Cookie don't mind Zum coming to see her on her special Cookie Dough Chair.

  "Errrrghhhh! Hi Zum."

                                                                                 
Zum put her Mrs Owl next to Cookie to keep her company.




From January 2016. I miss my Cookie.

Vets

Mieszky was throwing up and I had to take him to our vet.

He is so calm at the vets , he listens to me, and when I tell him "it's ok " he puts his head on my hand and purrs. 

If this was Hime or Walter , they would be mewing .

Thor, he'd probably be wining and trying to shake the cage open with his huge paws.

Paz, he'd growl and try to bite during the examination....

Mieszk, he is just so intelligent. I get comments from the other people in the waiting room about how calm and sweet he is, he sticks his paws out on my lap from his cage and purring.

He had to get a nasty injection and he had to be separated from everyone. He wasn't allowed to eat for a day and only teaspoonful every two hours after. 

He slept with us even though he was weak. 

I was very worried but he stopped throwing up and I put him back with everyone.
He wolfed his food down , he was hungry!

Of course Thor was so happy to see him and nap with him! 

Everyone loves Mieszk!!! 

         found these great pics from March, 18,2016!

We got the laser toy out!

Cooklins is straight on the ball, she is so fast!!!

Zum joins in it loooks so fun!

Where is the red dot????

It's over here, Cookie!!!

Seee!!!

Cooklins is a very good catcher. 

Good thing it wasn't a bird or a frog, her usual favorites!!! 

Zumzum's Possé

Even when it's a tantrum over "I don't want to put on that cardigan",

It still worries (some) of the gang.

There is a THUD from the cat tree, and Walter wakes up from his snooze spot and comes to console Zum.
"Prrrrhhh, prrrhhh, are you ok, Zumzum?"

New addition...Thor.
He doesn't do much but he comes to sit near Zum when she is crying.

Of course there is a "Rrrraughhh! " and Hime is very concerned. 

I tell Hime, "it's ok, Zum just doesn't want to put on the cardigan, she's not hurt." 

But Hime gives Zum huggies on Zum's tear streaked cheeks.
 Hime's cheeks are wet from that but she wants to make Zum feel better.

My ways are quiet but I DO care too!

The other day, Zum was crying in the other room.  

Thor came to where I was sitting, and stretched his paw onto my lap to tap me, and get my attention. I've never seen him do that. He wanted to tell me that she is crying.

"Now I can enjoy my plantpot dish in peace."

He is quiet and subtle, but he cares too.  

It's good when everyone is happy... if someone is sad we all try to make them better....
Even if you are a cat.

Cats aren't (always) selfish!!

Miss Tiny VS Mighty Thor

"Didn't I tell you to stay out of my way??? "

"Hey!!! Get out of my way, I'm telling you! Rahhhh!"

"Please don't hit me!"

This was taken right after Hime's 10th birthday.

Thor is minding his own business, walking on the lawn.
Then Hime goes and lounges at Thor, 

Saying "Hey! I'm still on to you!!"

Look at Thor's ears!!! That guy's scared!!!

It doesn't matter if Hime is half the size of him , or that he's youngest and she's the oldest! 

It's about who has the GUTS!

Hime Wins!
She truly is the Alpha (fe)male  in this house.

Strange, cat dynamics.
Paz needs some of HIME GUTS!

The Decade of Hime!

Hime and Zum are best friends too!

Today was Hime's 10th birthday!

"I have the cute podgy tummy with the POWER SPOT!"

She is just as curious , nosey, and creative.... and cute as the day I met her when she was just 3 months old.

She sniffed Thor on his nose , then whacked him on the head 5 minutes later!

"I thougt Hime was going to be nice to me for once!"

I took the pictures using a remote control and she tried to catch it!

She's tapping her tail on Zumzum's leg showing off.

Hime, she is such a special gifted girl! 

Pazzy's Vacation

When we are away, we have been sending Thor to Uncle Danny's so Pazzy would have the run of the house and outside.

After almost a day , Paz understood that his arch nemesis was gone (for now)!

We had a holiday so Paz had T free house for a week!

He's enjoying his nap time with the doors open ..

Awwww look at that great Tummy...

He's REALLY stretching...

He even let me stroke his belly!

He even took it outside!

If he kept his respectable distance and not annoy Hime, they did not annoy each other.

On the other hand, Thor seemed to be semi-enjoying being an only cat at Uncle D's. 

He'd follow Danny and Johhnny around the house and sleep on the couch.

But Danny told us after couple of days, T seems to be missing us. 

He'd be going around the house , "Meeeeoooh, Meeeeoooohh!"

Poor T! He did know our house was his home!

And so Pazzy's summer "T-Free vacation " ended and Thor came home. But Paz knows and trusts me that I keep him safe.  

Lost and Found Pazzy

Pazzy was gone for four days.

I was getting really worried that he left us or something happened to him.

I went out and called him .... and no Pazzy. 
He'd usually come out from under the bush or on top of a fence , saying, "Raaaahhhhh". 

I regretted the tough times he had because I didn't shut the door and Thor came in and attacked him. 
Yes, Thor is not 100% at fault because Paz hits everybody, but I should have been more careful to protect him. 
I thought, maybe he thought he had enough and he left. Or he always came back even though he had hard time with Thor, so maybe he was somewhere and stuck. Or locked in. Or worse.....

The fifth day, when I made up my mind to make flyers to try to find him, he came out from our front bushes saying, "rarhhhh" , just like always. 

Paz is so happy to see us when we come home!

He knew that this was his home, even though he had hardships and he has other friends in the neighbourhood. 

I was so grateful to hear his "Meeeeowww"s and "Rarhhhhh"s and to see his handsome beautiful ginger fur. 
He purred and was very happy to see me!!

He looked a bit thinner
 (the triplets he had in his tummy had slimmed down to looking 5 months pregnant ) , 
but when I gave him wet food he didn't seem that hungry. 

Come on, 
you know you want to stroke my soft tummy!

Maybe he had breakfast somewhere on the way home at one of our neighbor's house. 

 

Just like when Walter was missing for couple of days, I knew, then, 
that Pazzy was trapped or some reason couldn't get home, but wanted to come home!

I'm a bit cold from being drenched...

Do you mind if I get warm on your lap, please?

I missed this fool so much!
Yes, he hits all the other guys, but he is always there for us, and always wants to come with us when we go to the library, or post office... coming to greet us when we come back in the car.

He is back sitting at this favorite place, the front of the house on top of the garbage bins on sunny days.

He comes in from outside, and he (and his big fat body) wants to sit on my lap, for some fuss and warmth. He is ESPECIALLY keen when he's drenched from the rain.... uhhh, thanks, but no thanks?

Oooh Pazzy, you are such a character! 

And he knows, we missed him so much ! 

I Like Walter , but...

 

Walter Don't like me!

Walter says, "stop bothering me in my quiet sunny space! "


 

Well Thor, the times you pounced on him to fight or to play, he doesn't want you around!

Thor has been making advances to try to extend the olive branch with Walter, he tries to rub his cheeks on him and sniff him when I am stroking Walter .., it's adorable but when you've been the Bully for a while it's hard to turn that around.

Thor is like that little kid that has no friends because he doesn't know how to make friends, he is mean to other kids... but really, he wants to be friends. Well, good thing he's got Mieszk who has no bad bone in his body, and likes and plays with everyone. 

Thor is Very Pleased With Himself

Thor is not a very climbing, jumping kind of a cat. This is why I don't think he is more part Maine Coon than Norwegian Forest Cat. Mieszky on the other hand, is very great at climbing things, he's a great jumper, typical Norwegian Forest Cat.. 

So it took T almost a year to discover the Big Cat Tree. He started lying at the top day before yesterday, and he spent all day lying on the top. 

Oh T, you are so late in catching on with the trend! 

I don't think Walter is very happy having him so close to his saucer though.

No chance Paz will let him climb up there and be close to him!

Cookie Too!

Cookie is very picky when it comes to food but appreciates green tea!

 I was on a roll when I was in Japan!

After Skachan visited me in my dream, maybe a week later,
Cookie visited me in my dream too.


She was sitting on my lap, and I was stroking her beautiful long limbs , her silky soft hair.

I remember her looking at me approvingly and every time I stroked her head, she'd say, "Eghhh!" to show her appreciation.

We both knew she was just visiting, and it wasn't forever, but it was a peaceful, lovely time we got to spend together.







Zum says Cookie is there with Skachan in her Ojichan and Obachan's garden. Skachan's grave is there so it is connected to Heaven where they both hang out.


When I woke up I told Zum that Cookie came to visit me in the dream.
She said that Cookie is there with Skachan and they are both in Tengoku.
I hope there is gourmet food there for the two picky Miss Gourmet Cats!!

"I refuse to learn to use the cat flap!"

Skachan Came to Visit Me

When we were in Japan last month, skachan visited me in my dream for the first time since she passed away.

Maybe she couldn't reach me because I was in UK and her After-Life Powers couldn't reach that far.
Anyway, that day when we were sleeping in my old bedroom in my parents' house, I vividly saw Skachan in my dream. I saw her like I remembered her, and she came to me, all cool like she always was, and I said, "Skachan, there you are ". We both knew it was temporary and it was on gifted time. It's ok, because when I woke up it finally got my closure on Skachan passing away.
Now every time we are in Japan, she is there under the Matsu tree, watching over us, and I can talk to her. Thank you for visiting me and Zumzum .

When we visited in 2014!

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Happy 9th Birthday, Mieszky!

Today was Mieszky's birthday.
I never looked at his paperwork from his previous owner so I knew his birthday was mid March but always missed it!
But I checked this year and put it in my calendar!

I thought he was a bit grown up when we got him (1 1/2 years old)...  but he was really, young!
And to think he's been with us for 7 1/2 years, is amazing. It's a long time but at the same time, how did we live without this sweet guy before??

Mirezky is young as ever, he's jumping around with Thor, even steals food from Walter and Thor. When he play fights with Thor he kicks his head like soccer ball!!

But he still comes sit on my lap when I'm by myself and tells me he he doesn't forget about me. Mieszk is so loyal.
Awwwww. Mieszk! Happy Birthday!

Birthday Paz

Paz turned 9 !!!

Has he gotten wiser with age? ... maybe a teeny bit since Thor came.

Nicer? .... nope, still tries to hit all the other guys.

Loving.... yes, he is so loving and cuddly with us!


He's growing triplets again,

And last couple of years he lets me rub his tummy without swiiiiipe ! 

He answers when I call him outside, he comes out from under his bush! 

He loves to cuddle on you when he comes in , he will keep you warm!!