Thankful Thursday

 

Ryū-Chan: Hello, everyone! Dragon Boy here! Today, I (and everyone else here) am grateful that our heating and hot water are on. It turned out to be a fairly easy fix and there was mercifully nothing wrong with the boiler. We certainly had a scare, though! Thanks for all the words of support!

And now I can go back to looking for trouble having fun!

Woofie Wednesday

Ollie: Woofs everyone. I have good news and not so good news today. The good news is that the neighbours are away and I can run over there until Friday. The not so good news is that we're having electrical issues and the circuit on which our boiler runs is out. So, no heating... We do have some additional devices we can use and, mercifully, it's nowhere near as cold here as where some of you live, but we're crossing our paws and fingers that it will be easy and cheap to fix as we can't afford major repairs right now.

In the interim, I have some more outdoorsy pics of me to share!

Tama-Chan Tuesday - The Rainbow Queen

 

Rainbow Queen Tama: Hello, Dear Friends! Even though I now reside at the Bridge, it is so nice to keep doing my weekly Tuesday post for a while longer! Thank you for reading, and I hope you are enjoying my weekly retrospective of my years at Poupounette Central. In today's post, we will cover the period from 2013 until the end of 2015, after my seventh birthday. Once again, there are quite a few photos, so do sit back and relax!

Like so many others, I used to like to sit in the basket above #1's desk and watch her work:

When the weather warmed up, the cat run was always the place to be!

I was never a huge box fun but I did give them a whirl occasionally!

I was always known for my beautiful eyes...

But I looked pretty cute in repose too!

The early years of dangling:

And always good at catching sunpuddles!

This was a glorious period at Poupounette Central, with all of us young, healthy and happy! The next batch of pictures is from 2014. The first one shows me, my sister Sei, and my son Bibi all enjoying the sofa.

Friends in New Zealand had sent us a kiwi plush toy and I laid claim to it.

I always enjoyed my sister Sei's company. Here we are, waiting for treats.

I began to work more seriously on my dangling:

And finding the best sunpuddles to nap in!

Whilst also enjoying the fresh air

I am at the back in this next one, observing my son, Bibi. One of the nice things about being at the Bridge is being reunited with all of my kits and getting to know them better.

Snuggling with #1 was already an important part of my life, this on my 6th birthday:

And as another year drew to a close, I was always available to help #1 with her wine selections:

2015 was another great year, with me looking lovelier than ever!

Coming to get you!

Back then, when I was a young thing, I too enjoyed the sky hammock in the study!

And #1 would occasionally let me sit in the enclosed porch at the front door:

As my seventh birthday approached, I enjoyed life to the fullest:

A nice glowbat portrait:

Blissed out in the sun:

And to conclude this episode of my reminiscences, one of me playing with a lovely feather toy I was gifted that Christmas:

Manly Monday With Momo

Momo-Chan: Happy Monday, Everyone! It's me, Fluff Puff, back once again with some swoon-worthy pics of us boys. And this week, I would like to start with one of our woofie brother, Ollie:

Next is one of me at my ablutions. As you can imagine, it takes a lot of effort and dedication to keep myself quite this fluffy!

As you know, it is not easy to photograph black kitties, but #1 has been doing a pretty good job recently with Benny The Black!

And, as you witnessed yesterday, our little Dragon, Ryū-Chan, likes heights, so here is enjoying one of the sky hammocks in the study.

And that's all I have for you today. Wishing you all a good week!

Snuggles on Sunday

 

Benny: Hello everyone and welcome to our weekly snuggly post, now hosted by yours truly, Benny The Black. This week, I would like to kick off with this pic:

Did you, like me, do a double take and wonder whether Queen Tama had returned for another dose of snuggles with #1? Well, actually, that is our little dragon, Ryū-Chan! As mentioned before, he had now taken over the role of chief snuggler with #1 at her computer. Here is another one of him and #1:

I continue to snuggle with #1 when she sits and watches TV in the evenings, although you-know-who is often on the lookout to grab that space too!

My snuggling with Ollie seems to be safe for now:

#1 managed to get a pick of Momo enjoying a snuggle!

Although Fluff-Puff Momo is also a great Ollie snuggle fan!

And talking of Ollie, he got some extra snuggles when he and #1 took our guest to Le Mans and they came across a couple of young Chinese women who loved him!

#1 did get a couple of shots with the horses, even though they're not really snuggle pics. First with The Big V:

And then with Heloise and Philomena, as well as Phileas and Kalina.

And that concludes my SoS post for this week. Have a good Sunday everyone, and those in the big storm areas, stay safe and warm!

Saturday Sports

 

Ryū-Chan: I think you know by now that I am not just very busy but also very sporting and athletic. So, here I am perched on the high oak beams which have a rather spectacular drop beneath them. IT'S FUN!

Violette & Co Vendredi

 

Violette: Pretty neighs, Dear Friends! As you know, #1 had a visitor earlier in the week and they came to see us, complete with apples and carrots. In case you're wondering, I'm the one eating the hay!

Here are Heloise and her mini-me, Philomena, along with Phileas and Kalina. As you can see, it's a bit on the muddy side at the moment:

And The Big V, along with his two blonde pals:

They also stopped by to see the donkeys, and #1's friend enjoyed meeting the two oldest foals, Philou and Pablo: