Ten Cats by Graham Harrop for December 15, 2014

For someone who likes to live the high life, you are really pushing it, Chesney!

I wanted that kitten when I was little! Heck, I wanted any kitten.

Chesney at the cafe, waiting for a waitress…

Do you ever leave a tip, Chesney?

It’s Ugly Christmas Cat Sweater Monday!

What does your’s look like?

Warm milk? Oh well, as long as she has litter box cleaning duty.

There is actually a nice book, with lots of pictures and the history – all about Chessie the Railroad Cat.

Grandkid loves it.

Very picky bunch of stray kitties are they!

A_Dream4U, my thoughts will be with you today.Gweedo, I don’t know if he is divorced or widowed. From what Paul says, he has an adult son who visits sporadically and a “girlfriend” who visits on weekends.Shikamoo, where south? Innisfil, Alliston, Beeton, Tottenham, Bradford, Orangeville, Newmarket, Toronto?Ruth, Queen, hope you are both OK.

Went over to my daughter’s yesterday as grandson his lady and great-granddaughter were there for a visit. I hadn’t seen Saphira in several months and we figured she would not come anywhere near us. We were so surprised when she looked over, gave a big grin and ran over to us with arms out to be picked up! A good time was had by all. I took several pictures and may post one of her as my avatar for a few days.

Did you see this morning’s “Non Sequitur”? I think it’s nine of the ten. http://www.gocomics.com/comic/explore/993189/1

The last thing you need is a beer Chesney! -—————————- At the very top of this page is a banner for Tiny Confessions – a new comic about what dogs and cats are thinking. Might be a good one for us animal lovers to try.

im not a kitty, so i can have coffee.so, poor a shot of espresso in my warm milk, please.

Well I definitely (I think) remember seeing Chessie sleeping in the Pullman bed with 3 little kittens looking exactly like her. They were not on the deck of cards though. I kept scrapbooks with pictures of things I liked which were kitties, horses, dogs, etc. I remember a picture of Peakie which referred to him as “Chessie’s old man”. I thought that meant he was the father of the kitties. I was very young then.

Power just came on here after a 5 hour outage-Non Sequitur is good this morning-that guy draws good cats too.

Annie, why would you ask Chesney what he would like? I guess you don’t know him very well yet. :)

And Freya only needs two cats!

Am awaiting another spectacular posting from StelBel. And I’ll try to put up an avatar for myself.Have a great vacation, Graham…hurry back soon.

What? I’m the only one with an ugly sweater? You all are gonna be jealous when I show up in it!

I have a cat vest, but it’s not ugly. And I have a cute teddy bear sweater.

You are right, 2old I am jealous.

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And the book…

@hillsmom – your deal

Chessie – sleeping like a kitten -Her tom Peake and the kittens Nip and Tuck

Great job, X!

Many years ago, I had an old deck of those cards… (might still, packed away someplace, but I think it got “borrowed.”)

It had no markings, so I didn’t know, till a friend who had retired from the Southern Pacific told me he’d seen lots of them, cos they were handed out for free to passengers who wanted to play cards.

The crew would pick up the decks left behind, so all the rail guys ended up playing their poker games with Chessie.

@x-tech: Love them! Thanks so much. Looks like Peake was a Major, and was wounded in the war…?

http://www.cohs.org/history/chessie.shtml

http://www.chessieshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=1986

Here in Denver, we have a Cat cafe. You can have your coffee and pet kitties, also play with them. They are all from a shelter, and if you fall in love with one and qualify, you can adopt it.

Why has Annie’s hair changed?