it was my nose he was bathing.  Boy, is that ...

Meowmie hasn't taken us to TED yet, but i have this feeling she will
soon.  She always goes away this time of year and abandons us.  But it
is strange she has not left yet.  since it is Xmas eve we normally are
at TED's by now.

I haf ritten a pom for awl da kitties and hoomins.
Twas da nite befor Kissmowse,
An awl through da howse
Not a creeture was stiring

Daddy gave us some treets todae, he sed dey wur a speshul kissamouse from
yu.
So fangu very much, dey wos dilishus.

Our pup just learned a lesson that will serve her well.
Maybe the cat can get away from you when he wants to.  But there is no where
for you to go when he's had enough and comes after you.
Jo

From Exocat and the FFF to all the wonderful people at RPCA wishing them all
the best for the season of peace, goodwill and new beginnings, whatever name
they may care to give it.
The bereaved, bereft and poorly are particularly in our thoughts and purrs

We just got back from Mountain Grove. Baby Eyes and me, that is. When
Abelard didn't show up I grabbed Baby Eyes off my bed and took her along so
as not to waste the appointment. Abelard still hasn't shown up, so I'll have
to take him in Monday, but even TED did not see him, from ...