Magazine day

 "Lynn there's not a human in this magazine. Just us wonderful

kitties."

I know Precious.  It is the 1996 edition of Good Mousekeeping.

Just like the human version of Good Housekeeping.

It was meant for the homemaker cat who wanted to be up to

date on recipes, high profile interviews, test products and

short stories.

I received this one only for Christmas 1996. It is a hoot

to read.  Realistic right down to the Revelon cosmetics ads

for the glamour cats.  

I think for the back cover, the lady wrote more, but I 

never saw one again.

The cat photos are fantastic and the cat artwork is 

remarkable to see.  Wish I could photo all 70 pages

for you to see.

"I guess they'll just have to look at me."

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Are you being served?

 "Lynn says she used to watch a hilariously good TV show

way back before my great-great-great-gran'ma was even thought

of."

"She tells me Mrs. Slocum had a pussy cat."

"And the pussy cat had a clock work mousie."

"And Lynn bought one for Peepers again long before

I was ever thought of."

"And she keeps this toy in her vanity dresser drawer with

her unmentionables.  Whatever those are. My clothes are

all on my back and all are completely mentionable,  As in

quite lovely grey onesie."

"But I'm glad we can open the drawer on my command

and with her thumbs she can wind it up and turn it

loose for me.  I only play a little with it.  We want to

keep this for a long long time.  Maybe until there

would be great-great-great-granddaughters if I was

not fixed!"

I was working back when PBS aired this great BBC

show.  I can still close my eyes and just see the

Haberdashery crew and their antics.

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9th Anniversary

"Hey Lynn,  I'm so glad you took me out of the orphanage."

I am too, Precious. No matter how quirky you may be,

you are my girl always.

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After nearly 3 months

 "I'm still not over the trauma, Lynn."

Precious has yet to forget about her trip to the vet

Oct. 11 when they attacked her with 3 different needles.

 Or her trip on Nov. 3 when she had her teeth cleaned.

She and I had 5 days home alone starting the day after she

had her teeth cleaned. And by day 2 she had relaxed with me

and started finally eating her food.

Then she and I had another 5 days alone from Dec. 12 until

Dec. 17.  Once again, she knew instantly that we were alone

and I saw much more of her all day long.

She has always run from my husband if he was too sudden

moving or too noisy.  However Precious seldom minded my

movements.  I am shorter and quieter and more aware of where

she is when I move around.

I am so sorry for her and us that she feels the need to

run to safety of under the bed and stay there for hours every day.

 

She comes out for her brunch, which is some of her 

breakfast,and then runs to hide even as

I move around. There are a few times when she

finishes the food, and looks at me with great expectation.

So I will walk slowly past her and she follows me.

We then visit the 2 spare room closets for a lookie see

and a visit before she ducks under the bed. And I

can get her to go in the bed tent occasionally, or even

tempt her up to the closet shelf.

Thankfully, Precious still demands hair brushing at 5 PM.

And then part of her dinner.

And by 5:30 PM I must be in my chair with a book in my

hand and she immediately jumps up for the next 2 1/2 hours

or more.

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Watering Hole

 "Now, Lynn, when did I ever knock anything over? I'm a cat, we just don't do that."

You may remember I posted about Precious and need

for water during popcorn time.  Well, I found a heavy

glass that is just her size to take the place of my

small light weight plastic glass.

It didn't hurt the look for me with blue bicycle on it, either.

But the real reason for the glass is that I was worried that

one of us would tip the plastic glass over onto the multiple

bingbat cable TV and DVD controls. 

And my cell phone that lies on the small table all day

long when I'm home.  I really didn't have much fear

of Precious being to one to spill water onto everything

that is too expensive to replace.  Just me when I did

anything.  And now we keep the glass in the fridge during

the hot days while Precious takes her long naps. I pull

it out for her when she gets up or she reminds me it

is missing from the table.

Precious and I wish you all a Happy New Year with

only good things to come.

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Her Christmas Gift

"I like it when you change things just for me, Lynn."

I only moved a pillow out of Precious' way from on the top shelf

to under it.  It had started falling over every time she leaped

up to her high shelf and I got tired of picking it up off the floor.

 I placed it on the unused fleece thermal blanket. It appeared to

me that it would be too tight of a place for her to climb into

and lay down.  But she found it a challenge and took to it.

"You can't fool me, Lynn, I know you did this just

for my sleeping pleasure.  Thanks."

A warm place to be during the cold of winter.

I'll think of it as her Christmas gift.

"I wish you all a furry merry Christmas."

I think this 6 month old female fawn says Merry Christmas, too.

Her twin sister was just a couple feet away lying down also.

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Victorian Christmas

 "Holy cow, gee whiz, oh my gosh, gol dern. How soon do

we move in?"

We aren't moving here, Precious. This is a 28 room

Victorian farm house built in 1880's by a rich man.

He imported the 4 tile fire places and rich wood mantels

directly made in England. He also imported the craftsmen

to assemble all. 

The photo of the house outside was taken in October about

4 years ago.  But I went for the Christmas decorations just

a week ago while the roads were clear and dry. This time

of year on twisty hilly country roads are iffy.

If you would like better look into this museum, just look up

Victorian Museum Millersburg Ohio USA and they have

professional photos to enjoy.

 This was my Christmas treat to myself this year.

The above is one of the maids rooms on the 3rd floor.

The house had hot and cold running water, two half baths and

one full with claw foot tub. Therefore they plumbed the maids

rooms and the nursery with marble sinks, too.

And this is just one example of the exquisite painting on the 

curved ceilings.  I forgot to take photos of the chandeliers, but they

were both electric and gas. General Electric provided electricity only

3 hours a day, so they had gas plumbed into the same fixtures. 

"Really Lynn, 28 rooms to explore and hide in.

 I couldn't go wrong hiding in here."

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