WW : Can you see me, I wish I was there now...

ManCat Monday " I do not like my hairball" :(

Cats get hairballs mainly because they spend
so much time cleaning themselves.
Although cats do not like water,
they do like being very clean at all times, and they do so,
of course, licking their fur.
You cat probably grooms many times every day.
Because cats also shed, they swallow a lot of their own hair.
Most of this passes naturally through the cat's system
but occasionally the hair becomes matted and entwined in the stomach,
causing a hairball that is too large to pass through the system.
When this happens, the cat vomits the hairball...



Kareltje spitting a hairball out :(





Here are a few examples, how a hairball looks ;)

I coughed a hairball in the air,

It fell to earth, I know not where;

For though my sight is sharp and true,

I saw not where that fur-bullet flew.........

My bonsai 私の盆栽 ....

The leaves of the trees are now finally open,
so I can you something show from our garden :)

This is my pride in our garden ^__^
My favorite bonsai (look-a-like)
its a red Japanese Maple !!
He is now 20 years old and I am pruning it every year.
It is like a large umbrella.
(Those white vertical line is one of the beams of our roof.
The tree is situated between the terrace and the garden.)
It looks BEAUTIFUL....




These are all Japanese Maple ,
the left is 9 years are old, the right one 4 years.

I am totally in love with flowers,

but there are not many at the moment.

I have patience, and I am rewarded with lots of flowers beauty.

Then I make a blog about my colorful garden.....

Unusual sleeping places...

I'm jealous of a cat.
I've never heard of a cat with sleeping problems.
They sleep anywhere in the strangest places.
Here are a few examples.

Cats sleep, anywhere,

Any table, any chair.

Open drawer, empty shoe,

Anybody's lap will do

Anywhere!!! They don't care!!

Cats sleep anywhere....

This is Kareltje his favorite sleeping place.

If you are looking for him is he here.

If you can not find him he is on one of our beds.

He is also happy to sleep on the ironing board........

Wordless Wednesday......

ManCat Monday "self-written for Kareltje"

If I could talk
talk to my cat
I would say to him
hi... friend how about that


That I can talk with you
as it is now
it is very exciting
I talk with you now


I can tell you now
how much I feel for you
I can also explain
what if I mean


I mean you nice tail
I mean your cute snout
I think you really a cat
I love you the most of all :)

This poem I have created for my sweetheart Kareltje :)

Anya :)

Tail chasers Club :)

In Denmark (not far from the Netherlands)
there live Cliff and Olivia, and they have a Tail Club !

Denmark is a very beautiful country,
I was there once on holiday,
and I have visit'LEGO WORLD with the children (but that is a few years ago).

In case anyone don't know, any animal who chases their own tail
(or someone else's tail!) can join the club :)
just click on the graphic below and leave a comment.
You must choose a name for your tail, of course....

The only criteria for membership is that your tail has a name ;)

The name from Karteltje his tail is ~~ WOOPIE ~~

Sounds like ~~~ Woepieeeeeee ~~~

Woopie "the Dutch tail" :))

A better picture I could not make this morning

of his tail :(

Thanks, Cliff and Olivia!

Here are a few tail signs that you know what cats like to say with their tail....

He washes his tail every minute .... he is proud of its tail LOL

My tail,

for your info,

is not to be stepped on.

I don't care what you were doing,

you should have been careful. Of course I'm down

here - a cat must inspect the drawers

at all times ~~ it's my job!

Now watch out for

my tail....

Almost every day an award ........ LOL

Today we received this award from our very good friends The Creek Cats
Thank you :)

The aims of this award:

* As a dedication for those who love blogging activity and love to encourage
friendships through blogging.
* To seek the reasons why we all love blogging!
* Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it
* Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.
* Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.
* Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.
* Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.

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The reason I love to blog is to connect with friends from different parts of the hole world
and learn more about :

Culture
Lifestyle
Country
Little personal contact ....
And of course talking about our cats purrssss purss

I have met so many different bloggers from different countries, each one is special for me :)
I'am soooooo happy to have met each and every one of you :))
THANKS THANKS !!

(@^_^@)


I nominate 5 friends for this award :

~~Lola Lynn~~USA
~~The Things We Carried~~USA
~~Lovely Purses~~Germany
~~Mickey's Musings~~Canada
~~Raghu's jottings~~India

Today a special shot : Kareltje his fur coat .............

SUZANNE she did it ..... Yeahhhhh

YES YES ....SUZANNE SHE DID IT :)))
She has walked the Kennedy March......Easter Saturday, April 11

A Kennedy march is a long-distance march of 50 miles (80 km),
named after former American president John F. Kennedy's following
words uttered in 1963.
Kennedy marches have since been organised to prove John F. Kennedy
wrong in this pessimistic.
The Kennedy-Mars Sittard is the oldest Kennedy March of the Netherlands.

History :
The Kennedy march became a fad in the UK shortly after American people
took up Kennedy's challenge.
After Dutch television showed images of the Kennedy march craze,
some Dutch people decided to make an attempt at finishing
the 80 kilometers within 20 hours.


Here a picture from Suzanne with her girlfriends :)




My youngest daughter Suzanne (she is 21 years)
has reached 80 kilometers (50 miles) Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah..........
Kennedy march : fifty miles within twenty hours!!
She walks 19 hours yippieeeeeeeee........
I had promised her if she would get Roosteren (we live here)
then I walked the final stretch with her; thats only 15 km :(
I still have muscle pain LOL

Care of the blisters :(

She looks very tired.......

Suzanne with her boyfriend Maarten,there are tears rolling on her cheeks....

Many roses from Maarten because she has reached the finish,

soooooooooooo sweet ......those two are a lovely couple :)

Suzanne your mother is very proud of you, big big hug and kiss.........

Suzanne Mama is heeeeeeeeeeeeeeel erg trots op je, XXXXXXXX jes

Kareltje my sweetest...........

Award's yippieee....

I started blogging for the fun !!
I never knew that blogging was so addictive,
but today is my 100 th post Yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaah :)



Today I received an award from my good friend Duni over at Lovely Purses.
I'm a certified Queen of Blogs.....Waaaaaw sounds good...LOL
I love this award !!!!
Thank you very much Duni :)
Now I'm not sure about the rules,
but as with most awards I get to pass this one
on to other deserving queens (bloggers) :))

Here they are:

Indrani ~~ iShare ~~ India
Alice ~~ Aliceg-Singaporemyhome ~~ Singapore
Mekkan ~~ MyHodgepodge ~~ Japan
Brit ~~ Brit sin blogg ~~ Norway
Dora ~~ DORA alMOND ~~ Singapore

Enjoy your award :))
Feel free to pass it on !!!

I have today received another award from Kareltje:

The world's best Cat Mom Award :)

Kareltje you are the sweetest, BIG BIG HUGS :)

All of our Cat Mom blog readers can take this award :))

It is a gift from Kareltje =^.^=

I wish you all:

Happy Easter Holiday :)

Vrolijk Pasen (in Dutch) !!

Have a nice weekend..........

Kareltje =^.^= & Anya (@^_^@)

Back from the vet =^.^=

Today Kareltje has an appointment at the vet.
For an annual health check.
He is completely checked, he gets his annual vaccinations
against disease and cats sneezing.
Its mandatory in The Netherlands.
He receives an injection against fleas!!


And now he gets a dental treatment.
He has an infection in his mouth :(
Awwwwwww... Kareltje today,
he knows nothing yet, fortunately,
the appointment is this afternoon ;)

I am nervous, it's not nice for kareltje :(

We are back from the vet. Kareltje has his injections.

He has received antibiotic treatment.

It was a START of ignition, that was good news.

His teeth are also cleaned, and he has now a fresh breath.....LOL

He is sleeeeeeeping now.......... ;)

Wordless Wednesday......

Have you ever seen something soft .....

I see a kitten
The kitten sees me
I like the kitten
The kitten likes me
Little little kitten
One, two, three.
I like the kitten
and the kitten likes me....

Eyes full of trust

Hearts full of fun

kittens must always

scamper and run....

The Netherlands...

Today a post where we live.
We have friends from all over the world,
and now they can see where we live !!

We live in The Netherlands :
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea,
between Belgium and Germany.

Climate : temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Terrain : mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land
Geography: located at mouths of three major European rivers ;
(Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde)
People : 17.000.000
Its a little country :)



We live here about 20 years !!
We live close to the River "Maas".
We have twice seen a flood :(
That was not funny :(
The last flood was 22 December 1993,
I will never forget, it was two days before Christmas.
I occasionally have nightmares about floods :(
No picture of the river Maas, not my favorite, sorry.....


Almost one mile from our house is a nature reserve.
Its beautiful and there are living many horses.
We say in Dutch "Koningspaarden"!!
English translation: Prewalski horses.

Prezewalski's horses are the last surviving subspecies of wild horse.
The horse once freely roamed the steppe along the Mongolia-China border.
Never again seen in the wild.
Przewalski’s horses have since been kept and bred in captivity
and have recently been reintroduced in Mongolia.
With a short, muscular body, Przewalski’s horses are smaller than most.

We are proud that these horses live in our village.

They are expanding very quickly............. LOL

and we sell them to other countries.

Today I had the chance to take some nice shots....

I see those horses almost every day ;)

I hope you have enjoyed from where we live :)

Have a nice weekend .......

ANYA (@^.^@)