Welcome To 8 Things About... And Today It's All About Parsley **Plus** TOP SECRET BONUS INTEL

  

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So what's this 8 Things About??! we hear mew ask. Well, fabulous furiends it could be 8 things about anything, but today it's all about...

8 Things About Parsley

1.  Parsley arrived at BBHQ in September 2014, he was from the same rescue as the rest of us. His start in life is unknown until a kind lady began to feed in him in one of the Nottingham suburbs called Carlton. She lived in a block of flats near a busy crossroads and she wanted to keep him but the flat she rented didn't allow pets, so sadly she called the rescue and they came and got him.  At the rescue, they named him Parson as he had a feint white ring around his neck, it was guesstimated he was approximately 2 years old at this point. The P.A. originally wanted to call him Merlin or Magic etc, but after a few weeks none of those names seemed to suit him, and one day she decided to try Parsley and so another clawed herb was added to The B Team! MOL

2.  He loves the crystal room and can often be found lurking among the giant amethysts and at times climbing the larger ones, so he definitely has an affinity with the more spiritual side of things. 

3.  Parsley is one of the kindest and most gentle cats we've ever known (*except for one time, see bonus intel) and given his size, which is nearly 7kg or 15.5lbs he's a big cat. Though he never instigates any bother or tries to use his size to dominate, he's more of a lover than a fighter. 

4.  He also enjoys his own company and will often just hang out in the BBHQ office, secretly snoopervising the P.A. while she writes the blog.

5.  Parsley is also a keen nature lover and adores being in the garden or going on a little field excursion next door. He especially likes it when the field has been baled and he can climb them, a better vantage point for spotting bunnies or other wildlife.

6.  He's also an expert catnapper and adores to get snuggled in bed. He usually snoozes on a pillow next to the P.A. and dad every night and if anyone wakes up to get a drink in the night, he escorts the humans to the kitchen and back. 

7. Parsley was also in the ameowzing book Black Cats Tell All, written by Layla Morgan-Wilde to highlight the beauty and pawsitivity of black cats as they are still the least adopted from rescues and shelters. Which we find completely absurd, as we think black cats are epically epic, they are mini panfurs and who doesn't want a panfur? 

8. He also has a little white star on his chest, although a lot of the time mew can't see it as his collar hides it. Mew can just see it poking out from under the pumpkin collar. 

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Parsley really hates having his back nails clipped, it's definitely mission impawsible! MOL

He also didn't like one of the male vets at our local practice, the P.A. says she's never seen him so aggressive ever, he went a bit berserk as he took an instant dislike to the man. Luckily that vet has now left the practice and there's no issue with any of the other vets. 

Isn't it strange how a soft as blobs cat can have such a fierce reaction to someone when they've never shown any aggression before. Obviously, that vet dudes aura was well out of whack for Parsley to react so out of character. And the moral of the story is, always trust your instincts. 

**Don't furget to stop by next Tuesday, the 31st of August as it's Parsley's 9th birthday and in true BBHQ tradition we'll be having an epic pawty and giveaway.**

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If mew missed any of our previous '8 Things About' posts, here are the links so far:

8 Things About Amber

8 Things About Humphrey

8 Things About Smooch

8 Things About Pandora

8 Things About Melvyn

8 Things About Fudge

8 Things About Angel Posie

8 Things About Angel Snowie

And that sadly brings us to the end of 8 Things About Parsley, we do hope mew enjoyed getting to know him a bit more, and we'll be back on Wednesday so do join us then as we've got another fabulous What's in the Box post to share.

Pawesome purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

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Welcome To 8 Things About... And Today It's All About Angel Snowie **Plus** TOP SECRET BONUS INTEL

 

WOO HOO pawesome furiends

So what's this 8 Things About??! we hear mew ask. Well, fabulous furiends it could be 8 things about anything, but today it's all about...

Snowie departed for the Rainbow Bridge in April of 2017 but that doesn't mean she isn't still a part of The B Team, she left a great big paw-print on our hearts.

8 Things About Angel Snowie

1. Snowie arrived at BBHQ in the Spring of 2000, in fact on the same day that Posie arrived. When the P.A. went to the rescue to see Posie for the furst time, she asked if there were any more cats on-site and was told that the only other resident was a pure white cat who was called Sushi. Sushi was approximately 7/8 months old and had found herself on the street after the couple she had been adopted by as a kitten decided to break up, and she found herself homeless. The P.A. saw the lovely white kitty in the indoor enclosure and said, "I'll take her too!" 

2. Snowie loved to be in the garden, and before we had the fence put up around 2004 Snowie would go and sit in the conifer hedge on the other side of the drive. She had one purrticular spot and aftur a while mew could see the little hole/nest she'd made and she'd stay in there for hours.

3. She also loved to make a nest in the cushions on the back of the sofa, and depending on how she felt depended on which sofa she nested.

4. As she was pure white, in the summer she had to wear sunscreen on her ears and nose. And the P.A. used to have to be really quick applying it as Snowie really didn't enjoy it. And back in the day, there were no specific sun creams for cats, so the P.A. used to have buy an SPF 50 made for babies which was for sensitive skin and had the least amount of chemicals in. How times have changed as far as ingredients go.

5. Snowie loved to be brushed and had really thick fur. Her favourite grooming implement was the yellow pet mit and she would sit in front of the little bench next to the radiator in the kitchen and let the P.A. brush her for ages! MOL

6. Snowie was also a keen burd-watcher, and on occasion, more than we'd like to admit did in fact catch quite a few.  Although the older she got the less this happened.

7. She reminded us of a fluffy white cloud, this pic above is one of our all-time favs. Snowie had the most beautiful golden eyes, they were like shining citrines, they were absolutely luminous in real life. 

8. Snowie was a bit of a basket case, in the fact that she loved getting in baskets. This was a hampurr which the P.A. put a fluffy cushion in for her and she loved it. Although the lid fell down one time and she wasn't impressed, we think that incident ruined her love affair with this purrticular basket. But there were many more baskets in her future.

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While Snowie was a very friendly, affable kitty who got along with everypawdy, there was one rule that she lived by and that was:

The 3 Pat Rule

Mew could brush her for ages but try and pat her more than 3 times in any one instance always resulted in a swipe. And if anyone visited the house, they were always warned to adhere to the 3 pat rule, although several went for 4 and learned the hard way, Snowie took no prisoners! MOL

The P.A. said that Snowie had the cutest voice/meow; it sounded like she was saying MEHHHHH.

We do miss the white princess, and it's funny a lot of people thought she was boy because her name was Snowie. Although we never associated that name with being male, it's interesting to note how others perceive name genders.

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If mew missed any of our previous '8 Things About' posts, here are the links so far:

8 Things About Amber

8 Things About Humphrey

8 Things About Smooch

8 Things About Pandora

8 Things About Melvyn

8 Things About Fudge

8 Things About Angel Posie

And that sadly brings us to the end of 8 Things About Angel Snowie, we do hope mew enjoyed getting to know her a bit more, and we'll be back on Wednesday so do join us then as we're sharing a post all about catnip.

Pawesome purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

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Welcome To 8 Things About... And Today It's All About Angel Posie **Plus** TOP SECRET BONUS INTEL

WOO HOO pawesome furiends

So what's this 8 Things About??! we hear mew ask. Well, fabulous furiends it could be 8 things about anything, but today it's all about...

Posie departed for the Rainbow Bridge in April of 2015 but that doesn't mean she isn't still a part of The B Team, she left a great big paw-print on our hearts.

8 Things About Angel Posie

1. Posie arrived at BBHQ in the Spring of 2000.  The P.A. went to the rescue to see Posie, who was described as; not suitable for rehoming as she was a little aggressive. She'd been a Christmas kitten and obviously soon after the festive novelties wore off, poor Posie found herself homeless. She was found on an inner-city housing estate looking rather bedraggled and in a bit of a bad temper.

The P.A. remembered the first time she saw Posie, although she can't remember the name the rescue gave her. The P.A. said she looked really grubby and was rather feisty and vocal in her outdoor pen, there was no chance of any interaction at all. Who knows what had happened to her, but from her behaviour, it couldn't have been very nice. Anyhoo, long story short, the P.A. brought her home as she knew that this little cat didn't have a chance of getting a home.

2. Posie was never a lap cat, her early life experiences ruined that for her.  Although she slowly accepted the odd cuddle and she did like a bit of brush after many years of perseverance. In fact, Pandora is very similar to Posie in a lot of ways. Above, is how Posie loved to relax.

3. In this pic from 2008, above, OMC was Posie hissed off!  The old kitchen cabinets were being ripped out and redone, so the doors were all shut and she couldn't get to the lounge - she gripped and grumbled for days.

4. She also liked to go to next door to the P.A's Uncle's place. He had a fake Well in his garden (A lot of English peeps have fake Wells, don't ask us why, because we don't know!).  Anyhoo, Posie would sometimes get inside the little roof and hang out. 

5. Posie adored being in the garden and outside. And in the early days at BBHQ, the P.A. had some comfy chairs under the carport and that's where Posie, Snowie, Mildred and Humphrey would be waiting when she got home from work in the evening.

6. Posie loved the sofa, that was her main spot to snooze and she loved a fresh blanket. Often Snowie would be nesting in one of the cushions behind her on the back of the sofa. 

7. She also liked to play, and loved a bit of catnip.  She liked to remove the decorations off the bottom of the Christmas Tree too, apparently, that was good overnight sport! MOL 

8. Posie was such a pretty cat with the most amazing golden eyes. We miss her feisty, diva-esque ways, and we miss her cuteness because she was adorable, bad-tempered but totally adorable!  

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 Posie was terrible to crate, so the one thing Dad and the P.A. don't miss is trips to the vet with the whirling dervish. The P.A. would wear thick leather gauntlets to wear while getting her into the crate or box. Over the years they tried all types of crates; front loaders, side loaders, top loaders. Wire ones so it wasn't so confining, also bags with mesh sides and top. Posie hated each and every one with a passion.

Also, the P.A. would take the gloves with her to the vet and wear them during the visit. Better that than scratched hands if Posie decided she didn't like that particular vet, on that day.

She also had lots of names: Flumpy, The Flumpster, Pose, Miss Grizzle, Grizzelda, Princess Powderpuff, just to name a few! MOL

Although Posie was a feisty diva, we're just glad that after a really rough start in life, she got a forever home on her terms. 

And that sadly brings us to the end of 8 Things About Angel Posie, we do hope mew enjoyed getting to know her a bit more and we'll be back on Wednesday so do join us then.

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If mew missed any of our previous '8 Things About' posts, here are the links so far:

8 Things About Amber

8 Things About Humphrey

8 Things About Smooch

8 Things About Pandora

8 Things About Melvyn

8 Things About Fudge

Thanks so much for visiting today and we'll be back on Wednesday, so do join us then.

Pawesome purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

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Welcome To 8 Things About... And Today It's All About Fudge **UPDATED** TOP SECRET BONUS INTEL

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So what's this 8 Things About??! we hear mew ask. Well, fabulous furiends it could be 8 things about anything, but today it's all about...

...he's the second-youngest** [**Melvyn now takes this position] memfur of The B Team and has only been on the blog just offur 4 years, so we thought we'd share a bit more about him today.

8 Things About Fudge

1.  He loves Dreamies aka Temptations, really loves them. In fact, he'll meow incessantly to get some. He also knows that effury morning when the P.A. is just about to leave the house for wurk and is getting her lunch ready that is the optimum time to ask, and ye shall receive! MOL

2.  Fudge is obsessed with water; when he furst arrived in Mewton-Clawson and was able to have the run of the house, he'd sit by any of the sinks to catch the drips, he would even sit on the edge of the shower to lap up a few drops. He loves to drink from: the watering cans, the burdbaths, puddles, the pond, and a small upright fountain on the patio, etc... check him out on Instagram.

3.  He also likes to go eat from effurypawdy's dish at mealtimes, and he loves to lick the jelly, gravy or sauce off the meaties and then move on to another dish. He has his meal served furst, but as soon as another bowl is put down, he moves in it immediately.

4.  Fudge isn't the brightest memfur of The B Team, in fact, I think he's a couple of sammiches short of a picnic, but his lack of brainpower is made up for in FLOOF! He has the most magnificent tail, and MommaKat & Bear do make us laugh hysterically when they call it: Fudge's Vaguely Pornographic Tail, though we can totally understand why! MOL MOL

5.  He also loves to climb, he zooms up the trees in the garden and especially the one in the courtyard, which he uses as a springboard onto the roof, where he often gets stuck! 

 As he's sashaying along the ridge meowing for the entire village to hear, the P.A. is frantically trying to coax him down with a bag of Dreamies, and funnily enough, this is the only time that he isn't bothered about stuffing his furry face with something yummy.

6.  Fudge is furry kind, there's not a mean bone in him. He loves to snuggle and likes to get curled up in bed. He can be furry demanding when he wants attention, for example; anything the P.A. is reading gets knocked out of the way, the cell phone has to be put down immediately fur him to have his pat needs met, and if the P.A. is in the office he'll pat her leg or arm with his paw and if that doesn't stop her from typing he then sits on the keyboard:-

 'hhhhjhjjjkkkl;l;';ooouiiiiiiiuuuuuuuyyytttffffffmmmmmkkkkkwwvvvvvvvgggggg!' typed Fudge! MOL 

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7.  He has the hairiest paws out of the entire B Team.

8.  Lastly I think he's made such an epically epic addition to The B Team and his training at our Kitty Commando Training Academy is coming along fantastically.  He's now proficient in most weapons, he can drive most of the vehicles on-site and is currently learning how to drive my new Unimog, he can even use the winch... how pawesome is that? 

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Fudge is relentless in his quest for attention. According to the P.A., if she's at home just doing general daily chores, the ginger ninja is nowhere to be seen; well, who wants to get involved in cleaning duties? MOL  

However, the minute she sits in front of the computer the ginger floof-ball magically appears on the desk and parades across the keyboard with no regard for what's in progress, he ambles supurr slowly in front of the computer screens wafting his giant floof this way and that. He tries to bite the phone charging cable, and any pen/pencil/writing implement is fair game for ending up on the floor.

And if there are any loose papers on the desk, they get shredded.

Fudge calls it Office Management, the P.A. calls it a total ginger nightmare! MOL

Now, as soon as he appears on the desk, the P.A. stops everything and has to pick him up, carry him like a big fluffy baby around the room; ducking under the beam of course. Then she'll play with him for a while and eventually return to her desk to wurk.

Guess what?

The minute she sits down, he's back!

He says he's helping to keep her stress levels down in his additional role of BBHQ Health and Safety Officer; it's vital that all hooman staff take regular breaks to entertain their feline overlords.  We daren't tell the P.A. that bit! MOL MOL MOL

And that sadly brings us to the end of 8 Things About Fudge... we do hope mew enjoyed getting to know him a bit more and we'll be back on Wednesday so do join us then.

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If mew missed any of our previous '8 Things About' posts, here are the links so far:

8 Things About Amber

8 Things About Humphrey

8 Things About Smooch

8 Things About Pandora

**8 Things About Melvyn

Thanks so much for visiting today

Pawesome purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

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