Mischief Monday - I thought She Had Forgotten - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends, 

Wednesday was Canada Day. I was so, so, so excited that Lady had forgotten that she had purchased a Canada t-shirt for me, so I thought I was lucky, lucky, lucky and was going to escape the hat tax. No, no, no, she remembered and I had to wear it and have my picture displayed on surveillance capitalism sites (aka social media).

 

I do look very, very, handsome. Lady had the audacity to say I had to pay the tax while the girls did not because I just cost her $87 million at the cardiologist. To that, I said . . . .

a very handsome Styx

Mischief Monday - A Belated Thank You - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I am delayed in giving this thanks because the Lady, who is the controller of the purse was a bit delayed in her part of this. I hope this post makes up for the delay!

Cecilia won my "When will the Snow be Gone" contest and was generous and donated her prize to the charity of our choice in memory of Hailey and Zaphod. We love, so, so, so many charities that help animals, but in the end, Lady made a donation to the Ottawa Paw Pantry. Thank you Cecilia for letting us help feed animals in need.

Now, to make up for this delay, Lady thought we could say sorry by share us wearing some costumes she found in the Paw Pantry storage unit when cleaning it out. She bought them in the "pre-sale" for an upcoming garage sale. These are dog costumes. Lady laughed so hard she cried. 

We hope this makes up for the delay.

Thanks again Cecilia for your generosity. 

Styx, who is now hiding with the girls

Mischief Monday - Outtakes and Other Complaints - by Styxy

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

The mischief this week was really people caused. People make a lot of mischief, more than us animals I think. So much more!

The first mischief of the weekend is on Friday the people left us at 9:30 am and only came back at 1 am. We were alone forever and ever and ever and we didn't think they were ever coming back. Bad, bad people. Dinner was very, very late. Bad people.  Out doing things! First apparently they had family Easter lunch, then they went and saw cousin Emma and Uncle Chris, who they had just seen at family Easter, and hung out before going to hear live music. I am not a dog fan, but I am thinking if the people got a dog, they would not do bad things like this. 

Emma getting love from Lady - she is 15 now

Next on Sunday, for no reason, our power was out. The lights disappear. It seems in April we have an outage Lady says. This was a weird one because no extreme weather and only 59 places affected. So weird, so mischiefy. Lanie really didn't like the generator sound and she hid. Gris and I went about our business.  I tried calling to Lanie, but she didn't want to come out. 

The last mischief for today, is the hat tax outtakes. Lady and her love of hat tax is not good, not good, not good. Lady says it brings joy to others. It does not bring joy to us. We hate it! Lanie is the most cooperative, then Gris, she is pretty cooperative, and I Styxy, do my best to resist. Lady says CRA (Canada IRS) will come after me if I don't cooperate. I don't think the treats are enough of a balance.

Lanie

Gris

Me

                    

I hope your week had less mischief.

your friend, the tax evader, Styxy

Hoppy Easter - Hat Tax Edition

 For those who celebrate, Happy Easter. For those who don't. we hope you enjoy the hat tax.

Lanie

Tigris

Styx

Almost Wordless Wednesday - Merry Christmas

 

Our official Christmas picture

From all of us, to all of you, wishing you the best of the season, however you celebrate it.

Lady, Man, Tigris, Styx and Jack-O-Lanie

Lanie's Log - Entering Month 3

 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

Wordless Wednesday - Festival of Lights

 

Tuesday's with Tigris - I tried

 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

Holiday Countdown - May the Hat Tax End - by Styx

 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

Wordless Wednesday - Lower Tax - Still Too Much

 

Wordless Wednesday - Only Lady Enjoyed this Moment

 

Spooky - FFF and Nature Friday

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

We are grateful Lady misplaced the other set of costumes

Now for our FFF for Aunty-Yam and Nature Friday for Rosy and Sunny.

Gold days soon to pass.

White winter is on the way.

Breathe in the fall air. 

Happy Thanksgiving

 

We would be more thankful for the Lady and Man if there were not hats involved

Wordless Wednesday - Official Autumn Portraits

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - Let's Never Speak of This Again

 

Don't Call Me Punpkin Head

Mischief Monday - Welcome Autumn or Not - by Styx

 Hi pals, hi pals,

Welcome to Autumn, it starts here today. It starts at 2:19pm today. That is during my afternoon nap. Styxy needs to have his afternoon nap because he is so busy guarding.

Now so far there are two things I don't like about Autumn here. First,  because it gets cold at night (we had frost, it was close to freezing), my window is not always open.

Second, is Lady tricked me into paying the hat tax. 

It started off all nice, licky treat and sitting on the couch. 

Acceptable fall picture

Then it went down hill fast. 

Not the Autumn Hat Tax!

This week we are going to share some of the pictures Lady took. 

We hope you enjoy the tribute to Autumn more than your pal Styxy liked making it. 

your pal Styxy, who is not going to give Lady any extra love 

Wordless Wednesday - Harvest Time Tax

 

Mischief Monday - Please Send Help - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends,

Please send help, please send help! The evil company called Amazon brought Lady torture devices. 

It brought all the hats. So many hats. 87 million hat! (Editor's note 10 hats). Styxy hates hates! Gris tolerates hats.

We are now undergoing hat training. 

Even for the treats, I don't think it is worth it.

Be prepared for much hat tax in the coming weeks.

Pinned between her legs for a picture

Please don't be like one of Lady's best friends and encourage this behaviour.

your hat hating Styxy - who thinks Lady should get a dog for hats

May The 4th Be With You

 

Styx

Tigris

Happy Easter

 Wishing all those who celebrate, a Happy Easter!

We celebrate the cats first hat tax!

Zaphod

Styx (left) and Tigris (right)

Tigris

Styx