tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880198673381674712024-03-14T00:33:18.160-07:00THE CAT REALMThe Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.comBlogger536125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-59428410569425183302019-12-11T18:15:00.002-07:002019-12-11T18:16:38.169-07:00RIP sweet Rita<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-71677380540988302692019-08-05T07:04:00.000-07:002019-08-05T07:10:32.075-07:00Happy Noms Day to Everybody!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today again we are celebrating <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-dar-you-all.html" target="_blank">Noms Day</a>
("Not Of My Species Day"), a holiday to remember that all beings are
equal, to remind ourselves to be tolerant towards everybody, to reach
out across species, cultures, nationalities, religions, languages,
beliefs and appearances and to come together and embrace our
differences.<br />
<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-16084370416378754992018-05-18T13:16:00.001-07:002018-05-18T13:16:25.890-07:00OMG - it has been three years without posting!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-54791062338861203932015-08-05T00:30:00.000-07:002015-08-05T00:30:02.218-07:00Happy Noms Day to Everybody!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we are celebrating <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-dar-you-all.html" target="_blank">Noms Day</a> ("Not Of My Species Day"), a holiday to remember that all beings are equal, to remind ourselves to be tolerant towards everybody, to reach out across species, cultures, nationalities, religions, languages, beliefs and appearances and to come together and embrace our differences.<br /><br />
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The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-78141364382680293002014-11-24T20:30:00.000-07:002014-11-24T20:30:00.977-07:00Ruis, my beloved. Part 32009 to 2014.<br />
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We started the year in style, doing what we did best: having fun!<br />
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Valentine was spent in <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentine-adventure.html" target="_blank">Sicily</a>, traveling with friends. And having fun!<br />
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Followed by fun in the <a href="http://www.ruisje.nl/2009/02/princes-carnival-2009/" target="_blank">Netherlands</a>!<br />
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Our first anniversary we celebrated in Bora Bora...<br />
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...with the usual outcome of having lots of uninvited visitors, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!<br />
(See the trip here: <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2009/05/our-first-anniversary-trip.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2009/05/our-first-anniversary.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2009/06/more-from-our-anniversary-trip.html" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2009/06/surprises.html" target="_blank">4</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2009/06/quick-side-trip.html" target="_blank">5</a>.)<br />
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Our next trip brought us to Rome, to celebrate <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2009/09/another-party.html" target="_blank">Opus birthday</a>.<br />
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And then came Paris where we celebrated Sassy's retirement with a five day event!<br />
(See it here: <a href="http://littleproductions-ccsi.blogspot.com/2009/10/sassy-retirement-day-1-arrival-in-paris.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://littleproductions-ccsi.blogspot.com/2009/10/sassy-retirement-day-2-paris.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://littleproductions-ccsi.blogspot.com/2009/10/sassy-retirement-day-3-more-sightseeing.html" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="http://littleproductions-ccsi.blogspot.com/2009/10/sassy-retirement-day-4-party-at.html" target="_blank">4</a>, <a href="http://littleproductions-ccsi.blogspot.com/2009/10/sassy-retirement-day-5-after-party.html" target="_blank">5</a>.)<br />
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2010 we started with a trip to Seuss Landing in Orlando, Florida!<br />
(See it here: <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2010/01/trip.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2010/01/seuss-landing.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-seuss-landing-and-another.html" target="_blank">3</a>.)<br />
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Then we had another Valentine adventure: Niagra Falls!<br />
(See it here: <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentine-adventure.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2010/02/over-falls.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2010/02/niagara-falls-aftermath.html" target="_blank">3</a>.)<br />
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From 2011 to 2014 things quieted down a bit. Not our fault, the help wasn't much help anymore, the gang had lost so many dear members, life had changed a bit.<br />
We still had parties, even if it was just 'tea parties',<br />
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We still danced,<br />
(this time at Ruis' staff <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2011/07/ruis-staff-is-getting-married.html" target="_blank">wedding</a>!)<br />
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and we still traveled. <br />
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But by far not as much as we used to.<br />
Ruis and my last adventure was playing in the World Cup in the Summer of 2014.<br />
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Now I am all out of words, full of memories, but missing my dear Ruis, the love of my life so much.</div>
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We had a glorious ride, dear Ruis, and we will forever be 'Karl and Ruis'.</div>
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I love you.</div>
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<i>"... And now there is always one.<br />And now there is no loneliness.<br /><br />Now, forever, forever you are as one.<br />There are two bodies.<br /><br />But now there is only one heart in both<br />And you are as one person."</i></div>
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-70672786440647339872014-11-23T20:30:00.000-07:002014-11-23T20:30:00.147-07:00Ruis, my beloved. Part 2.June to December of 2008.<br />
After our honeymoon at an undisclosed (we wanted to be alone!) location we <a href="http://www.ruisje.nl/2008/06/karl-ruis-in-the-netherlands/" target="_blank">flew directly to Limburg</a>, my husbands home and spent some time there.<br />
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At this point I think it is time to introduce "THE GANG". Six cats and one dog. Us, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Karl and Ruis</a>, <a href="http://catnapsinitaly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Roscoe and Opus</a>, <a href="http://littlesassycat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sassy</a>, <a href="http://momoandco.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Momo</a>, <a href="http://astasworld.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Asta</a>. Best friends forever, we would go on adventures together, and also worked together as the team behind <a href="http://littleproductions-ccsi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CCSI, Cat/Canine Crime Scene Investigation</a>. We produced five 'capers', and Ruis directed three of them! He worked as an actor, was part of the graphic design team and the Advertisement and Marketing Director of Little Production. He also received an <a href="http://www.ruisje.nl/2008/02/acatemy-award/" target="_blank">aCATemy Award</a>! What a talented mancat he was!!! <br />
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And we kept on traveling! To Africa....</div>
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(A very long trip, see it here: <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-are-crashing-safari.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-found-them.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/07/safari-sunday.html" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/07/rescue-mission.html" target="_blank">4</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/07/spa-day-in-africa.html" target="_blank">5</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/08/big-cat-day.html" target="_blank">6</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/08/giraffes.html" target="_blank">7</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/08/we-love-quiet-times-together.html" target="_blank">8</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/08/rhinocerus-encounter.html" target="_blank">9</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/08/good-bye-africa.html" target="_blank">10</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/08/and-back-to-africa.html" target="_blank">11</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/08/rescue-again.html" target="_blank">12</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/08/conclusion-finally.html" target="_blank">13</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/09/good-bye-africa-part-2.html" target="_blank">14</a>.) </div>
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...and <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/12/after-party.html" target="_blank">Hawaii</a>.</div>
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We had soooooo much fun together!</div>
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For Ruis' birthday we had <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/12/surprise-birthday-party.html" target="_blank">a surprise party</a> at The Cat Realm with an Arabian theme! And I performed a Belly-dance for my beloved!</div>
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Afterwards we took a trip to <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/12/birthday-trip.html" target="_blank">Egypt</a>! </div>
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-52004383181373818542014-11-22T20:30:00.000-07:002014-11-22T20:31:27.102-07:00Ruis, my beloved. Part 1.<div style="text-align: center;">
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November 2007 to May 2008.</div>
<i>"... And now there is always one.<br />And now there is no loneliness.<br /><br />Now, forever, forever you are as one.<br />There are two bodies.<br /><br />But now there is only one heart in both<br />And you are as one person."</i></div>
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Those words I, Karl spoke to you, Ruis, the love of my life on May 30, 2008, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/05/wedding.html" target="_blank">our wedding day</a>.<br />
And though your body has gone to the bridge, through our hearts we will always be one.<br />
This three-part post will be my last. No point in adventures without you, my love.<br />
I, Karl, will retire from blogging, handing The Cat Realm and it's 'signature laugh' (which I took from Anastasia when she was called to the bridge) over to Mrs. OZ.<br />
And here is the story of <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Karl and Ruis</a>. The story of a love that crossed continents. And galaxies. A love that was full of adventures and romance. And full of friends. Sometimes uninvited friends, see <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2009/06/surprises.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/last-day-tea-party-for-miss-pach-and.html" target="_blank">here</a> HAHAHAHAHAHA. I know you are laughing with me at the bridge about this one my love.<br />
I am forever yours, until we meet again.<br />
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The first time we met was in the back of a bus, on a <a href="http://www.ruisje.nl/2007/11/on-the-road-trip/" target="_blank">road trip</a> to get two other lovebirds together, in November of 2007:<br />
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And yes, we hit it off immediately. Only a month later Ruis came visiting me in Arizona...<br />
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...and we had our first Halloween together.<br />
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As we both had houses full of other cats, and dogs in Ruis case, AND
lots of curious blogger friends we decided to go for a real romantic
get-away to have some quality time JUST the two of us as far away as we
could think of! Here is the Antarctica trip: part <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/adventure-begins.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/we-see-ice-and-go-to-south-pole-station.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/our-ship-and-crew.html" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/penguins.html" target="_blank">4</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/enjoying-cruise-and-surprise-visitor.html" target="_blank">5</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-of-ship-going-on-shore-and.html" target="_blank">6</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/last-day-tea-party-for-miss-pach-and.html" target="_blank">7</a>. <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/01/final-evening-dinner-and-dance.html" target="_blank">8</a>.</div>
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We should have known better. Three days later:<br />
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Our love nevertheless blossomed and grew day after day!<br />
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And on January 28 I proposed.<br />
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And Ruis accepted, making me the happiest mancat in the whole universe!</div>
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Then we started to have adventures! In February we went to <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/02/venice-carnival.html" target="_blank">Venice</a>.<br />
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...and in March we first toppled the tower of Pisa...<br />
(This unfortunate incident was part of "Europe in two days"! You can follow it here:<br />
Day <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/03/europe-in-two-days-hahahahahahahahahaha.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/03/having-fun-in-ireland.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/03/picnic-sightseeing-another-performance.html" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/03/finally-we-visit-brewery.html" target="_blank">4</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/03/st-patricks-day.html" target="_blank">5</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/03/trip-home.html" target="_blank">6</a>.) <br />
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... and then partied for St. Patrick's day in Ireland!</div>
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But we always made sure to get enough rest, in between adventures!<br />
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And we also always made sure to go to enough parties, in between resting, HAHAHAHAHAHA:<br />
This is Asta's welcome home party, see it here: <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/04/astas-welcome-home-party.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/04/astas-welcome-home-party-part-2.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/04/astas-welcome-home-party-part-3.html" target="_blank">3</a>. <br />
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And on May 30, 2008 we got married! On board the voyager, by Captain Janeway.<br />
See here <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/05/wedding-preparations.html" target="_blank">the wedding preparations</a>, <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/05/wedding.html" target="_blank">the wedding</a>, and of course <a href="http://karlandruis.blogspot.com/2008/05/wedding-party.html" target="_blank">the wedding party</a>! <br />
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With 52 guests!<br />
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Our wedding picture. I love you Ruis, now and forever!<br />
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-85231334784959568612014-11-20T18:22:00.001-07:002014-11-20T18:22:41.460-07:00RUIS. We miss you so much.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Samyr Pax de Levant<br />
26 november 1998 ~ 18 november 2014</span></div>
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The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-52822859346915904472014-10-16T00:30:00.000-07:002014-10-16T00:30:00.745-07:00national feral cat day "<a href="http://www.alleycat.org/" target="_blank">Alley Cat Allies</a> launched <a href="http://nationalferalcatday.org/" target="_blank">National Feral Cat Day</a>® on our 10th
anniversary in 2001 to raise awareness about feral cats, promote
Trap-Neuter-Return, and recognize the millions of compassionate
Americans who care for them."<br />
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we at the cat realm celebrate national feral cat day in memory of our dear feral cat <a href="http://foreveranastasia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">anastasia</a>. <br />
and who could ever forget her wild "<a href="http://idareyouall.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">dares</a>", making the whole blogosphere wear pink wigs with the first one!<br />
we will always love you anastasia!<br />
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The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-47474783253725098882014-08-05T00:00:00.000-07:002014-08-05T00:00:02.473-07:00HAPPY NOMS DAY !<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Today we are celebrating Noms Day ("</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">N</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">ot</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">M</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">pecies Day"), a holiday created by <a href="http://foreveranastasia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">anastasia</a> in <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-dar-you-all.html" target="_blank">2007</a> to remember that all beings are equal, to remind ourselves to be tolerant towards everybody, to reach out across species, cultures, nationalities, religions, languages, beliefs and appearances and to come together and embrace our differences.</span><br />
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-26007412592148973432013-12-31T16:55:00.000-07:002013-12-31T16:55:18.633-07:00happy new year to all of you!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-17560603829384547752013-10-30T21:58:00.000-07:002013-10-30T21:58:10.349-07:00dia de muertosthis year we decided to not go for the whole halloween thing but to celebrate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead" target="_blank">dia de muertos</a>, the day of the dead, a mexican holiday, as we live only 60 minutes north of mexico.<br />
we will celebrate and honor our family members who went to the bridge, and have buildt them a little altar:<br />
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upper row left to right: <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2009/07/cycle-of-life.html" target="_blank">luna</a>, <a href="http://foreveranastasia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">anastasia</a>, <a href="http://catnapsinitaly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">opus and roscoe</a></div>
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lower row left to right: <a href="http://emilpaparazzo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">emil</a>, <a href="http://littlesassycat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">sassy</a>, <a href="http://momoandco.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">momo</a>, <a href="http://catnapsinitaly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">olive</a></div>
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-4392594476329939982013-09-03T18:00:00.000-07:002013-09-03T18:19:24.119-07:00we got an award!!!after being away from the active blogging world for so long it came as a BIG surprise to us that we got an award nevertheless!<br />
our dear friend <a href="http://charliesdogblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">islay</a> who is continuing our very dear angel friend charlie's blog gave us the sweet award.<br />
and how sweet of you, islay, to do so. thank you sooo much!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">1. Thank a blogger for nominating you.</span> thank you, thank you, thank you islay!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">3. Nominate and notify a baker's dozen sweet blogs for this award.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Cookies or Cake?</span> i guess there was a misspelling? shouldn't it read "and" not "or"?<br />
<span style="color: #073763;">What is your favorite sweet treat?</span> whip cream<br />
<span style="color: #073763;">When do you crave sweet things the most?</span> i don't understand the question? it almost sounds as if there would be a time when one does not crave sweets???<br />
<span style="color: #073763;"> If you had a sweet name, what would it be?</span> honeysuckle sugarpie<br />
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and we pass this award on to the following blogs, and angel friends:<br />
<a href="http://www.ruisje.nl/" target="_blank">ruis</a><br />
<a href="http://gabbygracie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">gracie</a><br />
<a href="http://astasworld.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">asta</a><br />
<a href="http://alasandra2003.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">socks </a><br />
<a href="http://twodevoncats.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">flynn</a><br />
<a href="http://awizardandanangel.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">angel and kirby</a><br />
<a href="http://teamtabby.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">team tabby</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mysiamese.com/" target="_blank">cheysuli</a><br />
<a href="http://momoandco.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">momo</a><br />
<a href="http://catnapsinitaly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">roscoe</a><br />
<a href="http://catnapsinitaly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">opus</a><br />
<a href="http://catnapsinitaly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">olive</a><br />
<a href="http://littlesassycat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">sassy</a><br />
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PS - the rules of course do not apply to the angel kitties. The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-72242285694696021242013-09-01T15:24:00.004-07:002013-09-01T15:25:22.446-07:002013 summer blogosphere tripour good friend <a href="http://gabbygracie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">gracie</a> was hosting the third annual blogosphere trip and thanks to her and my dear husband <a href="http://www.ruisje.nl/" target="_blank">ruis</a> i, karl got to go along! and now that i am back i finally found the time to make a post about it! we had sooooo much fun, you can read about it at gracie's blog, and there are lots of wonderful pictures also:<br />
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<a href="http://gabbygracie.blogspot.com/2013/08/paris-day-iii.html" target="_blank">paris day 3</a></div>
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<a href="http://gabbygracie.blogspot.com/2013/08/farewell-paris.html" target="_blank">farewell paris</a></div>
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The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-46081187093824376332013-08-05T00:30:00.000-07:002013-08-05T00:30:04.015-07:00happy noms day to all of you!as some of you might remember our beloved <a href="http://foreveranastasia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">anastasia</a> used to have "<a href="http://idareyouall.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">dares</a>" for the whole blogosphere, and one of them was <a href="http://idareyouall.blogspot.com/2007/08/nomss-friend.html" target="_blank">the nomss friend dare</a>:<b> I dare you all to make a not-of-my-species-special-friend.</b><br />
and you all did and from then on we celebrate <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/08/happy-noms-day.html" target="_blank">noms day</a> every august 5! <br />
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-49012589732908024032013-07-07T08:43:00.002-07:002013-07-07T08:43:39.086-07:00until we meet again....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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our hearts are broken. there are no words for the pain we feel.</div>
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sweet <a href="http://catnapsinitaly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">olive</a>, we will miss you forever!</div>
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you can also leave condolences with her <a href="http://gabbygracie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">family</a>.</div>
The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-29428660853738500602013-07-04T05:56:00.000-07:002013-07-04T05:56:08.786-07:00happy 4th of july!<div style="text-align: center;">
and the party is at the <a href="http://tabbycatclub.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">tabby cat club</a>, see you there!</div>
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The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-42200311705906900332013-06-19T14:46:00.002-07:002013-06-19T14:46:54.029-07:00we will miss you skeezix!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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he wore sunglasses before we even started blogging. </div>
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our role model and hero, a legend within the blogosphere.</div>
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always funny, always supporting!</div>
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always <a href="http://thecatrealm.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-got-acatemy-award.html" target="_blank">fighting for justice</a>.</div>
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cyberspace, the internet, the world and of course his wonderful family</div>
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has lost one of their greatest:</div>
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<a href="http://skeezixthecat.com/blog-2/" target="_blank">skeezix the cat</a>.</div>
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we will miss you. until we meet again.</div>
The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-57272897497391167332013-06-04T07:56:00.002-07:002013-06-04T07:56:53.581-07:00no party.....as i did not win... (see last post)<br />
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congratulations to <a href="http://www.glogirly.com/" target="_blank">glogirly</a> though who DID deservedly win the<br />
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i am taking a rest from the hard work of designing but hopefully will be back soon!<br />
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-1353684927012605962013-06-02T08:49:00.000-07:002013-06-02T21:23:24.953-07:00please vote for the new pet blogger mall logo!<div>
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<b>if i win, we will have a party, hahahahahahahahahahaha</b></div>
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here is the URL and voting has started<br />
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here are my designs: <br />
(i personally like the first one best but decided to still send all three in.<br />
the more, the merrier, right?)<br />
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-11438642919041979172013-05-08T15:30:00.000-07:002013-05-08T15:30:00.511-07:00ruis - we are here for you!while <a href="http://www.ruisje.nl/2013/" target="_blank">ruis</a> is home now, he still needs purrs from all of you, and some help form nurse OZ and nurse karl.<br />
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<br />The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-88189606893930195382013-05-06T23:07:00.002-07:002013-05-07T16:17:38.724-07:00please send healing purrs to my dear husband ruis!<div style="text-align: center;">
+++ update: ruis is home but still very weak +++</div>
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he still needs your healing purrs! thank you!</div>
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<a href="http://www.ruisje.nl/2013/" target="_blank">ruis</a> heart is not pumping strong enough and he also gets fluids behind his lungs. he is getting medicines
for both now and is still at the vet so they can monitoring him and
give him fluids when needed. if he continues eating (he ate a little bit) and there is no fluid behind his lungs, he can come tomorrow evening!<br />
so please, send healing purrs so he gets better and the medicine will continue to help him!<br />
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The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-80816367492689157052013-05-05T08:11:00.002-07:002013-05-05T08:11:55.525-07:00guess what i just did....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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PS: check back - karl and I are also still waiting for that taxi cab to take us to the next adventure!The Cat Realmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147569169296384814noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388019867338167471.post-63675409572187665752013-04-26T18:17:00.000-07:002013-04-26T18:17:05.207-07:00waiting to be picked up...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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