Today was a sad day for me. Today would have been a celebration of Isolde's BDay if she had still been with me instead it is a reminder that she is gone. She has now been gone for slightly over a year but is still very much in my memory.

Today I feel as if I am finally getting past the virus I have been dealing with for over a week, sad when the first clue you are getting better is realising that you are freezing again and your joints ache. The achy joints are probably more due to the weather fluctuations than anything else.

Moira has been a total sweetheart the entire time with her constant neck/throat/shoulder/arm/chest massages she kept working all the nasty goo out of my body. So maybe now I can actually work on my knitting without feeling to loopy.
One thing I am looking forward to is the fact the Stitches is in just a few more days!

Another thing I need to start taking even more pictures of my Feline Overlords in case anyone does want another calendar.

1st known bird of the season

UGGGG!!!!
Here I am getting all excited about the Mystery KAL. Got the yarn balled, got the beads, waiting for pattern installment. Nails trimmed and filed to prevent snags. Even bought LotR's DVDs. previously I have only seen bits in passing. OK stage is set. needles yarn beads even microscopic crochet hook for bead placing.

As i am getting ready to put in the 1st DVD I hear a cat meowing by my door, open door for Gabrielli she does not come but Isadora shoots past. G hunches to the ground growl/crying spitting something out. I pick her up to help her clean her mouth trying to figure out what she had got into and happy that she came to me instead of choking somewhere. I have her on the bed cleaning the weird fluff from her mouth and shut the door so she can calm down from the experience. I then see Isadora playing with something with a bit more intent than usual. I get the 'toy' and discover i now have a dead bird in my hands. It is either a juvenile robin or a large sparrow. .... I hear Gabrielli continuing to cry and go into the room with bird in hand. Yes it was her kill and she was happy to get it back. I picked her up and took them to the garage and left her in there ...
Scrubbed my hands and now hopefully I might get some knitting done.

CATNIP

Today i brought home some dried catnip, it was for tea honest. Well of course some had to be offered to the cats and i gave each a pinch then went and set some on the kitchen rug as I know the street cats at least 2 will come in as it is raining.
I wish that my house is not so dark as M'Agnes had her first taste of the STUFF!
At first she was just following my fingers looking for the treat, then after a bit she sniffed the carpet and started to rub and roll.
OH how ecstatic she was. she even took a swipe at Cage as he came slinking in.
Then she raced me to the room and noticed MORE and had to roll some more.
right now she is laying behind me on a slightly sprinkled sweater pretending to groom herself. Robber who had been there is probably ouside in rain slightly high on the nip.
Wait no The Rockstar has just slammed his way back into the room.

New beginnings

Hello, M'Agnes is now a whole 9 months old and very confident in her self. For her nine month we went to see about getting her friend Blackberry a new companion.

The bunnies did fine together in the store. They were relaxed nibbling and grooming themselves no confrontations no aggression no dominant behaviors so we all felt comfortable with the adoption. So we came home with Harry, and set everything up and all is good.


-----That is until the next morning when i set up a safe area for more bonding. Blackberry became DOMINANT fast and aggressively so. I was warned about this possibility so I was ready for it. So much for a quick peaceful bonding. I did a few sessions yesterday and now I have them in the outside pen with Harry in the barn and Blackberry in the pen so they have fresh air and can get close but not biting close. Harry does not seem to know what to make of all the cats that keep sniffing at him but he has only been here for a 2 days now. I have hopes that both will be happy.

As to my knitting I have joined a mystery KAL called In Dreams. it is based on Galadriels Crown in the Two Towers. This will be my first lace project so i am getting excited. I will have a group that I am knitting with... yes I am quite insane Instead of starting with an easy lace pattern I jump in to a large project that is calls for 5000 beads.

Cheers

Trying to not freak out

I sit here starting to quietly freak out,

I am waiting for Robber to come crying at my door to be let in. He still has not arrived it is 1:30 am. I am usually asleep by now as it is a work night. I am trying to remain calm as the cats are calm. I am knitting a toy to send to the cats of the Mean Kitty site.


I again looked out side and ventured down the street toward a very busy road. still not seeing my RockStar my Little Robert E LeeRoy. Thankfully I do not see any furry pancakes. I continue to worry. It is almost 2 I again check the house for his normal spots and again nothing. I walk back into my room I again turn on the heater as it is chill and the cats are watching me. I finally go to my Mothers room and wake her up to ask if she has seen him,


The Brat is sleeping by her pillow!!!

Happy New Year

Wow it has been a while since I made a post. I have posted M'Agnes on You Tube now. She is showing how easy it is to walk on a leash.
Of course this video is not on YT. It is not much of a video ;) Moira is as always annoyed that she is here and Lulu is still momma cat. Robber is now happy with her as SHE is a size He can play with on an equal level. He might be a tad bit bigger still but for him that is quite alright. M'Agnes loves a good knock down drag out spar session and they will chase for hours. I am coming to the anniversary of Isolde's death It is still very hard to get past. I still cry I still miss her. She will always be my Queen. Right now Robber is laying in an almost finished knit basket. it is suppose to be felted but I have yet to find it sans gato! Moira is on the *finally* felted rose window bed. another project that took forever to felt as they would not get off of it long enough. It is a lovely splash of color. All yellow purple and blue in over lapping petals. The play of short row really gave it body and bumps that the cats love. It has *puurr*-fect pillows for them while they rest.

It was sweet, I was trying to take Lu for a ride but a large truck went by and scared her so instead of traumatizing her I let her stay in the safety of the house. She never was keen on the car but she does like the beach.

M'Agnes though was waiting buy the door, so I went and got her harness. She jumped up on the bed and assisted me in putting it on her and came into my arms as I went outside to the car. We made one stop on the way and I let her walk a bit. She did her meet and greet with a few people and finally we continued on to Rumpelstiltskin's.
She stepped into the carrier and was a good girl about staying in it even though she could have easily gotten out. She cried a bit when she thought she was being ignored and when a customer started to pet her she quieted but she was not happy about it.

Back in the car she laid down beside me and was an angel on the drive.
We stopped at a petco to get her her treats and she was allowed to roam the store.

She was weighed there on the cookie scale She is just 6lbs and she is 10 days from being 8 months old.