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Sunday, 14 June 2026

The Sunday Selfies and Caturday Art Blog Hops at BBHQ **FEATURING** Parsley's Supurr Sweet Selfie

A colourful collage featuring four cats at the centre, - L to R Fudge, Parsley, Melvyn & Smooch - surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and small Polaroid‑style cat photos. Cherry blossom branches frame the scene against a blue sky with soft clouds. At the top, the text reads “Sunday Selfies” with a paw print above and “©BionicBasil®” below.
A Sunday Selfie scene with house panther Parsley looking sleek and cute under the BBHQ gazebo!
A decorative floral border featuring bright green grass topped with pink roses, small blue flowers, and delicate white blooms arranged in a symmetrical spring design.

Meowvellous Sunday greetings furiends

Welcome to another BBHQ selfie. Parsley is today's selfie supurr star.

Parsley's Supurr Sweet Selfie 


Parsley, a black cat wearing a collar with a small green bell walks across a carpeted surface in a bright patio setting under the BBHQ gazebo. Wicker‑style furniture with cushions sits in the background as he moves confidently through the cosy space.

It's been another dull few days at BBHQ, it's rained, rained some more, been gusty, windy and unpleasantly breezy.

So Parsley decided that he was happy to lurk with intent, or loiter under the gazebo.

He said, and I quote.

"Thank Cod we have an undercover outdoor area!" MOL

A decorative floral border featuring bright green grass topped with pink roses, small blue flowers, and delicate white blooms arranged in a symmetrical spring design.

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

A close‑up portrait of a tabby cat with green eyes and white whiskers, shown in an artistic, painted style. The cat looks calm and focused. At the top, the text reads “Caturday Art Blog Hop,” and at the bottom is the website name “athena catgoddess . com.”

BeFunky Artified version of Parsley, a black cat wearing a collar with a small green bell walks across a carpeted surface in a bright patio setting under the BBHQ gazebo. Wicker‑style furniture with cushions sits in the background as he moves confidently through the cosy space.

The effect was created with Befunky - Golden Hour GFX+, with adjustments to colour, shadows, and warmth.

Click here to dive into this cat-tastic puzzle starring house Panther, parsley, black cat extraordinaire! It’s a floof-tastic test of feline furbulousness, and guess what? 

We crushed it in just 9 minutes and 35 seconds. Can mew beat our time? 

Of course, mew can! MOL

Let us know your time in the comments ~ we love seeing how mew get on!

A decorative floral border featuring bright green grass topped with pink roses, small blue flowers, and delicate white blooms arranged in a symmetrical spring design.

Well, what a washout this week, summer is definitely on the missing list, we think it's gone A.W.O.L., and if that is the case, we may have to go on a new mission because cold a summer after a cold winter is just not cricket.

And as lucky as we are to have the Biosphere on Level 8 of the bunker, Horice is getting a little stressed with all the pool floaties in the lagoon and the aftermath of too many BBQ's.

In fact, he said, and I quote.

"Mew dudes need to build another level and make a beach resort."

We really like that idea, but Deezul has gone off to Gribblers Bottom to visit his furmily for a few weeks. And there's no way I'm putting Smooch and Fudge in charge, as we'll end up with a theme park called Meowsney! 

Mind mew, that could be quite fun, I'll give it some thought! MOL MOL

We'll be back in the morning with another supurr fun post, though right now, here on Caturday morning, we haven't quite decided what that will be... but never fear, Basil and The B Team will be here, bright and breezy with something epic to start your week.

In the meantime, don't forget to...
Bold pink letters outlined in light blue spell out the phrase “STAY FLUFFY” in a playful, three‑dimensional style.
... and utterly furbulous!

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team


A solid black paw print with one large central pad and four smaller oval toe pads on a white background.





A decorative floral border featuring bright green grass topped with pink roses, small blue flowers, and delicate white blooms arranged in a symmetrical spring design.

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 and Cooper Murphy ~ visit them at their pawesome blog:


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Monday, 8 June 2026

**LOVE TO COLOUR?** Colouring with Cats #123 ~ Getting Your OM’s on with Mandalas on Mondays ~ Crystal of the Week PLUS **Your Crystal Questions Answered** What Is Sunstone Good For?

A vibrant mandala banner in pink, yellow, and white featuring a large ornate central mandala with radiating lines and dotted accents. The background shifts from soft yellow to bright pink in a smooth gradient. Decorative vertical borders with circular motifs frame the sides. Stylised text reads ‘Getting Your OM’s On!’, ‘And Unleash Your Zen Harmonies’, and ‘Mandalas on Monday’. Two Om symbols sit in the lower corners, and the ©BionicBasil® mark appears at the bottom.

Mindful Monday Magic with Melvyn: Colouring Mandalas, Finding Your OM, Sunstones, and Unleashing Zen Harmonies at BionicBasil.com


Supurr Monday greetings, meautiful furiends

Welcome to the start of another fun-packed week at BBHQ. Today, we're continuing our crystal journey, and we've got a lovely gemstone to share, as we were asked: What is Sunstone good for? 

Crystal of The Week

&

What is sunstone good for?

Sunstone is a meautiful crystal in varying tones of yellow, orange and brown. It can be an opaque or a translucent stone, and is usually filled with little white iridescent flashes as mew move it in the light; similar to labradorite stones, although not quite as showy.

They come in polished tumbled stones or raw unpolished specimens, either of which is lovely.A collection of sunstone crystals displayed in various forms, including rough pieces, polished stones, and tumbled gems. The stones range from pale orange to deep reddish‑brown and feature glittery metallic flecks that catch the light. The word ‘Sunstone’ appears above the images.

We have a pawesome palm stone and a couple of smaller polished tumbles at BBHQ, and Melvyn did make us laugh as it was quite a cold day when we took this picture, and he said, "If it's a sunstone, then it must be warm, so I'll just snuggle in bed with it and absorb the heat!"  

And that's the last we saw of it for a while! MOL

A white cat with dark grey and black markings lies on a white surface with eyes closed, gently holding a smooth oval sunstone between his front paws. The warm‑toned crystal rests against his chest as Melvyn appears to be peacefully inspecting or cuddling it.

 Anyhoo, let's hop right in and tell mew a little about the gem lore surrounding these stunning crystals. These stones have a lovely energy and are supposedly meant to bring more joy into your life, so the name is really fitting, as when the sun shines, we all feel better.

So what does this sparkly gem actually do? 

Sunstone is said to support:

Joy & optimism

Confidence & self‑expression

Intuition

Chakra cleansing

Seasonal mood uplift


It is purrportedly a crystal that heightens intuition and allows the true self to shine brightly. So if mew're in need of a little confidence boost, this may help.

Sunstone, as its name suggests, is said to be a great facilitator to connect to all things light and spiritual; including being a supurr cleanser of the light body and aura, it is suggested that it can clear all the chakras, so it can be placed on all chakra points with equal success. And if mew're looking for a specific chakra point, the solar plexus would be a great one to start with, and that's found between the ribcage and belly button.

In other texts we've read, it's said to be a really good stone for facilitating self-empowerment and adding strength and self-sufficiency to your life. So if mew feel these are areas that mew need to work on, this could be the stone for mew.

Another supposedly beneficial attribute is that it can aid in lifting a low mood, especially during the winter months, when sunlight is in short supply and can encourage a more pawstive or optimistic approach to things, increasing interest or enthusiasm where there's a lack.
 
All in all, this is a superb crystal for bringing a lightness, vitality and feel-good factor into your home and purrsonal space, and if mew're looking for a great crystal to meditate with, this is one of them.

Mew can also have lovely jewellery made from sunstone; the P.A. purchased a couple of unset sunstones on one of her trips to Peru and had them set into earrings. She also got some faceted beads to make a bracelet, then she got some moonstone and made a combo bracelet, which she wears most days.


How to Use Sunstone

Carry in pocket

Place on the solar plexus

Use in meditation

Wear as jewellery


If mew're looking for an uplifting stone to add to your collection, this would be a purrfect addition.


 If mew have any crystal questions, email us, DM us or ask us in the comments below.

To check out last time's Crystal of the Week, click the link: Spirit Quartz.

(Disclaimer: we are not health or medical practitioners; all crystal info is purely for entertainment purposes only.) 


We hope that mew're ready for the week ahead, so let's jump right in and start as always with our little breathing exercise, which we're sure mew all have down paw by now...  but if mew've forgotten, stop what mew're doing for a moment and take deep, fulfilling breaths; counting to five on the inhale and five on the exhale:

Breathe in
Breathe out

Breathe in
Breathe out

Breathe in
Breathe out

Smooch is here again to offer mew assistance in getting your OM's on and Zen Harmonies happening, so just press play, close your eyes and follow his instructions.



Don't mew feel better already?  I know we do!


All the mandalas featured are designed and coloured by us, aka The B Team.


Here's today's mandala.
A detailed black‑and‑white circular mandala featuring intricate symmetrical patterns, including floral and geometric motifs arranged in concentric layers. The design is labelled ‘Mandala 123’ at the top, with www.bionicbasil.com displayed at the bottom.
Right-click the image to save and/or print the mandala.

And here's our finished version... we really liked the aqua tones, paired with the pinky-berry shades. We think it looks purretty cool.

A brightly coloured mandala featuring intricate symmetrical patterns in shades of blue, pink, purple, and red. The design radiates outward in layered floral and geometric shapes, outlined in white, and is framed with a white border and a black outer frame.

Coloured on the iPad and then transformed in Prisma, this time we chose the effect - warm stones. 


A horizontal page divider featuring bright vertical light‑spectrum lines in vivid colours against a dark background, creating a sleek, modern visual break between sections.

Don't forget mew can download** our **FREE** Colouring with Cats here: Books One, Two, Three and Four.

A bright pink book cover titled “Colouring With Cats – Getting Your Om On and Unleashing Your Zen Harmonies” features a central mandala with the text “Mandalas on Monday.” The design includes decorative borders, Om symbols, and the note “Book One – featuring 10 beautiful mandalas for you to colour.” The book is by Cathrine Garnell and reflects a relaxing, mindfulness‑themed colouring series from BionicBasil®A light‑blue book cover titled “Colouring With Cats – Getting Your OM On and Unleashing Your Zen Harmonies” features a colourful circular mandala at the centre with the text “Mandalas on Monday.” Pink and white decorative borders frame the design. The cover reads “Book Two – Featuring 30 easy mandalas for you to colour” and credits the author, Cathrine Garnell. The overall style is bright, calming, and mindfulness‑focused.A bright green book cover titled “Colouring With Cats – Getting Your OM On and Unleashing Your Zen Harmonies” features a pink‑and‑purple mandala at the centre with the text “Mandalas on Monday.” Decorative borders frame the design. The cover reads “Book Three – featuring 20 gorgeous mandalas for you to colour” and credits the author, Cathrine Garnell. The overall style is vibrant, calming, and mindfulness‑focused.A purple book cover titled “Colouring With Cats – Getting Your OM’s On and Unleashing Your Zen Harmonics” features a radiant circular mandala at the centre with the text “Mandalas on Monday.” Decorative borders and Om symbols frame the design. The cover reads “Book Four – Featuring 16 of our favourite mandalas for you to colour” and credits the author, Cathrine Garnell. The overall look is vibrant, calming, and mindfulness‑focused.
Colouring With Cats Book IV

[**see our download policy here]


So on that note, we'll say bye for now and look forward to mew stopping by on Wednesday when we're back with our Midweek News Round-Up. 

And if mew missed any posts over the last few days, here are the links:


Sunday Selfies with Fudge



Until then

Keep Calm and Colour OM!

Supurr zen purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team










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Sunday, 7 June 2026

The Sunday Selfies and Caturday Art Blog Hops at BBHQ **FEATURING** Fudge's Snuggly Sofa Selfie

A colourful collage featuring four cats at the centre, - L to R Fudge, Parsley, Melvyn & Smooch - surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and small Polaroid‑style cat photos. Cherry blossom branches frame the scene against a blue sky with soft clouds. At the top, the text reads “Sunday Selfies” with a paw print above and “©BionicBasil®” below.
A Sunday Selfie scene with ginger floof Fudge snuggling on the sofa at BBHQ!
A decorative floral border featuring bright green grass topped with pink roses, small blue flowers, and delicate white blooms arranged in a symmetrical spring design.

Meowvellous Sunday greetings, furiends

Welcome to another BBHQ selfie, and today's selfie star is Fudge, sharing all his ginger-liciousness! MOL

Fudge's Snuggly Sofa Selfie 


An orange tabby cat with a fluffy tail lounges on a plaid sofa, nestled against a beige velvet cushion and a textured black pillow. Soft lighting highlights his fur as Fudge relaxes in a snug, contented sofa selfie.

It's been raining for the last couple of days, and the heating is off in the house, so Fudge got snuggled up on the sofa!

A decorative floral border featuring bright green grass topped with pink roses, small blue flowers, and delicate white blooms arranged in a symmetrical spring design.

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

A close‑up portrait of a tabby cat with green eyes and white whiskers, shown in an artistic, painted style. The cat looks calm and focused. At the top, the text reads “Caturday Art Blog Hop,” and at the bottom is the website name “athena catgoddess . com.”

Artified picture of an orange tabby cat with a fluffy tail lounges on a plaid sofa, nestled against a beige velvet cushion and a textured black pillow. Soft lighting highlights his fur as Fudge relaxes in a snug, contented sofa selfie.

The effect was created with Befunky Impressionist Soft GFX+, with changes to colour hue and saturation.

Click here to dive into this cat-tastic puzzle starring Fudge, BBHQ's furry own ginger ninja! It’s a floof-tastic test of feline furbulousness, and guess what? 

We crushed it in just 9 minutes and 32 seconds. Can mew beat our time? 

Of course, mew can! MOL

Let us know your time in the comments ~ we love seeing how mew get on!

A decorative floral border featuring bright green grass topped with pink roses, small blue flowers, and delicate white blooms arranged in a symmetrical spring design.

We're off to get ready for lunch, as it's been a bit of a washout at BBHQ over the last couple of days.

Later, we might go for a bit of a pawtrol around the garden, but that all depends on whether the weather improves. The forecast says an odd shower, but as we have no faith in any weather forecast, we'll just see what kind of day it becomes! MOL

We'll be back in the morning with another Colouring with Cats, so get ready to get your OMs on and Zen harmonies happening for the week ahead.

In the meantime, don't forget to...
Bold pink letters outlined in light blue spell out the phrase “STAY FLUFFY” in a playful, three‑dimensional style.
... and utterly furbulous!

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team


A solid black paw print with one large central pad and four smaller oval toe pads on a white background.





A decorative floral border featuring bright green grass topped with pink roses, small blue flowers, and delicate white blooms arranged in a symmetrical spring design.

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 and Cooper Murphy ~ visit them at their pawesome blog:


A cat sits inside a cardboard box with its mouth wide open as if shouting, surrounded by animated sparkles. A speech bubble reads, “IT’S SELFIE TIME, SHARE THOSE EPIC PICS!” and “WWW.BIONICBASIL.COM” appears at the bottom.





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