Mancat Monday

 MARLEY:  Last night brought warm laundry to the bed.  I love hearing that machine in the basement running!  I just wait for TBT ta dump the laundry on the bed...

He is good about waiting for it to cool before he puts it away.  He doesn't mind a few furs on his socks (or some other items I dont quite unnerstand).

It warms these old bones almost as good as a sunpuddle!

Flashback Friday

This week in 2015, The Mews were having a day of opposites.

It started with Ayla enjoying the towel pile and stretching out her long front legs.

And then rewarding me with a glamor pose.  Long tail curled completely around her.

Iza  showed off her unbelievably soft minky tummy.  And with floaty toes.

Then they ventured out into a surprise snowfall.

They weren't real thrilled about the snow, but "out" is "out".  And they always found snow "curious".

Afterwards, they all warmed up on the heated waterbed.  I've never known a cat that could resist a warm spot.

It was a good day for them.  Different experiences and warmth at the end of it.

Caturday Saturday

 LORI:  I'm "aquarium girl" sometimes.  I love the warmth the light, and I try to get at the "fishy-flakes" (they smell great).  I stopped trying to catch the fish though.  They are way too fast.

I love the towel pillow TBT put there just for me.  The brick is just there to keep it in place.  

What's not ta love?  The fishy tank is heated and the light makes the top even warmer.

I even eat up there sometimes!

Easy Like Sunday

MARLEY:  I allus enjoy Laundry Day.

And Taz joined me...

 

Mancat Monday

Taz:   (Oops, TBT made a mistake, sometimes orange is orange). Well where else would I be if I had my choice?  OK, maybe The Lap, but a pile of warm laundry is nothing to be unpurred about.

In fact, where else would YOU like  be?

Womancat Wensday

LORI:   Of course I love being on TBTs lap.  Warmth, scritchies, comfort, companionship, etc.  But recently, he increased the warmth and I LOVE IT!  There is this warm pad around his leg lately.

I could stay there all day.

And in fact I try to.

But he has ta get up eventually...  So I go find a sun puddle or I curl up on the heaty waterbed.  

TBT:  More about the heating pad soon...

Flashback Friday

 This week 2013 this time!

Marley and Iza were relaxing together in the yard.

Later, Iza napped on the Smoker Grill Cover.  Black Canvas + Sun = Warmth.

Ayla was watching the house from on the top of the bookcases.  BTW, the ceiling isn't that green.  It is just barely green beyond white.  The camera does funny things sometimes!

Iza was enjoying the warmth from the TV.  She really loved warmth.

And she got bird.  Into the house.  Sneaky little girl hid it under her chin when I opened the door.

And I let her have it.  It was dead, so why not?

She cherished that she had a bird in the house.  Cost me nothing to let her enjoy it.  Had to pick up a few tail-feathers, but that wasn't much effort.  

And if you are wondering, she probably caught 20 mice/shrews and a few loud frogs for every bird.  

Easy Like Sunday

Its chilly, breezy, and bright outside.  It is warm, calm, and dim inside. 

An EASY decision where ta spend most of our day!

Thankful Thursday

Today we are all Thankful for outdoors warmth.  TBT keeps the house cool like 68-72F.  Which is OK because we have furs.  And at night, we have TBT and the waterybed to keep us warm.  But sometimes it is great to go out on the deck in Summer and enjoy the warms fer hours...

Well, Laz was off hunting mousies...

Womancat Wensday

LORI:   I love sitting up on the fishy-tank!  The water is heated, the light is also warm, and I can watch the little fishies swimmin around in the plants...

There is even a little ladder next to it just for me.

Thankful Thursday

 I am sometimes deliriously happy about The Mews,  They sleep around me at night and want my attention in the daytime.  I have to seek out Ayla; she is having her elder problems but loves when I find her in her few favorite spots and talk to her for a while.

But some pics are just too special.  Lori and Laz often curl up together and Marlety is on the bed but not close.  Last night was different.

They were actually touching while napping!  That isn't like Marley to do that!  But he did.

Close...  He knew they were there.

Warm laundry is magical.

And the L's seemed happy about it.

They did get separated eventually...

But closer together than I have seen before.

It was a nice thing to see while it lasted.

I think I will run a few cheap towels through the drier again to see if they get closer on a smaller warm pile..

Flashback Friday On Saturday

Because yesterday was Blog For Peace Day...

It is always a fun experience looking back in time.  I never know what special pictures I will find in some past year or another at this same week.  But this time, I was really surprised about this week in 2010!  It was a weird week...

Ayla and Iza were getting along together then.  It wasn't routine like Laz and Lori now, but it happened sometimes.  Looking at them both together then, it is easy to understand why the breeder (who originally bought Iza to be a Queen) thought she was a Siamese!

Meanwhile, I had decided I needed more space for fresh foods .  I bought a no-freezer refrigerator (planning to buy a small dedicated freezer for the basement).

Plenty of space!

But after I discovered that small freezers didn't work well, I returned it in exchange for a bottom-freezer refrigerator.  I was much happier with that.  Still have it, but am planning to move it to the basement (where I have a hideously in-efficient 35 year old one) and buy a new (more energy-efficient and better temperature-managing) one.

It holds all I need, but the temperature-control is poor.  And actually, it is fun to see how I have changed my storage arrangements since then.

And Ayla and Iza were having fun with the "egg".  You unscrew the top and fill it with small kibble.  They learned to bat it around and make the kibbles fall out the hole for treats.

Ayla used to love sitting in the master bedroom (fake-marble) sink.  The sun shone in at midday and warmed it up well.  Being small (and me liking a cool house) she really appreciated that.

Happy Flashback Friday!

Womancat Wensday

 AYLA:  I like sittin on the top of the aquarium.

I'm not after the fishies.

But the hood is warm from the lamp.

I like that.  

Warmth is good!