It’s Almost Here

Hey Shakespeare, 2015 is almost here!

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How will we know when it arrives? Will it knock on the door and wake me up?

I don’t think so.

Did it send Mom a card telling her it was coming?
Did it send Mom a card telling her it was coming?

I don’t see one.

By the way, what is 2015?  Does it have something to do with catnip and treats???
By the way, what is 2015? Does it have something to do with catnip and treats???
Dear readers, this is what I have to put up with all the time!
Dear readers, this is what I have to put up with all the time!
Readers, wherever you are and whatever you are doing on New Year’s Eve, we just want to thank you so much for following us through 2014.  We hope you continue to read about our thoughts and views in 2015.  We are so pleased to have met so many different bloggers through this computer thing.  May 2015 be a special year for all of you!
Love from Hemingway, Shakespeare, and The Mom (Pam)

What’s Going on Now????

Mom said there’s no temperature outside so we have to stay inside today.

No temperature????  What does that mean?

Well, she said it was minus some degrees overnight and we’re still missing some degrees.

What does that have to do with going outside?  Do I need to go to college and get a degree??  How can I do that?  I don’t have any money.

Shakespeare, you’ve been into the catnip, haven’t you?

(Shakespeare blushes)

All I know is that Mom told us it’s better for us to stay inside ‘cuz the air conditioners outside are working full force and making it very cold.

Turn them off, humans!  Turn them off right now.

Here’s a picture of the cold winter sun outside today.

Cold winter sun

When Mom went across the river this morning she said that the sun dogs were really bright and beautiful.

Sun dogs?  Are there moon cats?

I don’t know.  Mom wanted to take a picture of the sun dogs this morning but she didn’t have her camera and couldn’t stop on the busy road anyway.  So, she tried to take a picture of them this afternoon.  This isn’t a real good picture, but you can use your imagination.

Sun dogs

Oh boy!  I see a Cocker Spaniel, a Golden Retriever, a Boston Terrier….

Shakespeare, stay out of the catnip!

Mom Tried to Tell Us

We were begging Mom to let us go outside today.  After all, it was nice and cozy inside with the fire going in the wood-burning stove.  We figured it was just as nice and cozy outside.

statues

We were so wrong!  We went outside and discovered it was cold.  Really cold!!!  Here we are frozen like statues.

Mom didn’t let us stay outside very long.  We were happy to come back inside and play with our toys.

My toy

This is one of my Christmas toys and I really like it.  Don’t even think about trying to take it away.

Loving my toy

Don’t worry.  I’m having fun with my own toy.

Thanks Santa Paws and humans for the wonderful gifts for us to play with.

It’s nice to have new toys since it’s too cold to go outside and play with the dogs, squirrels and birds.

 

Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas

We had so much fun!!

I'll open this one by myself.
I’ll open this one by myself.
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to me!
What do you mean that only the ones marked H are for me and the ones marked S are for Shakespeare?  They all look like H to me!!!
What do you mean that only the ones marked H are for me and the ones marked S are for Shakespeare? They all look like H to me!!!
I really like the paper.
I really like the paper.
Did Santa forget his hat?
Did Santa forget his hat?
This one is mine and that one is yours.
This one is mine and that one is yours.
We both got Tickle Pickles!!!
We both got Tickle Pickles!!!
Boy, the humans really made a mess.
Boy, the humans really made a mess.

Now we’re both going to take naps to recover from all the excitement.  We hope all of our blogging humans and fur people had a wonderful Christmas.  Rejoice in the reason for the season.

The Ghost of Christmas Past

Copy of Copy of P1040012It’s not really a ghost…….it’s me!!!  I’m five years old today.  That’s one paw!  I am so excited to be celebrating my birthday with everyone.  Mom hasn’t brought out the presents yet, but I know she will.  She told me I still have to try to be good today.  Why do I have to be good on my birthday?  Oh well, I guess I’ll try.

Have a great Christmas Eve everyone!!!

Humming softy……..happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday handsome Hemingway, happy birthday to me.

Good grief!!!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Copy of P1040158Shakespeare, I’m worried.

Why?

It’s only two days until my birthday and I don’t see any signs of a big party, parade, TV interview, photographers…….

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You interrupted me from my bath for that whining?  Didn’t you see all the cookies Mom baked today?

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Oh sure……….she baked lots of cookies, but NONE of them have catnip and that’s my very favorite.  What’s a handsome tuxedo boy to do???

It’s NOT your birthday yet.

Look….

Come Look

Shakespeare, come look at this!

Look

What am I supposed to be looking at?

See all those birdies and squirrelies out there eating the seed Mom put out for them?

So………….?

Well, if Santa Paws comes now, he might scare them and they’ll start flapping wings and twitching furry tails and making all sorts of noise and then Santa Paws will get scared and forget to leave our toys and treats.

I hadn’t thought about that.  I wonder if Mom should bring the seed and nuts inside until after Santa Paws has been here?

Maybe we should go talk this over with her.

I’m so glad I have a big brother who notices things like this.

Mom Fooled Us

We got all excited ‘cuz Mom said we could go outside this morning.

We should have known something was up ‘cuz she was kind of giggling like humans do.

I'm not so sure about this.
I’m not so sure about this.
The white is back.  It's so white.
The white is back. It’s so white.
Let me in right now and quit playing games!
Let me in right now and quit playing games!
I've had enough of the outside.  That was a dirty trick, Mom.
I’ve had enough of the outside. That was a dirty trick, Mom.
I had fun.  I went exploring!
I had fun. I went exploring!

Naughty Orange Tabby Monday

It wasn’t me!

Mom has proof this time.

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See….there’s the hole in the new bag of food and I didn’t put it there.

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I don’t see the hole, Mom.

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I’m sure you bought it that way at the store.  You better go get your money back from the store person.

Then there’s the problem with Christmas presents and again, we have proof!

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If you look very carefully by his paw, you’ll notice scratch marks.  Mom thought he was just posing but he was trying to open the package!

You’re no angel either, Hemingway!!!