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Thursday, 24 April 2025

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ~ Fudge Is Not Pleased, Neither Is Smooch, Pandora Pointing Out A Pruning Error, and Melvyn's Wearing This Weeks Top Pick Bandana

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 Epic Greetings Furiends

Welcome to the BBHQ midweek news round-up!

Oh my goodness, very many apologies for the news being late this week. It's been a total fluffer for the last two and half weeks, and then yesteday the P.A. put the desktop on at home when she got back from work, and a weird icon had mysteriously placed itself in the centre of screen one. It wasn't there two days ago???

So, as mew can imagine the ethernet cable was promplty removed, the wifi turned off & airplane mode was activated on the PC just to be on the safe side, and then the scans began. After much research she couldn't find a thing about this bizarre little icon which was called 'hero-variant-a' - she even booted up an old laptop to ask Chat GPT about it, but even that came up blank. All the scans came back clean, and after much umming and arrrring this morning she finally decided to turn it back on, run another scan, and it's still clean, so we figured we're finally good to write today's post.

Oh, and many apologies for missing out on all the blog hops too, it's just been so hectic and things going wrong; it's like the Mercury retrograde we just came out of on the 7th of April decided to hang around and keep on giving, and NOT in a good way. Paws crossed things will improve, the P.A. will get a bit more time again, and normal service will resume, as mew know we're not ones for fluffing around with our schedule.

Thank mew all so furry much for all the meautiful Easter Greeting cards, we will reply as soon as we've caught up with everything else, but know, that they really brought a smile to BBHQ and were like rainbows, unicorns and glitter in the turmoil we've been going through, so thank mew for that. Our appreciation and gratitude for such thoughtfulness is off the charts!

Also, more apologies for no sign of Chapter Twenty Four of The Purrminator today, yep it got that bad. However, we will endeavour to get 24 and 25 written for next Thursday and Caturday respectively, and 25 will be the final chapter, finally! MOL It's been a tough but fun adventure to write, so at least next week, the end is in sight!

 Anyhoo, here's some tulips to brighten your day!

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First up in the news this week...

 Fudge Is Not Pleased


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Mew may remember that Fudge was rather hissed off about the slow progress of the catmint in various locations around the BBHQ garden.

This was him after another check, he was Not pleased!

Grouchy much? MOL

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Next up in the news...

 Neither Is Smooch


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Fudge, then conferred with Smooch about the lack of growth, and after Smooch went to check on the plants, he too was rather hissed off.

So much so, that he found the P.A., told her that 'it's just not cricket' and she should do something to make them grow faster. Yep, he really said that! MOL

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In other news...

Pandora Pointing Out A Pruning Error


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And as if it hasn't been fluffed up enough for the P.A., Pandora then pointed out that she hadn't pruned one of the climbing roses properly.

Yep, we can't believe Pandora did that either. Needless to say the P.A. returned indoors and was found later hiding under the duvet upstairs! 

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And finally, this week

Melvyn's Modelling The Top Bandana Pick

It was a tie between #1 and #3, so Melvyn made the executive decision and picked #3!

The BBHQ Midweek News Round-Up ©BionicBasil® Melvyn Modelling The Peony Purrfection Bandana

He's looking epically epic this week, and next week he's got an update on W.D.G., so stay tuned for that.

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Which one should he model next?



Here's the brand new April Bandana collection, hot off the sewing machine in the BBHQ Craft Room. These were made on Monday teatime under the expert eye of Fudge, who was hanging around the craft room and needed a distraction.

 As spring is now officially here, we chose some more colourful and bright bandanas for this month. 

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The April Collection:

1.  Ballooning with Furiends ~ Blue 

2. Spring Freshness

3. Peony Purrfection 

4. Cute Pink Cats

5. Blooming Marvellous

There's only one left for April, so Melvyn will model that next week!

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That's us done for today. 

Amber will be back tomorrow with another pawesome book, and if mew missed any other posts, here are the links:

 Easter Selfies


Check out the latest episodes of The Purrminator, and we'll be back with Chapter Twenty Four next week in Melvyn's epically epic supurr exciting origin story:










Hoping mew have a furbulous day, and remember to always...

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Sunday, 20 April 2025

The Magical BBHQ Annual Easter Egg Hunt on The Sunday Selfies Blog Hop and Caturday Art Blog Hop

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Furbulous Sunday greetings furiends

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Here's our epic B Team Easter selfie. 

The Magical BBHQ Annual Easter Egg Hunt  

 
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We were totally blessed on this year's Magical Easter Egg Hunt as a mini portal opened and the Aqua-Aurora butterflies emerged; this is a highly auspicious omen, which hasn't happened in decades.

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

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We love this ethereal, dreamy, arty effect!

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The effect was created with Befunky - AI Enhancer, Gouache 4 + changes to brush size, smoothness, plus a vignette border.

We also turned this fab arty-farty picture into a puzzle, so stop by the puzzle page and take the Puzzle Challenge. See if mew can beat our time of 10 mins 28 secs. 

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Anyhoo, it's time for us to go and be total heathens on the garden, and make sure the P.A. and Cat Dad find the eggs we've hidden! MOL MOL

We do hope mew have an epic day, and we look forward to your company in the morning when we're back with more supurr fun Easter Brain Training with Cats.

In the meantime...
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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:



Link up coming later.......




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Thursday, 17 April 2025

**THE PURRMINATOR** **A BRAND NEW B TEAM ADVENTURE FOR 2025** **CHAPTER TWENTY THREE**

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The Purrminator is an action-packed experience that takes mew on a journey through a world of perilous danger with oodles of excitement, though sometimes in a scary way. With depictions of spine-tingling encounters, the story draws mew in, making mew feel as though mew are right there with young Melvyn, fighting for survival as he's relentlessly hunted by the evil cyborg machines, known as Purrminators, as he tries to find his Great Uncle Basil through time and space. Oh my Cod, will he make it?

HOLD ON TIGHT, GUYS; THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE WILD, FLUFFING ADVENTURE!!!

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If mew missed the start of this brand-new adventure, click the links below:

Chapter One    Chapter Two    Chapter Three     Chapter Four     Chapter Five

 Chapter Six     Chapter Seven     Chapter Eight      Chapter Nine     Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven      Chapter Twelve     Chapter Thirteen      Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen     Chapter Sixteen     Chapter Seventeen     Chapter Eighteen     Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty     Chapter Twenty One     Chapter Twenty Two

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Chapter Twenty Three

All Fluff and Brimstone

Astrid’s voice was clear and precise as she spoke to Commander Basil via the headset. “Sorry to interrupt the reunion, Commander, but the Purrminators have breached the garden. There are three, and they are about to attack from the front of the property.”

“Thank you Astrid,” Basil replied. “Are there any weapons onboard the T.T.T.B. which you can deploy to stop them?”

“No, commander, as Smooch and Parsley were doing a weapons inventory the other day and they removed some of the stuff that would have been perfect for this scenario,” Astrid said. “But I’ll check with Astrid 7.0 and Dave.”

“Oh fluff me!” Basil groaned, he then turned to Bomber. “The Purrminators are in the front garden. Astrid has no weapons suitable for eradicating them, but she’s just checking with Astrid 7.0.”

Bomber grimaced and looked at Melvyn, still clinging to Commander Basil. “What about Melvyn?”

“I’m going to put him in my T.T.T.B. with Astrid,” Basil replied as he ran across the manicured lawn.

Melvyn’s eyes were wide with panic, and Vera 5.0, who was still dangling from his small backpack, said rapidly. “Commander Basil, I am Vera 5.0 from the future. I will stay with Melvyn.”

Ushering Melvyn into the T.T.T.B., Commander Basil said. “Thank you Vera, and Astrid, if it all goes to fluff, get Melvyn out of here.”

Melvyn looked at his uncle, the cat he had been seeking for weeks and said. “Don’t leave me!”

“Melvyn, we need to fight, and I can’t risk you, so please stay here. I’ll be back, I promise,” Basil winced inwardly. He hated to make promises he might not be able to keep, but he had no choice. Then he added, “Vera will be with you, so you’ll be fine, little dude.” He sealed the door and turned to Bomber, who yelled. “Duck!”

Basil dived to the ground and rolled over several times just as one of the metallic killing machines landed right where he was standing. It turned its gleaming red eyes to Bomber and pounced, knocking the huge Maine Coon to the ground.

Smoke, Shadow and Ice, along with Titan, Havoc, Viper and Nitro, closed ranks and opened fire as the other Purrminators charged.

“FLUFF ME!” Commander Basil yelled as he saw the monstrous cyborg cats for the first time and aimed his Uzi at the nearest one, the bullets riddling the Purrminator like Swiss cheese, but that didn’t stop it for a second. Basil jumped to the side as the shiny cyborg jumped at him, and it slammed into a tree.

Blaster fire sounded as The M Unit unleashed hell, while Bomber, still under the metallic beast that was trying to kill him with massive amounts of prejudice, and he was only just managing to evade its deadly strikes. He grabbed the laser sword from its holster strapped to his leg and activated it. The lethal glowing light shot up straight through the Purrminator’s chest, and then Bomber wrenched the sword backwards and overhead, slicing the Purrminator in two. The smell of scorched metal and fried circuits leached into the air as it fell to the side and twitched with a slow mechanical whine before the glow in its eyes dimmed.

Commander Basil ran around the back of the T.T.T.B.S, reaching into his flak jacket, fumbling around in his pockets for one of Humphrey’s devices as the second Purrminator chased him.

Ice saw Commander Basil being pursued by one of the Purrminators and yelled above the whining noise of repeated blaster fire. “Commander Basil’s in trouble. I’m going to help!”

“Me too!” Shadow shouted, and the two Maine Coons hurtled after the Purrminator.

Bomber jumped to his paws and followed, with Smoke on his heels. The air was tinged with the tang of burning laser fire and cordite.

Basil ran straight towards a wire chicken coop at the bottom of the garden. He swerved at the last second, sliding along the grass on his side, making the Purrminator turn too sharply. The cyborg crashed into the chicken coop, smashing the structure and fence. It rolled over and over, and the wire mesh wrapped around its body, trapping it for vital seconds as Ice, Shadow, Smoke, and Bomber appeared.

Havoc, Viper, Nitro and Titan were blasting the fluff out of the third Purrminator. Its right front leg buckled and then snapped off. Its rear left leg collapsed, and the metallic menace fell to the ground, but it still clawed across the lawn relentlessly towards the cat commandos.

Ice and Shadow peppered the second Purrminator with blaster fire as it fought free of the metal mesh. Commander Basil finally found what he was looking for in his flak jacket and pulled out a small gun. He flicked it on and pointed, but the Purrminator burst free, its deadly razor claws outstretched like chrome daggers, and collided with Ice and Shadow. The two cats screamed in pain as they fell, and the Purrminator charged towards Bomber and Smoke.

There was no hesitation. Commander Basil pulled the trigger, and in the next second, the hulking cyborg cat shrank to the size of a pea with a high-pitched popping sound. Picking up a rockery stone from the garden border, he smashed the Purrminator to smithereens.

Bomber slid next to Shadow and Ice, who were flat out on the lawn, their body armour slashed to ribbons and blood pouring everywhere. “NO! NO! NO!” he shouted. Smoke ripped off his armoured backpack and pulled out a med kit as he said. “Dudes, stay calm. We can fix this.” He winced as he saw the extent of the injuries, but kept calm and carried on patching up his squadmates.

Commander Basil ran back to the T.T.T.B.s and fired at the last remaining Purrminator, which also shrank to the size of a pea. Nitro, Havoc, Titan and Viper looked stunned as Basil walked up to the now miniaturised and severely disabled tiny cyborg with the same rock and crushed it with one blow. “Just die, you cyborg muther fluffer!” Basil growled.

“Commander Basil, I don’t mean to interrupt, but,” Astrid said. “There’s an interdimensional portal opening in the meadow at the back of the garden. We need to leave, NOW!”

Melvyn poked his head out of the T.T.T.B door, the amulet around his neck glowing a vivid purple. He’d watched the battle on the monitors inside and knew that the Purrminators had been defeated.

Commander Basil saw Melvyn peeking out, but turned to the four Maine Coons and said abruptly. “Get your squad. Two are badly injured. Bring them to my T.T.T.B.” As he headed towards Melvyn.

Bomber and Smoke carried Shadow as Havoc and Titan lifted Ice.

“In here quick,” Basil instructed, as he held Melvyn in one arm and the door open with the other. “Astrid says there’s a portal opening about fifty metres away. We need to go.”  

Bomber looked at his brother, Shadow, whose pulse was getting thready and weak as he bled out. “He doesn’t have long,” he said in utter distress. “We’ve got no med bay!”

“Astrid, get the Med Droids up here now,” Commander Basil ordered, then quickly passed Melvyn to Smoke, and he raced to the cupboard just off the bridge to fetch blankets and a med kit he had stashed there for emergencies.

Melvyn squirmed out of Smokes’ grasp and ran to Shadow and Ice, glancing at Bomber and said. “Let me help.”

Bomber and the rest of the M Unit looked confused, as the magical amulet around Melvyn’s neck began to glow a vivid green as he grasped it in his paw. “I think I can help them.”

He knelt between the dying cats and placed his paws on theirs. Closing his eyes, he focused all his magical energy, intent and will into the brave commandos. The amulet crackled and sparkled as a gentle flow of green mist swirled out of Melvyn’s paws and into the fading cats on either side of him. His little face tightened, his jaw clenched as, by sheer force of will, he pushed the healing magic into the Maine Coons.

Bomber and the entire M Unit gasped as they watched the bleeding stop and the deep lacerations partially close. Melvyn roared with the effort as he used every ounce of strength left in him to save the cats.

Basil slid to a stop as the green mist retreated, and Melvyn slumped over. He dropped the blankets and picked Melvyn up; he was out cold.  

Bomber felt Shadows pulse. “It’s getting stronger.” He then checked Ice’s. “Ice too. Melvyn brought them back from the brink!”  

“What the fluff!” Basil breathed in shock as he looked at his unconscious nephew in his arms.

Smoke and Bomber quickly wrapped their squadmates in the blankets as the rest of the M Unit breathed a sigh of relief, and then the Med Droids appeared on the bridge and began scanning Shadow and Ice to determine the extent of their remaining injuries.

Breaking the silence, Astrid’s voice sounded from the overhead comms. “The portal is almost at its zenith. We have only minutes before whatever is on the side will be able to come through.”

**AND CUT**

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Guys, mew know how we roll; so many apologies once again for cutting it right there, we can't catch our breath, who knew that it was going to be this intense?

If mew would like to read Chapter Twenty Four, let us know in the comments!

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