New Years Eve

So what do you want to do tonight...wait for the ball to drop?  Oh yeah...and then we're heading over to Milo and Alfie's place for the party everyone is gonna talk about!  Hope mom and dad don't mind that we're all sneaking out...

Happy New Year and may 2011 be awesome!

Society of Feline Gardeners- Thursday in the Garden with Jonesie, Figaro and Grete

::purr::

Hi there!  I'm still not out in my garden.  It's been non-stop soggy rain around here.  The weatherperson says that we have 3 inches more than the average rainfall for the month and the month is not yet over!  Sigh.  Purrfect weather for a snooze with a good garden book.  This one, by Ann Lovejoy is one of mom's favorites because it's about year-round gardening in the Pacific Northwest.  I like it too. 

Grete woofie is making sure all is well in the garden.  She doesn't much care if it's muddy as long as it's not pouring.  When there is a break in the rain she wants to be out there with her ball.

Here are my raspberry plants asleep for the winter.  The beds have been cleaned out and the stalks have been trimmed.

Figaro still insists on going out, but doesn't stay there for long.  He refused to sit still for mom to take a picture because it was so damp and muddy.  He was on his way back to the house where he got his muddy paws wiped down.

This is just not the best gardening weather, so I think I'll just show you how I spent my Christmas morning, among the boxes and bows...yes, yours truly enjoying a nice comfy nap.  For those of you who know I've been going back and forth to the v-e-t to get my itches under control, apparently this is the worst flea season our v-e-t has ever seen.   I wasn't even the only cat having lots of trouble...our v-e-t saw several like me this past week.  Mom has sprayed the house and carpet and she has us all on Frontline...I'm just super sensitive and all it takes is one little bite and I react.  So I've been on antibiotics for my skin and prednisone pills.  I'm getting better but it's a slow process and an epic battle with the nasty fleas. 

Wordless Wednesday

Tabby Tattletale Tuesday-Ginger Celebrates Festivus

A Festivus for the rest of us!  Welcome to "Ginger's First Annual Festivus Celebration".  Traditionally, this holiday is celebrated on December 23rd, but because my mom wouldn't let me, I had to wait.  Sigh.  For those of you unfamiliar with the holiday or the TV show "Seinfeld" (I watch reruns 'cause I'm MUCH too young to remember it from when it originally aired...here is a link about Festivus to help get you up to speed.

One of the essentials is the Festivus Pole.  The pole is made of aluminum, or in my house, an aluminum foil wrapped cat scratcher.

I'm rather proud of it!  It's low maintenance and is in opposition to our highly decorated Christmas Tree...which ::cough:: Nigel has permanently parked himself under and WON'T leave.  ::rolls eyes::

The next essential of the Fesitvus holiday is the "The Airing of Grievances".   I've got lots of them.  Cory and Ellie are a bit shocked as I begin my speech, but I'm saying it anyway.  I'm Ginger after all.

Here are my grievances (in no particular order):

I'm  hissed off because I'm supposed to get blog time EVERY Tuesday no matter what and those darn Tuxie siblings of mine keep taking over.  What's a Tuesday Tabby supposed to think?

I'm hissed off because mom and dad have had time off, therefore breakfast has been running at least 2 hours late EVERY morning this past week.

I'm hissed off because Cory and Ellie...ok and all my other fur siblings are trying to claim all the toys for themselves. 

I'm hissed off because it's been raining and dreary and this is seriously decreasing my yard and deck time.  There are no dry places to sit outside.

And...(proving I do have a big heart) I'm hissed off because there are still way too many homeless kitties in the world still searching for their forever homes.

There...I feel better now.

Now on to the last portion of our celebration, "The Feats of Strength".   The head of our family gets to test her strength against one participant of her choosing.  I don't think there is any question that Ellie is the ruler of the roost, and she chose Figaro!  Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned to the ground.

It didn't take Figaro long to do this.  Bennette came by to officiate and declare Festivus officially over!

So kitties and woofies, help us celebrate by airing your grievances!