Wednesday, 18 February 2026

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up **RAIN'A'PLENTY HAS GONE INTO REMISSION TILL TOMORROW** ~ Fudge Snuggling on His Cushion, Pandora Found A Sunspot, and Three for One Snacktime with Pandora, Fudge and Smooch~ **PLUS** Melvyn's Modelling

A vibrant collage featuring a row of expressive cats at the bottom aka The B Team, set against a pink background with hearts, bunting, and cherry blossom branches. The central text reads “Midweek News Round Up with The B Team @BionicBasil®.” To the right, a cat with its mouth open appears to be speaking, with a speech bubble that says “WHAT’S THE GOSSIP THIS WEEK?” The backdrop includes newspaper clippings, creating a playful and engaging theme perfect for feline news updates. at www.bionicbasil.com

Epic Wednesday Greetings Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up!

How's your week going? 

Well, we've had a couple of dry spells, and by dry spells, we mean it stopped raining for a few hours.

Honestly, this weather is far too wet for us! MOL

It was dry all of yesterday, but today, the rain is back, and it will be mostly wet for the next few weeks. And here's the absolutely hilarious thing. They are already predicting droughts for spring and summer - yep, we couldn't believe it either. We know that last winter, 24/25, it was very dry and that continued throughout the year, but we've had a year's worth of rain just in 2026. And it's going to continue well into March on the long-range forecast. Lucky us!!! 

And yes, we may need an ark.

Here's a throwback to April 2025 - Pink Frilled Tulips in Bloom

A round black planter sits on a bed of pebbles, filled with blooming spring flowers including pink frilled tulips, white and purple tulips, and deep pink hyacinths. Behind it are more yellow tulips, green foliage, a large ceramic pot, and a red British‑style telephone booth, creating a colourful April garden scene. At www.bionicbasil.com

The bulbs are coming along quite well; we just hope they don't rot or die from soggy soil. There is gravel drainage at the bottom of the pots, so we are hopeful most will survive, as we are so looking forward to seeing this again in April. It's so pretty.

The P.A. finally finished pruning all of the roses in the BBHQ garden yesterday, and now she has to give them an early feed, usually granular or pellets, to help them bloom all summer.

Anyhoo, let's look at what the heathens have been up to this week.

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First up in the news 

Fudge Snuggling on His Cushion


Fudge, an orange tabby cat with bright green eyes, sits on a colourful floral quilt, looking directly at the camera. Behind him is a pink multi‑level cat tree, a potted plant, and other cosy cat furniture, creating a warm indoor space designed for feline comfort.

Fudge loves the giant floor cushion. He gets snuggled here while the P.A. does her writing and offers useful prompts and suggestions as she works on the new B Team Adventure.

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Next up in the news

Pandora Found A Sunspot


Pandora, a long‑haired cat with dark brown and black fur, sits perched on the armrest of a wicker outdoor chair. Sunlight highlights her coat as she enjoys a warm garden sunspot. Behind her are bare shrubs, a reflective silver garden ornament, a wooden planter marked “JEPPE’S,” and a solar light on the tiled patio.

As we said earlier, there have been a couple of days with no rain, and brief sunny spells, and here's Pandora under the gazebo enjoying one of those fleeting moments!

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In other news...

Three for One Snacktime with Pandora, Fudge and Smooch


Three cats eat side‑by‑side from their own bowls on mats placed along a wooden floor next to a radiator. From left to right: a long‑haired dark tortoiseshell cat, an orange cat with a fluffy tail, and a white cat with black spots wearing a red collar. Each cat is focused on its meal, creating a calm, domestic feeding scene.

These three needed extra mid-afternoon snacks the other day... 

All mew could hear from the laundry was:

    Nom nom nom… Slurp… Nom nom nom! MOL

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And finally, this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick


This week mew chose: The White Hearts with glitter ribbon, and Melvyn loves it!

Melvyn the tabby cat, wearing a red and white Valentine themed bandana, standing on a pink catwalk at BBHQ.The White hearts with glitter ribbon bandana.

Sorry, there's no video this week; we had a minor camera malfunction.

Apologies for that as mew know how much we love sharing Melvyn's catwalk strut. 

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Which one should he model next?


Here's the Valenitne's Bandana Selection.

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ©BionicBasil® February 2024 Bandana Collection - Valentine's Day

The February Valentine's Collection:

1. Multi-coloured hearts with lilac fringing

2. Red hearts with red fringing

3.  White hearts with glitter ribbon

4. Red heart with red tassels

Next week, he'll be wearing the final one for this wonderful Valentine's month.

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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


Amber's Latest Book Review




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

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14 comments:

  1. Brian's Home Blog18 February 2026 at 00:40

    Those all made me smile sweeties!

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  2. Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 318 February 2026 at 01:18

    You are blogger’s top model

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  3. messymimi18 February 2026 at 03:16

    I hope you don’t get too much rain, or a drought later on. It’s funny how the weather is always wrong, not just the weather guessers!

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  4. Memories of Eric and Flynn18 February 2026 at 10:59

    We actually had sun yesterday morning, them right on 1pm the heavy rain returned and continues today. It is supposed to be just cloudy on Thursday and Friday before the rain returns. Enough!!! And can you believe that Cornwall's largest reservoir is still not full!
    You all look lovely enjoying the sun and noms. Looking handsome, Melvyn!

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  5. Lynn and Precious18 February 2026 at 11:06

    It was fun seeing everybody eating their supper at the same time and peacefully. Melvyn you definitely hit the high spot for Valentine's Day with that lovely picture of you. Our 24 inches of snow has finally melted this week, and for two days in a row we had fog so bad that honestly we couldn't see our neighbors houses. And they're not really that close together.

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  6. Eastside Cats18 February 2026 at 15:07

    Y'all look so fabulous!
    Here's hoping that spring shows up soon, and kicks Old Man Winter to the kerb.

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  7. Sandee18 February 2026 at 16:33

    Loved the flowers. Beautiful.

    I always love seeing your kitties. So precious.

    I pick #2 for next week and I know I'll be right.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. Scritches to all the kitties and a big hug to you. ♥

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  8. Leah18 February 2026 at 16:54

    Adorable pictures of the fabulous B-Team kitties! Fudge looks especially bright-eyed today! Love the tulips!

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  9. da tabbies o trout towne18 February 2026 at 18:40

    guyz….everee onez lookin grate N melvyn ewe bee rockin yur bandana buddy ‼️‼️sorree
    ewe bee still gettin rain out de wazoo…hope de flowerz will bee all rite..tell de PA if her can lift de pot, putz old newz paperz… ore paperz towelz under de drain holez ta get rid oh sum oh de soggy…it kinda drawz waterz out…eye dunno how …itz kinda like science. ( may bee even get a fone book frum de tardis ‼️‼️😸💚🌿

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  10. Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu18 February 2026 at 22:00

    Some lovely photos today! We've had endless rain over here in France too. We are fed up with it!

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  11. pilch9219 February 2026 at 01:55

    It will be nice to see pretty blossoms in April. Looking good Melvyn, Fudge and Pandora. XO

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  12. Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 319 February 2026 at 03:59

    I love seeing the pink blossoms and Fudge being cute

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  13. Christine19 February 2026 at 14:02

    Wonderful photos today.😺

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  14. Katie Isabella19 February 2026 at 18:55

    OH my. My mom loves LOVES seeing you three having something to eat together. And I have to agree with the P.A. in that we adore seeing Melvyn's catwalk strut! I like to see him watching out along the way, too. !!!

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