CATURDAY ART ~ A TOON

Earlier this week, on May 9 it was, our friends at Friends FurEver 
posted this "toon", but kindly gave us perrmission to repeat it as it really "meowed" to us right now ~

Here it is again, with a few alterations and apawlogies to the clever cartoonist!

[I wonder if Mr Metzger has met June?]

AWWW ~ YOU BETTER NOT!

Are you daring me?  Well, the look in your eyes says you are!  Well, I dare you.  I know you think that is your polka dot chair but it is not a polka dot scratching post.  Don't you dare!  Don't even think about it!  I see or hear one attempt to scratch those polka dots and... well, actually, we are off to the groomers for a way, way overdue youknowhwat just as soon as I can getcha ... not unlike last week when an appointment was scheduled and your little sixth sense kicked in and off you went to the top of the kitchen cabinets an hour ahead of time!  The nice groomer lady says from now on we can be "walk ins", no more appointments needed ... so guess what, little one ... any day now, any time of day ... 

AWWW MONDAY

WRASTLIN' WEDNESDAY

JUNE ~ 1

CHAIR ~ 0

 

AWWW MONDAY ~ IT'S A CHALLENGE, BUT FOR WHO?

You know how mine Mommy sets up challenges for me.  
It's cause I'm not really much on playing with toys all the time, 
so the challenges give me something different to do.

Sometimes they're really good.  Sometimes not.

Guess what?  This time, when she challenged me ~ I challenged her!

Read on...

So, it's just a box, an ordinary, everyday box you say.  What's the challenge?  None.

Then she tosses my baby blankie on top.  Not much of a challenge here either.

Sorry, Mom, I'm thinking, as she sits over there (in my polka dot chair!)

waiting and waiting, camera in hand.  And I do nothing.

So, up she gets, comes over, and now my baby blankie covers the whole box.  

And she waits. And waits, and waits.  

She is waiting so long for me to do something and I am doing nothing, 

and I even hear her cell phone camera automatically click off!  

Her phone is tired of waiting!

I am doing nothing because I like it in here, I like being in this box,

and I like this box covered up with my baby blankie.

I think like 20 minutes go by.

Well, maybe 5 minutes.

She is bored now with just waiting.  

And I am bored now doing nothing.

Maybe it is time for me to do something.

But the truth is I was doing something,

I was challenging you, Mommy.

Who will give up, give in first?

FITTED SHEETS

Fitted sheets with rounded corners.

I have rounded corners.

These sheets fit.

FELINE FRIDAY

 

THANKFUL THURSDAY THAT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE

Oh, I was so, so thankful and very, very excited when I discovered

a new toy to play this morning. Isn't it cool?  

It would swing all around when I pawed-and-batted at it.

And there was more than one!  

OMC, there was another on the other window.

_____________________________

Can you imagine my disappointment when I woke from my morning nap

and both windows looked like this?

Being thankful on this particular Thursday did not last very long.  Sigh.

 

GETTING READY ... the CATURDAY ART Way

I'M GETTING READY!

 The U.S. Navy Band ~ the Baltimore Symphony ~ Fireworks over the Inner Harbor! 
The 4th of July is almost here!

So we got out the box of decorations-stuff so I could decide what I'd like to wear ... should it be my stars & stripes hat?  My mask is important, there will be lots of peeples & pets as these are the first fireworks since before the pandemic (!) ... maybe I can hold some sparklers, and I must have my American flag!  I did want to take along my new stuffie, her name is EllyBelly, but mine Mommy said she might project an 

"unwelcome pawlitical statement" and this is not the time or place for that, meow.

She didn't take these ↓ out of the box, but I found them later at the very bottom when she wasn't looking.  Oh what fun ... I did get grounded for the rest of the day after I lit them up (WOW!) and the whole studio got filled up with purrty sparkles and pops-n-bangs!

Thankfully I don't get scaredy at loud noises, and thankfully she is

the one who will have to get Mr Dyson from the closet to sweep away all the sparklies, 

but golly, I was just celebrating! 

CATURDAY ART

FELINE FRIDAY ~ HOUSE RULES

Have you forgotten the house rules?

May I refer you to page 6.

Note: signed and agreed.

Thank you very much.

And try not to look so innocent.

FELINE FRIDAY

THANKFUL THURSDAY

But you said it's diet.

And you said it's sugar free,

and I know I heard you say

it's caffeine free.

Then you must have also heard me say NO.

And I'd be thankful if you'd leave my drink alone, thank you.

COMPUTER ISSUES

If we haven't visited, or commented on your blog in recent days we do apologize.  Ongoing computer issues are the cause.  A computer tech came on the weekend but had no solutions at all.  However, as he was leaving, he did suggest that some 'salmon bits' from the local market might work . . . we'll see.

THIS IS STRICTLY ON THE Q.T.

 

Hush now, this is strictly on the Q.T. ~ June loves to join me at shower time.  Oh, she's not really interested in "me", tho will sit on the tubs edge, often pawing the curtain back, wondering what is taking so long!  (it doesn't take me that long to bathe, she claims)  Next to the sink.  Waiting patiently, for what?  She used to paw-around in the bath closet, looking to find (and steal) a favorite chew-toy: a Q-Tip.  But after I hid them away, not wanting her to play with them unobserved, she now must wait.  I am out of my shower ... I toss a Q-Tip ... 

... and away she goes, on the Q.T. with a QT ...

I LOVE LAUNDRY DAY

I love laundry days.  It's warm.  It's soft.  It smells so nice.  Sure, she'd like to fold it and put it away and get a bed sheet on before nightfall.  But I say what's the rush.  It's so good to curl up on for some easy time and besides it needs my personal cat-furs reapplied to be proper and right again.

It amused her to toss her old sox on my head.  "Go ahead", I said, "no pun intended, the only sox that might be of interest to me would be blue-and-white polka dot ones!  These are not my colors!"  But she got a good laugh out of it, small things for small minds, I've heard it said, mmm.

 

BYOB ~ UPDATED for some NEWS

No.  That does not mean "bring your own bottle".  For a cat, it might mean "bring your own box".  But now it means "bring your own bag".  Last January, here in Maryland, a new law was to go into effect where stores could no longer provide plastic bags.  At the time however, the law was delayed (due to Covid) until October 1.

It applies to our grocery shopping (and any deliveries). To restaurants, for carry-out and all retail stores as well.  This will be great for the environment!  So ... Bring Your Own Bag ... oh, the store will provide paper bags, at 5 ¢ per bag ~ but responsible customers will BYOB.  It may be that other states already have such regulations (I hope so) or will soon pass such laws (which would be wonderful).  Do you BYOB?

When I came home from grocery shopping recently, 

June, of course had to check out all the bags quickly tossed to the floor 
and finally chose her favorite!

TODAY'S POST ~ UPDATED

On Sunday, I had the great pleasure of visiting with Mark Spencer of MARK'S MEWS, the home of Marley, Ayla and Laz ~ not only to spend time with Mark (we had met some years ago) ~ but to be there as he welcomed the newest little family member, Lorelei Lee.  What a fun day it was.  Mark was great company, we spent hours in conversation ... it was also a beautiful autumn day and he was cooking (OMC, he is good at that for sure), preparing a pork roast and a whole chicken in the smoker on his back deck.  But admittedly, the highlight was the arrival of his little Tonkinese lady, an itty-bitty blue-eyed girl, 13-weeks old full of love and energy and ready for her new home.  One small photo below, but I don't want to steal-the-joy of sharing her away from Mark and the Mews ~ so visit the LINK to his blog, now and in the days ahead, to welcome "Lee", watch her grow, and enjoy her!  Thank you!

MARK'S MEWS

LAUNDRY DAY at ZOOLATRY

LAUNDRY DAY

Wash it.  Dry it.  Fold it.  Put it away.  

All must be done on laundry day.
I like to help with the folding part, especially if it's still warm from the drying part.

Those sheets with the funny, funky, twisted-up corners, the ones that are supposed to fit 

on the mattress but never quite seem to ~ those are my favorites.

I think I was a good helper on this laundry day.  

(I did notice the last time I was in the litter box room that this blue sheet

was in the closet in a big messy unfolded lump. I wonder why didn't it get folded?)

 

FELINE FRIDAY ~ THE MENU

Do you get to select your own supper?  Your choice of breakfast?  If I am hanging 'round the kitchen (which I usually am ~ 5 am and 5 pm!) I do!  There is a drawer, and I know which one it is, that has all my foods in it.  Now the very minute, the very second, my humom opens my  drawer... 

I jump into my drawer.

I paw around through the selections!

Mmm. No! Yes? Maybe? Mmm, had that yesterday ...

Sometimes I even knock out onto the floor the one I want!

But today ... oh my cat, meow my friends ...

What good is it to have your food drawer if it doesn't have your foods in it?

FELINE FRIDAY

COMEDY PLUS

READ TO ME

Read to me.

What? You can't see?

The words on the page,

you need glasses at your age?

Oh!  I'm covering them up,

with my furs and big butt!

Think that's funny, you say,

you think I'm in the way?

I see a bare leg, not far from my paw,

be nice to me or it might feel my claw!

No, no. No threats little June, little dear,

or bedtime stories you will never hear.

Sorry Mom, I'll be sweet, cross my heart, love you best.

Then a story we shall read, before our bed and our rest.

Thank you.

FELINE FRIDAY

COMEDY PLUS

 

MISCHIEVOUS FELINE FRIDAY

MISCHIEF also MISCHIEVOUS

/'mis-CHif//

noun

playful misbehavior or troublemaking,

naughty, impish or

a cat named June

FELINE FRIDAY

STORING AWAY WINTER THINGS

Time to store away your winter furs.

[though we know no responsible pet owner has any "real furs" 
other than those who walk on four paws]

COMEDY PLUS

AWWW MONDAY

AWWWpologies.

I want to apologize if I cannot visit or

comment on your blog posts today.

As you can see I'm having difficulty accessing my laptop

due to unexpected interference.

AWWW MONDAY

COMEDY PLUS