Feline Friday and Santa Paws Appeal

Happy Feline Friday!

This is a flashback photo of me. We're going back about 3 or 4 years. I'm gazing out of the bedroom window of our old house in London.

I have to say, we have better views now we live in Essex. And a lot more birdies to watch!

We are joining Comedy Plus for the Feline Friday hop!

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Support Adoption For Pets #SantaPaws appeal

We are supporting the Adoption for Pets Santa Paws Appeal

"Every year thousands of pets in the UK end up in rescue centres. Some have been neglected, others are much loved by owners who can no longer care for them. All of them are abandoned through no fault of their own.

Established by Pets at Home in 2006, Support Adoption For Pets is a registered charity that supports hundreds of pet rehoming organisations in the UK, Ever since, we’ve been transforming the lives of pets in need through our grant funding, charity partnerships and small pet adoption centres inside Pets at Home stores.

We are passionate about rehoming pets in need, our work is made possible by the incredible fundraising of Pets at Home colleagues and the kind generosity of animal lovers who believe in our mission."

Please visit the Support Adoption for Pets website for more information.
https://www.supportadoptionforpets.co.uk/

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Sonic Boom Sunday Selfie

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So there I was yesterday evening at around 6:45 pm enjoying a nap upstairs in our bedroom with Mum, who was working at her desk in the corner when all of a sudden BANG!

Mum and I both jumped. "What the f*** was that?" Mum said, staring at me.

Panicked, she shouted out for Granny downstairs to see if she was alright. Gran sounded pretty shaken. "Come down and see what it was, Marie."

Mum flew down the stairs to check on Granny. She was OK but obviously startled like us. I heard Mum open the patio door to go out into the garden. "Can't see anything out there," she said, before rushing back upstairs to check the other rooms and then opened the bedroom window to see if she could see what had caused this terrifying noise. 

Was it a bomb? A gas explosion? Car crash? Plane crash? 

She ran back downstairs and opened the front door and saw that some of the neighbours were coming out of their houses - all equally panicked and bemused. No one had seen anything, they said but had just heard that deafening bang. 

Mum came back inside and took to Twitter to find out what was going on and soon it was trending. Yes, our little town in Essex was trending! But not only that. It soon became clear that the loud bang was heard all over Essex and also in Hertfordshire, and beyond.

So what was it?

Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets scrambled to intercept a Turkey-bound plane from Stansted Airport because of a "disruptive passenger" on board. In the rush to escort the aircraft back to Stansted, where it had taken off 45 mins earlier,  the fighter jets created a sonic boom - a noise created when an object travels faster than the speed of sound. 

We're glad nothing more serious had happened and the plane landed safely. The "disruptive passenger", a woman in her mid-twenties, was arrested by police. More here.

Meanwhile, Mum is still quite worried that there may be more to it. She isn't into spreading conspiracy theories, just knows this world is getting more and more dangerous. 

We are joining The Cat on my Head's Sunday Selfies Blog Hop

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It's Our One Year Anniversary Since Moving House #CaturdayArt

On Thursday 9th May we celebrated our 1 year anniversary since moving from North London to Essex.

This is one of Mum's favourite photos of me taken about a week after moving in. Don't I look so comfy and at ease?

Mum made it arty with PicsArt.

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Sunday Selfie and Something Extra (plus Friendly Fill-Ins)

Happy Sunday!

After last night's scary thunderstorms it is bright and sunny today, and also warmer. I spent the morning watching bird TV and now I'm ready for my afternoon nap 😺

Mum took some snaps as she walked to the shops the other day. She is so happy to be surrounded by trees. Her soul was dying back at our old place. 

I hope I get to see some of this wonderful nature too. She says she'll get a car (though she hasn't driven in years so is maybe a little rusty) so she can drive me around. Maybe she'll get me a stroller too, but the next thing on the list has to be the catio she has been wanting to get me for so long now so she'll be making enquiries early next week. Can't wait!

On the way to the local store

Some lovely green space nearby

We are participating in Friendly Fill-Ins, which is hosted by McGuffy's Reader and 15andmeowing and as always, we're joining The Cat on My Head for their weekly Sunday Selfies blog hop.

Marie's answers:

1. It is worrying when I have to go out and leave Athena on her own.

2. The best part of last week was seeing Athena settle into our new home and looking happy.

3. Every summer, I dread the heat.

4. Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away....

Athena's answers:

1. It is worrying when Mum doesn't let me have treats.

2. The best part of last week was there were many sun puddles on the bed

3. Every summer Mum complains of the heat.

4. Once upon a time, I was an abandoned little kitten but I got rescued and found a loving forever home very quickly. I'm so sorry it isn't like that for all kitties.