Flying Cats & Bats

Tonight I'm on a cute/funny animal theme. Baby animals are cute (especially this little one) too. Sometimes you just need a little cuteness at night.

I've had this photo saved on my laptop for quite some time now. And every time I look at it, I can't help but laugh at the poor cat. Hopefully whatever was happening in the photo, the cat is fine now. It's face, on the other hand, is priceless.

A friend at work showed this video to me. According to the owner, the cat didn't like the daughter of their one friend. I feel a little bad for laughing so much at this cat, but you will see why when you watch.

This video is about a bat that was rescued from a zoo that was closed and whose mother abandoned him. Apparently it's not uncommon for this to happen when a mother bat is stressed and unsure about their own safety. Bat World Sanctuary rescued and hand-raised the little guy. And in case you want to (which I suggest you do), you can watch the first video here.

For more cuteness, you can check out Cute Overload.

My Water-Loving Cat

This is Chase. Chase loves water. The second he heard me turning on the faucet for my bath, he came running in. He loves to watch the water. He also has a bad habit of wanting to watch the water swirl down when you flush the toilet too, sometimes trying to paw-paw the water as it flows out (yuck).

Home-made Food is Mm-Mmm Good

Sometimes you forget how good food can taste when you're always eating out and stocking your fridge to the brim with pre-made, processed foods. So John and I have decided to start eating a little simpler and have been going to the store pretty much every day to pick up only a handful of food. We keep it simple with a loaf of bread (like a baguette, French bread, etc.), some meat and veggies and/or fruit (the kind you find in the produce section, not the frozen or canned vegetable section). We're not really trying to be one of those people who ONLY eat pure foods (although I'm sure that's 10 times more healthier), as we'll still eat out every once in a while and will probably fall prone to laziness at some point. We just want to live healthier lives.

John has found a pasta sauce that he actually likes. And he even enjoys making it. It's a simple tomato sauce with minced garlic and basil, but it's good. And simple. We topped it off with some fresh bread we bought at a French bakery called La Baguette Bakery. According to Yelp, it's not the "best" bakery in town, but for my unsophisticated palate it's pretty good. We got a loaf of French bread and an apricot and almond bread. I would have liked it if there had been a little more fruit in it, but it wasn't bad.

I also made some home-made French toast the other day. I'm hardly a chef and I had never made French toast before, so the results were pretty satisfying considering. I sliced up the remaining French bread and I used some fresh eggs John had bought at a farmer's market (along with the cherries). The recipe I used didn't have enough mix for the four slices, but all in all it was a success.

I had to add that last photo. Chase is always so nosy. He had to come and see what was going on and sniff the new "objects". He didn't seem to understand why I'd want to photograph them. Silly cats.

Maisy Pie and the Chocolate House

John and I spent about three weeks watching one of our friend's cat, Maisy. She was a stray cat that kept visiting our friends until they decided to start feeding her, and luckily, take her in. They made sure no one else was searching for the pint sized cat before officially taking her in. And let me tell you, they made a good choice. She's a super sweet cat that is so small that she probably weighs less than our own miniature, Nova. But then Nova was also super tiny when we took her in (also a stray), too.

Maisy looking a little demonic. She actually has an adorable golden, lazy-eyed look to her which makes her look extremely laid back.

It was sad when our time watching her was up. We had grown attached to Maisy Pie (as I affectionately started calling her). She was a shy little thing when we first started taking care of her and by the end, she was a head-butting, purring machine who loved her lazer pointer and oddly enough...her ping pong ball. But at least we know she's well taken care of.

 As a thank you for watching their cat, our friends brought back some chocolate from the Old Chocolate House from Bruges, Belgium. Totally unexpected, but definitely appreciated. I don't know about anyone else, but I can't say no to chocolate (European chocolate at that). But honestly, we could have watched Maisy without expecting any sort of gift or payment. We enjoyed our time with her and I'm sure she enjoyed being with us too.