Tante Andrée

Celica says:

When my slaves go away for awhile and they can't take me with them, I get to go and visit "Tante Andrée." She loves me a lot.








I love her too.

She lets me do lots of stuff - like play in her sink.

First big snow

Today was the first big snow fall of the year. Celica REALLY wanted to go out, so we let her have her way.

Don't we always???

Hmmm, there are birds taking shelter on the wood pile. Maybe they should find somewhere else.









Maybe there are some birds over there....Better check it out.

















Celica asks: Does the snow look pretty on my fur?

Fall and fur

Celica says:

I think my fur looks exceptional in the fallen leaves, if I DO say so myself!

The Deck

Celica says:

The slaves were stressing out over something called "the deck" all summer at the cottage. One day in May a big truck arrived and the man unloaded a bunch of boxes and stuff.

Then other men came with diggers and things and they dug big holes at the front of the cottage. They put in big posts and cement blocks and then they came back and filled all the sand again.

After that they built a frame out of wood and then they attached the stuff that came in the boxes. It took ALL SUMMER, but at last they had something they call THE DECK.

You can see that I enjoy it too.

Chairs

Celica says:

Here at the cottage I have a few chairs that I sleep in. The slaves keep them just for me.

But I notice that the Lady Slave vacuums them quite a bit. Why is that????

Things to do at the cottage

Celica says:

Well, they won't let me out by myself, so I have to be content to just watch things from the door.










Or the window....
But sometimes it's just too hot, so I relax like this....

Strange creatures

Celica says:
Here at the cottage there are lots of strange creatures I don't see in the city. One day the slaves took me out to see this one. They said it's a turtle. It came to lay eggs in the gravel driveway. Eggs??? It's not even a bird! I told you, strange....

Going to the cottage

Celica says,
It's been awhile. They've been taking me to places in the car.
I spent a couple of weeks with Tante Andree. I really like her. The slaves went to Toronto and someplace called Niagara Falls. I don't know who Niagara is and why he falls, but it doesn't sound like fun.

As soon as they got back, they took me to the cottage. I get "packed" into the car like so much luggage. It's not dignified. But they say the carrier keeps me safe.

The VET!!!!!

Celica says:
Today I went to "The Vet."

The people there (well, they're pretty nice actually) call it a "visit." Huh? No two ways about that - it's an "appointment." They prod you and listen to things inside you. Wonder what they can hear?

And then ... they stick needles in you!!!! That's no fun "visit," that hurts!

But I know it's for my own good to keep me healthy so I can continue to keep my Slaves happy.

Here are some pics from today.

Hello, Dr. Hurdle. I really do like you too.

And Liane, I wouldn't really bite you, but you can see I've got the equipment just in case.

Until next year ....

Yawn

Celica says:
Keeping these Slaves in line is tiring sometimes.

Keeping on top of things

Celica says:
It helps the Slaves to know their place when I'm on top of everything.

Drinking in the sink

Celcia says:
This is my favourite way to drink. The water is so nice and cold right from the tap.

Sometimes I shake my head really hard at my slaves when I'm done and they get water on them.

Sleeping

Celica says:
I love sleeping ... especially with my head upside down.

Hair balls!

Celica says:
Yuck. The other morning I had a big hair ball. I left it at the top of the stairs. My Man Slave picked it up and Lady Slave cleaned the rug.

I'm glad they don't get too mad at me when I do that.

It's the season of shedding now, so I can't help it. I guess I swallow a lot of fur when I bath.

Here's some fur that my Man Slave combed out yesterday.

Dogs...

Celica says,
I haven't been doing much.

Saturday was a really nice day though. When the Slaves got home (they disappeared early in the day and didn't come back until late afternoon - something about genealogy or something like that) they took me out.

Across the street lives a dog - Chloe. I went kind of close and her dog Slave told her to be quiet, not to bark at the cat. So I kept going. I thought I'd try again later....

So, on the way back up the street, I went over much closer, just to see what would happen. The dog barked of course. (Silly dog, they don't learn too quick.) And the dog Slave said she would have to go in if she barked. I took pity on her and went home so she didn't have to go in.

It's so much fun sending dogs inside though. It's all my fault, but the dog Slaves always blame the dogs!
Ha, Ha, Ha!!!!

Who's Scooter?

Celica says:
This morning I got a shock. Someone named Scooter came in a carrier and the Slaves let him out in MY house. I don't remember any Scooter. And it's MY house. MINE I say.

Well, I hissed, and they told me not too. Well, what else am I supposed to do? It's MY house. They told me he's really old. I DON'T CARE. IT'S MY HOUSE!!!!

Eventually they put him back in his carrier and took him to the vet. Ha, ha, ha, I didn't have to go, just Scooter.

He looks a bit strange too. What's with that eye?

Anyway, after the vet visit, they took him away and when they came back, everything was good again. I had a good sleep on my Man Slave's lap. Laps are nice.

Pretending to be a horse

If I didn't know better I would say Celica took lessons on how to be a horse last night. I woke up this morning with her galloping across me on the bed, back and forth, back and forth. Good grief! Enough!!!

Man Slave got up with her and she wasn't even out of food. She just wanted someone to get up. The sun was up after all. Why were we lying there? So much to do. Like bath....

Going to bed

Last night Celica started getting into mischief around 10:00 p.m. She picked every box she could find. She wandered around and made a complete nuisance of herself. We fed her, and she nibbled, but then she was back picking.

So we cut her claws. Then she picked the couch!

Finally Man Slave changed chairs. He sat in her favourite chair and she settled in on his lap and went to sleep. I guess she just wanted to go to bed and that means cuddling with him. After the news he carried her upstairs and went to sleep with her purring beside him.

Back yard!

Yesterday, Man Slave took Celica out into the back yard for the first time this year. Yippeeee!
Great fun exploring and sniffing, but then she did one of her high-speed runs - only to end up in some ice and snow still left by the maple tree.
She came to a screeching halt and had to be rescued.

But she remembers the good parts and now wants out again ... and again ... and again....

Oh yes.

HAPPY SPRING!!!!

Hanging out in the office

Celica says:
Not much going on. Mostly I'm just supervising the Slaves while they're in the office. It gets pretty boring and lots of times I just fall asleep.

Saturday morning fun

Celica says:
Well, today I got to visit the top of the fridge. I was very bored and was meowing for treats (but that's another story), so the Slaves lifted me up to the fridge.

Things were OK for awhile. I really like freezer-gazing.

But then I got a bit excited and almost rolled off!

Had to go and bath to recover from that...

I don't like that tree!

Celica says:
Well, today I made a nuisance of myself so they would take me out. My Man Slave took his eyes off me for a minute and I zapped over to the big tree. And I climbed up and out on a branch. It wasn't fun! At all. The needles hurt me and I had to call him to come and help.

He's a good slave.

Snow ... again?

Celica says:
Snow, snow, snow. Well, I wanted OUT anyway. The Slaves are now letting me out the front door, BY MYSELF, but I have to have my leash on. One end stays in the house so I can't get away. Oh, well, better than nothing. So I sat on the step for awhile. And I went to see a bird in one of the bushes.

Then I had to come in and wash my paws. They get cold and dirty out there and I can't stand it when my white gloves get dirty.

Then, guess what?!!! My dish was empty. They actually let it get completely empty! Humph. I just don't know. I think they'll be getting up early tomorrow.

A visitor

Celica says:
Last evening I was busy having a bath when Lady Slave said, "Celica, CAT!" I know what that means. I ran to the door and sure enough, there was a visitor walking up the steps to see me. Guess I looked scary because I raised up as tall as I could and stared.... The cat turned around and ran down the driveway. Good riddance.

But at least it wasn't THE CAT that I hate so much. So I didn't have to scream at it.

The other evening I had to talk to the rabbit though. She was munching on the bird seeds under the feeder, so I meowed quite a bit. The Slaves wondered what was up and the Man Slave came down to check on me.

Right now, I just want OUT. It's a nice day. I need to go OUT.

Oh - oh. I just missed a jump. I wanted to go up on top of the bookcase and didn't realize there was "stuff" on the shelf up there. Hmmm... Lady Slave is worried now. I think I'm OK. Better go and bath.

Snow is going away!

Celica says:
Well, the two of them snuck out this afternoon. I heard the door open when they came home, so had to go downstairs to see if they brought me anything.

NOPE!

So, I insisted that I had to go out. Man Slave put my leash on me and out we went. It was dark and wet and cold. But that's OK. I got to sniff lots of things and noticed that more snow is gone. Soon I'll be able to eat grass again.

Came in and visited my box. They'd cleaned it for me, so it was nice to scratch in. So now I'll just wait a bit until I tell them I'm hungry again.

My first post!

Celica says "HI!" to all her fans. She's busy bathing right now, so will have more to say later.