YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY...

I hope, I mean, I, HOPE you all had a yummy turkey day while you counted your many blessings.  Mommy made a big mistake and put her apple pie down on the sofa.  It did not take me long to be the official taste tester.  It passed with flying colors!

 Oh how wonderful!

 Look at all the guests we had over for the holiday!  A flock of hundreds of starlings.  They are fast busy birds...so pretty in their iridescent feathers.

 They were content with the red dogwood berries and made quick work of gobbling them all up.  If they do not get eaten in winter, they sprout and make more little dogwood trees.

AN UNFINISHED LIFE...

 Today is a good day...

 to snuggle up close to someone you love and take a nap...

 On this day 52 years ago...a tragedy rocked our world in Dallas...every year I pause to remember and think what might have been different in this world if not for his unfinished life...thank you JFK

VIVE LA FRANCE...

We are just cats and do not understand the wicked ways of some humans...this we do know...GOD is in control and the devil will not win.

FIRST FRIENDLY FURRY TOUCH!!!!

This is our feral kitty Lion...he has lived in the cozy cottage garden for around 6 years.  He is neutered (as you can tell from his left ear tipping) and well cared for.  Each evening in the summer he comes by and takes a nap out on our courtyard or in his favorite chair on the deck.  All of these many years I have longed to touch his fur and stroke his head with a gentle human touch.  FINALLY....that day came last month.  This week I was able to capture this special moment on camera.  His is such a big broad boycat...oh how I now long to hold him in my arms...dare I dream so big?  For the love of cats...I WILL!  Wishing you all a happy Sunday.

SWEET MEMORIES TO USHER IN THE QUIET SEASON...

Wishing you all a Happy Halloween...we take this weekend to ponder days gone by....in thankfulness that they happened upon us with gentle grace...tonight the veil grows thin...those beloveds will be near in the soft shadows...

COZY BUT BORING...

Just another boring Sunday at the cozy cottage...we are warm and happy as we slowly watch autumn coming to the garden.  Mommy loves this quiet time of the year...Lapdaddy is already longing for the warmth of springtime.  I am just a happy little cat as long as I have them both close by so I can sit and take my naps with them.  See mommies silly pants!

 My Lapdaddy keeps me warm in my fleecy blanket...

 Who is this scairty boo guy on the fireplace!!!?

 Lapdaddy will keep me safe from him...I can hide my face under his hand.  Wake me when the football game comes on....happy Sunday to all of my faithful friends.

JUST ANOTHER PURRRRDY FACE....

 Mommy chased me with the flashy box again...but I would not look at her...so she snapped away anyway...oh well...not too bad in my avoidance department.

 Keeping my paw on my Lapdaddy...he is getting better with each day...it has been such a long road...I know one day he will be able to walk all by himself again...until then, it is walking with his chariot buggy and his walking stick.  Today we are going to watch lots of football and mommy is going to make meatballs in pasta sauce...hope I get to lick the spoon.

FRIENDS FROM OUR YESTERDAYS...

 Today we thought we would show some photos of our yesterday's....mommy and Miss Peach

 Our special friend Junior Baby...

 Our sweetest friend Miss Praline

 and of course our beloved Miss Hunny Bunny before she came to live inside the cozy cottage with us

 our unforgettable Miss Peach...

wishing you a sweet Sunday and maybe you can look back on some of your own yesterdays and sigh a bit in thankfulness that they happened....after all those times are what form our lives

A NEW FRIEND IN MY WINDOW...

 We once upon a time had a beautiful white Bunny in our front window...mommy brought this one home for me this week.  It is good to have a Bunny in our window once again...mommy wishes it were a different Bunny, but I think it is just fine...it is good to have someone who has bigger ears than mine around here!

WATCHING AUTUMN ARRIVE...

 Resting in the warmth of the early autumn sunshine...no better way to spend a Sunday.  Our Hunny Bunny used to love to lay in the window...we miss her so much.

 Mommy made this ATC to usher in autumn...the tiny pumpkin thingy is a seed pod of some sort, she added the tiny leaf...anyone know what it came from?

 This golden season will always be our favorite...the well deserved rest after a long hot summer...

MOMMY IS WORN OUT...BUT SOMETHING MAGICAL HAPPENED!!!!

I am staying close to mommy since she is wearing out as she puts it.  We are resting so much with Lapdaddy...it seems like the work never ends but we gladly do it...BECAUSE we believe it will get better and better with each day.  Some are quite harder than others, but kitty purrs help.  Kitties are a great comfort...we must just be patient and it will happen.  Something magical did indeed happen this week!  You all know we care for the feral family of Scrappy Cat, her Kitten and daddy cat Lion.  They have lived in our cozy cottage garden for many years now...feral but somewhat trusting of mommies attention.  This week mommy finally broke the barrier with Lion....he let her touch him while he ate his stinky goodness!!!!!  She stroked his head gently and patted his back.  He even arched a tiny bit into her hand...or so she thought.  This was so magical for her...a gift to help her cope with the rough days around here.  Thank you for loving us and keeping us in your thoughts and best purrrrs right now.

NEVER FORGET TO REMEMBER!!!

 In honor of all the furs we have loved over our lifetime...

 We remember special kitties so dear to our hearts...Mickey the Black Cat...Normie...Dragonheart...our Buddy who lived in our garden~

 Bedroom table kitty shrine

 Miss Minka 1983~2001

 Kitchen window sill kitty shrine

You will be in our hearts and minds for all enduring time....