11/9/2026 – Rainy Day Naps

Rainy day nap #5 © Colehauscats.com
Rainy day nap #5 © Colehauscats.com

What better day to nap than a rainy day? Quint will have you believe EVERYDAY is better when including naps, especially when tucked under fleecy bedding on top of Dad’s goose down comforter.

We’re deep into Fall weather now. We’ve had lots of cold rain and some frosty nights. Mom’s glad she unintentionally/sort of intentionally fed this crop of raccoons earlier in the year because all look very fat and plush, and that’s a good thing because she’s adjusted all outdoor feeding schedules. Bowls are brought indoors at dusk (or as close to it as can happen with work schedules) and only a small amount of kibble is left in the outside feeders overnight. No more free-for-all kibble mountains.

Mom’s also bringing in the bird feeders most evenings because just the other night, around midnight, she noticed the hanging feeder was swinging wildly, and when she looked through the binoculars, she saw the rats raiders were much larger than usual. They weren’t rats. They were the raccoons who may be declaring revolution by raiding the tasty, tasty bird suet cage and bird seed mesh feeder crumbs.

C’mon, you guys. It wasn’t like I cut your food off completely! she says. Still, animals sometimes know when a rough winter is coming.

Stay warm, everyone. Take your naps and stay out of our bird feeders!

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Just thought we’d throw this question out there: Is anyone else getting ridiculous amounts of spam? More than usual, much, much, MUCH more than usual? We’re being flooded with the stuff and no amount of filtering of this site or our regular email account seems to help (you should see our filter word in subject or content list!). Not looking for a solution just yet; simply wondering if all of a sudden, we’re the special ones. And if Viola has a reason today to be angry.

Spam makes angry Viola angry © Colehauscats.com
Spam makes angry Viola angry © Colehauscats.com

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024 – No post
2023 – No post
2022 – No post
2021 – No post
2020 – What’s Quint Doing?
2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016 – Aftermath
2015 – Many Cat Monday
2014 – No post
2013 – Dear Niblets, Week Five
2012 – Not Sharing. Reason Number 12.

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11/6/2026 – Messy

Messy eater Tessa © Colehauscats.com
Messy eater Tessa © Colehauscats.com

Tessa’s a messy eater. Always has been, always will be. She seems to only be happy when food bits are scattered about and around her feeder. Yes, Mom used the erase tool a little to clean up this photo because she felt the mess was unbecoming a cat of Tessa’s stature.

Don’t apologize for me, Mom.

Just about the only thing Tessa keeps spotlessly clean is her pink nose…

Tessa's pink nose © Colehauscats.com
Tessa’s pink nose © Colehauscats.com

… and her white murder mittens.

Tessa and her white mittens © Colehauscats.com
Tessa and her white mittens © Colehauscats.com

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024 – Three Word Wednesday
2023 – Extra Hour
2022 – No post
2021 – No post
2020 – Around Colehaus
2019 – One Word Wednesday
2018 – No post
2017 – MultiCat Monday
2016 – No post
2015 – Friday Fun
2014 – No post
2013 – Wee Wednesday Words
2012 – No post

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11/4/2026 – Presenting a Belly

Viola's kissable belly © Colehauscats.com
Viola’s kissable belly © Colehauscats.com

May we present Viola’s very kissable belly. Soft as bunny fur and still spotted mixed with splotches of orange from her angel Mama Zuzu. That belly’s every bit as inviting now as when Viola was a wee baby.

Wee baby Viola and her kissable baby belly, 2013 © Colehauscats.com
Wee baby Viola and her kissable baby belly, 2013 © Colehauscats.com

Squeeee!

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024 – Monday Madness
2023 – No post
2022 – Lurking
2021 – No post
2020 – Wordless Wednesday
2019 – Around Colehaus
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016 – Finally Friday
2015 – Dream
2014 – No post
2013 – ManCat/MomCat Monday
2012 – No post

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