Ruby is impatient for sunshine – © Colehauscats.com

Impatient for direct sunshine to filter into her own luxury master suite, Ruby decided to go on walkabout to the Cat Den across the hall to investigate. Looks like she found what she was looking for.

Because of the position of our home, direct sun doesn’t shine in her bedroom until mid-May at the earliest, and even then, we usually have more rainy, cloudy weather to get through until June when the sun really shines. It’ll be smooth, sunny weather from then until late September. Until then, only the Cat Den sees sun, and because she never approved of the Cat Den – too open, too exposed, too impersonal and cat-oriented, she claimed at the time, she’ll have to deal with no sun eight months of the year. Her choice, not ours.

We’ve been spotted! – © Colehauscats.com

Uh oh, looks like she’s spotted us talking about her. Hi Ruby!

What lovely whiskers – © Colehauscats.com

What was that I overheard? What about my choice? I didn’t buy this dark, dreary house. Can’t you move this sunshine into my room?

Um, well, it was the deepest part of the winter when we made our decision, and we thought you might have loved the sunny Cat Den, and gee, our bad for not covering the roof with skylights, and . . . my, what lovely whiskers you have today!

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Quint – © Colehauscats.com

Quint is officially off kibble now, thanks in big part to that wonderful suggestion of using Parmesan cheese/Nutritional yeast sprinkles on top of his canned food. Persistence is key and we’ll openly admit we thought of giving up getting him switched from dry kibble to canned once or twice over the past two and a half months. Though, Quint doesn’t like the yeast as well as the cheese, the yeast has a cheese-like smell and doesn’t have all that added salt the Parmesan does, which isn’t good for anyone. We’re alternating using the yeast with Fortiflora and so far, so good.

Last week, we were able to start adding his daily dose of Miralax to his food, too. No more twice-daily syringe-fulls of that down his throat (that he usually shook half of all over the bathroom, anyway).

Aw, Mom – © Colehauscats.com

Aw, Mom. Did you have to tell them that part?

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Tessa says – © Colehauscats.com

Hey! It’s Tessa up from her third morning nap!

What?

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Thank you all for playing along on Friday’s Facts or Fibs.

We apologize for not being more specific on Number 2 – “Behind a door, in a no-cats allowed room, Mom is secretly learning to play the drums. Miss Newton plays along by pawing and thumping the floor, though not in the same rhythm.”

The answer was half-true but we failed to mention which half. Also, we said Mom was secretly learning to play drums. That part is true, and we say secretly because she uses an electronic drum set that plays through headphones. The only sound is Mom’s teensy tip, tap, tapping from behind closed doors. She’s not even sure if she really wailed on those skins, you’d be able to hear it, but she’ll let you know if that changes. Miss Newton does not tip, tap along though she does tend to complain if anyone is in that room too long. Sorry for any confusion.

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What lovely whiskers – © Colehauscats.com

Here’s a 70-piece online jigsaw puzzle of Ruby’s fabulous whiskers that we’re admiring again and not because she’s up in our faces. Honest. This one only took Mom 10 minutes 48 seconds to complete. She says she might have had someone on her lap “helping.” Likely excuse. Have fun!

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2017 – No post
2016 – No post
2015 – No post
2014 – Sun for Zuzu
2013 – Ruby Tuesday
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