Portrait of an apprentice water-spiller 

The High Ground

Petunnia, military strategist, on how to keep your siblings off the bed:

Occupy the corner! You can patrol 2 sides against floor-based invasions, while discouraging sneak approaches by dresser-top. From the corner, you can also stare down the hallway; sometimes having the corner means having the whole bedroom to yourself...

Baby Pics - Baby Cyrano kept an eye out while Baby Cloud snoozed... 

Cyrrie says, "I'm still cute..." 

Cyrrie's First Post Surgery "Accomplishment"

Nuked a bowl of crunchies...

Extra points for:

• It was a full bowl of crunchies;
• Blast radious exceeded 3.5 feet;
• Very melodramatic booiiinnnng of semi-antique bowl....

Which did not break.

But you can't have everything.....

Angles

From the dining room window
To the edge of the mirror
To the arm of the "new" couch -
A welcome home rainbow on Cyrano's nose.

Cyrrie Get's "Fixed"

Cyrrie says, "I didn't know I was broken!"

Shy, Shier, Shiest

Banshee channels Emily:

I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you -- Nobody -- Too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell! They'll advertise -- you know!

How dreary -- to be -- Somebody!
How public -- like a Frog --
To tell one's name -- the livelong June --
To an admiring B[l]og!

Making Her Own Entertainment

Sometimes the old games are the best -
Cloud rediscovers her tail...

Don't Quibble

So, how many cats (including kittens) are there, really?
Nine-hundred and twenty-two. Mathematical proof:

Banshee, Petunnia, Lucy, Buddy, Cloud and Cyrano = many cats.

922 cats = many cats.

Therefore

Banshee, Petunnia, Lucy, Buddy, Cloud and Cyrano = 922 cats.

QED.

(And thank you Terry Pratchett, troll-mathematician.)

Life-style of a Dining Room Table-Top Dweller 

What Happens In Winter

Yesterday was a "snow" day (snow is white stuff we see out of our windows).
Our human stayed home - good.
She re-arranged our furniture - not good.
She ran the vacuum cleaner - extremely not good...

More Extreme Sleeping 

Names

Cyrano / Cyrie / Cyrrie wants to know:
If every cat (or kitten) has 3 names, do nicknames and alternate spellings count?

Obsessive-Compulsive

Do other humans beside our own continuously count cats? She counts us going (her going that is), and she counts us coming back home (from wherever - it's a mystery to us). And woe betide any cat - or kitten! - who is not readily "accountable"...
We know she does it because she loves us, but nine-hundred and twenty-two is a lot of counting...

Censored!

So, Petunnia goes into the bedroom and wants to get up on the bed.
She slowly cranes her neck way up to peek and make sure none of her siblings are already there.
When she sees that the coast is clear, she hugely extends her paws and sinks her claws deeply into the mattress, meaning mine, all mine!
Then, failing to fully retract her claws, she jumps: it is a less than stellar launch into bedspace.
Petunnia says that absolutely no one may ever learn of this extremely unfortunate event, which, afterall, never even happened, and besides, she meant to do it that way all along...

New Couch, New Pillow, New Personal "Spot" 

Empowerment

Our "power" went out last night.
It was very dark and cold.
We took turns cuddling our human.
We take good care of her...

More on Toes

Wisdom of Buddy to Cloud (and human):
If you're serious about capturing toes, then you just accept a certain amount of collateral damage in terms of stockings...

Classic Cloud... 

Nap Time 

Extreme Sleeping

Cyrrie and Cloud turn pro; Buddy coaches...

EEK!

Very senior cat Petunnia plays long time favorite game in bath-tub (exactly what it is, no one knows...).
Very junior kitten Cyrano tries to join in -
EEEEEEK!!!
Panic / paralysis - no one knows what to do!!
Human intervenes - saves day, saves face/s, etc.
No one thanks human.

Cats' Choice Awards

Best Cat (or Kitten) at 922 Blog -

The Nominees:

• Banshee - She has seniority.
• Cloud and/or Cyrano - They have juniority.
• Petunnia - She's very big.
• Lucy - She's fluffy.
• Buddy - He's such a good sweet little guy...

Please vote....

Worst Cat (or Kitten) at 922 Blog -

See Above.....

First picture post... 

Breakdown of Jobs Involved in Petting

Cyrie:
It's my human's job to chase me. It's my job to run. It's her job to catch me. It's my job to purr...

Playing Nicely

Cloud and Banshee, sharing a ribbon...
(A long ribbon.)

On Nibbling

If toes are not available, Cloud has discovered that a kitten can actually survive on fingertips.
(Although, not being so ticklish, they are not nearly as tasty...)

Roses In Winter

Our human keeps (kept) dried roses and rose petals in a bowl.
We've "strewed" her path (hallway) with them.
We are so considerate (creative).

Nature or Nurture?

Favorite author Terry Pratchett says genetics can transcend biology.
Did Big (Adoptive) Bro Buddy (looks like a cat, official species: Bed Monster) influence Cloud in her now favorite sport of toe hunting?
In any case, humans sleeping with 922 cats are advised to protect their toes...
And ankles.
Armor might help....

Petting Is Good, Too

Even tough-kitten Cyrano admits it...

Sleeping Is Good

Sleeping is good. Sleeping with sibling/s is good. Sleeping with human is good...

We're Being So Cute

Our human doesn't have any film in her camera!
We don't have to take ugly pills!!
Cyrano can cuddle up with Lucy, and they'll never be able to prove it!!!
Banshee can sit silently behind Petunnia, and no one can document the exact angle of Petunnia's justly outraged ears...
And Cloud can be...Cloud.
(As only Cloud can.)
(Buddy says he never takes ugly pills.)

Jennifer Visits Kittens

Yea...!
Jennifer, official First Friend and Foster Human, visited Cloud and Cyrano today.
In spite of months of brainwashing, including neurolinguistic programming by 922 senior cats, kittens were still visible, and even touchable!!
Cloud: I liked her toes.
Cyrano: She plays a good ribbon.
Buddy: I hid under the bed.
Lucy: I hid in the basement.
Petunnia: I hid... somewhere, I forget where.
Banshee: I hid in another dimension.

Vintage Kittens

We can't believe she took our baby pictures in black and white...
And when is she going to learn to use that scanner???

Day of Infamy

922 cats - and kittens - exposed to new life forms -
Shorter humans??
"Regular" human does nothing!
Much Fancy Feast required....

Rerun or Sequel?

Please see archives: December 13, 2004.

Unhappy New Year

We're sorry to report it was an un-Happy New Year for nine-hundred and twenty-two cats, including kittens...!
New Year's Eve, company: Petunnia - and kittens - evicted from dining room table top....!!
Later that night: human went out; human came back, but did not seem to appreciate that 922 cats - including kittens - had not been fed since last year.....!!!