Hi friends, hi friends,
Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this event. I am so excited to share this with you.
Around my house, I have been very busy watching birds.
They make a big mess and a lot of noise.
Styx - bird watcher
I have now been held prisoner for almost 2 full months. While I continue to resist assimilation, I apparently continue to make progress.
Those who follow the Lady warden on social media will have seen video of me take a few steps in the windowsill to get treat. I will now also eat my dinner in front of them, if they put it on the windowsill. When the boy cat is in the room, he may hiss at me, but I don't hiss back. I did put my teeth on the Lady warden when she offered me licky and I was grumpy, but she just looked right at me, and I didn't bite her. I continue to refuse to come down, even to the top of my tree, when the people are in the room.
Because of my great progress, I have joined my version of the hat tax. I hiss a lot at all the new stuff Lady puts near me.
I have no idea why Lady warden thinks this is the perfect pillow for me.
Jack-O-Lanie, prisioner 3
I tried to show Lady that I have far more value helping in the kitchen with my biscuit making.
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But I couldn't escape the taxes.
She says it brings her too much job and being grumpy makes her love it more.
Sigh.
Please send help,
Tigris
Hi friends, hi friends,
Today we are acting out the first part of a favourite story.
I will read you the line we were forced to act out.
And Grissie in her kerchief and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winters nap.
Do you know the story?
Did we do a good job?
your pal Styxy who does not like hat tax
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| Can you see my eyes? |
While I am forced to look at the window, longingly, the Lady warden goes out adventuring. She said I need to share these. She went "snowshoeing" on Sunday - whatever stupid thing that is.
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| While this picture was not taken on her walk, she did pass them in the bush |
I miss the freedmon of this white ang grey world.
Lanie - prisoner 3
It has been 51 days since my capture. It has been 2.5 weeks since my surgery and my regular use of gabapentin.
I still remain a very cranky cat. I am not happy with any of this. I don't care it was -25C/-13F without the wind this week. I don't like living in my prison. It is not made cuter by the Lady warden calling it Lanie's room. It is not made more fun by the Lady warden making up little songs and dancing (she is a terrible singer and dancer).
In spite of my anger and misgivings (which is a very polite word way to say it), apparently my progress is very exciting to not only my wardens, but the people they are sharing my story with. Apparently, people ask about me. I don't like this, I don't like people. I don't want people talking to me or about me.
The Lady warden says I should share some of this week's progress. Styx showed he spends some supervised time at a distance from me. If we are too close, we both hiss. Mostly we just stare at each other.
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| This is where I spend my time if the warden's are in my room |
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| Lady Warden got a licky treat stick and I begrudgingly started to eat from it. Licky is good, even if people are bad. |
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| Eating off the stick wasn't enough for the Lady warden, sometimes, she requires me to take a little licky off her finger. Don't worry, she gets told off with hisses and growls before I ever so gently lick the food off. |
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| There have even been some small attempt to touch me. So far, I have not bitten anyone. |
Dear reader,
As the oldest and wisest cat in this house (I am not sure Styx doesn't think he is a dog), I have learned a very important lesson.
If you don't want to be part of Lady's "fun" ideas, having a bed nap keeps you out of the action.
10/10 recommend this idea.
Tigris
Hi friends, hi friends!
Other than Lady's obsession with hat taxes (she is worse than then Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood), it as been a low mischief week.
Here are some of my highlights.
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| I played with a hat instead of wearing it |
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| I spent some time with Lanie |
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| I suprvised Lady's work |
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| I spent more time in Lanie's room with my people. Lady laughd and laughed at how I was sitting. |
Hi friends, hi friends,
Winter is here! It is here! I am so excited because winter means fire. I channelled my inner Phod and baked my brain by the fire!
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| Styx by the fire |
Last Sunday we got lots and lots of snow. Lady guesses we got 15cm/6 inches. She went for a walk in it. These pictures are from her walk.
She took this one the next day to show it in the yard.
We think the snow is here to stay!
Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this event.
A toast warm Styx
I have been imprisoned for one and a half months now and I have had enough. Last week there was the surgery. This week, I had to go again for a final shot. This involved the prison warden spending three and a half minutes getting me into the cage as gently as possible so no one needed to go the ER. The trip in the car that was slow because of all the snow. I miss being outside in snow. The vet took me out of the cage, put me on the scale (I am up to 8 lbs, I have almost put on a whole pound). I got the last shot and she checked my belly since I won't wear a cone. My belly is healing well. I did get licky on my paw after all this handling, before being brought home where the prison warden touched me again.
The prison warden says I don't have to go back for a year. I hope to have broken out of here by then.
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| Styx filling me in |
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| No hissing during our meeting. |
While Styx has told me about the regular hat tax, I am not completely immune form my version.
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| I did not like having this thing held near me |
Dance in my head.
The taxes are going to be high this year.
Maybe if I sleep on her legs, Lady won't be able to collect.
Tigris the hat wearing hater.
Hi friends, hi friends,
Guess what? Guess what? My people put a tree in the house. A tree inside, can you believe it?
This tree is not real because Lady is allergic to real trees, but it is a tree and I helped put it up.
First I checked out the tree bag. So did Gris.
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| Gris |
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| Me |
Then I checked out the tree.
An hour or so later, after I helped Lady wrap some gifts, I helped by climbing the tree.
I needed some help getting down.
Lady and Man said this year it is a lights only tree. I can't be trusted with ornaments.
Do you have a tree too?
your pal, the great climber, Styxy
