Tuxie Toosday …

Mom said I hadta put this picture on my bloggie ‘cos she couldn’t believe her eyes when she took it!

Personally I think she’s exajeratin’ and being dramaticals ~ because we OFTEN share the DEN ~ it’s just that she’s never seen us doing it before!   :sheesh:

Mom said that she thinks the Blog Blast for Peace we took part in, has affected us ~ we think she is a cheeky monkey!

 Below: This badge is for Mom to wear!

 

 Love Milo xx

Mancat Monday and other stuff …

It’s not just any old Den, it’s a Mancat DOUBLE DECKER DEN! 

Other stuff: Mom’s son e-mailed photos of the noo Blurpy Pumpkin yesterday an’ she’s wearing the cute little cardigan that our friend Ginger Jasper’s Mom Carol knitted. These pics are especially for yoo, Carol (although we know you won’t mind sharing them wiv efurrybuddy else):

 The cardi is a teeny bit big for her at the moment but her mommy said that’s good because she’ll grow into it …

 And not forgetting our kitty cousin Gorjuss Ginger Gizmo (Gorjuss Ginger Gizzy for short) hoo appears to be coping very well wiv the noo blurpy… he’s taking it all in his stride … and wiv paws that big we’re not surprised he is coping (he’s pawsome!):

 Apparently GGG does lots of snoozervising … well he does when Blurpy Pumpkin stops cryin’ anyway:

 Love Milo and Alfie xx

Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Day takes place in the UK on the second Sunday of November or the Sunday nearest the 11th November. This is to commemorate the First World War which ended at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1918 (11 o’clock on the 11th November 1918).

Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy day. Poppy seeds which had lain dormant for many years in the battlefields in northern France bloomed with vigour after the earth was disturbed, becoming a symbol of new life and loss. A Canadian doctor called John McCrae posted to the front wrote a poem entitled “In Flanders fields” which served as the inspiration for people to wear artificial poppies as a sign of remembrance. These are now sold on behalf of The British Legion, a charity dedicated to supporting those serving in the armed forces and former soldiers. White poppies are also sold and worn as a sign of respect and as a symbol of peace.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead.
Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

John McCrae

~

Love Milo and Alfie xx

A Surprise … or two

Hi Efurryone,

It’s Milo speaking. On Wednesday we received a wonderful surprise package from Ginger Jasper ~ thanks GJ. We e-mailed our thanks straight away but because of Blog Blast for Peace (on Thursday),  In the garden wiv Alfie Marshall was delayed until Friday ~ so we haven’t been able to post abowt it until now. We think that’s a bit slack so we told Mom off ~ she oughta realise that our posts are the most impawtant priority and she should cancel everything else to accommodate us ~ doing more than one post per day when necessary (crutches or not)!    :sheesh:

Anyway ~ when the parcel arrived we checked it owt right away and we immediately thought we could smell the floofy ginger aroma of gorjuss GJ:

Inside was the cutest little hand knit cardigan in the Werld for  Blurpy Pumpkin! Mom couldn’t get over how exquisite the knitting was (Mom can’t knit and she was in awe of how beautifully it had been made) ~ even the buttons were beautiful! And the note said that GJ’s mom Carol had actually knitted it herself! Blurpy Pumpkin is gonna look the cat’s whiskers in it (excuse the pun)! We will be sure to post a pic of her wearing it as soon as we can.

Here’s some close-ups to show yoo the intricate knitting and lovely buttons:

Mom used her Sony SLR camera to take the next two photos below,  rather than her Nikon Coolpix s550 (so she could capture the detail) ~ she tends to snap our daily photos wiv the Coolpix for convenience.

We think Blurpy Pumpkin is gonna look absolutely beautiful in this cardigan!

There was also a lovely card with GJ on the front (he’s a very handsome boy) and a beautiful baby welcome card … and even some toys for us! Alfie Marshall immediately hogged the catnip mousie for himself:

Alfie also grabbed the little bloo mousie that GJ sent  ~ he likes to carry it round in his mouth. I could smell GJ on the card …

Here he is holding onto his little bloo mousie as if someone might steal it away (as if … tee hee!):

So THANK YOO  GJ and yoor Mom Carol, and yoor dad, for the loveliest presents ~ yoo are very sweet and kind.

And then as if that wasn’t enuff excitement, today we had a surprise visitor!

It’s KC…one of the Sherwood Seven!!! 

She came all the way from Houston, Texas to visit us today!!!

She’s gonna stay for lunch and play wiv our noo toys before Boogie-Matting it back over the pond to her home!

Why don’t you pop over and say hello to the rest of the Sherwood bunch … and while yoo’re there tell Mommy ML that KC is staying for lunch at our place today!!  ML is one of the keepers of the Cat Blogosphere, and she makes sure all us blogging kitties stay connected!! Thanks ML!

Love Milo xx

In the garden with Alfie Marshall

Hi Efurryone,

My post is a day late this week because Milo and I decided to join in the Blog Blast for Peace yesterday ~ Mom says that if  we stopped scrappin’ wiv each other we could set a good example to others  for Werld wide Peace!  :sheesh: Doesn’t she know that scrappin’  an’ rasslin is wot cats are meant to do?  :sigh:

Anyway ~ back to gardening.  There’s not a lot happening in our garden at this time of year so I thought I’d talk to yoo abowt an essenshull bit of gardening kit. Earlier in the week Samantha left us a comment to say that she is getting a harness ~ ‘cos ever since Mr Tigger went AWOL her Mom has been too scairt to let her go owt in case she gets losted. Well I think it’s a good idea ‘cos harnesses are not as bad as they are cracked up to be ~ I NEVER go owtside wiv owt one! I’m so used to it now, that Dad says I walk like a dog on it (I fink that’s a compliment!). Our harness had an average length lead attached but recently Dad bought us a wonderful noo gadget: A FLEXI LEASH. It wasn’t very expensive and Dad said it is worth every penny (and he can be a bit of a skin-flint sometimes!) so it must be good.

Now let me tell yoo that in my opinion it’s an ESSENSHULL piece of equipment for ANY self-respecting gardening cat (unless yoo are allowed owt to roam freely) ~ I care reelly DEEPLY about my Flexi leash, and my life changed the minute I got one.  Yoo see I can go ANYWHERE in the garden wiv it on, wiv owt having to tug and pull at Mom or Dad ‘cos they are too slow to keep up wiv me. And Mom likes it ‘cos she can sit on the bench and rest her poorly leg, whilst at the same time keeping me owt of trubble by snoopervising me at all times ~ and yet I’m STILL  in control! So all in all it’s a WIN/WIN situation!

So if yoo are not allowed to roam freely ~ get yoor Mom to get a harness and FLEXI LEASH an’ it will change yoor life for ever!

TOP TIPS:

• If yoor cat is noo to a harness, let them wear it around the house for a short while each day so they can get used to it slowly (for however long it takes).
• If yoor cat has been allowed to roam free and then yoo introduce a harness and leash, yoo will haft to be VERY patient. Milo was reely grouchy abowt it at first. Yoo may need to get some ELASTOPLAST in and have a TETANUS booster before yoo try to put one on a cat that’s previously roamed freely. Dad used a whole tin of Elastoplast whilst he was training Milo! Tee hee!!
• Don’t expect miracles ~ Milo used to check himself on the floor and refuse to walk the second it was put on him, when he first had it ~ then after a few days he started to creep along on his belly (like he was crawling throo the jungle on a mishun) ~ and now EVEN Milo walks nicely on it.
• Don’t get a PINK harness unless it’s for a girl kitty (Milo’s is PINK and I fink he gets embarrassed sometimes! Tee hee!)
• If yoo start a kitten on a harness whilst he is still very young, he will always walk nicely on it (like me!)
• If yoo play yoor cards right yoo will get extra treats for walking nicely on a FLEXI LEASH ~ so don’t walk too nicely on it straight away! Make as if yoo don’t like it for maximum rewards ~ Trust me, it werks!

Love Alfie Marshall xx

PS:  Don’t forget to visit my mentor Jonesie  and the Casbah Kitties  to see wot they’ve all been up to in the garden today!