Wordless Wednesday

 

With Dragon Ryū:

Wordy PS: Our network has been down since Tuesday morning. No phone or Internet. We've been told it may take until Friday to get service back. This is being written at Mr. G's place. So, please forgive the lack of comments from us.

Toenail Trim Tuesday

 

Benny: Hi Everyone! It's Benny The Black here. Remember how we had a post recently about the horses getting a hooficure? Well, I got my nails done yesterday and Mr. G was there to take photos! Let me point out that I am the only one here at the moment who will happily submit to that. #1 says it is quite impossible to even find Momo's nails through all his toehawk floof, and Dragon Ryū wriggles too much.

Me, on the other hand... I do enjoy giving #1 a little lick as she proceeds:

I sit there like the bestest boy that I am:

And before I know it, it's all over!

Those nail cutters come from Japan, by the way.

Manly Monday With Momo

 

Momo-Chan: Hellooo Everyone! Fluff Puff here! I am happy to be back with yet another dose of manliness from Poupounette Central and beyond!

We have a new toy and I have been enjoying it!

As has my bro, Benny!

Dragon Ryū on the other hand, is busy posturing. He's telling everyone how his ancestors were worshipped in Ancient Egypt...

I just look the other way!

Ollie has been having fun in the fields!

We even have a little video!

And here is The Big V, greeting #1 at the house gate, as has become his habit:

This week should be a little more relaxed than last. And we have Mr. G and Ms. N coming to tea this afternoon. Mr. G is excited as he is off from Wednesday to see the famed 24-hour car race in Le Mans!

Snuggles on Sunday

 

Benny: Greetings, Everyone! Your servant, Benny The Black here with our weekly round-up of snuggles. I do have to apologise, though, on behalf of #1. This has been a bit of a crazy week. We had our heat pump and solar panels installed this week and that took up a lot of time and energy, and then #1 had a couple of horses going to England (she's a bit of a horse trader) on Friday and the associated paperwork and other preparations took a lot of time. The end result is that we're a little short on snuggle pics, and hope you will forgive us.

We're happy to report, however, that we do have horsey snuggle pics, starting with Miss Violette (photo bom by Ollie):

And The Big V:

And remember our lovely kitty friends from the Friday post, Luna and Stella? Well here is their Dad, Mr. R with The Big V:

Here are Ollie and I hanging out together. I recently discovered this great basket! It's been there for a while, but somehow, it had never caught my eye before.

I have of course been snuggling with #1 in the evenings:

This is not exactly a snuggle, but Dragon Ryū quite often sits on the edge of Ollie's sofa like this:

And lastly, here I am, sitting companionably with my bro, Momo:

Wishing you all a peaceful and snuggly Sunday.

Sumptuous Saturday

 

Momo-Chan: #1 said that I, Fluff Puff, look sumptuous in this photo. Or was it scrumptious? What do you think?

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...