Welcome to The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Parsley's Wearing a Fancy Top Hat, Fudge Helping with The Valentine's Crafting with Cats Project, and Melvyn's Wearing This Weeks Top Pick Bandana - Pink Flamingos **PLUS** New Valentine's Bandana Selection for February

Epic Wednesday Greetings Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

How's your week going? 

Happy February! 

We finally got our bare root plants potted up yesterday, and we're hoping to sow some seeds this weekend. Although we've run out of compost and we need dad to go to the garden centre and get us some. We've also got two new raised beds with a cloche on, so that will really help this spring with our planting programme.

We've also been hard at work on our latest crafting post, and mew can get a sneak peek with Fudge in our second story. We think mew're really going to like this one, the rest of our supplies arrived on Monday, so we can really get stuck in now, although we must say, the P.A. did get stuck on a vital component last night and had to walk away while she thought about the dynamics and architecture of it. Obviously, mew have no idea what we're talking about but all will be revealed very soon!

First up in the news 

Parsley's Wearing a  Fancy Top Hat

We found this fun throwback of Parsley from Spring 2021 when he was modelling the fancy top hat we made.

We may make some more hats this year, do mew have any ideas for us?

Next up in the news

Fudge Helping with The Valentine's Crafting with Cats Project

We've been hard at work in the BBHQ craft room working on our brand new Valentine's Crafting with Cats project for 2023.

Fudge was on paw on Tuesday just to check the size was ok, can mew guess what we're making? 

He gave it a paws up, so we're good to carry on.

And finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick

Finally, the Pink Flamingos bandana got its airing on the BBHQ catwalk.

Check out Melvyn's new move, a paw shake as he struts his stuff.

Check out his videos on:

TikTok

Instagram

YouTube

Each one has different mewsic. 

Which one is your favourite this week? 

We really laughed at the TikTok one! MOL

Which one should he model next?

We forgot it's Valentine's season, and as we were going through Melvyn's extensive bandana wardrobe we realised that we didn't have any that fitted the Valentine brief.

So we had to banish the P.A. to the craft room late yesterday afternoon, and she rustled up this selection for February. Luckily she had several fabrics with hearts on and a few different trimmings, and this is what she came back with.

We hope that Melvyn approves! MOL

The options from the top left in a clockwise direction:

1. Red heart with red tassles

2. Multi coloured hearts with lilac fringing

3. Red hearts with red fringing

4. White hearts with glitter ribbon

 Let us know in the comments, and Melvyn will model it on next week's post

EXTRA, EXTRA!

Check out this week's top videos:

There was a little kerfuffle at BBHQ this week, as Smooch slobbered all over the catnip cushions and Fudge took great exception to this!

Slobber Guts Smooch - TikTok

Fudge Takes Exception - YouTube

Parsley's Surrounded By Ghostly Orbs - YouTube

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

The BBHQ Best Cat Blogs of 2023

Three-for-One Sunday Selfies

Valentine's Crafting with Cats Rerun - Heart Crinkle Mat

Valentine's Crafting with Cats Rerun - Catnip Toys

In the meantime

Epic purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

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Welcome to The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Who's In The Cat Cave? Cat Cave Antics, Fudge and Pandora Snuggling on The Sofa, and Melvyn's Wearing This Weeks Top Pick Bandana - Steampunk Cats

Epic Wednesday Greetings Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

How's your week going? 

It's been rather nippy here the last few days, and on some days the frost hasn't even budged. We've had to defrost the birdbaths and top up all the feeders most days as more and more feathered furiends are coming into the garden.

We were hoping to get some of the bareroot plants potted up, but it's been way too cold, so they're still in a cardboard box waiting for a warmer day.

And we've just started our Valentine's Special Crating with Cats project, we think mew're going to love what we made this time, we think it's hilarious. We'll also be rerunning all our previous Valentine's craft projects starting next week, so if mew're in the mood to get creative, we've got mew covered.

First up in the news 

CAT CAVE ANTICS

Mew may remember a few weeks ago we reviewed the Catnap cave? Well, it's been such a big hit with The B Team and here's both Melvyn and Smooch using it in their own styles!  MOL

Melvyn got inside to snuggle.

Whereas Smooch decided that he wanted to nest on it and flattened down the top.

Next up in the news

Fudge and Pandora Snuggling on The Sofa

As it's been a little fresh in Mewton-Clawson this week, much time has been spent snuggling in the sitting room, and this was Fudge and Pandora the other day.

They know where to get when it's cold, on the sofa next to the woodburner! MOL

And finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick

After last week's voting the Steampunk Cats bandana won by a whisker, so here's our top model doing his thing! 

We love his pose today, he's really working it! MOL

Check out his latest videos, each one has different mewsic:

TikTok

Instagram

YouTube

Which one do mew like best?

Which one should he model next?

JANUARY'S CHOICES ARE BELOW.

The options from the top left in a clockwise direction: 

1. Steampunk Cats

2. Mr Sunshine

3. Llama Drama

4. Pink Flamingos

Next week Melvyn will model the Pink Flamingos bandana, and we'll also be sharing the next top picks for February, so get your mittens ready to vote.

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Check out this week's top videos:

Cat Gang in the Garden - Instagram

The Cat Gang Dispersing - YouTube

Fudge Doing His Neighbourhood Watch Thing Up A Tree - TikTok

That's us done for today. Amber will be back on Friday with another fab book just for mew, and if mew missed Monday's post click here to catch up on some more Brain Training and the answer to last week's puzzle.

In the meantime

Epic purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

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Welcome to The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Another Gorgeous Catmas Card, Fudge's Up A Tree and Melvyn's Wearing This Weeks Top Pick Bandana - Mr Sunshine

Epic Wednesday Greetings Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

How's your week going? 

We had a small fluttering of snow on Monday, but it fluffed off after a few minutes which we were really happy about. Although it has got a little colder.

We've been doing a little more snipping and pruning the garden and the P.A. has ordered some new perennial flowers from Thompson and Morgan*. We find they do some great stuff at a really good price, plus they do collections of plug plants; for instance a 72 cottage garden perennial selection is just £14.99 while on offer. 

Which is fantastic value, as mew can pay approximately £7.99 for one foxglove at our local garden centres. We know having the plugs involves potting on and bringing the plants on, but if mew do the sums, 72 x £7.99 = £575.28 for garden ready plants, that's a lot of wonga. And we've found that quite a lot of garden ready blooms we've purchased over the years from garden centres don't survive, in fact some don't make the season, and we're experienced gardeners.

So for us it makes sense to buy the plug plants and nurture them until they're ready to go into the borders or pots. The plants come by post, and we know this puts some peeps off buying this way, but in the all the years of buying from them we've only had to contact them twice, once as the plants were accidently delivered to the neighbour next-door who was away and the plants died, as the courier left them on the front door step. And the next time, we ordered through a third party at QVC as it was cheaper than their website and the delivery took too long, but they replaced them no problem.

So if mew're thinking of adding new blooms, and mew're in the UK, take a look at their extensive catalogue. Plus they are now doing house plants, although we haven't purchased any of those yet.

*This is not an affiliate link, we are just sharing where we buy our stuff for our garden.

First up in the news 

Another Gorgeous Catmas Card

This one is from @chaucerandimmy on Instagram.

Thank mew so furry much, we love it!

To see all of the BBHQ 2022 Catmas cards, click here to see last week's late arrivals and click here to head to the video post.

Next up in the news

Fudge's Up A Tree

Fudge was up his favourite tree on Sunday, mew can check out his TikTok video with a brief cameo from Pandora and Parsley! 

This is the tree he uses to get on the roof, and yes he was on the roof again. We aren't sure why he enjoys it, but he does and always peeks over the top and spies on the main street below! MOL

And finally this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick

This weeks winner is the summery, Mr Sunshine bandana.

Mew've got two more choices, Steampunk Cats or Pink Flamingos.

Melvyn's gait on this weeks BBHQ catwalk was a new one, he was going for a rather sedate but purposeful strut.

Check out his videos on:

TikTok

Instagram

YouTube

Which one should he model next?

January's choices are below.

The options from the top left in a clockwise direction: 

1. Steampunk Cats

2. Mr Sunshine

3. Llama Drama

4. Pink Flamingos

 Let us know in the comments, and Melvyn will model it on next week's post.

EXTRA, EXTRA!

Check out this week's top videos:

Face Washing with Smooch - TikTok

Fudge the Catnip Fiend - TikTok

Melvyn's Free Hugs - TikTok

Smooch and The Catnip Cushion - TikTok

That's us done for today. Amber will be back on Friday with another fab book just for mew and if mew missed Monday's post click here to catch up on some more epic Brain Training! 

In the meantime

Epic purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

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