Category Archives: sleep

Ouch! Cat

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Sunday, May 26, 2024, 12:56 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … sleeping peacefully in the sun … BUT … when she woke up a few hours later … she was limping on a very stiff left front leg … Feline Medical Clinic was closed Sunday and Monday (Memorial Day) … Already had an appointment for a BP recheck Tuesday, 3:20, with a tech … Called first thing, Tuesday morning, saw a doctor, 11:40 am … a sore shoulder … (good BP) …

Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 1:32 pm … Teeny … back from Feline Medical Clinic … feeling a bit better … pain medication (liquid) for her sore left shoulder … 5 days … Took a few days before she felt like jumping up on the bedroom Kitty Sill or bed …

 

Peaceful Finnish Cat

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Saturday, May 25, 2024, 8:51 am — Perkins … näyttää niin rauhalliselta ja iloiselta … looks so peaceful and happy … couldn’t disturb her to make the bed … Finnish Marimekko sheets … black and white Pikkuinen Unikko / Little Poppy design … A favorite … 2nd set arrived, Sept. 2020, greeted by Teeny Tuxedo, Terve Marimekko Cat, Sept. 23, 2020 …

Warmer Weather Cats

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 12:05 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … sunny noon … just right for napping cats … little yellow  flowers … tiny blurry brown bird, flying toward the back trees …

4:30 pm … Teeny Tuxedo … on comforter, grooming her face  … not needed at night for past few days of warmer weather, Thursday-Sunday … 80°s … 91° on Friday … 78° today …

Here Comes the Sun

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Saturday, May 11, 2024, 7:17 am — Robin … rising sun illuminates its beak … Deck railing under suet feeder … The REALLY early bird robins chirp up a storm at 4:30 am on the north side, in front of the kitchen …

… a minute later … sunny, chipper face … Is its left leg raised because it’s hurt? … or just resting? … Have seen it do several solo right leg hop-abouts … and eat from the suet holder (above its head in photo), often accompanied by a large, pushy fledgling robin …

4:13 pm … Teeny Tuxedo … never claimed to be an early bird … After her siesta, she DOES enjoy watching their afternoon frolics from the comfort of bed … Lumix FZ300 camera …

We’re Baaack Cats

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Thursday, May 2, 2024, 10:56 am — Perkins … “It’s been over a year! … WHEN are we restarting our Perk and Teeny blog??!! … Last post was New Year Sunrise 2023 … I’m tappin’ my tail in anticipation!” …

Not to worry … We’ll start back-filling our missing 2023-2024 posts … and continue onward with May … In the meantime, take look at  My Haiku A Day … 17 syllables a day … more or less … seitsemäntoista tavua … a fun Jan.-April 2023 experiment … combines a bit of studying Finnish, nostalgia, cats, movies, etc. … And don’t forget My Photo a Day Adventure … a mix of retro and new … over one year, 2021-2022, plus 3 months of 2019 …

We’re restarting NOW?!  … Whew! … Finally able to relax! … Catnaps ahoy! …

11:16 am … Teeny Tuxedo … just heard the good news … “We’re Perk and Teeny bloggin’ again! … Hurry!  I’m blurry! … Take more pics of my adorable face! … Post ’em, Dano!” …

11:45 am … Teeny … a sunny, celebratory catnap … red arrow points to robin hunting worms in the grass … Behind Teeny’s right paw, what’s left of the once bounteous butterfly bush … pruned too harshly by the lawn guys … For a glimpse of its glory days, see Butterfly Bush Cats, July 20, 2018 …

1:30 pm … The Black Oil Sunflower Seed Cafe is still open … male Black-Headed Grosbeak …

January 2023 Combo

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Friday, January 13, 2023, 8:11 am — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … First “catch up” month of 2023 … [posted May 24, 2024] … lots of sleepin’ … catnappin’ … a box or two … and a bit of rainbow toy play …

Sunday, January 15, 2023, 6:38 am — Teeny Tuxedo …

Sunday, January 22, 2023, 10:46 am — Perkins …

Sunday, January 22, 2023, 12:14 pm — Perkins …

Sunday, January 22, 2023, 1:00 pm — Perkins …

Monday, January 23, 2023, 2:01 am — Teeny Tuxedo …

Friday, January 27, 2023, 2:07 am — Perkins …

Saturday, January 28, 2023, 10:49 pm — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins …

Monday, January 30, 2023, 1:49 am — Teeny Tuxedo …


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“

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 …

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 …

Shadowsland Cats

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Friday, October 14, 2022, 12:51 pm — Teeny Tuxedo …

Saturday, October 15, 12:58 pm … Teeny, Perkins … butterfly bush …

Tuesday, October 18, 1:54 pm … Teeny … “Can I help?” … New York Times … daily Spelling Bee … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” …

Below … Wahoo! Reached Genius in the April 21, 2023 New York Times Spelling Bee! … Wrote a haiku using some of the words … More of my “Genius” Spelling Bee haikus at My Haiku Adventure blog …

Vital Bee
On virtual trail
With lariat
Caught true Genius

Multi-Use Marimekko Cat

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Sunday, September 25, 2022, 3:22 am — Teeny Tuxedo … likes the Finnish Marimekko  Pikkuinen Unikko (little poppy) sheets … for many reasons … they’re both black and white, good camouflage … especially when she’s sleeping …

Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 11:34 pm … a natural place to study Finnish … they’re designed in Finland … Teeny’s too sleepy to read the Duolingo notes (if she could read) …

… a welcoming spot to play with the new Swiffer heavy duty duster refills …

Once Upon a Time Cats

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 1:34 pm — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … the window to the deck has gotten smaller … after the new French door was installed, June 17, 2020 …

15 years ago! … it was infinitely larger … and they were tiny  … July 24, 2007 … Perk and Teeny’s adoption month! … First saw them, Friday July 13, 2007, SW Washington Humane Society … a lucky day! … Brought them home a few days later … after their spays …

Little curious cuties! … their 1st days exploring together … The first week they were kept apart … Teeny had developed a cold … luckily, she still ate … Perk is the picky eater … (The deck has been replaced/remodeled since then) …