4/9/2025 – Pondering Change

Viola ponders a change © Colehauscats.com
Viola ponders a change © Colehauscats.com

We made a change in our kitchen a couple of weeks ago, a change it’ll take time to get used to. We got rid of our kitchen table, the legs of which had become scratching posts for a certain ginger girl. No amount of scolding and squirts of water could break her habit, regardless of the perfectly good scratching post located 3 feet away. Or a mile and a half in cat distance.

The chairs had been falling apart for a long time. The pleather seat covers had worn through and the stuffing within turned out to be little green plastic pellets that Mom vacuumed out upon discovery to keep a certain cat from mistaking those for green ants.

Dad liked the table and chairs because it was counter-height, or in reality, it was Dad’s height because Dad is very tall. Someone else liked it, too; not because it was tall but because she liked having an entire seat to herself while making biscuits on those chair covers that didn’t really solve much of anything.

Of course, we told Viola the table and chair set was going away so she could spend a last day on her favorite chair.

Viola spend time on her favorite chair © Colehauscats.com
Viola spend time on her favorite chair © Colehauscats.com
Viola naps on her favorite chair © Colehauscats.com
Viola naps on her favorite chair © Colehauscats.com

Just wait until she finds out our “new” kitchen table is her island!

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024 – No post
2023 – No post
2022 – No post
2021 – No post
2020 – No post
2019 – No post
2018A Random April post from the past
2017 – No post
2016 – No post
2015 – No post
2014 – No post
2013Ruby Tuesdays
2012 – No post

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4/7/2025 – MultiCat Monday

Tessa and Lump © Colehauscats.com
Tessa and Lump © Colehauscats.com

Welcome to MultiCat Monday. You’re probably thinking, “Okay . . . I see Tessa. Where’s the multi cats?” to which we’d reply, “Oh, but you have to look closer, specifically, at the lump below Tessa.” Surely, you know who this is?

Tessa and the Quint Lump © Colehauscats.com
Tessa and the Quint Lump © Colehauscats.com

There he is, blanket lump Quint, snuggled in his blanket fort.

Pia and Tessa © Colehauscats.com

A short while later, Tessa goes in for 3rd breakfast and Pia’s on the warming mat in front of a window probably wondering if it’s ever going to warm up around here (this coming from a long haired cat, mind you). Yes, Pia, we have lots of warm days coming and if history repeats itself, by September you’ll be perfectly happy with a summer hair cut.

And where is Viola during all this? Why isn’t she with any of her housemates?

Viola with more important things to do © Colehauscats.com
Viola with more important things to do © Colehauscats.com

She’s doing more important things, as her usual, extra independent self does.

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024 – No post
2023Reasoning with Viola
2022 – No post
2021 – No post
2020 – No post
2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017Friday Fun
2016 – No post
2015Ruby Tuesday
2014MultiCat Monday
2013 – No post
2012 – No post

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04/04/2025 – Things on Cats, Spring Edition

Princess Tessa © Colehauscats.com
Princess Tessa © Colehauscats.com

You know what we haven’t done in a while, Tessa?

Feed me kibble, no, catnip, no, wait, caviar?

Caviar *snort* As if! It’s been a long time since we, meaning you and us, played with toys. More specifically, we showed your tolerance talent by wearing a toy. On your head. While we take a photo.

“Played with toys.” Hmm, I’m not playing. I was napping as you well know, and without this thing on my head.

Oh, Tessa, you make a pretty tuxie princess with your yellow crown, even when we accidently woke you up by putting it on your head.

Tessa displaying a crinkly ball hat © Colehauscats.com
Tessa displaying a crinkly ball hat © Colehauscats.com

And with this one. Not just anyone can expertly wear a foil crinkle ball on their head.

Really? Not that I’d have any reason to not trust you, Mom, but didn’t you tell Dad the exact same thing a few years ago?

Hmm, I don’t recall . . .

Dad displaying a crinkly ball hat, 2021 © Colehauscats.com
Dad displaying a crinkly ball hat, 2021 © Colehauscats.com

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024 – No post
2023 – No post
2022Not Yet
2021 – No post
2020 – No post
2019 – No post
2018Two Word Wednesday
2017 – No post
2016Mama Cat Monday
2015 – No post
2014Dear Niblets – Six Months Old
2013 – No post
2012New to the Family – Meet Newton

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