Spudulika is here.
Actually she's been here for quite a while, 18 days, and it's only now
that I've found the time to post.
The short story:  Baby girl born just after midnight on Monday 23rd

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/
sfl-scold10feb10,0,75680l63.story?coll=sfla-home-
headlines
I have arranged for the short cold blast described

I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to chirp
to.  What's this ticker across the bottom of the screen?  School closings?
Huh?  I looked out the window; sure enough, it's snowing to beat the band!
Persia's sitting at the front window staring up at the ...

I'm leaving town on Wednesday to hook up with my LLL for 5 or 6 days.  Being
the anal-retentive sort I am I've got an Excel spreadsheet "checklist" of
things to do before I go.
My problem is, I keep adding things to the checklist.  For example, we are

Hi Group,
I'm sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I've been so busy, but I do
try to keep up to date with what's going on here.
Anyway, my Romeo is in hospital now. He was admitted yesterday because he

Strange Cat Facts and Records
Best Climber
In 1950, a four month kitten climbed 14,691 feet to the top of the
Matterhorn in the Alps

I know there are a lot of patty paws and biscuit makers around here,
but are there any other kitties who treat their slaves to a
four-footed milk tread?   Dante will start out kneading my lap or
chest with his two front paws, then starts doing a little dance with

Just when I thought it couldn't get weirder...
Brandy came from an all-volunteer shelter with no proper building but a
network of foster-caretakers who raise the cats until they get adopted.
She was a kitten when found near a school, fed by kids who gave her

The following letters are taken from an actual incident between a London
hotel and one of it's guests.  The Hotel ended up submitting the letters
to the London Sunday Times!
Dear Maid,

I just saw a news item about "All My Children" doing a special show about a
Mardi Gras ball (the one where there was an explosion on the set while
filming).  Susan Lucci (Erica Kane) said they wanted to help the victims of
Katrina so during the airing of the show they will have ...

Vernon has been working on the stable of cycles out in the garage most of
today, with the garage door open. He's had various feline visitors coming
and going as Waffles, Francis and Marble have been in to check on Paw
periodically. Tonight though, he's had another visitor - one ...

I can't keep up with the number of posts - so purrs to all who need them.
Cheers, helen s

This is *awful*, truly awful :-(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4707364.stm
helen s

They've been together in the same room at least four times today without
either one being upset. No growling, no hissing. In fact, at one point I was
holding both of them in my lap and both were purring.
There may yet be hope!