MUSINGS ON A WET WEDNESDAY...

A bumbershoot four leaf clover to shelter you from the raindrops....

Barefoot in the brook with kittens in the Easter basket... Mickey put me in a bed of rose colored blossoms...

Winter's sad that he must go,

his tears fall soft as rain.

Spring smiles gently upon the land,

as her turn begins again.

Miss Peach watches the raindrops pop against her window glass. She has a curious look on her face and listens intently. Rain is a welcome visitor here in the desert. It makes the land fresh and clean. We bid you welcome, please come again...

THE EARLY BIRD BRINGS US EASTER...

The kitties make it really fun.

Scampering about and playing games...
This is a shelf just above the kitchen sink. I just love Caesar's little colorful Easter chicks. (If you bigafy the photo, you can see the window lace has a kitten and a ball on it off to the very left:)
Here are some of the Germany bunnies doing very domestic things. One is bathing her baby and the other sweeping her patio. That is just as it happens around here all the time...work, work, work!
Mommy, sometimes you need to stop and just dance with joy!

Last Sunday was Palm Sunday and next Sunday will be Easter. This is the earliest we have celebrated Easter since the 1920's I believe! It will not happen again so early until 2030 something if I remember right. So it is a special season this year. In Germany we celebrate Easter on Sunday and Monday! Two days for the Lord. Christmas also is celebrated for two days. There is not much happening in the garden so early in the season. We do have some pretty daffodil ls and the buds are beginning to swell on the cherry trees. The rugosa roses are sporting soft green tips and the others that familiar burgundy. I love all of the decorations mommy puts out just for me to enjoy. She loves the seasons as they change month by month... Birds have been scouting out the birdhouses already and bathing in the fountains. I snoopervise from my window seat when I get out of my burrito bed. Most of the day, however, I just sleep away like a good old cat should.

MAY THE LUCK OF THE IRISH BE WITH YOU ON SAINT PATRICKS DAY!!

This just in from Prinnie!

Who is Irish and stays out all night?

Paddy O'Furniture!

Isn't the little toadstool fairy just the sweetest little good luck prince charming? My special friend Normie sent me this nice card!

Deep down there is a wee bit o'
Irish inside each one of us...

My redheaded mommy is going out with the Lapdaddy wearing her favorite green jacket and perfume. Who remembers this 'Evening In Paris'?



May the road rise to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face.

And rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

may God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

CAT ART SUNDAY

You may have noticed the colorful vintage cat postcards I have been showing in my posts lately. They come from an eBay seller who does charity auctions for a Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary in North Carolina. He also has beautiful sun catchers for specially featured kitties. Their photos and stories are on the auction page. Please take a moment and visit and see all of the wonderful art and think about buying one or two of the charity postcards. 100% of the green papers goes to the blind kitties! This is a heartwarming cause I could be very passionate about. Parker told me that her mommy has three of these framed postcards in her kitchen with kitchen themed madness of course! I like the one below because it reminds mommy of the fruit cellar her Oma used to have in Germany. I think it looks like that Mayors house should in Iowa, over run by vermin!

Mommy thought this looks like Jacquie Kennedy. The kitty reminds her of Miss Minka, the blue creme Persian who came before me.
Ladies are always so well dressed in Germany when they go into town to shop. They do not wear blue jeans. Mommy never even owned a pair of blue jeans until she came to America. Now she has 3 pair! She used to wear Dirndles because she is from Bavaria, and go shopping with her wicker basket on her arm. Each day, always fresh, she would buy just what she needed for that day.
She would wear hats and gloves, not just for church. Don't you just love the smell of a card shop?!
Please click here and read the sermon Beau has prepared for us today on his new bloggy. The graphic is done by our talented Zoolatry. Have a wonderful Sunday in his shining light...

A BREATH OF HOME...FROM GERMANY

I wish there were some Greenies in that old nest instead of all that paper grass!
Miss Luna's mommy and my mommy do a tea bag exchange each month. She send me tea from Germany and I send her American tea. Since Easter is a special time, Stefanie sent some wonderful schokolade that mommy had missed for so long. It was a wonderful surprise and she was overjoyed while unpacking all of the treasure. Below is a beautiful tea bag named 'blossom magic'...how purrrfect is that!
This is mommies tea cup set out for breakfast. See all of the empty candy wrappers? Not a very balanced breakfast mommy!
The tiny chocolate bars are a sweet as they are pretty. Click to see the different scenes on the wrappers, the bunny family is getting the eggs ready to deliver in our Easter baskets!
The hazelnut nougat chocolate eggs are so delicious!
Look at all of my beautiful rabbits! The vintage style card came from Luna's mommy Stefanie...I love that rubber stamp. Hope I find it in my Easter basket!

There were also some treats for me in the package but mommy is hiding them from me:( I bet I will find them this week! She just wants me to do some housekeeping...clever mommy!

DOMESTICS ON FRIDAY...

This is what she wants me to be doing....

This is what I want to be doing....
This is what she wants to be doing....
This is what we will be doing...
This is what we should be doing for each other...
This is what she is going to do with her coffee cup in hand!
This is what I would rather be doing with my beloved Mickey in the spring time garden...doesn't it look like he is getting ready to ask me something very important?
Below is a magic eye image of what I would say to him...

A Lion King Tribute [Circle of Life - Elton John]

I have selected this special song today for two very wonderful cats. First for Petey who fought a very brave fight to...the end of the circle. Second for Miss Delta Peach who came into this world on Sunday and has a lifetime of days ahead of her at the beginning of the circle. Please take a few minutes to listen to the words and reflect on what is really important in our days...FAITH, HOPE, LOVE.

Mommy wrote this one day and today is the purrrfect day to share it.
"The time will come when the end will ask you, What did you do with all your beginnings?"

Remember I love you, and you are very important in the lives of those who do....

TORN IN TWO EMOTIONS.....

The Rainbow Bridge Fairy is coming to collect Petey this morning. His brave fight to beat the odds is coming to an end.

A final gift of love awaits...travel well dear friend...
All cats who went before, will be waiting at the end of the rainbow to welcome him...
A circle of life...we welcome to earth a new baby to fill our hearts with joy and hope. ~~Miss Delta Peach~~4 days old
The beautiful rainbow followed us to Portland today. It brought the luck we needed. Lapdaddy is doing exceptionally well!

"Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?’ he asked. ‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’” –Lewis Carroll

I FEEL SO VERY ELEGANT...

MY WONDERFUL KIMONO...

My dearest friend Adan has sent me a beautiful Kimono from his country of Taiwan. I am most honored beyond belief that he has given me this special gift! The elegant colors go so well with my fur and it fits me perfectly. Adan was the very first guest I ever served tea to in my garden last summer. He is a wonderful gentleman cat. Now when we have tea again we can be dressed in the formal costume of his country. Below is the watercolor that Michico sent to me. She painted this for my 15th birthday in January. It was a formal occasion also. I love the pretty writing paper with the ginkgo leaves and flowers. Such wonderful treasures from the east. My heart thanks you so much Adan and Michico.
Jan tagged me with this Meme of Fours and Mommy and I did it together! Three answers are hers and only one is mine. Can you figure mine out?

Jobs I have had: Hospice worker, Deli clerk, Office manager, & Domestic Servant~

Movies I would watch over and over: Bridges of Madison County, Somewhere in Time, The Aristocats, The Quiet Man~

Places I have been: London England, Portland Oregon, Glasgow Scotland, Maui Hawaii~

Places I have lived: Portland Oregon, Munich Germany, Manhattan Kansas, Fairfield Pennsylvania~

TV shows I watch: Animal Planet, PBS, Discovery, TCM (no favorite shows)

People who email me regularly: my special friend Normie, Diana, Anita, Lorian~

Favorite foods: Electric blue eyed mans turkey, Mexican, Italian, Chocolate!~

Places I would rather be: ALASKA!!, in my burrito, Depoe Bay Oregon & in the past years of my life.~

Things I am looking forward to: going back to ALASKA!, getting new marble tile in my bathroom, losing a little bit of weight & tea parties with all of my friends.

I hope you all have a wonderful day today...I will sleep until mommy and Lapdaddy get home from Portland. It is his first check up since his surgery. Please keep a good thought for their safe and swift return to me.

MILD AND MYSTERIOUS MONDAY MOMENTS.....

Mommy went into the garden this weekend and picked this tiny bouquet of perfume violets. Yes, they are pink! Very unusual! The smell like heaven. The little cloche covering them is actually just a candle votive turned upside down. The tiny art doll with the watering can is made out of old buttons. (click to bigafy)
I have so many things to show you this week. The postman brought me two packages on Saturday special delivery!! They came from opposite ends of the world...just for me. The postman was amazed! One came from Luna in Germany and the other one from Adan in Taiwan. I am such a happy cat to feel so very loved by you all. The treasures are beyond wonderful...it is going to be a fun week! It has to be, just look how it started yesterday with the birth if Isis' kittens... Mommy is going to open the patio door today and let in the first fresh air of the season...

CAT ART SUNDAY

Join us as we celebrate the birth of Queen Isis' kittens. One daughter and three sons came into this world early this morning on the day of the Lord! China Cat delivered the good mews to me and this excerpt from the Diary at the Breeders March 9th 2008
12:23am - The first kitten arrived, shortly followed by his brother just over 10 mins later.
12:54am – Our little girl arrived, she’s very much like her mum Isis in colouring it seems! She’s very lively too! :)
1:33am – One more boy arrived to make it a total of four in the litter, it’s now gone 3:30am and Isis and kittens are going very well. All the kittens are lively and nursing, plus they all weighed in at a little over 100g at birth – so good healthy weights! I’ve hopefully got a photo or two, but I’ll see tomorrow if they turned out ok. We’ll photograph each kitten at weighing in tomorrow after what we all hope to be a restful night for what’s left of it… ;)
As we rejoice in the happiness over this very much wanted birth, we need to pray for all of the stray lady cats who can not help themselves and give birth to millions of unlucky kittens. We pray for a each cat to find a loving forever home with food, warmth and compassion. No cat should ever have to suffer in mans senseless world! Now lets put the tea kettle on and be glad we have a crumb to eat! Happy Sunday!

THE TIME HAS COME......WE ARE WAITING FOR THE ICKLE KITTENS TO BE BORN!

Oh sometimes it is hard waiting...

This weekend Isis is going to be such a sweet little mommy!
Please join me for a Lady In Waiting Tea Party all weekend. It can be any minute now!
I wonder how many ickle kittens will hatch?
Here is a diary entry from Isis mommy: March 8th 2008!
The big day is here, but as yet no sign of the kittens leaving their warm spot inside Isis! She’s certainly very close to having them, but we’ll just have to wait and see… Her weight is holding steady at 4.4Kg and she’s still very happy and active, though much more vocal and affectionate. We’re therefore keeping her company and fussing her on demand – luckily she’s been enjoying watching Crufts and the like with us, between bouts of nest making! ;)