05/16/2025 – Finally Friday

Pia would like you all to know she’s feeling very much better since someone forced her to give up ants as snacks. She’d also like you to know she’s announcing this under duress, because Mom told her to do so. She’s in her anger stage. Pleading and bargaining for ant snacks will come soon, we’re certain. We’re prepared.

Ants are being held at bay, seemingly, at the moment, and outside only. You only thought Mom had 4 projects going at once when in fact, ant elimination is and will always be Project #1. This makes for a very unhappy anteater named Pia, but a very happy Mom and Dad.

Shoot us your worst glare, ginger girl. We will spend our entire lifetime trying to assure you never eat another ant.

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We’re pleased to announce the first Raccoon Mama of 2025 to visit Colehaus. The portly, often time visitor raccoon Chubbs has been bringing her around lately, teaching her the ropes. We’re pretty sure this one’s nursing kits and under Chubbs’ guidance, she’s been showing up after daybreak early in the mornings. She has that somewhat ratty, not well groomed fur look about her, one of a few signs she’s caring for babies and not about herself.

Sometime mid-to-late June she’ll bring them to our backyard and teach them about the fountain and the sometimes food source in the feeders. We haven’t named her; Mom calls all the raccoons “sweetie” except for Chubbs who may or may not be this young first time mama’s mother or auntie. Mom keeps thinking of something starting with the letter B, not Betty, Bertha, Boudica, or Beauregard. We’ll think of something. Until then, she’s sweetie.

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024 – No post
2023 – No post
2022 – History Repeating
2021 – No post
2020 – No post
2019 – No post
2018 – A Story as Told by Ruby
2017 – No post
2016 – MultiCat Monday
2015 – No post
2014 – Olivia – Then and Now
2013 – No post
2012 – Color Cats