Quietly but Always There.

Mieszky is quiet, but he is always there for me.

He's the quiet sunshine that is warming you up.
Handsome, not because he's pedigree, but he has a beautiful heart. Kind, and so smart.

When I am away from home I call him and it feels like he's getting my messages.
Just like when he got lost. He knew I wouldn't give up on looking for him and he was able to come home.
My Best Friend Miesky.

He'd know when I am calling him.
Because he cares, he knows.

from Oct 13, 2023

Realizing Mieszky Is a Saint

"How long did it take for Pazzy
to realize that

Mieszky is the sweetest out of all the cats
and became his best
(and only ) friend?"

Says Zum.

"I think it took about 2 years
for Paz to stop hating Mieszk
for no reason at all and hitting him,

and all of the sudden Paz would sit with Mieszky and lick him."

I said.

Yes, sometimes we can change our minds about things,
especially when it comes to people, or cats
who are genuninely kind.
We realize they are very very rare!



"Um, how long has Frankie been with us?"
Zum says.

"Uh , over 2 years."
I tell her.

"uh, Frankie still hates Mieszky for no reason at all."
Zum says.

Ummmmm.....

the only explanation that I can think of is ....

FRANKIE JUST HAS BAD TASTE!!!

"Cats are not real cats if they aren't Fluffy, Brown, and pretty like US!"
Frankie thinks.

She seems to forgive T for being mean to her, but Mieszky has NEVER EVER been mean to her, yet she growls and hits him sometimes.

It does help that Frankie can bully T out of the food when it's FOODTIME even though T normally bullies her the rest of the time.

It's sometimes a blessing if Mieszky can't hear her mean hissing and growling!!
But hitting!???

NO Frankie!!! YOU DO NOT HIT A SAINT!!!

Happy 17th Birthday Mieszky!

Mieszky starts his birthday by lying on my chest in the morning.
He licks my face and hand, he looks after me.

He puts his head in my hand.


You have been my Best Friend for 15 years since you came in to our family!
And you have been a Best Friend to almost every single cat in this family!


When there is Good, there is Magic.

That is Mieszky.
Mieszky on his 17 th birthday.

My Personal Guardian Angels

They are definitely Hime and Mieszky.
Always there for me through thick and thin!

Kindness Rules All

when you look at who is the most popular out of all the cats,
the answer is clear....And Hime Boss will probably agree if she was here on her throne!

Mieszky, and Indie.

That's Hime with Mieszky.

Mieszky and Indie on my lap.

The Prettiest Cat

Zum was telling me that Tortie cats were not very popular in Japan. But they are not so common over here. And torties are so interesting, and beautiful! Just look at our beautiful Cookie. She was the only cat that was Free (because we kidnapped her from the streets) and what beautiful coloring she had, and such a sweet personality. Mieszky and Cookie, they were great , because they both had beautiful kind face that mirrored their beautiful hearts. I know that beautiful markings that Cookie had that made her look symmetrical and interesting at the same time are very rare, even in Torties, but, I will always have a soft spot for Torties!

Clever Creative

We made a cat bed, and no one came in it...


If Hime was here she would have been in there in a second,
with that proud look of accomplishment on her face!

But when we lost hope of anyone spotting it, Mieszk got it!!

Mieszk is also creative like Hime,
Miesky understood that it was a special cozy box for them!

He carries on Hime's creativeness !!

... and sometimes Frankie does too,
but she's too big for somethings!

Mieszky Looking After Me

Mieszky licks my face and hand in the morning.

He doesn't spend much time grooming himself
as he got older
(or maybe he never needed to, because he is popular ,
he always got groomed by Pazzy, Hime and sometimes T.

Do you want a stroke, Mieszk??

He comes and starts licking my face.

Hime used to do that too when she got older.
Both Hime and Mieszky spend a lot of time grooming me!

Beautiful and Kind Miesky!

Who Can Ride on the Kintoun （筋斗雲）？

This is the question that we have been discussing the last week.
You need a pure heart to ride the Kintoun!

Mieszky DEFINITELY CAN!

He has no bad bone in his body!
I have never seen him be mean to anyone!
He comes and licks me, looks after me.

He even let Indie come sit in his saucer with him when she's scared!
most of the cats in our house would have growled at poor Indie and would have shoo-ed her off.
But Mieszky lets her sit with him!

Uhhhh what about this Forest Fairy here....?
She says she has a pure heart ?

Um,
let's think about it for a moment,
and skip to the next person!!!!

Hime.
She is the Original Guardian Angel Cat, and loved and looked after my kids!

Yes she did "BABABAAAAA!" and hit Thor sometimes, but ,

Hime would be the first person to know if someone was sad.
She would notice, and say "baaawwwnnn! " and come over and shower you with huggies to try to make everything better.

Mieszky is Back!

Mieszky was sick in September. He lost about 1.5kg and was throwing up a lot.
I was worried he was sick, and he had an ultrasound.

His organs were fine, and the vet said they did find that his bottom tooth was hurting him.
I was so glad, but still had to make sure he was eating.
He seemed to eat salmon, so I gave him salmon a bit, but he did not seem to want to eat the wet food that much anymore.

I always thought "animal derivatives" in the wet pouches were very dubious.
So I ordered Kat Kins for him to try.
He was chewing the food and eating again.

And since he has been on the 100% meat diet, I see him jumping around again!

He still sleeps a lot, but when he is awake, he even plays with Indie's ball , or sometimes plays with Indie!

I am so glad my Best Friend Mieszky is bouncy and he has put on some weight again. The vet says 16 in cat years is like 80 in human years. But it goes to show, what we eat does help make our health and has an impact on rejuvenating the mind too. My Best Friend Mieszky, the runt of the litter, still jumping around at 16!

Special Day

It’s been a year since my Himepumpkin went to heaven.
She is still in our hearts.
Many days I think,
“if Hime was here, she’d be doing this, “
or “Hime would have liked that!”



So it’s a little bit sad on my birthday without her around, but then a picture popped up !

IT'S COOKLINS!!!!

She came to our house on my birthday 12 years ago, I totally forgot about that!!!!

Cookie was proof that you don’t need to come from pedigree,
or nice environment for that matter,

to be classy ,
elegant,
Beautiful ,
and also very fussy!

"Breeehhhh!!!" said Duchess Cookie!

The Original SUPER Lap Cat!!

So now I can think of my two girls at the same time this time of the year.
Love my girls , Hime and Cookie.

Mieszky The Silver

Mieszky was the Runt of the Litter when he was born.
The lady who had Mieszky before he came to us , she said nearly died then.
Wether if that is true or not, he is very small for a boy Norwegian Forest Cat.
But like many Runt of the Litters, he is Special.

His coloring has gotten lighter the last couple of years,
he was grey with white stripes,
but now he looks even lighter grey in the light, almost making him Mieszky The Silver!

Now that he is 16, he spends most of the time napping.
He does not reply to me when I call him,
because he can't hear, but when he sees me calling him, he answers, "Wrrrgh.", or "RReh-reon."

It's ok, he understands when I stroke him and talk to him.

(and he doesn't need to hear Frankie growling!)

He finds me and comes to sit next to me when he wakes up from his nap, in the quiet , kind way Mieszky has.

I have to wipe his nose every couple of hours because he gets very snotty.
But he knows that I am not being mean to him when I wipe his nose,
and that he will get a treat.
If this was ANY of the other cats (other than maybe Hime)

I would get a SWIPE! or GREEEEOWWWW!!!

Mieszky, he understands so he sits still and purrs when I finish wiping his nose and stroke his head.

I tell him that it is no trouble at all , because he is my best friend!"

As Pazzy would say,
he when he used to lick Mieszky:
"You are such a good boy.
And you're my (only) Best Friend!"

When I Was Pregnant

I'd fall asleep on the couch,
and all the cats would come huddle near me!
This was when Hiro was in my tummy!

Mieszky Kind Ears

Mieszky does the floppy bunny ears when he leans his head towards me when I stroke him.

I love his flop ears, its another show of kindness of Mieszky!

When the Summer Sun Shows Up

It makes the Fuzzies hang out like friends!!


too bad Indie is still scared to venture out and enjoy the sun...

Frankie almost looks like she's hanging out with T....

T is the same annoying cat who annoys her, but all is forgotten in the sun.

Mieszky looooving it!! He is showing his adorable tummy in the sun!

Mieszky and The Black Cats

Hime, and Walter,
and Mieszky.

Very calm when it is these three, Hime likes both of them and they both respect Hime!

Having not only one, but two special black cats!!