Mancat Monday.

Flynn's Advice:
When you are on field patrol, it is a good idea to floof your tail so it keeps the introoders away.

Mum was asked some questions about their holiday so she is going to answer them the best she can.
Au and Target asked about Iceland:
Q) What are the people like? Do they like tourists or loathe them?
A) We found them very welcoming. All the people we spoke to appeared to be embarrassed by their banking crisis and were very apologetic about it.

Kari asked:
Q) How thick were the tectonic plates were where our dad was standing, and could he feel any geothermal activity coming from the fissure?
A) I don't know how thick they were at that particular spot, but they reach a maximum depth of 25,453 feet. I asked Ivor if he felt any activity beneath his feet and he said he could feel nothing at all, but if he did he would have broken the landspeed record.

Hannah and Lucy asked:
Q) Is the volcano still erupting, or dormant now.
A) When we were there, seismic activity was slowing right down but had not been officially declared dormant. It most likely is dormant now.

Brian asked:
Q) Who is the boy peeing in the water in Bergen?
A) The sculpture is actually called "The Crying Boy". It is not really surprising he is crying as he has four jets of water permanently aimed at him!

Answers

Eric: In our Wordless Wednesday post, every body wanted to know what I was looking at up in the tree. It was Flynn! He saw a squirrel up there and rushed up after it. I decided it would be better if I stopped on the ground and kept guard. Mum tried to take a photo of him up there but it was too dark.

Here are two more answers for you:

Eric:In our Tummy Tuesday Flynn was rolling but I refused. Everycat was saying I should roll too cuz I would enjoy it. I do love to roll, but not when that rotten flashy box is watching me!

Flynn: Earlier in the week we were both on our cat tree and several kitties said we needed a second cat tree or a bigger one. Well we do have another one in the other window by the computer.

This is a much better tree because it gets all the afternoon sun. More impawtant though is that it is a bit smaller than the other one and Eric never gets on it cuz his butt hangs off, so it is mine all mine.

Eric's cat tree looks out at the bird feeders so I like to get up there too. He gets annoyed about that.

Catch Up and Answers

We have got behind with posting our awards. These are the latest we have been given. We have the feeling we may have forgotten an award. If you gave us one and we haven't posted about it, we apologise.

We got this award from Elin. She said:
Today, I create an award to deliver to all my furriends. All my furriends is very nice and very friendly, thank u furriends. They are very supportive and full with love. So, I would like to deliver this friendly award to all my furriends, especially those who purrrs a lot for our late Boody, and for those who always read my blog. Thank you for befriend with me, your far furriend. You can pass this award to any friendly blogger that u know/like.

Thanks Elin

Eric: I got this award from my furrend Sunny. That's right, it's for me, not Flynn, just me. Thanks Sunny.


He got the award from Whippy Curly Tails and they said:

Our Mom made a special Awardy for the furries that have posted pics of the Hidey poses. We knowz this to be impawtant because the Boogeymanz & Bugbears are always on the looose!

~ Pass it on to furries that do the Hidey.
~ Woofies that are good friends & protect us all.
~ Leave a comment on any of our posts, of the kitty/doggy/bunny/critter that has a pic of their Hidey pose. Mom is listing them at the top right of our bloggy!

Or, use the Awardy to send some happiness to a special friend!

We would like to pass it on to BeauBeau for hiding himself so well in the cupboard.

Then we got the Honest Weblog award from Rusty.
This is our honest photo. We are sitting here trying to do an honest day's work waiting for mousies.




Here's the info about the award:

When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows who or she is. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or, improvise by including ones who have no idea who you are because you don't have 7 friends. Show the 7 random victims' names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with the "Honest Weblog". Well, there's no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least 10 honest things about yourself, as well as an Honest Photo. Then, pass it on!

So, here are 10 honest things about us. We decided to do 5 each.
Eric:
1: I never used to mind having my photo taken, but now I don't like it at all.
2: I like to sleep on dad's head, but when both Beans are asleep, I get on mum's pillow and push her head off so she wakes up with a stiff neck.
3: I don't have good bedside manners. If I want to go from one side of the bed to the other, I just walk across their heads. If they get a paw in their eye or mouth, then that is tough luck.
4: I use the greenhouse as a giant litterbox and mum has to scoop it regularly. She should be grateful, it saves on kitty litter.
5: I am supposed to be on a diet but it isn't working. I am 23lbs but mum wants me to be 19lbs. We think I put on weight because I don't yak any more.

Flynn:
1: Mum calls me Mr. Squawk because I never stop talking.
2: I am not supposed to catch the fev-vers, but I do if mum isn't around.
3: I like to sleep under the covers, even in summer when it is hot.
4: I love Stinky Goodness better than crunchies, and I eat Eric's, but only because I am trying to help him diet. Hmm, maybe that is not really honest.
5: Unless we are walking in the fields, I don't like pooping outdoors. I will come in from the garden to use the litterbox then go back out again.

We pass this award on to Adan and Lego, China Cat and Willow, Fat Eric, Laila and Minchie
Okay, we know it's not seven blogs, but it is seven cats.

We had some questions about our purrizen fence in yesterday's Friday Flashback.
Milo and Alfie asked what the view was like from the other side. If you go here you can see what it was like before it was built.
Eric: Of the three photos of dad pushing me in the wheelbarrow, the middle one shows the hedge on our left that was taken down and replaced by the fence. We can still see the view from indoors.
Angel and The Cat Street Boyz asked why the ladder was left there. It was only there while dad was still working on the fence. When he finished, he took it away. Spoilsport!
Poppy says she is allowed to roam free. We once were also allowed to, but our nearest neighbour has a dog who hates cats and if he saw us, he would attack us and mum said she couldn't take that chance. He hates other dogs and most people too so mum keeps away from him too.
Faz put in a request for a Friday Flashback. We are going month by month and we think the post you mean comes from October last year. We will make a note to do it when that month comes around. If you want to see it in the mean time, you can see it here.