Lanie's Log - All Is Well

 It has been 198 days since my imprisonment.  I continue to enjoy what the big house has to offer. The Wardens were having drinks with the neighbours who used to feed me on the weekend, and they asked if I showed an interest in leaving. Lady Warden said, of the 3 of us, I was the least interested in a door. Callie's Man said that is because I nearly froze a few winters. There is probably some truth to this. While at first I hated being captured, as time has gone by, I see the comforts of being a cherished house cat prisoner.  Although don't let the Wardens know this. 

I am spending more and more time out, upstairs with the people. Gris and I have not found a full way to exist, but there is less hissing, so we make progress. 

Styx and I can now share the perch by an open window

Lady is seing more of this - the 3 of us close (I am the dark blob on the cahir to the left)

I can relax enough to fall asleep out in the open

I am still skittish when the people move around, I don't like when they are standing and I prefer to get pets that don't involve food when I am in my tree in my cell. Maybe I always will. Lady Warden says I am doing better than she ever imagined and even if this is as good as it gets, it is amazing. 

Lanie, prisioner #3

Wordless Wednesday - May the 4th Outtakes

 

Tuesdays With Tigris - Thank You

 Readers,

Lady has mentioned it before, but she volunteers with the Ottawa Paw Pantry. This is a local charity, that works to provide pet food to those who require assistance. Lady had 2 roles with them,  she is the driver manager (she organizes drivers to do deliveries and pick up donations) and she has recently taken the role of storage and inventory coordinator (meaning she is going through the much needed task of organizing donations etc.). With these roles, she is part of the leadership team, meaning she works closely with the board to ensure all things are running smoothly (as she works on the operations side of it all). 

At a meeting Friday night, the treasurer was sharing a story about someone who had reached out to make a donation. Long story short, Lady was able to put together (without being given a name), it was one of you, our loyal readers. She shared this with the board (then she had to share the blog to the others). It was a reminder to Lady, first and foremost, in a world that seems negative and hard, there is still a lot of love and kindness. Thank you for that. 

To this reader (who we will not name without their permission), on behalf of ourselves and the Board and Leadership team of the Ottawa Paw Pantry, thank you for your generous donation. It was appreciated more than we can ever tell you. It will help feed some hungry bellies. 

Tigris, who would love to give the new diet food to others 

Mischief Monday - May the 4th Be With You and Not Fun - by Styx

May the 4th Be With You

I guess I should be grateful she doesn't have the gold bikini

Stupid look do I 

 

Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I had the worst day ever last week. It was bad, bad, bad. Ok, maybe it was not the worst day ever, I did live in a shelter, but it was one of the worst days I have had since coming to live with my people. It started normal with breakfast and love and then I was being shoved into a crate and Gris was also being shoved into her crate and we then had to sing, and sing and sing for a very long drive and we ended at the vet. I sang the ride there (25 minutes), most of the time in the clinic (45 minutes) and the ride home (another 25 minutes). Gris only joined me on the ride there. 

They had a great window at the vet where we got to see so many cars, more cars then we see in a month at our house. It was very exciting. 

The people at the vet are nice and tried to give me treats, but I was not falling for their tricks.  Gris totally was bought with this.

In good news, other than needing to lose some weight as she is close to 17 lbs, Gris is healthy. 

In not good news, first they suggested I had weight to lose (too many treats with Lanie). I am about 13.5 lbs. In bad, bad, maybe bad, we aren't sure yet, but maybe bad news, I have a grade 2-3 heart murmur.  In June, I will be going to a cardiologist because no one can tell how serious or not serious this is right now.  I don't have any symptoms. Lady and Man have never had a cat need a specialist before, so I am super, super, specials. I think my problem is my heart is too, too, too big! I love, love, love everyone and everything. My heart wants to sing, sing, sing too! 

Hanging up high while the Lady and vet chatted. We match the wall! 

I was happy to be home and unlike Gris, who did not seem bothered in any way by her ordeal, I was a bit tired and not hungry the rest of the day. I was back to my busy, loving self the next day.

I promise, promise, promise, to share my journey as we go through it. Lady said it is an adventure!

your pal, with a whispering heart, Styx

Nature Friday - We Have A Winner!

 

hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I am so excited, we have a winner and the snow is gone and there are so many birds and deer and squirrels outside. It may be me Styxy who is winning now that spring is here. 

Because I am the mastered of suspense, so much suspense - I am going to share some spring pictures first.

Flowers growing

Deer

More deer

Now, drum roll please - the winner of the When Will The Snow Be Gone Contest - 2026 is . . . . 

The last of the snow melted on Monday the 27th. Lady forgot to take a picture in the evening, but she remembered in the morning (she looked but if it isn't a picture of us, she likely won't remember to take it).

Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations Cecilia, and thank you, thank you to everyone who played and let me be a host. Hosting is hard work and fun, fun, fun.

Lady will help me send you an email Cecilia this weekend about a prize. 

Enjoy spring everyone!

Styxy, the host

Lanie's Log - Happy Together

 It has been 191 days since my capture. 

I hate to admit it, but it turns out, I might like being a house cat. This week, not always pictured because as soon as the phone comes out, I stop doing what I am doing, I have amused the Wardens. Some of the highlights were eating dinner upstairs; playing laser pointer with Lady Warden for 45 minutes (I like to play in the morning now too some days); taking treats from the Man Warden while he was standing; Letting the Lady Warden pet me while I was eating upstairs; having a tussle with Styx in from of the Wardens; just spending more time in the living space upstairs when they were there; coming out and leading the Wardens to my room and my tree for love. 

Apparently I have exceeded my Wardens expectations, and have been the model prisoner. 

Hanging with everyone upstairs after my dinner

Lanie, prisoner #3

Wordless Wednesday - Styx and Lanie

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - We are NOT Spoiled

 Reader,

I refuse to acknowledge I am spoiled. I believe my mental and physical well being is adequately cared for by the Lady and the Man. Sometimes barely adequately enough (my dinner was 20 minutes late and some mornings I have to wake the people up for breakfast , and I have hared something a VET). 

On Saturday, after pickleball and errands, the people returned with a new toy from "clearance" whatever that means. 

Note the amount of floor space still available behind me for toys

This one was a instance hit, with all 3 of us. 

I was the Queen of the Castle

Great spot to smack Styx from

I love the tassels and the dangling toy

The people made fun of my size on this - very rude

Even that other cat I don't like, enjoyed it

Lady and Man did a great job getting us this fun toy. Thank you clearance, for helping make this possible.

Tigris, the Great 

Mischief Monday - Do We Have Snow?

Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I hope you had a weekend that was fun, fun, fun, Our weekend was lots of fun and the people were around more than usual, so that was nice. Grissie is going to tell you about something fun, fun, fun that happened, because today I must host. 

Making my serious host face while I help Lady

Today is April 27. Do we still have snow?

This was the yard at almost 2 pm yesterday. This is what is left. 

Can you believe it, there is still a little snow! It is almost May!

Sorry Sunny and Aunty-Yam - you are so close, so, so, so close, but there is still snow in the yard! 

Friday will be my last day as contest host! Will this be the first year we don't have a winner?

your pal, Styx, contest host with the most

FFF and Nature Friday - Spring and Contest - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

It is the best day of the month. It is the last Friday which means it is both Aunty-Yam's FFF and Rosy and Sunny's Nature Friday and I love them both. They are both so fun, so fun, so fun. 

I am so excited I don't know where to begin, where should I begin? What should be first!

Lady says I need to focus, focus, focus and she said to start with the FFF part, which will capture the nature, and I can do the contest last and build suspense, like a good thriller. So to build the suspense,  here I go.

Warm sun, warm sun,

I love you.

You make me sleepy,

yes you do,

You take away the snow

You make the flowers grow,

Warm sun, warm sun,

I love you.

The end

The early flowers are starting to appear. 

Now onto the contest.

I am sad to say, that on Wednesday morning, after some more guesses, we still had this snow.

Sorry to Fay, Phenny and Nelly, Walter, and Missy Mimi. We still had snow on your guesses. So close, so close, so close. Will there still be snow by the end of today or will one of the later guesses win. I will update you on Monday.

your poet and host, Styxy

Lanie's Log - Laser Pointer

 It has been 184 days (just over 6 months) since my imprisonment, and as I mentioned, I am starting to enjoy the big house. 

The Wardens are excited because this week I spent more time upstairs in the morning with them. I have been coming up to eat, but not staying around. As mentioned, I have discovered laser pointer and even played with Lady Warden one morning (taken from a video, made without my consent).

I may have been trying to bite the laser

I also like the new toy the Wardens brought Styx and Hiss (she just hisses at me so much, I think this is her prison name).

Lady Warden was so excited when I just sat upstairs the other morning. Apparently she was excited with how relaxed I was a loaf. 

My complaint this week is the Man Warden tricked me into his lap using treats. I did not like this. I love treats and will tolerate a lot for them, but lap love, I think this is too much.

The Wardens were reflecting on 6 months that they did not know if I would be here (both still in the house and as friendly) during those early days in October. But here we are, and we keep going forward. 

Lanie - prisoner 3

Wordless Wednesday - The Girls

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - Gift

 Last week the people celebrated 1 year of serving me. To mark this occasion, we got a new toy. 

Lady and Man thought they should get something to scratch and something to play with. They mentioned something about some of us needing exercise because she was a chunky monkey, but there is no way they could have been talking about me.

We enjoy this toy, even the little one who I dislike does too.

Tigris 

Mischief Monday - Contest Update - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

It is I, your host Styxy hear to talk about snow. The weather is getting the most mischief points in our world as spring flooding has started. Our house is always ok, but some of the roads around us are not. It can be dangerous, so dangerous. I hope it isn't too bad this year. 

Now, without further adieu, what you have all be waiting for, an update. 

This was our yard on the 15th.

April 15 - still snow out front

This was our yard on the 18th.

In the front

In the side

In the back

The main front yard

While most of the snow is finally gone, it is not all gone. Sorry friends, sorry, you were close but did not win. 

I, your host Styxy will do my best to update about today and tomorrow this week. Lady says they are calling for a little snow this week, but it doesn't look like it will stay long. 

a very excited host, Styx

Nature Friday - Neighbours - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

Today is the next guess in my snow contest. Since the day is not over, I am delaying my report on it. I will update you on my mischief Monday post. The suspense, the suspense, the suspense! I will say it has been a rainy, rainy, rainy week. Lady didn't even go out and do all her walks because it was raining so hard. There were rainfall warnings. There can be flooding this time of year.  Will this help the snow go away faster, faster, faster?

Lanie mentioned it yesterday, but we had a scary, scary event on Tuesday around 12:40. We were all just going about our days when there was a loud noise like an explosion and then the house rumbled and shook and it shook a little harder and then it stopped.  Lady was in a meeting and because Man was home, he went and checked everything. All was good, we were just a little shaken. The news says it was a 3.9,  That sounds big to me but Lady says it is no and I don't need to worry until it is 6 or more. 

Now on to our neighbours. The snow is going away because we are seeing a lot of our favourite neighbours, the deer! Lady say 12 on a walk one day, 12. I don't know if I can count that high. We see them in our yard a lot. I like to watch them through the window.

Seen by Lady on a walk

Seen on Lady's walk - can you find the 5th?

Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this event.

Have a good, shake free weekend friends!