Mum's Plantings

Here are a few pictures of what mum got planted the other night. Here is the front of the house with all of the little boxes full of new flowers
Mum says they are called Portulaca or moss roses. They are good in the boxes as they get lots of sun and can take the sun and heat. Plus they give all sorts of different colors of flowers when they bloom.
This is most of the impatients in a flat. Then mum took some of the out and put them in the big white hanging pots.
Then who should appear to hang out with Virginger but Phat Flower Eric! For those of you who didn't meet Eric last year, he is named for my good ginger furiend Fat Eric. Fat Eric loves his garden and flowers, so our little rotund guy got named for him.
Theses two little guys are so strange. They keep smiling even when the water is getting sprayed on them.
Mum didn't get the rest of the flowers planted today. She came home and used a big buzzing type of thing that chews up grass near the fences. Not the usual grass eating monster, mum says it was a weed wacker.

Maybe tomorrow she will have time to work on planting the rest of the stuff and take more pictures. Plus based upon last years posts mum is actually ahead of schedule from last year.

Not to worry about my 'Fat Paw Syndrome' or FPS. It isn't catching and can be cured by the user of a spellchecker. Mum says that is why God had them invent a spellchecker, so those of us with FPS can catch stuff like this. If you use a correctly spelled word in the wrong way, even a spellchecker won't help. That is what happened here. But mum thought it was interesting that some of you didn't catch it. She says our brains fill in the correct stuff even when it is wrong.

FavoriteThings?

Precious of the Big Piney Woods and Speedy of the Kattonic Cats tagged me, so here I go.

Time Of Day: Feeding Time

Day Of The Week: When mum is home all day

Season Of The Year: Open window season

Holiday: Any one where I get pressies!

Beaches: Don't know, never been to one.

Song: The song Mr. Cardinal sings

Flower: roses, very tasty.

Talk Show: I am in bed for the late night ones and the moving picture box is off during the day.

Movie: I sleep through them.

Soaps: No thanks.

Beverage: Water

Fruit: No way

Snack: Pounce, Temptayshuns

Food: Yes, meat please!

Restaurant: Never been to one, but mum has brought stuff home.

I think this is a furry strange thing for kitties. I think this was made for beans not us kitties. So I am not going to tag anyone specifically, but play along if you like.

Oopps

I have fat paw syndrome. On yesterday's post I wrote the following

"Parker asked if the there was a dumbwater, no that is an opening to drop dirtly clothes to the basement."

Well I got my paws on the wrong keys I meant to type DUMBWAITER. Not the stupid kid at the local resteraunt, but a thingy that carries food between floors in a house. I think I confused the The Meezer Gang when I typed in dumbwater. I forgot the 'i'.

Bombay asked if I liked the old house. I wasn't around at all when mum lived at this old house. She sold it in 2002 and I wasn't even borned until 2003. The house I live in now is the only one I have lived in with mum.

Mum came home tonight and left pretty quickly. But she came home with lots of purrty flowers. She gotted lots of them planted but I will save the pictures for another day. She still has more to plant tomorrow or whenever. Back to napping for me.

ManCat Monday

"Cats pride themselves on their ability to do nothing." John R. Breen.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I spent it doing as little as possible. Just chilled out for a change.
Mum went off early on Saturday to hang out with her furiends. So that meant I didn't have anything to worry about until Sunday night when she got home. The I snuggled up with her when she got home. She look furry tired, seems she was in charge of her part of the event this weekend. Which meant more work.

Mum says thanks about the remarks about her old house. She says yes it was a cute little house, with nice woodwork and thankfully the people didn't wreck it. Parker asked if the there was a dumbwater, no that is an opening to drop dirtly clothes to the basement.

But mum says the did the biggest changes in the kitchen taking away most of the storage by removing the island. Then repainted the nice wooden kitchen cabinets white. So a few things they did mum found strange. Maybe they didn't cook much, but from the pictures she thinks that in the past five years they had two babies. So that they don't fit in the house anymore!

It was just five years ago that she sold them the house and moved here. The house is nice, but mum thought the neighorhood was getting less safe. That is why she moved.

Fang Shui Friday

Rotate your ears when necessary to deflect negative energy in a more positive direction.

From Fang Shui by Catfucious, Peter Pauper Press, 2002.

Somes times you just move your ears, sometimes the head and the ears. We kitties don't really sleep deeply. Mum says she can watch me move my ears as she makes noise, even though I may appear to be to be napping. So we can always move the bad vibes away from us.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday. In keeping with wht the theme that The Big Piney Woods cats we are joining in on Flower Friday too. So here is one of our iris.
Plus yesterday evening mum looked out the window and saw a birdie at the feeder that she doesn't remember seeing before. She quick got the flashy box thing out and got a picture. Then got out her birdie book to figure out what is was. Mum says it is a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. The books says it sometimes comes to feeders, so we are happy it decided to come to our feeders.
Plus mum was out looking on the internet tonight and saw that her old house is for sale. They even had pictures of the inside, they didn't change much. So mum will be watching to see how much it sells for. They publish the prices in the paper when houses get sold. I am not sure that the house would be kittie friendly. It had lots of windows, but mum says not lots of birdies to watch. Oh well, mum is happy where we are not. Not planning on moving back!

Answer Cat

I have had a number of questions again in my comments, so Iwill use this spot to respond to your questions.

Clawless but not clueless (hehehehe).

First about being clawless. I don't remember much about having them out, I was just a kitten at the time. Some people would rather have our claws removed than deal with teaching us proper use of scratching posts and all. More often than having all four paws done, most people just do the front. My first owner did this and mum knew that I had to be an inside kittie because of this. I do ok without them. But I do use my teeth to defend myself versus just sratching someone.
Opus & Roscoe's mum Cyn asked about playing in the tub and finding water in the tub. Mum normally uses the hot rain attachment, not sitting inside the water. So while she is in there the doors are closed. When she is done the doors open, she comes out and sometimes I jump in. Now the only thing that is really wet is the bottom, so my feets gets wet. Mum warns me if it is a little deep, but then I just wait until the water finished going away.
Both Virginger and I like heights. She climbs up in the trees and stuff, I jump on top of the big cold box. So no issues. The other night when Grampie was here I made myself comfy on top of the big cold box while they ate dinner.
My rainbow ribbon thingy. Mum hung it outside and it blows in the wind.
You can see me inside the big windows. I seem to be paying more attention to something other than the ribbons. But I can see it just outside, it is next to the wind chimes. Mum has a windsock out front too. But this ribbon thingy hangs under the patio roof, mum doesn't think it is really made to be out in the weather and get wet. That is why it is under the patio roof. But it sure is pretty. Below you can see me sitting at the big windows, watching the outside.
Sexywhiskerlumps or whisker humps or facical bosom or pouches. What ever you want to call them. It isn't actually a bump or a lump, just some of us kitties have a slightly different color of fur where our whiskers come out of our faces. So it makes us more manly looking and attractive to the lady cats.
About Virginger and the two little kitties. Do you think they might be her kittens? She is outside a lot, could she have met up with a mancat? I don't think mum took her in for her operation! What do you think?

ManCat Monday

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. - Garrison Keillor

Yes, so we don't have to explain why we are here, we just are. But we kitties do help our beans by being good for their health. Lowering blood pressure and all. How can you look at things like a nice sleeping kittie and be stressed out.
We had a quiet mum's day. Grampie was over and he helped mum clear out dead branches from the trees in the yard. Someone will be by to pick them up, which means mum doesn't have to take them to the special drop off point. Which would mean several trips with the car.

So not much to report for Monday. Hope everyone had had a good weekend. Purrs.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Day to all of the mum's out there with human or fur kids. We thank you for taking care of us, feeding us etc. Love you so much for giving us good homes and just loving us period.

I would like to nominate as best cat mom this lady vet who lives near us. She took a Katrina kittie home to love. The story was headlined as "Even clinging to life, his eyes blazed gold". I don't want to retell the story, so you can go read it here.

I thought spring was really here, now it is back to being cool and the windows are only open just a little bit. I don't like that at all. It is nice and sunny but cool, mum even put on heavier clothes today to go outside. And real shoes, not just sandles.

Mum went shopping yesterday. Some new stores opened nearby so she went to check them out and pick up a few things. I had to check out the bags.
But the bag I was checking out wasn't the Petco bag but some Linen place. Mum didn't really get much at Petco, a new scooper for the box and another spare collar.
Then she went next door to a market and came home with this colorful ribbon thingy. I thought what a great toy for me and it didn't even come from the kittie store. She brought it out of the bag and I wanted to play with it right away. So for a little while mum held it so I could check it out, but then she went and hung it outside on the patio. So I can't play with it, but can watch it flow in the wind.
Mum also went to the Green Walls shelter to see if they had any new litters of Squillions this year. Sad to say no Squillions, and the only kittie things she found were these two. Well that is me and my tuxie Princess Mia.
But these new guys are so much smaller than Virginger and mum says they will need to be inside only kitties like me. So the shelter didn't have much to choose from this year. Mum says these were the only two there. But there were lots of frogs. Guess it is the year of the frog and not kitties this year.

Fang Shui Friday

Cat toys, which represent energy, or the fire element, should be red to stimulate activity and creativity.

From Fang Shui by Catfucious, Peter Pauper Press, 2002.

I love red and mum buys me lots of stuff with red. Toys, my tag, my collar. It is true that we kitties need to be stimulated by play and creative stuff. So go, play with your kittie, now. Then you can come back and see mum's pictures of the outside.

Thanks for coming back from your play time.

Mum was outside with Virginger yesterday taking a look at all of the purrty flowers and such. When the windows are open you can smell the lilacs and all of the stuff.

Dark Purple Lilacs (these came from Grampies old home)

Light Purple Lilac's

White Lilac's

Virginger up in the Crabby Apple Tree.

A view of the whole crabby apple tree.

I have been tagged numerous times with a meme, see below.

7 Random Things.

I was tagged by four times by Monte Q. Cat. China Cat, Ariel and Beezer.

So seven random things about me.

1. I am a furry friendly kitty. I will run to answer the door when the doorbell rings.

2. I don't mind thunder boomies or fireworks.

3. I am de-clawed on all four paws

4. I am not a good purr kitty. I purr now and then but not lots.

5. I am not a lap cat.

6. I love to jump and can jump up furry high.

7. I can be a naughty little boy sometimes. I love to put the bitey on mum.

I tag Fat Eric, Cheysuli, Mattingly & Harlie, Princess Mia, Oreo, Timothy Dickens, William.

Thanks Everyone

Thanks to all for the good Gotcha Day wishes. I enjoyed hearing from so many of my furiends. When one of us celebrates, we all celebrate. It is a good thing when we find a home that we can thrive in. When mum gotted home from work, she opened up the windows so I could get the nice warm air. Listen to the birdies singing. ::sigh:: Then we had time to play and snuggle too.

Plus the weather continues to be nice, so the windows are open. That means the one window in the sleeping room stays open all night long. So as the birdies wake up in the morning, I can sit and watch them.

Did mum get me something special for my Gotcha Day? Yes she did. A tunnel!
Here I am coming out of the tunnel. The fabric sort of matches my snuggle pillow that mum made for me. The tunnel crinkles when you walk on it and it has a hole in the top that you can peek out of. Mum hasn't caught me peeking out yet.

It was also fun to read the comments on Kat's Cat of the Day. One was rather interesting and it was an anonymous comment that said "....sexywhiskerlumps.....". Oh dear, not another girl cat after me. What was even more interesting the next comment was from my dear Princess Mia. She agreed that I have sexy whisker lumps, but feels the comment was rather cheeky. Indeed!

So we start our journey into another year.

Plus mum just looked at my counter. We blew by 20,000 sometime in the past day or so! Sheesh, I didn't even remember to try to do a contest, I didn't notice! Oh well, maybe we better keep better track as we get to 25,000.

ManCat Monday - Gotcha Day

This is my second anniversary of my Gotcha Day. Two years ago, May 7 was on a Saturday, the first Saturday of May when mum brought me home. WooHoo. Thanks mum for giving me such a wonderful furrever home. I know I get a bit sassy at times when we play, but I do love you.

Plus I am Kat's Cat of the Day. Mum arranged it especially for today. Thanks that is a nice purresent. But what did you get me to play with? More treats?
This is my mug shot from the shelter and the picture that Patches Lady always uses to refer to me as Smiley Boy. Even though I was in the shelter I was happy that I was in a safe place and would be placed with a nice person for my second home. If you want to read my gotcha story, then go back one year. I had several posts starting with April 15, 2006 on what happened to bring me to my now furrever home.

104 Weeks

It is going to be a great weekend. I have to get ready to teleport down to Cheysuli's and Latte's wedding later today. I have the great honor of escorting the bride down the aisle. I can pack light, I just need my black tie.
I am nervous about this. I hope I don't trip over my tail and I feel like I have four left feet. I want to to do this right and make Chey's day a wonderful experience for her. I am sure I will see may of my furiends there.

Today is Derby Day. More famous for the horse race than me. But I will be celebrating anyway. Why am I celebrating? Because 104 weeks ago, two years on the first Saturday of May that I came to live with mum.

Mum is going to be busy with her furiends again this weekend. She said I can cellybrate the weekend away with my furiends at the wedding. So while I won't be saying much, I will be there. I look forward to visiting with you all.

Fang Shui Friday

Sharp claws are auspicious. Sharpen them against wooden items in the house. In this way the tough properties of the wood are transferred to your claws.

From Fang Shui by Catfucious, Peter Pauper Press, 2002.

If claws are so good, then why, oh why, did my firsted owner have them taken out? Mum doesn't know for sure, so she won't guess. But like most kitties who don't have claws, I have a tendency to use my teeth. Mum knew this when she got me. Plus she knew I would have to be an inside only kittie, since I wouldn't have any way to defend myself against other kitties or any other creature if I were allowed outside. So I only get to go outside with mum and then inside my porch.

Mum has been spending so much time outside when she comes home from work. Can't say that I blame her, it is nice and sunny. So she is working on stuff with her plants. Inspecting the trees to see how they are doing. The crabby apple tree will soon have its purrty flowers open. It is amazing how quickly things change once the weather warms up. Two weeks ago the leaves were just barely starting to open up.

Mum was very efficient she has finished knitting the pink boa that Skeezix was high bidder for. I would show pictures, but I figured that Skeezix should be the first to see the finished product. But mum says it didn't take much time to do which she liked. Plus a local store had some of the same type of yarn on sale last week. So she bought some to make more!! But they won't be pink.

Mousie, Nanas and Roosters

Mum was picking up things and found that we missed a little mousie in the package from Bonnie and Victor. Mum says it looks a lot like a real mousie.
Plus when we checked the envelope the stamps were a picture of our buddy Oreo. So it was really a special kittie package.
Here is a good picture of my nip nana, or catnip banana if you want to spell it out in full. According to the label it was fully filled with premium organic catnip. Not just a little catnip with lots of stuffing. I like playing with it. I am waiting to steal it back from mum for taking the picture.
Mum also came home a little early from work today. We played a bit and then she brought out the carrier. Well, I don't mind the carrier, but yes you guess it, another trip to the VET. But this one was short. Just a quick once over, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, listening and feeling my tummy and thankfully just looking at my backside. Then a quick check of my weight, not yet at the diet stage, but mum is keeping watch. I thought I was going to get away easy, but no, I did get a rooster shot. Mum says I need it in case I have to go to the kittie spa.

The VET was very happy to know I was over my digestive issues. Mum gave him a full report on how she figured it out. He said he has four kitties and gave up on plants years ago. Mum says we are down to two. Neither of which are harmful to kitties.

I entertained the techs with my growls, but as we got ready to leave, I did give them a nice good bye meow.

Nip Nana

Mum was gone most of the weekend. She came home looking tanner and pinker in spots on her face and arms. She also had a big smile on her face. I think she had a good time with her friends.

So when she got home Sunday evening, she brought in her bag, the cooler, the newsy paper and the mail. But she just put the mail down on the table and I sensed that something good was in one of the envelopes. So I pulled it off the table and started to play with it.
So mum picked up the envelope and looked at it. It had a warning on it. Contains catnip. Yes, I could tell that so I wanted to play with it. Plus mum read the address and it was my pressies from Bonnie and Victor in MadTown. Mum I need your fingers and thumbs to get this open. Please, mum open the package for me.
So she got the package open and dumped out the things inside. There were several things that you can see, a fevver butt mousie, blue glitter ball and another fuzzy ball. But what I wanted was that yellow thing. A Nip Nana!
Oh I could hug that really well and started to hug it and lick and drool all over it. I picked it up and carried it to where I could just enjoy the nip on my own.
You can click on the pictures to bigify them and sorry they are a bit blurry. But I wasn't holding still and posing for mum to take pictures. Plus I did play with the other toys. The fevver butt mousie ended up by her bed by morning, the glitter ball I took to the dungeon where mum found it tonight, the little multicolored ball ended up by the front door.

Thank you Bonnie and Victor. I really like my pressies.

Monday night mum came home from work and pushed the grass eating monster all around the yard for a long time. So our grass is getting long enough to have the machine eat it. Plus we have been having noisy thunder boomers, so it isn't going to be easy to sleep for a while.