Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Some Laffs

Because my dear Sistah Ms. Admiral was at the Vets and not doing well; now (hopefully she is home) and as everykitty knows; laffs make you feelz better. 

So.  I'm sharing the card I gotz from THE DOG.  Mr. Riley is a lovely being and tho we've never met him in furr-son  we know he lubz us and we lubz hims. 

Dis card we gotz and we lubz it!  Especially his special note to ME us. 




Now I don't care whoz you are... dat right dere is some funny !
Den dere waz dis onez too...  Dis one is really more for Stellie but if you see Mr. Puddy's post today dis is for him too! xoxo



MOWL!!!!  


Friday, December 24, 2010

at Holiday Time!

Oh, That daft ole besom poor woman who never cooks at all is practically beside herself baking like mad.  A Peach Cobbler is in the oven(and between you and me I can't imagine why...she barely touches the treadmill these days!) The Chicken Pot Pie (homemade) is out ; FINALLY!  This is the one that I truly love. I sit by her leg and baked chicken is the ONLY thing I will beg for.  *besides bacon; but that's bacon and goes without saying that everykitty should have some begs for.  Tomorrow will bring different smelling peoples and they will bring different smelling foods.  Life is a true smorgasboard if yer THE cat!

Hijacked her fingers to say Merry Christmas to all our furriends we've made on the CB and elsewhere.  It gives her something to look forward to each day to read what everyone's up to and to see all your charming furraces.  *and feets*  and I like seeing what my fellow felines are up to. 

So; since her food is getting cold & that chickkin hasn't hit the floor yet; I'm signing off for the hollydays till Monday when she's back at work & I can have the place to myself again!

Enjoy whatever holiday you celebrate!  Drinks all around!  (oh no wait' that was Her!)  Love and Good Fishes to all!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Ms. Stella is watchin

I'm tellin' you right now; if Fat Boy doesn't show up with some Nip this Christmas, there will be consequenses.  S E V E R E consequenses. 

I'll be right here; sharpening my claws; waiting....

Friday, December 17, 2010

Auction for a Good Cause!

*sorry if this is duplicated; Ms. Stella said it was all right to post this up for her dear friend Brighton!*

Right now there is a rather heated auction going on and I'm happy to say that one of my Catnip Quilts is at the center of it!

So I thought I'd take a moment to let my art blogger friends know about it in case they might have cats of their own &; would want one of my Catnip quilts! 



The funds are 100% donated to help a fellow cat blogger AND a dear friend of mine Teri Thorsteinson.  So come on over &; check it out!  I'm bidding too on some other wayyy cute stuff!!  You can see lovely FiFi playing with one of Teri's quilts I gave her here and it's the cutest thing evar!!! 

The auction for these current 30 items goes until the 20th of December; (but shhhhhh... next week there might be another surprise along with one of these!)

Piece Out!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

An Early Christmas Gift!

To Myself!  I guess I'm entitled to this small thing during the holidays right???  LOL  Anyhow; I purchased this lovely turquoise bracelet from Sharla at BeadedTail;

(p.s. that's my grandmom's wedding band  I wrote about here: the other bracelet is from Ireland and it is the Children of Lir swans I bought after I made the quilt)

I LOVE her stuff and it is priced to fit my single mom, it's Christmas, now the car is making a funny noise budget...  What I love almost as much as my darling new bracelet is the adorable way she wraps the box with enchanting paw print wrapping paper and red satin ribbon .  And then there's this:
I love dat widdel piddy!  He's fuzzy!!!
Sharla, if you're reading this; I'd like to order another bracelet just like this one and  since my BFF wrists are 'freakishly small' it should be 6 1/2" I'm thinking.  :)  Let me know  xoxo  

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

a small (ish) confession

Ok; so this is basically the cats blog.  Anykitty can see that.  I am a foster mom of two gorgeous Bengal cats.  I am currently possessed by three 'moggies' of my own.  If you were to come to my home you would see instantly that we are cat people.  You can tell by all the bird feeders hanging right outside the windows. 

Inside you would find a house where practically every flat surface has spaces for cats to perch, preen, snooze or just be antisocial.  (funny how many verbs can apply interchangeably from cats to birds (and vice versa).  The dining room table where we used to take our meals has no chairs around it anymore and apart from the single giant water dish in the middle; it's free from any seasonal ddecorations.  (Let's face it; I don't want to risk my Grandmothers gorgeous apple pottery dishes to a moody crabby feline Ms. Stella!) who would take it upon herself to redecorate everything to the floor.   (That way as I bend to pick up the offending pieces she can step down off the table onto my back and then glide to the floor- ya; she's like that.)   

I have been know to leave my heated blanket on during the day for the comfort of one kitty.  I have been know to get up out of my chair (for the umteenth time in an hour) to play the 'revolving door' game with a seemingly incontinent kitty.  I have woken up at all hours to mewling outside my bedroom door only to find a cat who just wanted to run amok with an audience.   

Why do I tell you all this?  Because I have a confession to make.  Today; the dog groomer in the suite adjacent to ours came over.  She brought in a pair of these: 

This is a standard size poodle.  I had no idea they came in any other size but small; yappy; or piddly.   I was completely enchanted.  "Miss Molly" was so well mannered & when she gave me her paw to shake; it was like holding air!  She didn't do that heavy-hot-breathing-in-your-face thing that large dogs do.  Such a perfect lady!  Of course, her owners obviously have worked with her a great deal and the effort was noticeable but the groomer had nothing but glowing things to say for the breed.  (She herself a retired dog breeder of the show circuit) While I'm still extremely apprehensive around dogs (I've been bitten twice; one of those was on the face from a dog who 'never had any history of such behavior!)  Miss Molly put me right at ease and completely turned my head.  Something in her demeanor I guess.  I have always  loved dogs from afar.  I DO, I just don't trust them.  If ever I was to get a dog (tho I can't imagine it) I would get one of these.  She is truly a lovely being wrapped up in all that curly fur and brown eyed tenderness (to borrow a phrase).  What a love. 

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

and with a heavy heart

R. I. P.
our 'Big Lu'  (St. Lucy) 05/01/1998 - 12/08/2010
All our love and purrs until we meet again

Friday, December 03, 2010

Miss Jenga says

wha? there was a cold spot on the top of my head!
I lovez this squishy robe; I make muffins on it till I drool and kitteh law statute 17. 6 A states: "Thou shalt not ever post photos of kitteh's in such a nirvanic state where drooling is evident." 

From That Woman: All cats must know this as I've never seen a photo online of this phenomenon though I hear about it all the time! 

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Conversations

that occured somewhere between Sunday night and Tuesday night...

Ms.Stell " Excuse me, I'm sitting/napping here (on three of these four nice big quilty blankets I'm sure you made just FOR ME). Please turn the volume down on the tele so I can get some rest."
That Woman: 'No, you are mistaken.  These quilts are for a nice lady who's husband passed away a few years ago.  She had tons of his old t-shirts and wanted to gift each of her children with a quilt made from them. In other words Ms Stella... She's a paying customer so I should think you'd be a bit more tolerant considering the work you are curled up on is what is keeping you in your favorite Temptations Salmon Flavored treats, not to mention the heating bill, and fabric softner for your woobie"

Ms. Stella: "I'm sorry, I can't understand a word you're saying I hate it when you mumble so."

*next evening...still more work to be done and this is what I come home to*
That Woman :"Honestly YOU TWO!  Now I'll need to delint them all on top of finishing them!"

Miss Jack: "zzzZZZZ wha? Lady, you've got some nerve to wake a person from a perfectly good catloaf nap! And while yer at it Woman kindly remove the voodoo pins as I nearly injured my paw when turning around earlier!"

That Woman: "Do you see what I'm holding in my hand? It's a loaded water bottle, if I get any more catbuttitude from either of you I promise I'll use it!"

Miss Jack: "BBbuuuuuhhhwwwhhhaahhahahaaaaa!  Don't make me laugh so hard you daft cow I nearly rolled right off!"
That Woman: *sigh*

Monday, November 29, 2010

So adorable; had to share!

 I just love the look on this face!

Sending this to a friend but wanted to share with all my 'Cat Bud's' first!


Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Larry prepares for Thanksgiving

I'm happy to see he's branching out. 


You can view the rest of his collection here


Happy Thanksgiving to all! 

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Miss Jenga enjoys a walk

Miss Jengs gets some sun (and a dandelion or two).

 I know that Bengal rescue cats that are in my care aren't supposed to go outside at all.  This is to prevent them from becoming 'door darters'

But just look at her!  The sun was out; it was breezy and she LOVES having the sun all over her furrs.  (and dandylions) and since she's been in my care she has been relegated to one room of the house.  My bedroom.  It's about 10ft x 12ft and not much fun to 'get up speed' for a thundering herd of one. 

I H.A.T.E. having her locked in solitary all the time.  But given the alternative since she's not been adopted yet I guess it's better than nothing.   

Jeng's has been with me for nearly two years now.  Still no takers.  She's an older cat and wouldn't 'do' with other cats so that limits her options.  Since she's at my house, and she gets to see Stella go out in the backyard (occasionally they have ladycat chats over the honeysuckle bush) I have been taking the liberty of letting her out for very brief periods of time if the sun is out and I'm right there with her.  She loves it; her eyes get the most amazing color outdoors and she loves to stalk bugs and stand right next to my legs staring up at me chatting.  Such a good girl!   

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Saturday shortie

when it's boring pouring outside; I'm staying in.  Wake me when it stops.


Miss Jack...

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

On the subject of... hair

Shamelessly stolen from LOLCats

Doesn't get funnier than that!

I mean seriously!  Look at those kitteh cheeks!  (and stellar frootbats!)

Then we have the on going dilemma of my own hair.  So last night I went from this


To this...

and I'm quite happy about it.  Neckline needs to grow in some but since I rarely look at the back of my neck, I can deal with it.

And since this really is the 'cat blog' here's a shot of Mr. Larry

yup; that's the ceiling and no... we're not hobbits.   I was standing on a chair to get this.  I had moved a roll of calligraphy paper off that basket and next thing you know, Mr. L has decided it's HIS basket now thank you very much!

Here's  a lovely parting shot of Mr. L in his window that is the sun behind him. The curtain is heavy red velvet.  In the morning he greets the day by warming up and watching the birds.  And yes, telling anyone within earshot about each and every flutter.   (Doesn't wake The Gurl though... thank goodness she's a teen & could very well sleep through the apocolypse) 

I'll need to get a shot when he stands up and just sticks his head around the curtin so all you see in his shadow is a headless body but a tail that goes on for miles!  Darling!

Happy Wednesday!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Baby Bats and Big Cats!

You can't even SEE my beautiful bats!  But looks how tiny my whiskers iz! 

Dis is me too.. I iz soooo widdle and tiny meowiez. 

I'z all big now & my bats are clean as whistles! 
xoxo Mr. Larry



Meet Lucy!
This is a shot of our Beloved 'Big Lu' (short for Lucy or Lucifer!)
She was found abandoned as a kitten and brought to us when The Gurl was 5! 
She quickly grew into a GIANT Ragdoll kitteh.  Her paws are so large just one takes up the entire palm of my hand!    It was fate really, the folks who found Big Lu brought her to us on May 6th; Grandma's birthday.  Grandma had come over because we made her a birthday dinner to celebrate.   Big Lu and her hit it off right from the start but Gram still had her cat Ebeneezer at that time.  After Ebeneezer (a black persian) went on ahead to his next assignment three years ago, Grandma was bereft but Big Lu had always loved her best so we agreed to let her go adn they have been together ever since.     

We are going to visit Grandma for Thanksgiving & will take pix of our Big Lu and post them! 

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth commence


"WHAT is that gawd awful noise?"


"Oh, it's you. 


all right; if you must... you may kiss The Paw-

now run along and stop yer whining.  No one really cares that your email was hijacked for a second time forcing you to cancel the email address you've had for 15 years and get a new one...

Really. 

They don't. 

They only care about Me; so make sure all my friends know how to reach me now or I'll give you something to cry about! " 


Tuesday, November 09, 2010

"we'll never fit your whole body in there...keep digging "

Monday, November 08, 2010

Mancat Monday

Hey, it takes a Mancat comfortable in his own fur to wear pink organdy.  Rock on!

Friday, November 05, 2010

The Other

There is another cat in our household. 

This one is perhaps the most special of all.  

He doesn't soil where he's not supposed to.

He doesn't want treats or need to be fed. 

He is Sylvester, and he was lovingly hand crafted by my grandfather Herbert Lee Hurt. 


From the time I can remember he was a fixture in my grandparents house when they lived in Downey, CA  to their retirement home in Arizona. (then called "Holiday Shores")  I  coveted him.  Strange that my grandparents and father (their only child) always had dogs, BIG dogs; Dalmatians,
(my dad & one of their dalmations)

Rottweilers, Weimeraners, Dobermans (I LOVED their Dobies-such awesome dogs!).  And yet there was Sylvester; a 3 foot tall, perfectly lathed wonderment of all that is feline.  My grandfather and I had a very special bond.  At one time it was even written about in a newspaper article! Not because there was some rare blood or organ donation (other than the original one we shared through genetics) but simply because I answered the reporters question 'What are you going to do this Summer?" And I told him.   I was 11. 

"I'm going to visit my grandpa, and we are going to yell at each other and laugh a lot!" 
dorkyme

On some fundamental level we had complete understanding of one another very early on.  Grandpa was very gruff and didn't have patience with incompetence or ignorance. He could deliver a withering look or remark at one of my brothers & send them running to Grandma.  But me?  I would stand there, in my red headed stiff necked stubbornness & give it right back to him!  His trademark phrase was 'You can't do it like that!' and I would stand there and say, 'Oh Yes I Can!'.  And then his 'mean mouth' would crack ever so slightly; and the spell would be broken and  then he & I would yell at each other all the time and laugh and laugh and laugh.  My grandpa laughed like Smedly the old cartoon character and everyone loved it and him.
Such a handsome man my grandpa

When my dad had returned home one time, he had bought a cat that was maybe a foot and a half tall, that had been carved out of a single tree stump. It was very crudely done but it's slender neck didn't survive long in a house with 3 large boys & two or three large dogs yet it was charming all the same.  He showed it to grandpa who got an idea, and it was then that the idea of Sylvester was born.  

My grandma still has some shots of the work in progress; of grandpa carefully choosing the wood so there was no warp in it; of him gluing all the sections making one giant block 1ft square & 3 feet tall.  Then he placed it on the lathe and carved out the most beautiful, magical, mythical creature I would lay my eyes on.


Somewhere after my 16th birthday I was told by my grandpa that Sylvester would ultimately be mine.  I can't tell you exactly what that meant to me then, and what it means to me today.  I was beside myself.  But the trade off was that Sylvester would only come live with me when my grandfather had gone and when my grandma no longer felt like dusting him.

So much life and death has happened since then.  So many fortunes made and lost and reversals of loyalties in the family (such is the way of family life)  births, deaths, and in some cases, renewed, once broken relationships.

But last year, a year after my father had died & almost 20 years since my grandfathers passing, my grandmother gave me her wedding ring because she wanted me to have it while she was still living

My gram tending bar!
(she celebrates her 92 birthday the end of this month and still plays bingo at the casinos 3 times a week!) and when I went to visit her for the holidays (now with my own teenage daughter) she said it was time for Sylvester to come home too:  and I cried.  


I am now the same age my dad was when he moved to Arizona to be closer to his father because as he said at the time 'We only see the parents at Christmas time, how many more times do you think that is before they are gone?'  Point taken.  I went with him, my step-mom Milli, step brother Eric, Freddie & Misty.   I stayed with them in Arizona for a year.  Long enough to find out that the desert is not even remotely my cuppa.  But this story isn't about that...

It's about Sylvester, and a promise made and kept through all that.  And now he's on my mantle, proudly keeping watch with his lovely green marble button eyes over my little family.  Me, El, & our brood.


Here's some lovely green eyed magic for each of you.  Thanks for reading.



Thursday, November 04, 2010

Thinking Thursday

 
Here's Me, Thinking that I'll stay here on my couch until it's time to eat again. Unless the sun comes out; then I'll go find the sun puddles & jump in (well, ok, I won't get that enthusiastic; more like wade in).  OR, unless I hear the brush; then I'll walk to the base of the human holding the magic device and flop over so they can see I'm ready for my all over itch relief session.  OR, unless I hear the treat bag rustle at which time I become 'transporter kitty' and magically appear so quickly they think I've just materialized out of thin air. 

After all, I wouldn't want them to think I can move that quickly, they might require it more often so that I might lose weight or some dumb a** thing!  How absurd!  My sole purpose is to lay here and be waited on  hand and paw! be big and soft and fluffy so all the better to comfort them after a long horrid day at work or school.  I am the sole emitter of snugglyon particles *coined by our friend Val* in such vast quantities that The Gurl succoms daily after school.  You see, once she brings MY blanket out from her room;
She gets under it to do her homework; THEN I find my way down from the top of the couch to her lap area and that's it!  Particles flying she soon is fast asleep and I then have the ENTIRE blanket to myself to sleep on for HOURS.  Yay Me! 


Before that boy came THIS room was MINE!
Doesn't anyone want a free mancat???   I'll make you a deal!!  Call me!