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Frodo Gets Animated for National Cat Day!

October 29, 2016 by Amarula

FRODO: Oh Heavens! Oh My! I can’t believe it! Not only is it National Cat Day today but it’s also Athena’s Caturday Art Blog Hop! I’m showing you my cartoonist side (get it??) cause Mom says I’m such a funny character! I just can’t believe cats get their own national cat day!? Do we get prizes? Will there be extra tuna…surely we get extra tuna?!! What time is the awards ceremony?! What will I wear!?

AMARULA: Actually Frodo, sadly, National Cat Day is only celebrated in the USA and as we are Canadian cats we don’t celebrate it…

FRODO: What?? So no extra tuna….no red carpet….

AMARULA: NO sorry…in fact…today in Canada it’s Seafood-free Saturday! So not only will there not be any extra tuna …there won’t be any tuna at all!!

FRODO: Noooooooooooooooooo!

ZULU: Why do you listen to Amarula!!?? Haven’t you learned by now not to trust her! Canada celebrates National Cat Day too!! And I know mom has some extra tuna treats planned for today!

FRODO: Yipee!! Why are you looking so artsy too Zulu?!

ZULU: Cause mom said in honor of National Cat Day we all get to go artsy!!

AMARULA: All right, all right, in the spirit of National Cat Day, I too will show off my artsy side!

ZULU, FRODO and AMARULA: Happy National Cat Day everyone! Join the blog hop!

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War and Peace: a Backyard Battleground

October 28, 2016 by Amarula

ZULU: Don’t you think this is childish Amarula? Why can’t we just hang out close to one another in the backyard without any fur flying.

AMARULA: As I recall, aren’t you the fighter in the family? Weren’t you the one who started a fight with Frodo a few weeks ago?

ZULU: That was for something of vital importance! Supremacy of the catnip patch! But normally I’m a lover not a fighter!

AMARULA: When I open my eyes you better be at least a full three-cat lengths away from me Zulu. I mean it…

ZULU: Surprise!! Come on let’s play! Let’s put the PEACE back in War and Peace! Come on, pet my tummy!!

AMARULA: I am not amused! You can’t say I didn’t warn you. Prepare for the claws of catastrophe…

ZULU: Oh please! The only catastrophe here is your breath!

AMARULA: Kaboom!

ZULU: Hey!

AMARULA: Kapow!

ZULU: Ok Ok!

ZULU: OK I will stay over here! You are so immature!

AMARULA: The claws of death have yet to let me down! Now to my Friendly Fill-Ins hosted by 15andmeowing and McGuffy’s Reader!

ZULU: When do I get to do the fill ins!?

AMARULA: Talk to the paw, Zulu! Talk to the paw… Here are my Fill Ins!

The first thing I check when I go online is _Whether or not Amazon is having a sale on catnip. I also Google to see if a new remake of that dog movie “Old Yeller” is coming out. I love a good comedy!
My signature dish is: Hairball with a side of drool___________________.
My Halloween night is usually spent: Frightening trick or treaters with the sounds of my forlorn caterwauling as I sing sadly about the death of summer.
Trick or treaters : Have tasty ankles! I love trying to chop them when they come to the door! Yummy!

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Wordless Wednesday: Bliss

October 26, 2016 by Amarula

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop with Blogpaws: Amarula and a last little bit of summer bliss

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She’s Back….Love is In the Air For Frodo on Mancat Monday!

October 24, 2016 by Amarula

AMARULA: I smell something in the air….

FRODO: Oh Boy oh boy…is it chicken? Do you smell chicken in the air Amarula?

AMARULA: No you idiot, it’s not chicken! It smells like….a trespasser….

AMARULA: She’s behind me isn’t she?

AMARULA: What are you doing here back in my domain???

FRODO: Who? Who’s back Amarula? I don’t have the dex…dex…dex… whatever that big word is… to jump on the fence!

AMARULA: Dexterity, you idiot!

FRODO: Dexterity is here?? Who’s that?

AMARULA: Why do I even bother? NO! That cat from the neighborhood is back in our yard! You remember…she flirted with you and then you kissed. It was disgusting!

FRODO: Where? There she is! My fluffy feline of love!

FRODO: Oh no! The fence is in our way!

AMARULA: Well, sadly Frodo it looks like she can’t get through the fence! You’ll just have to stare at each other longingly (it appears she and Frodo share the same low IQ as they can’t seem to figure out they could easily fit through the opening!)

AMARULA: Oh no I spoke too soon. She is going around the other way. Sadly she should be here any moment…

FRODO: It’s her! It’s really her! Wait for me. I’m coming!

FRODO: I’m almost there! Wait for your mancat my love!

FRODO: Smooch! Another kiss! I’m in love!

FRODO: Now let’s go hunt some sunbeams together!

AMARULA: Oh no this will not do! I can’t have ANOTHER interloper in my yard! Sharing my domain with Frodo and Zulu is already too much!

AMARULA: This yard is definitely not big enough for another cat! I will have to take care of this freewheeling feline soon….mmmmmwwwwahahahahahaha

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Pumpkin Carving, Halloween Costumes and Fill ins!

October 21, 2016 by Amarula

AMARULA: Halloween?! I’m against it. For obvious reasons (I DO NOT like costumes – they tend to cover up my natural beauty!

Pumpkins?! I’m against them too. They always have such sinister faces! Or at least I was against them until our good friend and fantastic artist Nellie made a carved pumpkin just for me!! Isn’t it beautiful!??

FRODO: Didn’t she make it for all of us Amarula?!

AMARULA: Shut up Frodo! Now to my Friendly Fill-Ins hosted by 15andmeowing and McGuffy’s Reader!

1. One Halloween, I dressed as _____a witch__.And I would like to point out that I did NOT dress up willingly – the human made me!

2. My favorite comedian is __Frodo_ As much as the little imp drives me crazy, his low IQ and propensity to do anything I tell him to has led to many a laugh! Like when he was caught all covered in dirt from digging up the human’s plant!

3. My scariest Halloween was see above, number 1 – when the human made me wear a costume!!

4. My new pumpkin from Nellie is my favorite Halloween treat. I LOVE IT!!

ZULU and FRODO: We love it too!!!

Wordless Wednesday: Amarula’s Sexy and She Knows It! Meow!

October 19, 2016 by Amarula

Wordless Wednesday: Amarula’s Sexy and She Knows It! Meow!

We are participating in Blogpaws Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop!

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It’s Caturday and Amarula is Feeling Artsy!

October 15, 2016 by Amarula

AMARULA: It’s a curse really. To be so beautiful and talented…well, in honor of Caturday, today I decided to try my paw at making an oil painting self-portrait (with a little help from Faststone photo editor) for Athena’s Caturday Art Blog Hop! Man I look good!

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving from the Cats!

October 10, 2016 by Amarula

FRODO: Well it’s Canadian Thanksgiving today and mom let us all have some turkey. I might love turkey even more than tuna!! Yummy! The problem is that now we all have turkey tummy! And we are lapsing into a Thanksgiving coma….zzz

AMARULA: Ummmm…turkey….zzz…

ZULU: My belly is filled with turkey…and sunbeams…zzz…

FRODO: I need more turkey STAT! I promise my tummy has room for more turkey!

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Catting Around: A First Date!

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 by Amarula

AMARULA: So I told you earlier this week about the handsome tomcat I met when the human and I went on our walk…

AMARULA: His name is Charlie. Isn’t he dreamy (but don’t tell him I said so)!!

AMARULA: Well, we went on our first date yesterday! He invited me on a walk. (Now pay attention ladies and you might learn something about proper dating etiquette)

AMARULA: He was a perfect gentleman. And I kept enough distance behind him to make it clear that I was a proper lady and expected to be wooed!

AMARULA: Naturally I looked away every time he looked back to appear disinterested. I didn’t want him to realize how smitten I really was.

AMARULA: After the walk we went back to his place to hang out.

AMARULA: Finally, I figured it was time to send a clear signal that I was interested! So I gave him my best moves and batted my eyelashes and looked all coquettish.

AMARULA: He then showed me his best moves (and his belly)!

AMARULA: And finally I figured he deserved a kiss! I can’t wait to see him again! Meowwwwww!

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Catting Around: Love Is in The Air!

September 26, 2016 by Amarula

AMARULA: As you may or may not know, the human and I often go for walks around the neighborhood. She thinks I follow her because I like her and want to hang out. Little does she know that I actually want her nearby in case an errant dog decides to chase me. I figure the human makes a tastier morsel for a dog than little ole me! Besides, I get a lot of pleasure at seeing all the neighbors point at the crazy cat lady who walks her cat!

Anyway, on our latest walk I met a boy! I am as shocked as you are dear reader! How could a loan wolf like me who even refuses to be nice to the two clowns (aka Frodo and Zulu) sharing her home possibly open her heart to a boy!? I am still not sure what his intentions are but things seem promising…

AMARULA: It began like any other day…the human and I were going for a stroll

AMARULA: When suddenly I noticed the faint fragrance of tomcat in the air. I look up and see this striking male specimen. He is one cool cat!

AMARULA: Not knowing if he is friendly or not, I try to stealthily tip-toe away…

AMARULA: But he seems friendly and invites me up to share his perch.

AMARULA: He beckons me forward.

AMARULA: But I am no easy catch! I indulge in that classic love game of cat-and-mouse and play hard to get. I look away…

AMARULA: Well, is he looking??

AMARULA: Now I give him my haughtiest over-the-shoulder glance

AMARULA: Finally, the coup de grâce. I show him I feel indifference to his courting by feigning a nap on his sidewalk. Yet my slightly exposed belly suggests my affections may yet be won over! I can’t wait until the human and I go for our next walk to see where this may lead! Is love in the air??

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