Friday, October 14, 2022, 4:05 am — Perkins … early morning grooming glove time! …
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Hand Truck Cats
Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 11:14 pm — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … meet the new foldable hand truck … Heavy-duty, telescoping handle up to 42 inches, rubber wheels. Industrial-grade, aluminum alloy, rated to hold up to 264 lbs. Bungee cord …
… all the easier to cart around 28-pound bags of World’s Best Cat Litter …
… How delightful! … even a bungee cord to hold it in place …
… How artistic! … Teeny framed within the telescoping handle …
Independent Cat
Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 1:48 pm — Perkins … the grooming gloves are on the floor so I can do my own groomin’ … If only I could use both at once …
Anniversary Gloves Cat
Friday, June 10, 2022, 9:34 pm — Perkins … sometimes your own paw is best for scratching an itchy ear … grooming gloves and catnip sox are just too big for her tootsies … Wow! the grooming gloves have been her friend since 2017 … 5 years! … See their history together …
Face Rub Box Cat
Monday, June 6, 2022, 4:04 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … a new box deserves a face rub … most satisfying …
Beguiling Boxes Cat
Sunday, February 13, 2022, 10:03 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … whoa!! … who are these tantalizing boxes behind me? …
… Don’t worry little box … I won’t desert you … you’re still my favorite! ...
… 3 days later … Teeny kept her promise … Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2:07 am …
Night Patrol Cat
Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 1:04 am — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … Mom’s wingback chair … Teeny’s trademark sleeping position … stretched leg, claw anchor …
… 1:10 am … Teeny hopped from chair to table … time for after-midnight table patrol … white bag from Feline Medical Clinic passed inspection …
… Unopened BinaxNow Covid-19 Antigen Self Test for Infection Detection … not as interesting … Russ brought back an extra from Walgreen’s before his flight back to Minneapolis, Dec. 15 … tested before he left, 1:47 pm flight …
Table Detective Cat
Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 11:49 am — Teeny Tuxedo … so many interesting things on the table … Fell pony sculptures … 1930s Depression glass … glass candle holder from Finland … Uhtua design dishes by Arabia of Finland …
… Wait! … What’s over there? …
… a box! … a Scrabble box! … that means Krista and Russ were here …
… a wonderful chair to rub my chin on … Mom’s Ethan Allen dining set … My table investigation is complete! …
Liberty Horse Cat
Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 7:34 pm — Perkins says … Glad you’re taking the David Lichman virtual horse liberty clinic with Doobie … ’cause I can play with Mr. Snappy … I’m a natural liberty cat! …
… David Lichman’s Heart of Liberty virtual clinic … 4 Saturdays, March 27-April 17, 2021 … live Zoom sessions, 11:30-1:00 … no travel, one of the benefits of the current pandemic … “More than just techniques, The Heart of Liberty goes directly to the core of a deep and mindful relationship with horses.” … more about Mr. Snappy …
A Passing Fancy Cat
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 11:47 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … times change … a paper bag is worth exploring …
Friday, March 26, 2021, 2:45 pm … but not as exciting as they used to be …
5 years ago … paper bags were all the rage … New Year’s Eve Cat, Dec. 31, 2015 …
Valentine Rooster Cat
Sunday, February 14, 2021, 8:31 am — Teeny Tuxedo … imitates the crowing Valentine’s Day rooster … kitchen ledge … front door to right …
… have both the rooster and hen … Diane Ulmer Pederson, 1998 … from Fred Meyer … 20 years ago …
Full of Interest Cat
Thursday, September 24, 2020, 11:51 pm — Perkins … newest Finnish Marimekko sheet set … Pikkuinen Unikko (little poppy) …
… the empty packaging is interesting by itself … and so tasty, too! …
… good for a face rub …
- Teeny Tuxedo investigated first … Terve Marimekko Cat, Sept. 23, 2020
Not So Bad Cat
Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 12:02 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … has learned to appreciate the grooming gloves …
Magical Glinda Cats
Thursday, March 19, 2020, 1:02 pm — Perkins … woke up to a magical visit from Glinda, Wizard of Oz, 1939 … Teeny Tuxedo lounged in the background …
- Glinda is a 1995 Hallmark Christmas ornament … see her outside, Camera Mastery Cats, April 1, 2019
Paper Claiming Cat
Friday, January 10, 2020, 12:47 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … paper! … I MUST claim it! … with a face rub …
… and now …
… a face rub on the corner of the ledge …
Kittenish Cat
Friday, December 20, 2019, 11:20 pm — Perkins …
… Perky is 12 years old … and can run like a kitten! …
Ropin’ Cat
Friday, November 29, 2019, 9:07 pm — Perkins … loves the horsey aroma of Doob’s 22-foot ground training lines … used and new … Parelli Natural Horsemanship …
… what’s up there? … (in front bedroom) …
Doob (Mustahevonen Debut … Fell pony!) … a few years ago … grazing near curious hens …
- Doob’s photo from Orange Hay Net Cats, Oct. 24, 2016
- Perk indulging in more of Doob’s Fell pony aroma! … Good As Catnip Cat, June 6, 2015
Ponies, Ponies, Ponies Cat
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 6:12 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … Marimekko fabric birthday pony … from Russ, Minnesota, 2013 … Egyptian Horse block print … by Wendy, high school, early 1970s … photo of Doob (Mustahevonen Debut) by Mom, approx. 2004, 1st boarding stable arena, Ridgefield, WA … close-up on My Photo a Day Adventure blog …
Jacket-on-a-Box Cat
Friday, May 10, 2019, 11:12 pm — Perkins … barn jacket … on top of storage boxes …
… aah … ze lovely parfum de cheval …
… qu’est-ce que c’est là-bas? …
… mighty claws of Teeny Tuxedo … vs. the wire toy! …
… merveilleux! … I have caught it! …
… le petit jouet has escaped my grasp … never fear, I shall capture it once again …
Meet & Greet Cat
Friday, April 12, 2019, 10:42 pm — Perkins … one-week anniversary of the new Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera … upgrade to my trusty FZ200 which took these photos … sale, Best Buy, Jantzen Beach, Portland … her official meet and greet … sniff, face rub … sniff, face rub …
Perky! … what happened to your ears? … Looks like tiny little insect bites … but you never go outside …
… Perkins gives the new camera her special Fluffy Tail award! …
Welcome Back Cat
Sunday, September 9, 2018, 11:39 pm — Perkins gives a face rub to the newly-found grooming gloves …
… proof that the gloves really work … that orange hair is ALL yours, Perky! …
Good as Catnip Cat
Saturday, June 6, 2015, 12:04 pm — Doob had her hooves and chestnuts trimmed this morning … Perk LOVES chestnuts almost as much as catnip, so she got a special treat, fresh off the Fell pony … (Explanation of horse chestnuts at end of post) …
Funny face girl … That’s mighty powerful stuff …
Wait! … Don’t go! …
Unlike Perk, Teeny can’t be bothered … “I wouldn’t touch that thing with a ten-foot paw!”
“Horse chestnuts are normal, healthy growths found on most horses’ legs. In the scientific community chestnuts generally accepted to be the vestigial “toes” of Eohippus, an early ancestor of the modern horse that lived roughly 50 million years ago.
“Chestnuts appear on the front legs above the knee and on the back legs below the hock.” – Cowboy Way
Horse Chestnut Cat
Saturday, June 21, 2014, 4:30 pm — Perkins found something almost as enticing as catnip … She’s rubbing it under her head … soaking up the grand aroma …
What is it? … A chestnut from one of Doobie’s front legs!
Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo 