Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies for Halloween

Hallo there, Effurrybuddies!

The clocks went back last night, so We know Autumn is really and truly here. Plus, there was some actual rain last week (not in Jerusalem - at least, if there was, it must have been while We were asleep - but in Other Parts of the Country). And Mummy has even taken down the duvet from the top cupboard.

We don't really care what season it is, but Autumn always makes Mummy a little sad, so We try to cheer her up as best We can, with snuggles and kitty kisses and Being Super Cute.

In fact, you can see how Super Cute I, Shimshi, the Master of the Queen's Mischiefs etc. etc. have been all week, when you see the photos I have chosen (out of dozens of pawssibilities) for this weekend's blog hops - the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by the divinely Wise and Beautiful Athena and her HuMum, Marie and the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by the adorable Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.


Mummy made Me take loads of shots till I got completely fed up and refused to pose any more:

And, to be quite honest, the more photos there are, the harder it gets to choose!

But We finally settled on this one for My Sunday Selfie, because Mummy liked the play of light and shadow on my furs and whiskers - and I have to admit, I agree with her. Besides which, it does look kind of spooky, don't you think?

For Our Caturday Art, We pay full tribute to Halloween, although it isn't really "a thing" here in Israel. We chose another amazing shot of Me, reclining on My Princely Cushion, planning Mischiefs, and We gave it an overlay of the Quirky Art Effect at 50%, some Halloween effects and a nice frame - all courtesy of LunaPic. Et voilà, as they say!

Now, We must fulfil the promise We made a couple of weeks ago to keep you all updated about the various intruder outside kitties We have been reporting on.

Furrst of all, Milo, whom StepGrandma has been feeding.
StepGrandma contacted the shelter from which she got Uncle Messi and they came and collected Milo, who is now being looked after in a nice comfy pension until a forever home can be found for him. The people who run it sent StepGrandma this picture of Milo, after he got settled in:

We hope - in fact, We are certain - it won't be long before he is Gotcha'ed!

Now the story with CalliCallou is a bit more complicated. She hasn't been hanging around as much as before, and when she does, Melba is not far behind. The neighbour (the one who was sure Melba was female, when Mummy thought s/he was male) says Melba recently gave birth to kittens and that she saw the kittens. Mummy hasn't yet seen any kittens. Mummy thinks now that CalliCallou is older than she originally thought and that she may be Melba's Mother. So now Mummy is convinced that if CalliCallou is spending less time on Our Porch, it is because she is babysitting her grandkittens. Melba seems to need CalliCallou to look after her, and Mummy worries what will happen to Melba and her (hypothetical) kittens if She adopts CalliCallou and makes her an Indoors Only Kitty.

It is a bit of Conundrum!!!

Now, it is time to put up the blog hop badges:

           

That's all for now, Dear Furriends. Till next week, then!

Happy Halloween!

Be well. Be safe. We love you all.

Remembering Possum: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Hallo again, Effurryone!

Caspurr here, the Official Snuggle-Bug, ready to lead the J-Cats on this 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 our dear furriends, the delightful Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

Here is My Selfie:

And here it is, all artified, with LunaPic's Harsh Lighting filter at 78%, overlaid with the Tuscany art effect at 70%:

But that is enough about Me. We have more impawtant things to write about this week. No, not the updates We promised last week, about the Intruder Outside kitties (CalliCallou and Melba), or about Milo, the kitten Step-Grandma has been taking care of.  We faithfully promise to do that next week, instead.

No, this week, We want to write about Angel Possum, who went before, and who flew away to the Rainbow Bridge ten years ago last Furriday (October 21st).

Like Me, Possum was a Snuggle-Bug. And, like Me, one of his favourite pawsitions was on his back, with his paws in the air, offurring his Extraordinarily Snorgleable Tummy for Mummy to smooch.

Here is a picture of Me, for compurrison:

It is no wonder then, that Mummy is convinced that Possum picked Me out specially and sent Me to her - just as Pixie chose Trixie and the two of them together picked Shimshi for her.  We are part of the continuing chain of Kitty Heritage that links Human and Feline. 

Mummy keeps looking out of the window. The sky is furry cloudy but Mr. Sun is still peeping through. Last Thursday evening, there was an electric storm with thunder boomies and lightning flashes, but no skywater. That only came later, during the night, and the following morning. We don't know if it will rain this evening, like the Weather Lady says, but it certainly makes for beautiful sunsets.
Mummy says that it will no doubt pour just when She goes out to her Caterwauling Club. Yes, kitties, She is still doing that - but at least Uncle D. will be here to minister to Our Demands Needs while Mummy is out.

Now, We shall put up the blog hop badges:

            
     

Time to sign off till next week, Dear Furriends. See you then.

Be well. Be safe. We love you all.

Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies for Simchat Torah

Hallo again, Effurrybody!

It is I, Queen Trixie, here again to lead my fellow J-Cats on this 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 Our Dear Furriends, the Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

I had a hard time choosing between several lovely selfies Mummy helped me take over the Weekend but I finally narrowed it down to two - and here they are.

I like the top one, because of the way the sunlight from the window behind me plays on my fur.

And I like the second one because it shows off my floofy tail and my jewel-like eyes to such purrfection. Also, Mummy used a Soft Light filter, which makes my furs even glossier.

We popped over to LunaPic, as usual, to do the artification. For the furrst picture, We used the Surreal Painting effect, overlaid with the Watercolour art effect, at 30%:

For the second picture, We used the Frida art effect at 70%:

We don't have much time today to write a long blog, because Mummy is hosting her sister, Auntie N. and brother-in-law, Uncle B. for supper this evening - the eve of Simchat Torah, when Mewish people celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings.  You can read more about it in the link Mummy helped Us find. 

To be quite honest, most of the meal is being cooked by Mummy's brother, Uncle D., who is staying with Us again. He volunteered - no, really! He did! But Mummy made lots of salads to go with the meal, so She was busy all meowning and  couldn't come and take dictation for this blog until quite late.

So all We have left to do for now is to put up the blog hop badges:

            

Next week, We hope to be able to give you an update on Milo, the little kitten who Step-Grandma was looking after, as well as news of Intruder Kitty Callicallou and Melba.

Till then, Chag Sameach (חג שמח - A Joyous Festival).

Be well. Be safe. We love you all.

The J-Cats at Sukkot: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Greetings, Dear Furriends!

It's time, once again, to 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 those sweet and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

So, which of Us is going to have the honour of leading the J-Cats on the bloggie hops?
Can you guess?

That's right! ALL of Us!


In honour of the Mewish festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles) which starts tonight, We are, once again, bringing you an Ussie (which are no longer as rare as they used to be)!


Here We are:

And it's not only Us. You can also see two of Our Pawsselain Dolly Sisters, Miss Dorothea (the blue-eyed blonde) and Miss Laura (the brown-eyed brunette).

And, for once, We are not keeping Our Distance, but We are all snuggled up close and purrsonal!

If you want to read more about Sukkot, how and why it is celebrated, you can do so here.

The most impawtant thing for you to know is, that you are all invited to visit Us in Our Sukkah during the coming week. We all worked furry hard to build it and then to decorate it and We would like you to be Our Ushpizin, Our Honoured Guests.

Here We are, waiting for you:

We have also made a greeting card to wish you Chag Sukkot Sameach (חג סוכות שמח - A Joyous Sukkot Festival):

And, for the Caturday Art bloggie hop, We artified it with LunaPic's beautiful Stained Glass effect at 50%:

Now to put up the blog hop badges:

        

Don't forget now! We will be welcoming guests effurry day in Our beautiful Sukkah, so come and share a glass of silvervine wine, and some fresh catnip with Us, as well as a wealth of other delightful snacks. We look forward to seeing you.

Till then - Be well. Be safe. We love you all!

Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies for Yom Kippurrrrr

Greetings, Effurrybody!

Since this coming Tuesday evening sees the start of Yom Kippurrrrr, (the Day of Atonement), the Holiest Day in the Mewish calendar, all three of Us wanted to share Our Sunday Selfies with Our Furriends, to wish you all A Good Final Sealing (גמר חתימה טובה - G'mar Hatima Tova).


Furrst up, here is Trixie:

You can't see her magnificent, floofy tail, but don't worry. That's only because it is neatly tucked in behind her - or underneath her.

Next, here is Caspurr - true to Our Earnest Belief that Sunday Selfies is merely another way of saying Sunday Snoozies:

And last, but furry definitely not least, here is Shimshi:

He also furrmly believes that Sundays (and Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Caturdays) are for snoozing (mol).

So how are We going to decide which of Us will be leading the J-Cats on this 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 those delightful and Predictably Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet?

Well, We'll let you into a little secret.  This week, We are giving that honour to a guest - a little kitten who has seemingly adopted Step-Grandma and has taken up residence in her front yard. As you can imagine, Our Woofie Uncle Messi wasn't too happy about that, but he seems to have grown used to the idea (more or less). However, Step-Grandma can't let the little kitten into the house, because one of her grand-daughters has asthma and being in the same house with a kitty brings on a severe allergic attack. However, the little kitty, whom Step-Grandma has named Milo, is being well cared for. There is a small store-room off the courtyard, with a gate, where Step-Grandma keeps chairs, and she has made a little hidey-hole there for Milo. When it starts to get cold, she will put a blanket on one of the chairs and make a little nest for him. And she feeds him four times a day, so that he seems to have doubled in size (Step-Grandma says) over the past fortnight. Mummy filmed him and took some photos also and although She was afraid he might be lonely, so far, he seems to be purrfectly happy playing with large leaves and destroying Step-Grandma's potted plants (mol).

Here he is, Effurrybody. Meet Milo!

Step-Grandma thinks he looks rather like Shimshi. What do you think?


Anyway, Mummy took his picture over to LunaPic, and added the Surreal Painting Effect and one of their elegant frames:

And then, she overlaid that with the Tuscany Art effect at 50%, and added a different frame:

Which do you like best?

Now, We mustn't fur-get to put up the blog hop badges:

        

Once more, We wish you all G'mar Hatima Tova.

Be well. Be safe. We love you all.

An Ussie for Rosh Hashana: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

Hallo again, Effurrybuddies!

This is going to be a furry short post, because tonight is the start of Rosh Hashana - the Mewish New Year - and Mummy needs her opposable thumbs to prepurr her part of the festive family meal, and can only put them at Our disposal for a furry short time. This time last year, if you recall, Mummy caught the Evil Mutant Ninja Coronavirus, which totally wrecked the plans for a Family Dinner! So We are anxious nothing should go wrong this time!

Last week, We said We weren't sure if We'd have time to post this week, but We really don't want to miss taking part in 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 Deliciously Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

So furrst of all, here is Our Sunday Snoozie -er - Selfie. Well, Ussie, if you want to be completely accurate:

And for the artsy-fartsy version, We have made a Rosh Hashana greeting card:

For those of you who don't understand Hebrew, Shana Tova (שנה טובה) means "a Good Year", which is what We wish you all. The apples and the honey and the pomegranates in the picture are traditional foods eaten on Rosh Hashana - apples and honey for a sweet year, and pomegranates, because they are said to have 613 seeds, corresponding with the 613 mitzvot (commandments) of the Torah.

Now it is time to add the blog hop badges:

          

And finally, We will wish you all לשנה טובה תיכתבו ותיחתמו - Leshana Tova Tikhatevu ve'Tihatemu - May you be inscribed and sealed for a Good Year.

Be well. Be safe. We love you all.

Intruder Update and Guest Selfie: Caturday Art and Sunday Selfies

 Hallo again, Effurrybody!

Mummy made her furrst attempt this morning at getting Intruder Kitty CalliCallou into the PTU Cat Carrier and taking her to the V-E-T, so as to make sure she has no dangerous, infectious diseases she could pass to Us, before bringing her indoors and making her one of the Furr-mily..
You will no doubt have gathered - since We said "attempt" - that it was unsuccessful. CalliCallou was spooked the moment she saw the Cat Carrier and backed off. Mummy tried to tempt her with Treats, but CalliCallou, was too smart and streetwise to fall for that old trick. Mummy tried to grab her and push her into the Cat Carrier, but CalliCallou wasn't having any of that. Oh, she was very polite and well-behaved. She didn't bite or scratch. But she still made it quite clear that she was NOT going into the PTU. So Mummy put the Carrier back inside and stroked and petted CalliCallou - and CalliCallou, surprisingly, let her. Mummy was afraid She had scared CalliCallou right off, but she came back for lunch - together with another little kitty who is always hanging around her (Mummy's neighbour thinks the other kitty is CalliCallou's daughter, though Mummy thinks it's a baby mancat).

So Mummy thinks that since CalliCallou seems to be happy just staying out on the porch and getting regular meals and hanging out with the other kitty (who is light peach and white, and whom Mummy calls Melba, after Peach Melba), She will just leave her there till after the High Holy Days and then, when it starts getting cold at night, and maybe rainy too, She will have another try. Maybe CalliCallou will be more amenable then. What bothers Mummy, however, and Us too, is what to do with the other little kitty. We live in a medium-sized apawtment and there really isn't room for FIVE kitties!

Now, dear Furriends, it is time for Us to 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 Deliciously Unpredictable Kitties Blue and their HuMom, Janet.

It's been a while since We shared a Guest Selfie of Our Woofie Uncle, Messi, so here he is - and furry sleepy he is, too. Well, We always said We do mostly Sunday Snoozies:

Uncle Messi - who lives with Grandpaw and Step-Grandma - gave Us a Power-of-Cattorney to turn his Selfie into Art, so We took it over to LunaPic. There we applied the Coffee filter - coffee being a thing Mummy seemingly can't do without, like many Humans, it appears (mol/bol):

That still didn't seem sufficiently interesting, so We hopped on over to PhotoFunia where, bearing in mind that the Autumn Equinox is later this week, We chose a suitably autumnal frame:

We hope Uncle Messi approves of the Result!

Now, here are the bloggie hop badges:

        

Before We go, Mummy wants to remind you to check out her own blog, where She posted a description of a guided walk around an interesting part of Our City, Jerusalem, earlier this month.

One more thing! As you know, We only post on Sundays. Next Sunday is the Eve of Rosh Hashana, the Mewish New Year, and Mummy will no doubt be busy doing her part in prepurring the Festive Family Meal, so We don't know if We will be able to post. In case We don't, We would like to wish you all a Happy and Healthy Mew Year.

Be Well. Be Safe. We love you all.