Category Archives: kittens

Perk-in-a-Basket

October 4, 2013boxes, cats, fun, kittens, playbasket, cat face, favorites, ginger cat, orange tabby cat, red tabby cat, retro, tuxedo catteenyperk

Friday, October 4, 2013, 2:00 am — What do Big-Cats-in-a-Basket start out as? …

… They start out as … Kittens-in-a-Basket!

Perkins (and Teeny) … July 26, 2007 … 12 days after I adopted them.

**This is a favorite Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo post

Finnish Cat and Horse

September 22, 2013cats, Finland, Finnish, horses, kittens, other cats, outsidetuxedo catteenyperk

Sunday, September 22, 2013 — Teeny’s Finnish feline cousin and Finnhorse foal … Teen’s brother at the Humane Society had the same facial markings … and was feistily sticking his paw out of the cage for attention … Teen sat quietly, focused on a fuzzy cat toy.

“Mahtava kissa” … Great cat! … From Suomenhevosliitto ry

Dragonfly Dreamer

July 31, 2013art, cats, curiosity, horses, kittens, tvears, favorites, insects, retro, sit, tuxedo catteenyperk

July 31, 2013 — Dragonfly Dreamer, by Shelagh Duffett … This little cat’s alert ears are just like Teeny’s when I first saw her at the Humane Society … intent on a toy in her cage … July 13, 2007, lucky Friday the 13th!

Teeny, right, August 15, 2007 … one month after she and Perkins got here. Watching Pat Parelli with Friesian horse, Zeus, on RFD-TV. She’s mesmerized by the white savvy string on the carrot stick and the white rope.

Kittens and Grandfather Clocks

March 19, 2013art, cats, curiosity, family, family memorabilia, Finnish, health, kittensbathroom, cat face, clock, favorites, ginger cat, giraffe, me, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, retro, tails, tuxedo cat, World War Oneteenyperk

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 – Checking the time … Perkins on her first day out to play with Teeny Tuxedo in the wide open, July 24, 2007 … One week after I got them from the Southwest Washington Humane Society.

Had to keep them apart for a week … Teeny developed a cold the second day here. Luckily, she’s such a munchmaster, it didn’t stop her from eating through her sniffles.

So, Perk was in my bedroom and Teen in the small bathroom. A good place to humidify the air with a hot running shower for the tiny Teeny’s congestion.

Look closely … you’ll see a real grandfather! In the closeup of little cat Perk is a color-tinted studio photo of Grampa and Gramma Ahola (Bill and Lillian), around the time they were married, 1925. Russ made copies for a Christmas past … Framed it myself at a frame shop! Museum quality and all!

The grandfather clock is my one piece of “real” furniture. Moved here in Oct. 2002. Bought it Feb. 2003 during a sale at the O’Clock Shoppe. Love grandfather clocks!

Mr. Grandfather has Westminster chimes, the same as Big Ben in London. Give a listen, mate. If I lived in a larger place I’d keep the chimes on … they’re on silent mode for now. The words to this beautiful chime come from Handel’s, “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”:

“Lord through this hour
Be Thou our guide
So, by Thy power
No foot shall slide”

Here’s Mr. Grandfather as of today, March 24, 2013:

**This is a favorite Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo post