Something’s up! Dougy spots excitement out the dining room window.
Snow! It looks like a white Christmas here!
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I keep getting questions about what the kitty boys are getting for Christmas. Frankly, I hadn’t given it any thought since I don’t celebrate the holiday except in the most perfunctory way.
That said, I did get them new water fountains since the old ones are crudded up with mineral deposits that inhibit their function. (We have heavily mineralized water here.)
I also got them the industrial-sized containers of catnip- and chicken-flavored Greenies kitty treats.
Though not specifically bought as Christmas presents, well, let’s call them that!
On another note, if they were human children, they’d probably get lumps of coal in their stockings. Translated into kitty terms, they’d get a new puppy that absorbed their human’s total attention.
Hmm. Naw! No puppies, as cute as they are. The kitty boys have been good enough!
Very happy cats! I love your blog.
Thank you very much! I try to make happy spot for people to stop each day, and, for the most part, I hope I succeed. The kitty boys make me laugh and keep me entertained. I approach their “story” as a Jane Goodall thing, “Wild Cats of Lane 2”!
Haha aww cute kitties you have😊
It’s been snowing for two days here. Not enough to really accumulate; just enough to make the roads miserable and continuous enough to keep the road crews from cleaning it up
I looked out the window a short time ago, and the accumulation might be problematic for me getting to the snow route two lanes over. (The city designates snow routes that are cleared first for safety and emergency purposes. But the side roads can be left till days later. I live on a side road!)
Here in Michigan, we got spoiled last year. Some storms, but very little of the “showers” that last for 2-3 days and don’t do much except make the roads miserable
Same here. We had a couple good storms, but it was mostly a dry year. This year has been mostly above average temperatures, but the past week has been more wintery.
SNOW, how marvelous. Benji and Ms. Zulu have never seen snow.
Take it from Andy (who figured it out!): Snow is just water in another form. He’s unimpressed. Dougy on the other hand is enthralled with it and love, love, loves it till he gets a little wet.
No puppies would ever be as cute as Andy & Dougy! That’s just a fact. Hugs!
You’re just saying that because you look purrty much identical to the kitty boys! (So it must be true!) When they first saw your picture, they thought they were looking at a photo of themselves, in fact, though I think you are a bit more petite. They are in the 11-12 pound range….
Have a great Christmas Doug and family. It is cold as …..never mind, just very cold and the snow is fine but we’ve had enough for the city to plow.
Jean
Thanks! And the same to you, too! We will have just enough to call it a white Christmas for those who need the stuff, but not so much you can’t maneuver around in it in a car. Had a bit more last night, just enough to freshen the stuff that fell yesterday!
Thank you for the card of Andy and Dougy, it is adorable. A new water fountain is a great idea.
You’re welcome! The old water fountain s were so crudded up, they sometimes worked for a short time, then stopped dead. The whole point is to provide them a flowing water source because when they have to drink from the basin – Persian kitties, you know! – they really soak the water up in their ruffs. Of course, after being little sponges, they come over to me for loving! LOL! (Lots of Liquid!)
Cats love looking out the windows.Wish you a fine Christmas
That they do, Marylou! Ik wens u een gezegende kerst en een productief nieuwjaar! Ik geniet echt van je blog en de prachtige fotografie en informatieve teksten!
Industrial sized containers of catnip sounds like a wonderful thing!
Snow for Christmas! None here, and probably won’t see any until January. It has been down in the 20s at night. Low 40s and rain are forecast for the 25th here. Not that I like shoveling snow, but it is pretty to look at. 🙂
I imagine the none furry Rosses would go through it in no time! Do you have a patch of catnip in you garden, Lavinia?
I’m like you: pretty, but I’m at an age and condition where I am glad I live someplace where I don’t have to scoops snow. Those heavy springtime snows in particular I used to call heart attack snow.
We have a catnip plant in a half-barrel that is out-growing its home, and will need transplantation this year.
I know what you mean about heart-attack snow. I worry about my brothers.
Well, it is a member of the mint family! And, yes, heavy snow and cold are a bad mix.
I totally share your “Ugh!” sentiment regarding snow, Doug! I am sure The Adorables are happy and feel like royalty with a king-size bag of catnip. Enjoy their joy!
They wish it was a big bag of catnip! Actually it is catnip-flavored kitty treats.
Even kitty boys don’t always get what they wish for!
How true, Dolly! But I’ll be ding-danged if they are getting live mice for Christmas!
Unless they catch them, which I doubt! When we moved to our present condo and before we renovated, one day I discovered mice droppings in a kitchen cabinet. I decided to teach the cat we had then to catch mice. I picked her up, set her down in that cabinet, and let her smell the droppings. I tried to convince her to try to catch the authors of that smell, She looked at me like I was an idiot, “You are feeding me delicious food every day, and now you want to tell me that I have to work for my dinner? No way!” That was the end of it! I suspect that The Adorables would feel the same way about mice.
Ha! Ha! I suspect you are right, Dolly! I can see them catching and playing with the mice, them letting the poor battered mousies loose to be caught and abused another day!
That’s what cats do, actually. They don’t really eat mice, unless they are starving. They just want to play!
The same goes for all prey around here. They inevitably eat it though since a cricket, spider, miller, fly, or those little fruit flies don’t ruin kitty food time if they eat them.
Mine will play with a palmetto bug if one ventures in, but they won’t eat those disgusting monsters.
It’s probably best they don’t! Ick!
“Ick” is the word!
And how!
No real Christmas without snow ! Do have a peaceful, lovely, blessed time !
amitiés – france
I agree, though I am happy if it is just enough, not so much that I can’t go places if I need to.
Possible I may have a snowy Christmas as well. Happy Holidays.
Let it snow! Let it snow! Lety it snow!
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Merry Christmas to you dear WB, stay in warm, snow near to us too now. Thank you, love, nia
Thank you, Nia! I am staying inside today, and I will be toasty warm here with the kitty boys!
Thank you, Nia! I will stay inside today and be toasty warm with the kitty boys!
Here, suddenly got cold and snow seems soon… Welcome, have a nice weekend, Love, nia
It got cold here suddenly, too. I hope to have a quiet weekend, which will be nice!
Lumps of coal – snorts – never sweet friends. Us anipals are always perfect, loving and never get into trouble… okay much. XOXO – Bacon
I believe you, though you know Santa has final say on who’s naughty or nice!
oh-uh. I may be in trouble. Snorts and rolls with piggy laughter. XOXO – Bacon
I don’t know, Bacon. You have so much cuteness and charm, I doubt even Santa can resist giving you a big Christmas pile of loot!
aaww shuffles hooves. You are good to me sweet friend. XOXO – Bacon
Hey, if the shoe fits, eh?
All the very best, friend!
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I wish you a blessed Christmas and great New Year, too, GP! I look forward to more of your informative blogs in 2018! Always interesting, they put a human face on the history of that war.
Thank you, Doug. Glad to see you and the boys smiling and looking well!
Thanks! It is a blessing to be well this time of year because all of my major illnesses have occurred around Thanksgiving through New Year.
Our kitties never get to see snow. Only Chris has seen snow and that was just once when he was young and we lived in Myrtle Beach.
He lucked out seeing it there, too, I would guess. My kitty boys have seen it several times, with Dougy love, love, loving it, and Andy being suspicious of anything outside the front door, especially water pretending to be something else! Regardless, snow is not my favorite thing once I have to get out in it!
I like snow from the inside looking out but not from the outside looking in.
That’s my favorite way to enjoy it, too!
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Thank you Doug for your thoughts!
I wish you peaceful days doing whatever you and your boys like most!
josé
You blog is one of my favorites since you expose me to artists I am unfamiliar with! Anyway, you are welcome! Feliz Natal!
I am so happy that some of my suggestions are somehow listened by someone. I guess you can imagine how much fun I have listening to all of it. A very Happy Christmas to you!
It depends on how busy I am, but I do try to listen to most of them. You must enjoy your “job” of putting your blog together a lot!
Great entertainment for the boys looking out the window !
A favorite spot! (Unfortunately, it is the dining room table, too! I never let food or things used for eating come in contact with that table, and it gets wiped down a lot since kitty butts rest on it a lot.)