Me-WOW

Happy Sunday, Readers,

We do hope you had a wonderful week and that your week ahead is even better.

Each day is the best day! We nap!

You can kinda see our primordial pouches here. We both have them. Primordial pouches are the flaps on our tummies that sway back and forth when we run. People may assume we are overweight and that is why we have these flaps. But that's just not true.

The flap actually acts as padding and protection during a fight. Have you ever seen cats kick each other in the belly with their hind legs? The flap protects us during those fights. We have loose skin on our bodies so we can wiggle loose when grabbed by an attacker.

Our primordial pouch also helps us stretch (we do that a lot!) and jump (we like to jump!). 

Pretty interesting, huh? Me-wow! 

Purr & Paw,

-Stivali. 

Time spent with cats is never wasted. - Sigmund Freud. 

Pasqua turns ten months, and Pixie finds her furever home!

Happy Day, Readers,

We have a special report for you! The cat mamma had been sponsoring at Tabby's Place has been adopted! Read all about Pixie's latest news here: Update on Pixie

You may remember us mentioning this beautiful paraplegic cat in prior blogs:
A note from Stivali
Are we ready yet?

In other exciting news, little Pasqua celebrated his 10 month birthday on the 17th of this month. Wahoo! 🎂 Look how big he has gotten:

Obviously, he likes to stretch out and to nap. 😺

We had a very happy week. We got to see our little grey kitten outside, which is always exciting for us: 

And I have maintained my superior cuteness for all to adore:

Have a wonderful week. Stay happy! 

Purr & Paw,

-Stivali.

Cats have it all - admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it. - Rod McKuen.

Is Stray Cat bringing us a friend?

About one month ago, Mamma saw what she thought was a stray cat in our yard.

So, she built the kitty an outdoor shelter since we were getting so much rain, and began putting food out for him.

Weeks went by, and we never did see this white and grey kitty again.

One night, when my sister and I were hanging out in our sunroom, a different kitty appeared at our door. We were surprised and alerted Mamma.

A beautiful grey kitty with big green eyes. He was quite thin and looked like he was living outdoors in our woods. Mamma fetched him some fresh water and some of our crunchy cereal. When she went outside to bring it to him, the grey kitty ran away. She called for him but he did not return. We were sad.

When Stray Cat first passed away, we knew we would never truly recover from the tragic loss. Mamma found comfort in her belief that when Stray Cat was ready, he would bring her a different stray to her... That was her immediate thought when she saw the white and grey cat hanging out in our yard. That Stray Cat finally brought us a friend.

So, then, who is this?

Nearly nightly, this little grey kitty has come to our sunroom door asking for food. He does not let Mamma approach him, and runs away when she goes out side with his food, but he returns to eat it.

Isn't he beautiful?

We are elated to be helping this little grey kitty, and we are determining what to do next. Will he let us take him in? Will we have the opportunity to bring him to our doctor to be checked? Will he want to join our family?

Stay tuned! There are exciting things happening here.

😻🙋😻
Purr & Paw,
-Stivali.

"Cats choose us, we don't choose them." - Kristin F Cast.

Who was Julius Caesar?

Did you know July is named after Julius Caesar? What do you know about this man other than being the lover of Cleopatra? (Interesting trivia note: Ma’s second cat’s name was Cleopatra!).

Some people believe that Julius was born by an operation (cutting through his mother’s abdomen whereas he was cut out from his mother’s uterus) hence why today we call this type of operation a Caesarean.

If you did not know that legend, then maybe when you read his name, you think of salad. Let me tell you that the delicious Caesar Salad is NOT named after Julius, but after the Italian-American chef, Caesar Cardini.  This other Caesar invented the salad in 1924 in Tijuana, Mexico.

Julius Caesar did NOT invent the salad nor was it named after him. He did, however, create political and social reform in Rome, although controversial at the time, it had a positive effect.

His reform included: initiation of land redistribution among the poor and land reform for veterans, he improved the calendar (Caesar is responsible for the year as we know it having 365 days, and for the existence of a leap year every four years), he created a police force, and abolished the tax system. Despite all of his good intentions, Caesar was assassinated - stabbed twenty-three times - the result of a scheme by some Roman senators.

After Julius Caesar was killed, Quintilis, his birth month, was renamed July.

We do hope you enjoyed this little history lesson and that your first week of July was terrific. Around here there were firework displays Thursday through Saturday, and I am happy to report that the noise did not scare Pasqua at all. Another first for Pasqua. Because he was so brave, I, too, put up a good front, and did not hide during all of the racket.

Stay safe and happy.

Purr & Paw,

-Stivali.

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected. – Julius Caesar.

Happy July!

Dear Readers, 

We are so happy that it is July. Sunshine means sun puddles. Summer means longer days, which means more light to light our lives! We are so happy!

We are getting along fabulously. On occasion, Pasqua Scheggiare gets a little too rambunctious, but one fine swat of my paw on his head and he behaves again. It is like magic!

We are doing really well with demands. We have purrfected: 

• sit
• jump/up
• paw
• give me five

We are still working on 'fetch' - one which Pasqua did continuously but has recently become less enchanted with it. Haha!

Pasqua is quite the snuggler and he has a permanent spot next to mamma when she relaxes on the sofa. I don't join them very often because it is not fun for me to share mamma with Pasqua. I get envious and angry. 

This week, our country celebrates with fireworks and barbecues. I hope there are not too many fireworks nearby because they scare me. I know we are not under attack, but it sure sounds and feels like we are. I typically retreat to under the bed during such scary times. 

If you are wondering why there are celebrations here this week - it is to honor when the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England on July 4, 1776.  This eventually led to the formation of the United States, so Americans celebrate this historic event on the fourth of July, also referred to as Independence Day.

Have a wonderful week, Everyone, and Happy Independence Day to all who celebrate it! 

Purr & Paw,

-Stivali. 

“I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.” – Wendell L. Wilkie.

June closes - graduations - proms - and Pasqua turns 9 (months)!

Hello Dear Readers,
We are surprised at how quickly time passes. Here it is June 23rd already. Our last full week of the month of June. From our window we see lots of prom and graduation festivities. School is out for all the neighborhood kids, and the start of summer is here!

Our cousin, Emma, graduated high school this week with all of her friends and classmates. We are so happy for her as she ends one chapter, and embarks on her next educational journey at the end of the summer. Education is our most powerful tool we can use to change the world! Congratulations to all of the graduates!

Also this week, we celebrated Pasqua as he turned 9 months old on the 17th.

He likes the boxes his gifts come in more than the gifts. I know a lot of you are thinking "typical kitty"! 😼

I share two photos of me since I shared two photos of my lil brother. I am a very blessed kitty, with a mamma who loves me unconditionally. Blessed to be able to live in a warm, safe, love-filled home, to have as many treats as I would like, to always have a bowl full of crunchy cereal, and another filled with fresh water. Yum! I guess I can add to my list of blessings the little Pasqua kitty, too. 😼

We had a good week. Filled with naps, snacks. playing, and snuggling mamma. We hope you all had a good week, too, and that your summer is off to a purrfect start.

As you enter the summer months, remember to list your blessings - we believe if you focus on them you will be blessed with even more!

Purr & Paw,

-Stivali.

"Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." - Henry James.

Happy Father's Day

Without our dads, we wouldn't be here.
We don't know who our dads are and neither of us really remember our momcat either.
We were both stranded, runts of litters it is called, and we are grateful we were found, and then brought to our human mamma to live in a safe forever home.
Can we tell her happy father's day - when she is both mother and father to us?
I think so. She deserves the blessings and our gratitude.

Our human mamma has a very special dad we call Nonno. He comes and visits us all of the time and most times, I hide, some times I hiss - he is very funny because he will hiss back. He just wants love, but I don't like to give it freely. I let Pasqua do that. Nonno will hang out with Pasqua, pet him and love on him... while I hide. He is a good grandfather to us. We are very blessed.

To all the readers out there who are dads - we wish you a very Happy Father's Day. ❤

Me eyeing up Pasqua.

Pasqua has plenty of silly positions.

Have a wonderful week, Everyone!

Purr & Paw,
-Stivali.

"It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping." - John Sinor.