The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up **IT SNOWED** ~ Parsley, Pandora and Melvyn Are Unimpressed, Smooch Lounging in The Lounge, and Hanging Off The Sofa with Fudge ~ **PLUS** Melvyn's Modelling

Pawesome Greetings Furbulous Furiends

Welcome to the first BBHQ midweek news round-up of 2026!

We hope your start to the mew year has been epic. 

Let's dive straight into the Mewton-Clawson weather report, one word - UUUUUGGGGHHHHH! But seriously, it got cold, then colder, then it decided to snow and freeze everything into a winter wonderland, which looked really pretty for about three minutes from the window. But really spoiled our mood when the door was opened and we got ambushed full force by an Arctic blast, with no respect or due diligence for feline sensibilities.

Thank cod the woodburner is in full swing, at least the sitting room is totally tropical, otherwise, we'd all be having a horrid start to January! MOL 

This was Monday night when the snow started, and yes, the T.T.T.B. has a mood light - well, mew wouldn't expect any less from us.

And here's the full moon at 7.13 am on Sunday morning.

It looks like it was nesting in the tree! MOL

Oh, and, and, and, guess what? Well, that's a rather bonkers question, because here at BBHQ, it could be anything from a wild pawty to a looping timeline, yes, we've had all that happen in the last few days! MOL

So, we'll just tell mew, we created a new page.

 OH MY COD, we hear mew say, what is it?

Well, there's the thing, because the Basilverse keeps getting riotously unpredictable as each year passes, don't ask why, we didn't plan it, it's just been an organic evolution of epic chaos that seems to have a mind of its own, and it's pretty much uncontainable at this point. So we decided to create a NEW READER STARTER PAGE.

Just look at the top-left sidebar or the page navigation above. Basically, it's to give a clear, friendly starting point so mew can explore the Basilverse without getting lost at BBHQ and in the bunker’s ever‑expanding maze of adventures, mysteries, and mildly explosive side‑quests. And to stop new readers from immediately getting bewildered, bamboozled, or teleported somewhere unexpected before they’ve even met the B Team.

Do mew like it?

Also, Pandora launched a brand new post on Monday, The Monthly Meow'o'Scope, so if mew missed what's in store for January, go take a look, as every star sign is there. Well, mew know she's into all that stuff, we just saw her heading off to the Crystal Room, with a new Tarot Deck, a bag of runes, a sage stick and a travel cup of catnip tea! MOL

So yes, it’s all go here as usual. Never a dull moment at BBHQ, mew know how it is!

Anyhoo, let's look at this week's news.

First up in the news

Parsley, Pandora and Melvyn Are Unimpressed

These three were severely unimpressed with the weather over the last few days.

Here's their conversation

Parsley (black cat in foreground): "Right, who ordered the Arctic blast? Because I’d like to return it. With claws."

Pandora (fluffy torti cat): "I stepped outside for two seconds, and my floof froze mid‑swish. I’m basically a walking icicle now."

Melvyn (white and brown tabby): "I saw snowflakes. Actual snowflakes. Falling. From the sky. Like some kind of frosty betrayal."

Parsley: "And the humans call it pretty. Pretty?! It’s a full-scale feline emergency. My paws are still recovering from last year’s frost trauma."

 Pandora: "I vote we barricade the door, light the woodburner, and declare a state of bunker hibernation."

Melvyn: "Agreed. I’ve already scheduled a nap in front of the fire and cancelled all outdoor missions until spring."

Parsley: "Excellent. Operation: No Snow Shall Touch These Toe Beans is officially underway.

#truestory! MOL

Next up in the news

Smooch Lounging in The Lounge

The P.A. took down the Catmas trees, and she always leaves the smaller wicker tree skirt for a few weeks, as Smooch loves it as a bed once it's turned upside down.

In other news...

Hanging Off The Sofa with Fudge

Fudge was hanging off the sofa the day, don't ask why, we have no clue! MOL

Finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick

The Zero Fox Given bandana is Melvyn's top pick for this week.

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:

TikTok

Instagram

YouTube

Which one is your favourite this week?

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:

Sunday Selfies with Fudge

Monthly Meow'o'Scope 

Catmas Brain Training

Amber's Latest Book Review

Mew Years Pawty

Wishing mew a furbulous day, and remember to always...

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

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