SEiturday!

Sei-Chan: This weekend, the 12 days of Christmas will be officially over and it will be time to take the tree and decorations down, but... today, #1 has gone off to a family lunch (we allow family lunches as she doesn't see her cousins that often and really enjoys it) and tomorrow, she has to work to prepare a presentation she is doing on Monday plus she is going to meet two new puppies at a friend's house. So, the risk of delay is great and I shall need to be stern to avoid a repeat of what happened last year: the tree stuff was all slung into a plastic crate and was only put away properly in August!!! You can see that I have a tough job.

I am quite ablush because someone said in yesterday's comments that I have the prettiest eyes! So here is another close-up:

Remember my soft and fluffy comforter bed last week? Well, I have switched to the one next to it which is bigger and therefore even fluffier!

A cover would be nice...

And note to #1: time to take off our Christmas collars!!!

Have a lovely SEIturday, Dear Friends!

Frootbat and Flying Friday

Bibi-Chan: After another day of high winds and pouring rain yesterday, we have a bit of blue sky and sunshine today. Phew! I am enjoying bird TV and simultaneously taking a nap as #1 types what I dictate to her. Not a bad life, don't you think?

Anyway, #1 has managed to click between the raindrops this week and get some decent sunny frootbat photos of us, so here goes, starting of course with yours truly!

Here is a slightly unusual side view of the Pipsqueak-Bats:

Mama-Tama-Bats at rest:

And Sweet Sei-Bats!

This is apparently not the season to take good photos of our Vidock because he is inside and there are all kinds of things in the way, so this is the best #1 could do for Vi-Bats!

And how about this for Flying Tommy With Flying Ears!

Thoughtful Thursday

Genji: Today, we are all thinking of ways to cheer up #1 as she is down in the dumps. She is having problems with two of her clients (not the horse people!) who are being nasty and horrible to her. The weather does not help: it is grey, windy and rainy. So, we are all rallying around. I, Genji, am showing my fangs so that the mean people know I mean business and I will bite to protect my #1!

The Beebs and I have been practicing our wrestling skills so we can better defend her against any attackers:

And I have been practicing with Tama-Chan too. She is the fiercest of us all when she is mad!

We all know how sweet Sei-Chan is, but she can roar like a lion when she is provoked!

As for our big brother Vidock, the meanies had better watch out! He has the bulk and he has the moves... And he says BIG TOM will lend him a hoof!

And last but not least, our dear sweet Tommy who of course has no idea how to be mean to anyone, but he promises to be always by #1's side.

That face would make anyone feel better!

Whiskers on Wednesday

Girl Whiskers:

Boy Whiskers:

It has once gain proven a challenge to get a proper whisker shot of Vidock, so we'll have to do without this time and try to do better with the next round!

Totally Thankful Tuesday!

Tama-Chan: Christmas and New Year may be over, but we got two late packages in the mail yesterday and we have lots to be thankful for!

The first package came from our Prince Edward Island friend, Ms.D. There was a book for #1 on the history of farm horses in PEI, which thrilled her no end, but look what was also in the package:

And there was also this:

Beautiful notecards from seventeenth and eighteenth century screens illustrating "The Tale of Genji." She calls them "Tributes to Gen-Chan"! We trust you now understand why she is so deserving of the Order of Canada. Thank you, Ms. D!

There was also a big box from Tommy's family in Normandy. It was packed with stuff but I shall focus on two items. We kitties got a set of really fun food bowls from our Normandy cousins:

As for Tommy, his Mama Minnie, GrandMama Katie and sisters, cousins and aunt sent him a big towel with his name embroidered on it!

It clearly was full of the most wonderful smells!

He just loves it!

Thank you to Minnie, Katie, Harry, Cora, Sophie, Elsie, Lydia, Emily and of course Ms. A and Mr. R!

I didn't want to leave you without a picture of me, so here I am, napping on the radiator in the kitchen:

Manly Monday!

Tom: It is 2012 already! On the first day of the year, we had incessant rain and strong winds and #1 pointed out to me several times the depth of her dedication to me in taking me out in "that." But today, there are patches of blue sky and a little sunshine, so it was much easier, except that "Fernant the Menace" was out and about and bent on stealing my ball...

See the wild look in his eyes?

Do NOT be taken in by his attempt to look cool, calm and collected in this one!

Bibi-Chan: Look at this photo of me and my Mama-Tama:

She too is trying to look all innocent, but just look at her front left paw!

She was trying to make a grab for my tail!!!

And now look at Gen-Chan eyeing MY kickaroo!

PIPSQUEAK!!!!!

I might need to hire Vidock to keep an eye on things...

Happy First Monday of the Year everyone!

HAPPY YEAR OF THE DRAGON!