Trixie and the Joys of Summer: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Hallo again, Effurrybody!

We are so happy to be back once more, now that Mummy's surgery is safely behind her and She is home again. The Opurration went well, with no Complications and now, We are waiting for the pathology report to be certain that they managed to get all of the Bad Cells out of Mummy. Then She will be called back to discuss any further treatment that may be necessary.

In the meantime, We will be getting on as best We can with our normal lives - although Mummy won't be going caterwauling this evening. She'll wait a few more days for that, because She is supposed to be resting at home for a week and taking things easy.

Howeffur, She was determined to help Us with Our Blog today, so that We can join the weekend 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.

As you have undoubtedly surmised, I, Queen Trixie, will be repurresenting the J-Cats this week.  So without further ado, here is My Selfie. I was chillaxing on one of the chairs under the dining-room table:

Mummy made a purrty frame, combining Our Flag with elements hinting at summer, because We are now fully into that season. She did this with the help of the cyber-gremlins at LunaPic, who also helped with the artifications (mol).

The furrst of those artifications uses the Candy effect, at 58%:

Next, in complete contrast, was another version, this time using the Dark effect, at 42%:

Last, but by no means least, an artsy-fartsy combination of Beauty (55%) and Heatmap (42%):

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

Next, here are the blog hop badges:

        

We are not sure how many of you We will manage to visit today, as Mummy is feeling furry, furry tired, but We will do Our best to get round to all Our Furriends - if not today, then later in the Week. And, of course, We look forward to seeing you again next week, same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then - be safe. Be well. We love you all!

Summer is Just Around the Corner: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies with Shimshi

Hallo, Effurrybuddies!

 

Guess whose turn it is this week to lead the J-Cats on the weekend 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!

Yes, you have guessed aright! It is I, the Mighty Shimshon (Shimshi for short), Furrst of My Name, the Little Purrince a.k.a. The Baby Mancat, Master of the Queen's Mischiefs and Captain of the Guard!

We will kick off right away with My Official Pawtrait, which Mummy has adorned with a beautiful summery frame She created with the help of LunaPic:

Of course, Summer doesn't officially start till next week, but We probably won't be posting then, as that is the week of Mummy's opurration, and She has a great deal to do. So, since the weather here in Israel is definitely Summer weather, We will celebrate it right now :-)

All of this week's art is also from from LunaPic, as are the elegant frames. 

For starters, We used the bright and cheerful Delaunay effect at 68% - colourful as a summer garden:

Artification no.2 used the more sober tints of Colour Sketch at 85% - quieter and less flashy, but excellent for bringing out detail:

And finally, Bridge Art at full power:

And there you have it - three furry different manifestations of My Magnificent Self (mol). Did I say three? Nay, Four - let Us not forget the Original Me! Do you have a favourite? Do let Us know in the Comments section below.

And here are the blog hop badges:

        

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This Thursday, Uncle D. should be arriving. Yay!

As We mentioned above, Mummy has her surgery next week, so We don't expect to be posting next Sunday, when She is supposed to be spending most of the day at the hospital for something called a "Pre-Op Evaluation". They told her to bring something to drink and some sandwiches, as well as some light reading, as it could take several hours. Her opurration is scheduled for next Thursday and the plan is for her to spend one night at the hospital. If all goes well - and We purray, naturally, that it will -  We will be back here in two weeks time, same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. 

Till then, be safe. Be well. We love you all!

Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies with Caspurr the Snuggle-Bug

Hallo again, Effurryone! 

Here I am once more! Once again, I, Sir Caspurr the Courageous, the Caspicatious , Furrst of My Name, the Snuggle-Bug, Commander-in-Chief of the Impurrial Forces, King of the Tigger-Tabbies, will be leading My Fellow J-Cats on the weekend blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, and the Sunday Snoozies Selfies blog hop, hosted by the Deliciously and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet!

And without further ado, here is this week's Meowsterpiece. It's got it all - tummy, paws, head upside down, cute Meowna Lisa "smile"...What more could the Pawpawrazzi ask of Me (MOL)?

And now for the artsy-fartsy part - all created with LunaPic, as were the frames.

Furrst of all, an elegant drawing using Sketch2:

We do love colour, it's true, but all the greatest artists used to make black-and-white sketches before applying paint to canvas. Signor Leonardo da Vinci, for example ...

Our next artification used the Edtaonisi effect at 58%:

We think this one shows up My Tiggerish Tabbiness to great advantage!

And finally, We used one of Mummy's favourite filters - Frida, at 84%:

Let Us know in the Comments section below, which is your favourite, and why.

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Mummy had a furry successful Gala evening last week with her Caterwauling friends and will no doubt write about it soon in her own bloggie, hopefully later this week. Their upcoming concert isn't till the end of July, but next week is still going to be a furry busy one for Mummy, with a nature hike, a couple of lectures/concerts and finally, an opurra. And, of course, Uncle D. will be arriving.

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What have We forgotten? Oh, yes - the blog hop badges!

Here they are!

        

We think that just about wraps it up for this week. We will be here again next week, COD-willing - same Cat Time, same Cat Channel. Till then, be safe. Be well. We love you all.