We re-visit this week in 2012...
Ayla, Iza, and Marley were all enjoying naptime on the waterbed...
Ayla and Iza were at peace...
Iza was enjoying the chair tent...
Ayla always preferred the laundry pile...
They always enjoyed getting outside. Yeah, I made them wait briefly so I could get a good pic...
I am thankful most days. Life, health, cats, food... But I try to express it on Thursdays. And some days, I'm not sure which to be most thankful about.
Well, I'm thankful for life, health, and food of course. But here I try to express it in terms of The Mews. They are a joy to my life (even when "some issues" arise). And not just the current ones. I wish I had good pictures of each and every previous Mews. Sadly, computer changes and old photos that have disappeared prevent that.
I've lost the pictures of Mischief, Ballou, Ralph and Sport-Sport, Jeremy, Tinkerbelle, and Cher. They are clear in my mind, but I can't download that. I was thankful for each of them. I do have old film photos, but my scanner isn't working.
But my modern age of Mews started when I moved here 38 years ago and I discovered digital cameras.
So anyway, here is what I can still find...
Skeeter & LC
Laz
And the current Mews...
Fur-colors come and go. Tabby, Tuxedo, Ragamuffin, Siamese, Tonkinese. But I have always had an orange/white male cat since 1992. Skeeter, Marley, and Taz. Something about their (usually; Taz is a bit crazy) calm nature attracts me.
But I'm thankful for every one of them. From my first adopted female grey tabbies of my younger days to the bred Siamese and Tonkinese, Gingers, and Shelter Cats of my current days, I have loved them all and they loved me back.
How could I not be thankful for that?
LORI: Well, if Marley and Taz are going to post about The Lap, I will too... I love being there. Safe, comfy, warm.
No, those aren't mishapened toes. But neither he nor I can figure out what those are either.
TAZ: Marley mentioned The Lap yesserday. Well, I sure love it too. I don't remember having one before I came here (and I wasn't sure about it at first).
MARLEY: Oh Bast, I love The Lap!
A typical mealtime these days. Lori likes to eat slightly in private. And Binq likes Marley's kidney care diet more than regular food, lapping up what Marley carelessly laps out of his bowl (he is a messy eater).
I've tried putting his food in The Mews Room and carrying him there closing the door, but he doesn't seem to like eating alone.
BTW, that fish-shaped toy in the lower right came with Marley as his only toy. It is hollow for putting Nip in. There is a velcro closure. He still likes it. But the funny thing is that he doesn't seem to care about Nip much. I suppose he just remembers it from kittenhood in his (brief) 1st home.
We here were all a bit busy yesterday, so this week's flashback is today. So we go back to this week in 2011...
There was grooming.
Good times were had by all!
Lori and Taz have always "interacted" (and sometimes Lori and Binq), and not usually peacefully. 😔 But I'm happy to say that I haven't heard any "fussies" with yelling for several weeks now. And if tolerance between them was all I could get, I would live with it. For example, Lori has been doing more careful sniffing than whapping lately.
But two recent events between Taz and Lori lately have been even more encouraging. One was too fast to get a pic of and the other, Marley had me pinned down on the TV chair with the camera just out of reach.
But in both, there seemed to be more a sense of play than dislike. On the first. Taz was sitting on the bed and Lori pounced him. But not meanly with whaps and hisses. It seemed a cautious offer to "wrassle" and was brief, but neither seemed upset.
On the second, Taz was of the small desk next to my chair. Lori snuck onto the desk chair and reached up to tap Taz. But gently and in slow motion. Then Taz reached down and tapped Lori. They both repeated that a few times before Lori left the chair. Again, neither seemed upset!
Well, it's about darned time (15 months) they started to adjust to each other! I've mentioned some examples of apparent peace before (like them both being on my lap or the ottoman together), but these 2 events seemed much more positive. They were both actively engaging peacefully.
It was sad not to get a pic of either event. What I need is some sort of camera mounted to a headband or shirt clip. With a remote control... LOL!
BINQ:
Marley showed off his new nappin spot Monday. Mine isnt new but I still like it. The only problem is that every other Mews likes it too.
MARLEY: This is one of my newer favorite places ta nap...
We got both the Evil Puzzle Box and the Egg last night!