5/22/2026 – Friday Naps with Tessa

Tessa, 2026 © Colehauscats.com
Tessa, 2026 © Colehauscats.com

Ah, to take a daytime nap without life constantly nagging to get something, anything, everything done right this minute. Wisely, Tessa spends these kinds of days napping away and she has every right to do so. Our Tuxie girl is slowing down. A stage three kidney disease diagnosis last month brought home the thought she won’t be with us forever. So, when she wanted to nap in Viola’s Island Box, yeah, no one chased her out of it. Let her nap.

Or, let her almost nap. As always, she’s got an eye on us and still will for a while longer to come.

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In typical Colehaus Cats fashion, we’ll be away from blogging next Monday, otherwise known as Memorial Day here in the states. Mom will be working as usual and Dad will be home with the kitties and trying to figure out some new cat water fountain Mom bought for Tessa. More on that later, if it works.

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024Wednesday One Words
2023Around Colehaus
2022 – No post
2021 – No post
2020Flashback Friday
2019Wordless Wednesday
2018 – No post
2017Happy Victoria Day with Pia
2016 – No post
2015Friday Fun
2014 – No post
2013Two Statues
2012 – No post

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5/20/2026 – Few Words Wednesday

Crater Lake azalea with bee friend, 2026 © Colehauscats.com
Crater Lake azalea with bee friend, 2026 © Colehauscats.com

What’s up? Bee Butt! We’ve got lots of flowers here at the moment and just as soon as Mom gets a day off, she’ll show you. Unlike last year when it was very late in the year before we saw any bees at all, this year, everyone’s back to their usual buzzing and flitting from flower to flower as all good bees should.

Exbury orange azalea, 2026 © Colehauscats.com
Exbury orange azalea, 2026 © Colehauscats.com
Quint's favorite pink Rhododendron, 2026 © Colehauscats.com
Quint’s favorite pink Rhododendron, 2026 © Colehauscats.com

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024Miscellaneous Monday
2023 – No post
2022Finally Friday
2021 – No post
2020W is for Wednesday
2019Mum’s the Word Monday
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016Foster Friday with Miss Itty
2015Wordless Wednesday
2014 – No post
2013ManCat Monday – Inspiration
2012 – No post

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5/18/2026 – Monday Miscellaneous

Bird feeder posts © Colehauscats.com
Bird feeder posts © Colehauscats.com

Mom was finally able to get that 2nd bird feeder post installed and the bricks put back into place. No more worry about the flimsy metal pole rusting through and the whole thing crashing down. The really good thing is that the occasional wayward mouse can’t easily climb up into the suet feeder now.

But Mom’s a bit confused.

Squirrel post finial? © Colehauscats.com
Squirrel post finial? © Colehauscats.com

She didn’t request a squirrel post finial. For the week or so the post has been up, there seems to be a squirrel sitting on the top more often than not. Maybe we should investigate further.

Elsewhere . . .

All right. Who did this? © Colehauscats.com
All right. Who did this? © Colehauscats.com

All right. This floor was just steam mopped a few days ago? Who did this? We want answers! Quint? Tessa?

Quint denies © Colehauscats.com
Quint denies © Colehauscats.com

What? That? Not me! Who would do such a thing?

Tessa tattles © Colehauscats.com
Tessa tattles © Colehauscats.com

Tessa, did you do this?

I don’t know, Dad. It looks pretty artistic to me. And you know, I’m not the artist in the family.

Today’s Tessa Lesson © Colehauscats.com

Listen up, kids. Today’s lesson is blame the brother. Always.

Elsewhere still . . .

Someone's foot © Colehauscats.com
Someone’s foot © Colehauscats.com

Someone’s adorable foot. Would you kiss it?

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024 – No post
2023 – No post
2022Wordless Wednesday
2021 – No post
2020Miscellaneous Monday
2019 – No post
2018Few Words Friday
2017 – No post
2016Wordless Wednesday
2015Always Watching
2014 – No post
2013 – No post
2012It’s in the Bag

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