Fenris Friday

Can we go outside and play today

What do you mean we gotta work?

Raking leaves isn't work, it is playing. Daddy is confused.

I am good at this game.

See how many leaves I raked.

Daddy you need to catch up. Your pile is smaller then mine.

Here, I'll help you.

Happy New Year's Eve!

We are purring for everyone to be safe. We are going to stay home and watch movies.

Alasandra's Reading List ~ December

Alasandra's Place: Alasandra's Reading List ~ December

Thursday in the Garden

Roster Violets

 I am enjoying the Butterfly Garden. We has weird weather in the winter. One day it is in the 40's and everybody is shivering and Mommy is wearing sweaters and hogs the electric blanket and the next day it is back up in the 70's and very pleasant except for the WIND.

The Camilla's look pretty

 The special Azaleas are blooming. We had 3 of them but this is the only bush that is still alive. Mommy liked how they bloomed all year, but she says they just are not hardy enough to suit us.

Encore Azaleas

 The herb bed still has stuff growing in it. The Fennel is coming back out.

 The Oregano is doing well. The Thyme on the other hand is dead.

The parsley is nice and green.

And the Lavender is coming back out.

This Mint is in the Bee Bed and it is doing OK, but the Pineapple Sage next to it DIED. We sent Mommy to trim it back, so the flowerbed would look neater.

We are off to visit Jonesie now, come with us to see more feline gardens. 

Socks Tells All

Oh me and Scylla have been friends again for ages. That is why Mommy thought it was so weird that I was whapping her anytime she got near me. I NEVER do that. And I only did it for a day or two and then I stopped. Mommy says Scylla definitely DID SOMETHING to hiss me off. And seeing as I am a very mellow guy who hardly ever gets mad.................well what do you think she did??????

I mean just to show you how mellow I am I have only whapped young Master Fenris once when he stuck  his nose in my butt and I didn't even whap him hard and I kept my claws in. Now I only have to raise my paw and he does what I want. I meant business when I was whapping Scylla I had my claws out and I was whapping as hard as I could (and I have NEVER done that to one of my siblings before). Usually when I am annoyed with someone I just walk off. Mommy thought my behavior most weird. Now she would just put it down to me being hurt and out of sorts BUT, I wasn't whapping Fenris or Artemisia. In fact I liked Fenris a whole lot better then I liked Scylla for a few days and that is certainly out of character cause I usually love Scylla. So Mommy thinks Scylla must be responsible for my hurty.

Anyway all is forgiven. I got a CERTIFICATE OF BRAVERY from the Vet's. Mom has been trying to get a picture of my wound so she can show y'all but I am good at keeping it hidden. ~Socks

Wordless Wednesday

Socks Update

I am doing good. I am actually a good boy about taking my medicine unlike certain sisters I know (Scylla). I hid under the printer stand for awhile. Now that I am feeling better I am dividing my time between sleeping in Mommy's chair and on Eldest Boy Bean's bed. I ate a very good supper and even played with my sisters some.

The beans don't know exactly when I got hurt. Mommy thinks that Scylla might have been the one that hurt me because awhile back I was whapping her if she came near me and that is totally unlike me. I wasn't whapping Artemisia or Fenris just Scylla, so Mommy thinks I was hissed off at her about something and Mommy says getting her chest and shoulder bit would hiss her off so ................Daddy says Scylla's mouth isn't big enough to have made the bite. I have been acting normal and eating good so they didn't know I was hurt. My furs (which they shaved off) covered the wound up. So anyway Christmas Day I was sitting in Mommy's lap at the computer and she felt a squishy lump. But of course the VET was closed for the holidays. Since I seemed fine otherwise Mommy & Daddy decided to wait until Monday so I could see my regular VET, instead of going to the ER VET. And that is how I wound up at the VET's having surgery and getting stapled. ~Socks.

Meowing like crazy Socks

Everyone thank you so much for your concern and the healing purrs, positive vibes and crossed paws you are sending. We really appreciate it. Although the Mom would have appreciated it more if someone had soundproofed the bathroom as I MEOWED Loudly all night. They released me from the DUNGEON (aka the master bath) this morning. I walked right to where my water dish normally is and MEOWED. Mommy went got my food and water out of the DUNGEON and put it back where it belonged and I ate and drank and ate and drank and ate and drank. Then I insisted on going to the Litter Box in the garage. I refused to use the Litter Box in the DUNGEON. Now I am curled up in Mommy's lap while I dictate this missive and she types. All is right with the world. Although I have heard the beans whispering about fortifying themselves with another cup of coffee before they attempt giving me my MEDICINE (antibiotic). I am trying to decide how much of a fight to put up, after all the beans are suffering from sleep deprivation, maybe I should give them a break.  Then again maybe not, it'll depend on how bad the medicine taste.  ~Socks

PS: Khyra relax the pillow fight didn't cause my injuries so you are in the clear. That pillow fight sure was fun, especially when Artemisia tripped you. She pulls that stunt on Scylla all the time.

Tsarina Tuesday ~Artemisia

 Mommy insist that I eats the most. She says I eats more the Fenris and the beans call me PigMouse. I thinks this is rude.

 I isn't fat, I is fluffy. See even my tail is more fluffy then Scylla's and Socks' tails.

 And I certainly don't weigh more then Fenris. (Shhhh don't tell him I was eating his dog food earlier when he was outside).

So why do the beans think I am a PIG? ~Artemisia

Socks Update

The beans don't have a clue how I got hurt and I refuse to divulge the information.  I don't seem to be in any pain. I have staples in my chest (yikes) and will get them out in 10 days. I also get an oral antibiotic twice a day for 7 days, in addition to the antibiotic they packed my wounds with. There was no sign of infection and no muscle damage. So I'll be as good as new in 10 days when they get these staples out. In the meantime I am on restricted movement and am imprisoned in the master bathroom. ~Socks

MoMo Socks Needs a Nurse

Hi guys & gals,
I am at the vets. I had a nasty wound all the way to my tendons and I had to have surgery so they could stitch it up and pack it with an antibiotic. The good news is I has the blood work of a two year old. The bad news is I has to have medicine for a week and then I goes back to the VET to get my stitches out. I am doing fine and they told Mommy she could come get me at 3:30PM. ~Socks

Socks ~ Mancat Monday

Dreaming of my sweet MoMo.

Mommy says I am cold natured like her.

 When it is cold out I prefer to spend the day sleeping in Eldest Boy Bean's bed. I seldom set paw outside. I do like to check out any new stuff Mommy brings in the house though.

 Isn't this birdhouse pawsome. Mommy won it as a door prize at a Christmas party she went to. I kinda like Mommy's nutcrackers too.

 I am afraid of the rocking Santa. He rocked into me one time when I went sniffed him. Mommy loves horses so she is very fond of this Santa.

A close up of the birdhouse.

Now I am going back to sleep. MoMo would you like to come snuggle with me? ~Socks

Scylla & Sister Sunday

Dreaming of King Brian

OK, OK, the brat is MY SISTER and I LOVE HER!!!!!!

I loves the electric throw more.

Written

Mommy says my coming to live here was WRITTEN in the stars. Today is my Gotcha Day. I have lived here for one whole year. ~Artemisia

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year ~Artemisia, Fenris, Socks & Scylla

Fenris Friday

Santa, I have been good honest.

Not a creature was stirring, not even an Arty-Mouse.

Don't you think you have made enough pictures of me doing nothing, Mommy?

I thinks I will go back to sleep.

Christmas Eve Gift, I has no clue why I am saying this but Mommy says it is a tradition. I can think of better traditions like Christmas Eve Walks.....................

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! ~Fenris & The Cats

Thursday in the Garden

 OK, if you bigiffy the picture you might be able to see the ice Mommy ws taking a picture of. See it was in the fountain. Mommy remember it broke the fountain last year (she glued the pottery back together) so she dumped the ice out and took the fountain to the garage and THEN she thought about taking a picture to show you. Reliable HELP is so hard to find.

 The Stokes Aster and the Bugleweed are doing well.

 The Roster Violets. Ayla & Iza are right they are a type of Pansy.

 The Carolina Jessamine do you see it trying to bloom. 

 The Rosemary, it is growing nicely in the Charybdis bed. You can see it better now that the other stuff in there is gone.

 We think this is a Foxglove trying to come up.

 The Camillias

 We have a pale pink bush and a hot pink bush.

Stop by Jonesie's for more garden tours.