Happy Halloween from Mickey's Musings !

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Tonight is the night when Trick or Treating happens.

We are going to a party at Billy, The Time Travel Cat's place.

Georgia is a viking. Treasure and Julie are pirates

and JJ is Frankenstein

As we all love treats, we are also going Trick or Treating.

As we do not have many homes close to where we live, 

we do not get any visitors at our place.

This is also the night when "the boundary between this world

and the otherworld  could more easily be crossed."

If this is the case, we may  be able to speak 

to those that have gone before.

On this night in 2009, our big brother Mickey 

married The lovely Miss Peach.

We are sure they are celebrating their Halloween  anniversary

At the Rainbow Bridge.

We miss you. 

We also remember Tiger

and Tillie

Julie is posting at House Panthers

Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day

Today we remember some family members that have

crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

We are sad that they are gone,but thankful

they were in our life.

Zee & Zoey have created a very special day to honor and 
remember those cherished pets we have lost but not forgotten"
 ~ Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day ~ 

Our blog founder Mickey.

He and Mom were best friends for almost 18 years.

He was a great friend and a kind and gentle cat.

We miss your easy manner and friendship.

Mickey loved his grass, and Mom liked picking

it for him. She fed it to him a blade at a time.

He had her trained well.

He loved looking out windows and enjoying wiffies.

He liked to participate in "Meow Like a Pirate Day"

But his biggest joy was his dear Miss Peach.

From their wedding, October 31,2009.

We miss our sweet Tiger.

She was a sweet girl and quite a talker too.

A spirited kitty with lots of Tortitude!

She enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest.

We miss you and love  Tiger.

She crossed her Bridge in her 18th year.

This is Moxie and he crossed his Bridge in his 3rd year

just months  before we started blogging.

He was a cute little imp and had a big hold on Mom.

Moxie was a littermate of Tillie and Georgia.

It was pretty hard to get over his passing as he was

quite a character!

The last in our remembrance is the hardest.

Our dear sister Tillie. She crossed her Bridge in her 10th year.

She had a big hold on Mom's heart and still does.

She was sweet,a Diva, demanding of Mom's 

attention and a silly girl at times.

She loved boxes no matter what the size!

Like all of us, she loved "Meow Like a Pirate Day" too! 

Here she is with JJ and Tiger.

Mom had a special bond with Tillie as she does with 

pretty much all black cats.Tillie wanted to be near

 Mom all the time too. In  many ways  she still is.

Mom thinks about her all the time and still misses her.

We miss all of our siblings.

We are glad we had the time with them that we did.

We will always remember them.

To all others remembering a special friend, we send you

love,hugs, purrs and we share tears as well.

"Part of Me..."

I thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.

I thought about you yesterday and the day before that too.

I think of you in silence. I often say your name.

But all I have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake, with which I'll never part.

God has you in His keeping. I have you in my heart.

I shed tears for what might have been. A million times I've cried.

If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.

In life I loved you dearly. In death I love you still.

In my heart you hold a place, no one can ever fill.

It broke my heart to lose you, but you didn't go alone.

For part of me went with you, the day God took you home.

-Author unknown

Our 8th Blogoversary !

Today we celebrate  our 8th year of blogging!

We thought it would be good to share some memories.

Our very first post was Aug 24, 2007 and featured

the blog founder Mickey, The Black Cat.

Our first commentor was our frucousins Team Tabby.

The next day, we had Daisy ,the Curly Cat(on FB now)

and Roxy from The Devil Dog.

We continued to get used to blogging and meeting so many new friends.

Mickey found love with the lovely Miss Peach and on

October 31,2009 they got married!

You can see more at the Wedding Blog.

In  March of 2010, we revealed that there were actually 

3 more kitties living with us. We do not have a good reason

 why we waited so long to include them, but we are

glad we finally did.

Here is Tiger.

And here are JJ and Treasure.

 In July of 2012, we adopted Julie.

She was rescued from the great outdoors.

She is now very happy as an indoor kitty(as we all are).

Some years were sad, when we lost good friends, and our own

siblings. We said goodbye to Mickey in 2011, 

Tillie in 2013 and Tiger in 2014.

We still miss them 

Winter of 2015 is a season we will not forget.

At least Mom won't as it was the year of lots

and lots of SNOW!

Mom wore out her shovel trying to keep up with

all the storms. She was lucky that neighbours had

machines to help out.

We kitties were cozy and warm inside!

On hot days like we are having now, it is good to

remember what we had a few months ago.

We look forward to more years of blogging and meeting new

friends. We think that as long as there are kitties(and critters)

 there will be blogs! 

Thank You for being a part of our journey!

Julie is happy today too.

See her at House Panthers.
Click Here !

Remembering Tillie, One Year Later

It was a year ago that my little Tillie passed away.

This is her last picture I took before acute renal failure

claimed her. I do not know why, it does not matter.

She is gone.

She was charming and a real diva kitty.

She had such pretty big eyes.

She also loved grass,one blade at a time.

Yes, she was a bit spoiled.

She loved her box on the porch and enjoyed many

snoozes here,especially on sunny ,warm days.

Thank you Tillie, for allowing me to share in your life.

I will always remember you and love you.

May you always enjoy sweet grass and sunshine!

Tillie,One Month Today

 It has been a month today since Tillie went to the 

Rainbow Bridge.

I still miss her so much.

Here is a series of pictures from each that we have blogged.

The pictures are from November of each year.

November  2007

November 2008

November 2009 with Georgia

November 2010

November 2011

 November 2012

November 2013

I miss you Tillie and I will never forget you.

You will always have a special place in my heart.

You have given me many,many years of

memories and I cherish every one.

See you again oneday Sweetie.

Our Christmas card for You

Our Christmas card to all  our friends.

L-R: JJ, Julie, Tiger, Georgia and Treasure

Angel Tillie rides with Santa.

We can't think of a better job for her as she will make sure

you all get your goodies from Santa!

We will miss you Tillie, and have a Merry Christmas at the Bridge!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and

SEASON'S GREETINGS

to all!!!!

Monday Musings with Georgia

Georgia: As it was sunny yesterday, Mom let us on the porch.

It is screened in and has some clear plastic on the windows

so it is pretty warm,especially when the sun shines.

Here I am in my little box with JJ and Treasure.

I like this little box. It is quite cozy.

 As you can see, it is well loved !

I did move over to the big box. I can see why

Tillie liked this box. It has room to stretch and it

is also very comfy.I will curl up here today.

I did not cuddle with Tillie, but I still miss her.

Since she loved this box, I will claim it as mine

 and I will remember her.

Julie is doing a solo post at House Panthers today.

Pop over and see how she is doing.

Click here !

Finally Friday Flashback

We are still missing our sisfur Tillie, so we thought we would

show you these pictures from December 30, 2011.

Georgia

JJ

 Tiger

Treasure

Angel Tillie

We will always love and remember you!

Since Julie was not yet adopted in 2011, her picture is

from December 3, 2012

Julie

Have a great weekend .

Hug each other and tell each other you love them.

Have some fun too !