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Beyond the Dark Hedges, A Meowlloween Mystery!

Halloween tortie cat walking through the catio tunnel

31/10/2019
The Lady Cat
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Cat Enrichment
cat garden, catenrichment, catio, catvine, halloween

The Chirpies always enjoy their tunnels in the catio especially when their humans are present. In between garden cleanup, I decided to keep some cuttings of the sunflowers, Swedish Ivy and Cosmos stalks. Why? Well, when you live and breathe cat enrichment ideas, you don’t pass up an opportunity to let your imagination run wild! A combination of olfactory enrichment, Halloween and a setting from the TV series, Game of Thrones.

Within a few slow blinks of an eye, the days have become shorter. And as I sit here washing my paw, I pause for a second with my tongue out, as the thought of Leaf Fall sweeps away my lazy summer reverie. I will miss our catio expeditions, the backyard drama and the sun puddles kissing my fifty shades of grey fur.

Yes, it’s me, Mr. Jack, and I paw this with a sense of sadness and nostalgia as summer is coming to an imminent close. And much like Henri Le Chat Noir, I wish to hold onto the memory of those long balmy days before my winter ennui sets in.

Stop and take a deep breath. Can you feel it in your whiskers? Yes, that’s the cool air of Fall puffing up your fur so you walk around looking like the King of your castle. And why not? Read More

The Inside Scoop on Your Cats’ Secret Hideouts

It’s a very well-known fact that cats like to snoopervise their humans’ daily tasks. It’s especially fun if they work from home. A nice warm keyboard to walk all over and find new and interesting keyboard shortcuts for you.

You’re welcome. Read More

Monday Haiku: Jumpstart into Spring

04/03/2018
Chirpy Cats
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Haiku
cat enrichment, catio, Haiku, Marvelous Monday haiku

Nothing feels as good
As a leap into freedom
From winter’s shackles

I’m feeling revitalized and supercharged after a long winter. I’m ready to get moving and exploring. I don’t care if they say there’s more snow to come, just let me enjoy this moment here and now. Very soon the vine buds will show and the scent will be irresistible. This is my space. This is the Vine Corner. Read More

Monday Haiku: Fall, A Tortie’s Best Friend

Hello, it’s Scout here and I present this week’s Marvelous Monday Haiku. Fall is my favorite time of the year because I like to collect leaves and bring them inside for the Big Man Cat while he works. I think he appreciates the sentiment. My job as interior decorator is made so much easier too because the catio is one messy jungle with an array of different colored leaves ranging from the rich chartreuse of the Kolomikta Kiwi vine to the browns and reds from the tree. Some really stoic, cheery sunflowers are still out and have not given up and the heady scent from the purple catmint blooms gives Mr. Jack sunset zoomies in the tunnel.

sly pie the cat is in a playful mood in his catio tunnel

26/08/2017
Chirpy Cats
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Caturday Voodles
cat videos, catio, caturday voodles, funny cats, talking cats

Hello furriends! I am delighted to introduce our first Caturday Voodle and we hope you like it!

What the cat is a #caturdayvoodle, you may ask?

As some of you may know most Caturdays we feature Caturday Doodles which include drawings of our unique ‘cat-pinions’ and other catitudes. Since we like doing cat videos too, we have created a new segment in Cat Fun called Caturday Voodles which will include some funny little video and voice snippets of us Chirpies doing what we do best; whether it’s causing mischief, playing with our toys, snoozing, playing patty-cake and other fun cat stuff. As we always insist that our voices be heard, our Caturday Voodles also include our unique voices too! So there you have it, that’s a Caturday Voodle!

But enough jabbering on about that! I want to share with you why I feel inspired.

21/08/2017
Chirpy Cats
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Haiku
cat behavior, catio, Haiku, Marvelous Monday haiku, tortie

Marvelous Monday Haiku with Scout

Hello, friends, I’m Scout the feisty tortie and I present today’s Marvelous Monday Haiku. When you don’t have to go to school or work there’s nothing much to worry about other than where to find the best sun puddles at 10 am, why Charlie seems to get special food and why yellow fluffy bees bother me while I’m trying to take a snooze. I know these woes, though real, pale in comparison to a human’s daily lamenting about things like Mondays, traffic, bosses, and bills. Read More

Sunny faces delight the Chirpy Cats catio

06/08/2017
Chirpy Cats
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Sunday Selfies
cat safe plants, catio, Haiku, sunday selfies, sunflowers

Summer is not over until the lady with the golden crown has sung her sweet cheery song of delight and optimism. Yes, the sunflowers have finally shown their bright vibrant faces and we are loving it! Sarabi and Mr. Jack make the most of a sunny Sunday in the tunnel while the sunflowers belt out their dramatic arias with “Hello, we’re here!”

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Beyond the Dark Hedges, A Meowlloween Mystery!

Jack and the Vine Stalk and things we did this summer

Meowvelous Monday Haiku: Cool breezes and catwalk sneakers

The Inside Scoop on Your Cats’ Secret Hideouts

Monday Haiku: Jumpstart into Spring

Monday Haiku: Fall, A Tortie’s Best Friend

How to make your own joy when your friend is being a sourpuss.

Changing routines: How to pet more and stress less

Marvelous Monday Haiku with Scout

Sunny faces delight the Chirpy Cats catio

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A water feature you and your cats will love

Marvelous Monday Haiku with Scout