Thankful Thursday - For Your Support!

 

Rainbow Queen Tama: Greetings everyone. I realise I have fallen a tad behind in my autobiography, but that will be remedied over the coming weeks. I whispered in #1's ears that it was important for me to be involved in this new project. As you know, Poupounette Central has been without a Queen since my departure for the Bridge. Those rowdy boys have no one to teach manners and how to be civilised in general! Something had to be done!

It may come as a surprise to some of you to learn that our #1 was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and spent her childhood there. She lived in a lovely old house facing the sea. Her heart has been breaking at the news lately, especially when she read that the very neighbourhood and street where she lived had been bombed. 

She has followed for a while an amazing rescue organisation called Animals Lebanon. They try to help as many animals as they can, cats and dogs of course, but they have even saved lion cubs! #1 had been pondering adopting the next queen through them but was hesitating due to the costs this would entail, as she has not exactly been flush of late. But then she saw a video that showed the people at Animals Lebanon pulling a tiny month-old kitten out of the rubble of the building that had been destroyed by the bomb. Her heart stopped. She knew there and then that here was the new queen of the Poupounette. So, she contacted Animals Lebanon and asked them about adopting her

It will take between three and four months until the kitten is ready to travel. She is currently in a foster home. They have named her NOURA, which means bright/radiant. She has the most adorable coat that looks like it's been made up of odds and ends.

We wanted to mention also that Animals Lebanon works with Tabby's Place, that some of you will be familiar with in the United States, especially to place special needs cats.

So, we are starting a GoFundMe campaign to help us raise the funds necessary to arrange for all the tests and shots Noura needs, as well as organise the necessary paperwork and her travels. The GoFundMe page can be found here: https://gofund.me/8a2b22f9c

We know that many people are struggling in the current economic environment, so please don't feel bad if you can't help. Moral support will also be much appreciated!

You will find the video of her rescue on the GoFundMe page. Here are a few photos of little Noura:

Thank you for reading, and thank you for your support!

Woofie Wednesday

 

Ollie: Woofs everyone! Ollie here! Yesterday morning, I bumped into my pal Jarrod on my walk. We always have a great time together.

#1 took this fun photo of me whilst I was sitting in a ditch!

And she took this next photo in our garden. It is such a peaceful place, don't you think?

Thinking Back on Tuesday

 

#1 here. This is the time of year when my "Kanzan" Japanese cherry tree blooms, and of course it brings to mind my Tommy and my Beebs who are buried next to one another at the foot of the tree. It has been more than seven years since Tommy ran off to the Bridge, followed five months later by Beebs. I put a post about all of this on Facebook, but wanted to share it on the blog as well.

Here is a photo of the two of them, taken when Tommy was two and Beebs was a kitten. It says everything about their love for one another. I was so fortunate to have them both in my life.

Manly Monday With Momo

 

Momo-Chan: Happy new week, everyone! I'm so happy you could join us for our weekly round-up of handsome boys! This week, we will start with The Big V as #1 got a pretty nice shot of him. She says that, from a distance, he looks a bit like a unicorn in the forest!

Next up is Ollie with a nice outdoor shot :

Here is a nice one of Dragon Ryū taken by Mr. G:

And here is Benny The Black enjoying a prime window perch!

As for me, well what can I say? I bask in my utter floofiness!

Wishing you all a lovely week!

Snuggles on Sunday

 

Benny The Black: Hello, Dear Friends, and thank you for joining us on our weekly SoS post! This week, we'll be kicking off with the horses as they have been doing some serious snuggling of late. It turns out that Ms. L has developed a special bond with The Big V:

Whilst Violette adores Ms. T and vice-versa!

Of course, she also still loves #1!

As does The Big V!

On the home front, Mr. G snagged this great photo of #1 snuggling with "Ninja Dragon" Ryū!

As well as her snuggling with Ollie:

Ollie and Momo have been seen together quite a bit!

As have I with Momo:

And with my little bro, Ryū:

#1 got a shot of Ryū getting snuggled by Mr. G and Ms. N on his birthday:

And lastly, here I am, getting a kiss from #1 while Ollie looks on:

I hope you enjoyed this week's snuggle offerings. We all enjoy our snuggles, even if Ryū and Momo would sometimes have you believe they don't!

Saturday Sac...

 

Ryū-Chan: It's me again, and guess what? I'm once again in a bag, or "sac" as we say in these parts! #1 says I'm making a habit of it.

Feline Friday

 

Ryū-Chan: Meows, everyone! We apologise for being so late in posting today. #1 has been preoccupied with some important matters that we will discuss next week. Anymeow, here is a photo of me taken by Mr. G which will show you just how sleek and athletic I am!

Momo-Chan: This one doesn't exactly show me as being sleek and athletic, but I have to spend a great deal of time keeping my fluffiness fluffy!

Benny The Black: Personally, I see myself as a literary cat.