tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91189027340187832222024-03-08T00:26:45.881-05:00Saving SeikoBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-64386235407615833802010-05-04T09:44:00.003-04:002010-05-04T09:51:56.758-04:00Seiko BearSeiko has many nick names like Seiki-Business, Snake-O (because she can be quite mean to the young kitties), and Psycho (see: Snake-O).<br /><br />I also call her Seiko-Bear. She has gotten so dark (and a bit round) that she looks like a baby bear.<br /><br />Last night I dreamed that I was watching a baby bear in a tree and when it fell off the tree onto my car - it was Seiko. She ran away and I had to hunt for her and finally found her in a feral colony. She came to me right away. Then I woke up to find her sitting on my pillow.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-11687123417232644752009-09-07T15:45:00.003-04:002009-09-07T15:49:48.309-04:00Happy Second Annipurrsary<div>September 7, 2009<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 800px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 800px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/SeikoAnnipurrsary2.jpg" /></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-59699232081391815382009-04-15T22:10:00.002-04:002009-04-15T22:16:55.281-04:00Little Bunny SeikoApril 12, 2009<br /><br /><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 800px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 800px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0782b.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Little BunnySeiko</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Hopping through the forest</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Scooping up the field mice</div><br /><br /><div align="center">And boppin' 'em on the head.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-65557382574729655922009-02-24T22:40:00.006-05:002009-02-24T23:00:52.755-05:00Hello KittyFebruary 24, 2009<br /><br />Seiko gave me quite a scare Sunday. After I came home from church, we had some cuddles and then I did a bit of cleaning and laundry.<br /><br />Around 5 p.m. I realized she was not supervising me as she is wont to do. (No wonder I was getting so much done.) I called her and she did not respond. Believe it or not she usually comes when called.<br /><br />I looked high. I looked low. I looked <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">in between</span>. I panicked.<br /><br />I had been to the basement and - worse out the back door several times. Could she have gotten out?<br /><br />By that time I was shrieking her name hysterically. All the other cats had gone in hiding except for William who thought food might be forthcoming - he lives in constant belief that any movement of the human means food.<br /><br />Then I heard the rustling of a plastic bag. There she was peeking out of a bag holding a coat destined for the local charity clothing closet. She had found a way to get in the center of the coat and was all toasty warm and quite irritated that I woke her from a nap. She was even more annoyed when I got her fur damp with tears and kisses.<br /><br />Poor little freezing kitten <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">needs</span> a warm hiding/sleeping spot - so I bought her a Hello Kitty comforter to crawl under. It is warm. If I'm lucky she shares it with me at night.<br /><br />Bet you can't find the kitty...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0757.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 576px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 768px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0757.jpg" border="0" /></a>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-7159501797094250352009-02-22T16:02:00.004-05:002009-02-24T22:58:11.103-05:00Hiding PlaceFebruary 22, 2009<br /><br /><br /><br />I found you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 641px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 588px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/HidingPlace.jpg" border="0" />Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-57407381523381255112009-02-16T16:14:00.005-05:002009-02-23T09:21:50.555-05:00Gratuitous Seiko PictureFebruary 16, 2009<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Image1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 659px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 540px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Image1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Learing some new techniques with Paint Shop Pro and practicing them on Seiko. She doesn't care as long as costumes are not involved. This was done with a mask layer to highlight her eyes.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-3198691390065448532009-01-08T20:32:00.008-05:002009-01-09T14:21:01.061-05:00Meowmie Pushes Her Luck<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Image2.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Image2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Deck your cat in gay apparel!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Fa la la la la, la la la la. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Put yourself in mortal peril!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Fa la la la la, la la la la.</span> </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000000;">(I am no longer allowed to shop post holiday sales in any store where they sell anything resembling pet costumes or clothing. All bags are inspected for "contraband" before I am allowed to enter the house.)</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-85254726137241964432008-12-07T10:35:00.004-05:002009-02-22T16:07:21.763-05:00Elf This<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/elfthis.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 661px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 727px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/elfthis.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-10514305265289393952008-11-21T08:55:00.002-05:002008-11-21T08:56:30.340-05:00Potty ParityNovember 21, 2008<br /><br />It seems that potty parity is the answer. Seiko does not like sharing the litter box with a stinky boy.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-65147750447015524482008-11-18T21:53:00.005-05:002008-11-18T22:10:54.138-05:00Please Meowmie, May I Have Some More?November 18, 2008<br /><br />Please Meowmie, may I have some more? - Litter boxes , that is.<br /><br />Well, Seiko is pissed (literally) with the addition of William a new rescue/foster . She has decided to make wee-wee on the sofa and bed in the room he frequents. I think she feels there are not enough litter boxes. Don't ask me how I know this, I just do. She looked at me and the idea popped into my head. So tonight I added two more boxes upstairs. She went right in the one and made big wee-wee.<br /><br />If extra boxes do not resolve the problem, I will need to get her to Dr. Welch for a check up. That really should be the first thing anyone does when a cat stops using the litter box. Most litter box problems do stem from a physical cause - but I know my diva girl and am pretty sure this is psychological.<br /><br />I think I'll crank up the Feliway Diffusers too.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-32899777863993045182008-10-28T21:17:00.002-04:002008-10-28T21:20:42.868-04:00Caption, Please<div>October 28, 2008</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This photo just begs for a good caption. </div><div>I wonder what she is saying.</div><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 800px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0615.jpg" border="0" />Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-11161575446249356202008-09-16T13:07:00.007-04:002009-01-02T21:58:49.596-05:00I Am, I Am, I Am A Calendar GirlAugust 29, 2008<br /><br />We are please to announce that Seiko has been selected to be Miss January in the <a href="http://www.petsalivespayneuter.org/">Pets ALIVE Calendar Contest</a>.<br /><br />Thank you to everyone who voted and all those who support this program.<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0303s.jpg"><em><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0303s.jpg" border="0" /></em></a><br /><br /><em></em><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>I love, I love, I love my calender girl<br />Yeah, sweet calender girl<br />I love, I love, I love my calender girl<br />Each and every day of the year</em></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Calendar Girl<br /></strong>by :<br />N. Sedaka/ H. Greenfield</span></p>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-81811090606272641962008-08-06T12:45:00.007-04:002008-08-14T13:59:30.068-04:00Wellness ExamAugust 2, 2008<br /><br />It was time for Seiko's yearly check-up and vaccines. I couldn't get convenient appointment with the clinic we have used for so many years and time was getting short to update the rabies vaccine (I do not let that get out of date even by a day.)<br /><br />I had always wanted Dr. Welch to give me an opinion on Seiko's legs and she had appointments available for Saturday morning, so we made the long haul drive to see Dr. Welch in Hilton Village.<br /><br />Dr. Welch pronounced Seiko and even her legs perfect. Based on the photos I had, Seiko's current apppearance and ability to use her legs normally, and a very thorough orthopedic exam, she was of the opinion that the defect was caused by poor nutrition early in life. Good food and good care quickly remedied the problem. We even had Seiko walk around the room. I had hoped to impress everyone with her featherwand acrobatics, but by that time all she wanted to do was go home.<br /><br />It was wonderful to see Dr. Welch again and it made me realize how much I missed having her treat my pets. I hate the drive, but it is worth it to have the reassurance that my pets are being treated with skill and compassion.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-14608655706297362222008-07-24T19:01:00.008-04:002008-07-30T14:34:42.072-04:00These Boots Are Made For Walking<div align="left">July 24, 2008<br /><br />This isn't Seiko's best angle at all. She is going to be really really unhappy when she finds out I posted these photos for all the world to see ;)<br /><br />But I have to show the dramatic change in her legs over the last year. I am totally amazed at how they have straightened out and how strong they are.<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/100_0340-1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/100_0340-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><br />July, 2007 </div><p><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/100_0342-2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/100_0342-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />July, 2007</p><p><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Seikobacklegs.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Seikobacklegs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />August, 2007 </p><p><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0391.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0391.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Seikobacklegs.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/2008_February008.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />February, 2008<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/2008_February002.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/2008_February002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />April, 2008<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/2008_February008.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand" height="489" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/2008_February008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />June, 2008<br /><br /><br />"These boots are made for walking and that's just what they'll do.<br />One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you."<br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Composed by Lee Hazelwood</span><br /><br /></p><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/2008_February008.jpg"></a>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-65783129546884321172008-07-22T22:22:00.004-04:002009-01-02T21:58:08.504-05:00Wherein Seiko Stays in a Hotel<div align="left">July 11, 2008 - July 12, 2008<br /><br /><br />Seiko's Godmeowmy Tonya came to Virginia for a brief visit. Since time was short, Seiko and I stayed in a petfriendly hotel near the Richmond airport so Tonya could see Seiko before her flight out.<br /><br />Seiko was less than impressed with the experience.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0415.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0415.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Are you <strong><em>SURE</em></strong> this isn't the Bates Motel?????"<br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0400.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0400.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"At least you remembered to pack my toys."<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0393.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0393.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Can I get room service in there?"<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0403.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0403.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"I think <em><strong>you're</strong></em> the <strong><em>psycopath</em></strong>, lady..."<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0399.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0399.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"But... maybe I had better check..."<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0404.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0404.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Just in case there is another one lurking."<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0408.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0408.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Can we go home now?"<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0443.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0443.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Meowmy - a psycopath killer gotted mine toy."<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0418.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0418.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"There's no place like home."<br /><br />Seiko recognized Tonya immediately and made right up to her. Then something spooked Seiko and we did not see much of her for the rest of the visit, so we didn't get the reunion photos we wanted. But it was a good visit. Tonya is one-in-a-million. I look forward to getting to know her better.<br /><br />Tonya and I rescued Seiko once, but Seiko rescues me every day.<br /></div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/July%202008/IMG_0443.jpg"></a>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-921896085120783292008-05-20T12:53:00.003-04:002008-05-20T12:55:00.994-04:00Worth 1000 Meows<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/SeikoExplains.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/SeikoExplains.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/SeikoExplains.jpg"></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-74840916023797927492008-05-19T10:20:00.003-04:002008-05-19T10:56:58.037-04:00Struttin' Her StuffMay 17, 2008 <div><div><div><div> </div><div>Chamberlin on the Bay Cat Fancier's Show</div><br /><div>Four out of the six judges agree that Seiko is a Tonkinese - and has the most wonderful eye color they have ever seen. </div><br /><div>For her part, Seiko really schmooozed judge #1 and gave kisses but only placed third. She must have been miffed about only placing third after all that effort so she was pretty pissy about the next three rings. She did not want to come out of the holding cage and clung to the wires with all her might. She got a fourth and two fifths in those rings. She did warm up again for the last two rings to take a third and finished the day with second place in the last ring. A respectable day for a first show - although we do not need judges or ribbons to know that Seiko is a pretty, pretty purrincess.</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3882.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3882.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3883.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3883.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3909.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3909.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3917.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3917.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Daytona, a Siamese Rescue graduate, was the big winner taking "Best" in every ring. He knows how to work the crowd. A real showman. </div><br /><div></div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3908.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3908.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>Siamese Recue had a great booth.</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3889.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3889.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3895.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3892.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3892.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3894.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3894.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Lots of other goodies to buy too.</div><div> </div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3902.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3902.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3897.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3897.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3884.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Cat%20Shows/May%2017%202008/IMG_3884.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-53630026175003853382008-04-18T22:24:00.005-04:002008-04-19T19:29:03.865-04:00Cat Sweet PerfumeI am working on a scrapbook project and wanted to have "Seiko" written in Kanji charaters.<br /><br />I found a really cool site that translates names:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yournameinjapanese.com/index.php">http://www.yournameinjapanese.com/index.php</a><br /><br />The translation may or may not be accurate but I love what it means ~ Cat Sweet Perfume.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/CatSweetPerfume.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 67px" height="102" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/CatSweetPerfume.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/CatSweetPerfume.jpg"></a>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-66037367434345622542008-04-12T16:57:00.003-04:002008-04-12T17:12:27.755-04:00Seiko Cat Alarm ClockApril 12, 2008<br /><br />You would think a human could sleep in on a Saturday. Apparently not. My little Seiko cat alarm went off shortly after the alarm clock normally would have.<br /><br />Now, I don't mind the cold nose on the cheek, the gentle tap with a paw, the pleasant "Mruuuuuup?"... All very nice ways to be awakened.<br /><br />I do, however, take great umbrage at Seiko playing freight train at O-Dark-Thirty and including my pillows -more particularly my face - in her route.<br /><br />I'm still finding blood spots on the floor from my blind rush to the bathroom to see if my face had been ripped off.<br /><br />Maybe I can tell everyone I was in a cat fight.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-58835365656998852502008-03-30T19:28:00.005-04:002008-03-30T19:53:58.011-04:00Meowmy's So Long at the ShowMarch 29, 2008<br /><br />Oh, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Dear, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Oh, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Meowmy’s so long at the show.<br /><br />She promised to buy me scrapbook to please me<br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/scrapbook.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/scrapbook.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And then with a bug, oh, she vowed she would tease me<br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/bugwand.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/bugwand.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />She promised to buy me a bunch of ‘nip knotties<br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/catnipknot.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/catnipknot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />To tickle my bonnie brown toes.<br /><br />Oh, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Dear, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Oh, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Meowmy’s so long at the show.<br /><br />She promised to bring me a pillow of fake-furry<br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/fuzzypillow.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/fuzzypillow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A feather so tickly, a feather so fuzzy<br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/feather3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/feather3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/fuzzyworm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/fuzzyworm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A little 'nip pillow, a mouse rolly-bally<br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/pillow.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/pillow.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/rollytoy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 181px; CURSOR: hand" height="182" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/rollytoy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />To tickle my bonnie brown toes.<br /><br />Oh, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Oh, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Oh, dear! What can the matter be?<br />Meowmy’s so long at the show.<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/cathouse.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/cathouse.jpg" border="0" /></a>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-24273484151708825832008-03-27T11:17:00.011-04:002008-03-27T13:24:50.488-04:00Seiko's Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat<div align="left">March 26, 2008 </div><div align="left"><br /> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0303f.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/IMG_0303f.jpg" border="0" /></a>She is a walking work of art in her dazzling coat of many colors. How we love that coat of many colors. It is red, yellow, green, brown, scarlet, black, ocher, peach, ruby, olive, violet, fawn, lilac, gold, chocolate, mauve, cream and crimson and silver and rose and azure and lemon and russet and grey and purple and white and pink and orange and blue.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Adapted from: </span></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">By:</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice</span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-36132532277405995012008-03-17T13:08:00.005-04:002008-03-17T13:21:46.724-04:00A Little Adventure<div align="left">March 16, 2008 </div><div align="left"><br /> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="justify">Seiko had a little adventure - taking her first ride in her rolling pet carrier. (I had gotten one for free by saving up points) Inspite of the bumpy ride she loved being at eye-level with the squirrels and flowers in the back yard. She was less impressed at being so close to the cars when we went on the street. Even so, she happy-chattered the whole time. Once back in the house, she went around telling each and every one of ther brothers and sisters about what she saw, smelled, and heard. </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I may have to spring for the "real thing" and get her a fancy pet stroller. </div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-91562346177979908632008-02-07T21:21:00.002-05:002008-03-12T20:17:29.036-04:00Seiko finds a Stink Bug<div align="justify">February 2, 2008</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">Seiko is a spectacular hunter. So far, since September, she has dispatched the one and only mouse foolish enough to enter the house in 12 years, numerous bugs and as my dad called them<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Stinkbug.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 116px; CURSOR: hand" height="125" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/Stinkbug.jpg" border="0" /></a> "ungeziefer". One night her prize was a stink bug which earned her a mouthful of stink bug juice and a stab from its beak. I had to chase her through every room in the house so I could confine her and watch for any worse reaction. They are not poisonous but she was drooling a twitching horribly at first. She was perfectly fine and normal after about an hour later (the initial reaction lasted less than two minutes) but I was very close to getting her to the vet immediately -never mind that I was in night clothes and robe.</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">She has her eye on the wild turkey that visits the yard frequently. She sits at the window and chatters at it. I know she is saying "I want to eat you - you big plump turkey you." She does weigh about 7 lbs now but that turkey is huge. Of course the lot of them could bring it down as a group effort...</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-12581467041959057742007-11-22T15:01:00.003-05:002008-03-12T20:15:29.731-04:00And the Cats Came Back<div align="justify">November 1, 2007<br /><br />Frosty and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tigger</span> are back. Their adopter could not keep them due to an illness in the family. I'm glad she honored the promise to give them back to me if she ever could not care for them. I gave them back the names they had first with me - Mia Meows for the gray <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">torbie</span> and Kira (I called her Ears when she was wild) for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">longhaired</span> brown tabby.<br /><br />They settled in pretty well and although they did not really remember <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Meesha</span> and Seiko, they integrated pretty quickly. All three of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ferally</span> sisters were skittish, but Seiko has shown them that humans are OK and how to be a house cat. With her example, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Meesha</span> has turned into a love-bug and Kira should follow that lead quickly. Mia may take more time.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118902734018783222.post-2519058907064157152007-11-22T14:36:00.002-05:002008-03-12T20:14:14.919-04:00Vet Visit<div align="justify">September 14, 2007<br /><br />Seiko visited her vet for a quick check up and some booster vaccines. Neither of us were very impressed with the vet - but then she did have one major strike against her - she wasn't Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Welch</span>.<br /><br />We miss Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Welch</span>. She is the only vet I trust implicitly. I had been her client for eight years and it is hard to build the same doctor-client relationship again with someone else. There was some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">kerfluffle</span> b<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/134-3427_IMG.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/WaywardCats/SeikoBlog/134-3427_IMG.jpg" border="0" /></a>etween her and management and poof! - she was gone. Practicing in the Newport <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">stinkin</span>' News because of a no compete clause in the contract. Newport News might as well be Outer Mongolia because it is impossible to make that drive with a screaming cat in the car.<br /><br />Seiko hated being in the carrier. Fortunately I had taken her feather wand along so we played with that while we waited.<br /><br />Seiko hollered the entire ride home. Where she learned all those cuss word's I don't know but she can swear with the best - or maybe it was a commentary on my driving.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852905394495300551noreply@blogger.com