Happy New Year's Eve!

We wish you all the best for 2019!!!!!!!!!

 We raise out Niptinis to welcome another

year of visiting friends.

We are happy that you all have visited us this

past year and we look forward to visiting you

in 2019 !

We still believe in the cat Blogosphere!

We believe in FUN !

Purrs from,

Georgia,Julie and JJ

Finally Friday Reflections

Well  friends, another year is drawing to a close.

As with most years,there was lots going on

In mum's family there have been additions and passages.

We are all getting older, but we still have lots to look

forward to  as 2019 approaches.

Georgia is giving an impression of an action shot.

Mum wants her to be more active so that is something

 she will work on with Georgia in the new year.

She will be entering her 16th year in 2019 and 

mum wants her to be healthy.

JJ is thinking about his 22 years.

He thinks he has had a pretty good life and looks forward

to sunny days and relaxing in a sunbeam.

At 9 years old, Julie just wants to hang out with mum

 and be wherever she is. Since mum rescued her 

and brought her home, she thinks mum is her person.

As long as she has mum and her porch, she is a happy kitty.

Naturally,  we are all happy cats when we think of

all our friends in the Blogosphere.

You are all amazing and we love following you.

On Christmas morning the sun was shining.

There were also small snowflakes falling.

As the sun shone through them, they sparkled

like diamonds. This picture shows the snowflakes, 

but sadly the sparkle does not show up.

As December draws close to an end and a new year

approaches, we often get reflective.

We reflect on the past year os memories

and wonder what is in store for the coming year.

On thing we will be reflecting on is our friend Tommy

from The Poupounette

Tommy was a wonderful,gentle friend to cats,dogs and people.

He loved to run in the fields chasing his ball

with his #1, and he loved his kitty family.

We love this picture taken on Christmas Day.

You can see the joy in Tommy's face

as he enjoys his present of a  prosciutto bone.

That shear joy is how we will remember him.

Sadly, Tommy had bad news during a Vet visit.

Yesterday, December 27,2018 Tommy

passed away, and walked into the light.

We are so sad for his family and we will miss this gentle soul.

Tommy, you will always be in our hearts.

Merry Christmas Day!!

The moon on Christmas Eve

Christmas morning moon

Christmas Day sunrise

Christmas wreath

Christmas morning cats-Georgia and JJ

Julie

 We wish all of you a very happy

Christmas Day!

Happy Winter Solstice !

Georgia: Well it has been quite the week.

The snow we had last Friday was washed away by rain.

Then on Tuesday, we got more snow!

Now, today and Saturday we are getting more rain.

Lots of rain, up to 50mm (2 inches) !!

Happy Winter Solstice!!!!!

We celebrate the first day of Winter with rain.

(click the red link above.There is a recipe for mulled wine)

Saturday will also be a Full Moon  known as

the Cold Moon. (Except our Saturday will be rainy)

The good news is that Christmas Day will be sunny.

Mum likes that as it is a travel day for her as she 

visits with family.

With the shorter days, it is pretty dark when mum gets home.

That does not make for good picture taking.

We do not mind, but mum does.

It also means she has the camera out all weekend!

However, these pictures were shot last night.

As you can see, we are all pretty much in cozy mode.

Sleeping time is getting close and we are ready for that.

So is mum and JJ.

Julie is sitting beside her bed.

She has not decided where she wants to sleep yet.

Here is our Christmas card.

We wish all of you a

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

And,naturally really FUN weekend too !

Monday Musings with Georgia

Georgia: We had a pretty quiet but good weekend.

Mum went to a Christmas party Friday night .

Saturday she went to see her Grand-Niece who is 3 weeks old.

Then she spent Saturday night and Sunday with us.

 I did some lounging on this soft blankie.

JJ was on the porch on Sunday. It was mostly sunny.

He enjoyed that a lot.

Naturally Julie was on the porch too.

She spent lots of time watching the wildlife.

There were birds and ducks eating seeds.

There was a bunch of ducks over near the driveway.

As you can see, a lot of our snow has melted.

Most of it will be washed away as it is

raining this Monday.

Tuesday may be cooler again with snow flurries.

The weather is still up and down.

So far, no big storms and we purr it stays that way !

Finally Friday !

Last weekend  we had snow and sun.

This is what it looked like at 4PM.

This weekend we will have rain one day

and sun the next and the temperatures will be 

much warmer!

Georgia: Needless to say, we hope for more sunny porch time!

JJ: Yes, I would love sun and heat.

With the enclosed porch, I often get both.

Julie: I love my porch. It is a pawsome 

place to watch the wildlife outside.

I see squirrels,ducks,crows and lots of other birds.

It is quite entertaining and FUN.

Do you have good views where you live?

WE purr your views are FUN too!

Monday Musings with Georgia

Georgia: Friday afternoon we had some snow.

It came down in big,fat fluffy flakes.

By evening the flakes were smaller and

a lot wetter and stayed on the ground.

Mum said it was a slippery ride home.

Later the temperature dropped and the snow 

got a bit harder.

Good thing mum went out and shovelled tha walkway 

and a path to the bird feeders.

Saturday and Sunday we had sunshine!

It was pretty nice as there was no wind and

 we got to go out on the porch.

The snow on the trees was pretty.

The bare tree in the foreground is dead.

With all the wind we have been having,

it kept losing branches.

Guess there will be some tree trimming this Spring.

We enjoyed lounging on the porch.

JJ loved soaking up the warm sunshine as did I.

Julie always loves being on the porch and she spent

time watching the squirrels.

Earl made it very easy for her!

Yes, we enjoyed our weekend!

Yes, Julie has started licking again.

Mum says she will try some Bag Balm 

She uses it on her feet. Maybe it is the dry air. 

Last time she did this was last December.

Finally Friday Flashback!

Georgia: Mum only worked 3 days this week as Monday

and Tuesday were vacation days.

She was lazy too and did not take pictures of us.

Therefore, we are sharing pictures from this time 

last year.

I liked drinking water then as much as I do now.

That's a good thing as Winter tends to be much

dryer than Summer.

JJ standing on his bed. He likes napping there and 

from this elevated position, he can  keep an eye

on things that are happening around the house.

Julie was having her breakfast. This is her normal place 

for dining. This is also where she sits in the evening to 

watch for mum coming home.

We did not have any snow last year at this time.

Now, we have a dusting on the ground.

Today is sunny and the temperature is not too bad.

We will be having flurries and sun for the next

few days an the temperatures will not be

too cold. We may get on the porch or stay inside

with the heating vents.

Either way we will have FUN !!!

What are you doing this weekend?
 Hope it will be FUN!

Monday Musings with Julie

Julie: I was a bit miffed at mum this weekend.

She abandoned me!!!!!!!!

She left Saturday evening and came home

Sunday night!

OK, she did leave us food, but that's not the point.

SHE ABANDONED ME!!!!!

She went to her sister's place and they  were helping

to get ready for the annual Tea and Tour hosted

by Auntie's church.

After eating, people go to visit 3 houses all

decorated for Christmas.

This was the 23rd year!

Mum said it was great fun and she did miss me.

OK, so I guess it was only for 1 night and she did 

come back and give me lots of cuddles.

I just like having mum around a lot.

Georgia: Julie is such a drama queen!

Here I am proving to mum that I am not

a fussy eater. I ate most of my wet food and 

am eating my dry.

Just because I don't always finish my food

does not make me fussy...right?

JJ: I always finish my food! I like food!

I think Georgia is fussy, but if I can finish her food,

I don't mind at all! Heh!

Georgia is a pretty good snuggle companion though.

And, for the record, we are happy mum is back.

Yeah, Julie is a bit of a drama queen when it comes 

to mum.She thinks mum is hers when we know 

she is ours. Silly girl.MOL!

Finally Friday!

Happy Friday friends!

Thursday we were doing plenty of this.

We had a BIG storm that had very strong wind

and ,in some areas,snow!

There were lots of flurries in the air, but nothing 

stayed on the ground.

At the Cape Breton end of our province, 

there was a lot of wind and snow and tree branches!

That caused problems with the electrical wires and the flow of

electricity into the main power grid.

As a result, there was a huge power outage !

In the metro Halifax area the outage was the largest

amount since Hurricane Juan in 2003.

We lost our power in the morning and got it back 

about 1PM. Other areas got power about 5 PM.

Some areas were still waiting late in the evening.

Once again, Mum was happy to be home.

She is still using up vacation time and will not go back

to work until Wednesday.

Needless to say, we are happy cats!!

We love having mum home.

That means FUN!!!!

How about you?

What are your plans for the weekend ?

Hope they will be FUN !

Monday Musings with Georgia

Georgia: Happy Monday friends.

Even though mum went back to work today, we are still happy

because we had a great time when she was home.

Our weather was crazy!

We had sun, then we got some light snow and the

temperatures were cold!

We had wind so there was a wind chill factor also!

Mum was really happy to be home!

This week there will be sun,rain and maybe a rain-snow mix.

The temps will be in the +C (centigrade) range

so that is good.

On the warmer days, we did get on the porch.

Julie was delighted!

A lot of days JJ and I napped together.

In this picture, you can see where JJ had some 

mats removed at his back end.

He is mat free and happy.

Mum heard back from the Vet and he passed his tests!

His Thyroid and kidney functions were in the good range,

do no increases in his meds is necessary!! WooHoo!

The best news is that mum has Thursday

and Friday off!

Did we mention that we love mum holidays?!

We wish all of you a great week !!!

Friday Thoughts with Georgia

Georgia: Hi friends.It's Friday and that means 

mum's staycation is over. Darn!

We have enjoyed this week and we had lots

of snuggles and FUN !

The good news is that mum still has some

vacation days left!

This week has been crazy  in the weather department.

We had sun,rain and snow and it was warm and really cold.

The cold weather was Thursday and today.

The rest of the weekend looks to be warmer.

WooHoo!

 On the cool days, JJ and Julie did not go on the porch.

They sat on the windowsill and looked onto

the porch and outside.

Julie was looking for live squirrels.

The one above her is just a figurine. MOL!

If any squirrels or mice get into the porch, 

they better watch out! Julie is quite a mouser.

(Mum has had to rescue some that Julie brought 

into the house.Sometimes the mouse is not so lucky.

Mum is happy that Julie never tries to eat them.)

Heehee! Mum leaves the kitchen door open 

when we cats are on the porch)

JJ also enjoyed looking out the windows.

This week mum took him to the Vet for his

semi-annual check-up. They stole some of his blood.

They do a Senior wellness check.

Mum has not caught up with the Vet yet to see 

how he is doing.They are watching his thyroid and kidneys.

JJ also had a few matts that mum could not remove.

One was right under his chin.

The  Vet staff removed them so now he feels better

but his coat is a bit uneven. JJ does not mind though.

He is just glad mum is not picking at his furs anymore.

For a kitty that is 21 years old, he is still pretty active.

He also has a really good appetite.

The Vet said he can eat as much as he wants!

While mum goes back to work Monday, we will

enjoy our weekend and have FUN!

What are your plans for the weekend?

We purr you all have FUN !