Ginger The Cat

On Memorial Day...

Listen to Taps Performed by SGM Woody English, US Army Band playing on a B flat Bach Stradivarius Field Trumpet (bugle)

Posting from the sofa

You know, this ability to post from anywhere can come in handy. I don't even have to get up and go allllll the way to the desk anymore.

Not 'posed to do that

As many of you know, my Momma puts dry food out for Puffalump, G2 and other neighborhood cats.  Every morning  she puts a full container out and every night she bring s in the container so that the coonie-racs don't come around.

Fresh wholesome drinking water is also provided 24 hours a day.

This morning I watched as one of the usual cats showed up for breakfast.  He ate hungrily.  When he finished eating he walked right past the $18 waterer and over to a mud puddle and drank his fill.

My Momma sighed and I wondered how come he doesn't get sickies.

Where'd They All Go?

Puuuuffalump...ohhh Puffalump!  Come home, Momma misses you.  Where did you go?  Are you off again in your gypsy ways, or did something happen to you?  You've been virtually a fixture on our patio for several months and now you're gone.

Come to think of it, G2 is MIA too.  And Bob's Big Boy and all the other regulars.  I wonder what's up?

Puuuuuffaluuuump....G2....please come back.  Momma's worried about y'all.

What To Say

I think the cat's got my tongue.

Piano Protege

You know....we have a grand....mostly I just nap on it but I wonder if I could learn this...

Cats Never Beg

Please?

Ahhhh....

Asking nicely though...not a thing wrong with that.

Fantastic Day

What a fantastic day it was.  It started with me getting a nap with my Momma right off the bat.  She got up at something like 6 AM and realized that was a silly hour so she flopped on the sofa & covered herself in polarfleece.  Thinking she still looked cold I settled in on top of her.  Later there were presents and food food food!  My oldest brother came over too -- I haven't seen him in awhile.  He plays the piano real pretty and played for my Momma and Poppa.  All my sisters were real happy to see him and gathered around.  Momma took videos with her camera phone but was dismayed to learn that the sound didn't come out on video nearly as great as in person.

My Momma switched around my layout with one she's been toying with for awhile.  She said she was going to wait until after Christmas to change it from the holiday theme.  It still Christmas in my book but that's ok.  I'm so stuffed full of goodness that all I can do is flop here on the sofa.

My poor Momma has to work tomorrow -- isn't there a law against that??  My Poppa will be home with me though so I s'pose that's ok.  Momma said she only had to work Tuesday and Wednesday and then she'd be available for naps and whatever else I wanted her to do.  One of my favoritest Christmas presents was one Momma received -- a big ol' polarfleece robe from LLBean.  She's like one moving nap target now!

Love Is...

Sunday afternoon.  Polar-fleece blankie.  Momma's lap.  *purrr*

Why Yes, I Am Helping You Read

If you're on the newspaper then technically it doesn't count as being 'on the table', does it?

Perfect Napping Weather

Puffalump will go mostly hungry today until Momma gets home.  Luckily Puff was around this morning to grab a quick bit of food before Momma brought the dish back in.  There were SIX raccoons milling around the backyard sniffing where Momma had the dish of food.  Momma was too quick for them and retrieved the food before they even got a taste.  It is a bit spooky to see that many raccoons on our patio -- it's not very big so they just seem so upclose and huge.  Well they are huge -- 20 to 25 lbs apiece?  They're big!  Bigger than me!  I just hope they don't ever gang up on Puffalump otherwise I'll have to call 119 and scream for help!  I wonder where they live.  I wonder where they roam at night.  Do they find food on other patios?  They never actually get food anymore on our patio, just the tantalizing scent of where the food dish was.  Is that enough to keep bringing them back?

It's a beautifully rainy and dreary day outside.  Absolutely perfect for napping but my Momma has abandoned me to go hunting for the day.  I don't know why she wanted to go out in the rain to that place called 'the office' where she hunts all day and comes home when it's almost dark.  I guess I will be napping alone.  Shy is over on the sofa so I shall avoid that.  *sigh*  My favorite yellow blankie is up there but I can't sleep with Shy that close to me.  Up on the tv I shall go.

Harrumph...no Momma and no yellow blankie.

A Whole Lotta Nature Goin' On

Yesterday was a beautiful day and there was lots of excitement in our backyard.  First, there were three yellow jackets in the trap and they were mad!  They were making all kinds of noise and fighting with each other and buzzing around.  I wanted to git 'em!

While I was inspecting the jackets a big shadow went whooshing right past me -- if the window had been open I'd have felt the breeze of it.  I was so surprised I didn't even duck and Momma stopped taking pi'tchers of me.  The big shadow zoomed down and over to the cat feeder where the cute little birdies were.  Were is the operative word.  They had scattered into the bushes and were bein' all quiet.  The big shadow lifted it's great wings and hopped up on our back fence and waited.  It was a hawk!!  Or a falcon!  Maybe it was an eagle.  Hmm, I knowed it wasn't a buzzard.  Timmy Wimmy would know.  Anyway next it dive-bombed the bushes and a little birdie went zooming past me again with the big birdie hot on his tail.  It was screaming, poor thing, as it dove into the blue spruce you see in this picture.  The big bird smashed into the spruce too and momentarily got tangled up in the branches.  The little birdie went zipping past me again as fast as his little wings would take him and gotted away from the big birdie.  I was glad!  My Momma was glad!  We like them little birdies.  After that there were no more little birdies playing in our backyard all afternoon.

We haven't seen Lewis in over a week and Momma am kind of sad.  She's hoping that either someone took the little guy in and he has a good home or that he's just on vacation somewhere.  Olivia-Puffa-Lump-cutie-face still comes around a lot.  Momma see's her at all hours and is pretty sure she's not got a home.  Olivia is real skittish tho' and slinks away when Momma goes out back so we're not sure how we're gonna catch her to get her to get fixed.

It's getting colder at night and during the day too.  That means lots of polar-fleece around here for napping in.  I just love my Momma's fleecy robe.  *purrrrrr*  I wish all the kitties of the world had a fleecy lap to snuggle in.

Question

Is my head getting smaller, or is my butt getting bigger?

By the way...has anyone seen my tail?

Update

I've been terrible lately about keeping up my blog. Lemme see, where do I start.

First, my Momma and Poppa went to Salt Lake City last week and I was here all alone with my sisters. I missed my folks so since they've been home I have been glued to Momma.

The cat feeder that Momma put out for Lewis is being used now by many neighborhood cats, a raccoon, sparrows and blue jays, yellow jackets and the neighborhood beagle. At any given time there will be a cat or two lounging on the patio.

The raccoon will soon face the wrath of the SuperSoaker -- it's due to be delivered on Wednesday. That ol' thing just stares at Momma through the window and wrinkles his nose while he bares his teeth. When Momma actually goes outside he runs away. Little does he know Momma plans to shoot him through the open window.

The other night when my Poppa opened the garage door so that he could roll the garbage can to the curb, Lewis sauntered in as if he owned the joint. Lewis then hopped on top of the car and proceeded to bathe himself. Poppa couldn't reach Lewis up there so Momma had to come out. Lewis proceeded to be absolutely innocently cute at that point. He still got shooed out of the garage. I hope he doesn't enter the garage one morning when my Momma and Poppa leave for work in the dark. Little bugger would be locked in there all day then.

There is another little girl kitty that has been coming around to eat. She seems to be around Lewis' age. She appears as early as 3:30 am to eat and as late as midnight. We don't think she has a home either. She sure is a hungry one when she eats. She used to run away all askeert when my Momma would look out the window but now the little thing has taken to lounging under one of the bushes. She doesn't run from Momma anymore. Well, she might if Momma were outside with her. Momma has decided to name her Olivia because she's always loved that name. My Momma was calling her "Sweet little puffalump face" but my Poppa said, "You call her Buffalo whaaa/"

My Momma & Poppa might take both Lewis and Olivia to the vet to get them fixed. I didn't think they looked broken but my folks know bestest.

I guess that's what we've been up to here.

Ker-plooooooooosh

Look what Momma bought! She gotted it for the raccoon that bares it's teeth at her while raiding Lewis' cat food dish each morning.

Communal Feeding Area

On Friday evening my Momma brought home a new rolling laptop case from work. It had a neato compoooter in it too. It's been parked over there and is just way too tempting. I've used it several times as a scratching post -- I can't help it, I like it! My Momma was none too happy.

Lewis' food dish has turned into a communal eating trough. So far I've seen 4 or 5 different cats eating out of it, some yellow jackets and now birdies! The birdies sit in it and peck away at the crunchy goodness. They'd better hope none of the poodies come by while they do that.

Momma & Daddy are taking a trip soon to Salt Lake City. Lewis wanted to know who is going to make sure his bowl gets filled if Bailey-the-neighbor-dog or the raccoon come by and raid it.

Alacrity

"There was a sudden flash of light and a boom as Ginger spontaneously changed from matter to energy."

Lewwwwwwwwwwwwis, yoo hoooo

Where are you Lewis?  We haven't seen you all day.  Do you know who ate your entire container of food last night?  Did they pop after their first sip of water?

You Ever Have One Of Those Days?

Sometimes things don't seem to be so clear, and I'm not sure why.

I Can't Count That High

My Momma hopes the little visiting kitty is okay today.  We haven't seen him since early morning.  Momma has been putting ice in his water just in case he comes by.

:-(

The cute little kitty that comes around here and hangs out in our yard sometimes is outside riight now. The kitty that looks so much like my sweet William Tiny Dancer Boy is sitting there eating out of my Momma's bird feeder. I've never seen a kitty eat birdseed before. He must be hungry but my Momma is reluctant to feed him or he'll really start hanging around.

Poor little guy. We hope he's ok.

Standing Guard

Sometimes I feel so small in this ol' world.

Rudolph With Your Nose So Bright

Between me and Rudolph, I think we have things covered.

I Could Eat My Way To Stardom

You've heard about that reality show from Meow Mix? I want to be on that show! I think the show is all about eating...or sleeping...or physics. I dunno. I just know it stars kitties -- I want my buddies here to be on that show too! Ellis is from my town but I don't know him. He sure is cute. Not as cute as my Tiny Dancer of course, but cute nonetheless.

See the live cams here!

Ponderances

This morning as I was lazing about on my cat tree and taking nose-hits off my catnip mouse a thought came to me.  I wondered if one of you in a timezone ahead of me would tell me if I'm going to get stinky goodness later.  Will my Momma snuggle with me too?  Aw, c'mon you can tell me since you've already been through that part of the day and would know.  How fair is it that you get to see what happens during the day before the rest of us?

Hey maybe I could start a business with this but I would need the help of someone in say the East Coast or overseas would be particularly useful.  I could be a fortune teller and set up a stand downtown on the sidewalk.  I could tell folks here what will happen to them during that day!

:::flops head back onto catnip schmousie:::

Kitty Crack

I...feel...good...

I Lost My Mind

I did a baaaaaad thing last night.  My Momma and Poppa were hanging out in the family room chatting.  I suddenly decided to squat right there in front of them and pee on the leather sofa.  Oh my gosh but my Momma yelled real loud at me.  She never yells at me.  She even swatted me!!

I felt real bad.  I don't know what camed over me.  I've never done anything like this before.  I felt even worse later when I could tell my folks were mad at me a'cuz they were ignoring me.

I went to sleep sad.

They're keeping a real close eye on me to make sure I'm not sick or that I haven't completely lost my mind.  My Momma did snuggle with me today and taked a nap with me.

Ka-Boom! Flash!

My Sweet William camed by to poke me out of my hiding place. We been having thunder boomers and flashy night skies. They make my sisters go under the bed. Not me tho'. Nope. I go into the bathroom and hide behind the door -- my Momma's bathrobe hangs there and I set with my head up in it. Safe!

My Momma and Poppa are leaving me and my sisters alone this weekend while they go on a trip to Pueblo. I'm going to miss them! Should we have a party while they're gone? Who will answer the door to let the delivery man in? Our birthday present is supposed to be delivered while they're gone. Will it sit out on the front porch? Who wants to come by and help dragged it in the house? Who wants to come party down with stinky goodness?

April?

Yikes! I slept the entire month of March away! Last thing I knew, I had climbed into Momma's lap for a nap and now it's April!

I think my Momma put the sleeper-hold on me.

If Only I Had Thumbs

What...me?  I'm not doing anything.

2006 Wish

Happy New Year!!  I wonder what 2006 will bring?  More maguro?  Naps?  Cuddling with my Momma?  Health and happiness plus full bellies  to all of my poodie friends and their families?  We can certainly hope for all good things!

This picture was taken of me last night while I was up way late with Momma and Daddy.  We were watching celebrations on tv and having one of our own.  Oy we stayed up late.  I'm looking forward to extra naps today.

Decorating Masters

For my poodie friends that need a refresher on how to put up and decorate a Christmas tree -- Tree Decorating 101. These poodies are good!

Two Of Me

Thank you all for your warm thoughts left in the previous post.  You all are the bestest furry pals.

My Momma can't quite decide what the expression is on my face here.  I think the effect is neato tho' -- the camera was set on 'available lighting' and it's neat what it did to the coloring.

Tears In Heaven

My Auntie went away a week ago to Heaven.  I hope she watches over all of us.

How Much Is That Ginger In The Window?

The flash caused me to see things.  Little pink elephants.

Big...Bad...Scary...Cat...I....Yam...

Must...
attack...
killer....
thumb...!!

I Detect A Theme

Lemme see.  What did I do yesterday?

Lemme see.  What did I do today?

And I'll Huff And I'll Puff

Tonight my Momma went outside to look at the base of the house right at the kitchen window. The last time The Thing came in the house it had chewed a small 2"x2" hole from the exterior until it gained access & popped up under the sink. Tonight Momma saw the same size hole chewed through the last patch job plus another hole right next to it that was 2" high and 5" wide. My Momma doesn't even want to know the size rat that needs that kinda space.

There is only one thing to do in a case like this. MOVE!

Heh heh. Just kidding. I'm not askeert. We're gonna buy a bazooka, that's what we're gonna do.

Chill In The Air

These past few days have brought cooler temps at night. A slight chill in the air in the house. Momma turned on the heat the other day for the first time this season. The warm air wafting up is wonderful. Flopping onto the floor registers is heaven.

Rinse, Lather, Repeat

It's Saturday night.  You know what that means.

  Bath night.

Go Team, Go!

I was sitting there with my brothers, watching Monday Night Football.  My team (Denver Broncos!) were playing!  They were ahead!

You can see how happy I am when out of the corner of my eye I spy my Mother.

Sunday Bliss

This bein' an adorable cat is exhausting business...

Rose Is Rose

  I'd have to agree with Rose.

Ideas Jotted Down

I haven't been able to think of what to write. My Momma said she'd gladly help me think of things that I could write about.

She said, "Why don't you write about how you went to hop onto the counter and aborted mid-jump -- landing in an unladylike way?" Oh yeah, that's exactly what I want to write about.

My Momma took a picture of me in an undignified pose. I could post that... Naaaaw.

My Momma suggested I write about how one morning my Daddy wouldn't get up because he wanted to keep going back to his dream. In the dream I had gotten lost and he was trying to find me. He didn't want to leave me lost. I love my Daddy.

My Momma said, "Ginger Jean, why don't you write about how you had a cling-on that caused you to run like a maniac through the house desperately trying to shake the poo off your bum? Mention too how you hopped on the counter in hopes to dislodge it and how I yelled at you." Umm, no Momma.

I couldn't think of anything to write about so I think it's time for a nap again.

On Hiatus

Hello puddie-friends. I'm ok, I've just been quiet...at a loss for words really. I hope each of you are well.

I've been keeping my eyes on the news.

Sunday

Do you know what Sundays are good for? Naps with Mommy. *bliss*

Do you know what Sundays are bad for? Me when my Mommy vacuums. Yikes!

My Mommy goes back to work tomorrow. Vacation time is over. I'm going to miss my Mommy during the day; I got really used to having her here at my beck and call. Momma's gonna run that cam tho' so ShyGurl better behave.

ROWR Grass-Eating Machines

The yard man is here with his scary power tools. I can't decide if I'm more scaredy of his grass-eating machine or the one that can blow stuff around with a mighty roar. I just saw a squirrel run along the fence, his little legs pumping just as fast as they would go. I would love to go jogging with that squirrel -- I bet he'd be fun to play with. But I have to go check out under the bed. S'cuse me.

A Sitter? Won't That Hurt?

Harrumph. It must be true then. The cat sitter came by tonight to pick up keys to the house and to learn the ropes. My Mommy and Daddy really are going away. Without me. :::sigh::: At least they have that man we like to come by and take care of us. He's been a family friend for many many years. Last year we had a teenager. A complete stranger. She was ok for a tall sticky person. She was expensive though -- $20....per....day....per...cat...!!

The weather has been really really hot which is sad for me. Sad for GrayBoyToy too. Why? When it's hot the A/C is on and the doors are closed. It's hard to talk to my new guy outside through the door. But it's cooling off. Maybe tomorrow the doors will be open. I miss that handsome tiny boy.

Time Flies

Where do the days go? One minute it's early in the week and the next minute, before you know it, catches you off guard, smacks you in the whiskers -- the entire week is gone! It's been too hot to write anything. I almost want to go splash in the sprinklers. Almost.

I heard a bad bad rumor by my Mommy. They will be going to Colorado on vacation and leaving us here with a sitter!

I'm going back over -->> to snooze on the A/C vent.

Peanut Party

My Mom took this picture of me yesterday afternoon.  I tell ya, there is just nothing like a good box.  Hmm, this one is a bit small to actually get comfy and take a nap in or anything but I do love it for sitting.

What fun outside our window this morning.  Mommy put out peanuts yesterday and they weren't discovered by anyone until this morning.  Two Blue Jays shrieking, fighting and swooping.  An excited squirrel busily grabbing and hiding as many as he can.  A Jay and the squirrel performing a choreographed dance at the feeder as each scored a peanut.  A bemused dove standing by watching it all.  And me and my sisters at the window wanting to go outside and help.