BeeGee's Cat Blog

Storm's A'coming

2012-01-17T17:12:00.000-08:00

Morning mocha and collage...I love starting my day this way.

We've got a big storm coming in tonight here on the North Coast. Mom and I are looking forward to it, we've been waiting for rain so we can cuddle on the couch, as if we need incentive or excuse. We'll see if that really happens, the cuddling on the couch part.

Rain on the way is the biggest news so far this year from our corner of paradise. I'll report back with an update in a few days.

Ciao!

Another Year Ends

2011-12-27T20:12:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays to you, dear readers.

May the new year bring you warm purrs and sweet meows.

Love, BeeGee

Me and My Shadow

2011-12-20T20:38:00.000-08:00

I'm actually on the other side of the room with the sun behind me throwing this shadow. Pretty cool, huh?

Hope you're all having an enjoyable pre-Christmas week. It's just another week for us. And Christmas Day will be just another Sunday.

Peace and love from Beeg!

Cruising On a Monday Afternoon

2011-12-12T18:55:00.000-08:00

Scenes from my cruise around mom's studio this afternoon. Here's me looking as though I'm trying to lay an egg.

Here I am boning up on Italian verbs. Mom gave up on learning Italian early this year, but I like to hit the books now and then.

Notice my belly ~ mom calls that my "love handle."

Joyous holidays, catfans!

Hey!

2011-12-10T20:20:00.000-08:00

You lookin' at me?

A Quilt Is A Quilt

2011-11-30T17:16:00.000-08:00

Okay, so maybe they're not bed sized, but they're still quilts and their meant to be used as such. Over, under, no matter. If you get one of these little quilts and there's cat hair on it, that's my gift to you and mom says there's no charge for the cat hair!

Happy Holidays catfans!

Skulking Around

2011-11-16T17:03:00.000-08:00

Mom caught me in the act as I fondled and nuzzled an old issue of Country Living. Smelled like it'd been in the country, which is what drew me to it.

The days and weeks fly by, the year wanes. I'm happy that it's been getting colder and mom's in the house during the day more now. We're both waiting for the rain. And would you believe, I just checked the weather forecast and there's 100% chance of rain from tonight right through Friday, with more rain over the weekend. Ask and ye shall receive.

Hope y'all have a wonderful Thanksgiving next week. We'll likely have chicken instead of turkey at our house.

Purrs and meows,
Beeg

Knitting Police

2011-10-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry mom, but you have to stop knitting NOW and pay attention to me. No knitting allowed late at night, this is my time, your hands can only touch me and nothing else. How many times do I have to tell you this? You're simply spending far too much time outside during the day catching what's left of the sun instead of being inside with me. And now you knit at night, on top of all the other things you do during the day that prevent you from spending more of your time and energy on ME!

Where's the fairness in all of this? I protest!!

Cat Facing Southwest

2011-10-18T20:54:00.000-07:00

The autumn sun, the cactus, the clouds...I could be in Arizona or New Mexico if you didn't know better.

A week later...life's still good and there's nothing new to report. I've become a total bore. Sorry about that.

Keep comin' back!

Ciao for now.

Heaven and Old Lace

2011-10-03T10:06:00.000-07:00

I spent much of Saturday evening and Sunday morning cozying up in mom's new pile of old linens, fresh from the washer and dryer. Of course, the pile has been ironed and put away by now, and I'm back to my lookout atop the ironing board, until mom decides she needs to use it and boots me off. Then I'll likely be back up on my perch.

It's a rainy day and I plan to snooze my way through it....that, and watch the raindrops fall.

Happy autumn, catfans!

2011-09-25T12:57:00.000-07:00

Isn't this nice ~ Mom's making a quilt in MY colors. Do you think it's for me? Do you think she'll let me lay on it when it's finished? If you guessed No and No, you'd be right. I should be so lucky.

Seriously, though, autumn is in the air. We had our first small rainfall last night. All day yesterday I could tell by looking at the sky that rain was a'coming. It's sunny and cloudy today, a beautiful fall day in paradise.

Well, it's nap time for me so I'm outta here.

Ciao, catfans!

It's In The Bag

2011-09-12T20:53:00.000-07:00

There was something in this bag that compelled me to hover near it constantly when mom first brought it into the house. It had kind of a musty, earthy, outdoorsy scent and I had to keep checking it out. If the contents had been spread on the floor I might've tried using it as my litter box.

Turns out it was a bag of leaves and acorns and other droppings from tanoak trees. Now why the heck would mom have a bag of tree stuff in the house? I swear, I'm beginning to worry about her. She's been brewing up mysterious concoctions of plantstuffs, making bundles of weird things that she cooks, no less, smelling up the house, causing the windows to fog up. I don't know what to think. She's been into this organic chemistry thing she calls dyeing.

I just think she's getting batty.

Asleep at the wheel...

2011-08-30T21:17:00.000-07:00

Don't bother me...I'm napping. Catcha later.

Book Lover

2011-08-19T17:54:00.000-07:00

I spent much of the morning ecstatically nudging and pawing at one of the books mom brought home from the library yesterday. For like 20 minutes, nonstop, purring, kneading, getting my face in between the pages...

Wow, what a rush! I wonder where that book was before we got it. It's like heaven. Can't get enough of it.

Otherwise, just hangin.'

Have a good weekend, catfans.

Ciao,
Beeg

Another Month...

2011-08-03T14:11:00.000-07:00

Time marches on. The year has begun to wane. Summer just got here yet at times the air already feels autumnish.

Oh well, what's a cat to do? Enjoy every day to the fullest...which I intend to do...which I am doing, as we speak as a matter of fact.

I still delight mightily in that ribbon I get to play with every night -- a lot of "ight"s in that sentence! Mom's love of words is rubbing off on me ~ just call me word cat.

So, I just stopped by to say "Hey." My busy schedule has kept me from checking in more often. I do apologize for my scanty presence.

Enjoy the rest of your summer. Talk soon.

Purrs & Meows from Beeg

Cat Facing Northwest

2011-07-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

Here I am in the other front window, facing northwest. Mom recently installed a windowsill for me here although I won't be getting a perch in this spot.

At this very moment I am snoozing on my perch in the other window, telepathically transmitting this post to mom, who's dutifully transcribing my thoughts while I dream.

Check out our bamboo outside the window -- each one of our five tubs are growing on nicely.

Me and mom and the bamboo ~ perfect summertime combo!

Ciao for now, catfans!

Bedtime Story

2011-07-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

This is mom trying to read, with me planting myself between her and her book. She just loves it when I do this. I have no shame!

Summer Fun

2011-07-04T11:57:00.000-07:00

Ah, sunbathing in the summer sun...

Our lives are becoming even quieter than they were. Mom especially likes not going anywhere as often as she can. And I especially like her being home with me.

It's the Fourth of July today. Mom's hoping there's no fog tonight, because she wants to see the fireworks from the fairgrounds in Ferndale, just west of here...watching them from our beloved bluff at home, of course. Last night I hid under the couch while fireworks were going off in the neighborhood. Not where we live, but just across the road from our (senior) mobile home park.

So anyhow, we're both feeling our independence today, our being as unhitched from the rest of the world as we are.

Life's good!

We Be Free

2011-06-25T09:41:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to report that mom's been feeling better this past week. She quit her job 'cause she couldn't do it anymore...so now she doesn't hurt all the time...and now we'll get to spend oodles more time together. Yeah!

So "We Be Free" is our new mantra. It's summer, and mom and I get to hang out together nearly 24/7. And then it'll be fall, and mom and I will get to hand out together nearly 24/7. You get the picture.

I am definitely a Happy Camper!

Hope you're all enjoying your summer.

Purrs and meows from Beeg!

Still Hovering...

2011-06-12T18:47:00.000-07:00

I'm still on mom watch. This may not end for a while. I'm concerned about mom, I wish there was something I could do to help her feel better, other than be my sweet, charming, beautiful self and loving her as much as I can.

If something drastic happens to her, I just hope she shows me how to use the can opener so I can make my own meals! (just trying to add a bit of mirth to the situation...)

So, I haven't been around much because mom's my dictator...er, I dictate to her and she transcribes. And she hasn't felt much like it lately.

I'll be in touch again when I can. Thanks for your understanding, catfans. Happy Summer to you all.

Hovering

2011-05-14T09:11:00.000-07:00

I've had my Guardian Angel hat on for the last week or so...watching over mom, who's been having back problems. Yesterday she even left the bed unmade all day and she spent a lot of time laying in it. I kept circling her, keeping watch that she was okay. Then she brought in this electric contraption called a heating pad, and that really piqued my curiosity.

The idea that mom is mortal has had a profound impact on me. I know I'll go before she will, but still, I'm just sayin'. I'll definitely be waiting on the Rainbow Bridge for her after I depart ~ along with Pippin, Aja and Grayson.

But that's a long ways from now. Now, things are slowly getting back to our normal, mom's still in pain but it is slowly dissipating, and at least she's not so darned cranky!

Hope you all have a good weekend. We're in for more wet weather here on the North Coast ~ can you believe the weather this year?!

While I Was Sleeping...

2011-04-27T06:39:00.000-07:00

Mom just loves to take photos of me while I'm sleeping...catching me unawares...not giving me time to pose and smile for the camera. Makes me feel as though I have no control over my own life.

The truth is, I don't! But I'm happy...so be it.

Happy Spring to all my catfans. This is the first week in eons where they're promising more sun than rain. We like that!

BeRibboned

2011-04-16T09:07:00.000-07:00

Every night, while mom gets ready for bed, I get to play with ribbons. These organza ribbons especially entrance me, I like to get myself all wrapped up in them and do arabesques around the room. Makes mom laugh, makes me happy.

And speaking of happy, we're a happy home and a happy family.

Now, if only the sun would come out again...

Have a good weekend, catfans. Hope you enjoy yourselves!

Room With a View

2011-04-09T16:17:00.000-07:00

Mom built me a crib this week in the west-facing window. Now I can gaze out at the world in style and snooze in the sun with my backside up against the warm glass. Lucky guy, eh?

We're still waiting for spring to spring in these parts. It's still rainy about half the week and it's been cold. Hardly spring like. Oh well. Guess I'm going to have to learn to embrace it just the way it is!

Hope you're all having a great weekend.

Ciao4now, catfans!

Down For a Nap

2011-04-04T11:11:00.000-07:00

After a little nest building on Saturday, I circled the basket for a while then plopped myself down for a nice nap.

It was incredibly blustery on Saturday, and I just had to park myself out of the fray and away from it all. This basket is a great place for me to watch Mom as she flits from one room to the other, one project to the other...as is the ironing board, where I'm stationed as we speak.

Hope you all have a good week. We had our spring yesterday, now it's clouded up again and we'll likely have rain for much of the rest of the week. Poop.

Making Myself Useful

2011-03-28T10:26:00.000-07:00

"Be not simply good...Be good for something"!

Forget feather toys, give me the feather duster. I love this thing, nearly as much as I used to love feather toys. And while I'm batting it around the house, I've been known to dislodge dust bunnies from under furniture.

So put me to good use, I'm your guy!

Ciao4now, catfans!

My Beautiful Mug

2011-03-20T22:04:00.000-07:00

Yes, I've been lazy...rainy days without end will do that to me.

Mom recently took a bunch of really great photos of me -- she's even been using one or another as her avatar on FB (isn't this identity theft?) -- and she thought maybe I'd like to post a couple here for you to see.

We've been watching a lot of movies recently, more so than usual it seems. Oh, and TV programs on DVD. Here's a sampling of what we've seen...

Nurse Jackie -- seasons 1 and 2 (we loved it)
Big Love -- almost finished with season 4 (OMG, this program is getting SO intense)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert -- Mom hadn't seen this since it first came out in the mid-90s
2012 -- just saw this tonight, kind of spooky considering what just happened in Japan
Mad Men -- season 1 only (too depressing to continue, paws down on this one)
Winter's Bone -- dark movie
Welcome to The Rileys -- great movie you probably won't hear much about
several Indie flicks we enjoyed a lot but can't remember the names of at the moment

I got a postcard from my vet the other day telling me it's time for my annual checkup. I've never actually had annual checkups, per se, although it was a year ago that I saw Dr. Jay with major itching and an ear infection. I'm going to get Mom to take me in in the next month or so, it wouldn't be a bad idea since I'm now a cat of a certain age and I want to stay in good health.

Hope you have a good week. It's supposed to rain here all week, so I'll be napping a lot!

Purrs & Meows from Beeg

Climbing the Walls

2011-03-07T20:26:00.000-08:00

...more like climbing the shelves, a new challenge for me. I love finding new places to explore. It's amazing how many cool and unusual places there are to park myself here at Rose Cottage. If Mom only knew what I get into when she's away at work!

I'm happy to report that I'm in better health than I've maybe ever been. I rarely scratch and preen much anymore -- other than the usual 2 or 3 mini baths a day. I'm still a little heavier than I should be, but we've struck a nice balance between my dual issues of weight gain and allergic dermatitis. The weight management food makes my dermatitis act up, the no-grain food has more kCals in it so if I eat only that, my weight starts to go up again. I'm eating 50/50 right now and that seems to be working.

The excessive wax in my ears from mid last year has virtually disappeared, with Mom's weekly ear checks and cleaning. We think the no-grain diet is helping here, as well.

Right now I'm dozing on a pillow next to Mom, on the couch, while she translates my thought waves into text. It was another rainy day in paradise today, likely more of the same tomorrow.

Hope you're all healthy and happy. Purrs & meows from Beeg!

A Tisket, A Tasket

2011-02-26T08:11:00.000-08:00

My new haunt...one of Mom's scrap baskets. I'm pretending I'm the Easter Bunny, although he's a ways off yet. I wasn't really feeling as cross as I look in this photo -- Mom surprised me with her camera!

Tomorrow's the Academy Awards, and I'm all atwitter. I'm such a Hollywood guy at heart. Hope my favorites win!

Enjoy the show, catfans!

Cold & Rainy

2011-02-16T19:44:00.000-08:00

Ah, the weather. More of the wet stuff...hail today, too. What's a cat to do! I have a special hiding place under the couch, replete with Mom's Blahblee. What's a Blahblee, you ask? Why, one of Mom's coveted mummy bags that she sleeps with. And like everything else, there's backstory...

When Mom was a wee little girl, she schlepped around a small blanket, the satin edge of which she rubbed with her left hand while she sucked her right thumb. Maybe more detail than we need here. Anyhow, she couldn't say the word "blanket" yet, so she called this thing her "Blahblee." Fast forward a hundred years, and once Mom was living on her own (WAY before me), she started using an old down mummy bag inside of the sheets on her bed to keep her toasty, and she took to calling the bag her Blahblee.

Now she has Blahblee and Blahblee Junior. Junior is the original down bag, Blahblee proper is not downfilled, but heftier, and so it has become the major Blahblee in Mom's life. Anyhow, Blahblee Junior lives under our couch during the daytime, and I end up spending a lot of time down there schmoozing with it myself.

So there you have it!

Me and Mr. Monk

2011-02-10T19:45:00.000-08:00

Since watching all eight seasons of Monk, I've become a lot more aware of my phobias. In addition to my long-standing hatred of vacuum cleaners, I now find that I'm afraid of hail, garbage trucks, music (like Bonnie Raitt, go figure, but Mozart might be okay), visitors...and I don't know, the list seemed longer when I thought about it the other day.

Oh yeah, fear of my kibble bowl being completely empty -- but that's nothing new. I used to have a bottomless bowl of the dry stuff. That was until I started spreading. Now I get fed a small amount twice a day and when it's gone, it's gone. Empty bowl. I use that as a meditation tool. If I look at the empty bowl long enough, eventually it always gets more food put in it. So praying must work!

Cat-cha later!

Colorful Me

2011-02-07T19:44:00.000-08:00

I couldn't decide which of these two images I liked better, so I decided to post them both. Two photos of my beautiful mug for you to enjoy!

Mom got herself a drafting chair so now she uses her studio work table as a computer desk. At the moment I'm just to the left of her as she takes dictation. I love it when Mom's home -- i.e., when she's not at work. So glad we regularly get to spend four days together, occasionally five, at a stretch.

I love my Mom...we have a good life together. I'm a happy camper!

Purrs and meows from Beeg.

Color Coordinated

2011-01-26T19:53:00.000-08:00

This year is already getting away from me -- it's nearly February and I haven't posted since the beginning of this month. Sheesh!

The weather has been so delightful in our neck of the woods. I've been able to take afternoon naps in the sun -- how I love that! In other seasonal news, Mom's been bringing over plants from the mobile where we used to live, transplanting them from the ground into big pots. I can see them from the window. Early next week we'll have tubs of big bamboo around Rose Cottage, and I overheard Mom telling Aunty Vicky that she's going to fashion herself a patio area on the side of the cottage. I'm sure my pawpads will never touch ground out there...but if Mom's happy, I'll be content with that. Ask me again this summer, though!

Bye for now, catfans. Purrs and meows from Beeg!

On The Wind

2011-01-06T10:27:00.000-08:00

Just another beautiful, cool, sunshiny winter day in paradise...and I'm catching the breeze while Mom makes a collage.

I love the fresh air. What I miss most about not being outside anymore is just hanging out and feeling the breeze in my fur...and catching the scents of whatever's wafting by.

Anyhow, I have to be content these days with whatever comes my way through the window screens. Although I have little hope Mom would ever leave them open far enough for me to attempt to make a getaway.

On the other hand, I don't have to deal with bad weather when we have it -- as in, being out in it. Especially hail, which I learned the other day, to my chagrin, that I dislike intensely! Few things will get me hiding under the couch as quickly.

So you all have a great rest of this week, and enjoy whatever weather you're having, good or bad!

Hot Toy Tip

2010-12-26T13:17:00.000-08:00

Thought you'd enjoy this, catfans!

Sweet Dreams

2010-12-23T08:34:00.000-08:00

Wishing you all a very happy holiday season...

...and sweet dreams for 2011.

With love, purrs and meows from your feline correspondent, BeeGee!

Neighborhood Watch

2010-12-11T17:54:00.000-08:00

I've appointed myself the Park Police for our little corner of Royal Crest, where we live. You wouldn't believe the things I see in a day -- of course, nobody's concerned because they know I'd never divulge their secrets. I do like to keep myself apprised of the goings on, though.

There's the guy across the street...the red truck around the corner...the man with the flags...the old gal with the dog named Vader (who looks suspiciously like Darth)...the closest neighbors and their cool (according to Mom) garden. Never a dull moment!

Mom caught me in this photo soaking up pyramid power under the crystals, navel gazing. Don't I look surprised?

Hope you're all having a good weekend.

Ciao, Beeg

Wishing and Hoping...

2010-12-05T15:26:00.000-08:00

...that all my dreams come true!

Lots of love to you, my faithful readers ~

Beeg

Apres Turkey

2010-12-01T19:47:00.000-08:00

Here's me dozing one recent afternoon...likely after that turkey Mom brought home from Thanksgiving dinner.

That's it. Life's wonderful. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.

Purrs and meows,
Beeg

imPRESSED

2010-11-24T19:12:00.000-08:00

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving ~~ from atop Mom's ironing board. Just another cool place for me to hang out.

I'll be back soon with a report on happenings at the ranch -- aka Rose Cottage. Until then, have a happy holiday!

Purrs and meows, Beeg

Thread Freak

2010-11-18T21:03:00.000-08:00

Watch me as I attack Mom's sewing thread while she's trying to baste a quilt...

I've always been a thread freak!

Gettin' My Licks In

2010-11-16T16:03:00.000-08:00

I just can't resist whipped cream -- what cat can?

In the making my life easier department, Mom just fashioned me a cool couch cover for the part of the couch that I have claimed as mine. She made it out of a neat olive green flannel fitted sheet that she wasn't going to use again, by taking out the elastic and tearing off the edges, then hemming the whole thing. So I have my own folded up soft flannel cover for the seat and couch back. And boy, do I ever like it!

I just asked Mom to take a photo and she did. Isn't she wonderful? I'm a happy camper!

Cat Outta the Bag

2010-11-11T20:54:00.000-08:00

Here's what Mom made me last weekend -- a handmade feather toy! Isn't she brilliant? Mom had some feathers from some other project, tightly wrapped them onto the end of a piece of polar fleece, and tightly wrapped the other end of that onto a cool piece of driftwood. Viola, a homemade gizmo for me to play with!

Eat your hearts out, catfans!

Ciao, babies!

Surprise, Surprise

2010-11-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

Mom was all excited when she came home this evening. She told me she's going to make me a surprise this weekend. I have an inkling what it'll be but I can't wait to find out nonetheless. I think she had some hairbrained idea today that she wants to try out. You go, girl...and let me know when it's ready.

So, as soon as I find out what Mom has up her sleeve, I'll be sure to let you know.

Cat-cha later!

Here's Lookin' Atcha

2010-10-29T17:26:00.000-07:00

Not much to report, except that life's good. Small is beautiful, as they say. I never imagined that Mom and I could live in such a small space together and be so happy. Especially after living in that huge house that was five or six times bigger than our digs now. Well, we're both older and wiser, and we need less stuff in our lives. As long as we have each other, that's all that counts.

Happy Hallowe'en, catfans. Don't eat too much candy!

Who's That?

2010-10-15T21:25:00.000-07:00

Who's that cat that looks just like me, on Mom's computer? Oh, of course it's ME! Big ego here, I like to read my own posts online. I've gotta check up on Mom, make sure she gets the story right.

This wasn't today...today I spent on my chaise longue mostly, while Mom worked from home on her computer. When she's on the couch working on the computer, there's no room for me on her lap. I tucked my ring tail between my back legs and skulked away to spend the afternoon and early evening by myself. If you're interested in seeing what Mom was up to, click here to check it out.

I hope we get to spend more time together this weekend. Looks like there'll be a lot of resting up for Mom...she hasn't been feeling up to par and will likely spend much of her time reading. I saw that she came home today from the library with several new books.

So I suppose it'll be a bookish weekend for us. Hope you all have a good one, too!

When I'm Old I Shall Wear Purple

2010-10-13T09:31:00.000-07:00

Here's me yesterday, lounging on a pile of Mom's hand dyed fabric. Purple is becoming on me, don't you think?

Later, people.

A Dull Roar

2010-10-08T08:16:00.000-07:00

I've been speaking up lately, letting Mom know that I'm happy with our new arrangement. I love having all my old things back -- our pea green couch, the ottoman I can stretch out on (as in the photos here), my zabuton (chaise longue, nee meditation pad), fabrics I remember from the past, Mom's cozy mummy bag that she leaves on the couch for me every time she goes into Eureka. Absolutely nothing to complain about.

I've also got a bunch of new toys -- new feather toys (the kind I used to adore before Kirby ate all the feathers off the old ones), stretchy wand toys, new little catnip pillows that Mom made for me. Mostly I just rest and look out the windows now, though. Unless Mom engages me.

Life's good. I'm happy. I think Mom is, too!

Have a great weekend, cat fans. Purrs & Meows from Beeg

Oh, Silly Me

2010-10-03T09:09:00.000-07:00

We used to have a ritual when we lived in Eureka. Every morning after breakfast, I'd nudge Mom on her leg and then go sit by the door so I could go outside. Back in the old days when I had outside privileges.

Now that we're alone again, I've taken to sitting by the door to go out after breakfast. As if Mom's really going to let me out now. Not! I probably wouldn't run away, but she just doesn't trust me anymore in these matters. Guess I'll have to defer to her wisdom, I simply have no other option.

Oh well, not to worry. As we speak, I'm laying on a big pillow on the couch next to Mom, scooched up against her while she's transcribing my narrative. Life is good on this dreary Sunday morning. Glad I don't have to go out in it!

Talk soon, catfans. Purrs & meows!

The Life of BeeGee

2010-09-29T20:52:00.000-07:00

Here I am staring off into space one recent afternoon, resting up from relaxing. My life is sweet and easy. I like these small digs. I have my special places to be, lots of peace and quiet, whole chunks of time when I essentially have the place to myself.

I really don't have much to share this evening -- except to say that we finally got the internet at the studio today. So I'll be back real soon!

Ciao for now, Beeg

2010-09-25T13:28:00.000-07:00

Here's me on my new perch, aka new window ledge. I understand I'll be getting another one, on a low window in the north-facing window. The wood works perfectly -- all I needed was another inch and a half in width to make the windowsill work.

And here I am on my new chaise longue, complete with mom's favorite (and only, now) beach towel, so I really feel like I'm at a resort! I'm even less physically active than I was in our last home, but oh well, I'm happy. And that's a good thing!

Catcha later, cat fans! Beeg

Me, Online!

2010-09-24T10:47:00.000-07:00

Settling in to our new digs. Diggin' it!

Will write again soon, I promise! I've got lots of new photos to show you!

Purrs & Meows, Beeg

Parting Shots

2010-09-19T12:47:00.000-07:00

These are the last photos of Kirby and I together. Why? you ask. Because I "died and went to heaven" yesterday. By which I mean that Mom and I moved out of Dad's mobile into her studio yesterday. Just the two of us, again, in a very cool and very small space. The fact that I tried to scratch my way through the window screen last night notwithstanding, I will get the hang of of small(er) space living with just Mom. Dad's just going to have to come over and say hi now and then.

So Dad got custody of Kirby. Yes, I'm sad we had to separate, but no, I'm not going to miss his constant harassment. All things work out for the best in the end.

Sometime in the hopefully not too distant future, Mom will get internet service in the studio. For right now, I'll likely be posting from Starbuck's, which is where Mom is now. Of course I'm not with her -- I made sure she wrote down everything I wanted to say, verbatim, before she left the studio this morning.

So we're letting go and moving on. I'll write again soon.

Purrs & Meows, Beeg

Pondering...

2010-09-14T20:06:00.000-07:00

Just stopping by to say hi.

I was looking pensive this morning, wasn't I? I was thinking about my future, wondering what's in store for the next little while.

Life goes on. I eat. I sleep. I look out the windows. I catch breezes on warm afternoons. Is this my karma? Guess I have nothing to complain about. I just thought maybe it would be more exciting.

Oh well...

Hah! Riiiiight!

2010-09-08T18:56:00.000-07:00

What was that spiel about Mom posting more often for me... now that she's not as busy as she was last month? I'm still waiting!! Oh wait, she deigned to post for me right now. I suppose she wants me to think this post counts. I'm in a pissy mood tonight.

But don't mind me and my snit. I'm overly sensitive now, cuz I'm itching a lot again lately, and my nerves are frayed. I don't know what Mom's going to do for me this time around, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place -- the possibly least allergenic food also has the most calories, and I'm still watching my weight. I refuse to have another cortisone shot. The antihistamines sorta work, I think, but sometimes they're hard to swallow. And they don't do away with the itching fully anyway. Oi, I'm a mess again.

If any of you out there have any good ideas, please let me know!

Egad!

2010-08-21T21:19:00.001-07:00

Mom's been busy, so I've been on a forced hiatus from posting. So much for being in control of my own life.

Not much to report, other than that the weather continues to be stinky. Virtually no summer at all this year. Not yet anyway. Maybe we'll have an Indian Summer if we're lucky. It's felt like winter, though, these past few days. Makes me grouchy.

Kirby is about the same size I am now, although he weighs less. He's got a lanky frame, he's long and tall, and has a lot of tail! I'll post a photo of us together again, sometime soon.

Well, that's it for now. Mom's yawning, has to get up early tomorrow, so my posting session has to end.

Ciao for now, catfans!

2010-08-07T20:42:00.000-07:00

Can you tell by my face that I've lost maybe 4 pounds? I'm a little sleeker than I was, not long ago. We're all happy about that.

We've had icky weather here for at least a week. I mean, it's WET in the mornings, and the moist fog doesn't burn off until mid- to late afternoon, if at all. I find it kind of depressing. Especially since this is supposed to be summertime. I think I have a spot of S.A.D. -- seasonal affect disorder. Oh well, what's a cat to do?

Just checking in to say hi. Not much else is new in my world. Hope all you kitties out there are well and happy.

Purrs & Meows from Beeg

Extended Family

2010-07-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

We got to meet our Auntie Jan from Santa Cruz this week. I'm really proud of myself that I didn't miss any opportunities to be petted and loved. After initially hiding under the bed, I ventured into the office on Saturday evening where Mom and Jan were working on their computers...and then just about every time Auntie was at the house, I came around pretty quickly. Finicky as I've become, I know a good thing when I see it!

Kirby enjoyed 15 minutes of fame when Mom uploaded a short video of him last night to YouTube. You can watch it here.

Life's been good, no worries here. Mom and I have been getting closer again lately since I've been more available. I couldn't ask for anything more!

Ciao for now, catfans!

Yours,
Beeg

Almost August

2010-07-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

Holy Cow, it's almost August. Oh well...whatever. Just another month in the life of a lazy housecat. Er, two lazy housecats.

But wait, Kirby's not lazy, he's much more industrious than I am. Always swatting something off the table or the desk or the counter, always knocking things over just to see what happens -- as well as mom and dad's reaction.

Me? I just stay out of the way and watch.

Weather's been bad again. Guess our summer came and went. Meanwhile, it's been overcast, cold, misty. Not that it really makes a difference to me. Not anymore.

Truth is, I'm kinda bored. If I were actively engaged these days, I'd write more often. Oh well. You'll just have to take me as I am!

One Year Old Today

2010-07-10T08:14:00.001-07:00

In honor of Kirby's first birthday, today, I'm having myself a drink!

Happy Birthday, Kirbs! Life wouldn't be the same without you. I love you, bro!

Stack o' Cats

2010-07-02T08:36:00.000-07:00

Sometimes Kirby uses me as his body pillow -- lays right on top of me like I'm a foam mattress or something. And sometimes it doesn't bother me, I rather like the attention he pays me.

I'm thinking more and more that I'm glad the folks got Kirby for me. Besides, I know with certainty that there's no longer any chance that...oh shoot, I can't even say it...alright, that Kirby wouldn't be part of the family anymore. There, I've said it. I love him! They couldn't take him away from me, now, if they tried! He's a keeper.

Well, Mom just informed me that she wants to leave for her studio, so I've got to wrap this up. Have a great weekend, a holiday weekend here in the States. I'll write again soon!

Purrs & Meows from Beeg

Pssssst!

2010-06-25T20:35:00.001-07:00

Psssst! I can see you...can you see me? Guess who!

Conciliatory Cathood

2010-06-24T18:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, I give...you win...have it your way...whatever! I'm still bigger than you are! -- although you're fast catching up to me.

Life is actually mellowing out measurably. I slept on my perch last night, Kirby slept next to Mom. I'm less isolated than I've been in the last few months, more available. Kirby still harasses me but more of the time it doesn't bother me that much. Right now I'm on the back of the couch while Mom's typing and watching the evening news (Rachel Maddow again). We're Progressives here at home although I try not to spend time thinking about politics, other than the feline politics in the house, of course.

Mark Twain once said, the worst winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco! That about sums up early summer weather on the North Coast. Cool, foggy, damp.

It's a good thing we've got Kirby now...because Mom came home from work today and told Dad about all the adorable kittens getting ready to be adopted from Sequoia Humane Society. Like as if she were thinking of bringing another one home! She assured me she's just admiring them, and I think she really means just that. We're a two cat family and that's it!

Purrs & Meows, Beeg

p.s. Mom just found me in my new hiding place. Maybe I'll let her upload a photo of me there, next post.

Watching and Waiting

2010-06-17T18:17:00.000-07:00

One of our finer moments together here, watching the world go by outside the office window.

Right now I'm lazing about on the living room carpet dictating to Mom, who's watching Rachel Maddow on MSNBC while she's typing. Boy, I'm glad I don't have to worry about things like environmental disasters and massive oil spills. My biggest concern is whether I can get up on the bed at night without getting sacked by Kirby. Oh yeah, and that Kirby has comandeered my perch in the bedroom, meaning I don't hang out there very much any more.

Rats! I think I've become a terrible bore. I hope you won't think any less of me because I don't have anything witty to say.

Guess I'll go take a nap now. Ciao, catfans!

Up On The Edge of My Perch

2010-06-11T18:51:00.000-07:00

I'm so jazzed about this new Blogger thing that I'll likely be posting more often, now. Or at least until the glitz wears off. But I'm really stoked. You can see I switched back to the bamboo forest background. I think I'll stay here for a while.

Things have quieted down around the house, much of the time anyway. Kirby and I still have our scuffles. But he's a little calmer than he was, thankfully, so I'm not feeling quite as on edge. Dad's been sick and sleeping on the couch for the last week, so our sleep patterns are somewhat different than usual.

I've been feeling self contained, I keep to myself more. Sometimes I'll just plunk myself down on the carpet on the edge of the room and watch life by go. I suppose you could say I've become more meditative, more serene...more sagacious, perhaps. I'm hoping I'm not becoming arrogant and snooty!

Well, it's time to eat supper. See you later, catfans.

P.P.S...

2010-06-10T23:15:00.000-07:00

...or is it P.S.S.? I've always wondered. Anyhow, I'm having an identity crisis tonight...can't you tell?

P.S.

2010-06-10T22:25:00.000-07:00

Aunty Jan commented that the bamboo background gave her vertigo -- so I changed it! I'm such a people pleaser!

Indoor Outdoor Cats

2010-06-10T20:28:00.000-07:00

SO MUCH has been going on since I last wrote! How d'ya like my new blog? Mom's really excited because just this evening, Blogger added lots of cool options for customizing blogs, lots of new templates. So I selected one that looks like I'm reporting from inside a bamboo forest -- which makes me feel like I'm an outdoor cat even though I'm an indoor cat. Cool, huh?

So, last week I was showing signs of stress again, and Mom took me to see Dr. Jay this past Monday. The doc was so proud of me because I've lost nearly 2.5 pounds in just two months! He gave me a cortisone shot for my itching and licking, now my skin is clearing up again, and I've been much more mellow. Bored, in fact, in the absence of that constant fastidious personal hygiene.

The stress, of course, has been due to my still not quite being with the program of having another cat in my life. Mom even hinted that maybe she'd sadly have to give Kirby up if I just couldn't handle it. Wasn't that nice of her? To pay Mom back for her big heart, I decided to buck up and be a mature cat, and get over the new cat thing. I was a new cat once, too.

It's still not really summer here, yet. True, it's a few days away yet, officially. But I have a sneaking suspicious that we're going to move from spring right into fall this year.

Well, write and let me know how you like my new Blogger digs! Thanks for reading, catfans.

Purrs & Meows, Beeg

Happy Camper

2010-05-24T20:12:00.001-07:00

Mom finally made a new quilt with ME on it, so I'm a Happy Camper! Go here to see the finished quilt. She has another one in the works, as well.

Well, I've been a blogging cat for over a year, now. Which also means I've been in the house, without going outside at all, for a year, as well. Unbelievable. I thought I'd never be able to do it. But a lot of things are real different than they were a year ago...so goes change.

Kirby and I are finding a middle ground maybe half the time now. Although he still wants to play far more than I do. I'm a tiger cat, I'm mellow. He's a tuxedo cat, he's psycho. Don't know if we'll ever change. I think I have to spend more time feeling grateful for the wonderful life I have, than lamenting over the fact that things are different than they used to be.

We've had more than our share of rain this spring, and more's coming tomorrow. I'm glad I don't have to go out in it.

Life feels hum-drum these days. Not too many ripples in the flow. I suspect that's a good thing!

Thanks for reading, cat fans!

Ciao meow!

Kitty Mum's Day

2010-05-09T21:30:00.001-07:00

Kirby and I gave Mom a card for Kitty Mum's Day, with Dad's help, of course. We love our Mom, she's the best. Hope all you kitties out there love and appreciate your Mom's, especially on Kitty Mum's Day!

Will write again soon, I promise!

Purrs and meows!

The Incredible Shrinking Cat

2010-04-22T20:01:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dad think I've lost at least a pound, which is about 20% of my weight loss goal. Cool, huh? I'm feeling good for the most part, am somewhat more active than I was. I'm still spending a lot of time alone, but I always did that, anyway -- even when it was just Mom and me.

Kirby is still Kirby -- or better still, he's more Kirby than ever! Psycho kitty, crazy-ass terror, sweet, loving ball of fur! He still bugs me a lot of the time, but I'll get over it -- eventually.

Life's good on the North Coast. Things have been quiet lately, it's been raining a lot, but we're enjoying the longer days to gaze out the windows.

Hope you're having a good season, wherever you are!

Ciao for now, catfans.
Beeg

Doctor's Orders

2010-04-07T19:27:00.000-07:00

Mom took me to the vet on Monday to have my ears checked. Dad noticed recently that I had an awful lot of waxy stuff in my ears -- Mom was sure it wasn't ear mites -- and so in I went to have Dr. Jay have a look.

Turns out I've had a yeast infection in my ears! No wonder I've been so lethargic lately, fighting off an infection. The doc showed Mom had to clean them every morning and how to apply medication right afterwards, for a week to 10 days. Already they're looking a lot better, the waxy stuff is dissipating, and I feel like I'm back to the land of the living. Really, I've been much more engaged with everyone at home.

The really BIG news, is that Dr. Jay put me on a diet, seriously. New weight management food and a very restricted amount of food. The interesting thing is, I'm eating less than a cup of food a day now, and I don't feel hungry. Kirb and I are back to separate bowls and probably will be forever. The doc says I need to lose 5 - 6 pounds. Yes, I'd put on that much in the last few months, it's hard to believe but true.

All kinds of bad things can happen to overweight pets and I don't even want to go there. So I'm committed to shedding the extra weight, returning to my svelte self, and maybe even swinging from the rafters again!

Take care, catfans! Ciao from Beeg

Cover Boy!

2010-03-30T08:51:00.001-07:00

Here I am on Mom's blog today! How cool is that!

This is an old photo of me, but you can't really tell. I'm hoping she takes some new photos of me to quilt...actually, she's got a ton, she just needs to print them on fabric and quilt them. Hmmm, I'm seeing a BIG piece with lots of images of me. Whatdya think? Maybe even before she quilts a piece with Kirby on it, huh? That's probably not gonna happen.

Anyhow, it's raining here...so what else is new. Pouring at the moment, kitties and puppies.

Mom finally gave in to Kirby's and my pleas to lose the 2-bowl method of feeding us. He's been eating as much of my food as I've been eating of his, and both bowls have had food we both eat in addition to our separate stuff. So, it's back to the open, bottomless bowl of food for both of us. Wow, now I don't have to rush into the kitchen whenever the folks are in there and pace around my bowl vibing the lid to magically disappear. Now I can regain my dignity around being the grazer that I am. See? Some things DO go back to the way they used to be!

Have a good one, cat fans. Purrs & Meows from Beeg

A Family Affair

2010-03-22T19:53:00.000-07:00

Dad took these photos on his phone, emailed them to Mom...she downloaded and then tweaked them in Photoshop, and voila! Art Cats!

We're enjoying early spring in our hemisphere...especially those scent laden breezes coming in through the windows. Kirby, sacked out on Mom's computer as we speak, has been an absolute Psycho Kitty lately. I try to stay out of his way, but he's unavoidable much of the time. I've been known to hide under the bed to steer clear of him.

Not a whole lot else is new. Oh yeah, Mom told me she's making another quilt with a photo of me on it. How cool is that! I 'spose Kirby's next...I can see a black & white quilt in Mom's future!

Bye for now! Purrs & meows from Beeg!

Birthday Boy

2010-03-15T09:07:00.001-07:00

Da Da Da Da Da Da, Da Da . . . Da Da Da Da Da Da, Da Da . . . today it's my birthday! Seven cat years, 49 human years, making me firmly entrenched in middle age. Welcome to the Middle Ages, Mom always likes to say.

And it's very Spring outside today, although I'll only get to look at it, and catch a whiff of those breezes blowing by. Oh well. I have tons to be grateful for -- wonderful, loving parents, a cozy home, and nutty little brother, good food, fresh water, nice views, and no need to do anything other than enjoy life. I've got it made!

Ciao for now, catfans. Happy Birthday to Beeg, from Beeg!

Soulmates

2010-03-04T19:13:00.000-08:00

"Shayna punim" is Yiddish for pretty face! I think I'm looking rakish, suave these days...a cat of the world, what I can see of the world from the west window of the house, anyway.

I'm trying to keep my spirits up, to help Mom out. I think we're so simpatico, that when one of us feels down, the other does, too. So we've both got to give this happiness thing our best shot, everyday. I've started sleeping on Mom again as much as possible, which definitely makes us both happy.

Mom told me the other day that I have a new birthday -- she's decided I'm a Pisces, and not a Taurus like she originally thought. That's because I'm moody and like to be alone a lot, just like she does...and she's a Pisces. So, my new birthday is March 15, instead of May 15. That's this month. Wow, I'll be 7 this year.

And the coolest thing is that in two years, when Mom is 63 human years, I'll be 9 cat years, which is equivalent to 63 human years -- so we'll be the same age equivalency at the same time. I wonder how often that happens! Anyway, it's just more evidence of Mom's and my being soulmates.

I guess that's another reason why she and Dad got me a male kitty companion instead of a female. Mom didn't want to be jealous! Was afraid she'd lose me to a female feline. Instead, I have this bonkers little guy that I have to put up with. I sure wish he'd grow up faster, he drives me nuts most of the time!

That's all the news for now, catfans. Ciao meow from Beeg!

Parallel Lives

2010-02-23T18:44:00.000-08:00

I might be writing this post more for Mom's benefit, than my own. But here goes...

Mom confessed to me recently that she's had a hard time letting go of the life she and I used to live -- you remember, that big house in Eureka, just the two of us, me allowed to go outside everyday, lots of room to run around, bottomless bowl of food, cool yard to hang out in, back porch to sit in the sun together. And she's been feeling really guilty because of all the changes I've had to go through in the past year, and she's seen me aging, seen me become a different cat in many ways than I used to be, and she wishes she could reverse it all.

I even let her take me to her studio last Saturday. I dutifully went, to make her feel better, but I hung out under the couch all day, didn't eat a thing, and was SO HAPPY to be back home again in the evening, that I was practically beside myself.

I think that episode made Mom realize that there's no going back. I'll never be the young adult cat I used to be. But neither will she be the young middle-aged adult she used to be. That's why I say we're living parallel lives. I've gone from being a svelte handsome young devil to a zaftig mellowing tiger cat. Mom's gone from trying to be a svelte attractive young middle-aged Jewish woman to a zaftig tough old broad. I snore now, and so does she! (Zaftig, for those who don't know, means deliciously plump, or carrying your extra weight very well.)

I don't expect Mom to go backwards, I love her just the way she has become. I only want her to feel the same way about me! So Mom, please don't expect me to lose weight or be young again, don't expect me to swing from the risers of my cat tree the way I used to do from the open backed stairs in Eureka, don't expect me to thrill to the sound of my cat carrier so I can play in the studio with you.

Just let me be me, just the way I am. I'm BeeGee the grown up cat now.

And now it's time for a nap! Ciao catfans!

Relative Obscurity

2010-02-17T07:38:00.000-08:00

Mom realized just this morning that "where it's happening" for minute to minute cat blatherings, is on Facebook. So she scooted on over there and checked out a few cat fan pages and profiles, and her first thought was, Let's get BeeGee and Kirby on Facebook!

But wait, I said, what about your hands and all that extra computer work another Facebook presence would create for you, Mom?

And she said, BeeGee darling, I think you're right. We don't need to compete with all the cats vying for attention on Facebook, regardless of how adorable and well-loved they are. Maybe we're getting too old for trying to keep up with the Guido's and the Mike's and the Spot's.

Besides, (and this is where Mom and I made a joint executive decision to stay with what we have right here), we kinda like the relative obscurity of where we're located, both in the real world and in cyberspace.

In the real world, we live in a corner of a mobile home park on the edge of a little burg (Fortuna) in the middle of Humboldt County, on California's North Coast, 250 miles north of San Francisco and 100 miles south of the Oregon state line. A virtual nowhere (except to everybody who lives here and loves it and wouldn't live anyplace else).

In cyberspace, we live at Blogger and we have the attention of you readers, the few or many that you may be. We don't need to conquer any popularity contests with an ever growing list of friends, fans, readers or hits. We're happy with what we have.

So happy day, catfans, and thanks for reading!

Hugs & Purrs from Beeg & Kirby

My Goofy Brother

2010-02-11T19:54:00.000-08:00

If he could climb into it, he would! Kirby's absolutely entranced by Mom's printer. He thinks it's magic, the sounds it makes, the paper or fabric coming out of it. Mysterious, and wonderful!

He loves getting into the garbage, pulls out used bandages and Q-tips, old shopping lists, whatever, schleps them around the house. He gets a hold of the lace of Dad's boot, in his mouth, and drags the boot across the kitchen floor. He climbs up on the kitchen counter and drinks water out of cups there waiting to be washed. He runs through the house with one of his wand toys, the handle of the wand in his mouth, and wraps the thing around table legs. With his little paw he'll scoop pens and pencils out of baskets, or pull them out of pencil jars, and bats them off the table onto the floor.

He's driving me crazy but I love him!

The Boys in the 'Hood

2010-02-02T20:13:00.000-08:00

I look like I'm praying here, and Kirby looks like a deer in the headlights! Maybe I'm praying that Kirby jumps in front of that car! NOT! This photo is from a couple weeks ago.

Tonight, I'm supervising Mom from atop the cat tree. Kirby is curled up on the desk next to Mom -- that's right, he's in MY spot. Uh-oh, here he comes, he's perched on the printer, eyeing the top of the cat tree. Any moment now he'll make his leap, we'll tussle, and I'll get disgusted and give up my spot to him.

I was right, that's exactly what just happened. Now I'm down on the windowsill...maybe we need a webcam so you can keep track of our moment to moment whereabouts! Boy, would that be boring. Mostly we sleep, with occasional eating and playing. Housecats, that's what we are!

Ciao for now, catfans. Happy February!

Just Like Old Times...

2010-01-25T16:35:00.001-08:00

I've been hanging out with Mom again, when she works on the computer. Sometimes, anyway. I used to do this all the time, then when Kirby got here, I changed all my habits. Now I'm back to some of my old tricks again.

It's been really rainy in our neck of the woods, definitely winter in full swing. I am so grateful that I'm an indoor cat, and I don't have to deal with whatever's going on outside.

Mostly, though, these are quiet times. Introspective times. Mindful times to just be grateful to be alive!

That's all for now. Ciao meow from Beeg!

Saturday Afternoon

2010-01-16T16:02:00.000-08:00

Just a quiet day at the ranch -- it's a Saturday afternoon and we're expecting rain but it hasn't shown up yet.

Here we are at our respective troughs. I'm liking the wheat grass, it's a nice touch. Mom used to make kitty grass all the time, but after Aja and Grayson passed, frankly I never ate the greens because I regularly ate grass outside. Now that I don't go outside, though, Mom started growing greens again and both Kirby and I love 'em!

Right at this moment, the Kirbster and I are on the couch with the folks, and we're watching football playoffs on TV. Go New Orleans! Looks like they're going to win by a landslide. I've come out of my funk a bit, have been more engaged with the family than I was, spending more time at night sleeping scooched up next to Mom.

Life's good!

Ciao meow for now! Purrs, Beeg

Gettin' The Hang Of It

2010-01-09T17:08:00.001-08:00

Zowie, Batman, we just had a 6.5 earthquake on the North Coast, about 22 miles offshore. Boy am I glad we weren't up here on our tree, because it was teetering. No, we're under the bed together and we won't come out.

Mom says if we were in a city somewhere, a 6.5 earthquake might have leveled everything. So we're feeling mighty lucky. About the only thing that's not working for us right now is cell phone service.

Earthquakes are scary when they're happening but they're few and far between. I'd much rather have to put up with this now and then than deal with hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, landslides, fires and God knows what else befalls other places on earth several times a year, every year. Those poor animals who wind up homeless and family-less, my heart goes out to them.

I think we may just spend the evening under the bed, until the coast, as it were, is totally clear. We might not be out of the woods yet.

Hope you're staying warm and dry!

Ciao meow for now!

Fat & Happy

2010-01-03T18:17:00.001-08:00

Actually, I should say, "fat and depressed." Mom finally diagnosed that I've been depressed, just like she gets periodically. I mean, with all the changes I suffered in 2009, it's no wonder I've been having a hard time shaking off the blues -- new digs, no more going outside, more time alone, new family member. That's a lot for one cat to handle.

Yeah, they thought getting Kirby for me would make me feel better, and I think it will, over time. But after the initial novelty of having a best bud wore off, I slipped into sadness again. I gave up so much last year...things are SO different for me than they were a year ago. I'm having trouble letting go of the past.

And I took a good look at myself in the mirror recently, and egad! I'm no longer the svelte guy I used to be. I overheard Mom and Dad talking the other day about how I was broadening, and I'm quite sure they weren't talking about my intellectual development!

So Kirb and I are on a new food regime. Mom was mixing Kirby's kitten food with my adult food, because he kept eating my food and I kept going for his. And I've always been a grazer so there's always been a bowl of kibble available. It's not that I was eating a lot more now, it's just that my sedentary lifestyle has finally caught up with me. So the new plan is that we each have bowls of our own food -- and mine is now Lite kibble for weight management -- and when we're not eating meals, the lids are snapped on the bowls. And Mom or Dad monitor us while we eat so we don't get into each other's food. Regular meals, stricter diet, and hopefully I'll shed a couple of pounds. That's my goal for this year!

Catcha later catfans! Ciao meow!

One Lucky Guy

2009-12-30T18:13:00.001-08:00

Dad said he was envious that I had my own personal trainer now (Kirby, that is), and he doesn't! Yes, Kirby's been running me around the house day and night...in fact, last night the folks couldn't get to sleep until the wee hours because Kirby and I were playing King of the Mountain on my over-the-bed perch. And I, of course, kept yammering, sounded like we were having our own kind of conversation, and the folks down below kept telling us to put a lid on it!

I'm loving this guy, but truth be told, I can hardly wait 'til he grows up! He's such a firecracker, gets into everything, and frankly it's a bit much for middle-aged me. But shoot, who am I to complain! I still do like spending time alone, though. Which is one reason I'm taking back control of my blog. It's still MY blog, it's me talking here, and I don't want that to change.

So, Happy New Year to you all, from me, BeeGee, and my little shadow, Kirby! May we all be happy and healthy in 2010 and beyond!

Happy Holidays From Us!

2009-12-23T20:01:00.001-08:00

Kirby and I wish you all happy holidays and a cool (read: hot) new year. Hot, as in kick-ass! We're kickin' some butt around here, but in a good way!

Love and hugs, purrs and meows from both of us!

Am I Having Fun Yet?

2009-12-17T21:00:00.000-08:00

...you bet I am! At this very moment, Mom is typing away, I'm on her left with my tail getting in the way of her fingers on the keyboard, Kirby is sitting on her right, watching, trying to figure out what mischief to get into next! Oh, now he's batting my tail, now he's walking on the keyboard, now he's up on the shelf overhead, now he's grabbed ahold of Mom's rubber stamp, down on the keyboard again, and I'm out of here!

I'm trying to remember if I was this much of a nuisance when I was a youngster. Mom can't tell me, I wasn't with her then, so I can only imagine that I was. But God, been there done that. I'm far more sophisticated now, these trifles don't amuse me like they do Kirby. Like the eraser he just knocked down off the shelf, onto the desk, onto the floor, and who knows when it'll be seen again! Yesterday he knocked the clock off the shelf, the battery went flying out, and hours later the cover to the battery case was found on the floor in the kitchen!

Such is the madness of kittendom! I am enjoying Kirby, though. He's a delight, no doubt about it!

More later. Ciao for now. Purrs and meows, Beeg

Life's Good!

2009-12-14T18:15:00.000-08:00

Life is rather blissful these days! New cat? No problem! We're buds already, much to my own surprise. We each get as much love from the folks as we want or can handle, we're both sleeping on the folks' bed at night, and life is back to normal now, except I have a new friend.

Thanks Mom and Dad, I love you! And I love Kirby, too!

Ciao for now, catfans! Purrs & meows from Beeg.

Psssst...Don't Tell Anyone!

2009-12-11T19:42:00.000-08:00

It's Friday evening, Kirby arrived on Wednesday, and we're already playing -- to some extent, anyway. I'm not hiding under the bed anymore, we're seeking each other out a little bit, the hissing is down to a dull roar. Maybe Mom was right...maybe this IS going to work out.

You gotta admit this guy is a looker. I could do worse for a little brother. I'm considering whether to make this a team blog -- the two of us -- but I think I like having this venue as my solo personal voice to the world. Think I'd better keep it my own thing. Having Kirby in my/our lives now is still part of the story of BeeGee.

So, lest you were worried about things here in Fortuna, I just wanted to let you know that it's looking better than I imagined it would! More updates as they're available.

Ciao, catfans!

I Am Not Amused

2009-12-09T21:36:00.001-08:00

Well! Kirby's having a great time making himself at home -- Mom brought him home today and he's already comfortable. Me? I've spent the evening under the bed. I came out for a few minutes and threw a hissy fit -- quite literally -- then sulked back into my hiding place.

Give me a few days to absorb this ginormous change in my life...right now, though, I'm not having a good time.

Hisses and spits, Beeg

Kirby Update

2009-12-02T07:02:00.000-08:00

Mom hung out with Kirby again yesterday, and it WILL be him. Isn't he adorable? I hope we get along well together. I'm really looking forward to a buddy. This having to wait thing is just whetting my desire for a pal.

Right now, though, I'm bumping Mom on the arm because I'm hungry...so I've got to run.

Later!

Purrs & Meows, Beeg

Almost A Done Deal

2009-11-28T19:29:00.000-08:00

The scuttlebutt around these parts is that there's a new kitty coming home soon. I think I'm excited about this. It'll be another few days, maybe a week, while the little guy recuperates from a bit of a cold.

I think his name is Kirby and he's a medium haired black and white kitty. I did hear Mom say today, though, that she thinks she might be allergic to him. She spent time with him today, the second time they hung out together, on her way back from Eureka and she said her eyes have been bothering her this evening. I'm really lucky, my hair is short and Mom's not allergic to me. Anyhow, since Mom works where Kirby is living at the moment, she'll check out the allergy situation again next week. If he doesn't work out, there's a guy there named Toby that Mom likes also, and he has short hair. She might even change Toby's name to Kirby!

So we'll all have to wait and see who my new BFF is going to be!

Catcha later, kitty fans! Hugs and meows from Beeg!

That Conversation, Part Deux

2009-11-24T18:15:00.000-08:00

Can you dig my eyes in this photo? I don't know how it happened...but it's a good look, isn't it?

Oh heck, I'll come right out and say it...I'm lonely as all getout! I hate when the folks leave for their respective days out in the world and I'm left home alone. I feel mopey and sad.

So, they've been having That Conversation again, the one about whether or not to get another kitty, someone to keep me company. The more they talk about it, the more I'm starting to feel like it might not be such a bad idea, after all. Mom and I are tight, I don't think anything will change that. So maybe I needn't be afraid of our relationship changing -- or wait, is it Mom that's afraid of our closeness changing? I don't know, we're kind of co-dependent with each other so I'm not sure which one of us is more concerned about this.

On the other hand, more love in the house IS more love in the house. Another feline critter, a playmate, someone to show the ropes to, someone to help me get more exercise, someone to curl up with on cold rainy days...hmmm, this is sounding better all the time!

Now the question is, male or female? Shucks, it really doesn't matter to me. If they get a male, I'll take him under my wing. If they get a female, maybe she and I will end up being soulmates like Aja and Grayson were (Mom's two cats that she already had when she adopted me, both of whom passed on a few years ago, a year apart).

I'm going to keep an open attitude about this. I'll keep you posted!

Happy Turkey Day, catfans! Purrs and meows from blue-eyed BeeGee!

It's About Time!

2009-11-16T17:23:00.001-08:00

I've been in this very spot for days, now, begging Mom to let me write a blog post. Now is as good a time as any, she says.

Mom came home for a catnap late morning today, so we hung out on the bed together for a couple hours, with the warm sun streaming in through the window. It was totally delightful.

Actually there's not too much to report. Life goes on, day by day, no huge changes for me, which I am eternally grateful for. I like to leave the changing to the folks. Just let me be me, here in our cozy home, I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to get fed on a regular schedule and sleep whenever I want, and give and get as much love as I can possibly handle. That's my kind of life...and I'm stickin' to it!

Hope all you catfans are well and happy!

Purrs and meows to you, Beeg

Feed Me You Fool!

2009-11-06T18:51:00.001-08:00

When Mom caught me laying on the kitchen rug this morning waiting to be fed (like I don't have a bottomless bowl of kibble there to munch on whenever I want), she couldn't help thinking of this card she's had for eons!

I guess this is another case of life imitating art! Ha!

Catcha later, catfans!
Ciao, Beeg

Licking My Chops

2009-11-04T20:43:00.001-08:00

How Mom gets these photos of me with my mouth open, I'll never know. I have no idea what I was eating, but I was enjoying it.

Well, I've been lazy lately, mostly enjoying my days on my perch over the bed on the east side of the house, or on my cat tree on the west side of the house. Either way, I have my unique views of the world, and I like watching life go by. How many months have I been in the house now? I'm over trying to get out. This is my life...I'm reconciled with it.

We haven't watched much TV lately. After finishing up Season 4 of The Closer, we tried to get back into Midsomer Murders, but they got kind of boring. And nothing else has appealed. So the folks have been reading more. I can highly recommend Dexter, though, on Showtime, that's a killer show!

I'm going to try to write more often. Thinking about blog posts is something I could do while I'm relaxing. I'll think up something good and entertaining and be back atcha real soon!

Ciao for now!

Purrs and meows, Beeg

Early Hallowe'en

2009-10-22T19:06:00.001-07:00

I've got my costume all together and I'm ready to go Trick or Treating. This year I'm going as a Coon Skin Cap! Davey Crockett would be so proud of me!

You'll probably hear from me before then, but if not, have a safe and Happy Hallowe'en!

Purrs and Meows from Beeg!

Open Mouth, Insert Paw

2009-10-19T21:47:00.000-07:00

Mom caught me last night, mid-yawn! Just another relaxing evening on the cat tree -- notice my crossed paws. Ah, the life!

Ciao, cybercats!

A Test Of Wills

2009-10-12T21:24:00.000-07:00

Here I am having a staring contest with my boa toy. Boa always wins. But I keep trying.

This is not a new photo, although a recent one. We're reporting from Mom's new computer now, we're wireless and all that jazz. Actually, at the present moment, I am on the desk under the lamp, to the left of Mom while she's writing my post. Dad just came in from a walk.

It's storming outside, getting ready to dump some rain tonight. I'm looking forward to a warm and cozy night!

Purrs & Meows!

At The Ranch

2009-10-10T21:21:00.000-07:00

This is, like, a really old picture of me, actually about a year old...Mom got a new computer today and all my more recent photos are on it, but that computer's not hooked up to wireless yet so I'm posting tonight from Dad's (formerly Mom's older) computer.

Just wanted to report that, as always, there's change going on here at the ranch. Nothing stays the same for very long.

On the TV program front, we've got just one more episode of Season 4 of The Closer to watch...and that's it on that show until Season 5, which just finished up on TV, is available on DVD. Probably not for close to a year. Bummer. We'll have to check out some other show...or watch Season 5 episodes on Mom's new computer!

Hope you're all having a cool weekend -- and I don't mean weatherwise!

Purrs & Meows from Beeg =)