The grand final

Our grand tour to the north of Europe was crowned by a visit to Fin's land: Finland. We all were received with special interest but the crowed really got excited when they found out about Fin's identity. Cats got out a strange thing which they called their "secret national flag" and ceremoniously handed it over to Fin. We didn't really know what to make of it, but Fin surely looked glorious on that flag-thing.Then she had to climb on top of some kind of official builing where the crowd cheered at her. To be honest, it was all a bit much for us after the tranquil serenity of the Norwegian forests. So, we headed of to check out the forests in Finland. Don't we all look floofy? We are! The cold made us gain some floof.Once in the region we stopped over at Lapland, but found out that it's NOT the promised land of laps for kitties. Instead there are these little tents which make for a good hide and seek game. But all this lack of laps made us think about our moms and dads and their respective laps at home and we all got a bit homesick. Okay, okay, I'll admit it: I got very homesick and my BSIFs had to comfort me by washing my ears (no, my mom doesn't do that but it was very nice anyway).Unanimously we found that it's time to return to our homes, climbed the Magic Carpet again and swooshed off. I will miss my Sisters in Floof, Momo, Fin and Miss Kitty a lot! They are the finest felines and I hope I'll be able to visit them in America and Australia one time. Thank you for looking after me! Purrs!

Visiting the Homeland

From my place it is not that far to Norway, but it got considerably colder. We were all very happy to have our thick coat and the tufted toesies (which my mom likes to call "snowshoes") came in handy too.

That's a sight to behold, isn't it? One of many Norwegian lakes we visited. We really liked what we saw on our trip. The rough beauty of nature somehow mirrored our personalities we thought.The forests are vast and untouched by humans. I see why there are many legends telling about trolls inhabiting these forests. They have a magical touch to them! We sniffed around a bit but didn't meet any trolls, though.

Time passes by so quickly when you're having fun. It felt natural to chase over big boulders and climb trees non-stop! It got dark on us much too early, at least for my taste! Here you can see us resting by a river: me absolutely knackered and my Big Sisters In Floof standing guard. They really lived up to their promise to my mom and cared for me how only cats could care.Gladly we spent the night in this pitoresque log cabin. There even where some mice!

I wasn't allowed to steer the big Magic Carpet anymore because the drive was far too shaky and unstable. So my BSIFs gave me my very own mini Magic Carpet. It was suitable to hover around just about ground level. I was glad to have it, since it had snowed quite a bit on our second day in Norway!
I will leave you for today with the picture of our most famous ancestor. This chap is "Pans Truls" and it's with his first offspring - born on the 17th of April in 1974 - that breeding of the NFC started. This guy set a great standard - isn't he beautiful?
Please visit Miss Kitty's, Fin's & Momo's blog to find out everything about our exciting trip!

The Real Thing

„Mooom, mooom, get out the treats and the kittymilk!

They’re just landing!!!!"

They are finally here: Momo, Miss Kitty & Fin flew the whole night, crossing the Atlantic to get to my place in Köln. This is what they saw when they got into the city. It’s a shame you can only see one of the belltowers, 'cos they were just passing by the cathedral of Cologne which ist the city’s emblem...Of course I have been on the outlook for them the whole time. When I saw the Magic Carpet swooshing in I got furry excited and ran to my mom. I was so happy to see them in all their floofy glory! We immediately formed one big floofball, washing and grooming each other to get that all important "family smell".

I showed them the „Fischies“ first thing after. Mom was making a worried face when all of my SIFs refreshed their paws in the cool water. I really don’t know what she has – everyone knows that traveling long distances makes your legs and feet tired!

With our paws and spirit refreshed we engaged in some treeclimbing. Poor Fin couldn’t join us as mom was instructing her on what I am allowed to do and what not. Mom! That’s embarrassing! I am seven months old! Leave Fin alone! I fear she even "persuaded" her to let her rub her floofy belly...
After a nice dinner and a good nights sleep we will be ready for the real thing: The trip to the land of our ancestors - Norway!
Stay tuned for more... (and check ot my SIFs!)

Going on holiday

As you might know, my SIFs were in Disneyland today and they are now making their way to Germany to pick me up. I am expecting them for tomorrow. Don't miss out on their whereabouts and go to Momo's, Miss Kitty's and Fin's bloggies to read everything about our Wegie-Adventure (and about the term Wegie) if you haven't done so already.

Yesterday I called for other Norwegian Forest Cats to step out of the vast Cat Blogosphere and contact the SIFs. So far, lamentably, nocat has contacted me. That got me thinking that many, maybe the overwhelming majority of catbloggers, probably isn’t too sure about their ancestors. So, here’s an easy-to follow-quick-check-guide to NFCdom.

You might be a Norwegian Forest Cat if...
...you have a doble-layered coat with thick underfur and a coarse top-layer, that might be a bit greasy (that’s not a flaw but weatherprotection. However, on a Turkish Angora it would be a flaw.).
... your hind legs are longer than your front legs.
... your tail is so long it reaches up to your neck.

... you have tufted ears and snowshoes to protect your toesies.
... you love humans and their company but you are at the same time an essentially independent, active cat.
... you are sociable and you get along with other cats.
... you can climb down a tree with your head first, decending in a spiral*.
... you lose most of your semi-long hair in summertime which gives you an squirrel-like appearance.

* Please note, that this video does NOT show the proper spiral-technique mentioned above! After all I'm still a NFC in training.

I am going through the theoretical steps of the spiral-technique with my eyes closed. Doing so, I can concentrate better. My mom often mistakes that for lazy napping, she doesn't know just how wrong she is!

Here they come

The Diaspora of blogging NFCs

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Today is the great day! Our adventure begins - I am so excited! The top graphic shows the diaspora of us SIFs, which is short for Sisters In Floof. I have the current status of LSIF = Little Sister In Floof, hihihi. You can see Momo in our headquarter in Australia, Fin & Miss Kitty in the US, and my little self in Germany. Makes sure to go over to their blogs, they are loaded with information about NFCs. By the way, if there are more Norwegian Forest Cats out there - please do contact us!
Momo is making her way to pick up Fin and Miss Kitty. Doesn't she look gorgeous on the Flying Carpet? It will take a while until they are here, so my mom told me to 'come down that tree and quit staring at the sky for them'.

Instead I checked the premises - I want everything set for my SIFs! Mom, all that leaves need to be piled up for us to play in. I can't wait for them to be here... could you!?
Stay tuned...