06/24/2020 – One Word Wednesday

Intense! © Colehauscats.com

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Here’s a 120-piece online jigsaw puzzle of Olivia’s intense stare photo above, courtesy of JigsawPlanet.com. This one has more pieces. Have fun!

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2019MultiCat Monday
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016Friday Fun
2015Good Morning, Zuzu
2014 – No post
2013ManCat on a Mission
2012 – No post

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06/22/2020 – Make-up (Mprovised) Monday

The post that was slated for today was going to be a post-Father’s Day announcement from Viola. It got delayed and will come on a later date.

In lieu of that post, here is a (your choice) Make-up Monday or Mprovised Monday post that comes courtesy of our repeat visitor Peeknthrough.

Still visiting!!
Excuse me…where’s the food? © Colehauscats.com

She’s been showing up every morning looking a bit closer to debut of kits, but we have yet to see them. Here’s hoping that we will soon be introduced to another generation of raccoons that we’ll insist will stay wild raccoons.

This morning she was part of a co-visit that included Princess, Whittles and Scruffy. They all got along with no issues of any kind. Everyone got along.

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06/19/2020 – Friday Flashback

Tessa's first photo, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
Tessa’s first photo, 2012 © Colehauscats.com

Tessa, a.k.a. Danger Cat, was a lost and found kitten. After weeks of looking for her real home, she finally became a Colehaus Cat, as if that wouldn’t have happened. We think she had a plan all along and it went spectacularly well.

Second Tessa photo, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
Second Tessa photo, 2012 © Colehauscats.com

Can’t you just tell by looking at her that she knew exactly what she was doing, weaseling her way into our hearts, playing cute and coy and all?

Taking over the computer desk, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
Taking over the computer desk, 2012 © Colehauscats.com

Once officially settled in, Tessa wasted exactly no time setting up priorities and rules. For example, this mousepad she was laying on, she loved it and would nip at Mom’s hand whenever the mouse needed moving. Clearly, she saw it as hers. Luckily for us, Tessa soon tired of the nipping game and set to work chewing the mousepad corners. Yeah, lucky us. We quickly learned not to leave her alone for more than a minute. This kitten was into EVERYTHING.

All went according to her plan, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
All went according to her plan, 2012 © Colehauscats.com

It was hard to be firm with this gray and white tuxie terror, though, and harder to yell at her for anything wrong. This pose was an often used one. Yeah, she knew what she was doing, all righty.

Tessa and her leather mouse, 2017 © Colehauscats.com
Tessa and her leather mouse, 2017 © Colehauscats.com

Over the years, she’s given us a few scares and we’ve exercised our lungs a number of times. Jumping/surfing off the short loft wall to the floor some twenty-two feet down seemed to be her favorite sport for a year, chasing other cats was a hobby for a while, and picking on the squirt Viola in recent memory because they are so much alike.

Tessa, June 2020 © Colehauscats.com
Tessa, June 2020 © Colehauscats.com

Mom says she always wished for a tuxie cat, and then she got one. We think Tessa wished for a good home where she could do whatever she wanted feel safe, well fed, and loved. We think we both won that deal.

You can read a bit more about Tessa at our About page here.

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2019Wednesday’s Whoppers
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016 – No post
2015International Box Day
2014 – No post
2013One Word Wednesday – Shhhh
2012 – No post

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