Apurrlogies

Hallo, Effurryone!

Caspurr here - the King of the Tigger-Tabbies!

We know it has been quite a while since our last bloggie-post and we are effur so sorry. We hope you will all fur-give Us, but, you see, We have been furry busy looking after Mummy, who had an attack of flu and was feeling furry miserable and sorry fur herself. So We had to cheer her up, and keep her warm with snuggles. And effurry so often, I would give her my Special Treat - a Head Massage with my raspy little tongue - while Trixie would sit on her feet to make sure she didn't move around too much because that might increase her fever, as effurry kitty knows. While Trixie and I were busy doing this, Shimshi would carry out some New Mischief, to keep Mummy entertained, because, after all, it's furry boring for Humans to be lying in bed all the time. Shimshi also did his share of snuggling with Mummy, of course, just as Trixie and I did.

Here, you can see Shimshi and Me demonstrating how We snuggled up with Mummy and kept her all Warm and Cosy:

And here, Dr. Trixie and I are having a Consultation about how best to treat Our Patient:




You can tell, can't you, how carefully Dr. Trixie is considering My Advice and Suggested Treatment Plan?

This miaowning, Mummy was already feeling much better, so there wasn't really any need to work so hard to keep her entertained, but Shimshi came up with his Best Mischief Effur - he completely chewed through the cord connecting the receiver to the telephone in the bedroom, so that the only way Mummy can use it now is by putting it on speaker.
I don't think Mummy was all that impurressed by this purr-ticular Mischief, however. She said that Shimshi was a Destructive Little Beastie.
Wasn't that Ungrateful of Her, Kitties?

Remembering Angel Pixie

Hallo, Effurrybody!

You were probably wondering why We didn't write a bloggie on Wednesday (December 23rd) to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Princess Pixie's departure for the Rainbow Bridge.

It's not that We had forgotten Pixie - We could neffur do that - only Mummy was away on a field trip all day and the Computer Thingy was switched off. In any case, only Mummy knows the passwords. And when Mummy got home, there were problems with the internet connection. Mummy just about managed to help Us get out a short Chrissymouse message to our furriends, on her Mobile Phone, but all the pictures of Sweet Angel Pixie were on the Computer and Mummy thought it would be furry difficult to write a suitable bloggie with pictures on the tiny phone.

We are still having purr-oblems but We had c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-v-i-t-y (MOUSES! What a long word!) for long enough this morning to go to this really cool website recommended by our furr-iend Dezi from Deziz World and make a mosaic of all the most beautiful pictures of Pixie We could find.
It took Us ages and ages, because We had to sort through loads and loads of pictures and decide which to use - plus the fact that, although We had the internet connection back again at long last, it was furry, furry slow. And then, when We were finally ready, We lost the connection again and all Our Hard Work was lost  :-(
It's lucky we had already saved a non-animated version to our computer!

Anyway, here is the result - a lovely mosaic of the beauteous Princess PixiCato (aka Pixie):

Even if it didn't turn out quite the way Mummy intended, We still think Pixie looks beautiful - as always.
Caspurr looks a bit like her - he has her colouring. But Mummy says that I, Queen Trixie, am much more like her in character. We aren't sure if, and in what way, Shimshi resembles her. Perhaps in his love of mischiefs (mol). As a little kitten, Pixie was furry good at planning and carrying out all kinds of mischiefs. It was in her later years that She became more staid and ladycat-like.

We do know that it was Pixie who chose Me for Mummy; Pixie, who whispered in Her ear and in Mine, that I was the One For Her, and She for Me, when She was heartbroken and Kitty-less after both Pixie and Possum had flown away to the Bridge.

Now Mummy has leaky eyes again, so We are going to snuggle up to Her and try to make her happy again, as We remind Her that Pixie hasn't really gone, She is always here, watching over Mummy and Us, as are Possum and Minxie who came before Possum, and that We shall all be together again one day, in the Presence of the Great Cat in the Sky, in the Land of Eternal Sunshine Beyond the Rainbow Bridge.

It's That Time of Year Again...

Yes, Kitties! It's that time of year when Mummy remembers, at the furry last minute, that even though We have finished celebrating Hanukkah, we have a Whole Lot of Friends out there, Anipals and Humans, who are just about to celebrate Chrissymouse.
So, even though the Computer Thingy is not working (at least, it's working but the Internet doesn't seem to be propurrly connected) and Mummy is having to type this for Us on her Mobile Phone, we wanted to wish you all a Furry Merry Chrissymouse! Be well and if there's any turkey (or anything else, for that matter) left over from your Chrissymouse Dinner, remember that there are all too many homeless kitties who would be effur so happy to have a good meal and a loving caress. So remember to share and spread the Chrissymouse Spirit.

A Merry Chrissymouse to you all.

Trixie, Caspurr, Shimshi - and Mummy Shimona.
xoxoxox

Time for a Grumble

Hallo again, Effurrybody!

It is I, Queen Trixie, Empress of Jerusalem, Israel and the Entire Middle East, Guardian of the Boudoir, Alpha Kitty Extraordinaire!

I have to tell you, my brofurs have been furry mean to me the past few days. As if things weren't bad enough with Caspurr sneaking up on Me and pouncing on Me all the time, now he has purr-suaded Shimshi to join in, and help him to ambush Me. They gang up on Me and corner Me, and it's Not Fair, it's Two to One! I knew this would happen when Mummy brought a second Mancat to live with Us. I just knew it.

Some of the time, I get on quite well with Shimshi, but Caspurr is a Furry Bad Influence on him. For example, he used to eat nicely, the way I taught him, but now he just gobbles his food the way Caspurr does, and even tries to steal Caspurr's food bowl (which is poetic justice, in a way). And, of course, they both do their best to steal my food, and would do so, if Mummy didn't put my bowl in a separate room at meal times and shut the door.

The thing is, Kitties, that all this puts Me in quite a Dilemma. Mummy is always ready to protect Me, of course, but if I run to her effurrytime the Boys bully Me, I will lose all credibility as an Alpha Kitty. On the Other Hand, they enjoy an Unfurr Advantage, as there are two of them.
What do you think I should do?

Kitties in the Dog House!

Hallo, Effurrybuddies!

It's Me again, the Mighty Shimshon (a.k.a. Shimshi)!

How do you like our new banner? Mummy said it's time we had one!

We hope it's a sign She has fur-given Us for all the Mischiefs We made this week.
Yesterday, We (well, Me and Caspurr, that is) broke her Favourite Coffee Mug. It's her own fault, really. She shouldn't have left it on the coffee table when her back was turned. She had shut Us up in the bedroom while She had a TV snack and then, She let Us out and went to the bathroom, before washing up her cup and plate and putting them away. And there were traces of cottage cheese on the plate, so of course We jumped up onto the table to investigate (not Trixie though. She doesn't like Human Food). Could We help it if it was necessary to move the Yellow Mug aside in order to conduct a more thorough investigation?!
Anyway, Mummy admitted herself that it's not the End of the World, because She has another one exactly like it.

But She hasn't admitted that she was to blame and issued a public apology - unlike her Penitence this morning, when She shut Trixie in the Guest Room so Trixie could eat her breakfast (which she never finishes) without what She called "being disturbed by the Boys". Trixie miaouwed and miaouwed furry loudly and Mummy ignored her. She didn't realise that Trixie needed to go to the bathroom really, really badly. In the end, Trixie couldn't hold it in any more and (whisper) she peed on the sofa!  

Trixie felt really embarrassed about that, and Mummy apologised to her and acknowledged that it was All Her Fault.

But She isn't so furr-giving with Caspurr and Me. She called Caspurr a Bully yesterday, because he Pounced on Trixie and they were fighting hammer and tongs, and Trixie's fur was flying. And Caspurr went and found the furs all over the living-room floor and ate them! Mummy has no idea why he does that.

Mummy did a far, far worse thing than anything We have done this past week. She FORGOT Trixie's Gotcha Day on November 12th!!!

I mean to say - MOUSES!!!

Do you think We should fur-give Her, anipals?

And Another Weekend Goes By...

Hallo, Effurrybody!

It is I, Queen Trixie, Empress of Jerusalem, Israel and the Entire Middle East, Guardian of the Boudoir and Alpha-Kitty Extraordinaire.

Alas, another weekend has flown by and we have had to get back to work.
Humans don't seem to realise how hard We Felines work during the week!

This is Me, on Guard Duty, in my lofty perch in the Wardrobe:






While I was on Guard Duty, Caspurr and Shimshi were able to take a well-earned Nap:

I suspect, however, that they were using Nap Time to plan Mischiefs.

Kitties, We are all furry sad about what has happened in Purris, last Furr-iday! You remember those Evil Humans who We wrote about before? Well, there are lots more of them, not only here in Israel, but all over the World!

Kitties would NEFFUR, EFFUR, behave like that to each other!
Once again, We can see Proof that the world should be ruled by Felines, not Humans!

Don't you agree?

Three Years Without Possum

Greetings, Effurybody!

Mummy had the sads yesterday because She was remembering Possum, who came before Us and who flew away to the Rainbow Bridge exactly three years ago yesterday, on October 21, 2012.

We have heard a lot about Possum. It seems he was a furry special kitty and it's sometimes quite hard to live up to his Legacy, but We do our best. We think Possum would have been proud of Us and we are sure We would have liked to know him.

Anyway, as is her custom on this day, Mummy was looking at pictures of Possum and telling Us stories about the things he and Pixie used to get up to. We like hearing these stories. They are part of Our Heritage.

Here are some of the pictures Mummy showed Us yesterday:





This picture displays the magnificence of Possum's tail. Mummy says that, in some ways, Trixie's tail reminds her of Possum, not in its colour but in its floofiness and its stripiness..
What do you think?

Mummy also finds similarities between Possum and Caspurr, who, although he bears a greater resemblance to Pixie in the colour of his furs, is a Gentle Giant, like Possum was, with HUGE, soft paws.

Here is Possum, in the foreground, together with precious Pixie:
 

And here is Caspurr: 




See what we mean about the paws (mol)?

And, of course, Shimshi also has a lot in common with Possum. Both were rescued by Step-Grandma and brought to Mummy at a moment's notice, when She wasn't expecting or intending to be adopting any new kitties that day! And both were covered with fleas (mol)!

Here is Possum the day he arrived:

And below is a picture of Shimshi, shortly after he arrived in what was to be his furever home:

So, you see, the Chain remains Unbroken and We Three are carrying on a Proud Tradition.