The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Pandora's Purrsonal Training, Parsley's Flat Out, and Fudge's On A High - Again! **PLUS** The Brand New Bandana Collection For September

Furbulous Greetings Supurr Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Can we have a drumroll purrlease?

Mew remember the barn/shed doors, of course mew do! MOL

But if not, or it's your first time visiting BBHQ, here's a little recap on the rotten old doors, which the P.A. thought she could just use a bit of wood filler on and then repaint them. That is until Cat Dad removed the weatherboard at the bottom and revealed the full extent of the rot.

Just look at the new ones, aren't they epically epic?

Look at that shiny red paint, so many levels of pawesomeness! 

The P.A. still has to paint the door frame white, and then use a little bit of black gloss on the screws in the new hinges, but all in all, we're thrilled. Cat Dad did a truly furbulous job of making and hanging them. So these should last a few decades, obviously with routine maintenance and painting.

When the frame is finished, they'll get a wash and dry, so they'll look even more shiny. They got quite dusty sitting under the carport for the last couple of weeks as we waited for the paint to go off and harden.

But overall, we're delighted.

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

First up in the news this week

Pandora's Purrsonal Training

Pandora was snoopervising in the fitness room the other day, she said it was her turn. 

The P.A was going to use the mini-trampoline, but Pandora had other ideas, so while Pandora purrched on the trampoline the P.A. was made to do sit-ups and push-ups, jeez Pandora's a fierce trainer! MOL

Next up in the news

 Parsley's Flat Out

Parsley spent his day snoozing in the window on Caturday, as the field at the back was getting mown, so all cats had to stay indoors until the tractor and monster mower had departed.

He was pretty fluffed off, but he said, "I did enjoy the extra snooze!" 

Finally this week

Fudge's On A High - Again!

Fudge, oh Fudge, why?

Why is it vitally impawtant that mew ascend to great heights?

Although, in today's photo, he's only on the canopy above the library door, normally he'd be ambling along the ridge of the roof behind him! MOL

So the P.A. was thankful for that, as sometimes he just sits on top of the carport looking down into the main street below, for all and sundry to bask in his magnificence.

A few weeks ago, there he was on top of the carport his gingerliciousness on display for all to see, and a family with small kiddies were walking by, and a little girl starts screaming about the 'pinger' (ginger) cat on the roof. 

Needless to say, she wanted to take Fudge home and her parents had purrsaude (carry) her out of sight, as Fudge walked along the ridge and watched them vanish around the corner.

Yes, he's turning heads in Mewton-Clawson, but only when he's on the roof! MOL

EXTRA, EXTRA!

It's almost time for Melvyn to start modelling again after his summer break, and he's really looking forward to strutting his stuff again on the BBHQ catwalk!

Which one should he model next?

Here's the brand new bandana collection for September.

The September collection, in a clockwise direction, starting from the top left:

1. Got A Foxy Feeling

2. Teal Stars

3. Cats, Bats and Ravens

4. Bear Necessities

Let us know your top pick in the comments below, and Melvyn will do his thing next week! MOL

That's us done for today. We'll be back tomorrow with Parlsey's 11th Birthday Pawty and Rave plus another epically epic giveaway, and then 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 Windsor Castle Selfie

Cats have Problems Too!

Friday Fluffers

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

 

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The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Smooch's Toothy Grin, Pandora's Transfixed, and Melvyn Snoopervising Through The Window, Then Raspberry Blowing

Furbulous Greetings Supurr Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Look what we forgot to share with mew last week!

We are sure mew remember the new doors, if not, click here to see them.

Anyhoo, every year, well most years, a family of swallows come to nest under the carport in bay 3, and this year Mum and Dad had four babies. We thought there were three, as mew can see the nest from the crystal room window, but then a fourth one popped up at the back of the nest. Such joy! 

So what's this got to do with anything? Well, while the P.A. was painting in bay 2, the Mum and Dad would be watching her from the beam. They'd swoop in, take a perch watch for a few minutes and then swoop out.

We know the photo isn't great, and the video footage of the babies is even worse, but mew get the picture.

They also watch her hang the washing out, as the drying lines are also under the carport. In fact, they seem quite curious, which is lovely. The babies are flying now and are in training to head south later in the month. As they usually depart from BBHQ for Africa in late August or early September.

Years ago, they would stay till mid to late September, but as the seasons have changed over the years they go earlier. And this year, they arrived about the 8th of May, we didn't think they were coming, as some years they nest next door. But we did notice that there weren't as many to arrive this year, so whether some got caught in North Africa on their upward journey, we don't know. 

So we wish them well and safe travels on their journey ahead in the coming weeks and hope they come back next year for another stay.

Oh, and the doors update, the paint still hadn't hardened enough by the weekend, but hopefully tomorrow, as it's Monday today as we're writing this, so maybe yesterday for mew as mew're reading this, Dad will hang them.

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

First up in the news this week

Smooch's Toothy Grin

Smooch was giving a toothy grin as he wanted to go inside for more snacks!  He was trying to hurry the P.A. up, who was retrieving dry washing from under the carport.

Mew know what it's like when mew've got to refill the tanks, it is right now, chop chop, that washing can wait! MOL

Next up in the news

 Pandora's Transfixed

We don't know what Pandora was watching, perhaps a butterfly or a moth, but she sat there for ages.

She did complain later, asking why the cushions weren't on the bench as it would have been much nicer if they had been there.

As it's been one of the wettest summers for ages, the cushions are under the carport, as who wants wet cushions?!!! MOL

Finally this week

Melvyn Snoopervising Through The Window

Melvyn was snoopervising the P.A. through the kitchen window as she was watering the veggies. Anyhoo, he asked the P.A. if he could come outside and inspect the new garden in purrson. She replied "FLUFF NO!" As he's never been down there and would probably leg it over the lower fence into nextdoors front garden and then onto the main street, where it is a veritable tractor, combine and trailer fest right now..

This was his reply.

The P.A.laughed and showed him the hosepipe sprayer, he decided to go and look out of the conservatory at that point! MOL

EXTRA, EXTRA!

 It's only one more week until mew get to see the new bandana collection for September, and it's also Parlsey's 11th Birthday, a week on Thursday. 

We're also hoping a new Quick Cat Guide tomorrow, time permitting, but if not, we'll aim for next Tueday.

That's us done for today. We'll definitely be back 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 Roman Bath Selfie

Cats Have Problems Too!

Friday Fluffers ~ Angel Edition

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

 

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The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Melvyn Doing A Spot Of Nature Watching, Smooch Relaxing On The Mandala Meditation Cushion, and Fudge Chilling On The Garden Bench **PLUS** Fudge's Mini Garden Safari

Furbulous Greetings Supurr Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Mew may remember last week, that the new shed doors were getting glossed. Well, that was finished on Thursday, and we thought by Sunday Cat Dad would be able to hang them, but sadly the paint was still not hard enough, in other words, it hadn't cured as quick as we thought it would.

So we're leaving them until this weekend when hopefully the paint will be hard enough, as the new hinges have to go on, so there will be quite a bit of handling going off. But we'll let mew know on next week's post what happened! MOL

And we got the first crop of runner beans on Sunday.

The P.A. didn't think they were doing so well because of the weeks of endless rain, as normally we'd get the first crop in July. But the good news, is when she went to check on Sunday morning, she picked this lot, and there's more on the way, so we're quite happy with that. Plus growing them up the garden arches was a great idea, as they are so much easier to see and pick.

They tasted amazing according to the P.A., Cat Dad and our guests on Sunday, 10/10 and no string whatsoever! MOL

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

First up in the news this week

Melvyn Doing A Spot Of Nature Watching

Melvyn adores being in the catservatory and watching everything happening in the garden. He doesn't go out so much now as in all honesty, he's a complete liability. And he wants to run all over the village, which is not a great idea, especially at the moment with the endless tractors and trailers thundering along the main street.

Next up in the news

Smooch Relaxing On The Mandala Meditation Cushion

Zen Harmonies are at optimum levels!

Smooch loves the huge mandala meditation cushion in the crystal room. And the other day when the P.A. was (finally) getting the giveaway prizes packed and ready to ship, he snoopervised from this very comfy spot! MOL

Finally this week

Fudge Chilling On The Garden Bench

Fudge loves being in the garden, and he's a propurr safari cat, always on the move and looking for the next thing to investigate, so it was pawesome to get a photo of him chilling on the garden bench, with nothing to do and nowhere to go for a at least two minutes! MOL

Mew can check his mini garden safari video below.

EXTRA, EXTRA!

We haven't been posting on our social media for the last few weeks. We go through stages where in all honesty we just can't be fluffed with it all. It's just a total time vortex and all anypawdy does is unfollow mew unless mew're actively engaged on the platforms for hours a day, so we're a bit over it right now.

Anyhoo, on Monday we did upload a video of Fudge's Mini Garden safari on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, so if mew want to take a peek, here are the links:

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

It's the same video on each site but with different mewsic.

That's us done for today. We'll be back 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 Major Oak Selfie (Plus Puzzle & Travel Guide)

Cats Have Problems Too! (I'm Mortified By Mice!)

Friday Fluffers (Parsley Got Crabs)

The Quick Cat Guide Part 5 (Does Your Cat Love Mew?)

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 

 

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