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Quilt raffle time! All proceeds will benefit the kitties of Forgotten Felines of Huntsville, the rescue I foster for. For which I foster. You know what I mean.
The quilt measures 82” x 98” – and is all cotton fabric and thread. It was machine pieced and hand quilted and was a collaborative effort between Deb Miller and Mary Long, who both do such beautiful work.
You can click on the picture or on this link right here to see more pictures and read how to enter the raffle. If Facebook isn’t your thing, instructions are below. You’ve got ’til Saturday (June 27th) at 7 PM (Central Time) to enter, and then Tortellini, Pierogi and Wonton will (hopefully) help choose a winner. (Or not. You never know with kittens!)
Each entry is $5, and you can enter as many times as you’d like. (You do not have to be local – the quilt will be shipped if you’re not.)
Ways to enter:
*Send money via PayPal, using this link right here. Please add “quilt” in the note. (If for some reason that link doesn’t work for you, the FF PayPal email address is forgottenfelineshsv (at) yahoo.com )
* Use Zelle – same email address, forgottenfelineshsv (at) yahoo.com
* Use Venmo – user name is @Teresa-Franks-6 (last 4 phone digits, if you need them, are 6572)
* Use CashApp – user name is $CatLadyTRF
* Send a check to Forgotten Felines of Huntsville, 111 Sanibell Circle, Madison, AL 35757 (and either message the auction page to confirm the amount sent by June 26th – OR email donations (at) ffhsv.org, if Facebook isn’t your thing)
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The kittens are growing! (If I don’t get the kittens’ weight chart up by Friday, I owe you each one million imaginary internet dollars.)
Line ’em up! From top: Pandora (left), Zephyr, Cassandra, Zeus and Daphne.
An outtake from Zephyr’s 1-week pic (see the collage in the social media section.) He was feelin’ hissy.
Calliope and Pandora.
Sometimes kittens’ eyes just pop wide open, and sometimes they do the slow creak. Zephyr’s opted for the slow creak.
Zeus’s feet in the air crack me UP.
Daphne (left) and Zeus.
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Cat tree’s still loaded.
It’s Churu time!
The kittens have learned to be pretty good sleeping companions. They start out the night on my bed, wander off somewhere at some point, and when I wake up in the morning Wonton is usually snuggled right up to me and Tortellini or Pierogi (sometimes both) are sleeping at my feet.
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Khal on his rock in the back yard, behind a volunteer Cosmo that popped up. (I’d love to see more volunteer Cosmos, they’re such a pretty flower and the pollinators love them.)(I mean, I planted some in one of the raised beds, but can you have too many Cosmos? I think not.)
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Posted on social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Tumblr/ Bluesky/Threads) this weekend.
So we can agree that Zephyr has locked down the role of the clown in this litter, right? (He was sound asleep in all three pictures.)
I finally got around to weighing these three. Wonton (middle) and Tortellini (right) are at about the same weight – 4 lbs 3 oz/1.89 KG for him, 4 lbs 1 oz/1.84 KG for her. Pierogi? He’s a chonk. He weighs 5.5 pounds/2.49 KG. I don’t know if Wonton will stay small (they’re only just under 4 months old, after all), but I suspect Tortellini will remain petite. Pierogi is going to be a BIG boy, though. Look at the size of that noggin! (All 3 are available for adoption; email INFO (at) FFHSV.ORG to inquire.)
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The kittens and their woes. The kittens were peacefully sleeping when Calliope walked into the crate and woke them up. The NERVE. (I love how it sounds like they’re singing for a little bit there.)
None of her siblings are even thinking about opening their eyes, but not only does Daphne already have one eye open, the other’s starting to open too. The better to judge me!
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While Calliope is out of the crate eating (you can hear her smacking in the background), I get a few halfhearted hisses from Pandora, a complaint from Cassandra, and Daphne’s atop the pile keeping both eyes on everyone. (She’s only one with open eyes so far!)
(If you can’t get enough of hissy kittens, I’ve got a playlist of 50+ of them on YouTube going back 11 years, right here.)
Line ’em up! From left: Daphne, Zeus, Pandora, Cassandra & Zephyr.
Good night innernets. (Pandora in one pic, Pierogi, Tortellini & Wonton in the other. Tortellini’s obviously saying “Sorry, lady. No room for you!”)
(1) Good morning from the milk bar! (2) Pandora makes an excellent pillow for Calliope. (3) Three kittens (from left: Zephyr, Daphne, Cassandra) agree that Zeus is a super comfy pillow.
Wonton, Tortellini and Pierogi were havin’ a snooze when Uncle Magoo came to see what they were doing. And Pierogi gave me this look like “Is he allowed up here?” (Oh yes indeed he is!)
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It’s 4 1/2 minutes in the crate, where not a lot happens – we watch the sleeping kittens, then Mama goes into the crate, carefully doesn’t wake the kittens, and takes a bath. Then it’s time for pottying kittens, who have a complaint about that.
A Zeus in the hand.
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Midnight? Looks like it’s tussle time… on the bed… with the human who’s trying to sleep! (This video is from the first few days after I moved the kittens out of the foster room. In the week+ since, I’m pleased to report that they’ve learned to be respectful sleeping companions and rarely wake me up.)
“Gosh, it sure would be nice to have a bed on your desk,” said Wonton after he pushed the bed that was on my desk onto the floor.
Good night innernets. (Zeus on the left, Cassandra on the right, Zephyr and Daphne behind them, and Pandora buried under them.)
Zephyr suddenly has eyes! The first thing he did was use them to stare at me and then say “Mama, Mama! There’s some lady looking at me!” and Calliope said “Yeah, you’ll get used to her.”
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Pandora, Cassandra and Zephyr give me the ol’ hisseroo.
The kittens are 1 week old! This is what they look like now (and last week’s milk bar compared to this week’s.) Eyes are popping open all over. I’ll get their weight chart up in the next few days, but rest assured they’re doing well. (I did have to supplement a few kittens earlier this week, but they’ve got the hang of it now!)
(1) Daphne using Zeus as a pillow while keeping an eye (both eyes!) on me. (2) Pandora’s all “Paws UP, y’all!” (3) An up-close shot of Zeus. (4) Another goofy sleeping position from Zephyr. (He wasn’t nursing, just all curled up against the milk bar. In case he woke up hungry, I guess.)
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The Greek Chorus kittens are 1 week old and this video shows 10 seconds of what the milk bar looked like last week, and (and longer video of) what it looks like now!
Rocco came strolling through the house and Magoo came over to see him. Tortellini DID not like the looks of this interloper at all. Wonton actually put on his floof suit and Pierogi didn’t see Rocco, figured Wonton was floofing at him, and took it as a challenge.
Pandora gave me a hiss before falling asleep secure in the knowledge that she’d obviously successfully terrified me.
Good night innernets. (Pierogi)
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Previously
2025: No entry.
2024: No entry.
2023: She can’t quite seem to grasp the concept of lifting her back legs into the Fruittasan – yet – but she’s working on it!
2022: He is a BIG fan of the Churu.
2021: Fizzbin update!
2020: Family portrait. All eyes on me!
2019: No entry.
2018: Tessa’s ears seem to be getting bigger with each passing day.
2017: Oh, Little Miss Innocent, no one’s fooled by those big ol’ eyes!
2016: The instant after I took this picture, she went all WHAP-WHAP-WHAP upside his head, and then retreated to the couch.
2015: “Hallo innernets. Hugs?”
2014: No entry.
2013: “Will there be stinky slippers at Petsmart? I’m going to miss the stinky slippers.”
2012: “BABY STOMPERS SHOW YOU WHO BOSS IS.”
2011: It is, let me tell you, utter madness.
2010: “C’mere, Elweird, you have shmutz on your head.”
2009: These guys were like “Hey! More room to explore!”
2008: No entry.
2007: Maxi does love her some Booger.
2006: No entry.
2005: “I haff come to suck yoor blooood.”