Merry Christmas to you all

A nice Christmas video we found a long time ago.  The Drifters* sang the song, and Joshua Held did the animation.

Go here to watch the video directly on youTube.

We don't post much anymore, but we still think about you all.

Love from Anne Bonny & Mary Read, and the angel kitties Radcliff, Allie, Luna, & Ozzie.


* There is a Drifters web site here, if you are interested, though none of the singers in the video are involved anymore.

Luna came for a visit

Luna came for a brief visit a few days ago.

In the dream, I was outside, by the back door.  She came walking around the old garage.  I was immensely glad to see her, and I picked her up and hugged her.  We cuddled on the back steps for a few minutes.  Then the alarm went off, and I woke up.

She hasn't visited again, so it looks like she just wanted one last cuddle.

What is weird is that garage was torn down couple decades ago, and the back porch was remodeled at the same time.  Luna had not even been born when those places were around.

I just thought you might be interested in knowing about that. 

For Luna - June, 1996 to June 23, 2011

For Luna

Amongst all the posts we've made, no one ever covered how Luna became part of the family.

In 1998 I decided I was ready for a new cat. At the time I was working long hours, often in an erratic schedule. So I decided that getting two kitties that were already buddies would work out best. That way, they could keep each other company when I was working. As it turned out, the shelter I was dealing with did not have any pairs. So I wound up picking two kitties of about the same size, age, and attitude, and hoping for the best. Those two turned out to be Radcliff & Allie.

There were several other kitties I considered, and I kept an eye on them as my two settled in and started ignoring each other. Over the next few months most of them found homes. Luna was the exception. I was in Petsmart most every weekend, and I would check with people from the shelter. Somehow, she was always there. I'd play with her through the glass, and cuddle with her if the door to the area was open. Along the way, I found out that she had been taken home at least once, and then returned.

Eventually, I decided that Luna was fated to become my third cat, whether I really thought that was a good idea or not.

It soon became clear why she kept showing up in the shelter. She had a fairly serious urinary tract problems, that took a three vets several years to get a good handle on. When she was feeling poorly, she would get really cranky, swatting and snapping at any one who tried to pick her up or pet her.

Eventually, one vet got a little bit of a handle on her problems, and she started showing some of her true personally. Still a little cranky, but a sweet snuggler once she trusted you a bit.

More recently I spent a couple years taking care of my Mom. I spent most of one summer trimming trees, raking leaves, and generally giving the yard the first clean up in several years. Luna was my dedicated helper for most of that. I had to check before I dropped anything, especially if I was up on a ladder, because Luna was usually hanging out around the bottom. Whenever I took a break, Luna was usually right in my lap, or at least along side of me. If I managed to get out of the house without Luna noticing, it usually wasn't very long before Mom would be calling me to come get my baby.

More recently, Luna got to be something of a loner, finding some out of the way place to sleep until it was time to feed the kitties. Somehow, she always managed to show up to help with that, or at least to supervise while I opened the cans.

I'm telling you this now, because Luna left me for The Bridge sometime during Thursday night.

Kittens In My Christmas Tree!

Hi all. Luna here with a quick note. The border-line space cadets at Rathergood have a new video out for Christmas, named Kittens In My Christmas Tree!.

Enjoy!

If you can't get this to play, or just want to access the YouTube directly, click here.

A Merry Christmas to you all. We seldom get around to posting ourselves, but we try to check in on everyone's blogs at least once in a while.

ppuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

The World's Longest Cat

Luna here, with a couple things.

First off, I'm not sure which bothers me more, the fact that there is a Guinness World Record for the world's longest cat, or that I'll never qualify. But it must really bug the previous record holder that Stewie is a whole 1/2 inch longer then him (or her, the article really doesn't say).

Second, we might need some purrrss for Ozzie. He was an adopted stray, and every month or two, he just disappears for a couple days. We think he takes off to visit some old friends, or something.

Anyway, he has been gone a little longer than usual this time, and we're starting to worry that he got himself into trouble somewhere. The Food Source has gone out looking for him a time or two without finding anything, either positive or negative.

So if you could kinda remind him he has a nice place already, and he really should get his tail back where he belongs, we would appreciate it.

Hrrrrmphh

Luna: I just found out that Radcliff sneaked out to a party at Skeeter's house last night, and I'm pissed. I have been looking for a chance to show the Pirate Gurls how to party.

Radcliff: I told you it wouldn't be the sort of nip-fueled orgy that you enjoy. Skeeter is not feeling very well. It was be a quiet get together, with more napping and grooming than any thing else.

Luna: I still think you should have had the told us about the party. Skeeter and LC was one of the first blogs we read regularly, and I would have liked to had a chance to say Happy Purrrthday to him.

Radcliff: Well, you still can.

Luna:

Happy (Belated) Purrrthday, Skeeter.

I hope you have many more.

I Love Cats . . .

I love cats because I enjoy my home
and little by little
they become its visible soul.

Jean Cocteau

Talk like a pirate day

Yaarrrrrrr!!1!

Per Blogthings Pirate Name Generator

Radcliff's Pirate name . . .

Mad Jack of the Baltic

What's Your Pirate Name?

Allie's pirate name . . .

Evil Janie Jalibird

What's Your Pirate Name?

Luna's pirate name . . .

Mad Lazy Gracey

What's Your Pirate Name?

Ozzie's pirate name . . .

Iron Left Eye Louis

What's Your Pirate Name?

A Couple Nice Days

We've had our first nice weather of the year. Two days with temperatures in the mid 70's F (mid 20's, C), clear and sunny. We had the windows open most of both days.

The girls spent the most of the day looking out and sleeping in the window. We have several windows, but for some reason they both insist on using the same one. There is room for both kitties, but they refuse to share the window sill.

Allie, looking out the window

Luna started out looking out the window,
then decided to take a nap.

This is what I had to deal with when I decided to post something about the nice day:

Tomorrow is supposed to be back into the mid 40's F (single digits, C), with a 50% chance of rain. This would be a lot more tolerable without the nice days.

(NOTE: These pictures can be biggified, should anyone want to)