Whiskers in the Cloister

59 Responses to “Whiskers in the Cloister”
  1. Annie from L.A. whispered:

    You’re so dreamyyyyyyyyyyy.

  2. acimmonk whispered:

    Kudos to “Anne in TX” for suggesting the name of this gallery. :)

  3. Donna McG whispered:

    So sweet all these faces!

  4. Anne in TX whispered:

    Cute enough for all 9 lives, and then some!

  5. nina whispered:

    And I love all the names:

    Little Crumb, Joshua, Mariah and Petunia,
    Zeke, Cookie and Flekke,
    Gephion, Freya,
    Piper and PO
    it’s like a Nursery Rhyme

  6. Annie from LA whispered:

    The Monastery Admin. aka The Dream Team

    I’m glad you have been acknowledged Dreamy for the vital role you are playing in keeping all things safe.

  7. Anne in TX whispered:

    catuitutde !

  8. Anne in TX whispered:

    if you are a frightened mouse it’s best to just surrender now…

  9. Debbi of the Grotto whispered:

    spycat.jpg

  10. Anne in TX whispered:

    Technically, Debbi, IT has whiskers, too. (that thing on the end there)

  11. Debbi of the Grotto whispered:

    You’re right, of course. I love Pomeranians, had one once that I adored. Red sable tipped like the one in the picture.
    But you’ll never catch me admitting that in a room full of CATS!!!

  12. Susan whispered:

    I think Dreamy should consider nudging Little Crumb to join the security department. She’s got the presence to stare down a tarantula! What a formidable gaze! And what majestic bearing. A wonderful shot.

  13. Debbi of the Grotto whispered:

    Personally, it’s Piper I wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley without a catnip offering. (Or a big dog.) That may be a ‘cute yawn’, but I don’t want to go checking it out for sure without reinforcement. {hee hee} Beautiful cat, by the way Susan. It’s amazing you were able to catch that shot at just the right moment.

    Oh shxtster, they’re all so beautiful!! My favorite is still The Spy. Hopefully nobody will hold that against me, being a largely cat-loving crew around here. I’ve had many cats, my favorite was Myth-Ster Kitty (said like you’re lisping). Alas, I am totally pet-less right now, unless you count DH. I enjoy coming to this room and borrowing everybody else’s cats, Thank you!!

  14. Kendall whispered:

    Debbie and others, I just got a shih tzu puppy (Maggy)and she is 5 months old now. My 8 year old daughter is an only child so we thought she would enjoy having a doggie (OK, we gave in after 2 years of her begging for a puppy). I thought Maggie would be too much more “work”. I’ve NEVER had a dog, only cats this whole lifetime. Instead, now I know what all the fuss is about dogs. We are all now in love with our little teddy bear in the house.

  15. acimmonk whispered:

  16. Nina whispered:

    INCREDIBLE. I thought only MY cats did exactly this weird stuff. Now i see what they wanted: just UNDIVIDED attention

  17. Nina whispered:

    And now you did it /very subtle blame here/ I have to see all Simon’s cat cartoons. My new favorite. I am rofling here.

  18. Starsha whispered:

  19. Lisa whispered:

    Is that the Dallas Cowboys on the TV, there?

    My kids (no school, Columbus Day) and I laughed a lot! Thanks!

  20. Lisa whispered:

    Starsha- your video didn’t show up for me before. It’s great. I still couldn’t view it here in the monastery, so I opened it to youtube. My kids and I were also laughing hysterically to this one:

  21. Starsha whispered:

    Lisa,

    My son and i were laughing all night over these video’s thanks for the “let me in” one that’s hilarious! Did you see “cat man do?” That is pretty much what my mornings look like every day in my house ha ha

  22. Lisa whispered:

    Starsha,

    I was drinking some hot tea when the cat hit him with the baseball bat! Almost made a big mess, I laughed so hard!

  23. Nina whispered:

    AND for the fans of Simon and his cat, there are two more on the YouTubesite. Don’t miss them.

  24. Starsha whispered:

    Thanks Nina, i watched them all this morning with my son, and almost had him late for school. Another favorite video of ours is this one … it’s hilarious!

  25. Debbi of the Grotto whispered:

    Starsha, that was great! Laughing my head off!! Those guys are hilarious. (The cats aren’t bad either.) What they might not know is the huge amount of love generated by their work. Well, I felt it anyway… Wonderful video!!

  26. acimmonk whispered:

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  27. Nina whispered:

    Oh thank you thank you that evil wonderful dog, and the SUSPENSE ahhhrofl (I guess i have done sort of those things tooo… not THAT bad of course… but to just stand very still and WAIT for them to take the bait..mmmm

  28. acimmonk whispered:

    Nina: Re the suspense: The dog’s posture! lol

  29. Nina whispered:

    Dreamydeary, I mean Drama Leamsickle, I AM SORRY, I mean Lama Dreamsickle..I so appreciated your answer to my question in last class, when you were so eager that you almost swallowed the microphone…because of that, your words got a little muffled, so please could you repeat them here? you have such great zenpoetic answers.
    Thank you so much

  30. Joy whispered:

    I showed my 5 year old niece (and great pal) the adorable photo of Dreamy and the foxes a little while back, and she loved it. Then the other day she asked me about Dreamy but got his name wrong and called him “Sleepy”, it was very cute : )

  31. Jane-admin whispered:

    Gallery updated with two pics: Kylee and kittens, tika and jasper

  32. acimmonk whispered:

    Pam: Fixed the label on your cat pic. (Please don’t hesitate to ask for things like that. Happy to do it.)

  33. Pam whispered:

    O.K. Thanks Jamie {{{Hugs}}}

  34. Starsha whispered:

  35. Debbi of the Grotto whispered:

    Starsha, that was darling, thank you. D♡G

  36. Starsha whispered:

    Wasn’t it so cute? Nothing can cheer you up like a cute kitten, i swear they are medicine :-)

  37. winnie whispered:

    Thanks for the giggles Starsha :).. i have just discovered this room today and have watched the first cartoon which is so enjoyable, and added to my joy, my son is teaching me how to do computer stuff… anyhoo love to you and Gefion, Freya and Zac xoxoxooxox

  38. Starsha whispered:

    Thanks Winnie :-)

  39. Anne/Texas whispered:

    The cat’s away – the mice will play!

  40. nick whispered:

    I think we need to recruit this little guy…

  41. Al from Aotearoa☼ whispered:

    Fiercely, energetically, enigmatically cute!

  42. Michele whispered:

    Followed Al here to discover your Way Cool You Tube Nick!!!! Loved his paws prancing in time to the music!

  43. Fran Cosentino whispered:

    Does this work?

  44. Nina whispered:

    Does what work, dear?

  45. Laura The Toddler Student whispered:

    Nick…the cat video is hilarious! I love it! Did you shoot the video? You have some real skill with that. Liked the way it pans at the beginning. What fun…the barely-misses. Maybe this should go in the Security gallery? I agree, we should recruit this cat.

    Hugs!

  46. Starsha whispered:

    a new simon’s cat video, i think this cartoonist was spying on Dreamy the other day :-)

  47. Lisa whispered:

    Starsha- too funny!!

  48. acimmonk whispered:

    I am writing to report Dreamy likes loves “green drink”. He lapped up every last drop we gave him.

    The ingredients for this morning’s green drink: Pineapple, banana, spinach, yogurt, blueberries, rice milk and almonds.

    I was tempted to take a picture but his eyes said “please let me finish my green drink in peace.” His eyes speak, I listen. That’s how it works.

    He now has shown a yen for edamame, avocados, and green drink. What the.. ?

  49. Pam whispered:

    Avocados!?! My kinda kitty. :) Green drink sounds good will hafta try.

  50. Mother Superior whispered:

    Monk, Dreamy’s diet sounds really Zen to me… but I can’t seem to find where eating a headset would play into it….
    Is this food available for take-out? I would love to have this ‘green drink’ every morning too.
    I think it would be the perfect morning-after for all the Grotto happenings and cigars…
    Maybe you could consider adopting? Me?

    Love,
    Mother

    (In today’s new class Monk describes how Dreamy ate his headset. Musta seen it as a security breach…)

  51. DonnaD whispered:

    Wow, Monk and Bonnie, you’re gonna have a ‘Popeye’ kitty on your hands with all those goodies in him. He’ll be a powerful security cat for sure. Now I have to go for breakfast…. drool…

  52. Lisa whispered:

    Lama Dreamsicle- you are always teaching, aren’t you? I looked up the meaning of the color green (OK, so it’s way woo. Just roll with it!) And Olive green (to me all of your green loves are that color, or close) is the traditional color of peace.

    ‘I was tempted to take a picture but his eyes said “please let me finish my green drink in peace.” His eyes speak, I listen. That’s how it works.’ I can feel the peace between the two of you. Nice! : )

  53. winnie whispered:

    Dreamy gonna be one healthy puddy tat :)

  54. winnie whispered:

    Dreamy has been on my mind since yesterday…… are you sure it`s ok for him to eat avocados? Recently I have heard they are not good for animals although i live on an avocado farm and the various doggies who have lived here used to love to eat them…..didnt seem to hurt them…..anyways love and gentle hugs to Dreamy

  55. acimmonk whispered:

    Thanks for the tip, Winnie. I looked it up and this is what it said for cats:

    All parts of the avocado contain a toxin known as persin. It causes gastrointestinal irritation, vomiting, diarrhoea, respiratory distress, congestion, fluid accumulation around the tissues of the heart and even death. Cats may be attracted to the oily texture, but should not be fed avocado pieces (in salads) or avocado dips.

    Dreamy sends his thanks. :)

  56. Dreamy whispered:

    My new favorite food is carrots. That is all.

    dreamy-carrot.jpg

  57. DonnaD whispered:

    Good for keeping an eye out for the night dreamers….

  58. winnie whispered:

    Yes us night dreamers love to cuddle up to you Dreamy so you have to be alert for us :} ..I bet you`re excited about your new house… lots of love to you kitty dear xoxxoox..

    p.s. looking forward to seeing more photos of you

    p.p.s have you tried corn niblets ?

  59. Mother Superior whispered:

    My new favorite kitty is Dreamy. That is all.

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