More Photos Of My Furrie Purrees

THE NEW BABIES HAVE ARRIVED. THIS LITTER IS UNBELIVABLE !!!

Check out my new FurriePurries

The new babies of Zachary Pierre and Abigail Shyla are here. The kittens were born 5/21/09 and I could barely believe my eyes, there a 7 new FurriePurrees in all. The first born was a Himalayan coming into the world at 10:15 A.M, Next came a black at 10:25 A.M. Two more Himmies followed at 10:40 and 10:50. Then a Blue at 11:25, Another Blue at 11:40. I could not believe my eyes when another Blue arrived at 12:05.

Granted Mom was huge, I expected 5 kittens total just like her previous litter in which one was stillborn.Never would have dreamed of 7. All are doing well and Mom did an excellent job, she was exhausted and could barely keep up. Here are some photos. Stay tuned for more

THIS AND THAT AND THE CAT IN THE HAT

"Dogs come when they are called, cats take a message and get back to you later."

Mary Bly

"Cats cannot be made to do anything useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it."

P. J. O Rourke

"There are two means of refruge from the miseries of life music and cats."

Albert Schweitzer

"It is a matter to gain the affection of a cat. He is a philosophical animal, tenacious of his own habits, fond of order and neatness, and disinclined to extravagant sentiment. He will be your friend, if he finds you worthy of friendship, but not your slave."

Theodhile Gautier

"Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and smells about, it is not quiet for a moment, it trusts nothing until it has examined and made aquaintance with everything."

Jean Jacques Rousseau

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to it."

Robert A. Heinlein

THE CAT IN THE HAT ON AGING

I cannot see

I cannot pee

I cannot chew

I cannot screw

Oh my god, what can I do?

My memory shrinks

My hearing stinks

No sense of smell

I look like hell

My mood is bad- can you tell?

My body's drooping

Have trouble pooping

The Golden Years

have come at last

The Golden Years can kiss my ass.

The cat in the Hat is now 52 years old. It was published in 1957 and it is estimated that 10 and a half million copies of the book have been sold. That is not including sales from Scholastic At Home Club.

Less than 10 days to go for Abigail

Abigail has grown rapidly the past few weeks. I am sure there will be at least 5 kittens, possibly 6. My poor baby is huge and always hungry. Zoe and Zachary do not understand why she will not run and play with them. When they are up to mischief she warns them by growling to leave her alone.

The kittens are due on May 2oth and should definitely be here by May 22nd. May 22nd will be day 68. It takes 65 to 68 days for the babies to be born. With her last litter she went into labor at midnight on day 68.

She lets me rub and massage her tummy and I get such joy from feeling the movement, they are kicking quite hard and moving around alot. They are ready to begin new lives in the world as adorable, spoiled rotten fuzzybutts. I am quite excited as I can't wait to see how many and what colors we get. I love it when they get big enough to run around and explore the house, pouncing on each other, Mom, Dad, Zoe, Ms. Lew and anything moving.

Stay tuned to see pics of the newest little furrie purries coming soon.

A wonderful weekend in the mountains

The sunny weather last weekend was so beautiful, the temperatures reached into the high 80s and were 89 degrees when we returned from a nice visit with my parents in Lewisburg. Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County WV. about a 2 1/2 hours from Charleston. It was a nice treat after the cold weather that we have endured this winter, and it seems to want to hang in there and continue to be cold and dreary, as this weekend is high 52 degrees and rainy, dark, and yucky also.





We drove up last Friday and spent the weekend. We had a great time and it was to beautiful to stay inside so on Saturday, Gary, Mom and I went to the Flea Market, we walked around town and visited the antique shops. Many of the shops we use to visit are now closed due to this nasty depression. The sun was shining brightly, hardly a cloud in the sky. I actually got to wear shorts and sandals and got some sun while walking. The total weekend was beautiful.

On Sunday afternoon we started back home and took the scenic route and stopped at Hawks Nest State Park. It was another beautiful day that brought out lots of bikers riding the winding, mountain backroads and a few of them were at the overlook at Hawks Nest just enjoying the weather and the beautiful views.

Hawks Nest Culture And History

Hawks Nest was named after a large tree which was a favorite nesting place of hawks situated near the old hotel and used as a navigational marker in early days. The area was occupied by Worimi Aborigines prior to white settlement. The first Europeans to work in the area were timbergetters who took an interest in the forests (mostly red cedar) along the Myall River early in the 19th century. The timber was hauled by bullock trains to mills, then carted by punt down river to Hawks Nest and the Winda Woppa peninsula. Ships bound for Newcastle and Sydney picked up the timber, unloading the stone they carried for ballast on the banks of the river, much of it being used in construction of the rock walls which can still be seen today. A timber mill was built at Winda Woppa in 1920 and shipped out 13 million square feet of wood in 1922.

HAWKS NEST TUNNEL

The Hawks Nest Tunnel is considered a marvel of modern day engineering. Completed in June 1936, the tunnel is 16,240 feet in length and drops in elevation a total of 163 feet. Along with a dam built at the same time, the tunnel funnels water from the New River just below Hawks Nest bypassing the riverbends to a hydroelectric plant downstream.

The tunnel was cut directly through a seam of silica, sometimes over 99% pure. Evidently the potential dangers related to working in a silica rich enviroment were withheld from the tunnel workers and within a matter of weeks, the laborers began succumbing to the fatal effects of the silica dust. By the time the tunnel was completed, it's estimated that thousands of men were exposed to and untold hundreds died from the exposure from 1930 to 1935.

LOVERS LEAP

Just below the ledge at Hawks Nest State Park fabled Lovers Leap Rock juts out into the New River Gorge. It was there that, according to legend, Little Swan a Cherokee maiden and Running Deer, a Shawnee brave, plunged to their death because their parents opposed their marriage.

Lots of activities are available at Hawks Nest, hiking trails, paddle boats, tram rides, cabins and campgrounds, museums, etc. and the breathtaking views are awesome. Spectacular waterfalls must be seen while you are visiting. Gary and I did not get to do these things on this visit because they do not open until May 30th. but we will have to return during the summer months as it has been many years since we have enjoyed these activities.