Sunday, December 6, 2020

Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies with Queen Trixie

Hallo again, Effurrybody!

Shavua tov (a Good Week) to you all!





Yes, it is ME again, Queen Trixie, Furrst of My Name, Empurress of Jerusalem, Israel and the Entire Middle East, Queen of Hearts, Guardian of the Boudoir, Alpha Kitty Extraordinaire, etc. etc. etc.

This is going to be a furry short post, because Our Petcretary Mummy is tired, having spent a goodly portion of that part of the day when She is usually awake and active, (and helping Us write Our Blog) with her Caterwauling Club at a rehearsal. 

In the middle of the day, do I hear you ask?

Well, yes - because they are appearing in the Jerusalem International YMCA's annual Chrissymouse (and Hanukkah) concert, which is being pre-recorded, this year, without an audience, because of the Evil Chinese Coronavirus pandemic. And since they are appearing (like last month) with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, they have to make themselves available at the same time as the orchestra. They are going to be singing two pieces - one for Chrissymouse and one for Hanukkah. For Chrissymouse, they will be singing the Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah" by Mr. G.F.  Hรคndel. And for Hanukkah, they will be singing Maoz Tzur (or, as WE call it, Miaoz Tzur), to the less well-known tune by Signor Benedetto Marcello. The recording will take place later this week. Hanukkah, of course, starts Thursday night, with the lighting of the First Candle and you are all invited to join Us for a Hanukkah party on Saturday evening at 6 pm Israel Time, when We will be lighting the Third Candle. There will be latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (yummy jam doughnuts) and all the other traditional Hanukkah foods. And we will play dreidel and all sorts of other games.

Now, kitties, it is time for us to join the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the delightful Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.  In the picture above, I am strategically placed on a comfortable chair under the table, where I am safe both from my rambunctious brofurs, and from the thunderstorm that visited Us that day. (My brofurs ran and hid under the bed. But I stayed in the living-room to purrtect Mummy from the Storm.)

Mummy artified the picture by adding the Colorello filter from the Paper Artist app on her meowbile phone, and added a frame from the same app, so that We can take part in the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie, as well.



We have also made a jigsaw puzzle of it. But We haven't yet tried to complete it. We know it will take Us a zillion years, especially if We have to rely on Mummy's Puzzle-solving Skills (mol).



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 And here are the blog hop badges:





Now, just a quick reminder before We go (because you already know the drill, right?) that the Evil Coronavirus is still lurking out there, so don't go out unless you must (and don't let your Humans go out either, unless it's for something really impawtant, like shopping for Food or Treats for you), make sure they wear facemasks if they absolutely have to go out - and REMEMBER TO WASH YOUR PAWS REGULARLY.


See you next week.  By which time, it will already be Hanukkah.
So - 

Happy Hanukkah!

16 comments:

Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty said...

Lovely art ๐Ÿ˜ป

My mum is a singer and would love to sing in a choir.

Brian's Home Blog said...

I'll bet that concert would be lots of fun. Queen Trixie, you look wonderful girl. Y'all keep safe!

Kea said...

Your mum must have an amazing voice. That's one gift I was not given, but always have envied. Best of luck to her and the entire choir.

Stay safe and be well, all of you. ๐Ÿ’•

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

I hope the concert is a huge success. Your art is lovely, and thanks for the puzzle.

Katie Isabella said...

Oh TRIXIE! I'd love to hear the Caterwauling Club! Mom hasn't a good voice any longer but she sure loves to caterwaul anyway and she likes hearing friends caterwaul as well.
Trixie! I got two kittens off an accusation of murder! They were accused of killing, dismembering the body, and hiding it behind the couch afterward- of a fox that was given to the chowder that lives there last year. Katie, the Magnificent got them off after having proved to the Judge's satisfaction that it was NOT the two suspect 6 wk. old kittens...it was the wind. All windows are ordered closed henceforth (with no comments allowed from the Prosecution that it is deadly winter out there where they live). Case was closed, and they are free!

Furries said...

I hope someone posts a link to your next concert. I watched a lot of the last one and it was very good. You are all very talented musicians & vocalists.
Your selfie art has cool colors and it was a fun puzzle.

Dash Kitten Crew said...

Oooh I am sure Mum is a wonderful singer!! ;-)

I hope the concert goes really well!

The Island Cats said...

What a lovely artful selfie, Trixie.

pilch92 said...

Beautiful selfie and art. Thank you for the puzzle. Hope you have a Happy Hanukkah despite COVID. XO

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

Super cute! I'm glad the concert will still be happening this year, even though it has to be a little different than usual.

BellaDharma an LadyMew said...

Mew mew mew Miss Shimona mee can not beeleeve you cater-wall...you shuud heer LadyMew 'singin'.....now THAT ISS cater-wallin!! Queen Trixie you are so beeuteefull an so brave to purrtect yore Meowmy!
Wee lookin forwerd to Chanukkah alot....it will bee lovelee to cellybrate aftur such a ruff yeer....
May mee come over an vissit on CAturday?
**purrss** BellaDharma an ((huggiess)) LadyMew

Cathy Keisha said...

Whoa! TW and Pop can't sing to save their lives. Nice art. Dunno where you got "Chinese" crony virus cos our mutation of the crony virus came from the UK and we'd like to send it back.

meowmeowmans said...

Nice selfie and puzzle, Trixie. You look great!

And how wonderful that your mum and her caterwauling group will be a part of that concert. We bet it will be awesome!

Timmy Tomcat said...

How nice that Mom is going to be caterwauling and we can probably hear it if we can get the link. We hope so. You do look beautiful Queen Trixie and we love your art

da tabbies o trout towne said...

trixie ewe bee lookin gorgeouz...we due hope mums week has slowed down and she has stopped caterwauling !!!! ☺☺☺♥♥♥♥ happee week a head two each N everee one oh ewe and stay safe N happee N healthee ♥♥♥♥♥

da tabbies o trout towne said...

AND...knot post ree lated.... tho we did wanna say we hope ewe all haz a merree Christmas anda happee healthee blessed 2021 !! :) ๐Ÿ™‚ ♥♥ we iz headed ta knot on line land for a few ๐Ÿ™‚ ♥♥♥ see ya soon ~~~~