Mischief Monday - Agree To Disagree - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

Lady and Man said the following was not good. They said it was mischief. I disagree!

What do you think?

Styxy, standing in front of a painting done by an elephant

Nature Friday - Spring and Contest

Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends!

I am so excited for today's Nature Friday. Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting.

First, I am very excited because it is spring. I am less excited, not excited at all, a bit frustrated, because I had to pay a tax. Welcome Spring!

Lady made Lanie pay the tax - no wonder she likes Man best

Now on to my contest! I am so excited for my contest, I want everyone to win, win, win. I also want to see grass, green grass, lovely grass I dream about eating. 

Before I share all the guesses, I will show you what happened this week. The weather people said we were getting 2-3cm/1 inch on Tuesday, but they were wrong. We got a big bad later winter blizzard, that Lady and Man were glad they were already both scheduled to be at home because driving was bad, bad, bad. We got about 15cm/6inches!

Snow and Ice

Pretty

So now we are on to the contest. Here are the names and guesses. If your friend Styxy has made a mistake, or missed you, please let me know. I have never done a contest before and I am so excited, sooooooo excited it is hard to focus. 

Without further adieu

We will see who is the big winner, besides us who won't have all the snow. Lady was talking to Callie's Dad who does snow removal and he said this winter was much worse than last! Will the snow leave sooner? Later? 

Yours, Styxy the contest King

 

Lanie's Log - Five Months Served

On Saturday, I will have served 5 months in captivity. I must admit, a girl could get used to some of the perks that come with not being a feral cat. There are some things (come back tomorrow), I could do without (namely Lady Warden). 

This week has apparently been monumental because we are now down to one litter box in the house. I started using the robot litter in the bathroom (Lady Warden set up the trail cam to make sure, one has no privacy here), and Styx was the only one using the one in my room, so Lady Warden removed it.

I have also started to be out and about a bit more. I am still a little jumpy and unsure, but the Wardens are so excited about it. If you are thinking they need a life, I would say I agree. If I have been out a lot one day, I need extra rest the next. It can be exhausting to house cat. 

Lounging outside my room

Coming to see what Styx is doing while Man Warden is working his other job.

Excited because the neighbour's cat came by. I know him from my outside days. 

Most exciting for the Lady Warden is I came upstairs for breakfast. I ate about half of it before needing to go back downstairs. 

I hid under the table until Lady made my breakfast and set it down. 

Before going back down, I watched the other cats eat. 

So this is where we are at month five. The Wardens are thrilled. I am starting to be resigned to the fact I am never going to be wild again. 

My best buddy Styx asked me to remind you about his contest. It is the last day to join the fun. Visit HERE. 

Lanie, Prisioner 3

Wordless Wednesday - Tigris Watching Bull Riding

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day And Travel Tuesday

 

Grateful for AI hats! Lady does not have St. Pat's Hats (yet)

Now on to some ship life.

On this trip, Man and I upgraded to the Yacht Club. This is a private part of the ship, where you have a Butler and private dining room, lounge, priority access to things. The services is fantastic and now I have done this, being in "Gen Pop" as we called those who were in regular rooms. I really value comfort when I travel (especially as I age) and would rather travel less and travel "better". Although I will admit to struggling some with the privilege, but if I am honest, everyone who is on the ship as a guest has a certain level of privilege. 

In our upgrade, we kept an inside room, which is honestly ok with us, as we don't spend a lot of extra time in the room. 

Our days looked like this.

Get up, get dressed, have breakfast, go on an adventure (even our sea day we did a behind the scenes tour), if we haven't eaten, lunch, then spa or pool, a nap, snacks and drinks before dinner, dinner, show, taking the evening air, bed. Repeat.

Afternoon tea with fancy potato chips

In the private lounge

More snack, you may be picking up on a theme.

The shows (minus one) were very good. No pictures as we respect the rules to not photograph. For a small fee, they had 2 40 minute cirque du soleil type shows we loved. 

We also took in a couple fun events.

We went to a silent disco, which was not that silent as everyone was sooooo loud lol. 

We went to a white party, where everyone was wearing white. 

We had a robot make us a drink (it needed human help and took over 3 minutes, so robots won't be replacing us for this kind of task for awhile).

And then there is the food. So much, really, really good food. So many pictures of food. Here is a tiny sample.

Every meal was presented like this. 

If I didn't like any of the er the appetizers, I would order the cheese plate (always on the dessert menu). This one, was made extra fancy when the manager realized I was taking pictures of it, he removed it and came back with it with more fruit. 

One of the speciality restaurants (you pay extra for), was Hola Tacos. As tacos are one of the Man's favourite foods, we went for all you can eat tacos. 

Man packed both his taco shirts, so I could wear one. 

Tacos, round one!

That is a tiny sample of ship life. Next week we will wrap the trip up with a tour we did in Martinique before heading home.

Styx asked me to remind everyone he has a contest, you can read about HERE.

Mischief Monday - Unwanted Play

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

The real mischief is we had to pay the hat tax on the weekend. Apparently season change means we have to pay. Taxes are very high, Styxy does not like high taxes. He wanders what his taxes go to. He does not remember voting for his people to be the leaders. He does not believe he is living in a democracy. He should protest and refuse to pay taxes, but the treats that come with them are soooooo good. Too good. Styxy can't resist.  I would show you, but you will have to wait until Friday because that is the first day of spring.

I do have other mischief. The Man taught me to wrestle Tigris when he says Tussle Time. I love this instruction. Tussling is so much fun. It was what Styxys do best! Grissie does not love this time. She gets mad. This makes it even more fun. She makes super angry noises. 

She really didn't like this Tussle Time as I got her caught on the couch. She may be mad during it, but like a good mom, she always forgives me. I will love it for the two of us. 

Remember, remember, the wrestling Styx has his first contest. Go HERE to learn about it. 

your pal, River Styx, the mid-weight, house champion tussler 

Nature Friday - Contest

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends.

Your pal Styxy is super excited because he is hosting a contest.  A host, that is very important work. The rules are simple. Give us the day you think our snow will be gone (that is the snow in our yard) by next Friday, without going over and besides being crowded the bestest winner,  you can get a prize!

To help you with your guess here is a picture of the yard Wednesday morning (at the time of this writing the weather people said we were getting rain and ice today) and the forecast for the next few days.

While we wait for the melt, I share these flowers from Lady's trip. Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this event.

your friend and bestest host, Styxy