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Finnish Tram Cat

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Sunday, December 18, 2022, 6:23 pm — Perkins … does some of her best Finnish learning while she sleeps … red spiral notebook for Finnish notes …

… 8:29 pm … discovered Google translate works on smart tv, livingroom … What’s “tram” in Finnish? … raitiovaunu … Had been watching a YT video by “asitis” … quiet, snowy walk in Helsinki …

“Most trams (raitiovaunut) running in Helsinki traffic are of the Artic type … specifically designed to meet the requirements of Helsinki’s tram network and the Nordic climate.” … “Artic on suunniteltu erityisesti Helsingin raitiovaunuverkon tarpeisiin ja kestämään pohjoista ilmastoa.” – kaupunkiliikenne.fi …

See the green and yellow raitiovaunu / tram in action … at 5:27 … Helsinki Christmas Walk – Snowy city center after several days of snowfall (15 Dec 2022) … by “asitis”

Two days earlier, at tram stop … at 19:00 … HEAVY Snowfall after Blizzard in Helsinki Finland (13 Dec 2022) … by “asitis“

Opposing Sides Cat

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Thursday, December 15, 2022, 11:48 am — Perkins … contrasting faces … grumpy … on Mom’s wingback chair … Grandma’s Pylkki’s map of Finland …

… 11:56 am … curious … from other side of chair … looking north at kitchen window … Mom’s china cabinets …

… 7 years ago! … same spot … Morning Chair Cat, June 4, 2015 …

All Around Cat

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Friday, December 2, 2022, 2:36 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … the watcher … gets around … from high … the kitchen ledge …

Sunday, December 4, 2022, 2:26 am … to low … in a box on the floor … looking at Perky, posed under a lamp on the floor …

Sunday, December 4, 2022, 2:48 pm … and in between … on duty on the edge of the tub … making sure the freshly washed self-heating thermal mats dry properly …

Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 4:08 pm … Two days later … Perk and Teeny test-nap a newly clean and dry self-heating thermal mat …

Invitation Cats

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 11:39 am — Teeny Tuxedo … “Hey, Perky … how about going undercover in the camo cat tunnel?” … (they’re under the self-heating thermal mat right here) …

1:32 pm … Looks like I’m the only one playing “undercover cat” in the camo tunnel …

… Time to find more mischief … the Kitty Kick Stix will have to wait …

Fully Fuller Brush Cats

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Monday, November 14, 2022, 3:55 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … first to investigate the new … SILENT! … Fuller Electrostatic Carpet Sweeper …

Perkins … close-up … On the sweeper … “Fuller Brush Co. since 1906 … For Best Performance, QUICKLY push forward and pull backward in a back & forth motion” … Fuller Brush Co.

See more about the magnificent Fuller Brush Man on my blog … My Haiku a Day … Haiku #11 – March 15-21, 2023

November Start Cats

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 3:07 pm — Perkins … sports her year-round fall colors … matching 1st day of November golden autumn leaves …

Sunday, November 6, 2022, 6:50 pm … 5 days later … Teeny Tuxedo still minds her manners while Perky eats … whether fall or summer … Ms. Manners Cats, July 30, 2022 …

Showdown Cats

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Thursday, October 27, 2022, 12:21 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … could this be a showdown, stare down at the OK Cat Corral? …

… Peaceful, so far … Perkins catnaps on the edge of the bed … shadow of her ears and head …

… Teeny moseys out of the shadows … her head and ears shadow follows along …

… Faster ‘n greased lightin’, Teen draws her claws paw … Perky does some quick skidaddlin’! …

3:10 pm … a couple hours later …

… the dust has settled … all’s quiet on the Kitty Sills OK Cat Corral front …

Finnish Movie Cat

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Tuesday, October 20, 2022, 2:02 pm — Perkins … I wonder what’s on that paper in the corner? …

3:00 pm … a shopping list … in Finnish! … notes from the Sorjonen Finnish tv series movie … Muraalimurhat, 2021 … English subtitles … Netflix … (shortened version of the Finnish series) …

Finnish shopping list … ostoslista = shopping list … laastari = Band-Aid … maitoa = milk … muroja = cereal … vessapaperi = toiletpaper … Sorjonen says at 42:40 minutes … “Can’t spell it correctly” …