Caturday Viewing

The mumster has had a long day.  She got up at 5am and was at work from 7am til 3pm.  The day was muggy and foggy so she didn't mind being at work, and there was pleasant company so the day went fast.  She then came home and relaxed with me.  She then headed into town to meet some besties where they had a tasty burger, and then the girls went to see Suffragette, which was good and mum likes Carey Mulligan, and mum loved looking at the costumes and hats although the story itself was a bit grim.

Mum then came home by 9pm to help me with reading my blogs and having a couple of Caturday cuddles.  So life is good.

Hope you all had a good Caturday and did something fun.

Da Bird

I got Da Bird as my christmouse present.  I don't always play with it lying down, just mum finds it difficult to get action shots, so don't think I am lazy.  No time to play tonight.  Mum got home late, time to feed me my feast, her to eat her foods and then get a load of washing done.  Go you middle aged lady you!!!  Actually she chilled out a bit, ate some Easter buns and took it easy!!  She has to be  up early for work tomorrow so no late night for us.

Enjoy your Friday everybuddy!

Just Chilling

Mum and I are just chilling at the moment.  I have got used to her being back at work, and am relaxing all evening.  It makes mums smile, cos I am spending hours all curled up in my little bed in the living room.  That towel did the trick - it has made it the perfect place to snooze the evening away in while mum watches the tele.

We are having some perfect summer days and evenings at the moment.  So nice to enjoy the sun and summer breezes while they last.  Luckily we don't get super hot, and having the doors and windows open keep us cool.

Wordless Wednseday

Solution

Mum wasn't sure why I was not using my cat bed - the one I loved just four weeks ago.  So tonight she dropped a towel in it and watched me watching it.  It took 10 looks, 15 minutes and now here I am having a good old lick ready for a sleep.  Score says mum!!!

Captive

I got stolen captive on Caturday and taken to the vet to have a senior check - the cheek of it!!  I is only 9 years old.  I had to have my temperature taken, my vaccinations done and then some furs shaved off my tail to have a blood pressure taken.  I did behave, but left the vets scrubs covered in a nice coat of poppy furs.  I do not like being in my carrier, and I roll around and howl.  Once we get in the taxi an at the vets I am quiet.  I was gentle with mum, but did give her one scratch when she picked me up and tried to comfort her.  In 9 years I have only given her 4 scratches, so she forgives me.

Luckily I could have a quiet weekend to recover.

Hot Caturday

After stormy Friday, today is super hot and nice which is good, and a little breeze too to keep it nice.  Mum met some friends for a lunch and had a wander.  She got up real early and blasted through the housework, so my carpet is nice and clean.

We have a busy weekend, so please forgive us for not posting tomorrow - but see you on Monday!!

Have yourselves a lovely weekend - do something fun!!!

Ohh ohh

Ohh ohh - what is that thing on the spare bed and why am I sitting so close?  Mum opened up the spare room tonight to find some things, like summer tops that she thought she had better wear before the summer is over.  She didn't actually need them today, as we had a lovely mid summer storm with 140km winds, rain and thunder and lightening.  Mum was wishing she had a day off, rather than having to get up in the middle of that and go to work in a jacket and scarf in January.

Hope you all had a lovely Friday.

Taste

Mum was having her lunch the other day, and I was interested in what she was having, and came up and had a sniff.  But no taste, vegetables - yucky!!!

Mums old cat Puss, well she loved fresh corn on the cob.  When mum used to cook some she would have one and Puss would have one too, mum had to turn the cob round so that she could chew on the kernals.  Must have been good for her bowels.  One of mums friends cats likes sweets and will run over wanting one if anyone has a bag of sweeties.

Wordless Wednesday

Telling Off

I has to give the mumster a big old telling off today, as she let me run out of biscuits and got to the bottom of the bag.  I growled at her, and she felt so guilty she rushed off to the supermarket to get me some more.  Good job she listened to me.

Helping

Just helping my mum tonight by holding down the duvet as she changes the covers. It is January which is summer here, but mum still has a flannel sheet on the bed, as she is cold at night ,only 8 deg C here tonight.  Hardly a mid summer heatwave.

The clouds did clear this afternoon, so mum got a chance to hang some washing out in the breeze.  She will be glad to have all the towels washed and dried in one day after days of rain.

As it has been cold at night I like to go into the lounge and stare at mum until she is ready for bed.  That's what I'm doing now - so night night friends.

Simple Sunday

So no need to go out and water the garden this weekend, it has continued to pour with rain here, a good mid summer pour down.  We are sure the farmers in the region will be pleased, as the pastures have all been rather dry and words like drought have been floated about for some weeks.

The mumster awoke early at 8ish, but it was so grey and miserable outside she came back to bed and snuggled with me and read her book for a few hours, quite a pleasure.  She then got up and made some chicken and salad rolls for her lunch, a bit more book reading and mum got a few episodes of Downton Abbey watched.  Some beef and potato salad for her lunch, and a feast for me.  Quite civilized.  This evening was taken up with phone calls to family, then an episode of Downton before bed.  How swanky!!  Mum loves that lady Edith gets to have a romance, and that Mr and Mrs Carson get married.

Mum has been pleased to be able to relax this weekend and enjoy some simple pleasures - good books, tasty food and quality shows - and me!!!

Quiet Old Caturday

It is Caturday today, but mum says all the days feel a bit muddled at the moment over the festive season.  There has been a lot of rain up north, and a bit of it has drifted down to us.  We awoke to pounding rain, so mum sneaked back to bed to read away the morning.  A bit of colouring in was done while she rewatched Gone With the Wind, a movie she hasn't seen in about 10 years.

The clouds parted for a little while in the afternoon, so mum dashed to the supermarket to get some supplies and the easiest of dinners, a pre cooked chicken and some potato salad for her and some new dinners for me.  Ohhhh gravy!!

So mum was looking at these photos last night when she made yesterdays 2015 collage.  I haven't been in the bed for about 3 weeks now.  My camping spot is back on mums bed.  Funny huh!!!  Still mum was thinking of her old cat puss who spent 6 months over winter sleeping on the front porch, and refused to be moved even on the coldest nights.

Tonight she is watching another classic - When Harry Met Sally - she couldn't believe when she googled it that it came out in 1989 making it 26 years old.  Boy, time flies.  When that has finished time to read and off to bed.

Hope you are chilling on your Caturday like us.

Hello 2016

Hi Friends,
Hope you got to welcome in the New Year with some style or fun or just plain old relaxing.  Mum strained her back a couple of days ago and was not in the mood for rushing around.  So us middle aged ladies did a bit of relaxing at home.  She cooked herself up some hand made chilli spiced fries and had a some Coke zero.  She had saved Interstellar to watch - it was ok, maybe she was expecting movie magic but just felt it was a bit long.  The funniest thing was that the movie stopped working at the end, in the last 10 minutes.  Thank goodness for youtube - wouldn't you know it, the ending was available on there, so mum did not have to go to bed not knowing what happened!!

Thanks for sticking with us for another year, we wish you all health and happiness for 2016 and hope at least some of your dreams come true.

Love
Poppy Q and the Mumster
xxxxx

Happy New Years Everybuddy!!!

Thanks for sharing 2015 with us and helping us get through.  Alas command central was dispatched in the recycling this morning, and mum did check to make sure I was not inside.  She would like to let you know that big boxes like that are hard to break down and mum is sure she may have grown some muscles overnight.  Us girls are having a quiet night at home and celebrating on the couch like good middle aged ladies should.  We hope that you all get to have an enjoyable evening and we wish you a great 2016 full of health and wealth.

Wordless Wednesday - Command Central - Recycling Night

Tasty

Mum fed me some new feast last night.  Actually it was old feast, it had sat on the  shelf for months, a special breakfast feast.  When she first fed it to me, I just licked all the sauce off at 6pm.  At 8pm I went back for a little nibble.  About 10pm I popped in and ate half of it and then at 8am this morning, mum noticed that it was all gone.  So I guess I like it, but maybe not in my top ten.

Garden

Tonight was the perfect evening to sit out in the garden.  The days have been super hot and sunny so as the sun fades from our place I like to sit out by the plants.  It could also be because mum has put bread out for the birds too.  Now she is going to water all the plants to keep them green.

Hey Cats

Hello my friends.  Mum did not end up getting much rest last night.  After she posted, she got called straight in after 11pm and was at work until after 4am.  She got some sleep in the morning and felt a bit listless this afternoon, but now it is someone elses turn to be on call so she can catch up on her sleeps.

So mum had something easy for dinner.  Guess what she bought from the supermarket?  Easter buns!  As soon as Christmas is over they can't wait for an opportunity to start flogging the next public holiday.  Only 3 months to go, but who is counting?

So now mum and I have a chance to head to bed at the same time tonight.  Guess she better put the linens back on so we can snuggle down.

Boxing Day

Boxing day is coming to a close here in kiwiland.  Mum got this big box last week (she bought a chair from the internet).  So she has let me play in the box inside.  I can have it til Wednesday when the recycling is picked up and then it will be gonzo.

Last night mum went into work at 8pm and was there until after 1am.  She got some sleep at 3am and then got woken up at 6.30am and went back for a couple of hours.  She then thought as she was awake at 9am she would pop into town and look at a couple of sales.  Well town was already pumping, there were lots of people already out and shopping.  Mum got a 1/2 price bra, a couple of tshirts a couple of other little things.  She was fading fast, so back home for a nap.  It only lasted an hour, before I popped into to tell her I was ready for my dinner - every 3 seconds.  So finally she got me fed.

Then she had her dinner of Christmas leftovers before back to work 7.30pm-10:30pm.  Just as she was walking into our house, she watched the helicopter arrive at the hospital, so she is going to sit down for 10 minutes and then wait to see if she is called back in.  Time to watch a bit of The Bodyguard - mum does love a bit of young Kevin Costner.

The good thing is that she can drop the phone in tomorrow morning for someone elses turn.

So hope you are all enjoying your boxes too!!

Merry Christmas Everybuddy!!

Merry Christmas everybuddy.  We hope you all have a lovely day full of feasting.  Mum got to work until 4am this morning, and got to sleep in for most of the rest of the morning.  The sun was shining, so she sat in the sun with me and read her book and relaxed with treats.  She has rung her family and has cooked her food.  She baked a small piece of ham with some maple syrup, roasted some potatoes and cooked the peas and gravy.  I have had my feast and taken myself off to bed at 6pm, and mum is watching the news.  She has a little pudding and custard for her pudding.

Then the she needs to put some tidy clothes on and switch the work phone on, ready for action!!

Hope you all have a wonderful day - with full bellies and some little treats!!

Almost There Eve

So it is almost Christmas Eve, well afternoon here anyway and the warm summer sun is finally shining down.  Just as mum has to head off to work this afternoon.  Then she will be on call all night, so she thought she better pop a wee post off before the secretarial services go down.

Hope all your presents are wrapped and turkeys are chilling!  See you at Christmas!

Getting Ready

How is it going my friends?  We had a lovely sunny day and mum got a sleep in which was good.  She tried heading to bed early last night, but she couldn't do it, so stayed up and watched Forrest Gump for about the tenth time.  It always seems fresh when you haven't seen it for a couple of years, and our tv is sure rolling out lots of the old faves.

Work was ok, and she was able to pop into the supermarket after work.  Amazing how busy it still is, but shopping at 11pm means most of the crowds are still at home.  No strawberries left, so mum will try and pop out tomorrow to get some early.

Me - I got my feast and went for a little walk outside while mum popped the rubbish out.  Now is time for mum to have a little nibble on some treats and then time for bed.  Tomorrow will be a long long day.

Hope you are all ready for the festive season!!  Two more sleeps til Santa.

Home Girl

Mum was kind of busy last night.  It was her turn on call again, and she worked all day and then spent from 11pm- 5am at work.  She managed to get  herself to sleep this morning from about 7-11 am.  Then she had to go to work in the afternoon, but only had to go for about 2 hours.

Then off to the supermarket, just in case she ran out of food over Christmas.  It is amazing how many treats you need for just one or two days.  Mum would explode if she ate all the Chocolate she has stocked up, but as she is trying to avoid too much sweet stuff the rest of the year it is always nice to have some treats.  Lucky me - I get treats every day.

So at 7.30pm mum is nodding off on the couch and might head off to bed soon.  She needs to stock up on sleep, 3 more nights of call before she gets some time off.

Hope you all have got some relaxing done.

Organising

Today is the first day of another busy week.  We can't believe it is Christmas this week - how did that fly by?  Mum dug out this old photo of me exploring the garden.  Mum finished too late tonight to take any new shots.   She stayed late at work, then went super market shopping.  Then dinner needed to be dished out, a feast for me and she had some salmon and salad.  Then dishes needed doing and mum needed to organise some stuff, to tidy her room and put some stuff away.  Of course more needs to be done, but mum would like to be organized before Friday so that she can relax in between working.

Hope you are not too busy my friends and have plenty of time for zzzzs.

Chilling

Us girls have been chilling.  Mum has piled up the washing basket and doing a few chores, reading the book and taking it easy.  She did head into town for a little wander this afternoon.  The council has made the buses 1/2 price for the pre christmas season.  Boy town was busy with last minute shoppers, mum saw a couple of people she knows and was glad to head home.  So my feast was fed, she cooked some chicken nibbles and salad for herself.  Family conversations were had, and now mum is tidying up and getting her uniform ready for tomorrow.

Hope you all had a nice day too.

Very Quiet Caturday

The mumster and I had a very quiet Caturday.  Mum did not feel so bad today,  and managed to get a couple of loads of washing out and some dishes done.  She read her book and watched the box.  She went for a walk in the afternoon, which made her realize that she still felt under the weather.  An easy dinner was cooked, mum has watched Australian Masterchef, and now is coming to help me make the bed before us girls head off to bed.  Another grey and cold day here - mum will be putting the winter blankets on the bed tonight.  Tis a balmy 12 deg - not high enough for our summer.  In fact the same temp as London - and they are in mid winter.

Ooops = change of mind.  She has switched the apple tv on and is going to watch a quick film.  5 Flights up with Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton.  A nice light comedy for a middle aged lady is just the thing.

Hope you have all had a fabulous Caturday and got some fun things done!

Days Off

So mums evening shift at 11.30pm, but by 10pm she was feeling a bit yuck.  She has got a bit of a sore throat and sore chest.  There are lots of colds going round, and hopefully mum will fight it off.  So plans for today got cancelled, which was a pain as mum was looking forward to going out with friends today.  The weather was a bit grim.  10 deg all day and lots or rain before clearing this afternoon.  Perfect for us girls to sit on the couch all day, and then nap - cos us girls are good at sleeping.

So mum has piled up the lem sip and the tissues and hopefully she can chase the germs away.  Let the days off begin.

Kissable Spot

You were right my clever friends.  Mum does like to give me kisses just between my ears.  I am not a super fan of the kisses but I tolerate them.

It is day 7 of the super crazy 7 day stretch, so mum is pleased to have got through.  She has been surprised, as she probably has the most sleep this week that she has had in months which is good.  She got herself out today for a walk in the fresh air, and popped into the library for her Christmas supply of books and also to drop off some chocolates for the team that work there.

We have had rain today and it was cool.  Our summers have been like this for a couple of years now.  We seem to get a few nice sunny calm days in spring, then lost of rain and wind up until Christmas with the occasional sunny warm days.  Oh well - we are lucky to not have snow or tornadoes.

So mum is hanging out until 11.30pm when shifts will be over and she won't have to be back to work til Monday morning.

Hope your week is going well.

Wordless Wednesday - Ears

Sunny Day - crazy week day 5

5 days of late afternoon shifts done - two more to go.  Today was lovely and sunny, so mum took herself out for a walk in the sun beside the seaside today to soak up the sea air.  She also did a bit of browsing in the shops and got home in time for a bit of relaxing with me.  She will glad when Friday rolls around - so will I.  Dinner might return to a normal time.

Crazy Week - Day 4

Well here we are about to enter the half way mark of crazy shift week.  Friday night was uber busy at work, and the past two have not been too bad.  Steady but not crazy.  Mum does find it hard though when she finishes her shift close to midnight to settle into bed any earlier than 2am, as it takes a while to wind down.  Still she is lucky that if she is able to sleep through til 9am that is the longest sleeps that mum has had in months.  Thanks middle aged lady hormones.

It has been nice to have the sun  shining the past two days, time to get the washing out.  Mum will relax and watch a couple of shows before she heads off to work again.  Call the Midwife and Modern Family await.  She has finished two books also this week, so she feels like she has managed to get a bit of relaxing in.

I have been sleeping lots and am always glad to see mum when she gets home at night.  I always run to the door to greet her, and then tell her I am ready for my feast.  A midnight feast is just as tasty, and then I need to sleep it off.

Crazy Week Caturday - Day 2

Hello Caturday kitties - hope you are all having/had a fabulous day.  We got a good sleep in today and mum stayed in her dressing gown until it was time for work.  Work was ok - not as busy as last night which was good as mum would have been worn out.

She finished at 10pm tonight which is the perfect time to pop into the supermarket.  Stocks are being stocked up and most of the crazy folk are out having fun or in bed.  Just lots of 20 year olds buying beer and chippies.  Mum bought some some stuff to make some chicken risotto and has just realised that she forgot to buy lemons.  She thinks she may have one - that will have to do.  Tomorrow there will be time to make a meal that will last a few days just so she doesn't eat too much junk.  Mum was lucky too as she just got home before it poured down.

So now I have had my late night feast and us girls are ready for a bit of evening relaxing.  Modern Family binge here we come!!

Have a fun Caturday everybuddy.

Crazy Week Countdown - Day 1

So mum is going to countdown her crazy week.  Day one starts today.  A leisurely lunch today.  Mums intention was to clean the kitchen and do some chores.  However the young guy who bought the house next door is out on his roof painting the second floor with his shirt off.  Mum is nervous of looking like a middle aged nosy lady if she stands in our kitchen, as is directly opposite.  So the pile of dishes will grow and she will get them done tonight.  When he is home - with his shirt on.

So mum has to go and get her uniform ready, paste some makeup on her face and brush the bits that need brushing.  The biscuits and water have been topped up for me and off we go.

Countdown to Crazy Week

Mum has been on a countdown to Crazy week.  She got to have today off, which meant a lazy morning with me.  She then popped into town to do a couple of chores.  She was glad to be able to run into two ladies that she used to work with who both looked happy and were busy doing their last pre Christmas chores.

So now begins mums last real crazy week before Christmas.  She worked Mon- Weds and was on call on Monday night and got called into work at 11pm for a couple of hours.  Thursday today was a day off which was nice, but she then starts Fri-Thursday of 7 days of evening shifts.  Finally next week mum will get a 3 day weekend which will be fabulous.  So mums posts for me might be at strange hours and hopefully we won't miss too many.

We hope you have some fabulous plans for the next week or so and not rushing round too much.

Wordless Wednesday

So So Tuesday

Mum says there were some good things about today.  It was nice that she slept okish.  Having a sleep in was nice and when she awoke the sun was shining, so doors and windows were opened to let the summer breezes in.  She got to have brunch with me before getting ready and heading off to work at lunchtime.

Work was ok, and she got to head home at 8pm.  Now she is eating leftover salad on the couch while watching Antiques Roadshow.  They are showing repeats from the year 2000, but mum doesn't care she loves that show and wishes she could find something valuable at a car boot show.  She doesn't actually goes to car boot shows, but she does like to dig around in second hand shops sometimes.  Such a middle aged lady!!

I have eaten my feast and am now curled up in my bed, snoring away.  Hope you all get a comfy sleep tonight!!

Meh Monday

Mums Monday was a bit so so.  It was a bit of a long day at work, and mum got another restless sleep.  So tonight the chores will be done earlier and us girls will tuck ourselves off to bed.  Are you listening Mum?

Fair Sunday

Every year, mum and 3 of her besties head off to a local fair where they enjoy their wandering round.  Now one of the besties has moved away to live the good life on a farm, so they are down to the three of them and one of the girls mother who comes along.  The girls meet at the local bagel shop for a chit chat and then go for a wander round.  When mum woke up at 7am it was pouring with rain, and mum thought they might have to cancel for the first time, but they all agreed to still go.  It did only rain for an hour, before it was just drizzling, so mum did enjoy the fresh air and bought a couple of little treats.  Mum has managed to find a few little treats for herself which is nice, but no presents that she wanted for anyone else.

Mum made it home by the early afternoon, and the clouds were clearing which was nice.  So much rain lately, we are looking forward to some more settled weather.  We do want some warm days before summer is over and passed us by.

So after a bit of fresh air, we have come in for dinner.  Mum rings her family and chats to them on a Sunday evening, the dishes are done and a uniform is made ready for tomorrows work.

Hope you all had a fun Sunday too!!

Home Stay Caturday

You can see what today was like by this fab photo mum got of me this afternoon in the garden.  She worked late last night and couldn't sleep til 2am, and managed to wake up at 4am, 6am and 7am before getting out of bed just after 8am.  Middle age is such fun for ladies.  The sun and wind were working together so mum loaded up the washing machine and got the uniforms , sheets and clothes washed for the week.  Then she chased me round the garden for a photo session.  She got some great shots.  She is not a great photographer, and is not lying down on the ground.  She just her camera and shoves it in front of my face and shoots paparazzi style, hoping to get a good picture.

So the washing has been brought inside, the feast was served up for me.  Mum grilled some lamb chops and served them with potato and corn for herself, with a little chocolate mousse as a treat after dinner.  A whole lot of dishes were done and the Christmas decorations have been pulled from the cupboard.  We are ready for decorating.

So now is relaxing time.  Mum is watching The Way tonight and quite enjoying it.  Then she has a good book to read and an early night planned as she has a big day planned tomorrow.

Hope you all had a lovely Caturday today!!