Greetings, Fellow Felines!
Well, our Human is now back from her annual trip to London (which is a big, big city far away over the sea, in the land where She was born) and while She was away, leaving Us in the care of our Catsitter, Luba, We decided to put the time to good use and broaden our literary horizons. Her brother sent her a reading list for Us and We would like to share it with you.
a) The Thoughts of Chairman Miaou.
This Chairman Miaou was a Commiaownist. We have never studied Political Science, so We weren't sure what Commiaownism is. Our Human explained that it is a political and economic system. She says she disapproves of this system but that it's always wise to read and understand even the Bad Ideas, so as to be able to present Intelligent Arguments against them. That sounds logical to Us - only We found the book rather boring :-(
b) I, Clawdius by Robert Graves
This was rather more to our taste, being a thrilling historical novel, set in Ancient Rome. Furthermore, We remember the series which was shown on the big screen with the moving pictures, in the living room.
c) Rich Man, Paw Man by Irwin Shaw. That was very long and We haven't got round to it yet.
d) The Whisker Trilogy - 3 plays by Arnold Whisker. We get the impression that he, too, was a bit of a Commiaownist.
e) The Three Mousketeers by Alexandre Dumouse
Another exciting historical romance, set in 17th century France. This was one of our favourites!
f) Last - but by no means least - The Miaowses Legacy - by Adam Palmer, a thrilling tale of secret agents, assassins, international conspiracies and deadly secrets thousands of years old.This was our favourite. And you know what, Fellow Felines? We're going to let you into a little secret of our own. This book was written by our Human's brother. Adam Palmer is his pen name. That's right, Kitties. Our human uncle is a real, live, published author.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Our Human's Blog
Greetings, Fellow Felines!
We have mentioned, in our profile (and a very aristocratic profile it is, too) that our Human has her own blog. We thought some of you might be interested in reading it. She writes quite a lot about political matters. She also writes about books and music and about her chief interest (besides Us, of course) - her choir.
So here is the link:
http://shimonafromthepalace.wordpress.com/
Have a good week!
Possum and Pixie
We have mentioned, in our profile (and a very aristocratic profile it is, too) that our Human has her own blog. We thought some of you might be interested in reading it. She writes quite a lot about political matters. She also writes about books and music and about her chief interest (besides Us, of course) - her choir.
So here is the link:
http://shimonafromthepalace.wordpress.com/
Have a good week!
Possum and Pixie
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sweet Sixteen
Greetings, Fellow Felines!
Possum here - to remind you all what a very special day this is for me. July 4th is ..... My Birthday!
Today, I am 16 years old! Sweet Sixteen, my Mummy (I mean, my Human...) says! And she opened a tin of my favourite flavour of Fancy Feast, Salmon and Ocean Whitefish. Of course, she filled Pixie's bowl too, but Pixie didn't really want it all, she doesn't have such a big appetite as I do (and besides, it isn't her Birthday today, that's not till next week), so she stepped aside and let me finish hers.
My Human says I am as handsome as I was the day we met, nearly 16 years ago. In fact, she says I'm even more handsome, if possible. You can judge for yourselves:
It was very hard to decide which picture shows Me to best advantage, so here are a couple more, all taken this year:
She also says that She loves Me very, very much. (I'll let you in on a Great Secret. I love Her very much too.)
And I love Pixie also - even though we squabble quite a lot.
(It's her Birthday next week, Fellow Felines, don't forget - July 14th.)
Pixie and I are going to have our joint Birthday Party this coming Shabbat afternoon (July 9th) and all our Feline Friends are invited. There will be milk and cookies and smoked salmon and Birthday Cake and 21 different flavours of Fancy Feast.
We hope to see You there among our guests. (Our Human says it's not polite to ask for presents, so we won't. But we don't see any harm in just hinting how much We love getting them - mol...)
Till then, au revoir, Fellow Felines - or, as we say in Hebrew, lehitra'ot.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Moonlight Robbery
Fellow Felines! The most terrible thing has happened! Someone has stolen the moon!
We were sitting there on the balcony, staring at it, when a dark shadow started nibbling away at it, for all the world like a mouse nibbling at a Gouda cheese! And slowly but surely, the moon began to disappear! Now it's all gone! The sky is completely dark! We are so frightened - if someone can steal the moon, nothing is safe!
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We weren't really frightened... No, indeed. We were just pretending. We are Fearless Felines. Our Human says the moon will come back soon, this is just something called an e-c-l-i-p-s-e. That's a new, scientific word We have learned. We are very erudite kitties. (That's another long word We have learned.)
Our Human has been taking pictures of the cheese (sorry, moon) being eaten and she will post them in her own blog in a day or two. Meanwhile, Fellow Felines, enjoy this rare and beautiful spectacle of Nature.
Possum and Pixie
PS. She was right! It's slowly coming back - like our distant cousin, the Cheshire Cat, reappearing a bit at a time.
We were sitting there on the balcony, staring at it, when a dark shadow started nibbling away at it, for all the world like a mouse nibbling at a Gouda cheese! And slowly but surely, the moon began to disappear! Now it's all gone! The sky is completely dark! We are so frightened - if someone can steal the moon, nothing is safe!
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We weren't really frightened... No, indeed. We were just pretending. We are Fearless Felines. Our Human says the moon will come back soon, this is just something called an e-c-l-i-p-s-e. That's a new, scientific word We have learned. We are very erudite kitties. (That's another long word We have learned.)
Our Human has been taking pictures of the cheese (sorry, moon) being eaten and she will post them in her own blog in a day or two. Meanwhile, Fellow Felines, enjoy this rare and beautiful spectacle of Nature.
Possum and Pixie
PS. She was right! It's slowly coming back - like our distant cousin, the Cheshire Cat, reappearing a bit at a time.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Shavuot - Feast of Treats
Our Human has been celebrating the Shavuot festival today - the Jewish Feast of Weeks. But for Us, it has been a Feast of Treats. On this festival, it is traditional to eat dairy foods, and at any rate, not meat. She had her sisters round, with their mates and kittens, for a Buffet Lunch and made lots and lots of delicious goodies and her sisters also contributed tasty treats. It was very noisy and the little ones ran about all over the place, which always scares Us, so We hide under the bed. But She knows this, so when there is going to be Company, She shuts the bedroom door so they won't come in and disturb Us.
Anyway, after everyone had gone and We had the house to Ourselves again, She shared some of the Festival Food with Us. Since there's such a lot left over, perhaps some of you would care to join Us. What would you say to some fresh salmon, baked in a delicate sour cream and dill sauce? Or maybe a dollop or two of tuna salad? Cheese and mushroom quiche, anyone? And for those of you with a sweet tooth, the pièce de resistance (and our human's showpiece) - cheese-cake (with cherries)...
But you'd better hurry - it won't be there for long ;-)
Possum and Pixie
PS. If any of you know of a homeless kitty, in need of a square meal, you could bring them along too. We have so much, we would like to share some with pussycats less fortunate than ourselves...
Anyway, after everyone had gone and We had the house to Ourselves again, She shared some of the Festival Food with Us. Since there's such a lot left over, perhaps some of you would care to join Us. What would you say to some fresh salmon, baked in a delicate sour cream and dill sauce? Or maybe a dollop or two of tuna salad? Cheese and mushroom quiche, anyone? And for those of you with a sweet tooth, the pièce de resistance (and our human's showpiece) - cheese-cake (with cherries)...
But you'd better hurry - it won't be there for long ;-)
Possum and Pixie
PS. If any of you know of a homeless kitty, in need of a square meal, you could bring them along too. We have so much, we would like to share some with pussycats less fortunate than ourselves...
Monday, May 30, 2011
Rage
We are so angry, Fellow Felines! Terribly, terribly angry and terribly, terribly sad.
After following the link on our dear friend Admiral Hestorb's page and reading the tragic story of Daisy, we proceeded to Daisy's Facebook page. We would dearly love to get our claws into the face of the evil monster who did such dreadful, wicked things to poor little Daisy Cat. We would like to rip his eyes out! And our Human, too, was angrier than we have ever seen her. She was pacing up and down, dreaming up all sorts of punishments for that sick, perverted creature.
But it gets worse, Fellow Felines - as if such a thing were possible! It turns out that Daisy's case is not unique and that in Denmark, of all countries, they actually have places where it is legal to imprison and torture animals in the same way as was done to Daisy!
Our Human has found a link to a petition to try and put a stop to this Great Evil and we would like to ask you all, Fellow Felines, to urge your human mummies and daddies to sign it.
Purr-ayers are not enough. It is time for Action!
After following the link on our dear friend Admiral Hestorb's page and reading the tragic story of Daisy, we proceeded to Daisy's Facebook page. We would dearly love to get our claws into the face of the evil monster who did such dreadful, wicked things to poor little Daisy Cat. We would like to rip his eyes out! And our Human, too, was angrier than we have ever seen her. She was pacing up and down, dreaming up all sorts of punishments for that sick, perverted creature.
But it gets worse, Fellow Felines - as if such a thing were possible! It turns out that Daisy's case is not unique and that in Denmark, of all countries, they actually have places where it is legal to imprison and torture animals in the same way as was done to Daisy!
Our Human has found a link to a petition to try and put a stop to this Great Evil and we would like to ask you all, Fellow Felines, to urge your human mummies and daddies to sign it.
Purr-ayers are not enough. It is time for Action!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Thank Goodness It's Friday!
Greetings, Fellow Felines!
We are so happy Friday is here and We get to have our Human at our beck and call round the clock for Two Whole Days! Especially as She went swanning off to Eilat on Tuesday, leaving Us all alone. She did leave out enough food and water for Us, it's purr-fectly true, but that's no compensation for having to go for Three Days without being petted and cosseted and cherished, the way We are used to!
Not only that - She switched off the computer and left Us incommunicado! Not only did we not have Her company, We were even deprived of the company of other blogging Felines. We know She didn't mean to be inconsiderate, but Humans can be so thoughtless sometimes, can't they?
Well, She's back now and She opened a packet of smoked salmon and shared it with Us and, of course, since it will soon be Shabbat, We'll be getting double portions of Fancy Feast.
If any of you care to drop by and visit Us over the weekend, there's plenty of smoked salmon left and many other Tasty Treats.
We're looking forward to seeing you all.
Shabbat Shalom
Possum and Pixie
PS. Here's a link to a lovely film we found on MewTube. We don't remember our kitty Mummy hugging us like this because we don't really remember her at all, but our human Mummy often hugs us and it's a really great feeling to be loved so much...
We are so happy Friday is here and We get to have our Human at our beck and call round the clock for Two Whole Days! Especially as She went swanning off to Eilat on Tuesday, leaving Us all alone. She did leave out enough food and water for Us, it's purr-fectly true, but that's no compensation for having to go for Three Days without being petted and cosseted and cherished, the way We are used to!
Not only that - She switched off the computer and left Us incommunicado! Not only did we not have Her company, We were even deprived of the company of other blogging Felines. We know She didn't mean to be inconsiderate, but Humans can be so thoughtless sometimes, can't they?
Well, She's back now and She opened a packet of smoked salmon and shared it with Us and, of course, since it will soon be Shabbat, We'll be getting double portions of Fancy Feast.
If any of you care to drop by and visit Us over the weekend, there's plenty of smoked salmon left and many other Tasty Treats.
We're looking forward to seeing you all.
Shabbat Shalom
Possum and Pixie
PS. Here's a link to a lovely film we found on MewTube. We don't remember our kitty Mummy hugging us like this because we don't really remember her at all, but our human Mummy often hugs us and it's a really great feeling to be loved so much...
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