Mancat Monday

LAZ:   TBT really startled me out side!.  I puffed right up and even growled...

I dont know what got into me!

But then I realized it was him, so I flopped over for some attention.

And I was right back ta normal real quick...

Easy Like Sunday

Lori:   It was a nice Easy today.  We went outside early an TBT joined us.  

I was talking ta Marley, but then decided to go talk ta Laz.  So I walked toward him, but he turned his head away.

So I kept walkin...

I sure fooled him!  I walked right past...

Its OK, we sniffed butts and nosies soon after.  But a womancat has to keep the mancats off-balance sometimes...

Dr Seuss Day

TheMews Pond a la Dr Suess:

We have a small pond, all surrounded with fronds.  There are fish in the pond and we sometimes stick paws in.

It is shallow and just a few goldfish live there.  But we got a surprise when the fish grabbed back this year.

Laz was the catcher and WE were amazed when he pulled back and then was pulled down into the maze...

Of the lillypads, flagstaffs, and duckweeds galore.  We really thought that we would see not him no more.

But the next morn he showed up right at the door, with a tale that would shake us as he laid on the floor.

"I got pulled" he assured us 'below the pond floor'.  There isn't a bottom there" as he groomed his wet fur.  

"I travelled down places I cannot describe, where the fishies are bigger and some twice my size!  Below the pond bottom, there is a new place,  Full of Snargles and Golmas and Things with Wide Eyes.

But beyond that were things that went strangily weerder.  I did see some things I had ne'er seen afore. 

As I went deeper down unner the land under pond, I saw many fishies adance like a band.  Their fins were together, and to my surprise, they asked me to join them, I tell you no lies.

When I danced with those fishies all hued green and red, they told me I passed some test and could go on ahead.  As I passed, I saw winks, and I did have to think, just how there were fish that could smile  and could wink!

Beyond that I swam, breathing wasn't a problem, til I found I had truly and really hit bottom.  

Down there I saw things I never imaged.  There were octomousies, shrew-corals, and birdie-curfugeans!  

They swam all around, and I feared for my life, but they said your in OUR realm, so lessen your strife.  For the message we give you is not harm but some learning.  And they sent me back up with a true sense of yearning."

So here I am back with you, this Mews returning, a sense of relief though all others do turning.  Nevermore shall I seek little fish in that pond.    For though the small pond may seem shallow, and  round,  there are places I don't want to travel again in TheMews Pond.  Or close places that may still be around.  

I'll stick to the mousies who in grasses abound and never disturb the fishies in TheMews Pond!"

Happy Birthday, Dr Seuss!  We did try our best... But you still are the bestest of best...

Adult Cat Tuesday

TBT:  Time to give the adult Mews a turn... And, in fact, these are pre-Lori. 

Marley was enjoying the Hammick...

Laz was enjoying the ottoman...

And the bed...

And Aytla was enjoying The Lap!

 Little did they know a kitten was about to enter their lives!

A Tuesday Surprise

LAZ:  Yeah, I really surprised TBT last night!   I'd been watchin Marley and Ayla on The Lap for a while. I usally watch from the scratcher.

They jump up on The Lap and TBT is so used ta it that he hardly even notices but just starts scratchin whoever is there.  He is kinna of oblivious sometimes.

So, last night night he was scratchin "a cat" from habit.  But it was ME!  He looked down after a couple minutes and was SHOCKED!  

Well, why not?  I've been here a while.  Granted, most of my time here I've avoided invitation. ta The Lap.  I like bedtime better.  But I gave it a try.  I LIKED IT!  I stayed.

See the pics and be AMAZED...   OK so some are fuzzy.  But they were RARE.

Even Marley joined me.

And seemed ta approve.  

TBT said that was an impawtant decision fer me.  OK, but whatever, I thought it was the right time.  And I feel oddly happier having tried The Lap.  It's GOOD...

TBT HERE:  Some cats are lapcats from Day 1.  Some are never lapcats.  Laz has been adjusting for a bit over a year.  I consider his decision to try The Lap a positive sign that he is now fully socialized after all these months.  It was not an easy journey for him.  

He has had great milestones this year, though it didn't start well.  He attacked Ayla.  He feared human contact.  He feared being handled.  

But I talked to him constantly for the year.  I gave him his food wherever he felt safe eating it.  I didn't use a squirt bottle, favoring attention over discipline.

As months went on, he attacked Ayla less, learned to come inside when called, and he was always good with the litterbox.  The last few months, he accepted Ayla.  I think his old memories of "the place with the pit bulls and grabby kids" is gone or at least in some space in his brain called "not anymore".

Laz has learned that he is really one of The Mews.  He is relaxed and friendly.  He and Ayla groom heads and sniff butts calmly.  That is important; a sign of peace.

And this is great.  I never expected this long year of work with Laz.  Who knew that weeks of singing nonsense songs to Laz while he was in the Mew's Room last year at this time would have led to such a calm and happy today?

I am grateful that Laz came up on my lap.  It signaled a new change.  

Freaky Friday

MARLEY:  We are all surprised today!  Well, ya can TELL by the surpised look on my face, right?

See, TBT cut up one of our indoor houseplants ta make more of them and he stuck the pieces in pots filled with soil that had been sitting in flowerless pots outside all Summer.

So we were all amazed when a PETUNIA bloomed from one of them AND TBT saw little leaves of more in a couple of the other pots too!

Looks like we will have some flowers in Winter here.

Whiskers

We interrupt our usual Garden Tour this week in favor of whiskers.  And because one dear Bein friend thinks pictures of loose whiskers are yucky, we give warning first.

MANY PICTURES OF WHISKRS FOLLOW!

OK, that's out of the way.  Now first, here is a picture of a 25 year old whisker.  Not ours of course.  Mebbe Skeeter or LCs.  Mebbe Tinkerbelle's.  TBT found it in an old outdoor carpet that is from about 1994.

Which reminded us of the collection of OUR whiskers TBT has saved.  He found a neat small bootle at a store.

Every whisker he finds in the house, he saves in there.

He even spilled them out onto a towel...

He isn't gonna do that again soon; it took him n hour to get all of them back into the bottle.  But once every few years is OK. 

TBT here:  And I want to mention something.  While Iza was sitting on the newspaper I was reading, I saw something I never imaged happening.  I SAW a whisker fall off her...  It just, well, fell off.  I always thought they scratched them off, but no...

Togetherness Thursday

IZA:  Shes right behind me, isnt she?  I just KNOW that isnt Marley...

Shes NOT sposed ta DO that.   Now what do I do?

Mebbe a werd ta the annoyin is sufficient...  Hey, buzz off!

Darn, no luck.  An TBT wont allow annything stronger.  Mebbe iffen I just pretend ta sleep, she will be bored an leave...

AYLA:  Not likely, this is actally pretty comfy!!!

BTW, when I stare at TBT close up, do I get cross-eyed?  I look in mirrors and cant tell.

Tuesday Surprise

The tree guys are back today, makin even more noise than yesserday.  So we are hidin again.  Unner the bed is the popular place today (yesserday was the closet).

This part below is from last night after all the noiseys were gone for a few hours...


MARLEY:  Well, ya can only nap on TBT fer so long.  Ya gotta get up an stretch sometimes.

IZA:   Marley, you KNOW why we both got up at the same time!  TBT had ta get up and walk around.  It had NOTHING ta do with us "stretching".

 MARLEY:  Great, shame me in front of all our friends!  Thanks a whole bunch...

IZA:  Well, your the one who (hey wait, is Ayla posting this)?  Oh Bast!  Just settle down an be quiet!

Freaky Friday

AYLA:  I usually merf around at dawn carrying little plastic things.  So imagine TBTs surprise when I showed up with this big ropey thing none of us have paid anny attention to fer months!

Dropped it right on his pillow last night while he was admiring me carrying it!

It WAS kinna big fer me.

But its good ta keep TBT surprised sometimes.  I dont like bein "predictable," ya know?  An HE sure was surprised...