FESTIVE PHOTO FAILS from The BBHQ Archive ~ OMC Mew Won't Believe What We Found!

Happy Festive Friyay Pawesome Pals

Today, as it's the last Friyay of the month and 2023, we're joining in the furbulous Pet Photo Fails Blog Hop.

And we thought we'd share some epically epic festive photo fails with mew from deep, deep, deep in the BBHQ photo archive, so the following selection is from way, way back in the noughties! 

We're featuring Angel's Humphrey, Posie and Snowie, as well as Amber and myself, so the original B Team from back in the day!

It was Catmas 2008 when a friend of the P.A.'s sent a Santa Paws jacket for us, and obviously, we had never worn anything like it, EVER!

Anyhoo, mew'll soon see what we thought of it! MOL

Drop by the marvellous Mudpie's blog at www.mochasmysteriesmeows.com to join in.

ARE MEW READY?

First up is Amber.

Amber will be so annoyed we shared this most unflattering photo.

She was not a happy camper, and let me tell mew, we think this is the incident which sparked the epic crotchiness! MOL

Next up is Angel Snowie.

Angel Snowie was the only one not to flop over and have a hissy fit.

And now it's my turn! MOL

Oh dudes, I had the biggest hissy fit ever! MOL

And finally, Angel Humphrey.

Angel Humphrey just collapsed on the floor like this and didn't move, he said. "Never again am I being subjected to that!"

Then he added.

"Just give me my flack jacket instead!"

It would have been impossible to put the jacket on Angel Posie, well let me say this, fingers would have been lost in the process! MOL

So here's an Angel Posie Photo Fail from December 2004.

Laser eyes at their finest, and I'm sure she would have incinerated the tree for being made to pose for this! MOL

Today the P.A. is also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. The best part of 2023 was __________________________.

2. My focus word for 2024 is _______________________________.

3. A new year is a great time to _________.

4. You don’t have to wait for a new year to _________.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. The best part of 2023 was spending it with my hubby and of course, The B Team! 

2. My focus word for 2024 is WRITE! I've got several projects on the go that need completion - LOL - let's see if I can do it!

3. A new year is a great time to start a bit of decluttering and deeper cleaning. Both of these are on my to-do list.

4. You don’t have to wait for a new year to do anything, as in the famous words of NIKE; JUST DO IT!

     Other Fun Blog Hops to Join Today

          Brian's Home   Catblogosphere    Feline Friday   Nature Friday    Flashback Friday   Friendship Friday    

Thanks for joining for our festive fails, and we'll be back on Sunday with our New Year's Eve selfie.

If mew missed any recent posts, here are the links:

 The B Team's Catmas Selfie

Catmas Crafting with Cats Part 4

Amber's Latest Book Review

Catmas Crafting with Cats Part 5

Meowy Catmas

Boxing Day Extravanganza

BBHQ Midweek News

Claws of Terror ~ Chapter 8

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

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**FRIDAY FLUFFERS** **ANGEL EDITION** Showcasing The Latest Batch of Photo Bloopers From The BBHQ Archives Starring Angels Posie, Humphrey and Snowie ~ PLUS Friendly Fill-Ins

Welcome to

Happy Friyay Fab Pals

Welcome to our Friday Fluffers post where we showcase a selection of photo bloopers or photo fails from BBHQ, the photos that we thought would neffur see the light of day, buried deep, deep, deep in the archives on level 12 of our secret bunker, with no chance of effur being seen on the interwebs fur the wurld to see... UNTIL NOW!

Are mew ready fur some fun outtakes from The B Team? Of course, mew are!

And furst on the podium is 

Angel Posie's Fluffy Fail

 Date: August 2008

Posie wasn't the most lady-like of cats, she would always sleep like this! MOL

We feel a fig leaf is in order.

Next up is

Angel Humphrey's Santa Paws Fail

 Date: December 2009

Poor Humphrey, he just wasn't cut out to wear a Santa Paws jacket and he protested most vehemently by laying totally inert on the kitchen floor! MOL

And finally 

 Angel Snowie's Sneaky Fail

Date: November 2007

Snowie loved getting into boxes, and she would also sneak under things and then spy on mew. In this pic she'd managed to get herself under the papers in the box and didn't think anybody knew where she was! MOL

This week we're also joining in Friday Fill-ins with the fabulous 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.

1. A sight I would like to unsee is __________________________.

2. I plan to __________________________ before the summer is over.

3. I sometimes forget that _________ isn’t considered normal by most.

4. If my life were a book, the current chapter I’m in would be titled _________.

The P.A.'s answers are...

1. A sight I would like to unsee is __________________________. There are too many to mention, but I will say any horror movie I've had the terrible misfortune to stumble upon while watching/flicking through the tv channels would fit into this category.

2. I plan to try and paint the vintage wine pump before the summer is over. It needs pressure washing, then sanding, undercoating and glossing. But if it doesn't get done, then it'll just go on the list again for next summer! LOL (It's been on the list for two years - sssshhhhhh!)

3. I sometimes forget that having more than a couple of cats isn’t considered normal by most. Now, I know some of you have way more cats than me, and I love that, as seriously I'd have oodles more if possible. Years ago, if anyone asked how many cats I had, and I replied six, they'd look at me like I was deranged. It's not so bad now, as cats pretty much rule the internet.

4. If my life were a book, the current chapter I’m in would be titled Apathy Reigns Supreme. I think that says it all, I am hoping this is just a mid-life phase, and I can get my zest back at some point.

Other Fun Blog Hops to Join in Today

 Brian's Home   Catblogosphere    Feline Friday   Nature Friday    Flashback Friday   Friendship Friday  

                                               

                                         

We do hope mew enjoyed today's fluffers, and we'll be back next Friyay with more funny photos.

Join us again on Sunday when we're here with our usual selfie selection, and Smooch's Historic UK Travel Guide, in the meantime...

Keep calm, and purr on

Supurr purrs

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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.

TOP SECRET BONUS INTEL

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

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