Wordless Wednesday: Frodo Invites An Already Stuffed Friend To Dinner (PS this was the same toy he STOLE from my grocery bag a few weeks about that I wrote about here! He loves it!)
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Month: December 2016
Amarula is Famous! Book Release: Makin’ Biscuits – Weird Cat Habits and the Even Weirder Habits of the Humans Who Love Them
AMARULA: Yes that’s right dear readers! I’m packing my bags and heading to Hollywood, or maybe Washington or Timbuktu ….where do famous cats go?? Anyway it doesn’t matter because I have written what is sure to be a bestselling book!
AMARULA: What do you think? Should I use this photo on the book cover and promotional tour? It shows the tormented genius that all brilliant authors have. It makes me look intellectual and angry (my signature look) all at the same time.
FRODO: You wrote a book!?! Oh I knew you could do it Big Sis! You are just so smart! Can I get a copy? Can I get an autograph?
ZULU: No No NO! Amarula did not write a book! Cat blogger Deborah Barnes (of Zee & Zoey’s Cat Chronicles) wrote the book. It is her big Book Release! It explores all our wonderful feline habits that are, for some reason, often indecipherable to humans! Amarula is just mentioned a couple of times — and so are you and I for that matter Frodo!
AMARULA: Well surely I can at least highlight where I am mentioned (in essence, the best part of the book). I am mentioned in: Things That Go Bump in the Night – page 97; Rules of the House – page 131; and The Unexpected in Life – page 207. These snippets tell how Zulu and I moved to Canada from South Africa, the strange way the human has to feed Frodo by throwing dry food up the stairs, and how I once dragged her winter boot up the stairs in the middle of the night and she thought it was an intruder (I am so amusing!). I am even mentioned in the press release (check it out here)! As I am pretty much the star of the book, it’s sure to be a bestseller!
ZULU: No No NO! You are not the star of the book! Every single cat mentioned in the book is a star! Including, I would like to emphasize, Frodo and I! I think it’s going to be a hit! I’ve seen Mom reading it and she can’t stop laughing, so she must be enjoying it! Some of her favorite cat bloggers, like 15 and Meowing are also in it!
FRODO: So I’m confused… do I or do I not get an autograph from Amarula?
It’s true! The trio share a few stories in this funny book that any cat lover is sure to enjoy! You can check out the details here.
Sherlock Hopeless Pet Detective: Part 3 Mission Accomplished!
AMARULA (aka Sherlock Hopeless Pet Detective): As you may recall, last Monday I had finally cornered my greatest nemesis: Play-Doh (that’s right, as in that sticky, clay-like stuff kids love to play with!). Scuttlebutt among the neighborhood cats is that’s the ridiculous name her human’s gave her! Humans can be so cruel! Hee hee!
AMARULA: I will be frank. She proved to be a greater foe than I imagined. She has nerves of steel! Neither of us proved victorious for the sidewalk showdown so we had to take the competition up a notch! It was time for the dreaded “Bouncy Belly Beatdown”. In this fierce battle maneuver, both cats display their bellies in a competition to see whose is the cutest and most rubbable. She started the Bouncy Belly Beatdown:
AMARULA: She was off to a weak start…
AMARULA: But pretty quickly she starting giving it her all by exposing what even I must admit is a very rubbable belly!
AMARULA: So then I showed her my stuff! Close up please…
AMARULA: Have you ever seen a cuter tummy? And look at that exquisite toe curl! Then I just flash my emerald green eyes and no one can resist me! I mean it’s incredible, right?!
AMARULA: Finally we had to admit that both our tummies were incredibly cute and call a tie. So we moved on to the final competition: the Staredown!
AMARULA: She gave it a noble effort…
AMARULA: But finally she had to admit defeat! I was victorious! The streets, sidewalks and backyards of the neighborhood were once again mine!
AMARULA: Look at her run in fear (well, alright, maybe not so much run as saunter)! She was a worthy opponent who fought fairly so we came to a compromise that she could visit MY backyard once a week. At other times…
AMARULA: She has to stay on her side of the fence!
AMARULA: Where she and Frodo can stare longingly at one another from a distance!
And we are doing the Awww Monday Blog hop from Comedyplus!
Selfie Sunday: Amarula Photobombs Frodo!
Frodo was all set for his close-up when Amarula photobombed him (see whiskers to the right!). She always has to be the center of attention! Luckily Frodo doesn’t mind sharing!
This is Frodo’s Selfie Sunday for the blog hop (hosted by The Cat on My Head)
Caturday Art: Sherlock Hopeless Gets Artsy
This photo is an artful rendition (using Dreamscape’s Spring theme) of Amarula being unsuspectingly shadowed by that Felonious Feline from the previous Sherlock Hopeless detective story earlier this week (stay tuned Monday for the dramatic Finale to find out who wins the sensational sidewalk showdown!)
We are joining Athena’s Caturday Art blog hop!
Two Lazy Boys On A Lazyboy!
Yet another stressful day for our two boys, Zulu and Frodo. They had the difficult task of trying to find the most comfortable position on the Lazyboy chair. Cats are such troupers! This was position #1
Position 1 was not quite right so they went on to Position 2.
Position 3: Looks quite comfy!
Position 4: Still not quite right….
Position 5: We have a winner! Finally our Two Lazy Boys On A Lazyboy are satisfied!
Here are Amarula’s Friendly Fill-Ins hosted by 15andmeowing and McGuffy’s Reader!
- I love the following Christmas film(s)_How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I love a good comedy! And the fact that the Grinch made the dog pull the sled was the best part!_
- I don’t care for the following Christmas film(s) _ Also How the Grinch Stole Christmas – they ruined a perfectly good movie by giving it a happy ending! The Grinch was so much more interesting when he was mean!
- At the holidays, I cannot resist Unwrapping ALL the gifts!! Wrapping paper is no match for my Claws of Chaos!
- A favorite holiday memory of mine is _My first Christmas in Canada! Since the human brought me home with her from South Africa to Canada, it was the first time I had ever seen snow! At first, I thought it was sand and that the outdoors had become one giant litter box. Boy did I learn how wrong I was when I stepped in it! Brrrrrrr!
Sherlock Hopeless Pet Detective: Part 2 Sidewalk Showdown!
AMARULA (aka Sherlock Hopless Pet Detective): Well, I did it! Phffffft to all you naysayers! I told you I would track down that sneaky feline who has been coming into MY backyard to hang with Frodo and I did it! While my extensive investigative search a few weeks ago proved fruitless, (I simply could not concentrate because I always felt like I was being followed!) this week was much more successful!
AMARULA: I was doing my regular neighborhood-watch patrol of my sidewalks, minding my own business….
AMARULA: When Blam! She jumped out of a pile of leaves!
AMARULA: I relied on my lighting-like reflexes and used some of that fancy footwork us torties are known for to avoid the fluffy ball of danger! Yet she persisted in following me! Did the idiot not realize that I intended to introduce her to my “Paws of Death” to persuade her to stay away from my backyard!? Clearly all that fluff has gone her head!
AMARULA: Well, I hated to do it, but clearly this was going to call for some serious feline ferociousness! It was time for the dreaded Sidewalk Showdown!
AMARULA: The goal is to protect your side of the sidewalk until one feline gives way and admits the other’s superiority. It ain’t pretty folks and can get quite fierce! You may want to hide your children and look away…
AMARULA: Dear readers, you may want to get comfy… this could take awhile…to be continued…
And we are doing the Awww Monday Blog hop from Comedyplus!
Frodo’s Sad Selfie Sunday
Frodo, who is pretty much one of the happiest cats in the world all of the time, is feeling blue this Sunday. He’s finding it hard to get out of bed as he’s overwhelmed with the sad news about Fiona going to the Rainbow Bridge. And the loss of Sammy, Treasure and Easy is just making everything too much for the little guy. He’ll open his eyes again in a few hours and see if he is ready to greet the day.
This is my Selfie Sunday for the blog hop (hosted by The Cat on My Head)
Caturday Art: Bath Time in Vivid Color!
This is the photo of best friends Zulu and Frodo enjoying bath time together from Wordless Wednesday a few weeks ago! They look even cuter in color with the Dreamscope Vandyke filter! We are joining Athena’s Caturday Art blog hop