Long Tail Alley

It all started benignly enough...

Enter Green Tail, courtesy of Santa...


And, things started to get intense. Lolly spent hours, and I mean hooouuurs, perfecting her salchow and double axel much to every one's delight. Or, so we thought...

Turns out nooot everyone was enjoying her one woman show especially all the squeals of delight and roses tossed the star's way. Diva, meet the Divo...

Enter Long Tail. A li'l bonus gift included in the Easter Bunny's leopard mouse order. Long Tail eventually became Split Tail from the workout he was being given trying to be equitable. Mummy and Daddy soon found themselves being summoned to long rehearsals. If the Diva and Divo are not napping they expect the stage hands to toss their growing collection of Long Tails up and down the length of the hall, or what has become known as Long Tail Alley....

Daddy says handling the growing egos is like managing a band; The Divo, Hanni Lee Roth, tossing on his white robe and refusing to perform cuz his rider stated he was to have two Long Tails in his dressing room and there's only one...

The Diva, Lolly Gaga, retreating to her trailer if the Divo thwarts one of her signature flips...

Wait til Daddy finds out that's the least of his worries. Seems the stars have purchased a ticket on the Mint.com express train to trouble and are currently giving Mama a run for her money in UPS Long Tail deliveries...

Kindness of Babe who has been picking up the Long Tail tossing slack after work and on weekends while Mama ices her Long Tail elbow...XXOO

Ti-Babes Take A Minus

Nico, our neighbor's son and sitter/friend of the Ti-Babes, asked the Bippers to participate in his class science project; How does a cat's reaction to music differ from a baby's? 

Although, initially happy with her role in the final product, Lolly was a bit curious about the minus part of the A-...  

I mean, who could minus that face?

Then she saw it...GASP! Laaazyyy??? He???

Ohhh the shame...

Pilge requested keeping his name out of this post lest someone mistaken him for the above likeness...

 I mean, puhleeeze...any resemblance is just absurd!

In the future? Hmmmm...we may have to establish a few parameters for inclusion in any future "musical" projects Master Nico...

Mais, don't you know our Daddy's got Cajun blood coursing through his veins? A li'l Au Fond du Lac is preferential to our Looziana lovin' ears...

Lazy, mes patte...

Kindness of Nico for being a good sport and a great friend and caregiver to the Ti-Babe's. We've downloaded some Feufollet and are limbering up for a spry game of purple mouse for our big date this coming weekend...XXOO

Squinty's New Whip

When we returned from Breckenridge we were greeted with Lolls giving us the ole squint eye...

I didn't know whether to chalk it up to a lot of I miss my Mommy crying, too long without my thorough bi-daily face washing or her eensie (whispers) birth defect starting to cause problems but, whatever it was earned Cupcake a round trip ticket to the vet in the new Sleepypod whip...

And, if Lolly and I had known our arrival at Just Cats was going to be greeted by a waiting room full of adoring Sleepypod fans, we would have at least taken a moment on the elevator to button our cuffs, put on a bit o' lip gloss and slap a patch on that squint...

"Omg, what a nice carrier, who makes that?" But, before I could respond, around the corner came a tech who pointed and said, "Sleepypod, awesome! We carry those downstairs now." And, as if on cue, a lady exiting an exam room with her kitties gasped, "That is the nicest carrier. What brand is that? I HAAAVE to have one" 

Naturally, I was basking in the glow of all the attention but, the Princess in her carriage was starting to feel like a lone banker walking through the middle of an Occupy Wall Street hacky sack game...

 Sooo, out of the frying pan and into the fire we went...

As it turned out, le squint was due to a eye full of itty bitty hairs resulting from a combination of my suspicions and was easily remedied with an eye flush. We topped that off with a manicure and called our girl's day out a success...

In the meantime, someone has gotten wind of Mommy's upcoming trip to Mexico and launched her own Occupy Sleepypod AIR campaign.  Ohhh Squinty...


Click here to read "Tips on Choosing a Carrier for Your Pet" written by Lolly's wonderful vet, Dr. Sasha Gibbons...


Kindness of Babe and Pilgie who will take care of my baby's eye and heart while I'm gone or else Mam's gonna need a patch from all her crying...XXOO

And The Late Nominees Are...

Announcing a couple late additions to the Academy's list of nominees for this year...

For Best Actor in a Leading Role...Pilgie, for his brilliant performance giving the cold shoulder...

   

For Best Actress in a Supporting Role...Lolly, for her star making turn as the betrayed ingénue...

Overlooked by the Academy but, recognized as being largely responsible for pulling the award winning performances out of his co-stars, was Monty Morris...

His portrayal as the other man Mummy spent her afternoon with was so raw, that his scent lingered on her hands and cashmere sweater for hours after their scene. Unfortunately, the Academy rarely acknowledges method actors like Monty but, the Screen Actor's Guild loves them, so don't be surprised if he ends up walking home with a SAG award this weekend...

Kindness of Monty Morris for his method acting French kiss hello. Forget the Oscars hardware, I think someone may be angling for People's Sexiest Man Alive cover...XXOO

Funnies

My sister Mandy turned me on to the the Talking Animals videos and they kept us entertained all weekend...


I'm still laughing...


In fact, when it took us 2 hours to move just a measly two miles in GW Bridge traffic en route home from the beach, and our, let's make the most of it and enjoy this time together attitude slowly shifted to, I told you we should have left earlier! and, why didn't you take the truck route! I whipped out my iPhone, queued 'em up again, and all looming thoughts of mariticide and uxoricide magically disappeared...

Kindness of Pilgie and Lolly who I hope were taking copious notes from the backseat cuz this stage Mummy needs some good footage for submission...XXOO

Unleashed

One Christmas mood, cooomin' right up...


Hmmm...wonder which department Pilgie and Lolls would head to if unleashed in Bergdorf to Christmas shop pour moi? I'm putting my microchips down on Goyard. They know their très devoted Mummy needs a tote...


*Why, lookie here, Bergdorf has a blog...


Kindness of my friend and fellow doggie lover Joanie DiNardo for directing me toward this heartwarming flick co-staring her sister's black and white, MarieBelle buying, English Cocker Spaniel. As for the stand alone star, Salty, word on the street is he may still be available for adoption from the Humane Society of New York. Wonder what'll happen first? Will my inquiry call be returned...will my readers beat me to the punch like they did with the sold out Devon Baer plaid ruffle top...or will Babe read this post and throw the brakes on my doggie fantasy train. Whaaat shall I put my chips oooon this time??? XXOO

Holiday Puhleeeze...

It has been a harrowing couple of days for us...

It was a rush back to the vet Wednesday morning because, in addition to the multitude of visible injuries sustained during our visit to the groomer, we had severe razor burn which caused the most discomfort of all...

So, six hours after an injection of Depo Medrol for the Ti-Babes, and a usually reserved just for flying Xanax for Mummy, we are sleeping for the first time since Monday night...

We still have a long row to hoe til we're fully recovered both mentally and physically but, I think/hope we're past the nadir...

So, after after my dinner of stale Naan and Rice Chip crumbs, I am going to finally wipe the Benadryl that was spit out on me this morning from behind my knee, curl up in bed and order the Documentary Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. And, then we're all going to get a good night's sleep. The end.

Kindness of everyone for allowing me to bow out now for a much needed four day hols. I promise to be back Tuesday with bells and a tan on. Wishing everyone a happy, sunny and safe Memorial Day Weekend! XXOO

Bad Hairless Day

It's been a two thumbs down day and a certain to be sleepless night. A trip to a new groomer for our summer lion cuts resulted in an emergency vet visit for both my babies. Lots of surgical glue, Mummy tears and one antibiotic shot later and no one can seem to get comfortable. Daddy just Skyped from the West Coast and did his best to talk me off the hysteria ledge but, alas, there's no talking me down when it comes to the Ti-Babe's welfare. So, I'm buckling up for what's promising to be a sleepless night for us all including, heads up, Daddy...

Kindness of St. Francis of Assisi who will please watch over our li'l Pilge and Lolls and help them to have a peaceful night's sleep. Mummy will take some of that too pleaseee...XXOO

Move Over Oprah, There's A new Giver In Town

Looks like Oprah isn't the only gal making her living from generosity...

Every morning, once the breakfast rush ends with the squirrels, Lolly heads from her hostess stand at the sliding door to her second job on the East side. East side of the porch that is...

Seems our li'l Kackleberries has made a girlfriend of the cottontail sort and they spend hours together every day...

And, much to Daddy's chagrin, Lolly has decided our Angel Network is to supply pricey, Organic produce to our new woodland bestie...

YOU GET AN ORGANIC CARROT! YOU GET AN ORGANIC CARROT! YOU GET AN ORGANIC CARROT!

Kindness of Daddy who underwrites our li'l soup kitchen. Looks like we may have to set up a peanut and produce endowment for the beach house renters that follow once we move out...XXOO

Cat Nip And Buttercream Overload

Mummy wasn't the only one caught breaking into the Easter basket early...

Although it was Pilgie who was caught on the counter, nose in basket, digging out his trio of leopard mice, he may have had a li'l encouragement...

But, that's okay...

Cuz what's the harm in a load bit of buttercream and cat nip before bed...

Just means we'll be up all night wired on nip and Mummy won't fit her snausaged toes into her pink Varinas in the morn...

Kindness of the Easter Bunny for all our goodies. We promise it's back on the buttercream/cat nip Insanity wagon today...XXOO

The Ballad Of Lolly Crockett

Daddy bestowed Lolly and her Coon tail with a new theme song and we had the loop playing allll weekend...


Looolleee...Laaally CROCKETT kaaaween of the wild frontierrr...


Home fer the winter with her family,
Happy watching squirrels in the ol' pine tree,
Bein' the kitten she wanted to be,
Close to her Pilgie as the pod and the pea.
Looolleee, Laaally CROCKETT, Holdin' her family dear!

But the ice went out and the warm winds came
And the meltin' snow showed tracks of fun and game

And the flowers of Spring filled Mummy's Simon Pearce vase with flame

And all of a sudden life got too tame.
Loooleee, Laaally CROCKETT, Headin' for trouble again!

Kindness of our li'l too cool for school Lolly Crockett for not growing up too fast. Just cuz your tails fillin out girlfriend doesn't mean you don't need your Mama anymore...XXOO

Saddle Up!

No more lounging around looking pretty Lollyburgers...

It's been 7 weeks worth of lazin about rehabbing my Achilles tendon injury and today's the day we get back on that running and P90Xhaustion horse so, saddle up Pilgie! I want those priorities in check and those muscles screaming Uncle! by Friday...

Kindness of Babe who stuffed my stocking with numerous massage gift cards. I'm sooo gonna need them...XXOO

Happy Birthday Pilgie And Welcome Home Lollers

Happy 3rd Birthday to our George Washington Rockefeller. It seems like only yesterday that we had you bundled in cashmere for the ride to your new home with us...

You were a true Preeeuuunce right outta the gate...

Thank you for outgrowing your all your attempts to have Mummy committed for Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome...

Fortunately, for Lollers sake, we're in a new town with a new vet and my questionable rep is back in C'ville and G'town...

And, Miss Lolly Cakes Rockefeller came through all her surgeries with flying colors. We backed out of the Heidi Montag special at the eleventh hour electing to postpone the nose job portion of the lineup. Who needs two nostrils to breath out of anyway?

We are sporting a li'l morphine patch under our green bandaging...

Which make us very sleepy...

But, besides a few extra naps, our girl is back to her old joyous self. Looks like Pilgie got his birthday wish...

Kindness of Dr. Brunori at Oceanview Animal Hospital for taking such good care of my baby. Knowing Lolly was in such capable hands is what kept Pilgie and me from going off the deep end that very long day. Also, of Daddy for killing himself to make an earlier train home to be with the birthday boy and the li'l patient...XXOO