In Memorium.......

Fantum

1999-2017

Fantum, what a loving Kitty you were.

Letting all the children pet your silky fur.

Your meow was broken but it was no matter.

You loved all the wee ones, whose feet went pitter patter.

You'd lay in Mommy's flowers till they were squished flat.

Then you'd snuggle Mommy and lay upon her lap.

May your fields be filled with Catnip

Your food bowls overflow with food

May you always have a warm lap

Fantum we miss you.

Purz and Catnip Dreams.......Gomez

Cat Tales ~ 2013 Tails of the Painted Cats

Every year a local feline shelter has a benefit fundraiser called Tails of the Painted Cats.  Fiberglass cats are creatively painted by local artists and then auctioned off, with the money collected going to help support the efforts of the shelter. This shelter is called the Cat Care Society , The Best Little Cat House in the West. 

Me read about it in the newspaper. Me then had Mommy find pictures of the Painted Cats on the interwebs. Here's Me's favorites....

Gray-dient
Me thinks this is a very nice Cat representation

Sebastian the Steampunk Messenger Cat
Me thinks this Cat has quite the sense of adventure

Japanese Tea Kitty
Me wonders if she serves milk with the tea

Cheshire Cat
Quite the smurk on that Fellow!

Cat Ballou
That Cat looks just a bit too happy!

Celeste, Celestial Cat of the Heavens
Me's wondering how long it took to get those dreads?

Click Here to learn more about the Cat Care Society.

Click Here to see more Painted Cats!

Purz and Catnip Dreams.......Gomez

Cat Tales ~ Venus, the Two Faced Cat

Venus

This is Venus. Venus is a female tortoise-shell kitty. She is an extremely unusual cat. Not so much for her face, cause Me has seen other Kitty's with faces that are half and half - maybe not with such a perfectly straight line, though. Mommy and Daddy have a kitty named Fantum that has a half and half face. Here's a picture of Fantum.

Fantum

Anymew, Venus is extremely unusual because of her eyes. She has one blue eye. Blue eyes are traits of Siamese Kittys - like ME! - or Kittys with a lot of white on them, like the Khao Manee from Thailand. Venus has only a small white patch on her chest. Here's a picture of ME with Me's pretty blue eyes.

ME

To read more about Venus, CLICK HERE!

Purz and Catnip Dreams ....... Gomez

Cat Tales ~ Tales of the Outside

FINALLY! Mommy has turned on the computer in the computer room! Me usually spends the days in there (sleeping on a warm snuggy blanket that Daddy set up for Me on his desk) when those sticky, noisy Little People are in the house. If Mommy had left her computer on, then Me could've been blogging!  {{sigh}}  Oh well!

On to the adventure Me wants to tell you about...Tales of the Outside.
Mommy and Daddy sat us 'Kittens" down many weeks ago and told us that this new place wasn't like the WildWoods of Arkansas and We Kittens would have to like being 'housecats'! Our outdoor adventures had come to a screeching halt - at least until Daddy could finish the wood fence around the backyard.
Well, Me batted Mes big blue eyes at Mommy and cried and cried and finally she gave in (she always caves in to Mes demands  desires) and she let Me outside in the backyard. Of course, Mommy was around - 'just so Me wouldn't get scared', she said.

Me had fun exploring. So many new smells and noises. Bird smells, Skirrel smells, (Mommy has feeders up) and strange Doggy smells. Since I was so well behaved in the backyard (but then, Me is always well behaved!), Mommy decided to try letting some of the other Kittens outside.

Mommy let Fantum out, but Fantum is ascared of the Doggies who live in the yard behind Us. And Fantum will only stay outside as long as those Doggies don't woof.

Sylvester smelling tree under birdfeeder

Then Mommy let Sylvester out. And Sylvester is trying hard to be just like Me so he behaved himself and just watched the feeders after he smelled around.

Finally Mommy let Valentino out. But Valentino tries too hard to be Mr. Macho and Mommy found him in the neighbors yard (Mommy muttered the whole time she carried him home about how she couldn't figure out how he got out of the wire fence that is around the yard now). So now Valentino is grounded for "An Eternity!" - to quote Mommy.  {{chuckle}}  Valentino got in trouble!  {{chuckle}}  And Valentino can only peer out the door and dream about the outside.

Cat Tales ~ Fantum

Me wants you to meet mes older sister, Fantum.  She's a Foundling just like me. Mommy calls the Kitties that show up at our house Foundlings.

Fantum is a long-haired tortoise shell. Which means she's ornery. She likes to stalk Daddy.

Fantum got her name because half of her face is gold and the other half is dark. Daddy thought she looked like the Phantum of the Opera.

When Fantum was younger, she would play hide-n-seek with Mommy when Mommy worked in the garden. Fantum would hide behind plants and then jump out when Mommy walked by. And of course, Mommy would squeal which would make Fantum happy.