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Maggie is/was so sweet. I remember that video you posted, when *she* fostered another 3-4 kitties, and all dozen or so rushed her to get the milk bar open. I think you described it like a pack of lions taking down an antelope ( or something similar).
Here it is! (Video has come a long way in the past 12 years.)
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We are breaking out the Scoop Hands and it reminded me about a post you did several years ago about them and all the uses you had for them. Please tell me it’s archived somewhere that I can go to read it again as I am in dire need of some laughs. In the meantime, I will go read about the adventures of Flat Holly again!
Here it is! Good ol’ Scoop Hands.
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Drum was kneading on the top of Clairee’s head, and she gave me this Look. Poor beleaguered Clairee!
Ouiser in the top of the cat tree, wondering what I think I’m doing.
Once again, I’m grateful that my air purifier’s controls are on the front and not the top! (It’s a Medify MA-14, (that’s an affiliate link) and I think it works well – though the fact that we have an exhaust fan in the closet where the litter boxes are is also a great help!)
Shelby in the top of the cat tree, VERY pleased with herself.
Ouiser joins, and strikes a pose.
Ouiser, Shelby and Drum have a tussle-cuddle going on.
Then they vacated, and Clairee got the top of the tree (and the sun!) to herself.
Drum discovered the tall scratcher in my room, and has declared that it is his.
M’Lynn goes home tomorrow, and I know that some people think she will miss her kittens terribly, but every single time she gets a moment to herself, she stretches out like this, and the purring is deafening. I think she’s ready to be the baby!
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Khal, Newt, and Charlie having some bro bonding time.
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Posted on social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Tumblr) yesterday.
Line ’em up! From left: Ouiser, Shelby, Drum, Clairee and M’Lynn. (They’ve had some Churu (as you can see on Shelby’s face) and they want MORE.)
To answer the oft-asked question: I do not see any bonded pairs in this foursome. All the kittens get along well with all the other kittens, and just when I think two kittens are particularly good friends and on the verge of being a bonded pair, they change things up.
This picture/meme is making the rounds again, so if you’re thinking – “Is that the Love & Hisses foster room?” the answer is that yes, of course it is. That’s Cinnaspin from February. The picture is mine; the text is not (it’s so funny I WISH I’d come up with it!) Whoever made the meme didn’t attribute the picture to me, and at this point it’s so wide-spread that I’m not inclined to hunt down everywhere it’s posted and demand attribution. It belongs to the world now, I guess. (But do let me know if you see any BRANDS slapping their logo on it and posting it; I will happily give them the hell they deserve.)
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Throw Back Thursday: From a year ago, slow-motion kittens. First there’s a slow-motion leap, and then a face-off between Saul and Nacho.
Throw Back Thursday: This was originally written (and posted in the blog) in 2009. It’s a perennial favorite. Go read it here!
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2 1/2 minutes of M’Lynn purring. She is just the sweetest girl.
Throw Back Thursday: From October of 2020 (when we were fostering the Vittles) I caught Wild Bill launching himself at Funnel Cake, and this picture will never not make me guffaw.
Good night innernets. (Shelby & Clairee)
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Previously
2022: SOMEONE has to keep an eye on the birds
2021: Ivy up close.
2020: Fritter looks surprised at how comfy that ham-mick is.
2019: Archie appreciates a comfy bed on a cold, dismal, rainy day.
2018: No entry.
2017: Sheriff Mama has pretty much made the kitchen island her own.
2016: I’d say Dustin is a cat’s cat.
2015: ::DRAMA HISS::
2014: Molly’s all “COME HERE, TC, I NEEDS A HUG!”
2013: No entry.
2012: No entry.
2011: Angry Muppet is annoyed.
2010: “My nose is dirty and I DON’T LIKE IT.”
2009: If that look on her face doesn’t say “smug”, I don’t know what does.
2008: I suppose I can live with being woken up at 4 in the morning, stumbling to the door, and opening it to let them out into the house.
2007: No entry.
2006: Last night, I had every kitten but Merry asleep in my lap
2005: No entry.
You have an exhaust fan in the closet with the litter boxes?!? Genius!! Please tell us more about that setup.
From the ‘previously’ links, this one https://www.love-and-hisses.com/12-15-10/ is a fun photo commentary read, i enjoyed. And it’s amazing how much your photography has improved over the years, you’re absolutely pro at it now!
(that makes it sound like i didn’t enjoy today’s post too, which i very much did!)
Wow! That poor momma! What a trooper. We’re all those HERS!??
No, I was reading when that litter was in residence, and they weren’t all hers, quite. Maggie did have 6 kittens of her own (the McMaos, more info here: https://www.love-and-hisses.com/fosters/about-the-mcmaos/) and she was such a great mom that later on she also took on the care of three younger orphans (the Spice Girls, more about them here: https://www.love-and-hisses.com/fosters/about-the-spice-girls/).
Also, that photo of Wild Bill and Funnel Cake from 2020 definitely IS snort-worthy, great catch Robyn!
Scoop Hands!!!
M’lynn is quite a purrbaby! Is it just me, or has she still got the clickity squeaky kitteny purr going on? Awwww! Whoever is adopting (has adopted, by now!) her is a lucky person indeed, they’re getting such a lovebug.
A certain card reached me up here in Wisconsin the other day, by the way. It’s now magnetized to my refrigerator door, and I’ll definitely be keeping it. No spoilers for the rest of the readership, but you betcha I squeed!
She does have the clickity squeaky purr going on (when she’s especially happy!) It hasn’t even been a week since she went home, and she is settling in perfectly, which is always nice to hear!