Topsy Turvy Tuesday

 

Dragon Ryū: I wonder if it is any cooler upside down?

Well, at least my tummy gets aired out a bit!

Manly Monday With Momo

 

Momo-Chan: Happy Monday, everyone! Fluff Puff here. I am happy to tell you that #1 returned as planned yesterday evening. I am less pleased to tell you that we are entering yet another heat wave. Anyway, Ollie asked me to start off today's post, first with a nice picture of his handsome self:

And then he wanted to tell you about a woofie that #1 met, and who he is sure is his cousin. Firstly, his name is Collins, as in cOLLIns! He is a four year old Cocker Spaniel. He lives with Ms. A, the daughter of Ms. L whom #1 was visiting in Luxembourg, and he travelled with her by train all the way from Cambridge to Luxembourg on Saturday! Isn't that an awesome adventure? Anywoof, Collins is a very handsome chap:

As for our kitties, here are some pics of me, Benny The Black and Dragon Ryū taken by Mr. G whilst #1 was away:

We are planning to take it easy this week as temps once again edge close to 38° (100F).

Sunday Sights

 

#1 here. I have been having a great time in Luxembourg whilst Ollie and The Chans have been spoiled by Mr. G, and the Vs have been spoiled by Ms. L and Ms. T.

On Friday, we drove first to Belgium and then hopped over to France to visit two really awesome medieval fortresses.

First was the Château de Bouillon, in Belgium:

And then Château de Sedan, in the Ardennes region of France:

They were both really interesting to discover. Then on Sunday, we went to Luxembourg's biggest agricultural fair, in a town called Ettelbruck, and met some cool horses, sheep, goats and cows!

I'm heading home to the Gang today, bearing gifts. See you all tomorrow!

Feline Friday

 

Benny The Black: It's nice to be able to go back to sitting by the open window and enjoy the fresh air.

Fluff-Puff Momo: #1 really does need to tidy up her workspace on the dining room table!

Dragon Ryū: The other day, I sat with #1 as she got dressed out of the shower. She said it made her feel all nostalgic as Queen Tama used to do that!

#1 has not prepared any posts for the weekend, and we may leave it at that. But if she sees or does something really interesting in Luxembourg, maybe she will do a post about that. We shall return to regular programming on Monday, July 6.

Thankful Thursday

 

Ollie: Woofs everyone! Ollie here! I am thankful for the efforts that #1 made last week, when it was so hot, to keep me safe and cool.

Our walks were shorter than usual and very early in the morning:

And when we went to visit the horses, I was able to enjoy the pond!

Wednesday Whinnies

 

Violette: Hello, Dear Friends. Oh it was hot last week. Almost too hot to neigh properly. But we are so lucky that we have a lot of lovely shade in our field, and the coolness of the pond! We did miss #1 but Ms. L and Ms. T gave us lots of cuddles and apples, so it was OK.

#1 did come to see us on Sunday, along with woofie Ollie. One of the things she does every time she comes these days is to use her strimmer to cut down nettle for us. We love nettles, but only after they have been cut down and dried a bit. So that's a real treat ion top of the carrots and apples! As usual, The Big V tries to shove me out of the way to get the best of everything (such a gent, he is...) but I can hold my own!

Tranquil Tuesday

 

Ryū-Chan: It's me, little Dragon! As the latest arrival to the Poupounette, I decided it would be nice if I represented everyone to say a big THANK YOU for all the lovely comments about our 18th Blogoversary yesterday.

So, the heatwave has dissipated for now. Although it remains warm, the night time temps have gone down by half, and #1 has returned to sleeping in her bed rather than on the living room sofa. After all the stress of coping with the heat, we kitties are all taking it easy and enjoying our snoozies.

Here I am on the sofa:

Here is Fluff-Puff Momo in a corner of the bedroom:

And Benny The Black on the dining room table, right behind #1's laptop:

And since it is Toesday, Momo wanted to include a close-up of his perfect pink toes, complete with toehawks!

In other news, we thought we would let you know that #1 is abandoning us tomorrow. She is off to Luxembourg to visit her friend, Ms. L. She will be back on Sunday, so it won't be a long trip, and Mr. G will of course look after us perfectly! She has prepared some posts for her time away, and will try to comment but no guarantees.