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Wednesday, 1 July 2026

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up **MONSTER CATMINT** ~ Flat Out with Smooch, Fudge On Pawtrol, and Parsley's Purrfect Pose ~ **PLUS** Melvyn's Modelling This Week's Bandana

Seven cats sit together in a colourful garden filled with flowers, butterflies, and festive bunting. Behind them are scattered newspapers and a large banner that reads “Midweek News Round Up with the B Team.” One cat on the left has its mouth open as if shouting, next to a speech bubble that says “EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!” The scene is bright, playful, and lively, with each cat displaying different fur colours and patterns. The overall design feels cheerful and whimsical, like a fun feline news announcement.
Explore the latest BBHQ midweek news with summer garden updates, cat adventures, weather reports, and Melvyn’s bandana fashion picks.
A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Supurr Floofy Greetings Pawesome Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Happy Wednesday, and thank mew so much for dropping by. Pull up a chair, get comfortable, and let’s dive into what’s been happening at BBHQ over the last few days.

The Weekly Weather Report

Oh my cod, it was so hot, utterly, heinously scorchio again all last week, we were so thankful for the fans and air con... luckily yesterday, Monday, it started to cool down, and today, it's even cooler, normal temps for this time of year.
 
So we're on pawtrol catching up with what's been happening outdoors, as we haven't had hardly any time out there in what seems forever! MOL 

A colourful illustrated weather report for the fictional village of Mewton‑Clawson, showing a detailed map with landmarks such as the standing stones, church, pub, woodland, fields, and BBHQ. Each location has a small weather icon and temperature for Monday. On the right, a five‑day forecast panel lists rising temperatures from pleasant to very hot. In the bottom corner, a cat wearing sunglasses lounges on an inflatable ring with a drink, adding a humorous touch. Speech bubbles provide playful commentary about the changing weather, and a “Paw‑Trol Tip” encourages shade, water, treats, and sensible siestas.
(Amber made the map, no we don't live by the sea, this is just wishful thinking on her part! MOL)

But the bad news is, apparently, allegedly, it's going to start heating up again... the P.A. is even thinking about getting the pool set up, because at her time of life, any more heat is not pleasant! MOL 

This is one of the catmint plants, and we love it!

A lush garden scene featuring a large, overflowing mound of catnip with dense purple‑blue flowers growing out of a millwheel and spilling over terracotta paving stones. Behind the catnip are taller plants with green foliage and clusters of pale pink flowers, creating a layered, vibrant display. The overall look is bright, full, and summery, highlighting an impressively large catnip plant in a well‑tended garden.

Since this photo was taken earlier in the month, it's even bigger now, yep, more to share, or not! MOL

Oh, and the P.A. found her propurr camera this week... it makes all the difference! 

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

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

First up in the news this week

Flat Out with Smooch


A white cat with black markings lies stretched out on a tan fleece blanket decorated with paw prints. The cat is resting outdoors, surrounded by green plants and small pink flowers, creating a peaceful garden scene.

Smooch was flat out, he said, and I quote...

"Fluff this heat, I'm staying in the shade on my blanky!"

He wasn't outside long as the P.A. told him, it's 8 am, time to come back inside.

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Next up in the news

Fudge On Pawtrol 


A fluffy orange cat walks through a sunlit garden filled with tall flowering plants and vibrant red blooms. Warm golden light filters through the foliage, creating a bright, summery atmosphere as the cat patrols the lush garden path.

Fudge enjoyed a wonderful pawtrol just as the sun was setting; it was rather magical!

The squirrels were hopping all over the place, the hedgehogs were snuffling around looking for some tasty slow-moving snacks, aka snails or slugs, before they headed to the snack station and watering hole, which we've now named Spike's 24/7 Taverna!

The birds were singing... and Fudge couldn't decide what to look at next! 

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

In other news

Parsley's Purrfect Pose

A sleek black cat sits neatly on a sunlit lawn, wearing a collar with a small tag. Behind the cat is a colourful garden filled with plants and bright red and pink flowers. Warm sunlight highlights the cat’s glossy fur and the vibrant foliage, creating a serene summer scene.


Parsley struck the purrfect post on the lawn the other evening, and yes, he is in his bulking phase!!! MOL

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

Finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick


This week, Melvyn is modelling the first bandana of July. 

A tabby‑and‑white cat sits on a wooden surface beside a window, wearing a colourful tropical bandana decorated with flowers and parrots. Two small glass containers shaped like light bulbs, each holding a succulent plant, sit next to the cat. Sunlight streams through the window, illuminating the cat and plants, with a lush green garden visible outside.

He loves the parrot bandana, and speaking of birds, he also loves a bit of birdwatching from this purrticular spot, but says the catservatoy is like a heated goldfish bowl without the water at the moment! MOL

Yep, it's totally off limits during the daytime, and only gets opened after the P.A. has aired it out at dusk.
A bright, colourful summer garden filled with a mix of wildflowers in yellow, pink, purple, blue, red, and white. Several butterflies in vivid colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow scene. The overall look is vibrant and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in nature.

Which one should he model next?


Here's the July Bandana collection, and we chose another really fun selection for mew this time.

And we've decided to give mew six to choose from, even though we only needed five!!!
 OH MY COD, the utter excitement of it all! MOL
The July 2026 Bandana Collection for Melvyn the cat, featuring six colorful and themed pet bandanas displayed in a grid. Designs include: yellow popcorn and movie print, blue cat-mermaid pattern, multicolored artistic cat faces, tropical parrots on black, pink butterflies on beige, and cactus pots on white. Readers will vote weekly for Melvyn to model each bandana throughout the month on www.bionicbasil.com
The July Collection:
1. Popcorn Purrlease
2. MerCats 
3. Catastatic Cats
4. In The Jungle
5. Pink Flutterby's
6. Cactus Crazee
Tell us your top pick for next week in the comments.

A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.

That's us done for today. Amber will be back on Friday, so do join us then, as mew know how much she loves your company in the library, and this week there's talk of The Festival of Cheddar, yes, that time of year is almost upon us again! MOL

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



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We hope mew have a furbulous day, and remember to always...

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A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.
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A vibrant summer garden scene filled with colourful wildflowers in shades of yellow, pink, purple, blue, and red. Butterflies in various colours flutter above the dense blooms, creating a lively, cheerful meadow atmosphere. The composition is bright, lush, and full of movement, evoking a warm July day in a flourishing garden.
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Sunday, 6 July 2025

The Sunday Selfies and Caturday Art Blog Hops at BBHQ **FEATURING** Fudge’s Floof, Catmint & AI Art Adventures

Sunday Selfies blog banner featuring BBHQ cats Parsley, Fudge, Melvyn, and Smooch. More cats are styled in a polaroid-style selfie framed by flowers, butterflies, and paw print graphics in a whimsical garden scene. Includes the text ‘Sunday Selfies @BionicBasil.’ Perfect for feline photography, cat-themed blog hops, and pet lifestyle content.

Epic Sunday greetings furiends

Welcome to another BBHQ Sunday Selfie, and this week, we're going back to single selfies, as the holiday season is almost here in the UK for the next coouple of months, and mew know we can't get caught bipping around in the Time Travelling Telephone Box aka TTTB, what would the general public say, seeing The B Team land at all of the ancient monuments, scramble for a selfie and then bip off again into thin air!!!??? 

So rather than cause a public fracas, and cause a gazillion conspiracies theories to go viral on the interwebs we're opting to lay low on the Stone Circle trail until later in September. 

Supurr Floof Fudge's Catmint Selfie 


Ginger cat named Fudge lounging peacefully on a stone patio beside blooming purple catmint flowers. His luxurious floof and relaxed pose capture a tranquil garden moment at BBHQ. Image featured on the cat lifestyle blog www.bionicbasil.com—ideal for feline photography, pet enrichment content, and garden-themed cat portraits.

Fudge adores relaxing next to the mill wheel filled with catmint on the patio near the pond.

He will recline here for hours at a time if the weather is clement!
A whimsical floral blog divider featuring a vibrant stretch of green grass adorned with tall, delicate purple flowers. Among the blossoms, butterflies in soft hues of blue, lilac, and white flutter gently, creating a dreamy, spring-like atmosphere. The composition evokes a sense of tranquility and gentle movement—an ideal natural break between blog sections or story chapters on BionicBasil.blogspot.com.

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

www. athenacatgoddess. com Athena's Caturday AArt Hop badge featuring Athena the tabby cat, with a frame of pale green.

OH MY COD! Fudge needs this to be on a greetings card! MOL

AI-enhanced digital artwork of Fudge, a ginger tabby cat with expressive green eyes, lounging on a stone patio at BBHQ. The background bursts with vibrant greenery and blooming purple catmint flowers, creating a serene garden scene. This watercolour-style portrait blends feline elegance with artistic flair, and is featured on www.bionicbasil.com—ideal for cat blog content, pet photography, and whimsical digital art.

The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, Watercolour GFX + colour changes to hue and saturation.

Ready for a pawesome jigsaw adventure?

Click here to dive into this watercolor-style puzzle starring Fudge, our ginger supurrstar soaking up the serenity beside blooming catmint at BBHQ. It’s a floof-tastic test of feline finesse, and guess what? 

We crushed it in just 8 minutes and 4 seconds, can mew beat our time? 

Of course mew can! MOL

A whimsical floral blog divider featuring a vibrant stretch of green grass adorned with tall, delicate purple flowers. Among the blossoms, butterflies in soft hues of blue, lilac, and white flutter gently, creating a dreamy, spring-like atmosphere. The composition evokes a sense of tranquility and gentle movement—an ideal natural break between blog sections or story chapters on BionicBasil.blogspot.com.

Anyhoo, it's time for us to go on a garden safari as the weather has been lovely all week, and we need a bit of fresh air, as we've been in the bunker too long celebrating Melvyn's Birthday!

And yes, mew will definitely find Fudge catnapping next to his favourite plant today! MOL

We do hope mew have an epic day, and we'll be back tomorrow with more fun-filled antics from BBHQ, and in the meantime don't forget to...

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A whimsical floral blog divider featuring a vibrant stretch of green grass adorned with tall, delicate purple flowers. Among the blossoms, butterflies in soft hues of blue, lilac, and white flutter gently, creating a dreamy, spring-like atmosphere. The composition evokes a sense of tranquility and gentle movement—an ideal natural break between blog sections or story chapters on BionicBasil.blogspot.com.

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:


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Wednesday, 18 June 2025

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Pandora and Miss Flumpit's Standoff, Fudge In The Basket, Meanwhile Fudge Was Nesting, and Melvyn's Wearing This Weeks Top Pick Bandana

Basil and The B Team feature in their Midweek New Banner for blog posts on www.bionicbasil.com, presenting a stylish cat crew with bold graphics and engaging design. The banner showcases vibrant colors, feline personalities, and a modern aesthetic, ideal for pet bloggers, cat lovers, and fans of The B Team's weekly updates. Perfect for boosting visibility in feline-focused content and pet-related searches.

Furbulous Greetings Supurr Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Oodles of greetings from BBHQ, and oh my cod, what a busy week we've had. Firstly, let's do the weather report; it has been a mix of sunny days, breezy breezes and still nights. So rather pleasant, one would say, and we're not complaining at all.

The moon was on the missing list again, and when it did appear, it was too low in the sky and four hours behind its usual placement. We think there's seriously something off at the moonbase, as we said before, staffing issues or a virus aka MOON-VID... We'll keep mew updated on its placement if we see it again this coming week.

And many, many apologies for missing the blog hops again. Grandpaw is unwell, Nanny is stressed and had an allergic reaction to her medication, and lots of fluffed-up stuff is happening in the background. We'll try to do better this week...

Remember the Four-Leaf Clover Kit from the other week? 

Grow Your Own Four-Leaf Clover Kit featuring a hexagonal box with vibrant clover illustrations and the text 'Grow Your Own Good Luck!' The kit includes clover seeds and a peat pellet, displayed on a plate, with detailed instructions on the back of the box. A perfect gift for gardening enthusiasts, lucky charm seekers, and those interested in growing their own clovers. Featured on www.bionicbasil.com

Well, the P.A. finally managed to plant the seeds, and we have proof! MOL

Close-up of rich, dark soil in a pot with scattered four-leaf clover seeds, ready for planting. The small, round seeds display orange and yellow hues, marking the initial stage of growing lucky clovers. This image is ideal for gardening enthusiasts, plant lovers, and those interested in cultivating their own four-leaf clovers for good fortune. Featured on www.bionicbasil.com

Look at those little kernals of life, all ready to get snuggled under a little blanket of compost and watered well.

We're not sure if they're going to germinate, being so old, but we'll let you know in a week or two, if there's any life left in them! MOL

>^.^<

Last week, we got this question from one of our epic blogging pals, and we love questions. So if mew ever want to ask anything, feel free! 

Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu

 #1 is asking if you remember Michael Fish?

Yes, the P.A. remembers him and the fateful weather forecast way back in 1987! What a cluster fluff that was.

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

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First up in the news this week

Pandora and Miss Flumpit's Standoff


Miss Flumpit, a fluffy cat, sits atop a black wooden fence, locked in a tense standoff with Pandora, another fluffy feline standing below on wooden planks. The lush green garden and rustic brick wall in the background add depth to the dramatic scene. This captivating moment of feline rivalry is perfect for pet lovers, cat behavior enthusiasts, and animal photography fans. Featured on www.bionicbasil.com

At precisely 7.11 am the other morning, this was happening in the garden! 

We'll report more as we get new intel, but needless to Miss Flumpit had to use another route home.

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Next up in the news

Fudge In The Basket


Fudge the ginger cat sits comfortably in a white wicker basket on the landing, nestled against a soft grey cushion. His rich orange fur contrasts beautifully with the neutral tones of the basket and surrounding white wooden spindles. A window with blinds in the background adds natural light, enhancing the cozy and serene atmosphere. Perfect for pet lovers, feline photography enthusiasts, and cat-themed blogs. Featured on www.bionicbasil.com

Fudge decided that he was having the basket on the landing on Monday. Now, usually Amber is rather keen on this spot, but Fudge was determined to get his floof ensconced before she turned up! #OHDEAR
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In Other News

 Smooch Has Abandoned His Vacuumed Basket



Smooch, the tripawed cat, lies on a patterned brown doormat, facing away from the camera with an unmistakable air of displeasure. His white fur with black patches contrasts against the textured mat, while his freshly cleaned basket—just in shot—sits nearby, no longer feeling quite right to him. The rustic brick wall and pebbled ground add depth to the scene, capturing a moment of feline frustration. Perfect for pet lovers, cat behavior enthusiasts, and feline photography fans. Featured on www.bionicbasil.com

Last week, mew may remember that Smooch's basket under the gazebo had a clean. Well, turns out, he's not loving it, and has taken to using the doormat instead.

He's even asked if the P.A. can put some dried leaves and other stuff back into it, because it doesn't feel right anymore! MOL

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Finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick


WOOO HOOOO! 

Bugs and Bugs won the vote from last week.

Top cat supermodel Melvyn showcases a vibrant bugs and bugs bandana while sitting on a textured beige carpet. The bandana features a bright red background adorned with colorful illustrations of bugs and cars, accented with green pom-pom trim. The modern kitchen setting, complete with chrome bar stools, adds a stylish contrast to Melvyn’s confident pose. Perfect for pet fashion enthusiasts, feline photography lovers, and cat-themed blogs. Featured on www.bionicbasil.com

And as he modelled this bandana way back whenever (MOL!), we have videos to share again!

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


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Which one should he model next?


Here's the June Bandana collection, and we chose a really fun selection for mew this time.

And we've decided to give mew five to choose from again, even though we only needed four, OH MY COD, the utter excitement of it all! MOL

A stylish collection of five cat bandanas, neatly arranged in a vibrant display. Each bandana features unique patterns and colors, from classic plaid to whimsical prints, designed for fashionable felines. Made from soft, breathable fabric, these accessories add a touch of personality while ensuring comfort for cats of all sizes. Perfect for pet owners looking to enhance their cat’s wardrobe with fun, customizable designs.Cat bandanas, stylish pet accessories, fashionable feline wear, breathable fabric cat bandanas, cute cat outfits, trendy pet apparel, personalized cat accessories, fun cat fashion, cozy pet clothing

The June Collection:

1. Caticorn

2. Cakes for Cats

3. Psychedelic Feline

4. Bugs and Bugs

5. Mice Cream

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

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That's us done for today, we will be back on Friday with another fab book just for mew, plus more in the Prudence Saga, and if mew missed any other posts, here are the links:

The B Team's Selfie

Amber's Book Reviews

Colouring With Cats

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Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 












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