The Big Reveal: Caturday Art and Sunday Guest Selfies

Greetings, Effurrybody!


Well, as purromised, it is time to reveal to you all where Mummy went to for her vacation earlier this month.

Nobody managed to guess, or even come close!

Mummy went to Montenegro, a beautiful little country (even smaller than Israel!) between the mountains and the Adriatic Sea, a land of lakes and forests and delightful little mediaeval towns, which was once part of Yugoslavia before that country disintegrated. Of course, She will write about it in her own blog later this week or maybe next. However, in the meanwhile, as promised, here are a few guest selfies of some of the kitties She met there, for inclusion in the weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightful and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

So, furrst up, here is a kitty whom Mummy met in  Stari Bar, the Old Town of Bar:

 

Just look at that furry impressive pink tongue!

We artified this picture with LunaPic's Floating filter at 60%. Isn't that adorable?

In the tranquil gardens of the Piva Monastery, this sweet kitty made a beeline for Mummy. Kitties always know where to find love.

And here is the artified version, using LunaPic's Fantasy filter at 75%:

In Budva, a charming little walled town on the Adriatic coast, Mummy met this lovely ladycat:

We thought Dreaming at 40% would be a furry suitable way to artify her pawtrait, because she looked as if that was what she was doing (mol).

 Here it is:

In Kotor, another mediaeval, walled town which Mummy visited on the last day of her trip, they really, really love kitties. Mummy will explain why in her own bloggie (when She gets round to writing it). This fine figure of a feline is guarding the Family Jewels (mol):

And here is the artsy-fartsy version, using the Flowers filter at 55%, slightly toned down with an overlay of Grey at 35%:

As we said, in Kotor, they love kitties furry much indeed - so much so that they have a Cat Mewseum there. It's quite small, but packed with antique books, old photos, movie posters, newspaper cuttings and all sorts of paraphernalia relating to cats.

In the window of the Mewseum, this beautiful kitty was on guard. 

If you biggify  the picture, you can see behind her into one of the rooms, and catch a glimpse of some of the items on display. Entrance is only 1 euro.  There is also a collection box there for donations for feeding the street cat population of the town - although Mummy thought the cat population there was furry well-fed, because all the restaurants and cafes, as well as private citizens, put out loads and loads of food for the kitties. And the Mewseum also sells many items of cat memorabilia, to raise money for this worthy cause.

We used Our Favourite Filter to artify this picture - Nouveau at 70%.

Do you have a favourite? Let Us know in the Comments section below.

Now, here are the blog hop badges:

        

In other news, Uncle D. is here again, just in time for the High Holy Days. And once again, We had to give up Our Room to him!!!

Now, kitties, this evening is Kol Nidrei, the eve of the Mewish Day of Atonement, so We are going to finish off now and help Mummy get ready. That means We may not have time to visit many of you until the day after tomorrow, but be sure We shall visit.  In the meanwhile, We wish you G'mar Hatima Tova (גמר חתימה טובה - A Good Final Sealing). May you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life.

Be well. Be safe. We love you all.

Shana Tova From Us All: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Hallo Again, Effurryone!

It's Us! We are back!

Well, strictly speaking, WE were not away. We were here all the time. It was Mummy who went off on vacation, leaving Us in the care of her Cleaning Lady, Ms. M. She is back now, and We promised to reveal where She has been. However, nobody managed to guess - and We realised that We hadn't really given you a fair chance, as We supplied no clues. So We have decided to wait another week before revealing Mummy's holiday destination and give you a hint or two.

So, furrst of all - it's somewhere Mummy has neffur been before. We recommend browsing through Mummy's Own Blog for clues as to where she has been - and She's been to quite a few. That should enable you to eliminate a few places.

Secondly, like Israel, it's an Old-New country.

Thirdly - it's not too far away (so you can rule out Antarctica - MOL).

Next week, We shall reveal Mummy's Mystery Destination and also, show you some pictures of the kitties Mummy met there. 

Now, We are a bit late in posting to this weekend's blog hops but better late than neffur. We usually post on Sundays, but yesterday, Mummy was still rather exhausted from her trip. We thought We might skip another week, but next Sunday is already the second day of Rosh Hashana, Our Mew Year and We wanted to wish you Shana Tova (a Good Year) before it starts.

So, for Our Entry in this week's Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and in the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Delightful and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet, We have made a Rosh Hashana greeting card, featuring the three of Us up on the Promenade overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, which is just below the Enchanted Forest.

And here is the artified version, using LunaPic's Quirky filter at 45%.

And now for the blog hop badges:

        

Now all that is left for Us to do is to wish you all a Happy Mew Year - Shana Tova (לשנה טובה תיכתבו ותיחתמו - Leshana Tova Tikhatevu Vetihatemu - May you be inscribed and sealed for a Good Year).

Be well. Be safe. We love you all.