Wonderful Wednesday!

Other than having D'Boy home for 2 whole weeks to play with, there are many good things going on around here at the moment! :) It seems that my new catnip planter has been planted and there are 4 varieties of wonderful fragrant 'nip in there, with 2 more growing in separate pots... This seems most pleasing! :)

Now for the really wonderful news!!!! Oh yes my wonderful friends Trooder, Shadow, Molly and Jack the woffie have sent me a couple of Matatabi seeds so I can make Daddy grow some for me, and good as gold Daddy came home from work last night and went straight out to the greenhouse to plant the seeds and put them in the propagator! While he was out there I noticed him tending my next crop of cat grass too! :) Oh what a wonderful Daddy I have and what a wonderful Wednesday this is... Soon I shall have access to some top notch 'nip as well as some seriously good Matatabi (a.k.a. Silver Vine) and be able to spend my days in a merry drug induced fog... ;) I mean who cares that much about kittens when they are so eer umm "Happy" that they can can't quite walk straight, thinking has become all eer "Foggy" and I have a serious case of the "Munchies" ;) Sometimes it really is a good life! :)

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

Dear goodness I think I may have to pack my bags and take myself off to Yao-lin's freezing hovel on the Isle of Wight at this rate... Yes, I'm doomed! Doomed I say! What does that woman who says she's my Mum think she's doing to me, announcing the fact that she's forcing me to live with not just one ruddy Abyssinian female, but two!!! How can I cope, they're bossy you know and they like taking over all the nice warn sleeping spots I might like to try out... At least this new one is tiny, maybe I can just sit on her if she starts sleeping in places I feel like being?! Oh and there's the extra special food that woman keeps giving her, it's mighty tasty and getting my paws on some more leftovers wouldn't go amiss... She's also been a little more liberal with the cat treats of late... Ok I can see a few minor upsides to this situation after all! ;)

Then again there's those nice looking new planters that have appeared in my run, the cat grass that Daddy's growing for me in his new heated propergator and those nice new catnip plants too. Two varieties I have not tried as yet and I hear that the woman is going to be planting them along with my existing 3 varieties in the new planters, giving me more delectable catnip as well as more room for running around in out there... I hear she's planing to add a nice high shelf or sleeping platform and a ladder too, or might make us a huge scratcher and climbing frame this year! Ok, I guess she's my Mum but I reserve the right to grump, grumble and hiss at Setra all I like... What do you mean I do that to everykitty?! How dare you! I'm a cool dude and a total studly mancat I'll have you know and just in case you've all forgotten I'm D'Boss!!! Yep, all the food is mine, all the toys are too and you just have to know that all that catnip is mine all mine too! :)

Ok time for a nap now and don't you go waking me up now...

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

Well thank goodness for decent weather, I've got access to the run again and can get away from those noisy kittens and back to a bit of bird watching!

Oh what a wonderful time of year this is... The froggies are spawning and soon I will have a load of little suicidal froglets to play with. I mean talk about Darwinism and natural selection, any froglet that's dumb enough to break into a cat run is one that is not required to pass on it's genes! ;) I really am a dab paw at catching them when they do that, they're so entertaining too! :)

Better still Daddy tells me that we have mice in the compost heap, so I'm purring hard that some of them are daft in the head too and break into my run to come and play with me! :) Even if they don't they're great fun to watch scampering about in the garden looking for dropped bird seed to stuff their little mousey faces with...

Watch out Sir David Attenborough, I'm far better at quietly sneaking up on wildlife than you are and I'm happy to sit still for hours at a time, just waiting for the right beasty to come along and entertain me. Now come on Mummy, how about getting me some bunnies to look at?! I'd even go for some of those chickens that Ramses is so mad about, I mean they're at least entertaining! ;)

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

Well what can I say, but I'm in love!!!! Oh yes and the object of my desire is mine, all mine! :) This is a wonderful feeling, so much so that I have forgotten to bash, bop or grump at anykitty around here for nearly a week now! ;)

What is this strange and some what miraculous change in your personality I hear you ask, it is all down to my new love Matatabi! Here are some interesting facts about it:

Matatabi is a deciduous, tree-like vine, native to the Asian continent and the Islands of Japan. A close relative of the Kiwi vine, it grows wild in the highlands. It bears small white flowers in summer and small fruits in summer. The entire plant has been used in traditional Japanese medicine, and some of its uses are quite curious.

Long ago the Japanese people discovered that the leaf of the Matatabi vine drives cats crazy. When put into toys, cats play with them excitedly, slobbering, writhing, and dancing about in a strange state of heightened alertness. The herb induced performance is called the Matatabi dance. The dance is similar, but more extreme, to that which occurs when cats are exposed to catnip. Research has established this peculiar feline reaction is caused by volatile oils found in the leaves. Matatabi is more than a source of fun, it is used as a health stimulant for sick cats. As an infusion or powder, it is used to speed the recovery of ailing felines.

All I know is it's mine, all mine and I love it! Better still Daddy says he can get seeds to grow this plant for me and since it is a vine it can probably be grown against the side of my cat run, so that I can sniff it's delectable leaves all the time. Then when it's leaves are about to drop I can help Mummy harvest them, dry them and she says she'll make a load of Matatabi stuffed toys then! So all being well I will be able to send sweet little Tama-Chan a Matatabi ravioli for KissMouse... :) Anyway, back to my Matatabi and all those "feel good feelings" :)

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

Ok, I've had my fill of the kittens now can they go away now please? Look I want attention!!! Well ok I am getting a chance to steal queen bikky, but it's not enough compensation... Waaa...!!! Plus D'boy is back at school and not here to play with me, so I can't sleep in his bed all day either, and, and it's just not fair at all... I'm a hard done by mancat you know! I hope you all feel very sorry for me and understand my deep suffering, if not I just may have to sulk for a few weeks...

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

Ok, so I don't actually hate this lot of kittens and have been caught sitting watching them for hours... I fear I may be going a little soft in my old age! ;)

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

Bah humbug! It might have snowed again, but it hasn't snowed enough to keep D'Boy home with me today... I am therefore sulking in his room today as a sign of my utter disgust for this going to school thing he has to do. However Mummy has said I can have him home all next week, so I've promised to give up my protesting at meal times! ;) After all compromise is the way forward... :)

Other than the nasty weather and Isis being hugely pregnant, there has been quite a bit on TV of late about Red Squirrels! :) We are all huge fans of the lovely Red Squirrel here and as such watch anything we can about it eagerly, especially Ramses who sometimes seems to think he's a squirrel too - this just goes to prove my theory that he's totally nuts! ;) He just doesn't seem to understand that squirrels can't and don't eat nice juicy roasty chickens, nor do they get to snuggle in bed at night with their Mummy's. However it seems in order to protect the lovely Red Squirrel there will be a targeted cull of the Grey Squirrel that was introduced here from the USA in the 1800's, I gather this means it's open season on grey squirrels and since we have one in the garden that we've been fattening up over winter on a diet of peanuts and bird seed, I'm planning my move! I mean what better delicacy can there be than a well stuffed squirrel? ;) The only real downside to this plan of mine is that darn squirrel runs too fast for me at present and I don't really have the "get up and go" to start training for the chance when there's a nice bed full of teddy bears to cuddle with in D'Boy's room... Dreaming about catching the squirrel is all I can manage I guess! ;)

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

Well as some of you may know, we had loads and loads of icky white snow yesterday... D'Boy's school understands that I need him to snuggle with, so they sent him home to me after just half of the normal school day. Sadly they want him back today, but I livez in hope that he'll be sent home once more! :)

In the meantime I'z been occupying my time by exploring my creative side with the help of Ramses, Isis and Mummy! This is also to help keep Mummy's mind of the fact that Grammy is having her first radiation treatment for cancer today... See I can be a good and thoughtful cat at times! :P Now if only I could convince Mummy that feeding me loads of treats will help her not think of Grammy today... ;)

Anyway here's what we've been upto and NO these kyoot little onesies are not for me! Remember I'z a big masculine type of mancat and I doesn't do wearing pink, that's for girlycats and sweet little Blurpy Girls! :) However I'm very fond of Blurpies, even if they can't all be D'Boy they're pretty darn good and have the coolest toys and very snuggly blankets too... So you see I do have a softer side (no not my belly!), a more artistic and creative side and I'z an all around nice guy!

Just remember I'll bash yer good and proper if you'z going to disagree with me!

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

Yes friends it's National Bunny Week and as such I feel it my duty to stuff myself full of all the bunny flavoured food I can get my paws on! I have also been trying to explain to Mummy that I need a pet to help keep my mind off licking my belly bald... I've suggested a bunny as I can think of so many things I could do with a bunny and even if I got fed-up with playing with it, it'd still be very useful and probably very tasty too! ;) Ok, so I can't help myself I'm a little obsessive about bunnies...

Talking of things I'm obsessed with I have a new toy that's totally amazing! :) Honestly I thought d'nip was the only drug for me, with maybe a little Valerian on the side... Oh no honeysuckle too has it's place in my heart, to draw in deep fragrant sniffs of it and to savour them to their fullest extent... Mmmmmm...bliss! :)

Tigmut'hep Tuesday....

Well what can I say, they've shoved me in my onesies for a good part of every day recently and it seems they're all excited over the look and feel of my belly after a week of this... I guess the excitement is over the fact that I've not managed to lick it all bare and pink! It actually seems to be turning black and fuzzy... Purrsonally I'm not quite sure what to make of it, I'd got very used to that bare nakid belly look and just loved the feel of licking away at my belly fluff stubble for hours on end... :( What, oh what to do with all my spare time now?! Mostly I've taken to sleeping or sitting like a statue and not talking or listening to Mummy... Ok so that's not that far different to my normal state! ;) However I have noticed that I've been getting a few more cat treats than I used to get, this is certainly a good up turn in my fate. Now I guess I'll have to work out how to do "cute", even if such a look is pretty alien to me - pursonally I'm far better at demanding and ordering! :)

Why, oh why can't Mummy be totally horrid? If only she was more like Yao-lin's slave, then I could feel fully justified in putting the bitey on her. The thing is she's nice and kind and caring and so I must repress my urge to show her fingers the jaws of death... :S It's not easy being a cat with inner conflicts like this! Now where is Ramses, I feel the need to "bop" someone good and proper and if I try doing that to Isis I'll just get told off again. Apparently it's mancatly to "bop" a pregnant ladycat... Oh bother I think I'll just go and rip up the vet bed again! ;)

Wordness Wednesday...

Tigmut'hep Tuesday...

It has been pointed out to me recently that I'm rather lazy when it comes to blogging, so I'm going to try and rectify this... In fact I'm doing my best to become a better Tigmut'hep in 2009 than I was last year. To this end I'm suffering a great indignity in order to try and break my over grooming habit! Oh yes, I've let them dress me in customized baby underwear... :S At least they got me white and blues ones and not the pink ones that my treacherous Boy suggested, I really would have had to leave him the gift of warm wet furball in the shoe if he had done that to me! Luckily for him Mummy stepped in and saved that small tragedy from happening... So I now have 2 blue and one white onesies that have been tailored to my exact requirements. I think that once Mummy has finished tailoring them all for my needs I may well insist that she customize them more fully with added slogans and the like! ;) Oh and just in case anykitty was wondering it seems I'm an age 3-6 months...

Mummy says if I wear these for a good portion of the day that I will have less opportunity to over groom while leaving me free to run around the house with Ramses and Isis if I so please. Seeing as the only other options were some sort of muzzle that would keep me from my food, or a conehead, I guess that Mummy and Daddy's invention is not so bad... The upside of it is I have a warm belly at last and I must say I do rather like that feeling! Once I've let some of my furs grow back I gather I won't have to wear my cloths as much, as long as I continue to refrain from my grooming habits of 12 hrs a day spent licking my belly pink... I kind of hope it works as I'm sick of Ramses poking fun of my nakid pink undercarriage and Isis asking me when the kittens are due! So paws crossed I can beat this compulsion, even if I can't kick the 'nip habit! ;)

Getting to know me...

Since it's important that everykitty knows that I'm D'Boss, I thought it would be a good idea to establish just who knows D'Rulez and who doesn't... I hope you have fun taking my little quiz and that you learn lots about me in doing so!

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Whinging Wednesday...

Well it's about time I had a good whinge after the treatment I've been putting up with recently... Honestly who asked my permission to take me to the VET's?! Did I say I wanted the badman to stick a needle in me?! I was feeling purrfectly well until I got that done to me and then you go on about my sulking for 36 hrs and even refusing to eat. What did you expect? You had me tortured and then expect me to be convinced that you haven't also poisoned all my food... You must think I'm daft! Oh no not me, I waited to see if those Abys got sick off the food before agreeing to eat again. Plus reaping the benifits of making you worry enough about me and my reaction to make sure I got my paws on some pretty good treat too! ;) Now if you don't mind I think I'll go sleep on your bed for the rest of the day, after all I don't want you to think you're forgiven as yet as there might be some more treats laying around that I might like later on today... :)

Big Fluffy Cushions!

Oh what luxury, what bliss! Mummy's made me two lovely, snuggly, warm and fluffy, faux fur cushion covers for my favourite lounging cushion! Apparently that means I can always have one on the go, even if I can't be bothered to move when throwing up after too much 'nip and a large dose of cat grass... ;) Well in my defence sometimes it's hard to move when the room keeps spinning and the floor feels all wobbly...

Anyway I can now snuggle up on my big old cushion in real style! :) I even hear that Mummy and Dad are thinking of buying some more of this lovely faux fur to make matching cat blankets for under our big bed at the end of the chaise lounge and for the back of the sofa where we all like to sit for much of the evening. Well we can see the TV over the beans heads from there you know! ;) I do so hope that Mummy sticks to her word and gets some more of this lovely fluff as I'm a cat who likes the good things in life you know...

Now where did I leave my catnip fishy?! I'm feeling in need of a little more 'nip in my system...

Purring for World Peas...

It's time I reminded every kitty to give Peas a Chance! Although I must say I did find a roast carrot a few days ago and they too are most tasty and greatly to my liking! :) So if you can't find Peas, then Roast Carrots are certainly worth a try...

What do you mean I've got it all wrong again?! Honestly it's not a side affect from a life time of 'nip abuse, and my ears have been cleaned recently... Oh well if I keep trying I'll eventually find Peace! In the meantime I'll stick to my Peas, while giving Roast Carrots a chance... ;)

Winter is coming too early this year (I like it to arrive on December 20th and leave again Jan 3rd) and I'm feeling the cold. So to keep myself from freezing I decided to raid the dressing up box that the long suffering Yao-Lin sent to us earlier in the year!

First of all I looked at the Hawaiian outfit and decided a pink bikini top and a grass skirt really wasn't warm enough, let alone an outfit befitting my dignity. I think it's more an Isis thing... Next came the teddy bear hat, which I tried on for size. It's a little small, but does keep the ears nice and warm, plus it'd stay on well if I wanted to wear it outside - so I think I'll put my pawmark on that one! ;) Then came the deer stalker hat, with it's little holes for my ears to poke through. Surprisingly this also keeps them pretty warm and it's a far better fit (although I think Mummy should add some Velcro or elastic to the ear flaps so I can keep it on firmly when I want to venture out in the cold). Lastly I added the scarf to my ensemble, this not only gives it an extra layer of warmth, but I think it rather finishes off the look! :) Oh yes that one's my outfit for sure and has been suitably pawmarked as such. Purrsonally In think it's very fetching and it certainly helps keep a poor cold kitty warm at this time of year, which of course if most important!

The only other thing I now need is a hot teddy bear to cuddle with from SantaPaws! Something like a Beanie baby, but wheat filled so Mummy can warm it up for me in the microwave oven before putting me to bed with it. Oh yer something like that would be purrfect for a cat like me... :)

Mancat Monday - Harvesting the Catnip!

Oh what a wonderful weekend it's been here! Firstly Mummy, Dad and My Boy took Isis away for the day on Saturday, so that Ramses and I could have to lovely peaceful mancat time to ourselves, following a good breakfast served to us at the correct time for a change! ;)

The day was full of the smells of stewing steak as Mummy'd put a casserole on in the slow cooker so they had dinner to come home too, this caused many lovely dreams about swimming in slowly stewed steak I can tell you! So when everyone arrived home with Isis and some fishy Bozita we were most grateful and scoffed the lot in no time flat... ;) Things just kept getting better and better, as Mummy bought out of a carrier bag a small bag of Royal Canin Digestive Comfort 38 which is most tasty and very crunchy too, just the way I like my bikky! Mummy says that if Ramses and I like this we can have a big bag of it in about a month's time, so needless to say we're both making the bikky vanish and fussing round Mummy lots... ;) Sadly Mummy also bought something to keep us mancats out of the kitten bikky ready for Isis next litter of kittens, so much for our gaining weight in sympathy and all that! :(

Finally and best of all after harvesting the last of the carrots, bringing in some more runner beans, starting on the sweetcorn and getting a few more tomotoes and chillis from the veg patch and greenhouse, Mummy decided to help me harvest some of the catnip and dry it ready to make into toys for Kissmouse Day! :) Oh what a wonderful smell came wafting from the kitchen as the 'nip dryed, I just lay on the floor snorting in the good smells and dreaming of new toys and vast piles of 'nip. Seeing my tortured and wistful state Mummy was good enough to supply me with a little of the good stuff to give it a good quality control check, I can happily inform you that it's some of the very bestest 'nip I have ever had the pleasure of rolling in, snorting and generally hoovering up! :) Ramses had a little and even Isis partook of d'nip and both agreed it was the finest ever!!!!

My Boy is Back and Meme

Oh what a wonderful life it is, the decoration is nearly done, all the tiles are up in the kitchen, the birds are in the garden and D'boy is home at long last! :) I've missed him so much and now he's home and all is right in my World... Soon he will be rested and the toys will come out again and I can play with them, oh how I have missed the Lego! ;)

Other than that I have been tagged for a meme by Black Cat, so seeing as I'm in such a good mood today I thought I'd do it! :)

The rules: Link to the one who tagged you. List the rules on your blog. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours. Tag some blogger friends with links. Leave a comment on their blog to let them know they've been tagged.

1) I have a real passion for Lego and love nothing better than running round the house with some little Lego man in my mouth, while D'boy chases me to save his poor little Lego man from his fate! ;)

2) I love to eat sweetcorn, it's my fave and I'll even leave meat to get to one of those sweet and tender niblets! :)

3) I'm mostly forced to sleep alone, none of the other cats will sleep with me even... All this just because I snore really loudly! :(

4) I love my belly, so much so that I like to show it off all the time and keep my belly fur down to a bare minimum so it's far more visible than it would be if I let all my black fluffs grow all over it! ;)

5) I love to nip the seams of Mummy's jeans and trousers, (one of the reasons she often wears skirts I hear. I even do it to Dad's occasionally, but as yet he hasn't chosen to wear skirts! ;)

6) I love teddy bears and sleep with them as often as possible, well they don't complain about my snoring so why not?! ;)

These are all elements of what make me unique and different from those Abys that Mum loves so much. Honestly she'd be lost without me and my own special ways! :)

I'm tagging my buddy Yao-lin as I know he has some amazing traits to share with you all! I have also tagged that lovely ladycat Miss Peach as I'm sure she'll enjoy it too! :)

Mancat Monday Meme

Well it's been an interesting weekend here, Ramses and I had a peaceful day on Saturday after being served breakfast at the proper time for once. Mummy & Dad took Isis out for the day to make it an extra good and restful day for us mancats, so even if Ramses was a bit of a whiny baby about missing Mummy and 'sis it was lovely to have so much peace and quiet! :) When at last they came home they bought home piles and piles of the yummy Swedish cat food I told you all about a while back - so I forgave them for bringing Isis home again! ;)

That nice Mrs. Oz from the The Cat Realm tagged me for a meme all about my name, this is great 'cause I love things about me! ;) Anyway here's how the Name Game goes:

What is your name?
Tigmut'hep, though I'm called Tigs or sometimes Tigger

If you could change your name, what would it be?
Tigmut'hep Ruler of the World

What is your pet's name?
Ramses (even if he doesn't accept this fact)

If you could change your pet's name, what would it be?
Slave (but I fear that'd cause a riot!)

What is your brother or sister's name?
Some may consider Ramses and Isis to be my siblings, but it's not true!

If you could change their name, what would it be?
As I have said Slave for Ramses and Isis would be Gone... :)

Now I have to tag as many people (or critters) as the letters in my new name!
Eeer I think there are some real advantages to going by the shortened version of my name, Tigs! So that's 4 letters...

Hopefully the following will have as much fun as I did playing the Name Game:
Yao-lin
Castle
Kimo & Sabi