You can never have enough...

[Lilith7]

Some of us are just harder to train than others. I am still resisting the 'breakfast at 4am'  lessons.

I know that feeling - I have the two alarm system, Madame Le Cat & Madame Le Dog. The latter sits beside the bed (handy for cold nose on human treatment) while thatbloodycat walks up & down the bed, with special attention to the bit the human is in. She's been known to jump from the dresser onto the hapless human's head...
Sometimes, I wonder why the hell I got a cat.

And then I remember the gleam in her eye when I went to look at her..

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Good morning from freezing Hawke’s Bay - string cold winds yuk

We had a magnificent huge Abyssinian called Asher who demanded his fresh fish was heated slightly in the microwave - he too liked to eat in the early morning - at first he tried head butting my son who was unlucky enough to have the bedroom next to the kitchen - he was a big cat and his head butts were not able to be slept through - if that didn’t work he would head out to the kitchen and stretch up and repeatedly ping the microwave door - the longer he was kept waiting the more incessant the pinging became - the staffis would start whinging as they knew there was about to be much shouting about who should get up and feed that bloody cat .The old boy shifted the microwave up higher and the evil sod worked out he could jump on the top of the fridge and still reach the microwave .
Unfortunately he developed feline aids and we really missed him .

What an intelligent cat - he sounds like quite a character - makes me resolve never to have an Abyssinian cat, this one's bad enough.

[popeye333]

A head butting Cat I agree with. Thats how mine woke me up from a drug induced sleep when I was having my heart stuff.
The Madam here has learnt a couple of things. One is that she can get me to give her bikkies in my sleep. As I did last night and absolutely no recall of doing so.
And she knows the routine, as much as I dont like routine my mornings are and she knows better than to demand anything..
She's clever enough for me, has also alerted me to heart stuff. So is allowed to get away with things.. We are pretty much 50/50 Id say.

God Davids leg is a mess. Way worse than what MrPs were. He's off to hospital now he has everything sorted with work and home. The ladies had already warned me to not mention it. He had his sister, sister in law and Mother all telling him what he should do.
We had a nice visit. And I told him to text or ring if he gets bored. He said ill only be there 10 minutes and be bored.. ANOTHER male who doesn't like hospitals. He's using the walker I leant him for his Mum, that's how sore he is.

Hopefully it will only take a few days to get it down and fix the infection.. I've often wondered if he is diabetic cos of the booze he drinks. But I dare'nt ask. Annie asked me if he had been drinking and I said no I didn't smell anything today. Thank goodness.

Its beautiful out, not overly hot but Im not going out.

[Jan]

Aby's are very clever beasts. I have always wanted one...

They are trainable like a dog - we have had two - the microwave fiend also blotted his copy book the old boy decided to bring 20 discarded chooks from the nearby poultry farm to end their days picking around in the orchard - day three four were dead with bite marks to the neck - old boy blamed the next door neighbours foxie -a few days later more were killed - so over to the neighbours he goes to discuss the foxie - wasn’t well received - one of the boys just happened to be out in the orchard and saw Ash come off a low branch and killing the chook with one bite to the neck - he was so strong - needless to say the chook experiment ceased 
The other one was a female - she ended up being called Monkey as she moved vertically like a monkey and she chattered - we moved from the orchard to a lovely rural block wth a huge pond stocked with huge fish - she decided one day when she was left to her own devices that the many of the fish should be caught and displayed on the carpet - unfortunately rescue came too late .She loved to swim in the swimming pool - could catch a ball in flight and bring it back - 
I also had a Manx - he came to Oz wth us - very different to an Aby

[Mica]

Oh loved my Abys I have been owned by 7 in  my life time. Really miss their evil wickedness, devotion. Great swimmers.
But it is relaxing not having to keep the kitchen benches clear now

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I can imagine. I have loved rexes. Now there is a neurotic breed, never get entangled with one of those, if you can avoid it, siamese are bad enough. But oh the joy they left me with, and the grief.

We are lucky, those of us fortunate enough to share our lives with other souls. I feel sorry for those who have never been so blessed. Such memories.

[Lilith7]

I just looked up Abssynian cats - they can get quite heavy apparently so I might have problems lifting them. Just as well probably, Madame Le Cat is bossy enough.

Come to think of it, I've remarked several times on how hefty Madame Le Cat is...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I weighed the Tatty today, ahead of flea stuff application, she is 4.8kgs. No wonder she puts my foot to sleep. Did I mention she has a thing about feet? And shoes.

Weird creatures.

[Olive]

My dearly beloved blotched tabby Billy weighed 6.5kg at his peak.   He was an absolute unit.   Sadly his beauty and brawn didn't prevent him from coming down with a rare and untreatable bacterial infection and last month, aged only seven,  he was euthanised.   I'm heartbroken, trying not to look at SPCA photos while it's kitten season, and slowly coming to terms with the fact that we're really too old to start again with a kitten.  Also that the bacteria that killed Billy was in our soil and could infect another cat.

[kiwimade64]

morning ladies Another beautiful day on the way.

Ohh Olive, that is devastating. I bet you miss him. Could you have a dog? maybe a small breed?

Our cats have all been moggies, rescues or cats that have just moved in because they could. We've loved each and every one of them and they ruled us all with an iron paw lol. Even the Furry One was terrified of QB (Queen Bit** and she lived up to her name). Sadly, I think our new neighbour's moggy has been hit by a car just up the road. We saw it yesterday and haven't seen our neighbours to ask if their cat has been around at all. Driving by quickly it was hard to identify. Fingers crossed for them.

The hose is on the garden, the wind dries everything out so quickly.

Yesterday we took some bits and bobs into our community op shop, and I came home with five embroidery books for $2. Couldn't believe it. They all look brand new. I have more things to take in today (ran out of oomph yesterday) and a few things to get from the Warehouse. And while MrK was having his bloods done I stepped on the scales at the doctor's surgery and have lost half a kilo. Not too shabby with Christmas and me eating three bits of pav.

I have some bright orange zinnias to plant so time to get moving.

Happy crafting

[popeye333]

Morning everyone

Sun is out and clear skies...

Madam Missy is a 3.4 kilos string bean. No matter what I do I cannot fatten her up. I saw a photo of her Sister yesterday who is bigger.

Our Two previous were both 10 kilo hefties. But they were also both longer and taller than the string bean.

I wouldn't get another cat after Missy Goes. It complicates things with getting houses.

Ill get the front lawn done this morning. No excuses today. and then empty the vacuum bag. I hate doing it. Ill don a glove tho. Its a pull everything through the hole type bag. I miss my bagless for sure.

I saw your books Kiwimade, they are beautiful. And a very good price.

The home has imposed yet another challenge to its residents. They wont be running their Little shop.. they dont have time (sigh).. so the residents that dont have family wont have access to things they need like shampoo, shower gel, deodorant's etc.

We lost one of the casual painters on the weekend. Dear old Selwyn, he was quite twisted up, but kept trying. His paintings were always dark and nearly always involved a light house and the sea. He gave up we reckon.

Have a wonderful day everyone

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I picked up some marigold seedlings at the community garden as companions for my beans, and they have turned out to be magnificent big bright orange pom poms, so that seed is going in everywhere I can put it. They make such a gorgeous blast of colour, no wonder the Hindu have adopted them as the Diwali flower they are stunning.

[Mica]

Morning all 
Fine, no windy gale yay supposed to warm up later


So sorry about your Billy Olive 

Cut out lining yesterday might get to sew later
Washing out, vacuuming done handprints removed  from windows.
Might suggest a road trip to beach side cafe for coffee and snack need to get rid of cabin fever feeling and blow the cobwebs away

Enjoy your day

[kiwimade64]

Another sucessful op shop visit. I dropped off more bits and bobs and stopped to look at the craft corner. OMG lol, 1.5m of 28ct linen fabric, 4 huge hanks of Appleton crewel wool for embroidery, a crewel kit I will pull apart and use for something else which also included all the Appleton wool, two partially used hanks of crewel wool all for $5. Someone is giving up on embroidery but I hope they know it is going to a good home and it will be well loved and used.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

You should pop in. I have an old school suitcase full of tapestry yarns...

One of those 'one day I'll use these all up' stashes, lol.

[popeye333]

Wow good score Kiwimade..

The front is done and Ive weed sprayed the entire section. I used to hate the yellow edges, but it makes the lawn so much easier to mow.

Nearly broke my big Missy picture. I leant over to grab the lead from the window and down it went. I really dont know how. The frame broke, but the glass stayed whole. So I used the frame edging of MrPs one. Only have a spare back now.

Id have been heartbroken if the glass had smashed . While I had it apart I took the rouge diamond that had got itself caught when I framed it.

[Olive]

I picked up some marigold seedlings at the community garden as companions for my beans, and they have turned out to be magnificent big bright orange pom poms, so that seed is going in everywhere I can put it. They make such a gorgeous blast of colour, no wonder the Hindu have adopted them as the Diwali flower they are stunning.

Did you know that marigold petals are edible?   When fresh they don't really taste of much but look terrific in salads and as a garnish for practically anything, when dried they smell and taste similar to dried coriander seeds.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Yes, I have very colourful salads. I actually bought a particular nasturtium seed just to grow it for my salads, it is Blue Pepe, blue tinted leaves and a striking red flower. Sadly not a good doer as my gran would say, but the one plant that survived has produced seeds so maybe next time it will perform better. My greengrocer occasipnally stocks packs od edible flowers, hell of a price. I feel smug when I see them with my well stocked foraging gardens!

[Oh_hunnihunni]

The tepache is rather nice. I think I need to make the next glass slightly less watered down, but it is definitely palatable. It is pineapple scented, but almost banana flavoured - very cooling, and definitely worth the effort of recycling those rinds...

[Lilith7]

My dearly beloved blotched tabby Billy weighed 6.5kg at his peak.   He was an absolute unit.   Sadly his beauty and brawn didn't prevent him from coming down with a rare and untreatable bacterial infection and last month, aged only seven,  he was euthanised.   I'm heartbroken, trying not to look at SPCA photos while it's kitten season, and slowly coming to terms with the fact that we're really too old to start again with a kitten.  Also that the bacteria that killed Billy was in our soil and could infect another cat.

Oh Olive, that's awful, poor wee thing - but at least he isn't suffering. Its always really hard to get over the death of a pet.


There was nearly a dead cat here this morning; that fiend from hell disguised as Madame Le Cat didn't come in this morning when I headed out to do dreaded groceries & still no sign of her when I came back. Called & called the little sod but nothing, not a sign of her all morning.

Eventually she came strolling nonchantly in, with a brief glance in my direction before taking up a post next to her saucer & looking meaningfully at the fridge.
I did not kill her on the spot,instead I picked her up & explained how worried I & Madame Le Dog had been (I had no idea dogs could laugh!  ) & told her never to do it again & she did a bit of perfunctory purring, which I hope means she'll never do it again...don't think I'd better hold my breath though.

[popeye333]

My dearly beloved blotched tabby Billy weighed 6.5kg at his peak.   He was an absolute unit.   Sadly his beauty and brawn didn't prevent him from coming down with a rare and untreatable bacterial infection and last month, aged only seven,  he was euthanised.   I'm heartbroken, trying not to look at SPCA photos while it's kitten season, and slowly coming to terms with the fact that we're really too old to start again with a kitten.  Also that the bacteria that killed Billy was in our soil and could infect another cat.

Oh Olive, that's awful, poor wee thing - but at least he isn't suffering. Its always really hard to get over the death of a pet.


There was nearly a dead cat here this morning; that fiend from hell disguised as Madame Le Cat didn't come in this morning when I headed out to do dreaded groceries & still no sign of her when I came back. Called & called the little sod but nothing, not a sign of her all morning.

Eventually she came strolling nonchantly in, with a brief glance in my direction before taking up a post next to her saucer & looking meaningfully at the fridge.
I did not kill her on the spot,instead I picked her up & explained how worried I & Madame Le Dog had been (I had no idea dogs could laugh!  ) & told her never to do it again & she did a bit of perfunctory purring, which I hope means she'll never do it again...don't think I'd better hold my breath though.

Tell Sad Madam that next time she messes you about than saunters in like nothing is wrong, that when she looks at her dosh and the Fridge, you will Consider feeding her after you Laugh at her.. 

It worked for me when I told my madam not to touch the Christmas tree.