Morning-Night Cats

Sunday, April 11, 2021, 10:33 am — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … a warm morning snooze … Teeny’s front paw keeps the window standing straight …

• 5 years ago … Perky’s front paw was holding up the sliding glass door … Jobs for Paws Cat, July 31, 2015

… 10:43 pm … Perky welcomes the newest DVD set … all the way from the UK! … Nanny, complete series 1 to 3, 1981-1983, BBC, Wendy Craig …

• “A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England. The series is unique as, not only, is she a more mature person but she is also modern with ‘progressive’ ideas.”
• Saw it over 30 years ago, PBS, recorded one episode, VHS … well worth the wait, still mesmerizing … 1st purchase from Amazon UK
• Hooray for my Panasonic DVD-S700EP-K Region Free DVD Player, 1080p Up-Conversion with HDMI Output, Progressive Scan … purchased Dec. 2018

Finally February Cat

Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 12:57 pm — Perkins … reflected in the Hollywood Glamour framed print … welcomes the February sun …

2.5 years ago … clear view of Hollywood Glamour … Dreaming Cats, Sept. 21, 2018 … silent film star, Gloria Swanson … with tiger … poster received as gift, 1987 …  Buffalo Bill Museum poster from trip with Glynnis, Way Out West with Johnny Depp, August 2001 … it’s now back in Cody, Wyoming with Kitty M. … a happy library retirement gift when she moved, March 2019 …

• Hollywood Glamour, 1924-1956: Selected Portraits from the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (1987) … book accompanying the exhibition, Aug. 29-Oct. 25, 1987

High, Low Cats

Friday, June 5, 2020, 9:39 am — Perkins … on 2nd of Mom’s 4 china cabinets … Teeny Tuxedo investigates her wingback chair …

• 1st shelf of cabinet:
  • 2 yellow birds on branch … Grandma Ahola’s, Hockinson, WA
  • Vase, bowl … made from volcanic ash, Mount St. Helens eruption, May 18, 1980 … from Russ … he was in the path, Washington State U, Pullman
  • 2 loons … part of Mom’s collection, after hearing / seeing the real feathered McCoys on trips to British Columbia with Dad … Babine Lake
    • See Teeny in Perky’s spot … 4 years earlier … Ready for Takeoff Cat,  Feb. 15, 2016

Hollywood Glamour Cat

Sunday, October 6, 2019, 10:32 am — Teeny Tuxedo … newly catnipped scratcher … and silent film star, Gloria Swanson … with tiger … poster received as gift, 1987 …

• Hollywood Glamour, 1924-1956: Selected Portraits from the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (1987) … book accompanying the exhibition, Aug. 29-Oct. 25, 1987
• Perkins … with Gloria … Sofa Pillows Cat, Jan. 3, 2019

Flying Bug Patrol Cat

Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 3:39 am — Perkins … on bug patrol … they’re attracted to the over-the-stove light …

… quick change of location …

… top of Fridge Magnets Mountain …

We Are Not Amused Cat

Monday, December 21, 2015, 2:06 am — Perkins does not approve … I plan to recycle the July 1981 newspaper reporting Charles and Diana’s royal wedding … with a photo of that kiss … (I was one of the intrepid Yanks that stayed up all night to watch it, live, on tv) …

People of Kau Cats

Sunday, December 20, 2015, 8:19 am —Teeny Tuxedo and Perkins … catnapping with Leni Riefenstahl’s book, People of Kau … Mom and Dad got it for me on their 1984 Finland trip … published in England …

Tidy Closet Cat

Monday, August 17, 2015, 8:20 am — Teeny approves of the newly tidied closet … more room for her … (antique dresser … Christmas gift from Mom and Dad, early 1980s ? … followed ribbon from Christmas tree to garage, 17th Lane house) …

… Monday, August 31, 2015 … The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, 2014, Marie Kondo …  Pick up each item. If it gives you joy, keep it. If it doesn’t, let it go, with gratitude for its part in your life …

Caught By a Cat’s Claw

Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, 5:30 am … Perk’s day started innocently, relaxing in a bedroom closet …

She looked up … something caught her attention …

… AND her claw …

Never fear … Perk was rescued from her predicament, all claws intact! … (on antique dresser … Xmas present from Mom and Dad, 1980s)