Wednesday, 22 July 2026

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up **SUPURR SNAPDRAGONS** ~ Fudge and Melvyn's Afternoon Siesta, Pandora's Flat Out in The Catservatory, and Smooch's Checking the Carpet Under The Gazebo ~ **PLUS** Melvyn's Modelling This Week's Bandana

Seven cats sit together in a colourful garden filled with flowers, butterflies, and festive bunting. Behind them are scattered newspapers and a large banner that reads “Midweek News Round Up with the B Team.” One cat on the left has its mouth open as if shouting, next to a speech bubble that says “EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!” The scene is bright, playful, and lively, with each cat displaying different fur colours and patterns. The overall design feels cheerful and whimsical, like a fun feline news announcement.
This week on the news, we're bringing mew all the latest happenings, garden gossip, and supurr floofy adventures from BBHQ this week.
A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Supurr Floofy Greetings Pawesome Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Happy Wednesday, and thank mew so much for dropping by. Pull up a chair, get comfortable, and let’s dive into what’s been happening at BBHQ over the last few days.

Firstly, we have to apologise for not doing our usual commenting and blog-hopping over the weekend, as we normally do on a Caturday and/or Sunday; there is a reason... Grampaw is not well; he has gone downhill over the last few weeks... the stress for the P.A.'s family is high. Grampaw keeps falling over too. Luckily, Cat Dad was there last Friday and got him up off the floor. Grampaw was uninjured, thank cod, but it's a tough time for all.

Please don't think we're being rude; we're not. Sometimes the P.A. just needs a break from everything and has to go hide out in the garden to decompress. But then she feels horribly guilty for not commenting and joining in the hops. Just know she's doing her best to post and will hopefully catch up on your posts this weekend.

The Weekly Weather Report

Let's tell mew about the weather this week. Well, we're not complaining; it's been hovering around mid-twenties for the last few days, so a welcome respite from the previous weeks' scorchio inferno from hell.

And allegedly we could even get rain on Caturday and Sunday, which would be rather welcome right now; the garden is in need of a big drink, so we're quite excited about that if it happens, but we're not holding our breath! MOL

This week's flowering offering is...

A garden planter overflows with bright flowers in shades of pink, purple, yellow, and orange. A metal plant marker labelled “Parsley” sits among the blooms, adding a humorous touch as the pot is clearly filled with colourful ornamentals instead of herbs. The planter rests on a bed of small pebbles, with large green leaves framing the vibrant display in the BBHQ courtyard.

These snapdragons are glorious, and no doubt mew noticed the Parsley sign stuck in the back; it keeps moving around the garden. The P.A. tried to get a matching Basil one, but failed; she'll come across one at some point on one of her garden centre excursions!

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

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

First up in the news this week

Fudge and Melvyn's Afternoon Siesta


Two cats relax together on a soft grey bedspread: Fudge an orange tabby lying in the foreground gazes calmly toward the camera, while Melvyn, a white‑and‑black cat behind him is caught mid‑yawn, mouth wide open. A colourful patchwork quilt rests nearby, adding a cosy splash of colour to their peaceful afternoon siesta at BBHQ.

Fudge and Melvyn were upstairs, snuggled up, having a nice siesta, then the P.A. turned up and started taking photos; read last Monday's Dear Dr Basil post; yes, they did get treats! MOL 

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Next up in the news

 Pandora's Flat Out in The Catservatory 


Pabdora, a long‑haired dark‑furred cat lies stretched out on her side, fast asleep amid soft patterned pillows and blankets decorated with pink and white bird and floral designs. She’s nestled on a fluffy cream rug in a warm, comfortable catservatory setting, completely relaxed during her BBHQ afternoon snooze at BBHQ.

Supurr floofy Pandora got snuggled in the catservatory; she was zonked out on the sofa. And yes, before mew ask, she does get brushed most days in the summer, but this was a pre-brush pic! MOL

It took her a long time to accept being groomed, but now she loves it and has the choice of around six different types of brushes. Her favourite is the one upstairs, the pink angel tangle teaser; that one is also Parsley and Melvyn's favourite too.

And most evenings before bed, there's a queue for pre-bed brushing! MOL

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

In other news

  Smooch's Checking the Carpet Under The Gazebo


Smooch, a white cat with black markings lies stretched out on a textured outdoor carpet, wearing a collar with a small red bell. Behind him sits a wooden planter box labelled “Harper’s,” filled with bright pink flowers. The scene is set on a sunny patio beneath the gazebo, where tripawed Smooch carefully inspects the carpet during the BBHQ Midweek News Round‑Up.

The P.A. cleaned the carpet under the gazebo, and Smooch had to make sure that it was up to fluff!

He gave the P.A. a gold star for her efforts! MOL

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick


Catastic Cats won the voting last week!!!

A white cat with brown and black markings stands on a glossy black surface, wearing a brightly coloured bandana decorated with stylised cat faces and floral patterns. A small white tag with a black cat silhouette hangs from the bandana. Behind Melvyn is a warm, well‑lit room with framed artwork, a dining table, chairs, and decorative touches, creating a cosy backdrop as he models his Catastic Cats bandana for the BBHQ Midweek News Round‑Up.

Melvyn looks epic, and the colours are so jazzy!

Sorry there's no video for this week; he's only modelled this one once before, and there wasn't a catwalk run.

A bright, colourful summer garden filled with a mix of wildflowers in yellow, pink, purple, blue, red, and white. Several butterflies in vivid colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow scene. The overall look is vibrant and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in nature.

Which one should he model next?


Here's the July Bandana collection, and we chose another really fun selection for mew this time.

And we've decided to give mew six to choose from, even though we only needed five!!!
 OH MY COD, the utter excitement of it all! MOL
The July 2026 Bandana Collection for Melvyn the cat, featuring six colorful and themed pet bandanas displayed in a grid. Designs include: yellow popcorn and movie print, blue cat-mermaid pattern, multicolored artistic cat faces, tropical parrots on black, pink butterflies on beige, and cactus pots on white. Readers will vote weekly for Melvyn to model each bandana throughout the month on www.bionicbasil.com
The July Collection:
1. Popcorn Purrlease
2. MerCats 
3. Catastic Cats
4. In The Jungle
5. Pink Flutterby's
6. Cactus Crazee
Tell us your top pick for next week in the comments.

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

That's us done for today. Amber will be back on Friday, so do join us then, as mew know how much she loves your company in the library, and this week, see if the Library Mice return! MOL

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2 comments:

  1. Brian's Home Blog22 July 2026 at 01:03

    I'm glad you had a little cooler weather! Gang, your photos are wonderful but your photos always are!!!

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  2. messymimi22 July 2026 at 02:26

    First, please tell your PA she has amnesty on blog comments, at least on my blog, or linking up. The fact is, we all have family/life obligations. Grampaw will be in my prayers, as well as all who are trying to care for him.

    Second, I love the flowers and the Parsley sign, all of you look happy and healthy, and Melvyn did a great job modeling, as he does.

    I’m also praying you do get rain.

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