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Fellows Are Pillows And Windows Are… Comfy?

I have no idea why Arwen didn’t wait for me to open the curtains for her, but it was worth it for this picture.

Sunlight shines through a closed blue curtain, illuminating the silhouette of a cat standing behind it. The window is not at floor level, and there's no visible protrusion to suggest a wide ledge. Nevertheless, she is standing in it.

As for napping with/on the other cats… well, why wouldn’t they? They’re warm!

Arwen and June are atop a mound of blankets. June, the tortoiseshell cat, lies on her side, while Arwen, the white and black one, is sitting with her neck stretched out to rest her chin on June's far side. As a result, all that's visible of June are her hindquarters and part of her head, past Arwen's.

Diane and Zuko are curled up on a light grey blanket on the couch. Diane is curled up with her chin scritchable in front of a green cushion. Zuko is tucked between her and the arm of the couch with his nose tucked into the blanket and a front paw over a hind one.

June in February

June was being such a cute kitty this week that this whole post is about her. Behold the cuteness!

June, a tortoiseshell cat, stretched out on a mess of bedding, most notably TARDIS blankets, nose tucked between her outstretched front paws. Her ears point to the camera's right and up. There's a brown blanket behind her hindquarters.

June, curled up in a circle with her nose buried in her tail, eyes closed. Her ears point forward and up. She's still on primarily TARDIS bedding, but the brown blanket behind her head now, and there are blue and green and brown edges of plush in the background.

June is curled up in a circle on her left side, such her left ear is touching the blankets beneath her. Which are still TARDIS ones, naturally, and the brown blanket is now squarely behind all of her. It has a bear tail. The blue octopus plush is still visible in the top left corner of the photo, and June's right paw is covering her face.

Cold Days, Warm Naps

Three photos, four cats. They’re just so darn cute!

Arwen, a white cat with black patches, curled up tight like a roly-poly atop a fuzzy white blanket. Her eyes are open, looking towards the paw she has somewhat outstretched.

June, our tortoiseshell cat, and Diane, our black and white, curled up together on the couch. June is laying stretched out with her back against a red and green striped pillow, her paws just touching the wood running parallel to the couch. Diane is using June's side as a pillow, curled up with her front paws stretched out and covering the tip of her tail.

Our grey cat with stripes, Zuko, laying on his side on a snow leopard-print blanket. Only his front half rests in sunlight, which is most assuredly what he's napping here for. There's a bit of TARDIS comforter visible near the top of the picture, under the blanket.

I’ve decided to discontinue my other website, Curious Critters’ Coadventure. If you’re been following this blog long enough, you may recall the linked announcement about a “travel agency for toys!” which we started up… a few short months before COVID lockdown. Unfortunate timing, and ultimately I’ve decided that energy is better spent on other projects. I won’t be dropping the Instagram and Facebook accounts, though, so those may feature more of our own plush moving forward! I liked setting them up for the photos; it was an entertaining challenge.

Speaking of our plush, I made a personalized photobook for a pup named Slush, and it’s about three years overdue to be shared. Enjoy!

Slush’s Adventure by Curious Critters’ Coadventure

Odd Angles and Human Summoning

I was baffled to find Diane like this, not because she doesn’t nap on the couch or cuddle with June, but because she’s not usually sloping off the couch in the process. But I guess she was comfortable??? She wasn’t in any rush to readjust, anyway.

Diane (black and white cat), faceplanting in June's cheek (tortoiseshell cat) while her rear half follows the slope of the couch. Looks like it takes some upper body strength to not just slip right off. The light-colored blanket they're on is very fluffy.

Still Diane and June, but Diane has shifted so that her upper half runs parallel with June. Her rear end is still falling off the couch. The blanket is still fluffy.

All our cats like the triangular catnip toys with jingle bells in them, but Arwen especially likes to bring them to the kitchen door and howl until I come congratulate her on catching the vicious triangle. Some nights more frequently than others!

At the top of the photo, the very bottom of a white door with wood trim. Most of the shot is a brown rug with three triangular toys on it; one green, one blue, and one pale yellow. There's a little fraying fluff where the blue and green ones have been chewed many, many times.

Stay Warm!

Folks with cold winters, stay warm. It’s been extremely cold here these past few days (I’m talking ‘two layers of gloves, three jackets’ kind of cold) and it’s important to stay safe out there, especially if you’re going to be outside for extended periods of time.

That said, happy holidays everyone! May this last week of 2022 bring only happy plot twists and benevolent mischief. See you next year!

When you clear a shelf the cats can reach…

…the cats are going to sit in it. When you only partially clear a shelf the cats can reach, they’re still going to try to sit in it. And of course if you leave a blanket on the couch, someone might burrow their way under.

There are two shelves - the upper one has a stack of books on the left side and a blue cloth on the right, while the bottom one has an Arwen. She's sitting crouched and alert, staring off to the right of the camera.

There are three shelves. The top one is full of books. The bottom one is empty. The middle shelf has some books just barely visible behind June, who is crouched on the front edge with three paws partway over it, looking at the camera. It is abundantly evident that she doesn't actually fit.

There's a blanket bunched up on the couch, with a green pillow behind it. Zuko has settled largely under the blanket, against the pillow, with only his head and part of his back visible. His head is resting on another section of the blanket with his eyes closed.

The Couch Is Comfortable And So Is The Sink

Like I’ve said before, afternoon nap is routine. I’m used to the cats curling up on the couch. By now you’re probably used to my cats curled up on the couch. It’s super cute (and here are more pics to further prove it). What I was not expecting was for Arwen to come curl up in the bathroom sink. Naturally, I have evidence.

Zuko and Diane, curled up in what's effectively a 180 degree rotation of each other with their heads touching. Cute. Pretty normal.

June and Arwen together on the couch, Junes head resting against Arwen's neck as Arwen holds her head up like she's about to start bathing June. Also cute. Also pretty normal.

The white porcelain counter gives way to white and black fur as it dips into the basin. The faucet head is close enough to the back of the sink that Arwen could comfortably be standing in it, if she so desired, but no. She's curled up with her tail on her side and her head resting on the front of the counter, looking tiny and absolutely ridiculous.

Arwen Appreciation

Just Arwen being cute on a TARDIS comforter. Enjoy!

White and black kitty, curled up with her nose on her tail, the center of her own little crater as the blue TARDIS-strewn comforter dips down beneath her.

White and black kitty, curled up with her top back leg outstretched and her chin up for scritches. Her visible ear nearly touches one of the many TARDIS images on the comforter beneath her.

White and black kitty, curled up on her side, front top paw outstretched to cross her likewise stretched out back paw. She's using part of the TARDIS comforter as a pillow, where it hasn't dipped under her weight.

Wildberry Lunch and Undying Mint

This is, in fact, another photos post, but I figured it warranted context: we recently found ourselves in downtown Chicago to see The Twenty-Sided Tavern – fantastic show, hilarious and interactive, Mom’s going to post about it so I’ll link to that when she does – and opted to have lunch at Wildberry Café. These are their Chocolate Vanilla Swirl smoothie and the Banana Coconut Cream Pie crepes. Both were as delicious as they sound/look!

The third picture is our mint refusing to yield to the cold. Persistent, that one.

Update: Mom’s post can be found here.

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