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! 

Lanie's Log - Adventures Continue

 t has been 177 days since my capture. I have resigned my fate and am actually becoming a house cat. The Wardens haven't captured pictures of all the new things. Here is what happened this week. I love playing laser pointer, maybe more than I love ball. I spent time in the window while Lady Warden worked in her office, usually I leave right away, but I stayed an hour. I have been spotted sleeping on the Lady Warden's desk when she is not there and in the Wardens' bedroom when they are not there. I am out and about more, looking far more relaxed and confident, although I always return to my tree in my cell, especially after I am scared (like when we had an earthquake on Tuesday - it was a 3.9). 

As my privacy continues to be limited, some of my private moments were captured, so I might as well share them.

Styx and I were caught sleeping in my cell tree together. 

Lady Warden caught me nipping out one morning upstairs after breakfast. 

I sat on the day bed beside Lady Warden for treats and Gris stared at me and hissed. She is coming around though, slowly, slowly, slowly.  Sometimes I just sleep on the daybed. It is comfy. 

I want to eat with the other prisoners at breakfast. Look how close Gris and I are, because I jump into the food, and Gris is on a special food to help with her weight, so the Wardens have to get mine down fast so there is no stealing.

So that is life coming up to 6 months in the big house. I guess I might as well accept I am doing life.

Lanie - prisoner #3. 

Wordless Wednesday - Styx

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - What's In A Name?

Reader,

I am not sure why they Lady gives us names, because she so rarely uses them. 

Take me for example. When I arrived one year ago I was Lilo and Lady and Man changed it to Tigris. Currently, I am most often called Gris or Grissie, which makes sense as nicknames, but it doesn't stop there. I am also Grismas, BG (big girl), GrisGris, and Miss Gris. When Lady is being formal I am Tigris Blue Buttar. Blue, for my grey colour that looks blue and Buttar after a Canadian Bull Rider and because I am round.

Tigris

Styx, who was Stitch, is Styx, Styxy, and Styximus Maximus (which Lady makes Max). He has the least names.

Styx

                  

The cat whom I don't like is Jack-O-Lanie, Lanie, Little One, Lambie, or Scoot-scoot. When Lady is being really silly she called her Little Lanie Lambie Leme (Leme is also a bull rider, Lady has a theme). 

Lanie

It has only been a year, I am sure she will come up with new names (which may be better than the little songs she makes up about us and sings).

Tigris

Happy Belated Gotcha Day

 Yesterday we celebrated 1 year with Tigris and Styx. It is hard to believe it has been one year already. They arrived between the loss of Hailey and Zaphod, and while our hearts still ache, it would have been impossible to survive that 6 week period without them. They bring us joy, laughter and love.

Happy Gotcha Day!

Then

Tigris

Styx

Now

Tigris

Styx

Nature Friday - Contest Week 2

Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends. 

It is the second check in for my contest. I am so excited to host this, so excited. Let's look at our yard.

The first picture was taken April 7, 2026, at about 5:45 pm. Lady left us for a walk (mean Lady). 

There was still snow in the front. There was still snow in the front the next day. 

There is still a lot of snow in the side yard and back too. Too much snow, too much snow!  I will try and make Lady take pictures of those next week. Sorry Fay, you didn't win this year (and neither did we because we still have so much snow). 

 

Come back next week and maybe we will have more pictures of nature as the deer are around and the birds are back and spring is in the air, if not on the ground.

your pal the great host Styxy! 

Lanie's Log - Exploring the Prison More

 It has been 170 days since my capture. I continue to explore the prison outside my cell. I am exploring upstairs more and this has the Lady Warden, very excited. She clearly needs a life.

Lady Warden likes to take all the pictures of me - sigh. Here are some.

Me upstairs for breakfast. I followed my BFF Styx upstairs. Lady Warden is happy with my relaxed body language. 

Needs a life Lady Warden was very excited that I ate some treats before breakfast one morning. It is the first time I ate treats upstairs. 

Lady Warden was thrilled to capture me sitting in this chair. She often finds me here when she gets up in the morning. 

If this wasn't all annoying enough, Lady Warden is obsessed with my one white toe. She goes on and one about how cute it is. So annoying. 

The Wardens say I continue to do well. I hated the generator, but otherwise am trying to make this house my home. It would be a little easier, if Gris wasn't so mean. Maybe we can become friends yet. 

Lanie, prisoner #3