Cat with a Garden

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-25T16:09:00.002+01:00

Furriends, we've got a...

2012-01-20T14:48:00.002+01:00

... serious (suit)case of FLOOFY FRIDAY.

Have a great weekend, efurryone!

When, if not Wednesdays

2012-01-11T21:05:00.005+01:00

Furriends,

for some things it's never too late - for instance for saying...

...Happy New Year to efurryone!

We truly wish that the brand new year treats you kindly and that your life will be filled with good things and most impawtantly wonderful furriends at your side.

Bring on the good times, 2012!

Purrs,

Siena, Chilli and mom Britta

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T14:29:00.003+01:00

We wish you a very merry Christmas!

Siena with Chilli & mom Britta

Siblings on Sunday

2011-12-18T22:35:00.013+01:00

Furriends,

I got news from my siblings. Isn't that the coolest thing? I haven't heard from them since we parted when we were 14 weeks old.

My brofur Thjure lives with another orange mancat called Buffy.

Check out the pawsome floof on his tail. He's my brofur for sure!

He looks like much fun, don't you think?

And that's not me, but my sisfur. She's called Rana nowadays. My mom always tells me that we looked like twins. She has grown into a beautiful ladycat and I'm happy to hear that both Thjure and her are doing fine.

But talking about sisfurs. Did you see that my BSIF (Big Sister in Floof), Fin, is retiring from blogging? Both her and Momo took me under their floofy tails when I started blogging and I will always be grateful for what I've learned from them and the good times we had. Family is impawtant but if you're lucky you meet very special furriends along the way and they can become at least equally impawtant. Finny sure is such a furriend!

Fin is a Mousey fan just like me!

Enjoy the good life, BSIF and please visit from time to time. I will sure miss you!

Your Little Sister in Floof,

Siena

2011-12-06T11:29:00.004+01:00

Furriends,

I have a reputation for being a little silly Chilli because sometimes I see ghosts. That means that I go all poofy and cautious.

I have to admit that it makes me wonder if there's REALLY something given that Siena and mom are blissfully unaware on most occasions. So imagine my disturbance, when I saw this last weekend:

What on earth?! Is it raining men now?

I composed myself a little when mom explained that this apparition was an arborist who was called to cut out dead wood from our Birch tree. I guess I'm okay with that!

Purrs,

Chilli

Highlights

2011-11-22T19:43:00.005+01:00

Since efurryone liked my whiskers in Sunday's post very much here's another pic of them - also highlighting my nosie. My nosie is purrfect for all my impawtant snoopervision activities, you know.

Purrs,

your little Chillimus

Sundays...

2011-11-20T21:49:00.004+01:00

...sunshine & a pen to nibble on is enough to make this little Chillimus happy!

Furriends...

2011-11-14T20:00:00.009+01:00

... it's my third Gotcha Day!

I had an excellent day so far. We were let outside today and I snoopervised to my Gardening Cat heart's delight.

I even ventured into the other world behind our garden wall...

From where I returned with a lot of feathers in my mouth. Hehehehe, I'm not telling how I got them!

But the very best part was that I proofed that I'm a excellent tree-descender and loving sisfur today. I'm feeling so grown-up! Most of you are long-term furriends, so you might remember when Siena rescued me back in 2009. And that I needed quite a few tree-climbing lessons in the beginning. Well, today I rescued her! Siena was stuck in the property right on the left to us.

She was meowing miserably* for my help and couldn't find a way to get back to our garden.

Please note the perfect descent from that tree!

Oh, and try to ignore the high-pitched babytalk from mom. Sheesh.

I came to her rescue indicating where she could climb up and she did. I'm feeling very proud today. Then I came back inside to find that some of you already concatulated.

I am currently settled down with my sisfur for a nice cuddle. Bliss!

What an excellent Gotcha Day - thank you for making it extra special!

Purrs,

Chillimus Prettypuss

*It is true furriends, I was stuck and my little sisfur rescued me.

Or was I?

Hehehehehe...

Wordless Wednesday

2011-11-02T23:40:00.002+01:00

Easy Sunday

2011-10-30T19:52:00.003+01:00

Efurry Sunday should have a sunspot in it!

Thank you for the purrs for our mom.

We'd say she's recovering nicely!

Nosekissies and big purrs,

Chillimus Prettypuss & Siena Snowfox

Thankful Thursday

2011-10-27T20:34:00.008+02:00

Furriends,

today we are thankful that we suceeded in helping our mom heal. And it was easy - we just had to sit and purr on her.

You see, mom went into surgery on Monday because she had an inguinal hernia. From what we understood that is a rupture in the soft parts of her belly.

We loved and purred on her a lot. That always does the trick. There's pawsibly nothing that kitty love can't cure.

And although she still hobbles and shuffles around she says she's feeling a lot better thanks to our care.

Actually, we could get used to having her home all day sitting still in a comfy arm chair and to that comfy sick bed of her's on our floor. Our work isn't done here!

Purrs,

Siena & Chilli, kitty nurses

That time of the year

2011-10-20T23:30:00.003+02:00

Happy 'tocktober to efurryone!

And a very Happy Birthday to Derby!

3 years + 3 days

2011-10-13T22:57:00.007+02:00

Furriends,

it's our 3 years and 3 days Blogoversary today! Siena started this bloggie on the 10th of October 2008.

Are you as excited as we are? ; )

Seriously mom, you just have to get the date right for us to get into the right festive mood. Sigh. At least she wasn't off for two months like last year.

Mom got us flowers as a little present.

According to Siena, the Chief Gardening Cat among us,...

... they are quite 'licious. Hehehe.

Noselicks and purrs,

Siena & Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2011-10-05T11:29:00.003+02:00

Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-28T21:51:00.001+02:00

Finally Friday

2011-09-23T19:11:00.003+02:00

It's finally Friday...

... and we're planning on having a furry good weekend.

The weather is supposed to be lovely and we have big hopes that mom will let us explore the Fall garden. A good belly rub would be appreciated too.

Happy weekend, dear furriends!

Siena & Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-07T08:39:00.001+02:00

Smiling faces on Sunday

2011-09-04T15:23:00.005+02:00

Furriends,

just a plain and simple message from us today: It's GOOD to have a loving sisfur.

A sisfur that warms your back.

A sisfur that washes your ears.

A sisfur that makes you smile.

Happy Sunday!

Siena & Chilli

Thursday in the garden

2011-08-25T22:17:00.004+02:00

::MEOW::

Furriends, it's been literally ages since we were last allowed outside. Mom has gone into full worry wart mode and we had to suffer.

The other day she succumbed to my charms and I was set free at last. That's right, only me - little Chillimus had to stay inside because she doesn't come when called and mom, let's say it together, worries too much.

I am happy to report that all is well in our little garden.

Except that the janitor always misses some grass in certain spot and I have to help and chomp it down for the humans.

But it's a rewarding work and I can relax even better afterwards!

Life as a gardening cat is pretty pawsome. You hear me, mom?

Many purrs,

Siena Snowfox

One word Wednesday

2011-08-24T09:27:00.000+02:00

Whiskers!

Miss Chillimus Birthdaypuss

2011-08-15T20:29:00.006+02:00

Furriends,

it's my third guesstimated birthday today! I'd say that calls for a party.

Mom already showered me with affection and confetti. Siena tells me that three years is a cool age so I'm looking forward to future adventures. You are all invited to come over and celebrate with us.

Yours truly,

Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-03T23:00:00.003+02:00

My Gotcha Day

2011-07-25T21:12:00.007+02:00

Furriends,

it's hard to believe but last Saturday was my third Gotcha Day! Mom says that time is just flying by. We three girls had a very good celebratory weekend with...

...quality playtime,

...excellent belly rubs,

...and cereal milk!

Mom might have overdone it a bit with all those kisses though...

Here's to many more Gotcha Days!

Purrs,

Siena Snowfox

Wordless Wednesday

2011-07-20T00:31:00.004+02:00

Wordless Wednesday

2011-07-06T23:27:00.001+02:00

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-29T00:39:00.000+02:00

Only one to go

2011-06-25T15:51:00.008+02:00

Furriends, the countdown is on - only one blue egg left to hatch.

The little ones are doing cute little chirps and Mrs. Blackbird is busy feeding them.

And look: Daddy Blackbird is helping feed the chicks too. Now that they have hatched starts the critical time concerning the Magpies. Maybe the chirping attracts them. Mom is determined to defend the featherless feathers.

She got some larvae at the pet shop today to offer to family Blackbird. With the wet weather there should be plenty of Earthworms around but she says she wants to offer some support. Gross! Thanks mom, now that I know what these birds feed on I don't even want to eat them any more.

What's in the bag on the left you ask? Water fleas as a treat for our Fischies. Extra gross!!!

Purrs,

Siena Snowfox

Friday with feathers

2011-06-24T17:28:00.004+02:00

Furriends,

we've got the first birdie-update already. It's happening: the first little one has hatched.

And it thinks our mom is its mom, hahahahaha! We are having dreadful weather so lets all purr it stays warm and safe.

Have a good weekend!

Siena and Chilli

P.S.: We think we have to correct something as our mom's English has led some of you to believe she did a doctoral thesis. It was "only" a diploma thesis, but we're none the less proud of her. So just you know, no cat has to call her doctor. ; )

Thursday in the garden

2011-06-23T18:24:00.009+02:00

Furriends, thursday is our favourite day - especially if we get to go outside in the garden! Mom is impawsible with helping us blog or visit these days, we don't even know the current password for Jonesie's Society of Feline Gardeners. Today we had lots of general maintenance and inspection to do. It's been raining and raining so everything is green and growing.

Chilli on very close inspection with a bush.

Peeping into the other world behind our garden wall.

Pausing just long enough to have her...

...Gardening Cat portrait taken. Thank you, Chillimus!

I was extra busy with all these grass halms the janitor misses when mowing.

Admitted, they are yummy and fun too.

So is rolling!

Look what mom kept secret from us until today:

Mrs. Blackbird is having a new go at it on our terrace. She has five blue eggs in her nest. In 2009 she tried it too but the Magpies took all of her chicks. Can you believe it - the Magpies and not us! Mom wants these little Blackbirds to live this time. We'll keep you updated!

Many purrs,

Siena & Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-15T22:19:00.002+02:00

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-08T21:46:00.001+02:00

Two proud cats

2011-05-30T20:46:00.011+02:00

Dearest furriends,

we have excellent news: mom handed in her thesis! She did it today two weeks ago - we are all overjoyed since that day.

It was quite a struggle to get her to this point, believe us. We never mastered the strength to tell you that mom and the other type of human broke up shortly before Christmas. It was too sad for all of us. After ten years with him as her partner mom felt devastated. She was firmly convinced she couldn't write her work. Chillimus and I had to work FULL TIME to help her. It was our ultimate challenge as student cats.

I sat on her papers. And always had a loving...

... and watchful eye on her.

Chillimus loved on her. A lot.

And mom soaked that love right up!

Chilli also made sure mom didn't forget anything when she left to work at university.

All three of us worked so hard - it was very exhausting.

But the hard work paid off and now mom is free to get on with her life. We are both very relieved and PROUD that mom suceeded despite the difficult circumstances. We never doubted you a moment mom!

We hope we can get her back to blogging regularly once her strength is restored.

See you soon!

Noselicks,

Siena & Chilli

Blogcation

2011-02-10T21:41:00.005+01:00

Dear furriends,

we have to announce a longer blogcation. We love you dearly and we will have terrible withrawal, but we've got a responsibility with mom here.

She needs all our help now with working on her diploma thesis. It's due in nine weeks only and we agreed to focus on this project together. We three girls will make it!

We won't be able to post or to visit but please know that you are all in our hearts. We can't wait to catch up with what everyone was doing at the end of April!

Now, efurryone please stay healthy and happy.

Lots of loving noselicks,

Siena & Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2011-02-09T23:07:00.001+01:00

The Swoosh on Saturday

2011-02-05T17:16:00.005+01:00

We were outside in the garden today.
I was feeling very frisky and did zoomies all over the place. Fun!
It must be the wind rustling in my furs. I actually like that.

In the meantime Chilli challenged Dado again. She got very serious and screamed at him so loud that mom looked over the wall to see if she was in trouble. Chilli was on a pair of stairs whapping down at the mean introoder. When he spotted mom he fled and Chilli went after him.

If that guy doesn't get his act together and leaves us alone I'll have to put my paw down.

Purrs,

Siena Snowfox

Finally Friday

2011-02-04T10:16:00.003+01:00

Furriends,

mom is crazy busy: she finally applied her diploma thesis and the work is due in two and a half months. We have set up our help desk and are doing everything we can.

Come on mom, get working. Now!

Siena makes sure mom relaxes from time to time.

It's hard work with mom, I can tell you!

We wish you a wonderful weekend!

Purrs,

Chillimus Prettypuss

Wordless Wednesday

2011-02-02T18:09:00.003+01:00

Introoder alert

2011-02-01T21:47:00.011+01:00

Furriends,

...do you see what I see?

It's that pest of loafy introoder Dado again! Putting his smells all over OUR wall!

I almost flew up the stairs when mom let us out.

I was really, really puffed! And I successfully chased the introoder away.

Siena was amazed as she's normally the one who has to do that job. I was just fed up. Remember when Dado chased me all the way up into our Maple tree and I couldn't get down? Ha! I guess I showed him today.

We made sure OUR smells are on the wall.

That felt really good.

Purrs from your

very brave little Chillimus Prettypuss

Saturday with...

2011-01-29T13:53:00.003+01:00

... Siena the Swoosh!

Mom went to a cat show again the other day and got us some really fun toys.

Both Chillimus and I love the wand toy.

Have a great Saturday, dear furriends. We hope you all get some quality play time in!

Purrs,

Siena Snowfox with little silly Chilli

Silly sisfur Sunday

2011-01-23T23:34:00.004+01:00

Granted, I too had some very silly tries at escaping - but Chilli, there's really NO way you're going to get outside like this.
Oh my, I'm so loving that silly little sisfur of mine.
Purrs,

Señorita Escapista aka Siena Snowfox

Wordless Wednesday

2011-01-19T18:19:00.005+01:00

Thursday in the garden

2011-01-13T23:41:00.001+01:00

These are older pictures from the first days of November 2010. We love the Fall colours now that the snow has gone and everything outside is soggy and mudcoloured.

Zoo......mies!Checking out the pile of leaves.

We were VERY thorough!

Siena had her full Winter floofage already.

We hope we can soon have fun in the garden again!

Purrs,
Siena & Chilli

Just purrin'

2011-01-09T05:50:00.000+01:00

Mom says my whiskers look funny when I purr on her.

I don't know...Do you agree?

Big purrs,
Chillimus Prettypuss

Finally Friday

2011-01-07T12:21:00.007+01:00

It's Mousie time!
You might know how crazy I am for mousies with fur tails.

I lick them.

I whap them.

I put the bitey on them.

This one's defeated. And I didn't even have to get up from my seat. Ha!

Have a pawsome weekend, furriends!

Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Wordless Wednesday

2011-01-05T08:32:00.002+01:00

Two on Tuesday

2011-01-04T10:21:00.003+01:00

Two cats.
Two pictures each.
This Tuesday is going to be purrfect.
Kittykisses!
Siena & Chilli

Happy New Year

2011-01-01T23:37:00.004+01:00

Once again, on this fine first day of 2011:

Happy New Year, dear furriends!

Final Friday

2010-12-31T10:52:00.000+01:00

On this Final Friday of 2010 we'd like to wish efurryone out there all the best for the New Year ahead.

May 2011 bring you contentment and love. We hope there'll be many of those good moments filled with silent joy or roaring laughter!

Lots of love,
Siena, Chilli & Britta

Thursday in the garden - Christmas edition

2010-12-30T07:59:00.003+01:00

Furriends,

we had a white Christmas too. And we got to go outside! Here are some impressions.

Pawprints in the snow.

Check out the little icicles.

Siena Snowphlough, eh Snowfox, doing my Norwegian Forest Cat thing.

Don't you think I can pull off the icy 'tock look really good?
The snowfall couldn't distract Chilli from the birdies.Chilli was admiring my treeclimbing skills.And had a good go at it too!
Those treeclimbing lessons really paid off.

Mom had to pick her off the wall in the end though, because Chilli was getting cold and started screaming as if she couldn't get down on her own. It was time to come inside.

I took the normal...

... route instead.

We both had a good snuggle session with mom to heat up again.

Good times!
Many purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Wordless Wednesday

2010-12-29T09:46:00.003+01:00

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-24T13:30:00.004+01:00

We wish you
a very
merry little Christmas!

Festive nosekissies,
Siena, Chilli and mom Britta

Wordless Wednesday

2010-12-22T19:07:00.003+01:00

Baby...

2010-12-20T16:27:00.004+01:00

... it's cold out there!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-12-15T09:53:00.000+01:00

Monday - Momday

2010-12-13T21:48:00.005+01:00

Furriends,
moms need a whole lot of love.
Here I'm giving mom her daily dose of Chillimus-love. Can you tell how much she enjoys it?
Purrs,
Chillimus Prettypuss

Easy like Sunday Morning

2010-12-12T15:07:00.003+01:00

We're taking it ever so easy today.

Thank you for celebrating our 2+2 blogoversary with us!
Purrs,
Siena & Chilli

2 years and 2 months

2010-12-10T19:49:00.014+01:00

Hi all!
You know what?
Today is our
two years and two months blogoversary!

Time has flown by since that 10th of October 2008 when Siena started this bloggie. This year hasn't been so good bloggingwise due to mom being a bit of a worry to us. We forgive her for being such bad help because we love her. And she loves us! At the end of the day that's the most impawtant thing. But we want you to know that we're lurking around and enjoying your adventures, even though we're scarcely commenting these days.

We're not doing much today, but anyone who wants to join us in watching the bird channel,

or in stalking nip-bathed mousies,

or fancies a primo belly rub is invited over!

Many kittykisses to all our furriends,
Siena Snowfox & Chillimus Prettypuss

Snowy Saturday

2010-12-04T16:34:00.005+01:00

Furriends,
it's freezing cold out there and it just started to snow again.

We're doing our best to stay warm and comfy.Snuggle with your loved ones tonight, we're doing the same.

Purrs,
Siena & Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2010-11-24T13:04:00.002+01:00

Tell it like it is Tuesday

2010-11-23T16:05:00.001+01:00

Furriends,

I have a confession. If mom had asked me this very moment what I loved more: her lap or the sheep skin - I wouldn't have known what to answer.

That wonderful warm wooly sheepskin just makes me purr like mad.

Noselicks,
Chillimus Prettypuss (sheep skin connaisseuse)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-11-17T19:51:00.005+01:00

Chilli's second Gotcha Day

2010-11-14T06:00:00.004+01:00

Furriends,

today is an impawtant day for me. I came to live with mom and Siena exactly two years ago! Check out the post for my first Gotcha Day to see cute kitten pics of me and to hear all about my first year at home.

Sometimes I can't believe how much luck I had in my life. I started out as a feral cat in Italy and ended up here in my comfy forever home...

... with my sisfur and mom, the other type of human... ... our little garden and my beloved sheep skin. I'm extra thankful for what I've got today.

Please come over to play a bit, do zoomies out there in the Fall garden and chill out together afterwards.

Lots of love,
little Chillimus Prettypuss

Silly Saturday

2010-11-13T19:51:00.008+01:00

The other day mom noticed Siena rolling around like a mad cat on the path in our garden.

Really, she was rubbing her face on the pavement...... getting her fur all messed up and had that crazy look on her face. Finally, mom wanted to see what Siena was so keen on - and the only thing she found was a cigarette stump!
Urgh. Do you think someone put valerian in it?

Purrs,
Chillimus Prettypuss, definitely non-smoker

Sad Friday

2010-11-12T09:59:00.008+01:00

Furriends,

please purr for our furriends from La Pandilla en Chile. Over the past days they've lost two of their precious cats to strange circumstances. Three year old Becky was found with a wound by her neck in an unusual spot of their garden. That same day Atún, who was only adopted earlier this year, got a high fever and although their mommy took him to the vet he died at night. Our hearts are aching for the loss of our beautiful furriends. Their mom is in a nightmare. The bloggie is in Spanish but it's well worth looking at the pictures of sweet Atún and Becky. They were very loved.
Stay safe and healthy efurryone.
Siena & Chilli

Thursday in the garden

2010-11-11T22:52:00.014+01:00

Furriends,

temperatures have dropped these last days and it's raining and raining. We've been locked inside because of work being done in our cellar and the workers keeping the doors to our garden and street open. Hrmpf! We had some nice outings since the humans are back from their vacation - although not as many as we'd like.

We gave our premises a thorough check.You never know if there isn't a cheeky introoder lurking around.Plus, it's good plain old fun to be snooping around.

That cool leaf pile is back! Siena just loves to jump into it, it's much fun.

Chillimus the brave tackled the Evil Birch Twig. We have a feeling that he will leave us alone for a while.Siena is floofing up for Winter. Check out that mighty coat she's growing!And Chilli, who's second Gotcha Day is approaching fast, is "getting prettier by the minute" to quote mom here.

All is well that ends well. Nip times are good times!

Signing off with many purrs,

Siena Snowfox &
Chillimus Prettypuss

The holiday

2010-11-09T23:50:00.000+01:00

Furriends,

we don't want the report on the humans' recent holiday become one of the (many) posts that never got written, so here are finally some pics from their wonderful vacation in Tenerife! Tenerife is a very versatile island and they went to see many different places. We were of course most interested in all the cool animals they met.
Mom was delighted by the little chicken family right under their balcony. There were TEN little chicks with the fluffy momma hen. The only black chick in the family is, of course, missing in this pic.They had to get used to the daddy's endless crowing in the mornings though!
Can you see the lizard lounging on these hot stones? It has great camouflage. Those must be so much fun to chase and mom says they are everywhere.They met this beauty who has the coolest cat job on earth: She looks after a little bar at...

... this beach!

She was very well cared for and a trusting little lady. Mom had to smile when she saw her installing herself on another tourist's backpack. Little Chilli would do exactly the same!

But the best detail was that they got to met some long-time blogging furriends of ours from El Diario de Ana:

Anita, Zar

and the youngest member of the family, Sara.
All of them were excellent company and hung out with the humans in the living room during their visit. Later their parents showed our humans around and they had a delicious dinner. If you want to see what Zar did to the mousies mom brought them, check out their post on the visit.
That's the holiday report for now. Stay tuned!
Many purrs,
Siena & Chilli

Have a little faith

2010-11-04T06:00:00.000+01:00

Wordless Wednesday

2010-11-03T17:31:00.004+01:00

Eeeeeek!!!

2010-10-31T06:00:00.001+01:00

Happy Halloween, efurryone!

Finally Friday

2010-10-29T18:08:00.007+02:00

Hi furriends!

Just in case you're wondering: Mom and the other type of human had a lovely little holiday. They came back ages ago and mom is worse than before her vacation in helping us blog. Ts, ts, ts!

Instead we have to help her again with her studies.

Our catsitter took excellent care of us while she was away and we had a really good time. Mom received several text message telling her about how we were doing and our little adventures and she says she didn't worry about us for a second. This is almost a miracle, considering what a worry wart mom is! Our humans met some furriends of us while they were on holiday. We'll tell you all about it in our next post. Have a pawsome Friday!
Many purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Thursday in the garden - holiday edition

2010-09-30T06:11:00.000+02:00

Dear furriends,

this is our last post before mom and the other type of human fly off into their vacation. To give you a hint where they are going we are only saying that they will be on an island close to the West Coast of Africa. Some fellow cat bloggers live there. Take a guess!

It's a shame we won't be able to be outside in the garden those two weeks. Although we decided to be good girls and don't give mom a hard time for leaving us, we're not happy about this either.

There's so much to do right now.

For one, the grass will get out of control without our careful clipping!And who is going to to defend our wall from Dado, the cheeky introoder?! It makes us growl when we see him outside from the inside.Siena hates it when his smells are all over our place. The Azaleas always smell particularly bad.And will the terrace pavement still be warm enough tho lie on it in Mid-October? We doubt so! It even means we won't be able to post on our second blogoversary on October 10th - ouch! But you can still come around and celebrate with us. You are hereby officially invited. We are sure our nice catsitter will dish out nip and valerian, aswell as delicious treats for all. We're planning to get maaaaaaany treats from her anyway. And to nap a lot.So watch this space: If we're getting our way treat- and napwise we might resemble this cute, albeit a bit fat, pig in two weeks time. Ha!

Stay happy and healthy efurryone.
Many purrs,
Siena & Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-29T08:32:00.001+02:00

Meet the neighbours

2010-09-28T14:18:00.010+02:00

Dear furriends,

we'd like you to meet a very nice neighbour of us.

His name is Freddy Quinn. He just got two years old.

We see him often when we're snoopervising in the other world behind our garden wall and he's out on his balcony. He lives together with his older sisfur Dixie and a black older woofie called Angie. Mom says he's a very friendly mancat and has super soft furs. His mom is our catsitter! Our mom is very happy that she asked her one day, because she can really trust her with us and doesn't have to worry when she's gone. Mom and the other type of human will be away for two weeks starting this Friday. That's the longest mom's ever been away from us. At the moment we're even considering not giving her a hard time because it seems so hard for her to leave us. And our catsitter will have the most sniffiest smells on her!
Many purrs,
Siena & Chilli

Farewell, sweet friend

2010-09-26T16:21:00.004+02:00

July 9 2009 - September 25, 2010

A very special furriend had to be helped to the Bridge yesterday. We are sad beyond words and can only imagine what a big hole Yuu-Chan's passing leaves at his home. But his memory lives on, not only at the Poupounette Central, but also in ours and all of his furriends hearts. Our mom was lucky enough to meet Yuu-Yuu personally when she visited The Poupounette this February. As lovely as the wonderful kittens from Tama-Chan and efurryone else was, the one who really stole her heart was Yuu-Chan. Mom adored him!

He was a bundle of pure 100% love.

We will miss you terribly, sweet Yuu-Yuu. Rest in Peace.
Heartfelt purrs to his fur-family and especially to #1,
Siena & Chilli

Successful communication

2010-09-14T18:31:00.012+02:00

The other day I read a cool post from Salem over at the Katnip Lounge. It was about how much she loves nip and valerian. And you might know that I love valerian very much myself!

So I went right up to mom to ask her to dish out the good stuff. And she did! Sometimes it's hard to communicate with mom, especially when I ask her for treats or to be let outside. I really don't know if she doesn't understand or doesn't want to understand... Anyway, she gave me a nice portion of both valerian and nip that night and I thoroughly enjoyed myself rolling around in it.

Great times!!!

Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Breakfast with Chilli

2010-09-07T13:14:00.003+02:00

Mom LOVES having me around and doesn't want to be alone a single moment. Here we are enjoying the morning newspaper together. Good times!
Purrs,
little silly Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-01T12:06:00.003+02:00

Wordy Wednesday Worshipping Chilli

2010-08-25T21:32:00.017+02:00

Dear furriends,
this lovely little Ladycat had her
second guesstimated birthday on August 15th...

...and her mom didn't blog about it!

Can you pawsibly believe it? Such behaviour is so worthy of The Bitey. I'm giving mom the sly look for not blogging on my special designated day. To her rehabilitation I have to say though that she didn't actually forget my second birthday - we had a nice little celebration that Sunday. I got to do loads of things I love to do. Such as...Playing with a dangly wand toy...Doing the Hermit Crab in a paper bag...

Sitting on the fresh washing...Wrestling the other type of human's biking shirt... I just love his stuff!As a present I got little nip toys. Nip always makes for a good present!

See my happy face the next morning?

Purrs,
Chillimus Prettypuss,
two years old little ladycat

Fabulous Friday

2010-08-06T18:17:00.005+02:00

Dear furriends,

something interesting is happening!

Mom got out our tank again and is filling it with water.

It has been sitting miserably in a dark corner of our patio since it became obvious that our beloved Fischies had died during the harsh Winter.

There's nothing to see yet, but could it be...?

Wishing all of you a fabulous weekend!
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

A Gardening Cat's Gold

2010-08-05T14:58:00.007+02:00

Dear furriends,

today is a special day for us because we helped mom to harvest our nip seeds. The seed we harvested are from the original plants Chilli raised as her masterpiece for her Gardening Cat Examination last year. She did such a good job on the plants and they came back nicely this year.Harvesting the seed is a delicate job and we watched mom closely while she did it. Chilli takes special pride in these plants so she watched even closer. We got a nice little pile of seeds! Then mom went outside for a second to throw away the debris and when she came back in an 'accident' had happened:Chillimus was ON the table rolling around IN the nip seeds! That little sisfur!
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Good girls

2010-08-04T09:52:00.008+02:00

Sometimes it just pays off to be the well-behaved one. Mom was so impressed that I didn't escape with my little sisfur the other day that she immediately said yes when I asked if I could head to Australia for a get together with my SIFs (Sisters in Floof), Momo and Fin. Momo is home alone at the moment and we wanted to have some fun together.We got very yummy treats and kitty milk from her Gran. Fin checked what's wrong with Momo's fountain. Then I spotted an tabby introoder in Momo's territory! We chased him off together. We are a purrfect team!
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

New adventures

2010-08-03T20:04:00.011+02:00

Hi efurryone, it's me, little Chilli!I wanted to tell you about an exciting adventure I had: The other weekend I managed to escape!!! When the humans got up in the morning the window screening in the bathroom had been pushed out of it's place and I was gone. The best part was that Siena, aka Miss Escapista, was still there! Mom says that Siena was actually cleverer because my glorious escape coincided with a night of thunder, lightning and heavy rain. Judging from my dry furs and non-muddy paws when I turned up I just went into hiding somewhere - or at least that's what I made the humans believe. Hehehehe...Mom was very happy when I came home, I didn't even get into trouble.

Don't worry, although the screening is installed again and I'm back to not beeing able to go outside when I fancy it, I'm not one to get bored easily. I'm a very busy cat!

I had the best of times at Siena's Gotcha Day, bunnykicking and chomping away at our Plague Ratsie. Mom laughed at my owlish ears.Nothing beats a good bunny kick in my honest opinion.

I'm really lucky that both mom and Siena love me very much even though I'm a bit of a troublemaker.

Play hard, nap hard - that's my motto.

Purrs,
Chillimus Prettypuss

Today...

2010-07-23T22:08:00.007+02:00

... and all through the weekend this nosie will be available for kisses. Why?

It's my second GOTCHA DAY!

I already got some excellent nip from our garden and am hoping for some more treats, playtime and belly rubs today.So far things are looking good! Ahhh, ain't life grand? Here's to many more years with my mom and little Chillimus. Have a pawsome weekend, furriends!
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Catical Correctness IV

2010-07-22T12:25:00.004+02:00

Mom!!! A NO is a no!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-07-14T23:59:00.003+02:00

Remembering my Momma

2010-07-13T09:55:00.008+02:00

Today we are remembering my gorgeous Momma Bibi. She died two years ago.

We're four days old in this picture. I'm the one nursing on the left.

She got killed by a car when we were just old enough to go to our forever homes, so fortunately we had much time with her to get all the love and education we need.She was a very caring mom and I will never forget her sweet smell or her loving licks. She got along very well with this tall woofie, a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Cool, huh?Here she is in full Winter floofage together with my dad. I look very much like my dad, but I have some furspots with my mom's colour too. I'm a torbie!

She had the most magnificent tail.

Love you, Mom!
Siena Snowfox

Finally Friday

2010-07-09T12:19:00.005+02:00

Hello furriends!
We're sorry we're not around and wanted to reassure you once again that both Chillimus and me are alright.But mom is still really, really busy.
We've been doing our usual stuff though.
The weather has been great recently and we enjoyed the garden whenever we could.
But did some serious napping too!
Have a great weekend, efurryone!
Purrs,
Siena & Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-16T22:47:00.003+02:00

Wordy Wednesday

2010-06-09T22:56:00.011+02:00

Dearest furriends,

just a little sign of life from our part as we don't want you to worry about us. Both Chilli and me are fine, but mom has been very busy and also occupied with a variety of things and truth is not all of them are positive. One very nice thing was a short trip to Istanbul though! It was interesting what she had to tell about the cats she met there so we decided to show some of them. Most Turkish cats have to fend for themselves and they work very hard to earn their living.
This odd-eyed beauty definitely had it made. She runs one of the many souvenir shops in a touristy part of the city. This tabby on the other hand had to scavenge the dust bins for some scraps of food. But it looked at least reasonably healthy.This guy broke mom's heart. He looked like he didn't cope very well with life on the streets. Mom cracked open a tin of tuna for him which he slowly and very graciously finished until the very last bite. We wonder if his furs are as white as the first cat's under all that dust and dirt.This beautiful floofy ladycat seemed to work with a group of local fishermen. Needless to say that she reminded mom of a certain floofy someone back at home. Look at her expression!And this little talker reminded her of her sweet little Chillimus. Yes, mom loves us very much and learning about those Istanbul cats we realise how very lucky we are. We just wished every cat had a safe place and yummy food.
Many nosekisses and purrs,
Siena & Chilli

Mom has a little lamb

2010-05-11T17:32:00.009+02:00

Dear furriends,

on Mother's Day our mom fulfilled a big dream for me. She went on a little day trip with her mom visiting a garden stuff exposition and brought home a sheep skin. It's incredibly comfy and soft. I'm in heaven! These days when I walk past her at nose level, she always smells a faint smell of sheep. It makes her chuckle and she calls me her little lamb now.The other evening we curled up together on the sheep skin and watched a video. I think I could happily grow old doing this, hehehehehe.

If you're looking for me, you'll know where to find me!

At first I was hesitant if I should allow the Snowfox on it. I mean Siena already has her luxurious furs to keep her toasty, right? But then I realised that it's a win-win situation for me, because Siena is incredibly comfy and soft too!

Purrs,
Chillimus Prettypuss

Thursday in the garden

2010-04-29T08:55:00.012+02:00

Dear furriends,

Mom is terribly busy lately and that always means she's bad blogging help. We received wonderful awardies in the past weeks and she just keeps telling us she's too busy. Can you believe it? Hrmpf. Maybe it's time for The Bitey...

We've been veeeeery busy too:

Cleaning the paved paths with a special technique.

Cutting the grass.

(Biggify for full dirt-in-fur-after-path-cleaning effect)General patrolling.
Quality control of...

...dusty garden areas.Our verdict: very dusty = very good.Pouncing!

And last but not least: reclaiming the other world behind our wall from the introoder Dado. Check out how well little Chilli is helping me.
We hope life treats you good!

Lots of nosekissies,
Siena & Chilli

Wordless Wednesday

2010-04-28T22:23:00.001+02:00

The fun continues

2010-04-16T06:00:00.001+02:00

Thank you for all the sweet concatulations for mom's and my birthday yesterday. We had a wonderful time and hope efurryone enjoyed themselves too. Momo was dropping hints all day about a big surprise for the next morning, but I frankly remained clueless until the Magic Carpet was flying over a DESERT. Could it be that we are visiting Fin? That would be the best!Yes we are! Finally, the Sisters-in-Floof are together again. It has been such a looooong time since our trip to Norway. We're having a perfect get-together sharing delicious treats in Fin's desert style yard. There so much to tell each other and to celebrate - with Fin's upcoming very own book naturally being a big point of talk... It's good that Fin has a stylish fountain at paw should we get thirsty. Don't we look a bit fearsome? Together we are unbeatable!
All too soon it was time to leave again and head home on the Magic Carpet. I sure hope I will get to see my NFC Sisters-in-Floof once every year in the future too. That's a nice tradition!
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox, two years old

Happy Cat

2010-04-15T06:00:00.009+02:00

It's my second birthday!

Thank you Momo!

Mom says she can not believe it is two years already that I was born. We actually celebrate both the 14th and 15th of April, see last year's birthday post if you wonder why. In the picture you see my sisfur, my brofur and me when we were a few days old. My sisfur and I look very much alike, so it's kind of hard to tell from the picture which one I am.Mom came to visit when we were about five weeks old. She had initially called because of my brofur, but I won her heart that very first visit! She visited regularly until she could finally bring me home.

And I love my home.

That's a happy tail!

It's Mom's birthday too today and we are all celebrating in style out there in the garden.The best part is that my beloved BSIF Momo already arrived for my birthday. She has promised to help if the introoder Dado tries to ruin my day. See him on the wall? He stands no chance against the three of us!

You are all invited to come over to celebrate in the garden. Stalk some birds, chew some grass or just hang out with me and enjoy the good times. Mom will surely dish out some yummy food and delicious treats.Thank you for being our furriends, you are wonderful!

Love,
Siena Snowfox

Loose ends

2010-04-12T22:36:00.006+02:00

Dear furriends,
can you pawsibly believe it will be my second birthday this week? Time just flew by! With my upcoming birthday mom was going through old pictures and posts, reminiscencing of when we first met and how I came to live with her. That's when she noticed that she promised to tell a story and completely forgot about it. After telling you how she decided to get a cat she wanted to tell you why exactly a Norwegian Forest Cat. Well, it's about time we'd tie those loose ends and introduce to you the man himself: Shiva. Shiva is our mom's mom cat. She lovingly calls him her One-Euro-Mancat, because that's what she paid for him. One Euro!Shiva is the only floofy one in a shorthaired litter of a shorthaired momcat. He's quite the character and unchallenged king of his outside territory. Plus, he's a great hunter and has brought home everything from birdies, mice, rats to rabbits as a present! Our mom has sitted him twice and absolutely fell in love with him. He prepared the ground for Chilli & me!Our mom's mom one day came up with the theory that his unknown dad was a Norwegian Forest Cat. So that's how the general idea came to our mom's mind. And so, after her return from Mexico, she set out to search for the Norwegian Forest Cat of her dreams...
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Thursday in the garden

2010-04-08T13:47:00.011+02:00

Dear furriends,

it's a grey, drizzly and a bit sad day in our garden today. We were suspecting it for longer, but today we got certainty: Our Fischies have died during the Winter. We hope that they peacefully died in their sleep. It's such a shame, they were cool Fischies and we loved to watch them, cool off our paws in their tank and even have a sip when the weather was hot. Rest in peace, sweet Fischies.
Some of you asked how I got the ouchie on my nose. Well, mom doesn't really know and I'm not telling. The scratch just appeared from one moment to the other. One probable option is that my crazy little stalker sisfur Chilli made me jump and crash into the roses, but she's not telling either. Or our neigbour cat Frida got me when I was nosing around in their shed. Basically, it's the price you pay for being a paws-on Gardening Cat! Thank you for all the purrs and the comforting words about the fur growing back. That would be nice. Finishing, we wanted to share two beautiful pictures of our woofie furriends Sissy and Skylar from Becky's Barnyard. Their mom took them a while ago and our mom loves them so much she asked if we could repost them.This is Sissy, she came to live at Becky's place not long ago.
And that's Skylar - love the markings! Don't the daffs look cheerful?
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Search no more

2010-04-07T08:49:00.008+02:00

Dear furriends,

we have a special guest today and actually both Chilli and me are a tiny bit nervous.

I mean, Smokey's a VERY handsome Mancat, don't you think?And his hidey skills are first class!

We hope he will let us share this luxurious sheep skin later on. Smokey is visiting us because of the "Search the Sherwood Seven game". Here's some info:

ML Sherwood has seven wonderful kitties: Missy Blue Eyes, KC, Smokey, Sol and BJ, Faith Boomerang and Charlie Taylor Sherwood. For the last seven months, once a month, on the 7th day of each month (10/7/09 to 4/7/10), everyone in the Cat Blogosphere was challenged to go on "The Search". ML is the one who keeps our shared Cat Blogosphere going on a daily basis; putting up our special posts, making sure Mr Linky is working, adding sidebar events: it is nearly a full time job. And giving her a special little hi-and-hello each month is our way to thank her for all she does for all of us.
Make sure to drop by ML's bloggie and give her all the kitty kisses she deserves!
Purrs,
Siena & Chilli

Timing on Tuesday

2010-04-06T11:53:00.007+02:00

Hi efurryone!

Did you have a good Easter?

Ours was a bit so so, because I hurt my nosie on Friday. It's a weird tradition at our house that always on festive days one of us gets sick or hurts herself. Mom says our timing is "great"! Before the incident we had the best time outside though: The sun was shining,

we zoomed around, climbed a tree together, I stalked insects,

Chillimus stalked...

... and chased me...

... and then this. Although I told mom I was okay she took me to the vet the next day, just to make sure. Now she worries about the fur not growing back! I hope mom sets up a first aid kit asap, because she didn't have anything when it happened, which is very bad. For now we got at least a good antiseptic spray without alcohol, so that's a start. Do you have a first aid kit and what's in it?
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox

Thursday in the garden

2010-04-01T09:00:00.002+02:00

Dear furriends,
I feel a bit bad that I'm so much drawn to pollinating insects and that I ate some the other day.
Mom just found out that they weren't bees, but some kind of fuzzy little bumblebees.

She explained to me that they actually help us in the garden and that I have to give them credit for that and leave them alone.

This Bumble sure is working away on our little Japanese Cherry.

Look at it's cute orange bum!

What am I supposed to do? I can't help myself, they are so much fun to stalk!
Purrs,
Siena Snowfox