Towel Tuesday

Here's what it looks like outside the window this morning. It is cold now, but the weather guys say it is supposed to warm up later. When Mom gets her act together she will post a list of dates and cats for the When When Contest so we can all see how the contest is going.

I love Mom's towel. Wherever she puts it, I claim it.Even if she drops it on the floor.

It's mine, all mine!

Heh.

More Snow

Oh. My. Bast. It's snowing again.

Critical Mess Sunday

Here's what it looks like outside our window this morning. The snow is still here. Everybody in New Hampster is over winter.

Mom finished some Gizzy Quilts yesterday. One of them will be flying Very Far Away. She still has to make two more special ones, then she can work on a couple of quilts she's making for "fun." Don't ask me, I don't get it either.

Anyway, Mom has decided the house has reached "critical mess" and she is going to clean it up. That means she will be moving stuff around and dragging out the rug sucking monster.


I guess I'll just hide out.

Sun and Fun

Woo Hoo! It's supposed to be sunny and warm today! Whee! Maybe the snow will all melt.

It's gonna be a good day for me no matter what, as you can tell from this picture Mom took of me playing last night. Look familiar?

(This picture was taken 2-1/2 years ago, when I just moved in.)

Finally Friday

It's ugly out there today. March is Mom's least favorite month. She says the whole month is usually full of days like this, grey, damp and yukky. The good thing about a day like this is the snow is melting.

Still Not When

The snow is still here. Today it is supposed to be warmer, up to 37F (2.78C). Big deal! Tomorrow it might snow, then rain, and then on Saturday it is supposed to be 50F (10C).

Mom caught me in a rather ris-kay pose last night. She says Monty is gonna collapse. I don't think he'll need a trip to the icebox, he can just go outside...

Not When

This snow isn't going anywhere anytime soon. It isn't supposed to get up above freezing today or tomorrow. But it should be in the 50's (F) over the weekend!

Happy Birthday PlusOne

A little something fun and colorful for PlusOne, who turns 12 today.


EepyBird's Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday, PlusOne!


This is the last day to enter the When When Contest!Here's the view outside the window this morning, March 3, 2009. Lots of snow. Yech. We got about 12" yesterday.

Got Snow?

We do. (Sigh.) I know lots of cats and woofies have this snow at their houses, too. It's supposed to snow all day. I'll do what I usually do on days like this (or any other day, to be honest with you): find a nice warm spot and nap.

You, on the other hand, should enter my When When Contest. All you have to do is guess the day the snow will all be melted when Mom looks out this window. The information is on yesterday's post.


Also, you gotta check out Google's home page today. It's positively Seussian!

When When Again!

Since there is still snow on the ground, and we are supposed to be having snow on Sunday night into Monday, I have decided to have the When When Contest again this year. Here's how it will work:

The cat, woofie or bun who guesses the date when there is NO MORE SNOW when Mom looks out this window each day will get a prize.

Every day Mom will get up and take a picture of this same view and post it on my blog. On the day she wakes up and THERE IS NO SNOW ANYWHERE IN THE PICTURE will be THE DAY. If you guess the EXACT day, you will get a prize. If NOBODY guesses the EXACT DAY, the cat who guessed the day CLOSEST TO the day, but not AFTER the day, will get the prize.

(this picture was taken February 19, 2009)(this picture was taken this morning, March 1, 2009)

Here are the rules:
1. Each cat, woofie or bun gets ONE GUESS EACH.
2. Guesses must be in the comments of THIS POST.
3. Deadline is Midnight Tuesday March 3, 2009. (So when it isn't Tuesday anywhere in the world, the voting will be over.)
4. You have to have a blog, or leave some way for us to get in touch with you, so we have to know who you are. If you have a blog, you're good to go.
5. It's my blog, so if I wanna change the rules, I can.


Now for some useful information.
1. The houses across the street face East. So the snow in their front yards will melt first. Duh.
2. Sun melts the snow.
3. Rain melts it faster.
4. The average high temperature for March in New Hampster is 44F
5. The average low temperature for March in New Hampster is 18F
6. It snows in April.
7. *****The contest ends when there is NO SNOW on the ground in the picture. If it snows the next day, oh well, that's New England weather for you!*****
8. Last year, the winning date was April 12.
9. We don't have as much snow on the ground this year as we did last year.

So put on your thinking caps, leave a guesstimate, and check back every day to see if you are the winner! Good luck!

Three Bowl Thursday

Wow! The comments from my Wednesday post were so interesting! So many of you commented about the books in the bookshelf (they are an old set of encyclopedias) and the fact that I have three bowls of food. That needs some explaining. So here goes.


1. The bowl on the far left is a bowl of water. Mom gives me a fresh bowl of water each day. (Actually I have several bowls of water around the place.)

2. The middle bowl has my crunchies. I get a bowl of crunchies for breakfast every day. Mom doesn't take it away. Since I like stinky goodness better, I am angling for getting it breakfast and dinner, and my strategy is to avoid eating the crunchies.

3. For dinner, I get a little can of beef stinky goodness. That's the third bowl. (Usually I eat the crunchies during the night, so my strategy isn't working.) I prefer Fancy Feast Beef Stinky Goodness. I don't like the sliced or chunky versions. I like the plain one. I don't like the expensive pet-food store stinky goodness either. Finally Mom's getting smart about it. She came home last night with a big bag full of the stuff.


One final note about the bowls. Obviously they are not your usual pet food dishes. Mom says if she has to look at them, they have to be pretty. So my dinner bowls are a nice collection of Japanese porcelain rice bowls.

Wordless Wednesday

nom, nom, nom.

Movies Monday!

Mom loves the Movies. I dunno what this guy, Oscar, has to do with the movies, but she watches him every year.

Last night she watched him again, and she scared me a coupla times when she jumped out of her chair and started squeeing.

What did she squee about?

Slumdog Millionaire (over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over!)

Man On Wire

Heath Ledger



What can I say? She's weird, is all.

Snowy Sunday

We're supposed to get snow today and tonight. Yech. Mom went out food hunting last night so she won't have to go out today. She bought me a big bag of crunchies the other day, and she also bought me some new fancy stinky goodness. I licked the juices, but left the rest. She finally got the message last night, and took away the so-called fancy stuff and gave me the Beef flavored Fancy Feast I like better. What can I say? She got a book in a box from the guy in the bloo shorts yesterday and she has had her nose stuck in it all day. She's just so hard to train.

Cripes, you'd think she was a cat.

She's got nerve!

Saturday Sitting with Mom

Regular readers will know that I only started sitting next to Mom a year ago. I would only sit next to her if she didn't have anything on her lap, not even a fleece blankie. I wouldn't sit next to her if she was reading a book or a magazine, and certainly not if she was working on her tippy-tappy lapbox.

But life changes. Today I sat next to her while she sewed the binding on her Alphabet Sampler Quilt. She got up to get a drink of water, and I stayed where I was. She took this picture. Don't I look cute?

Fluffy Friday

Lookit these gi-normous snowflakes that fell yesterday morning while Mom was getting ready to go day hunting. Mom said there were many magical sliding cars while this was happening. Fortunately hers wasn't one of them.

Mom has been sewing the binding on her Alphabet Sampler Quilt a little bit each night. Here I am snoopervising her work and giving the quilt a QA inspection.I understand a stork will be visiting Monty Q's house later this year. I guess it wouldn't be a surprise to anybody if I said Mom is gonna make a quilt for this tiny bean. She already has big plans.

So what else is new?

Wordless White (tummy) Wednesday

Millie Monday

It's so nice being a cat. One day is as good as any other when you've got a nice comfy napping spot.




For Angel, who asked yesterday: Mom is sewing the binding on her quilt by hand. She has arthur-itis in her right hand, and she can't see very well up close (because she's getting old), and she needs a wicked bright light (same reason) so she only does a little bit at a time.

Sunny Sunday

It is sunny outside, but these two guys, with their sunny smiles, always warm my heart.
It's PlusOne and Mr Karate. Yesterday Mom had a very nice Valentine's Day with Mr Karate. They had a nice lunch (bacon-lettucte-tomato and avocado sandwiches with spicy mayo on toasted bread), and then did a little "retail therapy." (Mr Karate bought a waterproof jacket for bicycling, Mom picked up a couple of little things for these two guys, both of whom have birthdays coming up).

Then they went to see Slumdog Millionaire. What did Mom think about the movie? To answer that, Mom wants you to read this first sentence of Ty Burr's review of the movie from last November: I'll keep this simple: Cancel whatever you're doing tonight and go see "Slumdog Millionaire" instead.

Later, Mom went to the store and bought the soundtrack to Slumdog Millionaire, which she has been listening to all morning while sewing the binding on the Alphabet Sampler Quilt.

Valentine's Day

I think this special Gizzy Quilt, that Mom made for my sweetie, Monty Q, expresses my Valentine's Day sentiments perfectly.

Happy Valentine's Day Monty Q!