Cottage Dogs: Rex

Rex is standing pretty for me

during our afternoon walk.

He is such a handsome boy!

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~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies

Yukon and Owen 

doing their thing...

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~MamaLisa

All Hallows Eve

May Ceiling Cat watch over you...

this All Hallows Eve!

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~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies on Tuesday: Come Here!

Yukon grabs Owen's head

and gives him a neck nibble.

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~MamaLisa

I See You Fu

Snafu is not sleeping...

He's keeping his eye on me.

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~MamaLisa

Three Cat Thursday

Wizard, Nick and Owen share

the bowl

and maintain their personal space boundaries.

This way, no one gets walloped.

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~MamaLisa

The Mighty Hunter

Remember our post from just the other day about the full barn cat experience? 

Check it out here.

All hail the Mighty Hunter!!

YUKON!

This early morning gift was brought in from the cat enclosure and laid at MamaLindy's feet. She promptly offered it up to the nature gods (meaning she tossed it in the field).

We're so proud!

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~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies on Tuesday

Owen wants some sugar

from his Candyman Yukon!

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~MamaLisa

Mancat Monday: Angus in a Sunblast

Angus is sunblasted so it looks like his eyes are floating.

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~MamaLisa

A Snafu Friday

Do you remember those coin operated rides for kids that were in front of grocery or department stores?

Snafu loves to go for a ride on our dryer!

If you have trouble playing the video, please click here for YouTube.

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

The Barn Cat Experience

Our kitties get to enjoy fresh hay in the cat enclosure. This way they can experience what it's like to be a barn cat.

And like a barn cat, they catch plenty of wildlife within the outdoor enclosure too, including moles, chipmunks, birds, frogs, dragonflies and moths.

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

Wordless Wednesday

Thanks for stopping by...shhhh it's wordless

~MamaLisa

Mancat Monday: Owen

After searching for him for nearly an hour, 

(during a regular headcount)

I finally found Owen...

tucked inside the blanket on the back of our couch.

The weather is getting colder!

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~MamaLisa

After Lunch Lounging

Most of the boys outside after lunch enjoying the last vestige of warm weather.

Yukon's on the bench while on the highest shelves are (L-R) Nick, Angus, Wizard and Owen.

About our cat enclosure...

Posts about our cat enclosure...

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~MamaLisa

Thursday in the Garden at Marshwood Cottage

This summer we only grew buckwheat as a cover crop to help build up the soil in our raised vegetable garden bed.

Since we couldn't live a year without fresh tomatoes, we also had a couple of pots of cherry tomatoes and one cucumber pot.

The buckwheat seedlings took off quickly.

At full summer's bloom.

About a month ago seed heads (and tomatoes) galore!

Just a couple days ago, I left the cuttings to be tilled under.

And that's how our garden grows!

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

Waiting for Supper

What are you all looking at? 

Supper is not for another 2 hours!

Left to Right: Wizard, Owen, Nick, Penny, Angus, Yukon.

The only one missing is Snafu, who is fast asleep.

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~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies on Tuesday

Yukon and Owen are Masters in the art of snuggling...

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~MamaLisa

Mancat Monday: Nick

Nick is floofilicious in the blue island bed

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~MamaLisa

Flashback Friday: Penny

Here is Penny in 2006 (on the right with the splotch on her nose) at about 5 months old with a younger foster we took in for a few days. 

The foster was named Me-Me because she meowed really loud when she wanted something, "ME! ME!"

I wanted to call her Rose-Marie because of the bow in her red hair.

Does anyone remember Rose-Marie? 

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

Summer's Sunflowers

In honor of the passing of Summer 2015

SUNFLOWERS!!!

Planted from transplanted seeds

Water, water, water, water!

Buds!

POP!

And then its over!

We're expecting lots of sunflower seeds coming this fall!

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies on Tuesday

Owen makes a nice pillow for Yukon on this "still summer" day.

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~MamaLisa

Mancat Monday: Angus

Something soft and reflective lurks within this mess of square angles.

Hello All,

I accidentally took the summer off from posting. Life was quite busy! I have a few posts lined up I'd love to share with you, and gorgeous Angus next to the cat house is one of them. I trust you've all had an eventful summer!

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

TBT: Snafu Loves Vacuum Cleaner

Here's an old video from our life at the mobile home a few years ago.

Snafu, being mostly deaf, just loves the vacuum cleaner.

 I don't use a big huge machine like that anymore.

Thanks for stopping by!
~MamaLisa

Contemplative Wednesday

Shhhhh....

Fu is thinking.

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~MamaLisa

Fu and Yu: Stand Off at the Window

Fu wants in and Yu wants out

What to do....

I walked away and returned 10 minutes later...

The stand off only intensified.

This required human intervention.

 I picked up Yukon (he hissed at me, but I kissed on him), and Fu came right inside. Then I put Yukon back down, and he went outside.

Happy cats!

All in a days work for a cat mum!

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

Mancat Monday with Snafu

Snafu is showing off the latest addition to the cat enclosure.

A cat house!!

It's filled with straw and all the kitties are loving it.

However, as kitties will do, they've been trying real hard to jump on top of the house. 

So, even though this roof took a lot of work to construct, MamaLindy is working on a flat roof so kitties can have yet one more place to hang out!

Pictures coming soon!

Click here to see how our cat enclosure was built.

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

The Grand Opening!

The cat enclosure was officially closed in January

The piles of snow coming off the roof made it fairly inaccessible

By late last week the piles of snow melted quite a bit

But looking inside, you can see winter had taken it's toll. One ramp snapped in two and the entry ramp pulled down from the window. Several shelf brackets bent forward.

WE WANT OUT!!!

After some shoveling, MamaLindy got to work Friday morning. The first day of her vacation.

By 4:30 that afternoon, it was open for business!

With many new upgrades! More shelves, higher shelves, more ramps and two ladders!

We still have some snow to deal with...

But the new high ramps make great sun bathing spots.

Next year, MamaLindy will put a cover over the enclosure like we did our first year at Marshwood Cottage.

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies with One Annoyed

Sometimes Yukon doesn't want to cuddle and love on Owen.

Sometimes....

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~MamaLisa

Mancat Monday with Owen

Owen with his lightening striped nose

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~MamaLisa

It's Tuesday

Toes, Tabbies, Butt Tucked, Two Cats 

Take your pick!

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~MamaLisa

Mancat Monday with Yukon

Yukon is hanging out of the blue cube squashed into the cat tree.

(That's the three-way tunnel underneath him)

Just another Monday around the cottage.

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~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies on Tuesday

It's 3:00 AM. 

Dark.

A quick jaunt to the bathroom is imminent.

The flashlight scans a pathway and lands on this....

Wait!

Must stop, find the camera and take a picture first!

Okay, carry on...

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

(Thanks for the pic MamaLindy!)

Red Silhouettes

ONE...

TWO...

THREE...

BAAMMMM!

Thanks for stopping by!

~MamaLisa