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What is this big thing? Why is it so wet?  Meowmuh shook it real hard just outside the door as she came home. Then she opened it into this real big thing inside the house & set it here on the landing. She said she doesn't use this big thing very much anymore because it rarely rains where we live -- in Southern California. So her having this out is special. I'm investigating it.  Be sure & watch my video: "Paws & Parasols."  

The Humane Society says:  ALL PARTS OF AN EASTER LILY ARE POISONOUS.  If you have an indoor cat, DO NOT put an Easter Lily in your home -- not even up high. You know we cats can go anywhere we want.  If your cats are indoor-outdoor cats, or if you feed feral cats, DO NOT place Easter Lilies on your porch or around your house.  Meowmuh told us to be sure & tell you. She doesn't want any 4 legged felines to get sick, real sick.

You want us to believe you're an Easter Bunny? I spose you're gonna' yell: "April Fool!" But you can't fool us. No Easter Bunny wears dark shades. An Easter Bunny you're not. We weren't born yesterday. We know an Easter Bunny when we see one. Easter Bunnies have baskets full of eggs & treats. Factoid: The last time Easter & April Fools' Day fell on the same day was in 1956! Anyway, we're wishin' all you 2 & 4-legged critters out there a purr-fect HAPPY EASTER & a paw-some APRIL FOOLS' DAY!

You're one dope lookin' bunny but Easter Bunny you're not. You think I'm a fool? Easter Bunnies don't wear shades. You tryin' to be cool or somethin'? You look kinda' out there, know what I"m sayin'? Besides, where's your basket filled with eggs? Easter Bunnies have fancy eggs -- different colors & designs. You can't April Fool me. You may be the coolest bunny I've met, but an Easter Bunny? Nope, believe me. Most important, to all you 2-& 4-legged critters: Have a Happy Easter but watch out for those April Fool tricksters!

Spirit: "Did you eat all the treats?" Inkee-Bear: "Nope. Lemme' outta' here you little goofball." Spirit: "You snuck in there before Meowmuh closed the door.You're just an ole' sneak!" Inkee-Bear: "So I'm a sneak. Back off little bro'. Oops--my tail." Spirit: "I'll back off when I want to."  Spirit thinks: He's my bro-I love him but sometimes I hate him. Right now? I wanna' bite his throat--right where it counts, if you know what I mean. Inkee-Bear thinks: He can be such a pain. Sigh.

Yep. You better come check this out!  Guess who's in our food cabinet. It's the one, the only--the only bear in this whole house--probably in this whole neighborhood, maybe in this whole town--it's INKEE-BEAR!  If he put holes in our brand new yummy bag of treats, I'll kill him! I haven't even had one of those treats yet. I'm the youngest, I should be the first to get a treat. Know what I mean? The youngest is always the first!

Hmmm--Meowmuh, do you hear something in our food cabinet?  Or maybe it's someone in our food cabinet. You'd better come & take a gander cause I don't want anyone in our food. And, I know you don't either.

Did we miss St Pat’s Day? Oh, oh. We were supposed to find a green hat for our St Pat’s Day pics but we couldn’t find one. But we watched TV while they dyed the Chicago river as green as my harness. The dye is powdered & vegetable-based.The exact formula is as secret as a leprechaun telling where he hid his gold. 

How did I celebrate International Women's Day? I curled up in Meowmuh's office chair, turned on the computer & googled 'International Women's Day.' Know what? Russian women observed their first 'International Women's Day' in 1913. In the next year, European women held rallies to protest the war. Russian women then protested for 'Bread & Peace,' the Czar abdicated & Russian women were given the right to vote in 1917. it wasn't until 1920 that women in the United States were granted the right to vote (19th Amendment).

Thursday March 8 was International Woman's Day. How did I exercise my rights as a woman? Yep, you guessed it. I exercised my 'right' to nap--catnap that is. National Women's Day was first celebrated in 1909 in honour of the 1908 New York garment workers' strike. 'International Women's Day' was marked for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany & Switzerland in 1911. Over one million rallied demanding rights to work, vocational training & an end to discrimination on the job. Is that still a problem today? Hmmmm.. Hisss.

I see her, I see Meowmuh! Is she gonna' scratch my tummy? Is she gonna' tell me what a good boy I am? I am a good boy, a very good boy, you know. Watch our 3 KNEADING videos. If you can't see them, click on their Titles. You'll see all of us kneading: Mikey (Auntie Rika's cat) Lucy (Auntie Laurell's DOG) &, of course, me. Cats that live in the wild knead down tall grass to make a comfy spot to lay down in/on & to check for unwelcome visitors under the grass. Of course you know that all kittens knead their moms while they're nursing. Their reward is:  milk.

Meet Lucy, well, we call her Lucy-Loo. She lives with Auntie Laurell. Lucy's favorite toy is her squirrel. You can see the squirrel's tail under her right paw. Lucy, like some dogs, also kneads. When dogs knead they generally hold something (the toy squirrel in Lucy's case) in their mouths. And see that far-off expression she has? She is in another zone, so to speak. She always kneads before she goes to sleep. 

I love to have my tummy scratched, to get attention, to be touched, to be told I'm a good boy...it just gets me kneading. Meowmuh says I "air knead" but I knead on soft things too--like her lap but I have to be careful because my claws might scratch her. It's one way of telling her I love her. I knead on Inkee-Bear & Sophee too but not Gracee. No siree. She'll hiss & swat ya.' Gracee might be cute but she's mean, if you know what I mean.

Meet Mikey. He lives with Auntie Rika. We stayed with them during our Creek Fire evacuation in December. Watch Mikey kneading or 'making muffins.'  We don't all knead as adults but we all knead as kittens. It stimulated our mom's milk. We adults usually knead on something soft like a blanket, a pillow or a hooman. Me? Spirit? I knead in the air as you'll see in one of the videos. Kneading is kind of, well, you know, comforting. Sometimes we purr while we knead. When we knead & purr, we're content, you know--happy.

Here is Sleepypod's Instructional Video. Optional Accessories are: Air Mesh bedding (for warm weather), Universal Warmer Kit (cold weather), and White Ultra Plush bedding. I used to growl & yowl when I went to the vet in my old carriers for annual checks, shots and nail trims. When pulled out of my carrier, I became a hissing, growling warrior that Meowmuh had to help control. Now they set the Sleepypod on the treatment table with me in it & get my nails trimmed. No growling/hissing. The vet staff were shocked. I feel safe in my Sleepypod. Meowmuh says: "Thank you, Sleepypod...

We surpised Meowmuh. We fit in the Medium Sleepypod together. We each weigh around 13 pounds. Meowmuh thought we wouldn't fit. But when Meowmuh takes us out, we have to be in our own carrier. She took our Christmas, Halloween and Valentine's pictures in our Sleepypod--they're on the blog. The pod sets in the dining room cat tree. We can watch the backyard-- squirrels, birds, racoons, possum, other cats, the gardener. Watching inside our house is pretty interesting too. The Sleepypod"s so soft that you have to catnap--as Spirit's doing here.

This Sleepypod thing is totally cool. This is Spirit's. I want my own!  Sleepypod conducts safety crash tests on their carriers.  And, when we ride, we buckle up. Check out their crash test videos & info on their Safety Test Program. Seatbelt straps allow the Sleepypod Mini to be secured in a CAR SEAT. The Sleepypod Medium can be attached to our car's SEAT BELTS. Our carry handle is padded as is the adjustable shoulder strap. The zipper pulls are ergonomic. The Mini fits beneath a wide range of airline seats. Don't want to fly but just sayin.'

It's my turn to try the SleepyPod. It’s sooo comfy. I'm grooming before my catnap when I'll curl up in a little ball. It'll be like sleeping on a cloud. I've never slept on a cloud but you know what I mean. It is softer than Meowmuh's Temper-something. Meowmuh says, as with anything new, we should take our time getting used to it. We didn't need time, treats or catnip. We're all in it & lovin' it. See the mesh dome behind me? It fits on the aqua bed & gets zipped closed. Better than getting stuffed in those other carriers with wire doors & removable lids.