**HALLOWEEN EDITION** The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Parsley's Got Gordon The Ghost, Smooch is Spying, and Melvyn's Modelling ~ **PLUS** Today's Really Random Photo

Epically Spooky Greetings Furbulous Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

What a totally boring week weather-wise:- it's been dreary, overcast and dull with intermittent showers, and some heavier than others. The clocks went back an hour on Sunday morning, and we're not loving it being dark at 5.30pm, it really puts a dampener on pawtrols.

And if mew didn't see me on Monday's Bumper Brain Training post, it's the Mewton-Clawson Annual Zombie Hunt tonight. I was all geared up and ready to go, and then, I saw that my 2025 Zombie Hunter Permit was about to expire, again! 

FLUFF ME!!

I can't believe I forgot, especially after last year! MOL

Luckily, I know a lovely lady cat who works in the local Town Hall. Her name is Daphne, and I saved her three years ago from a weird wolf attack on Hexpaw Hill, so I made a call, and she got my permit approved instantly. EPIC!

Take a look at the local poster advertising the event. It features Dirk the Dangerous; he's from Upper Fluffton, a small hamlet about a mile to the north of Mewton-Clawson. 

In 2023, Upper Fluffton was overrun with zombies, and thank cod Dirk, who'd only just moved there after a rather colourful career in a special ops force, was on paw to save the residents.

It was only fitting after he'd saved everypawdy that he is the poster cat of choice for this annual event, and fluff me, he looks as mean as hell, doesn't he?

So wish us luck tonight, and we'll let mew know how many we tagged and bagged next week.

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PAWS OF DESTINY ~ BOOK 8

A Basil and the B Team adventure like no other

A Basil and the B Team adventure like no other

The Nexus Spiral has fractured. The Nullshade has awoke. And destiny never rests.

Basil thought the war was over. Melvyn was safe. The Red Evil defeated. The necromancers are gone, and the Purrminators destroyed. The second M Unit, safely hidden away in the Pocket Universe with a bag of secrets and the essence of two fallen heroes, as they wait for the right moment to return.

As BBHQ braces for a new storm, the B Team must use all their unreasonable resourcefulness to survive, decode a divine prophecy, and face a threat older than time itself. The second Time Travelling Telephone Box spirals back into reality, just as the next deadly battle begins.

Some paws are forged in fire. Others are written in the stars.

OH MY COD, TALK ABOUT A TEASER!!!!!

Yep, book eight is coming soon - just in case mew didn't know! MOL

Anyhoo, let's look at this week's top headlines.

First up in the news

 Parsley's Got Gordon The Ghost

Gordon the Ghost keeps appearing in the most unlikely of places around BBHQ, and so do the catnip pumpkins. The P.A. puts the toys back in the open toy basket just before bed every night, and every morning, there's one or more pumpkins strewn in the kitchen, and Gordon is in the most random of places.

Parsley decided that Gordon needs snoopervising, and so he's keeping a very close eye on the little ghost.

Next up in the news

Smooch is Spying

Smooch didn't think anypawdy could see him as he sat in the office chair and peeked over the back - yep, he's sneaky! MOL

Talk about covert ops! 

Finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling His Favourite Halloween Bandana (Again!)

Melvyn wanted to share his spooky catwalk run with mew again.

He did start off today's video with a little bit of tummy grooming, as he said, and I quote, "My tummy fur was sticking out all over the place!" 

Check out Melvyn's videos on your preferred social media channel:

TikTok

Instagram

YouTube

Which one is your favourite?

Today's Really Random Photo

VAMPURR FUDGE

Fudge decided, as it's Halloween, he'd share a spooky midweek selfie. He used the Vampire GFX effect from BeFunky.

Look at the little cutie, he's such a ginger pudding - but don't tell him I said that! MOL

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

 The B Team's Halloween Selfie 

Brain Training with Cats Bumper Halloween Edition!

Amber and Pandora's Birthday Party

Amber's Halloween Book Review

Halloween Special Crafting with Cats

Part One ~ Bertie the Bat, Yummy Plumpkin Tartes and the Purple Peril Kicker

Part Two ~ Spooky Haunted House + Catnip Pumpkin Toys

Part Three ~ Pumpkin Pouffe and Some Other Really Fun Pumpkin-Inspired Stuff 

Part Four ~ Gordon the Ghost Spooktacular Meowoleen Snuggle Mat

Part Five ~ The Trick or Treat Halloween Monster Truck aka MOG1

Part Six  ~ The Epic Two-in-One Cat Scratcher

Part Seven ~ The Supurr Fun Magic* Pumpkin Catnip Wand

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

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

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The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Fudge's Morning Sunspot, Smooch Waiting Patiently, and Melvyn's Viewing The Vegetable Garden ~ **PLUS** Today's Really Random Photo

Furbulous Greetings Supurr Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Happy Wednesday, fluffy furiends, we hope your week has been pawsitively pawesome so far!

Let's do the weather report. It was really, really warm last week, and then on Caturday, it started to cool down, which was nice. So we've had intermittent sun and cooler temperatures since Sunday. Still no rain, although there was a bit of drizzle on Monday morning. 

And here's an update for yesterday, (as we wrote the bulk of this post on Monday evening), we woke up and it was raining - WOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!! We couldn't believe it, the ground was actually wet, and the plants and trees literally perked up as we watched! MOL  

Here are this week's flower offerings, not much to show, but we tried.

A delightful pink hollyhock in the small garden by the summer house.

And a crocosmia, these are lovely and start blooming late July at BBHQ. Although this year, they haven't fared well with all the heat, and many are looking more like a burnt crisp than a lush pop of colour.

So much so that the P.A. pulled out no end of plants from one of the garden borders along the path on Caturday afternoon. She saved some to replant, but a lot have gone.

She's also bought some new roses, because obviously we don't have enough (MOL!), and is planning and getting those set this week sometime.

Anyhoo, let's look at this week's top headlines.

First up in the news this week

 Fudge's Morning Sunspot

Fudge found a lovely sunspot in the sitting room on Monday morning, and he was lucky because then the sun vanished, and it drizzled for a while.

Next up in the news

Smooch Waiting Patiently

Smooch was waiting for the back door to open. He even gave the P.A. a toothy little smile. Just look at that! MOL

Finally this week

Melvyn's Viewing The Vegetable Garden 

Melvyn got in the kitchen window and was looking at the vegetable garden and getting wiffles.

He really liked watching all the butterflies bipping around.

Today's Really Random Photo

Basil in The BBHQ Stone Circle 2009

This is such a pawesome flashback... mew see how much we love stone circles at BBHQ, yep, the P.A. built a mini one just for us cats! MOL

The stones are still in place, though a couple of trees are now shading the area, and the gravel is long gone, although the slate survived. The P.A. was actually clearing this garden as well on Caturday afternoon, apparently she's got a 'plan', oh yeah, mew know where that's going, don't mew?! MOL

That's us done for today. We'll be back again on Friday, so do join us then, as mew know how much we love your company.

And if mew missed any other posts for the last week, here are the links:

The B Team's Sunday Selfie

Melvyn's Mewsings Ep 3 

Behind the Floof Ep7 with Humphrey

A Surprise Link

And don't forget to....

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

 

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The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Smooch Snuggled on The Sofa, Melvyn's Looking Epic! and Fudge Enjoying His Cushion ~ **PLUS** Today's Really Random Photo

Furbulous Greetings Supurr Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Happy Wednesday, fluffy furiends, we hope your week has been pawsitively pawesome so far!

The weather at BBHQ over the last few days has been dry, warm and getting warmer. With yesterday hitting a scorchio 33 degrees Celsius... yeah, we're not keen on that number, but it's ok, we stayed indoors and were cool cats. There's been no rain again, which is utterly disappointing, but we're hoping for some later in the week.

And as we've had no flower photos for a few weeks, finally we've got a bit of colour back and we're delighted to share these with mew! 

Delightful Pink Dahlias

Pom Pom Dahlias

Double deep pinky red rose.

Some colour is better than no colour!

The white cabbage butterflies have been laying eggs on the new cabbage plants the P.A. bought last week, so she's decided to leave those in the main garden as sacrifice plants, so the butterflies can get their numbers up, and then buy some more cabbage plants for the veg garden later this week when the netting is up, and they will be protected from being caterpillar food shortly! MOL

Anyhoo, let's look at this week's top headlines.

First up in the news this week

Smooch Snuggled on The Sofa

Smooch was having a dreamy time on the sofa the other evening, just look at that face... bliss! 

Next up in the news

Melvyn's Looking Epic!

Melvyn's posing, he said he needed a bandana, but he looks good without one too! MOL

Finally this week

Fudge Enjoying His Cushion

Fudge got himself firmly ensconced on the huge cushion, only because Melvyn has been sleeping on it lately... yep, we know how that's going to end, don't we?!!! MOL

Today's Really Random Photo

Pandora! 

Pandora's February 2019 throwback, what a little cutie! 

That's us done for today. We'll be back again on Friday with more Melvyn mayhem from the Library Archive, so do join us then, as mew know how much we love your company.

And if mew missed any other posts for the last week, here are the links:

The B Team's Sunday Selfie

Behind the Floof Episode 6 with Posie

Melvyn's Mewsings Episode 2

A Surprise Link 

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

 

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