Thankful Thursday!

Violette: Pretty Neighs, Everyone! You didn't expect me to post today, did you? Well, I have something to be thankful for, so here I am. Other than the fact that #1 is back so I am once again getting my apples and carrots, the farrier came yesterday and I got a pedi and new shoes! Now, there are several different ways to shoe a horse and our farrier goes in for hot-shoeing. Look:

Yes! That's my shoe you see there in the background, glowing red!

And here it is being fitted:

All done!

Then I got my treat bucket, of course!

Vidock: I also got my feet done yesterday. In my case, I get shoes on all four feet (Violette only gets them on her front feet as she doesn't do heavy work for now and she shares a field with a bunch of other horses who are not shod).

And how about a nice portrait of my studly self?

In case you're wondering, the pink spot on my nose got covered in kisses whilst I was being shod. That #1!!!!!! Oh, and I got my share of treats too!

Wordless Woofie Wednesday

Tama-Chan Tuesday

Tma-Chan: Well, Dear Friends, I must say that I much prefer this Tuesday to last, when #1 was getting ready to leave! As you know, she always shops for us when she is away. This time, she did not have as much shopping time as usual as she was busy sorting the car out, but she still managed a decent showing. My Beebs and I supervised the unpacking:

I made sure to supervise the stash so that no little blue paws came to help themselves to bags of Party Mix...

This morning, I also partook of #1's milk!

I've been sitting in sunpuddles…

And letting #1 get some close-ups!

This is a good Tuesday!

Manly Monday!

Tom: She is back! Our #1 returned yesterday exactly when she said she would! At first, I was surprised not to see the Big Cat, but when she had unloaded the back seat, she invited me to try out the new wheels, and I really liked them!

Da Beebs: I am so glad #1 is back. Now I can drink milk directly from her glass again!

Genji: Yes! All is well with the world again! Actually, this picture is misleading as it was one of the few moments when I wasn't actually in #1's arms since her return. She occasionally tells me that I am a pest, but I love her so much I just have to be in her arms!

Vidock: Whilst #1 was away, I went  to the woods with Uncle E, and a girl horse (plus the girl riding her!) came with us! I was very well behaved. Here is a photo taken by the other rider (Ms. S's daughter). You can see my handsome bum up in front!

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

Sei-Chan's Snuggle-As-We-Wait Sunday

Sei-Chan: My sister Tama being rather tired from celebrating her birthday yesterday, and wanting to catch up on her beauty sleep before #1 gets home, I am taking over for this one time.

Basically, Genji and I have both been hanging out a lot with Tommy, and snuggling with him, as we wait for #1's return. If all goes smoothly, she should get back here at around 4pm our time. We can't wait!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAMA-CHAN!

#1 here. I can barely believe that my beautiful Tama-Chan is six years old today! I can remember when she first arrived, as a rather wild and very scaredykitten. She never purred for me (only for Tommy) for something like a year. It was having her litter of kittens that brought her and me very close together. Tama is a very special girl. She is very discrete and never any trouble, but has a way of asking for certain things that I can never resist. And she of course gave me my beautiful Bibi-Boy, even though she stopped appreciating him herself at weaning…

Anyway, I thought we would celebrate six years in six portraits.

Tama - Year One

Tama - Year Two:

Tama - Year Three:

Tama - Year 4:

Tama - Year 5:

Tama - Year 6:

And Tama now!

Happy Birthday and many Happy Returns of the Day to a much loved Tama-Chan from her #1, her son Da Beebs, sister Sei-Chan, blue boy Genji, Woofie Tommy, and Vidock and Violette.

Genji's Frootbat Friday

Genji: I didn't know about Frootbat Friday until recently, but I think it is a perfect post for ME! I mean, just look at me:

As you can see, I was very busy guarding Tommy's various balls. He does misplace them at times, so it's good to have someone looking after that end of things.

Oh, and our #1 has new wheels! Here is the Poupounette Gang's new VW Touareg. It has a 3.0 litre diesel engine, and can pull a 3.5 tonne trailer.