You know it's summer when we start doing our "cool down" poses again.
I like doing the "dead bug" pose (aka "The Gregor") while Zoë shows off her "frog" and "torpedo".
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Assume the Position
Applejack here -
You know it's summer when we start doing our "cool down" poses again.
I like doing the "dead bug" pose (aka "The Gregor") while Zoë shows off her "frog" and "torpedo".
You know it's summer when we start doing our "cool down" poses again.
I like doing the "dead bug" pose (aka "The Gregor") while Zoë shows off her "frog" and "torpedo".
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Magic of Feliway
Zoë here -
Mom invested in some Feliway and she tried it out for the first time today. And what a difference bottled artificial feline facial pheromones make! Tucker and Caroline have gone from being freaked out to feeling quite at home.
Exhibit A: Carolina sleeping on the couch and not cowering atop the fridge.
Exhibit B: Tucker lounging on top of the bed and not cowering under it.
I guess that it's a good thing that they're not as freaked out anymore, but I hope this doesn't mean they're going to think they own the place now.
Mom invested in some Feliway and she tried it out for the first time today. And what a difference bottled artificial feline facial pheromones make! Tucker and Caroline have gone from being freaked out to feeling quite at home.
Exhibit A: Carolina sleeping on the couch and not cowering atop the fridge.
Exhibit B: Tucker lounging on top of the bed and not cowering under it.
I guess that it's a good thing that they're not as freaked out anymore, but I hope this doesn't mean they're going to think they own the place now.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Contagious Anxiety
Applejack here -
I totally get how mobs of people start acting irrationally once they get a crazy idea in their head.
Here's how our feline version went down...
Mom decided to open the sliding door to the porch this morning because it's a cool, post-rain, 67 degrees outside and we all could use some fresh air.
I walked over to sit in front of the screen door. Carolina followed, very curious. Tucker came next, with some trepidation, but still curious. Then came Zoë, who found the area crowded, but tried to get close to the door just the same.
Then it happened. A bird chirped very loudly from the tree next to the porch. Tucker started growling at the bird (don't ask me why... hasn't he ever heard a bird before?), which caused Zoë to start growling, which made Carolina start growling, which started to freak me out. Our eyes all got big and as soon as Tucker made a move, we all jumped and ran to different parts of the room, Carolina to the top of the refrigerator.
All over some silly bird chirp.
Sheesh.
I totally get how mobs of people start acting irrationally once they get a crazy idea in their head.
Here's how our feline version went down...
Mom decided to open the sliding door to the porch this morning because it's a cool, post-rain, 67 degrees outside and we all could use some fresh air.
I walked over to sit in front of the screen door. Carolina followed, very curious. Tucker came next, with some trepidation, but still curious. Then came Zoë, who found the area crowded, but tried to get close to the door just the same.
Then it happened. A bird chirped very loudly from the tree next to the porch. Tucker started growling at the bird (don't ask me why... hasn't he ever heard a bird before?), which caused Zoë to start growling, which made Carolina start growling, which started to freak me out. Our eyes all got big and as soon as Tucker made a move, we all jumped and ran to different parts of the room, Carolina to the top of the refrigerator.
All over some silly bird chirp.
Sheesh.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Nocturnal Fighting
Poor Mom, she hardly got any sleep last night because we kept having little fights with Tucker and Carolina in her bedroom throughout the night. I think she's mad. But Carolina started a lot of them. I swear.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
A Rough Start
Zoë here -
Okay, I'll be honest, I'm not jazzed about the idea of having Tucker & Carolina stay with us. The first hour after their arrival today was full of hissing and growling (mostly mine, but Carolina has a mouth on her, too). Tucker scratched and bit my mom when she tried to pick him up, so I'm a little miffed at him. But Applejack and I have come back out after the initial shock of the situation and we are comfortably lounging in various rooms again.
I can't say the same for Carolina and Tucker.
For the last 5 hours (yes, FIVE HOURS) they've both been in the same place.
Tucker has been under the bed in the far corner and won't come out.
Carolina somehow managed to jump past all the stuff on top of the fridge and hunker down in a skinny space between the top of the fridge and the cabinet above it. What a weirdo.
(Update: 3 hours later, for a total of 8 hours spent hiding on top of the fridge, Carolina came down. She proceded to hiss at us a couple of times and then left us alone for awhile. Tucker finally came out from under the bed a few times, but always returned to his new bunker.)
Okay, I'll be honest, I'm not jazzed about the idea of having Tucker & Carolina stay with us. The first hour after their arrival today was full of hissing and growling (mostly mine, but Carolina has a mouth on her, too). Tucker scratched and bit my mom when she tried to pick him up, so I'm a little miffed at him. But Applejack and I have come back out after the initial shock of the situation and we are comfortably lounging in various rooms again.
I can't say the same for Carolina and Tucker.
For the last 5 hours (yes, FIVE HOURS) they've both been in the same place.
Tucker has been under the bed in the far corner and won't come out.
Carolina somehow managed to jump past all the stuff on top of the fridge and hunker down in a skinny space between the top of the fridge and the cabinet above it. What a weirdo.
(Update: 3 hours later, for a total of 8 hours spent hiding on top of the fridge, Carolina came down. She proceded to hiss at us a couple of times and then left us alone for awhile. Tucker finally came out from under the bed a few times, but always returned to his new bunker.)Friday, June 12, 2009
The Return of the Cousins
Zoë here - Mom is in Durham now, hanging out with the Chases, and she warned us that she will be returning with the two cats, our "cousins", Tucker and Carolina. Apparently, their parents are going to Europe for 2 months and they will be coming to live with us during that time.
Granted, we all lived together in the Chase house for a good 2 1/2 years, but we had much more space there. A two-story house, lots of rooms, etc. But we'll be reunited under much more cramped conditions... our mom's 1-bedroom apartment. They just better not steal my sleeping spot on the ottoman!
Here's a picture from one of those rare days back at the Lyon Farm house where all four of us were happily in the same room together. In this case, we were enjoying the open windows on a breezy spring day (girls on the left, boys on the right).
Applejack here - Mom told me specifically that I need to not be a bully to Tucker while he's at our house. I told her I'm not a bully, but she just looked at me, like "Yes, you ARE." But I can be a good host, I promised her. See, here's a picture of Tucker and me getting along and sharing a chair back at the old house....
Besides, Tucker has challenged me to a rematch at backgammon, so we're sure to have some good times together this summer.
Granted, we all lived together in the Chase house for a good 2 1/2 years, but we had much more space there. A two-story house, lots of rooms, etc. But we'll be reunited under much more cramped conditions... our mom's 1-bedroom apartment. They just better not steal my sleeping spot on the ottoman!
Here's a picture from one of those rare days back at the Lyon Farm house where all four of us were happily in the same room together. In this case, we were enjoying the open windows on a breezy spring day (girls on the left, boys on the right).
Applejack here - Mom told me specifically that I need to not be a bully to Tucker while he's at our house. I told her I'm not a bully, but she just looked at me, like "Yes, you ARE." But I can be a good host, I promised her. See, here's a picture of Tucker and me getting along and sharing a chair back at the old house....
Besides, Tucker has challenged me to a rematch at backgammon, so we're sure to have some good times together this summer.
Friday, June 05, 2009
We're back!
Hey - Applejack here....
After a LONG hiatus, Zoë I have decided to start blogging again.
Since last we've posted, we've moved out of the Chase house (twice, really, since we all moved into a new house last summer) and into an apartment in Greensboro with our mom.
It's definitely a smaller space, but it's got GREAT windows.
During the first week in our new place, I made a point to explore the fireplace, but was quickly removed from it and scolded. This picture was taken AFTER Mom's first attempt at cleaning the soot off.
Good times, good times.
Well, I need to go take my 8th nap of the day now, but there is more to come!
After a LONG hiatus, Zoë I have decided to start blogging again.
Since last we've posted, we've moved out of the Chase house (twice, really, since we all moved into a new house last summer) and into an apartment in Greensboro with our mom.
It's definitely a smaller space, but it's got GREAT windows.
During the first week in our new place, I made a point to explore the fireplace, but was quickly removed from it and scolded. This picture was taken AFTER Mom's first attempt at cleaning the soot off.
Good times, good times.
Well, I need to go take my 8th nap of the day now, but there is more to come!
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