The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Pandora and Fudge Checking out the Gravel ~ Parsley, Smooch, Melvyn and Fudge's Early Morning Meeting, and Melvyn's Wearing This Weeks Top Pick Bandana **PLUS** SUNSPOT OF THE WEEK ~ FAILS

Furbulous Greetings Supurr Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

We had a busy Bank Holiday weekend. The weather was nice, with intermittent sunspots and warm, so we finally got the gravel moved.

This is the before.

And this is the after.

The fruit trees and raised beds need to be put in place, but so far, so good. Cat Dad needs to make three wooden covers for the drain lids to make access easy should it be required, and we're pretty much finished.

It's not the biggest area, and it was just a dumping ground, but at least it looks a little prettier and is now actually a useful space.

Let the growing begin! MOL

Anyhoo, let's look at this week's top headlines.

First up in the news this week

Pandora and Fudge Checking out the Gravel

Pandora and Fudge take their snoopervising duties very seriously.

Luckily, they both gave the gravel a full paws up! MOL

Next up in the news

Parsley, Smooch, Melvyn and Fudge's Early Morning Meeting

Don't ask what this bunch of heathens were plotting! MOL

Finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick

The Blue Butterfly bandana was the winner this week.

Melvyn looked so cute in this one, and he did another really cute roll on the catwalk. We think that's the move of the moment! MOL

Check out Melvyn strutting his stuff on your preferred social media channel:

TikTok

Instagram

YouTube

 

Which one should he model next?

Here's the brand new May collection.

The May Collection:

1. Lilac with Pink Flowers  
2. Purple Flowers 
3. Blue Butterfly    
4. Dark Cherry Blossom 
5. White Cherry Blossom 
Leave a comment with your top pick for next week!

EXTRA, EXTRA!

Check out this week's sunspot of the week

 This week we're sharing sunpot fails! 

Pandora's, so near yet so far!

Fudge's, half in half out!

Smooch was in a total eclipse!

Who do mew think had the best fail this week?

That's a wrap for us today, Amber will be back on Friday with another fab book just for mew and if mew missed any other posts, here are the links:

The B Team's Selfie

Cats have Purroblems Too

Amber's Latest Book Review

Smooch's 13th Birthday Pawty

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

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Brain Training with Cats #82 with your Epic host ~ Professor Basil P.H.D. **PLUS** An Epic Throwback To October 2017

 

Happy Monday guys

Welcome to another fab Brain Training sesh on the blog today. I hope mew've all had a totally furbulous weekend, and are ready for the week ahead!

This week I'm sharing an epic throwback from October 2017, when I was enjoying a little garden safari.

I was also snoopervising a bit of tidying up in the garden before winter.

It's time to get those little grey cells working.

Here's the answer key to sudoku #48

Are mew ready for this week's puzzle?

Just click right-click to save and/or print the puzzle. 

The answer key will be on next week's post.

Here's this week's wurdsearch.

Just click right-click to save and/or print the wurdsearch.

And here's this week's jigsaw puzzle.

It took me 13 mins 02 secs...  How did you do?

I hope mew enjoy today's puzzles and The B Team will be back on Wednesday with more fun Midweek News.

Until then...

Keep calm, and puzzle on

Epic purrs

Professor Basil 

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The B Team's Cullerlie Stone Circle Selfie on The Sunday Selfies Blog Hop **PLUS** Smooch's UK Historical Travel Guide

Meowvellous Sunday greetings furiends

Welcome to another BBHQ selfie selection, and this week we dedided to bip north in the TTTB to Aberdeenshire in Scotland to visit this rather special stone circle.

The B Team's Cullerlie Stone Circle Selfie 

It was truly tremendous, and the energies were incredible.

Melvyn thought it looked a bit like a fire pit, and asked if anypawdy had brought marshmallows, I won't tell mew what Smooch's response was! MOL

See all of our previous trips to:

Castlerigg    Stone Henge    Avebury    Rollright Stone Circle    Aberlemno  

Druid's Temple in North Yorkshire Pentre Ifan    The Ring of Brodgar

 Boscawen-Un    Duddo Five Stones    Drombeg Stone Circle     Callanish Stones

Scorhill Stone Circle Hurlers Stone Circle     Moel Ty Uchaf Stone Circle

Boskednan Stone Circle The Brat's Hill Stone Circle Nine Stone Close

Uragh Stone Circle    The Men-an-Tol     Beltany Stone Circle    Sunkenkirk Circle

Here's a little bit of info from BBHQ's Historical Travel Guide, Smooch:

Greetings to all the history aficionados and travel enthusiasts out there!

As we stood amidst the rolling hills and sweeping meadows of Aberdeenshire, we couldn't help but feel a sense of awe and wonder at the Cullerlie Stone Circle. This ancient site, dating back to the Neolithic era, is a testament to the ingenuity and skill of our forebears.

The Cullerlie Stone Circle consists of eight red granite standing stones arranged in a near-perfect circle measuring about 10 meters in diameter. The stones vary in height from approx 1.09 m or 3ft 6" to 1.80m or 5ft 9".  

The smaller cairns, forming the inner eight rings, present a fascinating mystery. Viewed from above, they resemble a flower. Each of these cairns is adorned with eleven stones, except for one that curiously holds only nine. Was this a result of theft, or a deliberate design choice? The cairns are then filled with another layer of smaller cobbles, adding to the enigma of this ancient site.

It is believed that the Cullerlie Stone Circle was constructed around 3000 BC, a testament to the advanced skills of our ancestors during the late Neolithic period. The stones, probably quarried from nearby outcrops, were transported - most likely - to the site using sledges and rollers, a remarkable engineering feat that continues to inspire wonder today.

Scholars speculate about the Cullerlie Stone Circle's purpose. Some believe it was used for religious or ceremonial purposes, while others think it may have been a meeting place for the local community or a burial ground. Whatever its original function, it is clear that the Cullerlie Stone Circle was an important cultural and social centre for the people who lived in the region thousands of years ago.

The site is well-maintained and easily accessible, with plenty of information available to help visitors understand the significance of this remarkable site. As we stood there, gazing up at the stones and the vast expanse of the surrounding landscape, we couldn't help but feel a deep connection to the people who built the Cullerlie Stone Circle so many centuries ago.

Purrs

Smooch

 BBHQ's Historical Travel Guide

We're also joining in Athena's Fabulous Art Hop so do stop by and show off your pawesome arty-farty skills.

The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, Sky Replacer, Underpainting DLX + changes to saturation.

We also turned this fab arty-farty picture into a puzzle, so do stop by the puzzle page and take the Puzzle Challenge, see if mew can beat our time of 8 mins 20 secs. 

Anyhoo we're having a big rest today, as we snoopervised the moving of three tonnes of gravel yesterday down the side of the house for the new veggie plot, and it was exhausting work! MOL

Smooch is in the kitchen, in fact we're thinking of getting the P.A. to make him a little chefs hat as he really gets into character for the cooking of Sunday lunch. 

We do hope mew have an epic day, and we'll be back in the morning with a selection of brand new puzzles on our Brain Training with Cats post. 

In the meantime..

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

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 Angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer ~ visit them at their pawesome blog:

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