Pawesome Greetings Furbulous Furiends
Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!
Well, after a forecast of Snowmaggedon hitting BBHQ on Caturday evening, we are very delighted to inform mew, that Snowmageddon was, in fact, nothing more than a brief sprinkling of the white stuff, which lasted about as long as a Sunday Lunch at BBHQ, in other words, gone in a flash.
However, it did begin to rain on Sunday, and Cat Dad had to go to work at midnight to stop the water from flooding the business again, as the runoff from the hills quickly built up and was creeping its way, rather fastidiously and resolutely, towards the building.
And even though we have custom flood defences installed, there is still no guarantee that water won't get into the building. So thank cod for Cat Dad, the water pump and Nanny's front garden being the recipient of said water. (The lawn is much lower than the house, so there is no risk to Nanny's house at all.)
Today, Monday, a lot of the local villages are flooded, so it's pretty much a cluster fluff of a start to the New Year for a lot of peeps. And there was snowmageddon, but just not here, which, given the lack of snow ploughs, gritting lorries and the like in the U.K., we feel so sorry for the communities affected.
The P.A. reckons we're now headed back into a modern version of The Middle Ages... but that's a story for another day.
And now we're sharing this... if mew've ever wondered, which we doubt mew have, but if mew ever have wondered what the P.A. keeps her pens in on her desk at BBHQ, here it is:
Guess which pin is her favourite? That won't be hard! MOL
And then guess which is her second favourite? We'll give mew a clue, it's yellow! MOL
Also, mew maybe wondering - we doubt it very much again - what kind of pens are in said pen pot? The P.A. loves fountain pens, aka ink pens, they are her absolutely favourite thing to write with. And each one has a different coloured ink; blue, black, green, purple, pink, and turquoise, so there mew have some totally useless info about pins, pens, pen pots and coloured ink. Mew're welcome! MOL
Anyhoo, let's look at today's headlines.
First up in the news
Fudge and Melvyn's Hotspot
It was really cold and damp on Monday so Melvyn didn't want to model and decided to spend his day in varying locals in front of the woodburner. Fudge popped in and out, sometimes getting right in front and stealing the best of the warms!
That's so Fudge! MOL
Next up in the news
Smooch Tries To Redeem Last Week's Catnip Failure
Mew may remember last week when we tried Jessie's Catnip, the extra strong one, and Smooch, the fluffing lightweight, couldn't take the pace and ended up zonked out on the Shroom.
Well, he said, and I quote, "Dude, I was off my game, still recovering from all the festive pawties, but now that's out of the way, I'm ready to take the challenge again!!!"
So I laced a catnip cushion with Jessie's Extra Strong Catnip and tossed it to him, which he quickly grasped between his paws and refused to let go.
Several minutes later, the cushion was slobbered all over and wet with drool, and then Smooch said. "Dude, I need to go and lie down for a bit!"
Yep, No Redemption Here!
Even Fudge couldn't believe it! MOL
In other news...
What Was Parsley Looking At?
On Caturday, Cat Dad and the P.A. had to deal with a fallen branch off the deodar (pine/cedar) tree along the back fence. The heavy branch snapped off early on Thursday morning, just as Cat Dad was headed off to work.
Anyhoo, the chainsaw came out on Caturday afternoon, and Smooch, who spends a lot of his time outdoors when the P.A. is home, said, "Fluff this for a game of soldiers; it's too cold for me to snoopervise!" Then he turned to Parsley and added. "Dude, mew're in charge. I'm going for a snooze!"
So Parsley was the only one outside while the tree was safely cut up into logs and stored, and in the photo, he's watching Cat Dad head towards the tree, chainsaw in hand.
Luckily, it didn't cause any damage and was pretty straightforward to remove from where it had landed over the top of the fence and partly in a conifer.
Finally this week
Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick
Last week, the winning vote was for Zero Fox Given, so here's Melvyn doing what he does best! MOL
He had the purrfect amount of catitude today and even said, "Meowmy, it should say Zero Fluffs Given!" MOL
The P.A. replied. "Melvyn, leave that with me, I can make that happen!"
So watch this space for Melvyn's design request.
There were no distractions on the catwalk this week, except for Were-Dee-Go aka W.D.G., the invisible monster who usually lives behind the sofa in the sitting room. However, in recent weeks, he's actually made it into the kitchen, and today, he had a new spot. Watch the video to find out where W.D.G. is this week! MOL
Check out Melvyn's videos on your preferred social media channel:
Which one is your favourite this week?
Which one should he model next?
Here's the bandana collection for January.
In clockwise order:
1. Off To Space
3. Smart Cats
4. Owl at The Moon
Tell us your top pick for next week in the comments!
EXTRA EXTRA!!!
The BBHQ Annual Catmas Card Parade
We've made a quick video of all the cards sent by our epically epic blogging furiends from all over the world.
Aren't they furbulous?
Thank mew so furry much to everypawdy who sent us a Catmas card by snail mail or email; we absolutely loved every single one. They have been dotted around the kitchen and sitting room at BBHQ, where we can see them in all their epic festiveness and enjoy the Catmas vibes.
We took them down today, Monday 6th, ready for them to go into the BBHQ Catmas Card Archive, but before we did, they were placed on the kitchen island so we could video them for mew to see.
We hope our snail mail Catmas card made it safely to all recipients, although we do know the ones that went to Canada are probably lost forever due to the postal strike.
That's us done for today. Amber will be back on Friday with another meowvellous book, and if mew missed any other posts, here are the links:
Melvyn & Fudge's Last Festive Hoorah Selfie
Check out the latest episodes of The Purrminator, as tomorrow we'll be back with Chapter Eight - FINALLY - in Melvyn's epically epic origin story:
Wishing mew a most furbulous day, and remember to always...
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
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We think you should wear "Smart Cats" next week, Melvyn. And you and Fudge certainly ARE smart cats laying in front of the fire like that. Glad to hear Cat Dad's diligence kept that water from flooding the business! Parsley, you sure are brave -- we think we might have run inside if we heard a chainsaw. We love the P.A.'s various pins -- the "motherfluffer" one made us laugh!
ReplyDeleteThe penholder and pens are excellent. I used to have a real ink pen, until one of the kids got it.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like plenty is going on there, from stealing warms to nipfests to snoopervising.
Melvyn, you did a wonderful job. I am voting again for the owls.
Your Christmas card collection is delightful.
We have had torrential rain here too. There seems to no end to it! There was a lot of snow on Dartmoor but luckily it missed us.
ReplyDeleteLove the motherfluffer badge, that has to be the favourite! Fudge and Melvyn have the best spot in the house. I am spending a lot of time in the human equivalent, recliner beside the wood burner and a good book.
Keep practicing with the catnip, Smooch! I am glad the branch didn't cause damage, but sawing it up makes good cat TV for Parsley.
Good modelling, Melvyn, and I choose Smart Cats for next week.
Lovely lot of cards. Don't give up on the Canada cards arriving, I heard from Kim that she has received ours much to my amazement.
Fluffin' Middle Ages...surely seems like that's where we are headed back to!
ReplyDeleteVoting for #1.
guyz… sorree two heer bout de crazed azz weatherz ther…..hopin all thoz in trubull, get de help they knead…mom nature iz pizzed bout sum thin…all over de place. me and de gurl think de PA’s
ReplyDeletefave o rite badge iz…..mother fluffer šŗšŗ‼️šš. N melvyn…dood…pawz up…may bee next week de monsturr will bee out side and knot under de taybullšššeye chooz number three for next week ššš‼️šŗ Total lee awesum cardz two šŗ
I pick #3 for next week.
ReplyDeleteLove all the Christmas cards. So beautiful. It's always wonderful to get cards from all over the world.
I linked this post to Wordless Wednesday.
Have a purrfect day and rest of the week. Scritches to all the kitties and a big hug to mom. ♥
I am jealous of that fire place
ReplyDeleteMelvyn, we vote fur #3 next time. And what an epic week you all have had. Skip the flooding! Here our rain is in the form of white bitter cold fluff. We luv seein' the Christmas cards. Thanks fur being so fun to visit.
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