Friends and Family on Friday

 

Violette: Pretty neighs, everyone! I hope you have all been well. We continue to love our home. When she comes over, #1 has been cutting down nettles with her strimmer for us. We horses love nettles but only after they have been cut down and dried a bit. They are really good for us too, full of great vitamins and minerals. #1 got this pretty cute pic of me (R) and The Big V (L) tthe other day:

When #1 visited us last weekend, Mr. R, the brother of Ms. L and Ms. T, was there too. It turns out that he has two gorgeous kitties adopted from a shelter, Luna and Stella. He kindly sent #1 a bunch of photos:

In this first one, Luna is on the left and Stella is on the right. Aren't they beautiful?

Here is a close-up of Luna:

And one of Stella:

The guess is that they both have Birman blood in them.

As for the gang over at Poupounette Central, Momo has been MIA during the day ever since the workmen arrived. Benny has been doing a bit of supervising when he hasn't been napping:

Ryū has been supervising #1:

Momo found a quiet place to hide, in the middle of #1's changeover of clothes from winter to summer:

And Ollie's walks have been curtailed a bit due to the workmen being there:

Thankful Thursday

 

#1 here. I am the one being thankful today. Why? Because after more than six weeks without hot water, I was able to take a long hot shower when I woke up this morning! Yesterday, an amazing crew of workers turned up to install a heat pump, associated water heater, and solar panels. Their first job was the water heater, and so I was able to shower this morning. It was sheer bliss! I am thankful to the French government for putting in place amazing subsidies to install these systems for people with minimal income.

Here are some pics of the crew at work:

Ollie did quite a bit of supervising. But as for the cats...

Who is it Wednesday

 

So, there was this suspicious lump on the table yesterday...

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

Yep, it was DRAGON RYŪ!

Tama-Chan Tuesday - The Rainbow Queen

 

Rainbow Queen Tama: Hello, Dear Friends! How have you all been ? It's been weeks since I last posted. Four, to be precise. And #1 thought it was high time! We are now in 2024, my penultimate year at Poupounette Central. And since there are more and more photos to share, we have decided to split the last couple of years into two. So, you'll be seeing my posts for a little while yet!

So, without further ado, let's get going!

January 2024 - With #1, we started the year in the best way possible, with lots of snuggles!

I could still do a pretty mean cute!

There was that little Dragon boy to tutor:

And I had to help #1 with her work, as I had done for so many years.

February 2024

This was my response to one of those rude little boys...

#1's lap was the best place of an evening:

Although sunpuddles in the kitchen were good too!

More snuggles! Always snuggling!

March 2024 : Still working on my dangles!

Still snuggling with #1:

Sunpuddles:

Brushies:

April 2024 : Sunpuddles here...

... and sunpuddles there!

Cute...

...and cuter!

May 2024

I still enjoyed Momo's company:

And was just happy with life in general:

But still serious about supervising #1!

June 2024 : As another lazy summer dawned, I savoured all of life's small (and big) joys. I was loved, cherished even, and so well cared for. I was a happy girl.

Here I am supervising a haul that #1 got at a discount shop:

And through it all, snuggling with my #1 remained one of my main priorities.

I hope you enjoyed this little retrospective, Dear Friends. By the way, I am so pleased that there will be a new Queen at Poupounette Central. I hope that little Noura will rule those unruly boys with an iron paw!

Manly Monday With Momo

 

Momo-Chan: Happy Monday, Friends Far and Wide! Fluff Puff here with our weekly round-up of all things manly and handsome!

As you know, my bro Dragon Ryū and I do enjoy a good wrestle at every opportunity

Sometimes, though, we boys all work together, as you can see from this shot where we were all chasing a bug:

Other times, Benny The Black and I hang out together:

And Dragon Ryū also occasionally hangs with Benny:

Ollie has been enjoying his walks with #1. They have done the hay in the fields around the house:

But there is still some long green grass in the garden.

As for The Big V, he would like you to know that he is studying hard for his MN. That would be Master of Naughtiness. He managed to break into the garage where #1 stores all of her horse stuff, and strew everything around as he searched for treats!

And that is our start for this new week, and new month of June!