Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat

Saturday Serial: Elvira Mistress of Felinity, Nikita, and Cheerios

The Ugly Mug, Thanking Rick Lupert, and Daddy Reads 2 of My Poems

Last week Daddy read a poem of mine, at The Ugly Mug, to great acclaim.

This week he went again, and this time he had an extra purpose, besides reading poetry.

Rick Lupert is a poet, author, and more who runs a remarkable website, an unmatched resource for poets of all stripes, and levels of talent, called Poetry Super Highway.

In 2009, before Daddy set me up on a blog of my own, and I was just beginning to write poetry, myself, Daddy submitted our blog for inclusion in the collection of Poetry themed links on PSH, and it was accepted.

Mr. Lupert, being a Cat Person, himself, sent a compliment to Daddy, that is in Meowsings sidebar...

"Long Live Your Pussy!" ;-D

On Open Mic Wednesday, Daddy returned to The Ugly Mug, and had the chance to hear Mr. Lupert read a fine selection of his poetry, and loved it.

Before the evening began Daddy approached Mr. Lupert, introduced himself, thanked him for including Musings of a Mad Macedonian in his links, and thanked him, on my behalf, for his compliment which, of couse he had long since forgot even having made. :-D

In honor of his kindness I asked Daddy to read 2 of my poems when it was his turn, explaining about the compliment given me by Mr. Lupert....

The Midnight Prowl of Those With Claws - An Independence Day Tribute to the Founding Felines

The Ballad of the Cat Berets

The audience was quite appreciative and, for that, I thank them! :-D

Being a Cat Person, himself, Mr. Lupert read several pieces of his in which Cats played parts.

In begining his reading he said, "Long Live EVERYONE'S Pussy!"

The audience, male, and female, roared with laughter. :-D

One poem he read, about his 3 Cats (2 are nmed Cleo, & Tigger), called Animal Hospitality, he dedicated the reading of it , to me! :-D

Back in November Mr. Lupert appeared at the Monthly Reading of Village Poets of Sunland Tujunga.

On their blog, they share a photo of him, and some backround on him but, more importantly, they share Animal Hospitality with their readers. :-D

How cool is that dedication?

I wish I'd been there so I could give him a head bump! :-D

Daddy submitted this blog, because of its Poetry, and 100 Word Cat Stories, to Mr. Lupert in the hopes that he will add it to his collection of links at the next weekly update.

Happy 2nd Anniversary to Us!

 

For the past 9 years I, Nikita, have been blogging away, about all things Feline,  and since New Year's Day 2010 I've been doing so here on my own blog! :-D

And Elvira Mistress of Felinity joined me in the last half of 2010.

Based, as we are, in what the Humans call "Santana", in "The OC", in "SoCal".

Our posts range from the casual, to the emotional, the funny, to the serious, the interesting, informative and, the opinionated to the poetic, and lyrical, and, occasionally, controversial.

When it comes to opinion, investigation, and controversy, we pretty much are equal opportunity stirrer uppers. :-D

You never know, from day to day, just what you will find us writing, or writing about, or where we'll get our inspiration. :-D

When such varied worthies as Kenan Peters of Pussy and Pooch, La Shawn Barber of La Shawn Barber's Corner, Sparkle the Designer Cat, and the OC Weekly, can all agree on something, in 2011 (Joining a list of Worthies from 2010)...then you know you must be doing something right, and possibly on to something special. :-D

As Felinity Assembled is aware, this has not been an easy year for us.

When Daddy Kiril went, and broke his ankle investigating a black Cat in a ditch, thus adding disabled to his unemployed status, last May, we had to play nursemaid for most of the summer.

That on top of issues with my losing weight, and Elvira (Shhh...) gaining it.

Daddy is now in Physical Therapy, and Elvira, & I, both seem to have our respective weight issues under control, as the new year begins. :-D

Christmas Eve With Nikita and Elvira

Good evening, Felinity Assembled, and a Merry Chrissymouse to everyone!!!

Nikita, here, and we have lots to share!

The first, and also very important thing, is that the 2nd Anniversary of Meowsings will be on Sunday, January 1st...New Year's Day, and everyone is invited.

We will be revealing something very special that day, maybe 2 things, if we are lucky, that you won't want to miss.

One will absolutely blow your mind, no Catnip required!  Daddy is very proud of it, and Elvira, and I, absolutely adore it! :-D

BTW, Elvira has written a Chrissymouse Carol, if ya feel like singing a tune!

The Neighbor's Dog Got Run Over By a Feline

Daddy Kiril had an adventure at Knott's Berry Farm, and also went to Mission San Juan Capistrano, in recent days, and came home with some nifty gifts for Elvira, & I, but nothing that we can play with, or nibble on, though.

You may be asking, well, hells bells, where's the fun in THAT?

Let me show you....

 

Purchased at the Mision, this will be stuck on his hat as a reminder of our mutual love for each other, and for creative inspiration.

Purchased at Knott's, these will have places near our computer, also as reminders of our love for each other, and for creative inspiration. ( The second, and 3rd, are magnets )

You see, we 3 are in our own World, but it's OK, everyone, in Felinity Assembled, knows us here. :-D

We participated in Secret Paws, & a Card Exchange, this year and, at the very last minute, yesterday, something very cool came in the mail, and they, too, will have a very special place by our computer as a source of inspiration, and in recognition of our dear friends Mom ML, KC, & The rest of the Sherwood Bunch!

The Cats have my, & Elvira's, names on the back and, of course we all know Daddy is a Star! :-D

They smell really cool, and look real cute but, sad to say, we can't eat them!

But we love them anyway! :-D

Thank You goes to the Mommy of Us 4 Cats, who makes these lovely items called Home Tarts (See more, here)!

 

Merry Christmas and a Yappy Hew Near!

A Tip of the Hat, for the Helen Keller quote, to Daddy Kiril's friend Brenda Bowen!

Secret Paws and Santa Paws

Meowy Chrissymouse, everyone!

Daddy found this adorable little magnet, for a dollar, at a thrift store in Laguna Beach, we thought we'd share a photo of it to get the season off & rolling.

As everyone knows, one of the more interesting things Elvira Mistress of Felinity likes to do doesn't sit well with Daddy, so he had me remind her of a very important fact about this season. ;-D

SHE doesn't consider that as being naughty so that's why she answers the way she does above. ;-D

Anyway, Daddy took our shopping list, and got the gifts for our Secret Paws...

And Elvira, and I, helped Daddy get everything ready to mail...

 

And he took it to the Post Office.

We hope our Secret Paws has lots of fun with what we sent! ;-D

 

Oh, and one more thing!

We have begun to receive cards in the mail, and thank everyone who has sent them, online, & snail mail, and plan to do a post with pictures around Christmas Day. ;-D

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Video Triple Feature: Debuting Elvira, Co-Starring Nikita!

Happy Thanksgiving, Felinity Assembled!!

Daddy Kiril, here, & I am your host for this Holiday Special Event.

The reason I'm hosting, and not our star attractions, is that I have some explaining to do.

The past year, since Aug. 2010, has been a challenging one for me, as many of you are very much aware, and while I, and the Kitties, had hopes, and plans, especially for this blog, I also spent time learning new computer skills, and breaking (and still recovering from) an ankle.

In Sept. 2010, in an effort to boost my spirits I grabbed the Flipcam for the first time in a year, and pointed it at Nikita, & the young newbie to our household, Elvira Mistress of Felinity.

Then I promptly forgot about the results.

In April I made a video of Elvira as well.

As some know I've been in a reflective, concerned, mood, of late, about the future, and been doing some reading, and thinking.

The encouragement, and support, of many friends, have helped in that thinking.

This week I decided to take a small first step toward a brighter, and even more creative, future, and went in search of those 3 videos, with the intention of sharing them with the many wonderful friends, and fans, of Nikita & Elvira, and the world, at last. ;-D

In the first 2 videos the 7 month old Elvira, only 3 months after entering our household, shows that she's not intimidated by her mentor, Mr. Nikita, in the least.

She wants to play, and the Old Man had better be Ready to RRRumble! ;-D

In the 2nd video, for the first time ever, fans will hear the voices of Nikita and, especially, Elvira. ;-D

In the 3rd video I share an every morning ritual that Elvira engages in (She's "Shower Obsessed"!)....WARNING: I Sing! ;-D

I hope you enjoy these videos, LIKE them on YouTube, let us know what you think in comments here, and there, and share them on Facebook, Twitter, and with friends.

More videos can be found on our YouTube Channel. 

Shoes? For Me? Oh, for Daddy! My Bad!

By now, I'm sure, everyone knows we had a visitor last week.

Elvira has more, here, with a link to the report by Daddy, as well. ;-D

Randy brought a pair of shoes with him that, at first, I thought he was presenting as an offering to me, hee, hee! ;-D

 

I've never seen anything like them, have you?

The pair on the left were for Daddy, and he will have more about the Fila Skele-Toes, and his thoughts upon wearing his pair, in a later post on his own blog.

I really like Randy, even more in person, after years of Facebook, and e-mail correspondence. ;-D

 

What's a Foot Whisperer, and How Should Elvira, and I, Treat Him?

 

Heads-up, Felinity Assembled!

Intruder Alert!

A long time friend of Daddy Kiril, his blogging, and mine, as well, and more recently of Elvira's, too, came out to San Clemente, in March 2010, and Daddy spent a day down there with him, and blogged about it, with lots of cool pictures.

Some of those pictures involved an encounter with a Cat on the beach. ;-D

Randy Eady, The Foot Whisperer, is an interesting, nice, man who has expressed frequent interest in, and approval of, my blogging, and that of Elvira Mistress of Felinity, and we have conversed by e-mail, and via Facebook.

You can learn all about him, his websites, and blogs, and even read the series Daddy wrote about their visit last year, starting here.

What I'd like to know, from you dear reader, is what are Elvira, & I, to do?

How do YOU handle strangers in the house?

We have never met the man in the flesh, and he will be here, traipsing about in OUR home over portions of the next  2 days, and 2 nights!!!!

He arrives at 7pm tomorrow evening.

Do we spend the duration hiding under the bed, and in the closet, risking going without food, and water for the duration, or at least those parts when he, and Daddy, are away?

Do we rebuff all attempts to Meet & Greet?

Or

Do we throw all caution to the wind and, with faith in the wisdom of Ceiling Cat allowing him to come into our lives, get to know the guy?

 

As you can see The Sassy Lady, & Ye Old Fart, are not too sure of this right now. ;-D

 ****UPDATE - Saturday Night 10pm****

He's Heeerrre....

I sensed almost immediately that he was OK, and took up my usual spot on the bed.

Elvira dived UNDER the bed...but came to the same conclusion within 20 minutes when she was enticed to play a game with him.

Soon, though, she trapped him in the bathroom, and shower, so she could go make his bed for him.

We will have more, with pictures, later in the week, I promise!

****END UPDATE****

****UPDATE - Sunday Morning 7am****

Tastes sorta like Tuna!!! ;-D

****END UPDATE****

Lazy Saturday Sillies

What are 2 cats to do on a hot summer Saturday?

Nap, snooze, and lounge around on the bed. :-D

 

Sleeping Beauty

 

 

Elvira Mistress of Felinity awakens! :-D