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Wednesday, 21 October 2026

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up **THE YUCCA IN FULL BLOOM!** ~ Fudge's Looking Supurr Cute, Tuna Time with Pandora, and Melvyn's In The Box ~ **PLUS** ROBIN ~ AGAIN!

Seven cats sit in a vibrant autumn scene filled with pumpkins, sunflowers, red and orange leaves and fluttering butterflies. A sunset glows behind the forest, scattered newspapers lie among the foliage and one cat shouts from a speech bubble, “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” The central text announces the Midweek News Round‑Up with The B Team in a bold, seasonal style.
This week on the news: ginger cuteness, tasty tuna, a new box and robin! 
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Epic Greetings, Furbulous Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

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

The Weather Report

Oh gosh, the weather has been rainy, a bit windy, a bit drizzly, some sunshine, and a much cooler breeze. The temps are now hovering around 11C to 13C... so not bad, manageable, not cold enough for the woodburner to get lit yet! MOL

Still very much the same as last week, although apparently there's the first named winter storm heading in at the weekend, which we hope misses us.

This Week's Flower Offering

A yucca plant in full bloom at BBHQ showcases a spectacular spike of creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers rising above a rosette of long green leaves. Set against a backdrop of mature trees, garden shrubs, and bright red flowers, the sunlit display highlights the beauty of this striking architectural garden plant.

A couple of weeks ago, we showed mew the yucca; it was just starting to flower.

Finally, it came out in full bloom; isn't it magnificent? The second spike is a little slow, though we'll keep an eye on it as it slowly emerges.

And if mew remember, we mentioned that the P.A. had snipped the pointy/spiky ends off one side last time; well, on Monday she finally snipped the other side, so it's now totally pointless!!! MOL 

Also, the P.A. finally managed to plant over 100 tulip bulbs on Monday; she's still got about 30 more to go, plus 50 alliums, but she decided that she's going to plant the remaining tulips in two big terracotta pots along with some of the alliums for a nice display in the spring.

Anyhoo, here are this week's top headlines.

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First up in the news

 Fudge's Looking Supurr Cute


Fudge, a beautiful long-haired ginger tabby cat, sits proudly on a woven rug at BBHQ, looking off to the side in a cosy living room featuring a wood-burning stove, black fireplace, cream armchair, houseplants, and warm home décor. The relaxed pose, fluffy tail, and striking orange coat make for a supurr cute portrait.

Fudge looks adorable here, yep, but in the next few moments he's probably going to go and annoy somepawdy! MOL 

A symmetrical autumn divider featuring pumpkins, acorns, red‑capped mushrooms, berries, and warm red‑orange leaves arranged in a festive arc, creating a vibrant October harvest theme.

Next up in the news

 Tuna Time with Pandora 

Pandora, a fluffy tortoiseshell cat, enjoys a dish of tuna on a wooden floor beside a woven rug at BBHQ. Warm sunlight illuminates the cat's richly coloured coat, while a cream bench and cosy home décor create a welcoming indoor setting.

Pandora got the tuna first the other night. Cat Dad always puts two dishes down, yes, spring water tuna only - and it's usually first come, first served.

Normally Pandora is last to the dish, but this time she beat everyone and scoffed it like a proper trooper! MOL 

A symmetrical autumn divider featuring pumpkins, acorns, red‑capped mushrooms, berries, and warm red‑orange leaves arranged in a festive arc, creating a vibrant October harvest theme.

Finally this week

Melvyn's In The Box


Melvyn, a tabby-and-white cat, sits comfortably in a cardboard box on a woven rug beside sunlit patio doors, gazing out towards a garden courtyard with trees, shrubs, and a traditional brick building. Warm afternoon light fills the room, creating a cosy and quintessentially feline scene at BBHQ.

Melvyn was enjoying a new box the other morning while everypawdy else was on pawtrol in the garden. There was catnip, pom poms and lashings of fun; he had a ball!

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What's your favourite photo today?

A symmetrical autumn divider featuring pumpkins, acorns, red‑capped mushrooms, berries, and warm red‑orange leaves arranged in a festive arc, creating a vibrant October harvest theme.


Today's Really Random Photo


The little robin is still bipping about. 

A colourful European robin with a bright orange-red breast stands among wet pebbles and fallen autumn leaves beside a garden water feature at BBHQ. Surrounded by mossy stones and seasonal foliage, the charming garden bird is beautifully highlighted by soft natural light.

The P.A. was giving all the birdbaths a deep clean the other day, and up popped robin, again! MOL

See those rocks? He landed there and got closer and closer. He's so sweet; we think he's moved in under the carport permanently... The P.A. left him some mealworms the other day as a treat; he loved them! 

A symmetrical autumn divider featuring pumpkins, acorns, red‑capped mushrooms, berries, and warm red‑orange leaves arranged in a festive arc, creating a vibrant October harvest theme.

That's a wrap for today. Amber will be back on Friday with her next book review, and if mew missed any other posts, here are the links:

 The B Team's Selfie 

Amber's Latest Book Review

Melvyn's Mewsings Ep 9

Pandora's October Meow'o'scope

We do hope mew have an epic day, and remember to always...

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...and utterly epic!

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14 comments:

  1. Lynn and Precious21 October 2026 at 12:14

    Wow, ambitious to plant so many bulbs! I can feel sore knees and stiff back just from reading about it, lol. Can't wait to see the blooms in Spring. In the meantime, we luv seein' all ya kitties willing to pose today.

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  2. carol l mck21 October 2026 at 14:32

    Gorgeous Yucca plant and sweet kitties ~ love the little bird photo too ~ Hugs ^_^
    Hugs ^_^

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  3. The Oceanside Animals21 October 2026 at 15:19

    Java Bean: "Ayyy, there's nothing yucky about that yucca!"
    Chaplin: "Or about that tuna!"
    Charlee: "Or about that bird!!!"

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  4. Leah21 October 2026 at 15:28

    Marvelous yucca plant and birdie and kitties! Love the Fudge picture!

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  5. Eastside Cats21 October 2026 at 16:37

    Oh noes, a named winter storm! Hope the weatherguessers have it all wrong.
    Cool yucca, and the images of your furries are lovely.

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  6. Sandee21 October 2026 at 16:48

    The yucca is beautiful. Wow.

    All the kitties are so precious and so is the bird. I love your windows. Beautiful.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. Love and hugs to mom and scritches to the kitties. ♥

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  7. Brian's Home Blog21 October 2026 at 18:45

    Those are sure pretty blooms! Hey, such a wonderful looking trio!!!

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  8. da tabbies o trout towne21 October 2026 at 19:01

    guyz…me N de gurl CRACKED UP 😸😸😸😸……. total lee point lezz‼️‼️‼️ pawz up awesum fotoz thiz week…N pandora…toona time iz like de bezt of timez…trooth 🐟🐟 heerz hopin ewe due knot getz a winter storm….YEOW itz knot a good thing…winter iz…we canna plant bulbz in de land oh trout coz naybor hood harez swing bye, watch for de shootz, then chew em down two de soil😼😼😼
    happee white fizh wednezday 🧡🖤🖤🧡🐾🎃‼️

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  9. Linda's Relaxing Lair21 October 2026 at 23:07

    Beautiful photos! The cats are gorgeous and the bird is so cute!

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  10. pilch9222 October 2026 at 00:49

    That is going to be a lot of tulips. Nice to see so many of you. I hope the storm misses you. XO

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  11. meowmeowmans22 October 2026 at 02:28

    Wow! That's epic that the yucca fully bloomed again. We hope the winter storm misses BBH!
    We loved seeing Fudge, Pandora, and Melvyn! And the sweet and friendly robin, too. Good job by the P.A. to plant all those tulips. They will look amazing in the spring!

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  12. Christine22 October 2026 at 12:48

    Great to see you all, looking fabulous love the Robin.x😽

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  13. Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu22 October 2026 at 13:27

    So many wonderful photos today! Everyone is looking outstanding! Our #1 recently filmed a robin enjoying ablutions in the bird bath!

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  14. handmade by amalia22 October 2026 at 17:35

    I'm with everyone else - the yucca is gorgeous.
    Amalia
    xo

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