~♥~♥~♥~Purrs4Herman~♥~♥~♥~

Herman needs our consistant purrs and prayers for healing and good health.

Herman's 'Bean Mum, KarenJo is a good, kind person, and appreciates all the love and support the CB will offer, as we know how powerful this can be first hand. 

"Lots of us participate in Purrs4Peace with Confucius Cat. However, since there is not a Purrs4Peace scheduled, I am planning a special Purrs4Herman so I can send my love and support to him and Mom, Karen Jo.You might want to do a special post for Herman. ~Brian"

Please stop in at Brian's Home and join in on a special gathering for precious, special Herman and his fambly  

We'll meet you there.
Thank you and Blessings,
Emily
Brutus
Marigold
and
Rose

~Siesta Saturday~

Weather Forecast for Central New Jersey

Hazy, Hot and Humid 

Saturday and Sunday

with

Scattered Thunderstorms expected

Late Sunday

ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

XOXOXO

btw

What're you doing on Cinco de Mayo??

"Fotogenic Friday"

This is my favorite picture of Emily

~tgif~

Well!
That's That, Then!

Good Day to You All!

We're sorry that we did not follow-up in a more timely manner.  This Adventure has taken much of the wind from Queen Mum's sails.

The Royals all now have been dutifully certified as being in good health, and have 2 certificates each to prove it!

One attests to Our Landlord that We are entitled residence in this dwelling with the Queen Mum. 

The second will be witness to anyone wishing to see it, that The Royals, albeit

solely indoor-dwelling for Their Safekeeping  ( Not to mention, Our Rooms are on the fifth level of a block of flats), have been vaccinated with a Rabies Vaccine, per local laws and ordinances. 

The Royals are

Safe and Sound

And Staying That Way!

We send virtual Purrs and Bickie Kneading Sessions to each and every one of you!

It was your Caring Natures, Purrayers, Positive thoughts and Support that got Us here.

Please never think we will ever forget this!

As Queen Mum ponders how to post the video of Marigold, Princess Emo 

directly after Dr. Elliott and Veterinary Technician Marie's visit, we will leave you

 ~just for now!~

We think we need assistance from K.C. and Our Auntie ML regarding the technical aspects of posting Marigold's video .

We Will Be Back...

Remember, We're Going Nowhere Now!!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The V.E.T. Cometh ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Should I Be Worried???

Will Reepurrt Back Later...

 It's Tem - Tay - Shuns Toosday

With The Royals!!

~♥~

On Monday Eve, Our QM heard a light knock at our front entrance.

When she opened the door, not a soul was in sight, yet at Her feet lay 2 BOXES!

Being as she was on "the inside track" as to the origins of these lovely USPS Parcels,

We, as always came straightaway to sniff out all the lovely places these packs of delight had been.

Wait!

"Is that, was that B.J.?" thought HRH Prince Brutus.

HM Queen Emily In Her Wisdom knew it was, along with Faith Boomerang and Sol,  and Our very dear furriend K.C.

Daddy Charlie had lent a hand, as did Smokey and of Course, Dame Missy Blue Eyes.

All could not mistake the sweet, loving and all embracing essence of Our Most Beloved Auntie ML!

My, but the parcels smelled delish!

All dutifully inspected each pressie as QM lifted them out of the first box, which included a lovely reversible blankie in a "cool Retro Print" (description courtesy of Marigold, The Princess Emo of the 'Scene') of lovely cats on an olive green background, which came with a coordinating plushie toy.

This blankie was further enhanced with the freshest organic 'Nip, the quality of which Aunie ML has set the standard for.

BUT THE BEST BOX, in Brutus' opinion was the second one, which upon opening seemingly contain a mother-lode of the treat to end all treats, Tem - Tay - Shuns, Chick-hen flavour!

Oh, how beautiful the pile became as each and every bag was placed upon the table, that between the fresh Organic 'Nip, the new plush blankie and a mound of yellow bags with that siren-like crackle when touched, that all manners were forgotten by the Prince, and He did as any Mancat would do:

Laid Claim to the lot of it!

This is all well and good, as tomorrow morning the Royals meet with Dr. Elliot for their wellness check and most importantly, documents attesting to their robust health.

We hope you all have a peace-filled Toosday full of treats and fun, as well!

Blessings!

Rose and the Spoiled-with-Love Royals

♥♥♥♥

Oh! To Be In England!!

It is such a beautiful Spring day here in New Jersey today!  Not a cloud to mask the perfect, tranquel blue of the sky, and Our Trees have come alive, allowing Us to once again "Hear the River in the Trees"! (E.Dickinson)

We would like to share one of Our favourite poems with you today. It is by Robert Browning, and We hope you will enjoy the stillness and wonder of Being.

Home-Thoughts, From Abroad

Robert Browning

By Simran Khurana, About.com Guide

I.
Oh, to be in England
Now that April's there,
And whoever wakes in England
Sees, some morning, unaware,
That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf
Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf,
While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough
In England--now!!

II.
And after April, when May follows,
And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows!
Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge
Leans to the field and scatters on the clover
Blossoms and dewdrops--at the bent spray's edge--
That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over,
Lest you should think he never could recapture
The first fine careless rapture!
And though the fields look rough with hoary dew,
All will be gay when noontide wakes anew
The buttercups, the little children's dower
--Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower!

A Special Mother Earth Day Notice!! Thinking Green for Our Furry Family Members

While visiting  K.C. at The Cat Blogosphere, We read an update from Hansel that there was a contest being held by CLEAN+GREEN, a company that specializes in Green Cleaning products to aid in the pleasant cohabitation We so treasure with Our Furchildren. 

Queen Mum is most interested in their product Furniture Refresher.  Last December, when we were presented with a lovely gift from the Parish of St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Iselin, NJ, HM Queen Emily felt the need to, well, present Her Graces upon the lovely Queen Anne Sofa. Queen Mum has tried to correct this - erm - overexuberance displayed by HM, with a tried, true and eco-friendly mixture of water, vinegar and essential oils. Whilst masking the distinctive scent of HM for a short time, it has proven alas, ineffective over time.

The Queen Mum is keen on trying CLEAN+GREEN's Furniture Refresher, that She felt you, Our Most Valued Blessing ~ Our friends, may like to go to their website and, while the contest has been kindly extended, take advantage of the Sport offered!

We hope we may have provided a service to Our Beloved Realm!

  ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ Thankful Thursday ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ 

We are amazed by the outpouring of care, concern and affection shown by our sisfurs and brofurs, both Woofies and Kittehs, and of course their Hooman Beans, that it is only fitting we pause and give thanks and praise to Our Creator on High for His many blessings, through His Beans and Furchildren that were shown to Us this week.

We paws at every moment to lift up Our furriends in the Cat Blogosphere to hear Our prayer for the safety, healing and Angelic support through their own trying times.

Together We Lift Our Hearts in Praise and Thanksgiving

Rose and the Royals

♥

~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

Ahhhh, Sweet Dreams, Sweet Prince!

Toesie Tuesday

Happy  Tuesday,  furriends of the CB!

I just want to take a moment to give our heartfelt thanks for the care and concern regarding the 'exclusive' that KC reepurrted on a few days ago.  Things look now to be halfway resolved, and We will be able to breathe easier after May 5th.  At least, until the next gauntlet is thrown.  Ahh, to be Royal even in Recessionary times!

Also, I wanted to introduce you to Our Veterinarians of Choice, collectively known as http://www.vetdispatch.com/  Dr. Hansen of the group is scheduled to pay the Royals a visit on May 5th for a wellness exam and to provide some documentation needed to attest that they are not man-eaters.  A Very Long, sordid story that KC has the background scoop on, if you're wondering!

Today, I have to share a footsie rarely seen by mere commoners...that of HM Queen Emily.  Certain parts of her 'leather bits" are pink - but, like her nose, and as you'll see, her tootsies, are black!  The Basic Fashion Colors that should carry her through Day into Night Attire, with the addition of an accessory or two...or so We've read somewhere.

We're on Our way to visit Old and New Furriends in the Cat Blogosphere~be chatting soon!

With greatest affection,
~~~ Rose ~~~
"The Queen Mum"

You Just Gotta See This!!

While tomorrow is The Royals Birthday and a post of celebration is planned, Queen Mum came across this video she hopes will make you all smile!

Daydreams of Lilies and Daffodils

{and the occasional sparrow ;-} )

Click to Biggify

We Are Most Amused...but Sympathize...

Newark airport checkpoint closes after 25-pound cat gets stuck under bomb-detection machine

By Mike Frassinelli/The Star-Ledger

February 23, 2010, 8:20PM

Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerTerminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport in a 2008 file photo. A skittish cat hid under a bomb-detection machine, forcing security officials to shutdown the checkpoint and its owners to miss their flight.
NEWARK -- A skittish kitty lodged itself under a bomb-detection machine at Newark Liberty International Airport during today’s morning rush hour, making its owner miss her flight to Florida and other passengers undergo security screening at a different X-ray machine, officials said.

Port Authority police used a hydraulic device 20 minutes later to lift the heavy machine and free the portly cat that had worked its way under 4 inches of clearance, officials said.

The tale of the Terminal A tabby began around 6:30 a.m. at Checkpoint A-2.

A woman and her young daughter had the brown-and-black cat in a carrier but when they removed it so the container could go through the X-ray machine, the freaked-out feline ran under the CTX explosive-detection device, Port Authority officials said.

That checkpoint was closed and passengers were diverted to another machine.

Officers first tried to use a snare to reach the cat under the bomb-detection machine. But the space was too tight and the cat, estimated to weigh about 25 pounds, managed to elude to snare, officials said.

Sgt. Sanrit Booncome with the Port Authority emergency services unit said the CTX machine weighs a couple thousand pounds, so humans were not going to be able to budge it.

Port Authority Police Officers Brian Ross, Richard Egan, Mauricio Gadaleta and Jimmy Giaguzzi led the rescue attempt.

The combination of the snare and a "hydraulic spreader" to lift an end of the bomb-detection machine allowed the officers to free the cat and return it to the owner and her daughter.

"The guys did a good job," Booncome said.

The woman and her daughter missed their Continental Airlines flight to Florida, but were ecstatic that the cat was unharmed. They planned to return for departure today.

"She was thankful," Booncome said of the woman, who was not identified.

"She was stressed out," he added.

The same could not be said of the portly cat.

"It was tired — it looked relaxed," Booncome said.

Dear 2010,


We are most pleased to meet you.




Please, play nice...


kthxbai...


A very special thanks to Ann of Zoolatry for the beautiful image of the Royals!

We are Thankful for Our Mentors, the Native Americans! November 27 ~ Native American Day

Our most Delightful Fur-iends!


Firstly, Queen Mum fully appreciated the outpouring of concern and well wishes during Her time of heartache and sorrow.  But Good News!  Queen Mum and Her Consort Michael, are mending the rift which came between them, and whilst We remain cautious of his re-introduction into Our Royal Household we are also overjoyed for Her Majesty happiness and embarrassing girl-like glee .


We hope you all enjoyed a peace-filled, tummy-filling and warm Thanksgiving yesterday.  We 
enjoyed a repast of Roasted Game Bird in the Scottage fashion, one of Queen Mum's favourites. Along with Ginger Carrots and a mince pie, no one was left wanting. For your pleasure, we have listed the recipe below:

Scottish Recipes: Roasted Grouse

This recipe for roast grouse includes black pudding (you may have to omit this if it is not available) and griddled green vegetables. It comes from the kitchens of the 5-star Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire.

Recipe Ingredients:

(To serve four):
1lb 2 oz new potatoes
4 sticks celery
1 leek
2 small courgettes
12 baby asparagus tips
8 baby onions
3 tablespoon olive oil
2 oz butter
4 whole grouse [oven ready]
4 oz shallots
2 stalks of fresh thyme , chopped
1 fl oz Madeira
Half pint game or beef jus (gravy)
4 slices black pudding
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation Method:

Place the new potatoes in a pan, cover with salted water and three-quarter cook (10-12 minutes). Drain and refresh under cold water until cool. While the potatoes are cooking, wash trim and cut the celery, leek, and courgette crossways in to 2cm rounds at an angle. Leave the asparagus and onions whole. Lightly season the vegetables and brush with olive oil.

Preheat a griddle pan. Slice the new potatoes lengthways into quarters and fry them with the vegetables on the griddle to create a criss-cross effect. Remove and place on oven tray to reheat later.

Preheat oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6. Heat the remaining olive oil and 1oz of the butter in a heavy based frying pan. Season the grouse and seal on all sides of the pan. Place in a roasting tray and cook in the oven for about 20 minutes. Leave to rest for approximately 5 minutes.

To make the sauce, peel and finely shred the shallots. Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan, add the shallots and thyme and cover. Cook for about 2 minutes, until just transparent. Add the Madeira and the game or beef jus and bring to the boil. Strain and set aside.

Grill the black pudding on both sides until cooked and crispy. Place on kitchen paper to drain for a few seconds. While the black pudding is cooking, place the vegetables back into the oven for 2 - 3 minutes to reheat.

To assemble the dish, place a slice of black pudding in the centre of each plate and arrange some vegetables and potatoes around it. Place the grouse next to the black pudding. Season the sauce and spoon over.

We would also like to share with you a fact We ourselves just learned of this morning. Today, November 27th, is Native American Heritage Day, bringing to a close the month of November dedicated to the Aboriginal People of The Americas. We encourage you to visit this Website for very interesting facts and History of the Peoples assisted the Colonists when they first ventured forth from Our Home Land. (Reasons behind this migration will remain unsaid, in the Spirit of The Holidays ~ ahem~)


Do enjoy this festive Holiday Season!  Be careful as you venture out with Our fellow revelers, and We shall chat with you very soon!

Who Here knows of a Repair Kit for a Broken (Hooman) Heart?

Cads.  The Lot of them!!  Best be off with their heads!  But alas, Queen Mum remains a pacifist, and so suffers in silence  - and glasses of sherry - as the latest hooman breaks her heart. 
We feel it Our Duty to cheer up QM in as best we can. So off to the Photo Archives for a few smiles...        

You have our hearts as always, Queen Mum...and a Queen's Consort worthy of your companionship will soon be here.
(although I hate to point out "I told You So," at the first hint of a *ahem* 
'cat allergy' 
^^cough^^)
Our love has always been, and remains so, your deepest solace, Our Beloved Queen Mum!
 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

~~Tummy Tuesday~~

  *This is a most rare image, as HRH Princess Marigold, The Princess Emo NEVER exposes her belleh!


Wishing All a lovely Tuesday!

A Great Adventure!

                          

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~~~~~ P I C S P A M ! ! ! ~~~~~

We thought it might be fun to throw the Royal Family Photo Album open and post random pictures of the Royals throughout the years.

BUT! Be aware, there is a cameo appearance within these photos of a Very Special Feline! Can you spot who it is??!

We hope you've enjoyed "being spammed", pictorially speaking!