Decided to part my fur down the left side

Do you see it? It's a subtle part there on the left side...okay maybe very subtle but it's there.

You're not buying this parting-of-fur thing are you?

Okay, I confess, I couldn't think of anything else to get your attention. But now that I have you here, purrhaps you may have noticed my new look? It's my blog - it has the new look! If you like it, thank you, I did it all by myself! If you don't like it, well then blame "her".

Either way, we can all blame "her" for starting the whole change thing. Seems spring cleaning and fluffing started early this year...no doubt prompted by the warmer temperatures we HAD and the flowers that WERE blooming.....yes, it is COLD now. A chilly 21 degrees at night and 32 in the day! Anyway, what was I saying....oh yeah, spring cleaning in the winter....

I suppose we all get a bit stir crazy by February. Purrsonally, I think "she" takes it to a new level. Most of you probably clean until even the Q-tips have all been used up (getting into cracks in the floor tile, etc). Well around here, the mop is dry and the Q-tips are only being used in Dad's ears.

Okay, I'll admit though, that two weeks ago was a different story. Dad finally gave "her" the go ahead to change up the living room. "She" claims that is where it all started.

Move one thing from the studio and then another and another. And of course as "she" moves everything it gets cleaned, where it sat gets cleaned, and where ever it is going to sit gets cleaned....oh heck, it ALL ends up cleaned.

But two weeks later, only three rooms have been touched.

Notice I didn't claim that they had all been cleaned to the Q-tip level, just "touched".

There's a reason.

"She's not done yet."

So maybe before the month is done, I'll be able to show you more than these pictures of changes in the studio. I hope to be able to show you what the living room looks like now. And yes, I'll even see if I can't find a 'before' picture too. It all happened so fast, I didn't think to take a picture. I was too busy worrying about getting stepped on or run over. You do NOT want to get in "her" way when the creating and moving and decorating starts....oh it can be worse than flying monkeys. Or so I'm thinking because I've never really met a flying monkey....

Anyway, you're probably wondering how the new blog design got done with all that craziness. Well, I had to think of something to do and Dad's office was the purrfect place to get away from "her". Unfortunately, I didn't get away quick enough to avoid getting the "let's make it new" virus ;) Ah well, the change will do me good....

Sure hope my bed is still in the same spot....

Details of a Day

Lots of you are having icky weather. The kind that makes a cat want to hibernate. We've had lots of rain and that's not so wonderful either. The only part about rain drenched fur is the towel drying that I get when I come in. Yes I do intentionally get caught out in the rain. And yes, I have her trained VERY well - a towel is always waiting and applied without hesitation. But that's another post for another day.

My point is that although the weather here is not optimal, it is by the standards of the northern states a beautiful day! It was at least 60 and the sun was shining. So I went for a walk in the woods. It did my whiskers good and so I thought I would share some of my pictures with you hoping that it might brighten your day! Come along, let's go for a walk....

Yes, the daffy's are about to bloom and the trees are budding....

Although the chipmunks live in the base of this tree (look left for their door), they didn't want to come out and visit. Not sure why. I can normally give them a good run....

So I wandered off deeper into the woods. I saw a bunny butt. No I didn't get a picture - he was really fast and all you would have seen was....yes a white fluff of a bunny butt. But I did find lots of wonderful places to stretch out....

(Remember, you can click on the photos to see all the details....)

Not sure about this one and since "she" saw a snake yesterday I decided not to linger here. "She" doesn't mind snakes but purrsonally, I'd purrfur to stay clear of them. It's a mutual respect thing.

Speaking of "her".....loves textures, so I took some pictures of forest textures....

It's supposed to rain again starting at midnight. Those who claim to know say we'll have about 3 to 4 inches. But today? It was a good day! I hope you've had one too.

Do you purrfur pictures or fluff?

So I had written this big long story about way-back-when-times. "Hers" and not mine of course because "she" is way older than me and therefore has lots of way-back-when-times. Anyway, upon proofing it, I realized all that fluff could simply be summed up as this:

The old bullet riddled metal horse, was once part of a lightning rod which sat on top of the grandfathers barn.

But the barn being quite old, was taken down this summer. And the rusty old metal horse, complete with the milk glass globe is now a welcome part of our home.

Now a story that was 600 words plus, has been pared down to three sentences. Rather than giving you the history and the significance of the lightning rod horse, I am going to use more space on this post for pictures than words.

For "her", the horse represents memories of another time and place, and good times on a family farm with a very old barn. Call me nostalgic, but at Christmas time, it seems the purrfect time for remembering family memories, don't you think?

Blog Love!

Good thing you are sitting down - no doubt you would have fallen over otherwise upon seeing that here I am posting again in less than two weeks!

Now you may be thinking that I am super charged up with having had me a turkey leg festivity, but that's not the reason I am posting. Nope. I am posting because one of my very favorite friends gave me an award today!

You are probably wondering who might have thought enough of handsome, charming, ferocious, manly cat, handsome me, to have given me an award. And while I don't want you to blab it all over the place I can be kind hearted too. So kind hearted that I am going to tell you who gave me this award....and once you meet her, you'll want to be her friend too. But just remember, she was my friend first so don't go trying to talk her out of all the cat treats and milk, okay? If there's anything left, I'll share with you. Okay, yeah, yeah, I'll share anyway....

You want to get to know......

Cindy and Trixie of Fat Cow Studio. Yep, you really do want to make friends with these two girls! I'm telling you, Cindy is funny, talented and writes great posts! She also has an Etsy shop where she sells her beautiful necklaces - talent shining here! And her feline Trixie?!? Oh dear, my heart....this little angel is divine I tell you. But don't be making any moves on her, I saw her first.

So you may be wondering what exactly is this "Liebster Award"....Liebster’ means ‘favorite’ or ‘dearest’ in German. This award, which originated in Germany, recognizes up and coming bloggers and is meant to showcase bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers. This is all done in the spirit of pay-it-forward.

In accepting this award, I agree to:

* Thank the person that gave me the award and link back to their blog

* Copy and paste the award to my blog

* Reveal the 5 blogs you have chosen to award and let them know by commenting on their blog


So who might I be passing the Liebster Award on to?!?? Drum roll, tail whacking and whisker twitching please......my five award winnning blogs for humor, inspiration and their view of life....

Blue Skies

Victorian Parlor

Antiques in Old Town

Ironstone and Pine

The Robin and Sparrow

If you haven't visited these blogs, you really should - each one offers something a little bit different, but all of them will warm you with their kindness!!!