We said Yes!
25 Wednesday Apr 2012
Posted Mews ~ News, Photography
in25 Wednesday Apr 2012
Posted Mews ~ News, Photography
in23 Monday Apr 2012
Posted Children's Stories, Just chat, Mews ~ News, Poems
in22 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted Cat Personalities, Grace, Just chat, Mews ~ News, Photography, Twilight, Uncategorized, Video
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2012, Animals, Cat, Cat personalities, Earth Day, Family, Grace, Koko the Gorilla, Love, Maine Coon, Nature, Pet videos, shorthair, Twilight
Good afternoon Earth Day 2012!
Grace and Twilight, so thankful to be basking in the sun this morning via Mother Nature, wanted to remind us that Earth Day should be top of mind each day.
A clean healthy world is essential and will exist for future generations of all animals if we do our part today. Be aware and mindful of your carbon footprint.
Grace and Twilight recently found this video of Koko, the Gorilla, who receives a kitten visit. Showing gentle love to our earth, as Koko is showing her gentle love toward this baby kitten, Tiger is a good start towards making a difference in our planet. Love this earth, it’s the only one we have. A good day and a good clean future to you!
18 Wednesday Apr 2012
Posted Uncategorized
inBeautiful Shades of blue and how appropriate “Tracks in the Sand” – reminding me of my favorite color, shades of blue and in memory of my Blue’s eyes. Thank you to all who viewed my most recent blog post – We named our Love Story Blue Kitty Girl. And, thank you Tony for this beautiful post.
15 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted Blue, Cat Personalities, Mews ~ News, Photography, Poems
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2012, Animals, Blue, Cat, Cat personalities, Family, Loss, Love, Love Story
Little Miss, Held forever in our hearts. Blue January 14, 1996 – April 18 2009. April 18, 2012… the third anniversary of the passing of my most beloved Kitty Girl Blue. I lost 10 lbs. in two weeks watching her go. I had not known she was sick and suffering from Hyperthyroidism, it went undetected, until 18 days before she passed. I also didn’t know that she would not react well to the medicine provided by my veterinarian’s office. Loosing my lively spirited Blue, is one of my life’s most painful losses. “She” is dedicated in her loving memory.
Tears still flood my eyes.
My husband and I adopted her as a 6 week old kitten from a farmhouse down the road. She was half feral and half Birman. She was a sick kitten that became a sick cat, however, we knew that we could give her the best care and chance, we had 13 years with her. Our vet always referred to her as “the front page” cat, this referral came since she was on his front page of the most wild cats he had ever seen. He wore large thick leather grilling gloves when he cared for her, lol. Yes, she was an indoor cat, and eventually became adjusted to my husband and me over the years. The first time I saw her sleep and lay on my lap was at 5 years old, she stayed for 2 hours. I didn’t move, I just relished the event and knew that years of patience had finally won her love. Blue was my little girl I never had, my heart was stolen and was never to be the same.
We lived on a 20K acre lake and saw our share of water-moccasins. One day she killed one at the front of the house in the shrubs as we were taking our morning walk. She earned “Princess Blue” status from that point on. After she killed the snake, I killed it unnecessarily further with a garden hoe. It was quite the experience.
She was not on a lead outside since she was such a good follower. This led to the day my husband and I spent hours with two extended ladders up a tree trying to rescue her after neighborhood dogs frightened her up into a very tall pecan tree.
I also convinced my husband there would be no bugs including mosquitoes in our bedroom if she would sleep at the end of our bed. This of course wasn’t true, but she spent the next 8 years sleeping in the high arch of my foot each night. It was true comfort for me. I should mention, she loved yogurt.
She has her own song, which I will share one day with you. I wrote it in rush hour traffic in Dallas on the way home, really. It’s a children’s song that I plan to use in a book one day.
She has a beautifully shaped kitty urn and sits in my library, the best book there with well-worn chapters.
There are hundreds of stories to tell, but I really want to leave you with a few pictures that tell her story. Cherished memories of a beautiful love story.
10 Tuesday Apr 2012
Posted Just chat, Mews ~ News, Nutrition, Video
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Animals, Cat, Farm Animals, Got Milk, Humor, Milk, Pet videos, smile
Sharing smiles with this super cute, short, milk drinkers are us clip.
08 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted Birds, Cat Personalities, Grace, Just chat, Photography, Poems, Twilight
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2012, Animals, birds, Cat, Cat personalities, City Life, Eden Close, Grace, Maine Coon, Nature, Poems, shorthair, The Porch at Eden Close, Twilight
Watching from window to window, curiously wondering if this is a new friend or just a passing fancy.
Busy birds, nesting, chirping, eating and flying quickly through.
We try to chat with them, but without success. So, We enjoy the moment under the blue, cloudy or rain filled skies, wondering where their fancy wings take them, Pretty Birds.
An author’s poem – M.L.Merijanian
01 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted Cat Personalities, Grooming, Just chat, Magazine Cover, Mews ~ News, Photography, Twilight
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2012, Animals, Cat, cat care, Cat personalities, Longhair, Love, Magazine, Maine Coon, Twilight
Twilight’s look lends itself perfectly to the April cover of living well. We spend several minutes in the morning and in the evening making sure she is tangle and mat free. This warm spring has been particularly challenging as she creates several “mini me’s” with each brushing.
Twilight wanted to say a few words about long hair requirements.
It is so important to allow my Mommy daily grooming time. You see, I sleep so much during the day, rolling around in my bed and grooming as needed. Somehow, I create tangles and mats in my long flowing coat that start to hurt if they aren’t managed on a daily basis.
The good “mews”, I love being brushed and combed. It relaxes me and takes Mommy away from my sister Grace. Grace and I always compete for her time, but I don’t think she knows.
I love staying at home at the spa at Eden Close. 5 Paw rating for the spa and so much more. Any-who, I’m off for nap-time, another lesson we can talk about later.