Snuggles on Sunday

 

Tama-Chan: Welcome, Dear Friends, and let me start by thanking so many of you for your lovely birthday wishes yesterday. I had a fabulous day and will tell you all about it on Tuesday. In the meantime, here are a couple of snuggle pics from the celebration. Mr. G took lots of fab photos, as always!

With #1: 

And with Mr. G:

#1 also managed to snap a pic of Mr. G with dragon Ryū:

It's been an unusually bountiful week for Ryū snuggles! First is an early morning scene where you can also see Benny, Momo and a tiny bit of Ollie:

Then we have a selfie with #1:

And last is a fun shot of him snuggled up to Momo. The difference in size is pretty amazing, isn't it?

Next, we have Benny snuggled up to #1:

And enjoying a snuggle with Mr. G's Dad, Mr. R:

Momo has of course been snuggling with Ollie:

And #1 even managed to get a selfie with him!

We hope you all have a lovely Sunday

Sweetest Seventeen on Saturday!

 

#1 here. Today is a very, very special day at Poupounette Central as we celebrate Queen Tama's 17th Birthday. When we got the diagnosis of a liver tumour for her in September 2024, we were not sure she would be with us for Christmas, and we never dreamed we would be celebrating another birthday together. Each and every day has been a gift, extra time to cherish her and make sure that her every moment with us is filled with all the things she loves. 

It' hard enough to write a birthday post for a 5 year old cat, but 17 years means so, so many photos and such difficult choices to make. Looking over the previous couple of years' posts, it seems that the photos have often been the same. So, I have made a concerted effort this year to use different photos. I also tried to limit myself to one or two photos per year, but did not always succeed. Please sit back comfortably and fasten your seatbelts for a ride through the past 17 years!

This is one of the first photos I saw of her. She was five weeks old and had already decided she would be queen!

Already drop-dead gorgeous at 3 months old:

She simply adored Tommy, right from the start:

2009:

With baby Sei-Chan:

With her one and only litter, known as "The Fab Four:" 

2010:

Queen of the cat run.

2011:

With Sei-Chan:

With her son, Bibi:

2012:

2013:

2014:

The early days of dangling!

2015:

2016:

2017:

With her son, Bibi, who sadly left us in 2019, aged only 10 years old:

2018:

2019:

2020:

2021:

2022:

2023:

2024:

And finally, 2025 to date:

Sweet Tama, you have filled this house and blog with joy for 17 years now. Our dearest hope is that you will continue to do so for as long as possible. We love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR QUEEN TAMA!

Born on August 2nd, 2008

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From #1, Ollie, Benny, Momo, Ryū, Vidock, Violette, Heloise and Philomena

Vidock Vendredi

The Big V: Handsome neighs, EveryFriend, and happy month of August! How are you all doing? I have been enjoying the summer and sent this little video to #1. It shows me having a good roll in the grass. I really love a good roll!

Sorry about all the dogs barking in the background. Mr. B runs a boarding kennel too!