HIX

Have so much appreciation for the love you've shown Henry!

❤️❤️❤️

Was over the moon Tuesday, as he was eating and asking for more.

Wednesday started strong, then fell flat in the evening.

Thursday, no b'fast eaten, and he wouldn't eat a churu either.

He also had, um...ejected material from both ends yesterday.

We love this guy like nobody's business.

C'mon, Henry The Ninth, or HIX; we're here for you!

~~~

Also, a thank you to the World that my mother reached her 94th birthday.

We had a party at the senior living complex where she lives now, and friends and family all had a grand time.

Mom even walked her friend around the place, selling the amenities!

Mom's old place should be scheduled for a closing any day; keys to be handed over, and that's it.

🗝️ 🎂 🎈

Let's Hop!

Toppers

For no good reason, January 15 is National Hat Day!

International Hat Day is November 25, so we'll revisit the topic.

Celestial Sweetie enjoyed wearing hats, especially her tiara, which befitted the royal feline that she was.

Plus, she had those nasty murder mitts, so whatever she meowed, we went with!

This year, we asked Henry The Ninth if he was willing to partake, but he gave it a hard pass.

Henry: "Don't think so!"

Manny, the biscuit-maker extraordinaire, def wanted to show off his chef's toque.

Chili Bruce found the straw cowboy hat fit his mood.

Assisting Da Boyz with their headwear had me giggling, and The Hubby wondered what in the Sam Hill was going on?

Once he'd witnessed the modeling session, he quietly turned away to hide in the kitchen.

Am thankful for that, since his attitude was going to wreck the vibe of our photo shoot.

Let's Hop!

Purr Increase

It's Inside and Even Less Feral Friday! 

The humans are so happy in Henryville, as some milestones have been reached:

1) Henry allows petting while sitting on the rug, as I walk up to him.

2) Henry has been combed and brushed.

3) Henry has been smooched on the noggin!!!

However, he's made it very clear that he dislikes the swishing noise of our winter puffy coats.

🧥 🥶 😼

As I type this, he's sitting at my feet, alternately rubbed against my shins and meowing for attention.

And he just licked my hand, as I reached down to give him some love.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 

Bravery

 Henry is getting bolder every day.

Here he is, on the bathroom counter, while I was present.

In the past, we knew he was up there, since the spider plant was eaten, and we could hear him jumping up and down.

But, he'd always vacate when a human was nearby.

Am thankful to have had my phone at hand, to record this momentous event.

Brave Sir Henry the 9th!

Let's Hop!

The Next Chapter

Time for an update on H. S. T. B. F. F. Henry.

-Henry will slurp a Churu from my hand.

-He sniffs my fingers whenever I hold my hand out to him.

-Now he runs alongside whomever is carrying his food dish, with tailio up!

He really likes this rug!

Hiding under the desk while the workers were making a racket.

Discovered Henry prowling around.

The Hubby and I discuss Henry every day; he reacts to each of us just a little bit differently.

We both feel that his feral fears are subsiding, that he wants to interact but just doesn't know how to yet.

We loves himb, and Henry has all the time in the world to acclimate.

❤️ 😽 ❤️

D'aww...

It's hopefully-soon-to-be-formerly-feral Friday!

❤️ Henry is so cute ❤️

😻

In honor of June is Audiobook Month:

I recommend the Brit in the FBI series, authored by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison.

The Final Cut (2013)

The Lost Key (2014)

The End Game (2015)

The Devil's Triangle (2017)

The Sixth Day (2018)

The Last Second (2019)

Narrated by Renée Raudman and MacLeod Andrews

A thriller series featuring Scotland Yard’s new chief inspector Nicholas Drummond and his partner, FBI Special Agent Michaela “Mike” Caine.

Nicholas and Mike lay it on the line, no matter what case they’re trying to solve. 

  

Smart, action-packed stories with international locales, serving up law, order, and justice, in a unique Brit-meets-New York style.

📚

Toys for Boy

It's hopefully-soon-to-be-formerly-feral Friday!

Things are well in Henryville.

Our fella loves his toys, and I spend minutes every day retrieving them from behind doors, under the desk, or inside the closet.

Henry has his specific places to nap, and like Celestial Sweetie, often is on a piece of cardboard on the floor of the spare room.

Soft beddys and blankets are eschewed, but who knows what tomorrow will bring?

Henry is a cat after all; we humans are not supposed to know or understand their processes.

😻😻😻

Patched in Henryville

April 30 is National Tabby Day!

Henry has got the goods.

Look at those peets!

Tabby isn't a breed of cat but rather a fur pattern, with five types:

Mackerel

Classic

Spotted

Ticked 

Patched

😹😹😹

Wanderer

This week's Henry update is brought to you by Wednesday, 'cause Thursday's and Friday's post are already full with other things.

Our H.S.T.B.F.F* fella is really getting around Henryville these days.

He may be wary, but he knows when it's dinnertime.

Look at that face, he's telling me that I need to step away from the keyboard, to put some gushy goodness into that empty bowl.

The humans cannot yet touch Henry, and if someone is moving too fast, he'll head for the hills.

Henry squeaks and trills, so he's sorta singing for his supper, no?

*hopefully-soon-to-be-formerly-feral

❤️

Chillin'

Time for the antics in Henryville!

H.S.T.B.F.F.* Henry is learning how to chillax...

Napping on the rug in the midst of toys.

Begging for (more) food.

Purrfecting his stink-eye.

*Hopefully Soon To Be Former Feral

 

Oh Yes Turn Your Radio On!

Hopefully-soon-to-be-formerly-feral Friday!

Starring: Handsome Henry

The Hubby decided that Henry's Apartment was too quiet, so he rousted an old radio from somewhere to leave on if I'm not at my desk.

Now I spend a few minutes every day turning that radio on or off.

Henry doesn't appear to have an opinion on the music and chatter, but The Hubby feels it's impawtant, so there you go.

It's a collaboration! ❤️