Saturday, May 30, 2009

Cat's fur to make kitten britches


There's more than one way to skin a cat?! 

That phrase may apply to cat fish but not to Maine Coon cats.
There was no skinning done here, despite what it looks like.

Jemima certainly finds molting revolting; however, it was time for her to shed some excess winter weight in the form of fur.  There was fur everywhere, and the pile in the photo is not representative of all that came off of this one cat. It's amazing that we got such a huge collection of mats & fur, yet the feline still looks remarkable fluffy after the extensive grooming process is over. If only we could think of something worthwhile to do with this mound of fluff (the fur or the feline?) we'd be in business. For fun, I decided to "Google" various uses for cat's fur.

Wow! There are many wacky things one can learn from a little research. This lady who lives in CO found a way to recycle her cat's fur.  She spun the fur into yarn & knit a sweater. I wonder if dander is a problem, or if she sheds when she wears the sweater. Fleas? Hmmm... I also wonder if she gets cat fur on her fur sweater if she holds her cat while wearing said sweater. You'd never be able to tell.

There is another woman in SC who uses chatangora (cat hair yarn) to make adorable handbags. Really! I am not spinning a yarn. She even has her own business aptly named Catty Shack Creations.

I wonder if anyone has come up with a use for hairballs? We get plenty of those, too. I don't think I'll spend any time researching that topic. YUCK! :-(

'Mima's fur found its home in the trash can. Nobody in this house knits.


Monday, May 11, 2009

They are still my little girls...



...and he's still my little boy! 
(I MADE him pose this way -- he was afraid he was crushing my legs!)

What a nice, relaxing Mother's Day I enjoyed. I received nice cards, flowers, a lovely bracelet that Millie made,  a coupon for a mani-pedi outing, & lots o' XOs!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Visit from the Boyce Boy!

Things on Raleigh Court have just not been the same since Nathan moved to T-Town... :-(

We were so glad that he stopped by to visit us, even if it was only for a few hours. I'm glad that I had plenty of red hots on hand!


Friday, May 1, 2009

The long and the short of it

Our house is a hairy home -- between having long-haired cats and long-haired girls, we vacuum often, keep lint rollers handy, and we pour through the shampoo & conditioner. Despite the hairy situation, we like long hair.

Change is good. Right? But not too much change.

Liesey decided to have her tresses trimmed after "Alice in Wonderland" was finished, but the requirement was that it still had to be long enough to go into a bun with minimal effort. Her mane could be shorter, but not TOO short.

Here's what the ballet bun looked like before the hair appointment. It kinda looks like a giant Cinnabon minus the gooey glaze.


"BEFORE"

Debbie at "Article" was the stylist chosen to cut Rapunzel's hair. :-)
Snip, snip here. Snip, snip, there...
and lots of hair on the floor!
The new 'do is about 8 inches (or more) shorter than
the old one, and there are a few light layers in the
front. There wasn't quite enough hair cut off to
donate to Locks of Love, but all that hair did
make a nice contribution to the garbage can.

The "AFTER" photos: