Tuesday 15-08-2017 – Relaxation Day – Ah Yes!

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  • #861824
    katzenjammer
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    With the kits as role models it’s a day to kick back and do nothing. A break from the madness of busy work and purrsonal schedules. Spending the day lounging on the Cafรฉ patio or curled up by the fireplace sounds like a plan.





    Meanwhile … at KJ’s …

    #861827
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I really need to relax



    cya and have a happy~
    PG

    This is Miss Moppet relaxing on me in the recliner

    #861828
    CatWScotia
    Participant

    When they grow out of the actual shoes, the shoe boxes will usually come into play! It’s amazing how the biggest and leggiest of cats can arrange himself into the smallest of boxes.

    After all that effort, they deserve a bit of relaxation.

    #861830
    katzenjammer
    Participant

    PG, Miss Moppet has such an abundance of beautiful fur!!! I can easily understand why Dorry is besotted by her. OK he claims to be besotted by all the TDK grrrl kitties – not wanting anyone to be jealous.

    Massage kitty sounds a bit like I did eons ago when I used to go for massage. Very diff music though, as I’d bring my own classic rock or 80s CDs. Massage person loved it as we shared same taste in music and actually she was not all that into the “New Age” hits that most clients preferred.

    “Relax nothing is under control” – you have no idea how that reality relaxes me – not! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    2:08 am and me still up and alarm goes off at 7 am and hopefully I will get my first texts to translate/adapt tomorrow. Although as is the usual I’d rather be knitting. Yet when I’m not working , which is most of the time, I complain about that. *Sigh*

    I should really get to bed – like right meow!

    #861834
    Moonshadow_NZ
    Moderator






    #861838
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    You mean your kits don’t take over the shoes and box at the same time, CWS? ๐Ÿ˜‰ I haven’t heard about your feline visitors lately.

    I looked and sounded like the kitten stretching out! arhgkdfggbht

    Cats sprawl out with nary a care in the world. If only…

    How is KK doing?

    PG

    #861839
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Paw up Tuesday g’morning waves!
    purry wake up w coffee
    Purry wake up call with cuppa fave brew….
    Li’l reminder as wisdom for all days…
    wisdom reminder
    with…share your own special sunshine…smile!
    …later!

    #861841
    Kittyzee
    Participant

    Good morning everyone! Wow, and just about from every corner of the world–TDK is such a blessing!

    Relaxation day–I’ll take it!

    PG, I can’t make heads nor tails of Miss Gaea!! ๐Ÿ˜†

    I absolutely love that pic of the rabbit in the sink…it always makes me laugh. I can imagine trying to pick up that wet, limp bunny…..

    #861844
    CatWScotia
    Participant

    That depends on whose shoes / shoe box they want, PG. My shoes tend to live in their boxes, because although I have a number of pairs, there are only one or two that I usually wear out of doors.

    My OH, on the other foot, buys lots of pairs of shoes, which get left wherever he took them off – and for a while, the empty box will still be available, in another room. So both can offer a a handy place to relax! He’s very heavy on shoes – he does a lot of walking, both for leisure and as part of the job. (Quite a bit of wheelchair pushing, for one thing.)

    My visitors . . . Well, I’ve given up trying to count them! There are some who only turn up now and again, while others are regulars, there on the doorstep every day at lunch and tea time. Some won’t come until the others have all been and gone – I do try to make sure these shyer guests will get something just for them.

    There are three gingers – Gin(ger), Dexter and a hugely podgy one who looks as though a spin class or several would do him more good than an evening meal. But he’s very friendly and talkative.

    A number of black cats. One big, older male, a younger one with a flea allergy at the tail end – very shy, but both are friendly to me – plus our regular visitor, sleekly beautiful, slightly bossy but stays most nights with us. Not always Tuesdays, for some reason. Two others, but not regulars. It can be quite difficult to tell which is which, in the dark!

    Tabbies . . . one I call Minnie Munch. She’d been coming for over a year, swearing like several troopers at every other cat and even at me – until a few months ago, when she came and rubbed up against my legs and my hands before she ate. She’s an every day visitor now, still kitten-sized, but I know she’s all grown up now. I’m very fond of her. And there’s also a very beautiful tabby with a white chin and shirt front, hugely affectionate, but only comes a few times a year, so may visit with her human’s family, I suspect.

    Black and white – again, several, not always easy to identify in the dusk. Very similar, longish hair, black on top and white tummy and paws. One is easy to spot – his white feet each have one or two black toes, so yes – I call him Piano Feet! He was munching at the front door when I started typing this note.

    I try not to give them names, but one or two seem to tell me what they want to be called. Oh, I nearly forgot Domino – very rarely appears when I’m visible, but I know s/he does have the odd nibble sometimes.

    Then there are the hedgehogs . . . !

    What’s “relaxation”, anyway?

    ๐Ÿ˜†

    #861846
    katzenjammer
    Participant

    CWS, I ditch the shoe boxes after I have made final decision to keep the shoes – you need the box if you want to return them.

    OK, so I admit to being a fashionista. I store my shoes in a designated shelved split closet with handbags one the other side and hooks for overflow bags. Off-season shoes are stored in special bags in under bed drawers. Boots are on shelves and in a street-find re-purposed bookcase in entry closet. Lots o’ shoes!!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Wow that’s some menagerie that you are looking after. And how wonderful and caring of you to do so!

    Is one of the hedgehogs named Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    #861848
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    And think last year you only had a couple of regulars. The word is getting around CWS!

    #861849
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I have an idea! I’m as surprised too. ๐Ÿ˜†
    Since Thursday is Black Cat Day how about all TDKers who are caring for Black Cats submit pics and their story. Doable?

    #861851
    katzenjammer
    Participant

    Brilliant idea PG!

    We seem to be using diff weird calendars at times and since I already have a Cafรฉ theme and pics done up for Thurs. Could we do this as a separate thread. Would you like the “privilege” of opening it? I’m suggesting the title “Celebrating Black Cats”.

    Dorry is into his relaxing today – in the bed that I made for him – wonders never cease! He looks so cute, his long tail is covering his face, but for sure if I try to take a pic he’ll move, prob just to spite me.

    I should try relaxing just to see what it’s like. Went to bed at 3 am – bad plan. Upcoming coffee might help! ๐Ÿ™‚

    #861853
    JerseyJoan
    Moderator

    Hi all – cats sure do have the relaxing thing down, don’t they? Shaddo was a master at fitting into boxes. He particularly liked fresh cut flower boxes; he could stretch out and have his tail hang out the hole on one end!

    I’m going to have a busy Black Cat Appreciation Day on Thursday, but will try to write about Leela, Comet, Star, Huey and Dewey, with a memorial for Louie, as well as other past black cats at the Meadow.

    #861855
    CatWScotia
    Participant

    Hmmm . . . I don’t have photos of them all, but I’ll see what I can do!

    It isn’t always easy to get them though – some will run if they hear a click, whether it’s the door or the camera. I can possibly include a couple of others from our past, though.

    =^.^=

    #861862
    lagatta4
    Participant

    Unfortunately, I can’t, as my real computer is at the nerd’s, and I’m using a loaner. I should have the Livia pictures in a cloud, but can’t seem to find it. Livia is also kitten-sized, at almost 3. Perfectly healthy though, knock wood.

    #861863
    Moonshadow_NZ
    Moderator

    Good morning all, it’s windy, cool and going to be wet fairly soon.
    HRH has had me playing revolving doors most of the morning. I do the ‘revolving’ while she comes and goes.
    PG, love the pic of Miss Moppet and it did take me a while to figure out which was north and south of her. Wow she surely has a luxurious coat, I bet you have to send some time brushing her to keep it looking so beautiful. KK and Mr KK are doing well after Dara crossed the Bridge to the Meadow although Mr KK took it hard. Dara was his girl, his smoochy lap kitty. Ringo their huge tabby boy is puzzled as to the change, the two cats didn’t really get on that well but they did tolerate each other at times. Suddenly he has more attention and it’s confusing.
    KJ I hope you finally got to sleep. I want to say stop stressing to you but I won’t as it is just in your nature to stress. ๐Ÿ™‚
    CWS, definitely sounds like the news is out abut your place as far as ‘visitors’ go. Love hearing about the different cats and their personalities. Minnie Munch sounds so sweet. Piano Feet is a great name. Hedgehogs too ! You’re an angel to give some much needed food and attention to all your visitors.
    KZ, I couldn’t resist the bunny either having had several wild bunnies as pets. They are so delightful.
    Talking about ‘visitors’, Mum has had a beautiful ginger cat come calling recently. She has called him Chummy after a cat she had as a child. Chummy comes inside and naps by the heater, looks in the fridge when she opens it but doesn’t ask for food. One day he even walked across the piano keys and played a bit of music much to the surprise of Mum and KK who was visiting. He is very friendly and boldly walks up to me when our visits there coincide. We have decided his ‘family’ must be at work during the day and he just wants some company and cuddles. He also visits Mum’s neighbour who is a big softie and gives him milk to drink. He is well fed and groomed and all muscle and also has been neutered.
    Great ! The rain has arrived.

    #861864
    lagatta4
    Participant

    I’m looking over the first photo I have of Livia when she was a lost stray (actually probably abandoned in a move; she is perfectly tame, as is her mum, adopted by someone else nearby) and the caption described a little black cat with big ears and green eyes, particularly svelte and some months old… She was actually around two years old at the time. She is still svelte, but not particularly … put on 500g – 1lb or so. She was underfed and is just perfect now. She’ll be going for her booster shots soon.

    Still very sorry about Dara.

    Livia’s mum is as small as she is, and just as pretty: rather than all-black, mum is a tuxie.

    I also stress out, but unlike KJ on the western slope of Mt-Royal, I get up very early and turn in early, unless I’m out on the town with friends.

    And while I love beautiful clothes, I’m not a fashionista and have arthritis which limits my shoe buying. No high heels, though I have some pretty low and Cuban ones… And trying to pare down my wardrobe, my library and other things.

    And we all need this:

    http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/serious-diys-for-people-who-really-really-love-their-cats-230321

    I am very fortunate that we have a “green lane” that is traffic-calmed for children and critters, and a lot of newly-planted greenery. But damn you, Livia, why do you always try to escape in front, where there are CARS?

    #861866
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Efurryone,

    Since my idea of a TDK Black Cat Day is on a short notice, I figured we can move it to 31/8. That’s the last of the month and seems like a good day and it gives us time to get pics and stories.

    K?

    #861867
    katzenjammer
    Participant

    Purrfect PG!

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