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Tag Archives: kitties
Special Report: Cat Nip Found in the Garden
Momma here this morning with a special report about our sweetie kitties big discovery this week-end. Dad, Jared and I began summing up spring cleaning for the garden on Sunday, and our kitties love to join us when we’re outside. … Continue reading →
Taking down Christmas
I know we promised to talk about Donna’s Christmas scarf today, but it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind. The National Western Stock Show has been a Denver tradition for 107 years, and our family has been either participating … Continue reading →
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Tagged alpacas, animals, barn cats, cats, kitties, ranch life, weather
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Whisper can’t wait for spring
Well, Kitties will be Kitties. Mom calls Squeaky, Zipporah and Whisper her “Sweetie Kitties”, but it looks like Whisper’s up to something the birdies aren’t going to think is so sweet. Our close friends Donna, Laura and Roger remembered Mom and Dad’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged animals, bird bath, birds, cats, gifts, kitties, little birds, nature
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It was a team effort
For the most part, the kitties are content to limit their murderous tendencies to the mice that live in and around the barn. But Whisper has recently set his sights on larger prey. Derby’s eaten his share of these guys, … Continue reading →
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Tagged barn cats, cats, gophers, hunters, kitties, pocket gophers
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Happy Friday from the cats
A special message from the barn kitties: happy Friday! Oh who am I kidding, the kitties don’t care about your weekend. Everyday is a weekend when you are a cat. I’m headed down to the Ranch for Easter this weekend, … Continue reading →
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Tagged alpacas, barn cats, cats, holiday, kitties, roving, weekend
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Happy Friday from Bravado
The work week is almost over, and it’s been a long one for poor Bravado… Throughout this whole weaning thing, he’s stuffed his face even more frantically than usual. When little Trip’s background humming annoys Bravado, he only stops chewing long enough … Continue reading →
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Tagged alpacas, barn cats, cats, herd dynamics, kitties, stress, suri alpacas, way of life, work
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The first confirmed kill
As you may have figured out, I don’t live at the ranch. I’m a big girl *puffs out chest proudly*. So I often get my dose of animal antics over the phone. For example, I called Dad’s cell phone on … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal antics, barn cats, cats, grain room, kitties, mice, mouse, mouser, sunday drive
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Just doing his job, Ma’am
Mom was cleaning the barn the other morning (number of times I’ve used that phrase in a blog post: 4), and the kitties were gallivanting about, engaged in the usual cat pursuits. You know, running back and forth in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged barn cats, cats, dead mice, kitties, mice, mouse, mouse trap, mouse traps, mouser
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A few of the alpacas’ least favorite things
The alpacas are slowly coming to terms with the newest and loudest resident of the barn, Whisper the attack cat. As the bravest of the kitties, he is the only one who has jumped out into the paddock to investigate … Continue reading →
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Tagged alpacas, attack cat, barn cat, cats, coyotes, dogs, kitties, ranch life, sprinklers, tax assessors
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Whisper gets into everything
The ironically named Whisper is apparently quite the explorer. He’s gotten into nearly everything there is to get into, and even been chased by Heidi. His friend Squeaky, the last of the rescue kitties, may be bigger but Whisper’s got … Continue reading →
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Tagged barn cats, cat, cats, horses, kitties, ranch life, rescue kitties
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