Clean laundry is folded and ready to be put away

“Clean” is a relative term.

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We’ve done some re-organizing around the house

This is now the drawer we store the cat in.

And this is his spot at the table.

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Snow and rain

No, these aren’t photos from two days ago, when we got the freakishly early first snow of the year. These are photos from today, as we get an even more freakishly early second snow.

Fortunately for M and his camping trip, it was actually dry on Friday night and Saturday. The rain didn’t start [...]

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Inside a boxspring

For those of you who have ever wondered exactly how a boxspring mattress is constructed, here’s what the inside looks like; our boxspring has a tear on part of the fabric cover, so it’s easy to stick the camera inside to show you. See? Metal rails, narrower metal connectors, felt, cloth, wood, etc. [...]

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Very funny and realistic short film

E here and anyone with a cat will appreciate this short film. Our cat really does act like this. Enjoy!
Simon’s cat in ‘Fly Guy’

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The top 5 perils for a cat with two moms

1) Once your moms have enough practice teaming up on you, it takes them under 5 minutes to stuff you into the evil pink carrier that takes you to the v-e-t.
2) Mom wipes you down regularly with that Allercat stuff so that Mama-Two doesn’t sneeze all the time.
3) If one mom is away for a [...]

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You asked for videos

By popular request, here’s a video of the cat demonstrating his ability to stalk and kill any local wildlife foolish enough to pass through our yard. (Obviously, not a video for the squeamish.) The video does not include us shrieking, because we’re starting to get just a little blase about the fact that [...]

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If the cat could tweet

If the cat could tweet, here’s what he’d have to say about last night:
20:31 Ants all over my food bowl. Is mom serving bugs for dinner? #
20:32 Mom took food away. Not good. #
20:45 Mom spraying stinky stuff all over the floor. I just want food. #
20:46 Other mom [...]

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Our cat, the mighty hunter (not a tale for the squeamish)

S here; on Friday afternoon, I took the cat out in the yard for a little excursion. (He’s an indoor cat who goes outside only under close supervision.) We were hanging out near one of the bushes, when suddenly something moved in the garden just inches away from the cat. Instantly alert, [...]

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Feeding the cat

S here; last night, M and I were joking about the fact that, from the cat’s perspective, there are only two important things which humans can do and cats can’t: open doors, and open cat food cans. Of course there are many other things that only humans can do, but none of them [...]

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