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psssst: catmobile kitties while you are in catnada, you might want to take a side trip before coming home. Maybe Merlin would show you his new home and you can wish his Mommy a Happy Early Birthday! Rumor has it her big day is around the 20th of this month.
signed an unknown source ;)
All the Catmobile kitties hearts go out to Uncle Gary; he lost his best buddy JJJ3 and he's trying to heal. They have paid their respects and are moving on to other parts of Catada so Gary can find peace. They will update tomorrow; today belongs to Juke Joint Joseph. Godspeed, dear friend.:love:
A text from Cassie:
Hi Meowm
Thingz iz not good here--
Joseph went to the Bridge.
We are all very sad for Uncle Catmandu and the Found Cats
So we are going to leave them for now.
More when we reach the next stop.
Purrs ... Cassie
I just received this simple text: Uncle Gary and the Found Cats are really sad and so are we. We really loved Joseph. We were real good, Mom. You would have been proud. Will be in touch tomorrow.
Quick message from Merlin when I got home yesterday:
"Meowmie, do I havta come home?"
Groucho called to say their friend JJJ3 went to the Rainbow Bridge and there's a lot of LES on the Catmobile right now. Before leaving, all the Catmobile kitties held a prayer service for Joseph with the Porchies and the Found Cats. They understand that Gary and his kitty family need time to mourn so before leaving they each gave Mr. Catmandu kitty hugs to comfort him. Right now the Catmobile is a very quiet and sad place.
RIP sweet Joseph :love:
Cassie called last night to say that the Catmobile can get priority parking for Lollapalooza, so the kitties are thinking about coming to Chicago for the weekend.
Cassiesmom, I think another trip under consideration is the Edinburgh Festival. There are a record 2453 shows on between now and the end of August, and I hear the organisers would be keen to lay on a luxury flight for such celebrity guests. There is also the tattoo, of course, and poor little Merlin who doesn't want to go home yet might be interested to see some pipe bands - given his meowmie's musical history.
My girls are glad that they were able to be there with their favourite Uncle Gary at such a sad time, and now they would like to take the Found Cats on a little trip to cheer them up. :love:
I'm going to have to have Angel, Chip, and Chuck head home. Angel's birthday is next Friday. It's her very first one so they have to be home for it. Of course, all the catmobile kitties are welcome to come celebrate with us. There is plenty of room in the back yard to park the catmobile. :love:
Post from the copilot's Catberry Mobile...
"Mom, plans have changed, in Edmonton, Alberta Canada for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival this weekend. On Tuesday we'll say goodbye to Chip, Chuck and Angel so they can celebrate Angel's Birthday at home (we'll miss them all!), then we're on to the UK. Plane tickets out of Catada - we'll see you soon! Update when I can! Purrs, Pinot...:love:"
text from Cassie:
Forget Lollapalooza
We are off to the Edinburgh Music Festival
I iz going to Scotland
And you izn't, ha haa
May I pleez go to Kansas for Angel Rose's first birthday
I may habs to fly commercial tho
Lubz
Cassie
text from the Princess:
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!
xox Chels
We wish you would all come. Angel, Chip, and Chuck want to go to Scotland too! Well, maybe they can go next time. :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
I was in the beautiful City of Edinburgh for the festival a number of years ago. The Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle is something I still remember fondly, especially the lone bagpiper playing on a turret of the castle to end the evening's program. I also remember walking the Royal Mile between Edinburgh Castle and Holy Roodehouse (Killearn Kitties, please accept my apology if the spelling is wrong). Then there was the parade along Princes Street. And Prince's Park, the floral clock, the Walter Scott Monument all at the base of Edinburgh Castle. Wonderful and very happy memories!
No word from Groucho about his plans yet. Maybe he'll bring me some haggis if he decides to continue on to Scotland.
Dear Mrs. Momoffuzzyfaces:
Can my BFFF Chels and I go to Angel's birthday too? Please!
Sophie
Yes, you are more than welcome. Angel will be thrilled!!! :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by astrid
text from Cassie:
Hi Meowm
Scotland iz very beautiful
And the Killearn Kitties are wonderful hostesses
I can fly from Heathrow to Chicago
And then to Kansas for Angel's birthday party
Sophie and Chelsea are asking if they may go
Okay?
Lubz
Cassie
I don't think it will be a problem for everyone to get to Angel's birthday party on Friday, because it seems Angel, Chip and Chuck have flown with everybody else into Edinburgh. :eek: Mrs MOFF has not to worry though! I wasn't at all pleased that they had brought the babies all this way, but I was assured that they were much safer with all the other kitties looking after them than flying home unaccompanied. I spoke to the babies on the phone tonight and they are very excited.
Groucho has so much that he wants to see. It seems his meowmie has told him all about Edinburgh and he wants to see it all for himself. Pinot has been provided with street plans and will be navigating the wynds as Head Tour Guide.
They flew in on a beautiful evening today, and went to their first concert tonight! My godson is working at one of the venues and made sure they had the best seats in the house, with the finest snacks and nibbles for them to refresh themselves. They are now back at their hotel for a good long sleep before they hit the tourist trail tomorrow.
I'm sure my babies are very excited to be in Scotland. They know I have a soft spot in my heart for that country. One of my ancestors was Mary Gordon from the highland Gordon clan. Do try and keep them from peeking up any kilts they may encounter though!!! ;)
I did get a call from Angel the other day. They are enjoying seeing their Texas siblings again. She said the TX gang are starting to talk like Texans but with a KS twang. All the cats have been so very nice to all my babies. :love::love::love:
Hi Killearn Kitties,
Thanks for the update! I haven't heard from Groucho since the kitty krew left for Scotland. But with so much to see and do I guess that's no surprise. The last time Groucho called, he asked about the kilts and said the lady kitties were planning a stop at a tartan shop. The guy kitties couldn't wait to see the suits of armor on display at Edinburgh Castle. Several of the group are anxious to try some haggis. As I remember, it's really very good. I warned them to not go to the pubs since they all are under age. This part of their trip has brought back many fond memories of my visit to your beautiful country.
Mac and Ming made a quick stopover at Uncle Gary's on their way to Scotland! They just had to join all the kitties for Joseph's dinner! They still consider him a dear friend.:love: They have not contacted me yet, but I am sure they are busy having fun. They will have some stories to tell, will they not? They did tell me they are looking forward to Angel's birthday party. So I'm sure they will have fun there as well.:D
The Princess left me a message on voice mail but all I could hear was purring with bagpipes wailing in the background......:D
Well Diane, it looks like the Princess has been accepted as an official Catmobile kitty by one and all. I knew she'd fit right in! Once they all return home you'll most likely notice a definite increase in her cell phone use.Quote:
Originally Posted by dehlers43
I'll say thank you her behalf for the warm welcome....
I guess I'm going to have to increase our family plan minutes.....LOL
"Hi Mom, plans obviously changed again! The GPS and I are trying to keep up but it's hard! The grey ladies of Killearn are being wonderful hostesses for our Edinburgh trip. The new BFF's Sophie and Chels are taking good care of the babies (while showing them how to shop!). We'll be back in the States on Friday for Angel's b'day party - not sure when I'll be home. TTYL - :love: Pinot"
(Shhhhh!!!! We're shopping for Angel's birthday!! Don't ruin the surprise!!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom
Sophie
I understand that our kitties decided to do the Royal Mile in an unusual way today - from Holyrood at the bottom all the way up to the castle at the top - well they are cats. :rolleyes: They shopped all the way! When I asked what they bought, I was told "don't ask!" :confused:
Apparently Angel, Chip and Chuck were diverted into the Museum of Childhood by Sophie and Chels while the rest of the kitties shopped for birthday presents for Friday's big party.
Then they went round a couple of art galleries on their way down to Princes Street Gardens. Groucho wanted to see the Floral Clock that his meowmie had told him about, so they had arranged for caterers from a local delicatessen to serve a fabulous picnic in the gardens. Are these kitties good to themselves or what???
I understand that after suitably refreshing themselves, they headed back up to the Castle esplanade for tonight's tattoo. I told Jessica to make sure little Chip and Chuck were well back and couldn't run onto the parade ground for ... any reason.
Goodness knows what they have in store for tomorrow.
Sounds like my kids are having a grand time. I thank all the bigger kits for watching after them.
Winnie, Chester, Grandma and I are busy getting ready for the party. Chester has been having fun with the helium balloons. You should hear how funny he sounds. :D
We will have lots of goodies and treats and fun. The kits are more than welcome to spend the weekend or however long they want to stay. My kits can show them our fort. I think our heat wave is to break Friday so it won't be so awfully hot for an outdoor outing should they want to see it. :love:
Got a message from Groucho a short while ago. He said Edinburgh Castle is awesome! The kitties took a guided tour and they agreed the big hall would be the purrfect place for one of their parties. The guide let them try on the armor and they had a blast pretending to be knights. The climb up to one of the turrets was a workout but he said the view was well worth the effort. A few of them went up Walter Scott's Monument and were very impressed with the size of Prince's Park. The kitties relaxed by the floral clock and enjoyed a traditional Scottish feast, the haggis was a huge hit! After all their walking and climbing they were happy to have time for a nap by the floral clock before going to the Tattoo.
Several kitties found kitty collars with their clan tartan at one of the tartan shops along the Royal Mile. Sydney, Ming, and Bob have decided to take bagpipe lessons! All the kitties were surprised to learn that in Scotland only the men wear kilts. Groucho said the Killearn lassies are excellent tour guides and tomorrow they all will take a ride on a double decker bus for a tour of Edinburgh.
So where are Merlin and Sparkler???? :confused:
From the Princess:
The tartan collars are sooooo cute - Sophie and I got ours to match except mine has rhinestones and hers has pearls.
Today we're going to visit Nessie at Loch Ness (the Killearn kitties swear they know her) and have a sunset dinner cruise around the lake. I heard something about creamed herring.....
Tell MOFF the boys are being sorta good....
xox Chels
Oh, Oh, Should I be worried? Maybe I should check and see what sort of damage my insurance covers in other countries! :eek::love:Quote:
Originally Posted by dehlers43
Last seen boarding a train for Gretna Green. Oh, you don't think ...Quote:
Originally Posted by slick
Fister says, if everyone are going to the festival in Scotland, he simply has to be there! He was so envious last year when he heard me talk about how beautiful Scotland is, and he would really like to meet his kitty friends again. So I booked him a flight and he already got his boarding pass. :D I hope someone will meet him and show him the way.
http://petoftheday.com/talk/picture....pictureid=2730
A priority message was sent to Groucho and Pinot to be sure and meet up with Fister. Does Fister have his cell phone with him? Pinot responded saying they need to know where and when to meet Fister. Then Pinot mumbled something about stopping at one of those ultra-yummy bakeries along the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Randi
I'm relieved to hear that Groucho and Pinot will be there to welcome him. I don't like him to out on his own late, but he insisted to get the first available flight. :rolleyes: So he will be landing very early in the morning and will give them a call as soon as he's on the ground. ;)
He is also looking forward to try haggis, and he asked me: "Do you think they serve it raw"? I said, they might, but please don't bring any back!
Got home yesterday to a message from Merlin but I couldn't understand it. His Scottish brogue was so strong. All I could decipher was "bagpipes" and "white dress" :confused::eek:
From the Catberry Mobile...
"Got Fister, he's fine, slept on the way. Late night flight tonight for all to Kansas. Merlin & Sparkler fine. Party continues! :love:Pinot"
Our special bus driver will be waitng to bring them all from the air port to my house. The big kids are in overdrive decorating and helping get things ready! We are all so excited. :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom
text from Cassie:
Hi Meowm
When we goez to Kansas we might getz to havez barbecue
And you iznt ha haa
Lubz
Cassie
ps Scotland was very beautiful