Lanie's Log - What is the Big Deal?

 It has been 128 days since my captivity began.

The wardens are doing less picking me up to hold me and more touching me when I am in my tree.

Lady Warden also always wants to take pictures of me and I do not like the camera in my face. She did snap this one to try and show everyone the pretty orange in my very, very soft fur.

Being told I am pretty does not make up for being a prisoner who has to pose.

Now on to what is the big deal. 

My wardens are over the moon that I have started to play when they aren't around. Most importantly for them, I have started to play with a little foam green ball. They call it my Precious. Apparently Zaphod, who was a dog and I am sure I saw him around when I was feral, loved a ball too. It was his Precious, so now I have one as well.  I don't see what the big deal is that I have found something to help me pass my time here. One can only sleep like 19 hours a day. 

I have been known to take it into the windowsill with me and I actually hid it in my food bowl in the windowsill (it was up there to keep Tigris and Styx out of my food). 

Me guarding my ball

Keeping it safe

I don't see what the big deal is, but the wardens are happy.

Lanie, prisioner 3 who has a ball as a friend. 

Wordless Wednesday - Sleeping in Hailey's Spot - Styx

 

Travel Tuesday - In Search of Sun - Winter 2026

 Reader - I fear this post will be very boring and you will not enjoy it, so I have put a cute picture of myself to start you off. 

Tigris

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I don't think my animal loving audience is going to hate this post, however, perhaps I am wrong. 

Our 3rd port was Barbados and here are some highlights.

First stop was a lookout famed for looking like Scotland.

The next was an animal refuage. 

Red Foot Tortoise 

Roosters

Peacock

The reason we picked this trip was to see the Green Monkeys. They arrived to the island on slave ships and are now a nuance animal, that destroys crops. There is a price of $50 a tail, as they have no predators. This refuge is trying to feed them and keep them in a location away from the crops. The monkeys are free to come and go as they wish. 

Here are just a few favourites. 

After not enough time with the monkeys we made a stop at a lovely beach (for a quick look), before while the rest of the tour spent 2 hours in the sun, we went back to the ship.

Next week, we visit another port! 

Mischief Monday - Sharing

Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends!

First, I miss you. The Lady was really not home this weekend and she didn't leave me the computer password, so I could not visit. I am so sad to not get to visit. Looking at Lady's life, it may not happen this week either. Lady is too busy, too, too busy! 

Now on to the mischief. Although I am not sure it is (is it really mischief. Styxy would never cause mischief. 

As Lanie mentioned, she doesn't always eat all her food right away. She used to gobble it up. Now she doesn't.

Tigris and I have discovered this.  It is not good that Tigris is getting extra food. It is good that Tigris will go downstairs into Lanie's room.

The other day, the Man caught us trying to eat Lanie's food. He said "no, no, no, that is Lanie's food."

He put it in the tree with her. 

I knew Lanie was my BFF and would not mind me sharing, especially because it had my favourite food, Prairie Red. 

your pal Styx, who likes to share

Nature Friday - Winter Continues - with Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends!

It is time where I get to share my nature. Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this because nature is beautiful and important.

It is still winter. We have had cold days and less cold days and snow, snow, snow. 

I like to spend my time stretched out by the warm, warm fine. It is so warm. I love it. 

I do still look out the windows because so much can be happening outside. Here are 2 shots I want to share with you.

First, look at this very pretty sky. It was very pretty, but as the saying goes, red sky in morning, Lady take warning. Lady had to drive home from the dentist in so much snow. All the snow. It started just as she was leaving the city and came down fast and hard. Her drive home was not great. She was happy to be home.

Next we had a very special guest. I was excited to see her. She was very pretty. 

I hope you liked my nature. 

your friend the comfy cozy Styxy

Lanie's Log - It Continues

It has been 121 days, or almost 4 months since my captivity. 

I have started to take advantage of having access to the whole house. I go between my room and the Warden's Office (when she is not working). I like her window, with a cabinet in front of it, it is harder for her to reach me. 

Showing Lady Warden I don't want to be picked up

I come upstairs more. I like to come up when the people are downstairs or in the night. Styx and I like to zoom in the night. It keeps the Man Warden up, but Lady Warden uses earplugs and can't hear me. Gris will now hiss at me, but mostly she keeps her distance.

The Wardens have taken me off my meds again. I like this, but I am a little less trusting of them, made worse by the Lady Warden's need to hug and kiss me. She made me so mad, she had to give me a few days to forgive her. She knew I forgave her when I called for her one day as I needed some pets (no pick ups). 

Apparently my toe beans are very cute

People said it would be impossible to make me want to live in a house. While I am not truly a house cat in the way Styx and Tigris are, I live here well. The Wardens hope I will become more comfortable, but if I don't, they would be totally ok with the rhythm of our life, me keeping my space, but not being unfriendly. We will see what happens. 

Sometimes I can trust the Lady Warden enough to fall asleep

Lanie, prisoner 3

Wordless Wednesday - The Little One Chewed on the Bones - Styx