Winter is boring, Humans, and it’s cold.
Turn up the heat and entertain us.
–Phelps and Finnegan
Slice of Sunshine
Is this slice of sunshine mine, Mama Stella, or is it yours?
It’s ours, Little Xena. Let’s share.
–Xena and Stella
Woe is me
Oh my Dog! It’s cold outside but there still isn’t any snow.
No snow to gallop through…
No snow to play fetch in…
No snow to keep the Humans home.
–Cosmo
Snow?
I appreciate the unseasonably warm weather, Cosmo, but do you think we’ll get some nice snow this winter?
I don’t know, Sunny, but I sure hope so. I love snow.
–Sunny and Cosmo
Oh, Fire
Oh, fire! You are so crackly and bright and warm!
You fill me with joy.
–Xena
Fire
Nothing beats a lovely, toasty fire…
…on a winter day.
–Xena
Inventory
Be sure to count your logs…
…in order to calculate how many hours of fire you will have.
–Luna
Prodigal Cat
I recently moved to my Winter Palace,* as I do every year.
Human Mommy fretted, as she does every year.
Unlike other years, when she has been more accepting,** Human Mommy dispatched Human Daddy*** to retrieve me.
So I find myself back in my Summer Palace.
For now…
–Phelps
*Phelps’ Winter Palace is a cold weather shelter for stray cats that a neighbor set up 4 houses down from his Summer Palace. No strays have taken advantage of the Winter Palace, as Phelps claimed it as his, several winters ago.
**Human Mommy has never really “accepted” this situation. It’s just plain embarrassing when your Cat leaves a perfectly well heated house, numerous Cat trees, and expensive kibble to rough it in a heated storage container with an endless supply of Meow Mix.
***Human Daddy, while not nearly as embarrassed as Human Mommy, sent numerous Cat photos to the neighbor 4 houses down so that she could see that Phelps’ Summer Palace isn’t half bad.
Guard Cat
With temperatures getting chillier by the day…
…it is most important to guard your firewood.
–Finnegan
Winter Doldrums
We are in the midst of the winter doldrums.
Life is ever so dull…
I am ever so glum.
–Finnegan
Daily Feline Wisdom 