Ugg.... I feel a headache coming on...

Hmmm.... maybe if I apply pressure the headache will go away...

Okay...I think that is helping - now just turn off the lights and I shoud be fine soon!

Poor Zee! Don’t worry – we all have days like this! Just get some rest and before you know it, you’ll be back to watching birds out the window!

Mia, you come home right now young lady...

There’s no denying it, the weather has been quite temperamental lately. Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, and tornados have all made an appearance somewhere across the states in the past few months. The other night I was watching TV and the local news station interrupted broadcasting to let me know there was a tornado warning in effect from 9:15 pm until 10:45 pm. They interrupted again to let me know the warning was extended to 6:00 am… talk about going to bed with a strong sense of foreboding and dread.

Luckily I woke up to find the house was safe and secure, but it got me to thinking about preparing for these events. Some of them we are given warning and we can plan, others, like an earthquake, often come out of nowhere… This got me thinking about my cats, and I realized that on the very rare occasion when Dan and I travel for an overnight event together and we require a cat-sitter, we (I) prepare for the occasion as if a natural disaster is about to occur. Read more

Like, love, hate, or indifferent – the recent changes facebook has been making have given me reason to pause and think through the eyes of my cats. It dawned on me, these creatures have been successfully social networking with complete sophistication and effectiveness for centuries with no interference or need to change their platform at all.

Point in case – In this first picture, you will see Zoey in “status mode.” She is preparing to comment that an event is about to occur and that everyone on her “friends list” should be on alert for an update.

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I don’t know about you all, but I have always wanted to be a cat at one time or another and am always fascinated by this extraordinary creature.  While it is impossible for us humans to be a cat, I think this video is as close as we can come to that experience and feeling. For our cats, they live for Saturday mornings… those blessed few minutes when we release them from the confines of our house, to the amazement of the great outdoors. Granted, the cats are completely supervised and the yard is safely enclosed with a tall and cat-proof fence, but they don’t know that…. To them, our backyard is the embodiment of what it means to instinctively be a cat. Just watch this video and you can literally feel every muscle, every step, and every move of these cats as they prowl in what they perceive as their natural habitat. It is truly spectacular to watch and I really hope you enjoy what we were able to capture and share with you! Kudos again to Dan for another production superbly done!!

They are all ManCats and they all live under one roof – but each of our boys are completely unique! Our Jr. boy, Rolz, is a quiet and aloof young man whose favorite thing in the whole world is Saturday morning when we take him out for a garden expedition to find lizards! Zee is our one and only original ManCat and the sweetest ManCat on this earth! He is a very loyal and communicative cat who loves not only his humans, but all the other cats in the house! Mr. Jazz is our Sr. ManCat and despite his age, he still can give the youngsters a run for their money! He remains young at heart and is such a lovable cat.  Happy Monday All!!

ManCat Jr. - Rolz - Two Years Old

Original ManCat - Zee - Six Years Old

ManCat Sr. - Jazz - Thirteen Years Old