Ring Out, Wild Bells! As 2025 approaches, the Excellent Cats raise their game with a discussion on Tennyson's poetry

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

And while the cats are thus engaged, their human slaves are still finishing the turkey and Christmas pud, and idly placing bets on whether or not Kitty will use her new cat tree.

We’re nearly at the end of the thread!

I know!
I've been getting a new thread title ready.

This is now two nights in a row that Frankenstein has come and lain on my lap. I feel honoured!

You are honoured!

Was going through some old "physical" photos (there are too many!) and found some of Gabby, my lovely tabby and white cat. She was a real sweetheart 😻

She's smiling in the last photo, bless her.

Gabby looks like a very happy cat.

She was very good natured!

She resembles the lovely Kitty.

Gabby looks very sweet.

We are trying to get on with paperwork this afternoon. The cats have other ideas.

Helpful as ever.

DD2's cat, Cleo, proves that she can play with her new feather toy, while being immodest.

As we don't have a definite bride for Gizmo, the hen night can transmogrify into a spa weekend.

Cleo wants to know if the other lady cats are up for this? Suzy is still trying to divorce Linney ATM.

Raven and Ghostie will be up for it but only once this f**ing rain stops!

Vix is still determined to hang out with the boys, the little strumpet.

Fine with Kitty!

The children and I were building igloo in the garden when we spotted this fluffy-tailed Arctic cat. It's up to his tummy 😄

Yes, I thought Gabby looked a bit like Kitty too @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne

Last night we were awoken by loud caterwauling and for once, it wasn't Timmy and Herbie. It was Timmy and a different cat. Herbie was asleep on our bed. He looked up, jumped off the bed, 5 mins later he got back on having wisely decided not to get involved. Saving himself for the stag do!
We have loads of paperwork to sort-Basil and Sybil are very welcome to help.

That's a lovely pic of Kettle. He really stands out against all the white!

Count these 2 in for the girls' spa trip!

Kitty’s cousin Nera’s very excited about her guests! She mainly speaks Italian but Kitty can translate.

Kettle is a very brave cat, his paws and tummy must have been freezing cold!

Although he's a shorthaired cat, his fur is denser and fluffier than most shorthaired cats I've met and I wonder if it's his winter coat (I haven't seen him in summer yet). He also has quite a lot of fluff between his toes!

I think he's quite well adapted, like a little snow leopard, though he doesn't stay out for very long so he's not completely mad.

LOVE Kettle's toe beans.

@Esgaroth my two have totally different coats despite both being short haired. Snowcat has such dense and fluffy fur that it is really hard applying flea treatment as you just can’t find the cat under the fur. Stripeycat has much slicker almost glossy fur which parts easily and is only half the length of Snowcat’s - I imagine her being like a little otter.

BTW Rum

Picard says he wants Vixen to come on the stag do.
I dread to think why........ but he keeps looking at her pictures on here. So I can guess......