Katie's Paco got out last week and hasn't returned.  He's been solely
indoors since being rescued a year ago, but he evidently has wanderlust.
Beautiful sociable cat:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/548992792/2452610040088168065Gesqsz

I just found the absolute coolest, most ridiculously expensive piece of
cat furniture. If I win the lotto, I'm getting one of these for the crew:
http://www.postmodernpets.com/catp_cocoon.htm
I wonder how hard would it be to make one myself.... hmmmmm....

Dear sweet Abelard really is trying his best to use the litterboxes, but I
unwittingly gave him too great of a challenge.
I have a box of Walmart's "Special Kitty" brand scoopable litter and used
most of it to fill a couple of boxes, and there was a few inches of litter

I was peacefully reading the paper this morning when I heard a noise like
thunder on the roof.   I rushed out and was just in time to see Bonnie and
Clyde fighting by the edge of the roof.   Bonnie was screaming and then
rolled over the guttering off the roof managing to cling to ...

Smokey had his vet visit yesterday.
He had his anal glands inspected and they were not impacted.  Just in
case worms are making him do the butt-scoot, everyone in our house got
Drontal pills.

Got my two dentals done.  YAY!!
I had to kinda fib to get the second one.  I said that i had a job
offer at an emergency clinic but if i didn't get the dentals done, i'd
have to pass it up.  (and it's half true, without the dentals I can't

I was just making myself a sandwich.  A delicious HAM sandwich.
I'm hearing a meow every now and then, but i don't see any cat or feel
anyone rubbing against me.
I'm about finished with my sandwich when i hear a louder meow and

My fondue set is arriving today!
I'd like to do the beef in oil thing, but I need to find some good
dipping sauce recipes.  Anyone have any they'd like to share?
(I'm talking about the kind you dip the meat in *after* it's been

My daughter took this picture of "the most handsome cat in the world",
Chester:
http://tinyurl.com/n3dxd
And here is Chester out in the snow:

Over in asd Colleen has just reported that her White Cat (think his name was
Rip) aged 19 years has just passed away, purrs please for her aching heart.
Lois

www.ajc.com
at approximately half-way down the page, click:
(I don't know if registration will be required to see the Atlanta
newspaper's video)

Here are the photos of Tucker and Robin taking part in the world-wide feline
wrestling
federation competitions -- sorry it took so long for me to post these.  I'd
taken a lot with Celeste's camera and then she'd erased them all to take

They call it a kitten puddle, but I think it looks just like a little
droplet of water, quivering with surface tension:
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/03/kitten_puddle.html
Joyce

The latest updated: http://www.palvelumaatti.fi/uusimmat.html
All my animal pics: http://www.palvelumaatti.fi/elukkakuvia.html

It was necessary to have another rat hunt yesterday morning.  This time
three men came with 3 terriers (one 18 weeks old just to observe)
The rules were the same.  Shut all the chickens up and keep the cats inside
from the previous night, in case the terriers catch them and they ...