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Jeanne’s got a great shot of Chaos shooting Jeanne’s husband Michael the Glare o’ Death and a bit more about our adventures with Mrs Pao and Pao last week. And just so you know, there were many more things on sticks – I only captured some of them.
Reading Update
The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime by Jasper Fforde. I have the strangest desire to brush up on my nursery rhymes now… Was Humpty Dumpty a suicide? Or murdered? Answers to age old questions are revealed in Fforde’s rollicking tale. I love this bit from the book:
[Jack’s mother] opened the door within two seconds of his pressing the doorbell, letting out a stream of cats that ran around with such rapidity and randomness of motion that they assumed a liquid state of furry purringness. The exact quantity could have been as low as three or as high as one hundred eight; no one could ever tell, as they were all so dangerously hyperactive.
I would argue that you really only need two cats to achieve that state!
Aunt Dimity’s Christmas by Nancy Atherton. Waiting for more of the series to arrive at my library! These are lovely British village cozies.
Mad Mouse: A John Ceepak Mystery by Chris Grabenstein. Fast-paced and well-done, I found the second in the series to be as enjoyable as the first.
Thank You Update
I’m a little behind on thank yous, but not too bad. First, let me thank everyone who weighed in on whether to knit my Trekking 126 plain or with pattern. I decided to go with plain, and have ripped back and reknit to where I was earlier in the week.
Next, some fun things I got in the mail recently. On the left is an adorable crocheted black kitty wallhanging, sent to me by Wendy because for some reason it made her think of me. On the right is a Chococat notebook (with Chococats on every page!) and a nifty little bookmark, sent to me by Ruth. Thanks, Wendy and Ruth!
Chaos and Mayhem were mightily intrigued by that there bookmark.
“What is it, big kitty?” -Mayhem
“Obviously a most unusual and shiny cat toy, May.” -Chaos
“Hmm, it sure doesn’t seem to do much.” -Mayhem
“Here, let me help, May.” -Chaos
“Let’s see if I can get a fang into it and carry it away…” -Chaos
Failing that, Chaos turned to admire the gift from Wendy and absorb every possible molecule of Lucy scent there might be.
“Mmmmm… sweet Lucy…” -Chaos
Grabenstein’s books sound interesting – thanks.
Chris- All the cats have a major crush on Lucy- she is the darling of the blog world.
If I were Michael, I wouldn’t go near Chao’s cat tree. If looks could kill!
Does Chaos carry away Lucy’s headshot picture to gaze on dreamily? Too funny!
Chococat! Love me some chococat.
Chaos certainly can look offended, no?
Hee hee! I see Lucy’s Moo card!
Your kitties need to socialize more 😉 Scary!
I thought Chaos looked down right mean in that photo at Jeanne’s. Like – scary mean!! It’s good to see his softer side today with Lucy!!
I love chococat! what nice gifts!
Fun excerpt from the Fforde book. Reminds me of the way a certain little dog I know sounds like 50 dogs when he comes running into the house.
Such cute things, and of course all kitties have to check out the ‘new shiny devices’ to make sure they don’t mysteriously operate the can opener or fridge door.
What great gifts. I just don’t understand why people think of you when they see things like that 😉
Eeee! I love Chococat! I wish the stuff was as widespread as Hello Kitty.
Jasper Fforde is super fun to read. Did you ever read his Thursday Next books?
Aw! You know the gifts are always for them.
I have Mad Mouse on my laptop from Audible. I really should jump into that! The 2nd Aunt Dimity is awaiting me as well, but Candy Apple Red is being a little slow for me. It’s my compulsion to only put books down at the end of the chapters. With 30 pages chapters I don’t feel like picking the book up as often during the day as I do with books that have short chapters. Weird, I know!
Hee hee, Chaos has a crush. Now I’m going to have to go to the library and check out that Aunt Dimity’s Christmas, its sounds like a nice break from Tolstoy.
It looks like love at first sniff. 😉 Nice gifts!
Chaos! I’m crushed…
>^..^
Is there anything cuter than cats testing out potential toys? They reach out with the paw, point the ears forward and tap….tap….tappity tap tap…
Chaos has good taste in admiring Lucy; she’s quite a looker.
Fun gifts!
I heart Chococat! Everyone at work makes fun of me because I have a Chococat vitamin container and a Hello Kitty clock on my desk!! :p
I LOVE CHOCOCAT!!! *ahem* Sorry, but I do. He’s so funny, and clueless looking, but sweet and…yes. Much love for Chococat.
Oh I love Chococat! Love the wall hanging too. So sweet!
Hi!! I’m back!!!
Hey! You got gifties! Lucky girl, and from Wendy too…
I LOVE Chococat, he’s just the coolest.
So…Chaos is a ladies man! What a funny monkey sock chair…
Aunt Dimity and Jasper Fforde — it doesn’t get much better than that!
Chococat! Awesome.
If I were Michael, I would move stealthily and speedily away…..
I’ve got to read the Fforde nusery rhyme books. I went into a research nursing rhyme phase awhle back & picked up the Oxford edition of Nursery Rhymes and a really interesting little book called Heavy Words Lightly Thrown by Chris Roberts.
Hey! is that your Chaos on Stuff on My Cat?
http://www.stuffonmycat.com/index.php?itemid=4768
I love kitty inspections! And that last picture is too cute. : )