Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Tuesdays with Tigris - Life Lesson

 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

Monday, December 8, 2025

Mischief Monday - by Styx

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.

I played with a hat instead of wearing it

I spent some time with Lanie

I suprvised Lady's work

I spent more time in Lanie's room with my people. Lady laughd and laughed at how I was sitting.


How was your week friends?

your pal, Styx


Friday, December 5, 2025

Nature Friday - Winter Wonderland

 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!

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

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Enough - by Jack-O-Lanie

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. 

Styx filling me in

No hissing during our meeting. 

While Styx has told me about the regular hat tax, I am not completely immune form my version.

I did not like having this thing held near me

Prisoner 222503



Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Tuesdays with Tigris - Visions of Hat Tax Free Days

 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. 

Monday, December 1, 2025

Mischief Monday - It is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - by Styx

 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.

Gris

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