the thought counts

It is easy to congratulate somebody on a special day via e-mail or e-cards on internet sites. Even if the reminder is automatic, it is still the thought that counts. Buying a card and sending it via snail-mail needs more effort and are usually more appreciated. Then there are the self-made cards! Now that I do appreciate over 100% especially if it is from a grandchild.

Else (in her early teens) made some free cat graphics for anybody who wants to make some hand made cards or decorate a website or blog. The cat graphics are fast loading and will not slow down the website. For hand-made cards she suggested that the pics could be printed out, add some glitter, ribbons or beads to make a card or use it to decorate the room. See my silkworm blog for more ways to decorate hand made cards.

Feel free to use the images. It would be nice to let Else know you enjoyed it.
Please send me a short note and I will forward it to her. My contact is
euricat at gmail.com replace the "at" with the "at"
@ sign. I do hope that no robot can read that. Why are there spammers?
- because people buy from them. If I may ask, open a new window and type in the name of the product instead of buying directly through the spammer. Ideal would be not to buy any product which permit spammers - but that is asking too much or not ??

Back to our graphics. There are some more on my website.

Enjoy!!

may your friendship be like cat and dog

Cats and dogs can become the best of friends. Their friendship is without strings attached - they are absolutely devoted to each other.

How would you like to have a friend who watch your back and are there for you twenty-four/ seven !? A friend who love and adore you without ever doubting your intentions.

Keeping pets are as popular as always. In this world of concrete and machinery, we do need the warmth and contact of our pets.

There is a small problem in modern times as the pet would have to be alone while the owners or owner is working. The best solution is to get two pets. I suggest a dog and a cat as pets, and not two dogs or two cats. For the reasons that the dog does not feel the need to fight for attention and the top-dog position against another dog (he knows where he stands with the cat). And on the other hand unlike two cats together, the dog will not follow the cat up your curtains, so the cat will not bother to run alone, that will save wear and tear on the furniture. The pets will be perfectly happy and so will you.

do not worry mom, he just had a little oopsy on my foot, nothing serious.

This is true. Momcat is cleaning the foot of the dog after baby.....

Just thinking :- What about a parrot ... maybe not. That bird can kill the cat.

By the way, these two were great friends, but they do not sleep together and have that real close friendship that the pets above enjoy... and the parrot had this ambition to close the cage door on the cat.

Understand your feline friends by learning the body lanuage of cats.

It might be best to start at the tail. That is the part of the body that the cat seems to used most in body language.

A broad sweep of the tail symbolize annoyance or impatience. A rapid sweeping of the tail back and forth suggests an extreme agitation in your cat. Extending it's bristled tail upwards with a curved back signals a conflick with another cat or animal. Body held low, ears to the back and tail extended indicates attack. Lowering it's tail between the legs shows obedience and submission. A tail raised straight upright with the tip slightly relaxed indicates that your cat is in a friendly mood and wants to play. A slight twitching of the tail while your cat is lying down near you shows that the cat wants to be with you.

Kneading with both paws on a person or soft surface is a sign of contentment, affection or both.

It is a mystery why a cat would run away from a cat loving guest and choose to sit on the lap of the one person who does not like cats. Showing off ? Teasing ? Trying to win the person over?

So maybe we humans need 9 lives to puzzle that one out.

Meet the cats

You do not expect me to actually lift that tail do you ?