Little Garden Helper



I had a little extra help tonight in my garden.

Whatcha doing? Can I help?

   

I think these peppers are ready to pick.

And those tomato's need some water

These Zinnia's would like so lovely on the dining room table.

I think you missed a few weeds

You really missed a few weeds!

Are you sure this is a carrot? Tastes woody.

All this hard work is making me thirsty.

Im just gonna take a little nap....

Time for a break, so we can watch the sunset together

Now just a bath and Im all ready to do it again tommorow.

Gardening is so much fun with you...Now where did you plant that catnip?

Meet Sassafrass!

Such a long name for such a little guy but it just seems to fit his personality. He is one of those rare kitty cats that loves attention. Hard to believe that someone dumped him and his siblings off in the middle of the night. I think he is happy here at his new home and we are happy he found us.  

What a face!! :)

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The Great Catnip Heist

For years I have had dreams of growing giant sweeping beds of "Nepeta" or otherwise known as catmint or catnip.  It will grow really tall and has pretty purple flower spikes that last for a while.Last year My Mom gave me some to add to my new flowerbed. I was already to plant it and discovered this

My sweet innocent housecat Reeses somehow managed to climb into the back of the truck to investigate what that alluring smell was.

She just wanted to rub its intoxicating scent on her fur for a minute and then she was gonna let me plant it

OOPS! accidently knocked it over ... It was an accident..Right?

Oh look she took it out of the pot so it would be easier for me to plant, such a sweet girl

Just as I was about to reach in and pick it up I got this look....

NO!! Its Mine!! all Mine!!!! SO yummy!! Touch this nip and Im gonna use you for a scratching post!!

There's no arguing with a cat who's under the influence of nip..

Maybe Ill try again this year, though it will have to be surrounded by a really high fence and a few guard dogs to keep this kitty cat out.

She sure looks happy :) 

The Crazy Places Cats Decide To Take a Catnap

I dont know how she thinks this is comfortable. Normally she is the one who is on the fluffiest heated blanket in the house.




Aww such a sleeping beauty

Till you disturb her

Crazy Cat!

What Cats Think of Winter

Well its all over the news today that we are in for a doozy of a winter storm.A blizzard to be exact. Its been many years since we have heard that word in our area. Im totally not ready for it but if it brings us one more day closer to spring then so be it. ....  My house cats seem to disagree.

What Salem thinks of the forecast......

Reeses wants to know is it over yet??

Stay Safe and Warm Everyone!

I Found Willie's Baby Picture!

If you havent met Willie please read about him here


Such a cute Little Baby!



Perfect spot for a cat bath

I had to laugh at my tomcat Popeye. He found the perfect spot for his afternoon bath.

Its Heated and the perfect size

Bet the birds are wondering why their water has the distinct flavor of cat today ;)  

Meet Willie

This is our barn cat "One Eyed Willie"

He has quickly become one of my favorite faces in the barn. It wasnt always that way though.

When he was just a kitten I wasnt allowed to come near him or pet him or even look at him! He wasnt gonna have anything to do with me. Im not sure why that was just the way he wanted it.

We moved to our very own farm house in the summer of 2009. When we did we brought all of our farm cats from our previous rented farmhouse with us. It was not an easy thing to do as some of them didnt want to be caught and taken to a new farm but I wasnt going to leave any of them behind regardless of how they felt about me. Well we made it through summer and Willie grew into a beautiful black cat. He still hated me though but put up with me cuz I bring the food. Well when winter rolled around Willie got very sick, he had colds in his eyes and  a horribly plugged up nose. The mama in me decided that whether he liked it or not I was gonna help him . It was really quite easy the first time to catch him because due to the cold he had he wasnt able to see me. Well after lots of growling and kicking I was able to hold him for the first time and wipe his nose and put medicine on his eyes. Day after day I did this and finally he decided that I wasnt really all that bad or he figured he didnt have a choice I guess. Well long story short he finally got better. I was really worried that he wasnt going to pull through but he did. His right eye isnt the same but he seems to be ok with that. Thats how he got his name . Im not only a country girl but am also a huge movie buff.One eyed Willie from the Goonies just seemed to fit him. He has a pirate way about him.

He doesnt like to share

And is always the first head in the food bowl

(notice the cat food on his head and the macaroni on his back)

He has become a totally different cat than what he use to be. He is usually the first one to greet me in the morning and at night when I feed everyone. He is known to purr on occasion and rub his fur all over your pant legs so you will give him some attention.He also is a teacher as I have noticed him taking the other younger kids on adventures. Showing them how to climb trees and teaching them that the water in the creek always tastes better than the bowl.

It just goes to show that if you show love to an animal they will love you just as much right back.

Now I wonder if I can find a eye patch thats cat sized.