We are all from the same Rescue Centre, apart from Amber and Smooch.
Humphrey and Miss Mildred (OTRB January 2009) were the first to arrive in February 2000, closely followed by Snowie and Posie in April of the same year.
Amber was next in May 2002 after her previous peeps decided a new leather sofa was more impawtant than a cat, and she found herself on death row looking for a miracle.
I, Basil, was next to arrive in May 2004, having somehow managed to get evicted from four homes in my first two years of life.
Then there was a long pause before Smooch arrived in November 2012. He was a feral at the P.A.'s work that she was feeding. He sadly got hit by a car, and the P.A. brought him home after surgery so he could recover and adjust to his new state of being. He's now the tripawed memfur of The B Team.
Parsley arrived in September 2014 after being found at an inner-city crossroads.
There was a slight lull before Fudge, and Pandora arrived in Spring 2017.
And finally, Melvyn arrived in January 2019, on Caturday the 12th, to be exact.
We are all the cats no one else wanted, the ones never picked. We were the ones who had no chance, the ones without a future, until a crazy - no, she's not really, but for the fun of this sentence - until this crazy lady came along and gave every one of us a chance.
BBHQ is a very special place, if mew hadn't figured that out already. It's a place where no expectations were, or are, placed on us, as some of us had it really rough before we came here. And when I say rough, I mean absolutely heinous.
To be given a home, and to be able to be who we were - and are - and to know that if we wanted pats and cuddles they were, and are, available 24/7, but at the same time, if we didn't, that was and is purrfectly okay too.
The P.A. has a unique skill set when it comes to us; she brings out the best in each and every one of us. She has the patience of a saint, and nothing is too much trouble.
It is the best home ever....
Meet The B Team
This is the fun part!
Normal, everyday stuff... this is us in real life! MOL
I sadly departed offur the RB in 2018, aged 16, but I will still be furry active here in the Basilverse thanks to Humphrey's ingenious EMD ~ Earth Me Device, which will enable me to stay fureffur - how pawesome is that? Epically so!
Our Special Rainbow Bridge Kitties, or as we call them...
CLOUD OPURRATIVES
(Age reflects how old they would be today in June 2026)
Our furbulous Cloud Opurratives always join us for our annual Summer Blockbuster.
Now, take a breath, go slow and take a look....
This is what we look like when going on a mission
Slightly different from our normal everyday attire!!! MOL
Yep, breathe easy, it's all fine, we'll take care of everything!
So as mew can see, we're a bunch of supurr diverse characters, which makes for a very interesting home life!!! MOL
But generally everypawdy gets along just fine. There is the occasional spat, hiss and swipe, but that's purrfectly normal in a large furmily.
Our Purrsonal Assistant, aka The P.A., Cathrine (another Cat), and Cat Dad look after all our needs and wants, making sure we're all loved and well cared for, so what more could we ask for!
This is the human who somehow manages this epically epic, glorious chaos, which, in all honesty, should take an entire team to run.
But as she says, and I quote:
"It's just me, myself and I!"
Honestly, we have no idea how she does it either! MOL
The Blog
We've been blogging for over 14 years and have made some truly pawesome furiends along the way. We aim to be as unique as we can, sharing our many adventures with mew every week. Most years, we'll have a mega-adventure, and the story can take between 10 and 25 blog posts to come to fruition, as suspense is our middle name.
Here's our current available list of epically epic adventures:
2025 Dear Prudence ~ Amber's Cozy Mystery ~ Link coming soon
2017 The Last Big Jolly
2016 Pirate
Q&A ~The Secrets of The Voyages of Captain Basil Revealed
2015 The Curse of The Klepto Bunny
2014 The Pink Flamingo Saga
Some stories are not available at the moment because they are being reworked, which takes time.
>^.^<
We also participate in many blog hops throughout the week, and mew can find all the hops we join in on the Blog Hops page.
We also feature Brain Training, Book Reviews, Colouring With Cats, Pet Peeves, Crafting With Cats and a whole host of other things too, so there's something for everypawdy. And we're developing new posts and content all the time to keep mew entertained.
The P.A. also writes MG, YA, and adult novels when she has time, although she has pulled all of her books due to constant piracy. The final straw was when Basil the Bionic Cat was pirated and downloaded almost 100,000 times in just over a week in 2019. It's no fun when mew work so hard on something only to have it stolen repeatedly.
She still writes novels and has a nice little collection of around 26 complete manuscripts, with another 50 waiting their turn - partially written and ranging from 2,000 to 40,000 words. One day she'll find the time.
But she has to take care of:
A creative studio run primarily by cats at four posts at the barest minimum per week, yes, and this has been for the last 14 years! We work her hard!!! MOL
So for all those thinking that there aren't many novels, there are over 3000 posts here, add that word count up! MOL
She trained as a fashion designer and pattern cutter in the early 1990s, and her tutor was actually Zandra Rhodes' top pattern cutter during the 1980s. She's also been known to dabble in jewellery design and acrylic art, and generally loves making and creating things.
She's a little eccentric - or epically cat-centric (MOL - yeah, it's true, believe it or not!) - and loves creating new ideas, which keeps our blog fresh and fun with lots of new content every week.
Charity Work
We also donate to cat rescues and animal charities, and, as we mentioned earlier, most of us came from shelters ourselves and know what it's like to have a difficult start in life.
We are also staunch advo-cats of
So if mew're thinking of adding a fabulous feline or two, or maybe three to your family, purrlease check your local rescues and shelters first, as we know there's the purrfect kitty for mew in one of them!
Business Stuff
We were in the top 6 finalists for Vuelio's Best UK Pet Blog award category for 2018
And we we're still in the #2 spot for the U.K.'s Top Pet Blogs 2019, 2020 and again for 2021!
And for 2022!
WE WE'RE THE #2 UK PET BLOG FOR THE 4th YEAR IN A ROW!
Every now and then, we get asked to do a sponsored post or a product review, etc, which is great fun!
FYI: Even though we have been given item/s free of charge for a review, our reviews are completely honest and reflect our own experience with the product/s.
So if mew'd like us to do a product review or a sponsored post, that's great, and we'd love to help, in our own style, of course.
We very occasionally feature guest posts, well, anything feline really, so if any of mew have something to say or would like to share with our readers, visit our Contact us Page.
And we'll let mew know if it fits our programming schedule, or is suitable for us to share.
Well, that's about it for now. If there's anything mew'd like to know purrlease feel free to leave us a comment or email us - click the contact link above. And mew can read our website T&C's here.
Oh, and before we forget, we do love more than we could ever express all the comments that our pawesome furiends, readers and subscribers from all over the world leave us and we do try to respond to as many as pawsible, although sometimes the P.A. doesn't have as much time as we'd like for this, as she runs her own business as well as the blog, so just know that we cherish every word mew write!
Mew can also follow us here, @BionicBasil:
Wishing mew an epic day, and remember to always...
...and utterly epic!
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
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