Cats

Well I thought this would be a bit difficult but Katie came by and said, “Our Lady of Peace Chapel!!!!!!!!!!! (“Nossa Senhora da Paz”) Villa Franca do Campo. Sao Miguel Island, Azores Islands in Portugal : ) No, Waffles did NOT help with this. ; ) Katie” And she was mostly right. As Kaika correctly pointed out, “But the Azores aren’t actually in Portugal. They are in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. The human’s family came from the Azores, Sao Miguel, actually.” And Merlin, Odin and the gang at Cat Wisdom said, “Church Ermida da Nossa Senhora da Paz at Sao Miguel near Vila Franca do Campo (Azores) is stunning!” Flynn, who is the voice on this as it is his family who allowed me to use the image and suggested I might want to go there for an exotic weekend, said, “Wow Katie was quick!. To be accurate, The Azores aren’t in Portugal as ‘Kaika said but are an autonomous region of Portugal.” Now, that we all know about the Azores, let’s go party. And Flynn and Katie are the guests of honor because like I’d never have gone here if it weren’t for my bud you know… And for the record Katie, I don’t think anyone thought that Waffles would know that one…

Furriends, I'm kind of in the doghouse right now. And I'm a KITTEH! Why? I got outside today. On the porch, the free to the world porch.We had the screen door to the porch open most of the day. There's a small tear in the bottom corner - I investigated - and Mom saw me there.As soon as I saw her looking at me, I bolted back inside.The damage is done now, though. She knows my secret. She strongly suspects I've been back and forth at least a couple of times....I was playing with a leaf inside right before she saw me out.And yes, she closed the glass door. :(Mom: We were very fortunate I saw her outside. What if I'd closed the door and went off?And she's very, very quick and agile. If she'd chosen to take off, I don't think I could have caught her.It's kind of funny that she bolted right back inside, but mostly I'm still horrified.

Hope you will all have a nice Easy Sunday. I am taking my easy in my Ham-Mick today.Happy Memorial weekend to all our American friends.

This tiny ginger kitten survived the massive tornado that hit Moore Oklahoma. He was one of the many cats and kittens rescued by Central Oklahoma Humane Society, now waiting to be reunited with his family.“Right now we are hoping to reunite this kitty with his family, but if not, he will be available for adoption after a few weeks,” the shelter said.To this tiny little one, having food, a safe place to stay and a warm and comfortable buddy to cuddle up with makes him happy despite what he has gone through.He survived the massive tornado, now snuggling with his momma teddy for love and comfort.Photo by Central Oklahoma Humane Society (Follow them on Facebook). Tiny Ginger Kitty – OK Tornado Survivor, originally appeard on LoveMeow.com

I'm not the one that's sloppy. I'm clean and so is this basket full of towels. What's sloppy is the weather outside. It's been raining most of the day, and it's grey and much cooler than usual for May. (It's about 47F or 8.3C).Mom went out in the rain and bought big bags of dirt and pots for her yukky green herbs and some tomato plants.And my Nip.I've spent the day napping.

The day didn't start out the best for me, Derby. I was happy mum gave us some gooshy foods, but she put pink sprinkles on mine. Yep, she gave me a Mickey and took me to the stabby place to see Dr Vet Man. Buh-bye Derbs! See you later, have fun. I wandered a bit before I got examined. Mum is worried cuz I have lost two pounds this past year and I seem to be yakking up more. So I think I am getting some stuff to move things through my system, to make sure no build up of hair that might be blocking my tummy. If that doesn't seem to work, then mum says I am gonna have to get my bloods stolen to see if something is out of balance. All done and back in the PTU to come home! Plus I gots some ham when I got home.But then mum went outside to work, then took off for the Ducky Derby. What is that? Well, seems they have been having this for six years in our honor. Well, maybe not our honor, but they named it after us! Our two rubber duckies that mum picked out for us. We can win green papers and they even pay for last place. Some of the sausages took the afternoon off to come out and hang out here for the race. A whole lotta duckies ready to get dumped into the river. The finish line. Mum has a video, but blogger keeps giving her an error when she tries to load it. So, we will work on that and try to get it to load.

It's Saturday and time to post our Photo Hunt photo. The theme this week is 'copper'We had to go on a hunt through our house. We know there are things made of copper around, so this is what we found.Except for the pennies, the tankard and dish are gifts. The copper dish is special to us because it was made by our dad's mother. Her hobby was working in metal arts and made many lovely things with not only copper, but stirling silver - jewellery was a specialty of hers and she won prizes for her lovely designs! Those shiny pennies are a keepsake to us, since they are now not produced anymore for circulation in our country as it costs more than the face value to make them, or so we are told.To see more participants in this week's Photo Hunt, go to:http://whistlestopphotohunt.blogspot.ca/We also have a 'copper' colored cat, however, Moe did not want his photo taken so you will have to look at us instead!Mike is at the top of the stairs and Mindy is the cute one farther down.Mike says: just to prove I am also cute, I insisted on more photos of me!I just have to have a quick bath, so I look good!Okay, the bath took longer than I expected and I was exhausted, so I fell asleep.Actually all four of us kitties are in sleep mode, because it's so foggy and it has been raining for days and days and there are not many birds coming to our feeder for us to watch. Have a great weekend everyone, hope you are getting some sunshine!

Two cats from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, run a book store named The Bookshop 7 days a week. They become the mascots of the bookstore that many people come in for.“We chanced upon this bookstore after seeing a ginger tabby cat curled up at the shop window ledge. As we walked in to check if it was a real cat, a calico cat came to greet us. There were also pamphlets pasted on the shelves, of cat rescue groups and contacts. The ginger was ‘Red’ and calico ‘Elmo’. Elmo was very protective about his home and accompanied us on our book search,” Kalyanee A. said via yelp.“Books and a cat. My kind of bookstore… Catching me off guard, the regally handsome gold cat jumped up on the stool next to me and meowed,” Ann H. said.“I’ll admit, my love for this place was pretty immediate and mostly due to the cats. Books and cats are my two most favorite things to be around… The two bookstore cats were amazing. They were calm and peaceful and let me pet them. If I weren’t ‘touring’ the area, I would have stayed here ALL DAY. Seriously. Petting a purring kitty and reading a book ALL DAY,” said Kaitlin D.“I think it’s cool how they have information on cat adoption and where to go to find a new pal,” said Felecia B.The owner put up the sign so no one would disturb the little kitty when he naps.Lee, Red and Elmo at workRed guarding the booksElmo found the box and claimed itRed watching the traffic and birdsElmo helped staff build a dinosaur the other night.“Pet me before you proceed.”When both of them want to be by the window, only one can be in the bed…When a customer leaves a chair in a weird place, Red must of course sit on it. Elmo watches jealously.Elmo hops in the postal service box…Red having some lap time with his favorite human friend Lee. He doesn’t want him to go home today.Photos via The Bookshop, reddit, yelp. (follow them on Facebook). Red and Elmo The Bookshop Cats, originally appeard on LoveMeow.com

Bob's work phone didn't work yesterday, so he called the phone people from the house phone and asked them to come fix it. Then he started doing some house cleaning and plaid with us kitties. The phone people wound out getting his work line fixed half an hour before his shift was over, so he just called it a night. I like that we got to have him to our selves for the most part, but I also know that if he does not work he does not get paid, so I hope that doesn't happen again.From Bob: My work line is a regular land line plugged into the wall, and the house phone is VOIP which is a good thing because I do not have a cell phone and it would have been fun trying to call AT&T with no working phone.

MARLEY: So then Ayla asked politely iffen she could come up. I said she could.She was very good about it. We talked fer a while. About mousies, treats, foods, Iza, TBT, etc...And she asked iffen she could nap there. I said "yes". Ayla allus naps nicely...I like when she does.So I told her she was welcome here annytime as long as she dint mess up the tent. She never does... She is such a great sisfur. Of course, I love Iza too. I forgive her when she is annoyin. Shes just THAT way sometimes. As a good mancat an brother, I put up with it.