Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Playing Nurse
All this week, People #2 has the flu and lies in bed most of the day.
I take excellent care of him, as all cats do when their Peoples do not feel well. We sense these things, you know. We rise to the occasion.
I spend most of my time lying on the bed next to him. Sometimes within petting distance, and sometimes not.
People #2 spends a lot of time reading and sleeping. (Hey, I need to take a break to wash my face.)
Sometimes I push against the corner of his book to mark it. This is NOT the kind of "bookmark" that Peoples use, but it sure feels good to me.
This week, the weather is cold at night and almost warm during the day. Today is sunny too, which makes it feel like Spring!
People #2 feels better today, so both of them go outside for a few minutes to get some sun. I accompany them.
As usual, People #2 drags out his camera and takes pictures of me. He must have a MILLION of them by now! But who can blame him? I am very photogenic, after all.
Here I am looking out over my meadow. Yes, MINE! I am King of all I survey.
Now I am going to walk over towards the barn...
...to nibble on some GRASS! He even takes a video of me. This is special!
How exciting is this? Plenty.
Yum-yum, it tastes good. It is especially nice when the weather is warm. I do not like eating grass when it is cold, wet or worse yet, when it is frozen.
If you look closely, you may see some gnats flying around while I eat. Hey, this is January. You guys should not be out for another month or so!
At the 28-second mark, you can hear dogs barking in the distance and then my reaction a couple seconds later. Also, of course, you can hear the river in the background.
As you can see, I have a very hard life. ;-)
I take excellent care of him, as all cats do when their Peoples do not feel well. We sense these things, you know. We rise to the occasion.
I spend most of my time lying on the bed next to him. Sometimes within petting distance, and sometimes not.
People #2 spends a lot of time reading and sleeping. (Hey, I need to take a break to wash my face.)
Sometimes I push against the corner of his book to mark it. This is NOT the kind of "bookmark" that Peoples use, but it sure feels good to me.
This week, the weather is cold at night and almost warm during the day. Today is sunny too, which makes it feel like Spring!
People #2 feels better today, so both of them go outside for a few minutes to get some sun. I accompany them.
As usual, People #2 drags out his camera and takes pictures of me. He must have a MILLION of them by now! But who can blame him? I am very photogenic, after all.
Here I am looking out over my meadow. Yes, MINE! I am King of all I survey.
"Looking to the right..."
"...and to the LEFT..."
Now I am going to walk over towards the barn...
...to nibble on some GRASS! He even takes a video of me. This is special!
How exciting is this? Plenty.
Yum-yum, it tastes good. It is especially nice when the weather is warm. I do not like eating grass when it is cold, wet or worse yet, when it is frozen.
If you look closely, you may see some gnats flying around while I eat. Hey, this is January. You guys should not be out for another month or so!
At the 28-second mark, you can hear dogs barking in the distance and then my reaction a couple seconds later. Also, of course, you can hear the river in the background.
As you can see, I have a very hard life. ;-)
Friday, January 14, 2011
Frosty!
I am happy to report that it is not raining this morning.
However, it is COLD and FROSTY. At least the sun is out, which helps a lot.
My paws get cold on the cement in the shade. People #2 is holding that darn camera again. He keeps following me with it, waiting for the money shot.
Well, here it IS! This is the famous back door that I come in and out of many times a day.
I am going to hold this pose for exactly TWO SECONDS and then I am going to walk away. There is sunshine just around the corner and I am not going to hang around here!
However, it is COLD and FROSTY. At least the sun is out, which helps a lot.
My paws get cold on the cement in the shade. People #2 is holding that darn camera again. He keeps following me with it, waiting for the money shot.
Well, here it IS! This is the famous back door that I come in and out of many times a day.
I am going to hold this pose for exactly TWO SECONDS and then I am going to walk away. There is sunshine just around the corner and I am not going to hang around here!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
I want to go OUT!
"Meow. Rrrr....owww. Prrr. MEE-OWW!"
When my People show the first signs of stirring awake in the morning, I begin my song.
I take my position on the floor a few discreet feet from the bed, and tell them that I want to go outside.
It does not matter what the weather is like. I do tend to come back in rather quickly when it is below freezing, though. Mama did not raise no fool, as People #1 likes to say.
Today it is in the lower 40s and drizzling. PURR-fect for a cat originally from Vancouver.
This morning, People #1 lets me out. I knock at the back door an hour later. I want some nibbles!
People #2 escorts me to my food bowl in the kitchen, and gives me a scoop of Dry. (No Wet for this cat.)
Sometimes I meow before approaching the bowl. It is my subtle hint to give me a heaping scoop rather than the usual level one. People #2 rarely takes the hint, however.
A moment later, I approach People #2 who is now at his computer. I meow. He knows DARN well what I want: to go outside again.
People #2 sighs and heaves up from his chair, and leads the way to the back door. I follow demurely, deliberately. I do not want to seem too anxious (Kitty 101).
This morning, People #2 picks up that awful camera and takes a picture of me standing patiently by the door. He tells People #1 that he is *NOT* going to let me out because it is drizzling, but he wants a picture for today's blog post.
I glare at him accusingly and he does let me out. He had better!
People #2 sighs again and drapes the damp towel over a chair near the kerosene heater, so it will be warm and toasty when I come back in.
Yes, Life is good -- especially when my People exhibit their good training.
By me, of course.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Trying to Keep Warm!
Folks, it is COLD out here in The Woods.
But I have a thick fur coat.
My People get all frantic and stuff whenever I come in out of the rain, soaking wet.
But I am not actually soaked to the skin, because of the aforementioned fur coat.
People #1 or People #2 dries me off with a towel. People #1 tends to be more rough, because he likes to play with me that way. Almost every time he messes with me, THIS is what happens:
I pretend not to like it. But I do, deep down.
We live in a very "rustic" building attached to a 100-year-old barn. It does not have what my People call 'Central Heat & Air'. Far from it, folks.
They use kerosene heaters this winter. They promise me wood stove heat next winter when they finally hook it up. I miss me some wood stove heat. It is the BEST.
But the kerosene heater in the Music Room does a good job. This is the warmest spot in the whole house. Of course you are aware that us cats know all these spots!
The kitchen is colder than the Music Room, because we do not spend as much time there in the winter. Before People #1 lights the kerosene heater in the kitchen, this is what I look like in the cold:
"Maybe if I scrunch down on this wool blanket I will be warmer!"
I am going to move to another chair...
"I am not totally sure about this..."
Meanwhile, I will do my regal Canadian pose. I originally come from Vancouver, you know. Hamming it up makes me feel warmer.
Cat trick: Place your paws together, wrap tail around body and hunch down a little for increased warmth.
Well, at least I am in a very tastefully decorated space!
I hope all my cat friends are keeping warm this winter.
But I have a thick fur coat.
My People get all frantic and stuff whenever I come in out of the rain, soaking wet.
But I am not actually soaked to the skin, because of the aforementioned fur coat.
People #1 or People #2 dries me off with a towel. People #1 tends to be more rough, because he likes to play with me that way. Almost every time he messes with me, THIS is what happens:
I pretend not to like it. But I do, deep down.
We live in a very "rustic" building attached to a 100-year-old barn. It does not have what my People call 'Central Heat & Air'. Far from it, folks.
They use kerosene heaters this winter. They promise me wood stove heat next winter when they finally hook it up. I miss me some wood stove heat. It is the BEST.
But the kerosene heater in the Music Room does a good job. This is the warmest spot in the whole house. Of course you are aware that us cats know all these spots!
The kitchen is colder than the Music Room, because we do not spend as much time there in the winter. Before People #1 lights the kerosene heater in the kitchen, this is what I look like in the cold:
"Maybe if I scrunch down on this wool blanket I will be warmer!" I am going to move to another chair...
"I am not totally sure about this..." Meanwhile, I will do my regal Canadian pose. I originally come from Vancouver, you know. Hamming it up makes me feel warmer.
Cat trick: Place your paws together, wrap tail around body and hunch down a little for increased warmth.
Well, at least I am in a very tastefully decorated space!
I hope all my cat friends are keeping warm this winter.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Hello Again, Friends!
You all know what a busy cat I am, traveling all over the place for six years now!
These days I do not travel quite so much. Most of it is within a couple hundred miles of home.
This is good because I like staying in The Woods best.
Now I have more time to entertain you with blog posts. My life is endlessly fascinating, and I am very photogenic.
For months, I meow and meow and MEOW at People #2 to help me type my blog. My paws are too big and stubby to type properly. I make a lot of mistakes which takes too much of my time (you all know what a busy cat I am)! I need help from my People.
It will take some training to get People #2 back up to speed on the blog.
Speaking of training, I finally get him to open the back door when I scratch and bump against it wanting to come in for a nibble. People #1 is similarly trained. I put them through their paces at least five times a day.
I am also very proud of training People #2 to escort me to my food bowl in the kitchen, to make sure that it is full. There is often food in the bowl already, but we cats have to keep our People on our toes!
People #2 sometimes tries to pull a fast one by *NOT* filling the bowl and just shaking up the dry food that is already there, and then setting it down. Who do you think he is fooling? Not me!
I humor him by eating it, but then I get my revenge a few minutes later by coming up to him (the 'meow, meow, MEOW' routine) to ask for more food. Yes, I eat it all. Fill 'er up!
Soon I bring you more up-to-date on my travels and life. But for now, just make sure that you go outside regularly and keep your food bowl filled!
These days I do not travel quite so much. Most of it is within a couple hundred miles of home.
This is good because I like staying in The Woods best.
Now I have more time to entertain you with blog posts. My life is endlessly fascinating, and I am very photogenic.
For months, I meow and meow and MEOW at People #2 to help me type my blog. My paws are too big and stubby to type properly. I make a lot of mistakes which takes too much of my time (you all know what a busy cat I am)! I need help from my People.
It will take some training to get People #2 back up to speed on the blog.
Speaking of training, I finally get him to open the back door when I scratch and bump against it wanting to come in for a nibble. People #1 is similarly trained. I put them through their paces at least five times a day.
I am also very proud of training People #2 to escort me to my food bowl in the kitchen, to make sure that it is full. There is often food in the bowl already, but we cats have to keep our People on our toes!
People #2 sometimes tries to pull a fast one by *NOT* filling the bowl and just shaking up the dry food that is already there, and then setting it down. Who do you think he is fooling? Not me!
I humor him by eating it, but then I get my revenge a few minutes later by coming up to him (the 'meow, meow, MEOW' routine) to ask for more food. Yes, I eat it all. Fill 'er up!
Soon I bring you more up-to-date on my travels and life. But for now, just make sure that you go outside regularly and keep your food bowl filled!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
At last! Travel video: Tempe to Durham
I finally post the travel video from our trip from Tempe to Durham!
But it is hard for me to concentrate on this project because I am smitten with Miss Kitty.
Yes, it is true.
I CAT-ch glimpses of her through Airstream's front window. She is so nice and pretty!
People #1 takes pictures of her on Saturday. He says that Miss Kitty is a natural poser.
I can hear her short little meow by the door when my Peoples come inside. She seems to know that I am here, but my Peoples do NOT let her in. I am very disappointed!
Oh well. I will take my mind off Miss Kitty by watching the travel video yet again....
I do hope you enjoy it.
But it is hard for me to concentrate on this project because I am smitten with Miss Kitty.
Yes, it is true.
I CAT-ch glimpses of her through Airstream's front window. She is so nice and pretty!
People #1 takes pictures of her on Saturday. He says that Miss Kitty is a natural poser.
I can hear her short little meow by the door when my Peoples come inside. She seems to know that I am here, but my Peoples do NOT let her in. I am very disappointed!
Oh well. I will take my mind off Miss Kitty by watching the travel video yet again....
I do hope you enjoy it.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Miss Kitty & "The White One"
I have kitty neighbors! One People next door tells my People #1 that three cats live in the trailer next to them, on the other side. So this is two-boxes-on-wheels away from me.
The pretty one with mackerel and white markings has the name Miss Kitty.
The Neighbor People do not say what the white kitty's name is.
Or the black one, who is VERY shy. My Peoples do not get a picture of it today.
Whenever my Peoples step outside Airstream, the neighbor kitties come to visit.
Miss Kitty is the most friendly. She comes right up to my People #1 to be petted. I do not like this but there is nothing I can do about it.
People #1 sees the white one before but today is the first time People #2 sees it.
The black one is nowhere in sight.
Miss Kitty and The White One know that I am inside Airstream, looking out the front window, which is open to admit the mild air. We can smell each other!
Miss Kitty walks away. I think she is bored because I can NOT come out to play. I look at her one last time before she disappears...
The memory of her sweet face lingers. Ah, parting is such sweet sorrow!
People #2 has that darn video camera out again. He is really good at making something out of nothing! This video will not win any awards but you'd think that People #2 is submitting it to the Cannes Film Festival, the way he carries on about it!
The pretty one with mackerel and white markings has the name Miss Kitty.
The Neighbor People do not say what the white kitty's name is.
Or the black one, who is VERY shy. My Peoples do not get a picture of it today.
Whenever my Peoples step outside Airstream, the neighbor kitties come to visit.
Miss Kitty is the most friendly. She comes right up to my People #1 to be petted. I do not like this but there is nothing I can do about it.
People #1 sees the white one before but today is the first time People #2 sees it.
The black one is nowhere in sight.
Miss Kitty and The White One know that I am inside Airstream, looking out the front window, which is open to admit the mild air. We can smell each other!
Miss Kitty walks away. I think she is bored because I can NOT come out to play. I look at her one last time before she disappears...
The memory of her sweet face lingers. Ah, parting is such sweet sorrow!
People #2 has that darn video camera out again. He is really good at making something out of nothing! This video will not win any awards but you'd think that People #2 is submitting it to the Cannes Film Festival, the way he carries on about it!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Tempe-Durham Trip, Days #3 & #4
We pull out of the rest stop at the western border of Oklahoma at 9 a.m. on November 24th, and the road is VERY bumpy!
I meow a lot whenever the road makes me bounce up and down. It is noisy, too. I do not like it.
We stop at a place that has a lot of Airstreams. I do not know that my Airstream has brothers and sisters! I wish I could find mine.
People #1 buys several parts for Airstream. This is the first time I hear of her needing new parts. Something about a new water pump.
I am glad that all my parts are working fine. They do not need replacing.
We leave the spot with all the Airstreams and come up to a place called Oklahoma City. It has the usual tall things sticking out of the ground.
The road is very bumpy here.
It is a relief to leave the city and return to peace and quiet of the open road. I share a special moment with People #1 to remind him that yes, I do like him sometimes.
OH! I forget to post pictures of me at the rest area in New Mexico, before the big traffic jam. Here they are:
People #2 calls the next one "artsy". It just does not have any color, is all. Whatever!
Now that we have that out of the way, I return to the trip in progress.
We finally cross the border into something with the name Arkansas.
I am stretched full out on the dashboard since the road is smooth and I do not bounce around. You can see I get VERY tired now!
It gets dark and we are still driving. Will we EVER stop?
My Peoples say that they need to "make up for lost time" because of the traffic jam delay in New Mexico.
We cross a big area of water with the name Mississippi. This sounds like a hiss and a spit at the same time!
Truck finally stops and my Peoples bring me into Airstream for a much-needed dinner. Then they leave me for a while. They go somewhere named "Olive Garden" and come back smelling like garlic.
Back on the road, but only for a moment. We stop again so soon, this time for "gas". I do not like starting and stopping much. It is better when we keep going.
I get my wish! We keep going for a very long time. People #2 finally drives while People #1 sleeps. (People #1 does most of the driving.)
Truck makes a loud purr when we go over mountains.
We stop for gas and People #1 gets behind the wheel, and it is People #2's turn to sleep.
The sun comes up. I do not believe that we travel so long. We usually stop somewhere for the night, but this time we keep driving.
We cross over into Virginia.
Just when I think we NEVER stop, we pull over into a parking lot by a place with a sign "Cracker Barrel" which looks very quiet. We all go into Airstream and nap for a couple of hours.
But we do not sleep nearly long enough. Back into Truck, where I start meowing a lot.
Yes, I am very tired, and I want my Peoples to know it! I have a great deal to say on this part of the trip. My Peoples do not really want to hear it, but they have to listen. They are a CAT-tive audience!
As we get close to the last state on our travels, with the name North Carolina, the view outside Truck suddenly gets scary. The ground in the distance is very far below us!
We stop just over the border at the usual place where Peoples and Cars and Trucks gather.
There is an unusually large number of them because it is "Thanksgiving Weekend", my Peoples say. They do not seem too excited about it. I think they are very tired, too.
People #2 does get excited later on when we pass a big hill, Pilot Mountain. Something about a famous show on Idiot Box with whistling at the beginning.
We go through a bunch of big places with buildings sticking up, and the traffic gets really heavy sometimes.
I am SO tired! People #2 insists on taking one last picture of me. I am resigned.
We FINALLY stop at a place with lots of tall trees and other houses with wheels, sort of like Airstream. She is smaller than all the others, but way prettier!
I hope against hope that we do not drive again. (At least, for a while.)
I think that we are here for a long time because we do not leave the next day.
I sleep even more than usual. It feels so good not to be bumped around on the road!
Here is where we are staying:
Soon I tell you about my new kitty neighbors! They live two trailers to the left of Airstream. They get to be outside and I am jealous!
I meow a lot whenever the road makes me bounce up and down. It is noisy, too. I do not like it.
We stop at a place that has a lot of Airstreams. I do not know that my Airstream has brothers and sisters! I wish I could find mine.
People #1 buys several parts for Airstream. This is the first time I hear of her needing new parts. Something about a new water pump.
I am glad that all my parts are working fine. They do not need replacing.
We leave the spot with all the Airstreams and come up to a place called Oklahoma City. It has the usual tall things sticking out of the ground.
The road is very bumpy here.
It is a relief to leave the city and return to peace and quiet of the open road. I share a special moment with People #1 to remind him that yes, I do like him sometimes.
OH! I forget to post pictures of me at the rest area in New Mexico, before the big traffic jam. Here they are:
People #2 calls the next one "artsy". It just does not have any color, is all. Whatever!
Now that we have that out of the way, I return to the trip in progress.
We finally cross the border into something with the name Arkansas.
I am stretched full out on the dashboard since the road is smooth and I do not bounce around. You can see I get VERY tired now!
It gets dark and we are still driving. Will we EVER stop?
My Peoples say that they need to "make up for lost time" because of the traffic jam delay in New Mexico.
We cross a big area of water with the name Mississippi. This sounds like a hiss and a spit at the same time!
Truck finally stops and my Peoples bring me into Airstream for a much-needed dinner. Then they leave me for a while. They go somewhere named "Olive Garden" and come back smelling like garlic.
Back on the road, but only for a moment. We stop again so soon, this time for "gas". I do not like starting and stopping much. It is better when we keep going.
I get my wish! We keep going for a very long time. People #2 finally drives while People #1 sleeps. (People #1 does most of the driving.)
Truck makes a loud purr when we go over mountains.
We stop for gas and People #1 gets behind the wheel, and it is People #2's turn to sleep.
The sun comes up. I do not believe that we travel so long. We usually stop somewhere for the night, but this time we keep driving.
We cross over into Virginia.
Just when I think we NEVER stop, we pull over into a parking lot by a place with a sign "Cracker Barrel" which looks very quiet. We all go into Airstream and nap for a couple of hours.
But we do not sleep nearly long enough. Back into Truck, where I start meowing a lot.
Yes, I am very tired, and I want my Peoples to know it! I have a great deal to say on this part of the trip. My Peoples do not really want to hear it, but they have to listen. They are a CAT-tive audience!
As we get close to the last state on our travels, with the name North Carolina, the view outside Truck suddenly gets scary. The ground in the distance is very far below us!
We stop just over the border at the usual place where Peoples and Cars and Trucks gather.
There is an unusually large number of them because it is "Thanksgiving Weekend", my Peoples say. They do not seem too excited about it. I think they are very tired, too.
People #2 does get excited later on when we pass a big hill, Pilot Mountain. Something about a famous show on Idiot Box with whistling at the beginning.
We go through a bunch of big places with buildings sticking up, and the traffic gets really heavy sometimes.
I am SO tired! People #2 insists on taking one last picture of me. I am resigned.
We FINALLY stop at a place with lots of tall trees and other houses with wheels, sort of like Airstream. She is smaller than all the others, but way prettier!
I hope against hope that we do not drive again. (At least, for a while.)
I think that we are here for a long time because we do not leave the next day.
I sleep even more than usual. It feels so good not to be bumped around on the road!
Here is where we are staying:
Soon I tell you about my new kitty neighbors! They live two trailers to the left of Airstream. They get to be outside and I am jealous!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
I have arrived!
I am safe and sound in Durham, North Carolina.
What a LONG trip I have!
On Monday, we drive through the rest of Arizona and then into New Mexico.
As you can see, I am feeling fresh and happy that day. I am in the car only a few hours then.
People #2 brings out the video camera and gets excited when we get to the border between Arizona and New Mexico. There are funny looking buildings in the middle of the desert. I never see anything like it!
People #1 turns on the Radio and the strangest sound comes out. You will hear it in the video I post soon. But let me tell you now that it is something called Navajo chant. This yelling and wailing sounds like a cat fight! But there are also drums which is NOT like any fight I ever have.
After the chant, some Peoples talk in a language I do not understand. I am proud to say that I understand everything -- and I mean everything -- that my People say. But these Navajo Peoples on the Radio I do NOT understand!
We drive and drive until we get near a big place called Albuquerque. Suddenly Truck stops! What is going on?
Usually we turn off the big road before stopping. But now we stop right in the middle of it!
We sit there for the longest time.
I get a little scared and hide under the seats for a while. I am not used to this new routine.
My Peoples get out of Truck in the middle of the road and talk to other Peoples who also get out of their Cars.
They find out that there is a huge accident with two Trucks. One Truck hits something called a Paint Truck. I know what paint is! It is that smelly messy stuff. It gets all over the Road and takes THREE HOURS to clean up.
The sun is very low in the sky by the time we start moving again.
We drive for many more hours before stopping. Finally we pull over just past the Oklahoma border.
It feels so good to go back inside Airstream, have a nibble and a nap.
My paws are tired from all this writing so I save Day #3 for tomorrow. I just want to tell you that my trip is done and that I am fine, even though I am pooped!
What a LONG trip I have!
On Monday, we drive through the rest of Arizona and then into New Mexico.
As you can see, I am feeling fresh and happy that day. I am in the car only a few hours then.
People #2 brings out the video camera and gets excited when we get to the border between Arizona and New Mexico. There are funny looking buildings in the middle of the desert. I never see anything like it!
People #1 turns on the Radio and the strangest sound comes out. You will hear it in the video I post soon. But let me tell you now that it is something called Navajo chant. This yelling and wailing sounds like a cat fight! But there are also drums which is NOT like any fight I ever have.
After the chant, some Peoples talk in a language I do not understand. I am proud to say that I understand everything -- and I mean everything -- that my People say. But these Navajo Peoples on the Radio I do NOT understand!
We drive and drive until we get near a big place called Albuquerque. Suddenly Truck stops! What is going on?
Usually we turn off the big road before stopping. But now we stop right in the middle of it!
We sit there for the longest time.
I get a little scared and hide under the seats for a while. I am not used to this new routine.
My Peoples get out of Truck in the middle of the road and talk to other Peoples who also get out of their Cars.
They find out that there is a huge accident with two Trucks. One Truck hits something called a Paint Truck. I know what paint is! It is that smelly messy stuff. It gets all over the Road and takes THREE HOURS to clean up.
The sun is very low in the sky by the time we start moving again.
We drive for many more hours before stopping. Finally we pull over just past the Oklahoma border.
It feels so good to go back inside Airstream, have a nibble and a nap.
My paws are tired from all this writing so I save Day #3 for tomorrow. I just want to tell you that my trip is done and that I am fine, even though I am pooped!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Tempe-Durham Trip, Day #1
I am unusually quiet as People #1 loads me into the truck for our long journey. For some reason I do not feel like meowing.
(Secret: It is slightly less traumatic to travel at night. No hot, glaring sun.)
We pull Airstream out of the RV park at 9:15 p.m. Sunday and I will NOT miss Barking Dog!
We pick up People #2 in front of the theatre and it is good to see him.
We drive for a few hours and finally stop at a KOA kampground at 1:30 a.m. It is KUTE that they spell it with a "k" -- just like "kitty"!
It is in Holbrook, AZ in case you want to track our long journey.
Here is Airstream resting at the KOA this morning. She is not too tired yet.
I go into the bathroom to wait for the inevitable picking-up-and-hauling-me-off-to-the-truck routine.
I get a brief sniff of the outdoors on the very few steps between Airstream and Chevy Truck, then put inside Truck. Back to the LONG day of travel thing. I am used to this.
We plan to go all the way to Oklahoma City before stopping for the night. It is a twelve-hour drive from Holbrook but we have to cover 2000 miles in only three days!
A-PAW-lo-gies for not having time to visit all my favorite kitty blogs to make my usual clever comments, for the next several days. I look forward to reading about all your adventures after we finally reach our destination of Durham, NC.
CAT-cha later!
(Secret: It is slightly less traumatic to travel at night. No hot, glaring sun.)
We pull Airstream out of the RV park at 9:15 p.m. Sunday and I will NOT miss Barking Dog!
We pick up People #2 in front of the theatre and it is good to see him.
We drive for a few hours and finally stop at a KOA kampground at 1:30 a.m. It is KUTE that they spell it with a "k" -- just like "kitty"!
It is in Holbrook, AZ in case you want to track our long journey.
Here is Airstream resting at the KOA this morning. She is not too tired yet.
I go into the bathroom to wait for the inevitable picking-up-and-hauling-me-off-to-the-truck routine.
I get a brief sniff of the outdoors on the very few steps between Airstream and Chevy Truck, then put inside Truck. Back to the LONG day of travel thing. I am used to this.
We plan to go all the way to Oklahoma City before stopping for the night. It is a twelve-hour drive from Holbrook but we have to cover 2000 miles in only three days!
A-PAW-lo-gies for not having time to visit all my favorite kitty blogs to make my usual clever comments, for the next several days. I look forward to reading about all your adventures after we finally reach our destination of Durham, NC.
CAT-cha later!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Just to let you know...
After my previous post, several kitties ask me where we are going.
We start our cross-country trip from Tempe, AZ to Durham, NC tonight after People #2 finishes his last show here (Phantom of the Opera. He plays French Horn. It is noisy!).
People #1 packs up Airstream and she is almost ready to go!
I sit on the truck's console when we pick up People #2 in front of the theatre. Then I usually go to his lap. It will be especially nice since he is wearing black! It contrasts well with the kitty fur I leave on his pants.
We plan to arrive in Durham sometime late Wednesday. It is a 2,000-mile drive. I may or may not be able to blog along the way. But you can be sure that I take videos and pictures of our trip. BYE!
We start our cross-country trip from Tempe, AZ to Durham, NC tonight after People #2 finishes his last show here (Phantom of the Opera. He plays French Horn. It is noisy!).
People #1 packs up Airstream and she is almost ready to go!
I sit on the truck's console when we pick up People #2 in front of the theatre. Then I usually go to his lap. It will be especially nice since he is wearing black! It contrasts well with the kitty fur I leave on his pants.
We plan to arrive in Durham sometime late Wednesday. It is a 2,000-mile drive. I may or may not be able to blog along the way. But you can be sure that I take videos and pictures of our trip. BYE!
In Search of Sun
Mornings are nice here in Tempe because the bathroom window of Airstream faces East.
I like to jump up on the sink to catch a few rays.
Barking Dog is only a few feet away but of course I ignore it.
I can sit here for hours. At least until one of the Peoples needs the bathroom.
I have a feeling that we leave here soon. People #1 is looking at a Google map of the country, which is always a bad sign!
So if I do not post for the next several days, it is because I am ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!
I like to jump up on the sink to catch a few rays.
Barking Dog is only a few feet away but of course I ignore it.
I can sit here for hours. At least until one of the Peoples needs the bathroom.
I have a feeling that we leave here soon. People #1 is looking at a Google map of the country, which is always a bad sign!
So if I do not post for the next several days, it is because I am ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!
Friday, November 20, 2009
My Trip Across The Country: May 4-9, 2009: DAY #2
Okay, so I am back to tell you about my big trip all the way across the country from Connecticut to California!
May 5th: We are very happy to leave the Motel 6 in Columbus, Ohio. It is the dirtiest one we ever stay in! I do not hide under the covers for a change. It does not smell nice.
I will think twice
When a bed does not smell nice
Because it might have lice
I much prefer mice
(But they are not usually in bed.)
Today I try to sleep as much as possible. It is very difficult in a moving vehicle. Sometimes we go over bumps, other times we slow down and Chevy Truck changes his purr. This wakes me up.
One thing which REALLY bothers me is the sound of the turn-signal. Do not ask me why, I do not know! I always meow when it comes on.
I think it bothers People #1 too, because he often talks about how loud it is.
People #2 thinks it is GOOD that the turn-signal is loud, because then you never leave it on accidentally. He hates it when people drive down the road doing that.
He calls this a "Pet Peeve". Watch your language, sport!
When People #1 starts getting tired, he turns on something called "Talk Radio". This is Peoples talking out of something in the dashboard of Chevy Truck. It is as noisy as Idiot Box in the corporate apartment but there are no moving pictures to go with it. How boring!
Yap-yap-yap, all the way through Ohio.
Okay, we are leaving Ohio. Will you please turn the radio off?
It is so considerate of Ohio to let us know that we are leaving. Some states do not even say goodbye.
I meow again about the radio but People #1 says, "Not yet".
Now we are in Indiana.
Finally I get used to the noise and go back to sleep, on the console in-between the seats. It is a nice perch when I am awake too.
The best perch, however, is the dashboard. My Peoples are always amazed that I like it up there. Chevy Truck has a nice, wide place for me to sit.
After a while we come up to a big city, with tall things sticking up out of the ground like in Hartford.
Its name is Indianapolis.
A couple hours later (are we in Illinois?) I see a HUGE thing coming up! What is it?
The afternoon wears on. Suddenly we are over water. People #2 says that it is called Mississippi, and it is a VERY big river.
Then we are in another state, which means another picture of a sign. I do not quite understand what the big deal is. This piece of dirt looks very much like the last one. At least at first.
Just north of St. Louis, both my Peoples get excited. They see a big place at the side of the road where they sell Airstreams. My Peoples buy their first Airstream from this company in 1998, from a different location. They often talk about visiting the new store, but I am glad they never do. I like my Airstream #2, thank you very much!
Here is another river. This one's name is Missouri.
All these new names to remember!
We get across the state and arrive in Kansas City. We go to the Kansas side and finally stop for the night, in nearby Merriam. This is where we stay for three weeks before going to Hartford. We leave Airstream here while we are in Connecticut.
We are so glad to see Airstream again! Back to familiar surroundings. (No more Motel 6's!)
If you look closely you can see People #1 getting us ready to leave the next morning.
To be continued: Day #3!
May 5th: We are very happy to leave the Motel 6 in Columbus, Ohio. It is the dirtiest one we ever stay in! I do not hide under the covers for a change. It does not smell nice.
I will think twice
When a bed does not smell nice
Because it might have lice
I much prefer mice
(But they are not usually in bed.)
Today I try to sleep as much as possible. It is very difficult in a moving vehicle. Sometimes we go over bumps, other times we slow down and Chevy Truck changes his purr. This wakes me up.
One thing which REALLY bothers me is the sound of the turn-signal. Do not ask me why, I do not know! I always meow when it comes on.
I think it bothers People #1 too, because he often talks about how loud it is.
People #2 thinks it is GOOD that the turn-signal is loud, because then you never leave it on accidentally. He hates it when people drive down the road doing that.
He calls this a "Pet Peeve". Watch your language, sport!
When People #1 starts getting tired, he turns on something called "Talk Radio". This is Peoples talking out of something in the dashboard of Chevy Truck. It is as noisy as Idiot Box in the corporate apartment but there are no moving pictures to go with it. How boring!
Yap-yap-yap, all the way through Ohio.
Okay, we are leaving Ohio. Will you please turn the radio off?
It is so considerate of Ohio to let us know that we are leaving. Some states do not even say goodbye.
I meow again about the radio but People #1 says, "Not yet".
Now we are in Indiana.
Finally I get used to the noise and go back to sleep, on the console in-between the seats. It is a nice perch when I am awake too.
The best perch, however, is the dashboard. My Peoples are always amazed that I like it up there. Chevy Truck has a nice, wide place for me to sit.
After a while we come up to a big city, with tall things sticking up out of the ground like in Hartford.
Its name is Indianapolis.
A couple hours later (are we in Illinois?) I see a HUGE thing coming up! What is it?
The afternoon wears on. Suddenly we are over water. People #2 says that it is called Mississippi, and it is a VERY big river.
Then we are in another state, which means another picture of a sign. I do not quite understand what the big deal is. This piece of dirt looks very much like the last one. At least at first.
Just north of St. Louis, both my Peoples get excited. They see a big place at the side of the road where they sell Airstreams. My Peoples buy their first Airstream from this company in 1998, from a different location. They often talk about visiting the new store, but I am glad they never do. I like my Airstream #2, thank you very much!
Here is another river. This one's name is Missouri.
All these new names to remember!
We get across the state and arrive in Kansas City. We go to the Kansas side and finally stop for the night, in nearby Merriam. This is where we stay for three weeks before going to Hartford. We leave Airstream here while we are in Connecticut.
We are so glad to see Airstream again! Back to familiar surroundings. (No more Motel 6's!)
If you look closely you can see People #1 getting us ready to leave the next morning.
To be continued: Day #3!
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