Preparations. . . .

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     This week I have been making plans for Christmas . . . .

     Yes, December is almost upon us, and this week I have started to get some practice in for the big occasion, aka Christmouse Time, and my birthday, which is on the same day.

     It is a very busy time for us at the palace, what with hosting two important events: the Church Mouse Benevolent Fund Christmas Carol Concert, and the village Christmas Tree Decoration Dressing and Undressing Competition. It is also a time of year when we throw open the palace doors and let the poor in to savour the warmth of our fireside, a hot cup of chocolate (cold if Mrs H forgets to pay the electric bill again like she did last year), share roasted mouse mallows (shape of and not real ones), and share a gift or two.

     All this does take its toll on Mrs H and me, who do like things quiet. So to make sure we are the peak and pinnacle of our performance, we spend a lot of time practicing speed napping, which we will build up to mid-size naps by mid-December. Come Boxing Day, we will be ready for a super long nap, which, if I can work it for me at least, will see us through into January the second.

     So, if you don't get to see much of us over the Christmouse and my birthday season, you can rest assured that we are both slaving away in one fashion or another. However, any smells of Brussels sprouts that may waft across the land and oceans are definitely NOT coming from us, MOL.





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     Thank you for visiting us this week. If you have any seasonal Thanksgiving, pre-Christmouse and birthday preparation and decorating tips of your own that you would like to share, please leave them in the comments below.

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The Decorating Cat

 

Hello and welcome to The Sunday Selfies!

     We are joining The Kitties Blue, from The Cat on My Head blog, for the weekly celebration of blogs and bloggers from across the world and across the species.

     To join in, get the Linky-Link code from their website, add it to your page, and enjoy the hop!

 
     A link to last week's story about the Snake in the Grass can be found HERE.

     If you want to see some of my, or rather Mrs H's foot first Friday Foto failures, then click the link HERE.

     This week I have been making plans for redecorating.

     What every wise cat – and interior designer – know, is that it's all about planning. So being a subscriber to the theory that it is better to be prepared than not, I duly set out everything Mrs H will need to repaint the skirtings. That is once she has decided which colour white we should have: Battleship white—not my favourite due to the crustaceans and smell of old seaweed; White with a hint of black—not Mrs H's favourite as it means someone, mentioning no names, got too close to the fresh paint and deposited hairs on it; or my personal favourite—Mouse  white.

    Anyway, in anticipation of Mrs H making the right choice, I have laid out the newspaper and the paintbrush for her to start. The other items are my own addition to the mix, essentials that every cat should have whilst supervising one's decorator.

     Now if you are wondering where the most important item is, Mrs H has banned me from having my food bowls in the shot. She says it gives a wrong impression to the younger and maybe more impressionable readers that it is safe to paint and eat at the same time, and that snacking on the job is acceptable in a forward-facing customer-centric environment. Me, I think it's because I've put her on a diet and seeing my four-course snack tray makes her tummy rumble.

     Now, some of you may be thinking that the nip nanna is not essential to the whole process. Let me assure every cat undertaking decorating that there is nothing like a cat high on nip tearing around the floors and walls and spreading fresh pawprints everywhere to encourage a painter to get the job done quickly; not that I would do such a thing ;)

     Thank you for visiting us this week. If you have any decorating tips of your own that you would like to share, please leave them in the comments below.

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