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Wednesday, 26 March 2025

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Smooch Enjoying A Meautiful Sunspot, Fudge's Horror at The Catmint Taking Too Long To Grow, Fudge's Using Sheer Force of Will To Make The Catmint Grow, Parsley Trying to Avoid Fudge's Outburst, and Melvyn's Wearing This Weeks Top Pick Bandana

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 Epic Greetings Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Happy Wednesday fluffies, and what a glorious few days it's been. We've had some supurr sunspots, and we also had a nice rainy Caturday afternoon. And we say nice rain because, after the initial cloudburst, it was a slow and steady pitter-patter, NOT the usual deluge, which then means flooding; it was just what the garden needed, as it's been so dry. 

So much so that the P.A. had to get the hosepipe on to fill all the birdbaths around the garden and then water some of the pots on Friday morning. So the rain was a nice blessing.

We thought mew like like to see some more BBHQ flowers. Below are some violas, which are an incredible shade of purple with electric blue centres; they are totally mesmerising in real life.

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And here are some pretty primroses; these grow all over the garden, self-set, so they pop up in the Spring like little colourful surprises in the most random of places. And then, when they've finished flowering, the P.A. moves them into the garden borders for next year.

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We love that shade of yellow, it's just so fluffing happy, it's almost criminal! MOL

Righty ho, after all of that, here's this week's top headlines.

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First up in the news this week...

Smooch Enjoying A Meautiful Sunspot


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This was Smooch on Monday lunchtime, completely zonked out under the gazebo, with not a care in the world.

Meanwhile, below, Fudge was having all on not to flip the fluff out!

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Next up in the news...

 Fudge's Horror at The Catmint Taking Too Long To Grow


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On Monday lunchtime, while Smooch was taking it easy, fully reclined in a lovely little hotspot shown above, Fudge was freaking out by the summerhouse and as another catmint plant had been pruned.

"I DON'T FLUFFING BELIEVE IT!" he shrieked. "IS NOTHING SACRED IN THIS GARDEN ANYMORE?"

Parsley, who was watching through the foliage from the path, decided to keep very quiet - see below.

At the time of snapping the above picture, Fudge was locked in a deep internal battle, trying to control his overwrought senses from going into a complete meltdown.

Smooch, being the ever-helpful dude he is, shouted from his epically stress-free reclining fest under the gazebo. "Fudge, dude, would mew like to come help mew with some breathing exercises?"

Sadly, we can't print the reply! #ohdear

The chief pruner, aka the P.A., has declined to comment on this matter until further investigations have been carried out.

>^.^<

 Fudge's Using Sheer Force of Will To Make The Catmint Grow


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Mew may remember a few weeks ago that Fudge was traumatised by this particular plant being pruned. If mew missed it, click here to catch up.

In utter desperation last week, he tried employing the sheer force of will method to get the catmint growing! 

Just look at the epic levels of concentration happening; mew could literally feel the energy radiating off him. It was utterly astounding.

But sadly, several days later, the catmint has not responded in the manner he was hoping for! MOL

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In other news...

Parsley Trying to Avoid Fudge's Outburst


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Parsley, who by pure chance was sitting on the path minding his own business, while Smooch was under the gazebo and Fudge was freaking out.

He decided in this moment to close his eyes and lock on to those zen harmonies from earlier in the day when he joined in with Smooch's breathing exercises on the latest Colouring with Cats! (see link below).

He also decided that if he couldn't see Fudge, Fudge couldn't see him, and thereby, he wouldn't get dragged into the new Catmint Gate unfolding at BBHQ! MOL

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And finally, this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick

Melvyn is modelling the last of the March bandana collection, Spring Vibes, and he's absolutely loving it! 

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He's feeling so fluffing epic; it's not measurable by any instrument on Earth! MOL

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Which one should he model next?


Here's the brand new April Bandana collection, hot off the sewing machine in the BBHQ Craft Room. These were made on Monday teatime under the expert eye of Fudge, who was hanging around the craft room and needed a distraction.

 As spring is now officially here, we chose some more colourful and bright bandanas for this month. 

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The April Collection:

1.  Ballooning with Furiends* ~ Blue 

2. Spring Freshness

3. Peony Purrfection 

4. Cute Pink Cats

5. Blooming Marvellous

Tell us your top pick for next week in the comments!

*Melvyn modelled the Ballooning with Furiends with a white background last September, and we've been waiting to make the blue version since then. We just checked out the videos we posted in September, and there's a really cute 'get ready with me' where he's prepping for the catwalk run; OMC, it's so cute! 
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That's us done for today. 

Amber will be back on Friday with another pawesome book, and if mew missed any other posts, here are the links:

 Smooch's Selfie


Check out the latest episodes of The Purrminator, as tomorrow, we'll be back with Chapter Twenty in Melvyn's epically epic, supurr exciting origin story. 

And if mew weren't here on Caturday, mew may have missed Chapter Nineteen - link below - we posted two last week as the chapters weren't very long, but for Cods sake, don't miss tomorrow's episode!











Hoping mew have a furbulous day, and remember to always...

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Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 













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Sunday, 9 March 2025

Supurr Sauce's Pawesome Selfie on The Sunday Selfies Blog Hop & Caturday Art Hop

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Furbulous Sunday greetings furiends

Welcome to another BBHQ selfie selection, and this week Parsley Sauce is sharing an epic throwback to October last year, and doesn't he look FURBULOUS?

Supurr Sauce's Pawesome Selfie


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We just adore the colours, the soft light, the textures and of course, Mr Sauce, with one fang on display, what an epically epic dude! MOL

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We're also joining in Athena's Fabulous Art Hop so do stop by and show off your pawesome arty-farty skills.

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The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, GFX Crayon + changes to variation, fidelity and saturation. Then we added a mysterious vignette.

We also turned this fab arty-farty picture into a puzzle, so do stop by the puzzle page and take the Puzzle Challenge, see if mew can beat our time of 10 mins 15 secs. 

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Anyhoo, we're off outside as the last few days have been lovely, and a heady 16 degrees Celsius yesterday and today, with a low of 5 degrees Celsius at night. Mew can't believe what a difference a few warms make to one's well-being and happiness levels.

There's lots to do in the garden, so we're all snoopervising proceedings from several lush sunspots while the P.A. and Cat Dad crack on with a few jobs. Oh, and we've never seen so many ladybirds aka ladybugs in the garden, they are everywhere having a really great time! MOL

Do join us again tomorrow when we're back with another supurr fun Colouring with Cats.

We hope mew have an epic day, and in the meantime...
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Don't forget to join in the pawesome Sunday Selfies Blog Hop with

 Angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer ~ visit them at their pawesome blog:




Link up coming later.....



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Wednesday, 26 February 2025

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Smooch And Sauce's Slither of a Sunspot, Melvyn Denying Monday's Existence, Fudge's Summer Shape Up, and Melvyn's Wearing This Weeks Top Pick Bandana

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Epic Wednesday Greetings Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

How's your week going? 

The weather has been lovely since the end of last week, with sunny spells and warmer temperatures, although the nighttime temps are still too cold. There have been a few drizzly moments, too, but all things considered, so much better than the last couple of months.

And here's some Spring hope...

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The hyacinths are awake! WOOOO HOOOOO!

The P.A. planted a selection of tulips, anemones and hyacinths in the autumn in shades of mystic purples and, I think, with a splash of white for contrast, but don't quote me on that, as I wasn't there at the time of planting! MOL  

If they bloom how the P.A. is expecting them all to bloom, it should look pretty epic!

 And, of course, mew our lovely readers will get to experience the bloomage in two or three weeks, depending on whether we get another cold snap that delays things. Apparently, there's some snow on the way, but we'll see as the weather peeps, even with all the technology they have, still get it wrong. We love that Mother Nature fluffs with them! MOL

And isn't it funny, this supposed snow that's going to sweep up from the south in the next five days or so is being hailed - pardon the pun - as a nightmare snowstorm which is going to dump up to a whopping five inches of the white stuff. Seriously, why does the media have to sensationalise the weather with such terrifying headlines? Why? 

A nightmare snowstorm in our humble opinion is one of magnitude and measured in feet, not inches. For instance, the day the P.A. was born all those gazillion years ago, it was eight to ten-foot snow drifts, aka serious snow, and it lasted for weeks. Today, an inch of snow is a whiteout and totally terrifying. 

Anyhoo, that's our opinion on the weather! MOL  

Well, we've only got two more days of February left, so make the most of the Valentinesy vibes, as that will be replaced, and we'll have a brand new look for March to welcome and hopefully hurry up Spring! 

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

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First up in the news 

 Smooch And Sauce's Slither of a Sunspot


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Smooch and Parsley Sauce found this tiny slither of a sunspot on Monday afternoon.

They were feeling epically blessed in this moment!!! MOL

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Next up in the news

Melvyn Denying Monday's Existence


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Melvyn didn't like the fact that the weekend seemed to be over in a blink.

He said, and I quote, "FLUFF MEW MONDAY!"

Oh dear, somepawdy has been pawtying hard all weekend! MOL

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In other news...

 Fudge's Summer Shape Up


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Fudge had to face reality yesterday and promptly decided that his Summer Shape-Up should start immediately.

And even though Pandora pointed out that it's probably just all floof, to help him feel a little better after he's spent the winter months bulking up for the great shred. 

Smooch added that perhaps he should have continued his training while in said bulking phase.

This did not go down very well.

And needless to say, he's hitting the gym in his BBHQ bunker with Parsley every day! 

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And finally, this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick


Melvyn's modelling the final Valentine bandana today ~ Red hearts with red fringing

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Doesn't he look cute?


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Which one should he model next?


Here's the March Bandana Selection, and as we're headed full steam into Spring, we chose some colourful and bright bandanas for this month. Plus, it's St Paddy's Day, too, and how could we not have one for that epic day! MOL

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The March Collection:

1. Spring Vibes

2. Pretty Garden

3.  Colourful Owls

4. St Paddy's Day

Tell us your top pick for next week in the comments!

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That's us done for today. Amber will be back on Friday with another pawesome book, and if mew missed any other posts, here are the links:

 Smooch's Selfie


Check out the latest episodes of The Purrminator, as tomorrow we'll be back with Chapter Fifteen in Melvyn's epically epic supurr exciting origin story:








Hoping mew have a furbulous day, and remember to always...


Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 













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