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Happy Halloween From the Trick or Treating Trio!

November 6, 2016October 31, 2016 by Amarula

FRODO: I love Halloween!! I love costume changes and visitors so Halloween is one of my favorite times of year! Happy Halloween everyone!

ZULU: Well, though I love having my photo taken and wearing clothing of distinction, I certainly do not like polyester, and neon green is definitely not my color! But, all in all, I guess Halloween is OK! Happy Halloween!

AMARULA: Halloween? I’m against it. But I do love Halloween slideshows and artistic pumpkins! So Frodo, Zulu and I want to thank once again Nellie —for the great pumpkin–and Peaches and Paprika for the amazing slideshow!!

Happy Halloween! And we are doing the Awww Monday Blog hop from Comedyplus!

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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Sunday Selfie Blog Hop

October 23, 2016 by Amarula

ZULU: As much as I love my brother Frodo, I was astonished and–more than just a little hurt–that he got so much attention last Sunday for his Sunday Selfie blog hop hosted by the Cat on My Head! We all know that I’m the looker in the family! So I spent all morning trying a variety of ties.

There were a few wardrobe malfunctions:

But finally…….

I finally found a tie that I believe sets off my fur just right! No one can resist my intense gaze! Try to control yourself ladies! Meow!

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A Game of Cat and … Mouth!?

October 17, 2016 by Amarula

A Game of Cat and … Mouth!?

FRODO: Zulu what are you doing?

ZULU: Well, I hate to break this to your Frodo, but mom put me in charge of watching you and making sure you don’t get into trouble. You have been getting into quite a lot of trouble lately! So I have to keep you on a “short leash” so to speak.

FRODO: But we all know that I only get into trouble when I am led astray by Amarula! I am a well-behaved cat otherwise!

ZULU: While I generally agree that Amarula is responsible for most of the precarious predicaments you get into, you do tend to wander off if no one is watching you!

FRODO: Come on Zulu! Let me go!

ZULU: Nope! Sorry I take my role as big brother and Frodo guardian seriously!

ZULU: Frankly, Frodo, I find I am quite enjoying this! It is the kind of job I can really sink my teeth into!

FRODO: Look! A butterfly over by the garden….

ZULU: Not the garden Frodo! Come back here!

FRODO: I love digging up the garden! Let go of my leash!

ZULU: Come back here!

ZULU: I hope mom has good cat dental insurance cause watching you is killing my teeth!

We are participating in Comedy Plus’ Awwww….Mondays blog hop

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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Wordless Wednesday: When A Squirrel is so Close You Can Almost Taste it!

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 by Amarula

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A Lesson In Personal Space

September 12, 2016 by Amarula

ZULU: All right Amarula, it’s time you accepted that I get to share the backyard with you. There is more than enough space for everyone to have a good time. Now let’s prove to mom that we are mature and can act like adults by hanging out without a fight.

ZULU: It’s only fair that I get to enjoy lying in the grass and smelling the fresh summer air too!

ZULU: Now look how well we’re doing!

ZULU: Isn’t this fun!??

ZULU: You’re awfully quiet over there Amarula. What ‘cha doing?

ZULU: Oh, that’s good. You’re just washing up.

AMARULA: Yep. Just want to make sure that my claws are nice and clean and in working order.

ZULU: What do you mean working order? You seem awfully close Amarula!

AMARULA: Now, Listen carefully. Here’s the deal. You must stay at least an arm’s length away from me if you don’t want to get up close and personal with my claws.

AMARULA: You know what, make that two arm’s lengths away! Nope, still not far enough. I’m gonna push on you with all my might and that’s as close as you are ever allowed to get!

AMARULA: Just a little farther…

AMARULA: Ah oh! The human is watching us. She is yelling something about how I must be nice to you! You don’t need to hear that nonsense!

ZULU: I’m out of here! You just can’t play maturely Amarula!

AMARULA: Alone at last!

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The Cats are Working Hard On Labour Day!

September 5, 2016 by Amarula

AMARULA: Labour!?? I’m against it. I get Frodo to do all my chores! But I always dress up on Labor Day; what can I say, I look great in a tie.

FRODO: Goody Goody!! Labour Day is here! Amarula is always nice enough to let me do her chores! I love working! You get to meet all sorts of people. And mom always gives me a treat when I wear a tie. Yummy!

FRODO: Oh no! Where did I put my briefcase? Amarula is going to kill me if I lost those files on the best way to catch a squirrel! Well, there’s only one thing to do when a crisis arises on the job…

FRODO: Sometimes you just gotta sleep on the job!

ZULU: Labour Day?! I love it! I get to wear all these very bespoke outfits that really capture my fashion-forward side. It drives the ladies crazy!

ZULU: But I think I may have this tie all wrong! Why did I trust Amarula to help me put it on!? She told me it is supposed to go this way! Assistance!? I need assistance here!

ZULU: Ah…much better. What do you think of this pose? This is my powerful yet sensitive, brooding lawyer pose (ladies love fat cat lawyers). I’m a feline-rights advocate in the middle of a tough case trying to get equal rights for cats by insisting that all parks with off-leash dog zones must also have fenced-off feline-only areas. Though I’ve made some headway, the court is really fighting me on my insistence that all cats be armed with tasers and be allowed to zap any dog that comes to close to our feline-only perimeter. Lady Justice is a harsh mistress! OK Costume change!

ZULU: Ah yes, the simple flower. This is my modern interpretation of a cravat. Men don’t just have to wear ties anymore!

ZULU: It says to the ladies that I am comfortable with my feminine side.

ZULU: I am tough yet tender. And maybe just a little shy. Oh and it doesn’t hurt that the yellow really shows off my smooth-as-silk chocolate fur…

AMARULA: Can someone please shut that cat up?! Why is he still talking? And who would ever wear a flower collar to work?!?! What does any of this have to do with Labour Day?? He is really putting the BORE in Labour Day!

ZULU: Shut up Amarula! Labour Day only happens once a year! OK, next costume change!

ZULU: At last, my other lawyer look. I stare down the jury with my mysterious, intelligent gaze.

ZULU: Finally, the end of the trial nears…I let loose a deep sigh as though the weight of the world is on my shoulders. Then I slowly look up to the jury and yell: You can’t handle the truth!