HAPPY ST. VALENTINE'S DAY....

 I wonder if there is some cat mint in these hearts?  Better climb up for a closer sniff...

 Well this looks fun to play with...

 We wish you a beautiful Valentines day surrounded by all the things you love best...stay warm in the wake of the new storms...we are purrrrring real hard for all of you.

A MEW OLYMPIC COMPETITION...I MIGHT HAVE THE GOLD MEDAL!

Kitties it is cold outside the cozy cottage because old man winter has finally arrived...he brought us 5 inches of snow...now he wants to give us 6 more during the night!  I think it is much better to sit on Lapdaddy's warm armchair after a nice workout...what are you doing this fine day? Almost forgot to say that the thingie is a scalp massage gadget that mommy bought everyone for Christmas...no one cared for them except MEow!!!!  I demand my time with it several times a day...

GET THE SKITTLES READY BECAUSE A BIG STORM IS BREWING!!!

Today it will be the unstoppable verses the unbeatable in Met Life Stadium.  We purrrr for a good clean close game with fine sportsmanship to make the sport proud...no matter who wins...but the Seahawks are a Cinderella story this season and how fine it would be to have a happy ending.

ONCE UPON A LITTLE PEACHY CAT...

 This Sunday I wanted to share some of the sweet memories of my little peachy Miss Peach.  She warmed our hearts and the cozy cottage for over nine years with her quirky purrrrsonality...we miss her so.  Kitties come and go through our lives, homes, gardens and hearts.  We have the privilege of being a part of their lives.  Wishing you all a very happy Sunday...

GO SEAHAWKS!!! FROM THE HOME OF THE 12th CAT!

 Time to grab a quick mouthfull of kibbies and get into the box seat at Century Link stadium!  I always watch my team play and today will be very special...we want to be on the road to the SUPERBOWL...heck we WILL be on that road!  It will be a rough game...

A LOVELY JANUARY DAY...

I do not know what more to say other than it is a lovely quiet day at the cozy cottage...we look forward to this mellow time of the year when all is still and the ground is sleeping.  I found a small sun puddle to curl up on and enjoy the afternoon....ah the stuff of dreams...oh and mommy found this pretty wallpaper with a sweet kitty on it in her favorite color gray....YEAH!!!

A HAPPY MEW YEAR TO ALL.....

We are almost two weeks into the mew year.....and guess what?  We still have our Christmas tree UP!!!  I think it is because mommy knows how much I love it....but I think she is really just too lazy to take it down.  It is good to keep the Christmas spirit all year long....but hey...Valentine's day is coming soon.  Maybe mommy will hang hearts on the tree....who knows?  There is plenty of room because we ate all the cookies and the chocolate ornaments!

HOLIDAY MOMENTS AT THE COZY COTTAGE...

 Christmas 2013 in our festive plaids ...

 Christmas 2003 ten years ago with our little man Cole...

 Christmas 2013 now with our big man Cole...

 Cole helped decorate our little tree German style with gingerbread cookies and lots of chocolate ornaments.  They are fun to look at but even better to take off and eat!

 Miss Hunny Bunny loves HER boy and always comes when he calls her...

Miss Hope loves him too and takes over whenever she wants to!  We have been blessed by a quiet reflective season full of good foodies and some wonderful old movies on TCM.  Most of all our Lapdaddy is walking without his walker or cane...that is the best BLESSING from our precious Lord!  Wishing you all a safe and peaceful time between the years...2013}}}}}}}}}}}}}}2014

NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT....MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL!

 Finally our tree is looking like it should.....and guess who we found sitting under it!  COLE!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of your purrrrecious hearts!

Can any of you guess which TV program we were watching?

SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS TREE!!!

Dearest Furrrriends....here is our Christmas tree but I think something is wrong with it!  It smells good but something is just not right with it yet...  It is almost Christmas and I HOPE we can get it fixed before then...
Well on another very fine note something IS RIGHT ... we are able to post pictures again here and on Facebook!  YEAH...we took your advice and downloaded Google Chrome...this is a true gift we are thankful for this season.  it is the little things that matter so much more than any gift one can buy!
Stay tuned for more Christmas fun later....love all of us cozy cottage cats!

I'VE GOT THAT HOLIDAY FEELING...

December is a quiet time of reflection, to say our orayers for blessings given and yet to be...
I put my paws together...

Mommy brought  out the little Christmas quilty for her table...I think it is so colorful and had to see how I look on it!

We are still having computer trouble at the cozy cottage...while mommy loves her new SONY very much and is learning Windows 8,she is not able to post any pictures on Facebook or to our bloggy here except from those stored in Picasa.  We are so frustrated by that...we keeop getting a message that Internet Explorer has stopped working right after we select a photo to post to the bloggy.  Such a headache because we are dumb kitties around here mommy included...
We have been good kitties otherwise and hope some troubleshooting will prove fruitful...not fruitcake:)

THE ADVENT OF THE FIRST ADVENT!

Today is the first advent Sunday...we will light our first candle and count the blessings we so richly have but do not deserve.  We kitties will sit with our Lapdaddy as he watches football  after they come home from church...mommy will fix the coffee and have some pumpkin pie!
This always helps usher in the December month...a few lines of the musings of one of our favorite poems by AE Houseman

The night is freezing fast,
Tomorrow comes December;
And winterfalls of old
Are with me from the past;

 

A BLESSED THANKSGIVING FEST TO ALL...

Some one has to be the official Pumpkin pie taste tester...might as well be me!
Wishing you all a most blessed THANKSGIVING fest...
we are so thankful for all that the Lord has given us and that He has
spared us what we really deserve.

I had a hard time staying away from the pretty turkey feathers in the arrangement mommy
made...I think I am in love with feathers...pass me a slice of turkey please!

REJOICING WITH THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS...

The best mews this week is that mommy was able to buy a new computer...Merry Christmas to her!  We can't wait for it to arrive...yikes she will have to learn Windows 8!  We will finally be able to blog better and post to FB again!  Feeling so disconnected has been tough using this small notebook...but mommy is grateful that she had it.  It was a study in learning to be patient...and I learned a few works from the do not repeat list:)

My dearest furrrends...what a wonderful week for Thanksgiving!  I will celebrate by sharing mommies cuppa cheer while she is not looking.  Oh how yummy this brown stuff on the bottom is...chocolate...can't be good for me but I am a skinny old girl so a few licks can't hurt.  I am thankful for so many things...this quiet season begins with so many gifts.  Our Lapdaddy is having a good week  and hasn't had to use his walker too much, just his cane.  Thank you all for your special thoughts...we feel them and are grateful you send them...
We rejoice with our furrrend Tucker...HE IS HOME again after his 11 day walkabout!  Mommy Rene and daddy Jim are over the moon happy...we wrote them to never give up HOPE and felt Tucker would be returned to their waiting arms...



AN UNFINISHED LIFE...JFK 50 YEARS...YOU PROMISED US THE MOON...WE PROMISE YOUR LIGHT WILL NEVER GO OUT

“Now, I think that I should have known that he was magic all along. I did know it - but I should have guessed that it would be too much to ask to grow old with and see our children grow up together. So now, he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man.” Jacqueline Kennedy



Each November 22 I remember the night at my Oma and Opa's house in Germany when we heard the dreadful news, just a few months before he was in Berlin and  gave his speech, "Ich bin ein Berliner!" Germany felt the sting of the cold war warm up in his smile. I still have the 1965 silver dollar with his handsome image, I treasure it. I have stood at his grave and wondered why this had to be... An Unfinished Life... for some reason the full title of my tribute portait would not post, I tried 4 times... thank you for all that you gave to our world...

DOES SHE REALLY APROVE OF ME?

Mommy calls her new artwork "THE ONES WHO CAME BEFORE APPROVE"

Somehow I am not real sure if Miss Hunny Bunny agrees with the title...

SORROW ACROSS THE BIG POND....



In Memory of my special friend Ginger Jasper
unforgettable loyal, kind and caring
an ICON in the CB like no other.
We will miss you so greatly dear friend.
Thank you for the pleasure we had of knowing you all these beautiful years...



Autumn is a gentle time of year...
a soft glow falls over all the rooms...
somewhere a cat sits and waits~
to come warm a spot,
on the hearth stone,
in the heart,
on the lap...
in time,
in his special time.

Autumn's  glow shines into the cozy cottage on Sunday.
It has been a hard week for us...Lapdaddy is still in much
pain after his back surgery.  We are still filled with hope
that recovery will come soon.

We are still stuggling with this small notebook computer, it gives our blogging a real challenge
because it is so outdated and incompatable.  Facebook will not load, too many ads.
We feel a bit out of touch and pray you will not forget us all until our lives return
to a more normal cadence.  Sending you all much love and cozy comfortable purrrrrs...

BLOG BLAST FOR PEACE~DONA NOBIS PACEM



For so many years now the cozy cottage has been participating in this annual event of making Peace globes.  We believe with all of our hearts that PEACE can begin with one purrrrrson doing one good thing.  HOLY FATHER grant us PEACE.  



OUR REMARKABLE MISS HUNNY BUNNY!!!

It has been a very good week at the cozy cottage.  Our Lapdaddy is recovering well from his back surgery.  We thank you so kindly for all the purrrrrs, purayers, well wishes and cards you have shared with us.  He was able to come home in the evening after the surgery...YEAH!  Sore and tired he fell into bed...then something amazing happened!  For the first time in four years since we have had Miss Hunny Bunny in the house, she climbed in bed with Lapdaddy!  She lay on his feet and would not move away from him!  She knew he needed tending and comforting...we are just so amazed that she showed this unCATeristic kindness when Dennis needed it most.  She stayed with him on his side all night...usually she ALWAYS sleeps on my side by my feet...our hearts are touched by this purrecious fur girl!  It has been a wonderfur autumn week...