Tongue Thursday

Annie's opening statement...

Victor's rebuttal...

Kismet seizes the floor!

Tabby Tuesday - Three Who Came Before

Milo & Merlin...
Darling orange boys.


Gracie, the founder of this tribe -- Bianca's surrogate mom.
Milo, Mosaic Lady's heart chakra kitty -- baby Walter's adored partner in crime.

Tell a wise person or else keep silent.
~ Goethe

In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats.

My new harness Monday ~ by Annie

I have wanted to go outside in the worst way, Kitties. I can not remember when I was last inside of a house, if ever. I even had my babies under a trailer. I spend a lot of time in the windows here, and it really gets to Mosaic Lady (which is why I do it, of course.) She took me outside twice using Bianca's collar and a leash, but I raced up a tree and she was afraid I'd choke to death. And then, I ran so fast and took her by such surprise that the leash flew out of her hand. That made her wet her pants a little, thinking about what she'd tell the rescue group and what they would think of her responsible fostering skills. Who can say just why I stopped in my tracks at the edge of the lawn where it turns into the forested canyon? I did hear Mosaic Lady scream: "Jesus Christ!!", so maybe He made me stop.

On Thursday, she had to take the Dawg to the fur doctor's and came back with this hot pink harness for me! (She thought I was tiny, so she first came home with a 14"er, but I am growing into my paws because I'm eating whenever I want now instead of just once a day, so I needed the 16"er!) See how it matches my pink nipples and looks so fabulous with my jet black furs and turquoise green eyes?

It also complements my tongue.
Here I am expressing my pleasure at being restrained.

I also like how it looks with Mosaic Dawg's leash, which has a definite flavor. Mmmm....purple!

I went over to visit with Willie to see if he wanted to chat, but he is not so chatty, really. He has never been on a leash or harness and has had outside (daytime) privileges his whole life. My rescue group will not allow that so ML and I are both trying to be good, compliant, obedient girls. It is a struggle for us both.

The picnic table leg has a flavor, too. Mmmm, black!

When I caught sight of the forest, I wanted to run wild and free, and very fast! I start panting when I am outside (I am excited!), so Mosaic Lady knew it was time to go back into the house.

I raced down the hall with my harness still on and jumped up onto my bed with all my toys. I was very wound up! (I know that the plastic UPC tag should not still be on my harness, but Mosaic Lady clearly does not.)


I am proud to say that I allowed a collar to be placed on me with NO resistance whatsoever. OK, with just a little resistance. But not for long. I also adjusted to walking on the leash with the neck collar in five minutes. The harness, too, took me five minutes to accept.
I am an early adaptor!

Daisy...can a neon, paisley hoodie be far behind?

Cat Art Sunday - ACEOs

Well, Miss Peach just reminded us that we do have something to share today!
This was Mosaic Lady's Christmas gift to herself, and it hangs in her bedroom in a great black frame with thick borders.

You can probably guess that she chose it because it reminded her of Walter, huh?

It is a tiny ACEO (art card, editions and originals) created by one of our favorite artists on eBay, Jeri.
Mosaic Lady bought a crow ACEO from Jeri as a Christmas gift, and three more cards from three different artists also for gifts. We'd never really known about ACEOs till last winter.
Oh no! Look at all the wonderful Halloween Kitty Art Jeri has up for auction today!
We have to surf away fast because we can not be trusted to look at Jeri's art too long without Mosaic Lady's express permission to access her Paypal account for immediate payments and BUY IT NOW!! purchases. (Those are the best. We are into immediate grat in this house.)

If you collect these darling artist trading cards, or are talented enough to make your own, we would also like to recommend Jonathan for all your framing and matting needs.
HE'S SUPER COOL!
We see he has added a funny photo of himself since we last visited him.
Perfect!

Keep creating, gifted Kitties!

Sadie's one big happy family Friday

Kitties, I have a very dark problem I'd like to share with you.
Perhaps you can relieve me of my burden.
I've tried to handle it myself, but it won't go away, or even ease up a bit...

I've tried deep relaxation, self hypnosis, and meditation...

I've tried daydreaming about my sweet little Victor, using all the active imagination techniques I know...

I've often tried to apply my assertiveness training skills to the problem...

I've even tried to surrender my problem, turning it all over to my Higher Purrer. I am hopelessly powerless over it, and it certainly makes my life unmanageable!!

ANNIE.
Intruder Foster Demon.
Evil incarnate.
Mini house panther on the prowl, mercilessly hunting down her prey.
ME.

The confrontation...

The escalation...
The tension so thick, Mosaic Dawg's mouth is forced shut.


Kitties!
Sadie is a mega-drama queen!
Does this look like the face of a demon seed kitty from hell?

If a kitty does not keep pace with her boring foster companions,
perhaps it is because she hears a different birdie chirping.
Let her stalk to the chirping she hears,
no matter how annoying or irritating it seems.
~Henry Helton Thoreau

Sher and Upsie Darling are hosting WCB. Go see all the wonderful kitties (and ask them to help relieve me of my dark, oppressive burden!)

Worming my way in, Wednesday

Don't you know I'm still standing
better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor,
feeling like a little kid
~Annie & Elton

Four weeks tomorrow since I came to take over this too quiet geriatric ward they call a home. I was quite the rage at Pet Smart last Saturday, and even had an application submitted, but Mosaic Lady and the nice TAAG Lady just didn't feel that it was my perfect placement.

See that red sweatshirt I'm sleeping on in the laundry/litter/mud room? Walter slept on that sweatshirt during his move from Colorado to North Carolina, and it was still in his carrier on the last day of his life. It came back from the fur doctors, but he did not. You can see some of his furs on it if you look hard. It has not been washed since.

Mosaic Lady nearly threw the red sweatshirt away (along with the black t-shirt she wore that horrible morning, covered with his furs), but she did not. She folded it up and stuck it in the corner of this counter where it sat for three months, sorta out of view, sorta in view. Walter used to nap on this counter atop a big comforter. That did get washed and put away because it was too sad, always empty.

I started napping on this funky, thin, yellow hand towel. One day Mosaic Lady unfolded the red sweatshirt and put it on top of the yellow towel for me.
For her?

Cat Art Sunday - Mosaic Lady's Stuff

Thanks for all the nice comments about the Katrina Cats post of last Wordless Wednesday. However, Mosaic Lady can not paint. Or draw. Or even trace an object. That was a recent gift purchased for us at the Atlanta Folk Fest. We love it so much and were going to post it today but then the Katrina anniversary day came along and it seemed so very appropriate for all the sad memories and tributes of last week.

Here are some vases and carafes that ML has done over the years with kitties on them. All have happy forever homes.

This was the original Happy Birthday Kitty vase. It lives in Napa with ML's mother and grandmother. (This is our only photo and it's been cropped to use in some marketing material.)

This was the second Happy Birthday Kitty vase ML got out of that same mug. The expression on the kitty's face just cracks us up. (We think it portends how ML is going to look next February when she turns 50.) This one sold on eBay in early 2006.



This Calico Kitty Carafe/Crock was a donation we made to the Humane Society's silent auction back in 2006 when we lived in Colorado.


Merry Christmas Kitty vase also sold on eBay in 2006. Sometimes it's fun to use these whimsical coffee mugs, even though they are chunky and funky. Especially if they have cats on them. Mosaic Lady loves chunky, funky cats. (and Bianca loves Chunky Monkey ice cream.)


Phoebe's Wine Carafe is a very new piece just completed a couple of weeks ago. Phoebe sent ML a few broken Ralph Lauren dishes (her special pattern) and another china plate that had a chip. ML added just the Little Mae & Pets transferware cream pitcher images. It's a very special child's transferware pattern from England that dates back to the 1800s. The little girl, Mae, sits on a stoop with a dawg that looks like ours next to her, a kitty on her lap, and a white kitty drinking cream from a bowl by her feet. It is a very sweet and special pattern.


Mosaic Lady added the two cat brooches, of course, and also added some gold paint flecks to the upper rim after the photos were taken. She hated the somber, burgundy paint she chose.

Happy Cat Art Sunday, every kitty and persons!
Please go visit Miss Peach and Darling Adan to see the beautiful things they have posted for the day.