Friday 1 January 2016

Welcoming 2016!

Adapted from Instagram #2015bestnine
Today's the day we start to use the new 2016 CB weekly planner which has a star of the cats' blogosphere featuring every week.



Guess who's the star of the first week?
It's my pal Cody from Cat Chat with Caren and Cody!

Modesty forbids that yours truly should boast that he is included in this illustrious line up around about the end of May ...... like week commencing the 22nd  ...... though, of course, I haven't actually looked! ;-)

Thank you to everyone who went to the trouble of sending Christmas cards (e-cards and snail mail) and even gifts. This was most unexpected as we didn't send out very many this year at all, but rather we wanted to use the dosh saved to help worthy causes. (Truth be told, The Staff was suffused by languorousness - not sure if that's a word, but it will be from now on. The OED has been informed!)

But we do want to wish everyone a very happy and healthy 2016 full of treats and scritches and belly rubs. And we pray for humans to wake up and smell the catnip! 


We are linking with Athena and Marie for their Caturday Art blog hop


40 comments:

  1. Happy New Year! We hope 2016 brings everything you need and much of what you want. We're not sure humans ever will "wake up", though.

    Purrs and peace.

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  2. Cody is rockin' the calendar! Happy New Year from all of us!

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  3. Happy New Year, Austin! Hope it is a great one for you. Mom is using her planner too!

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  4. You are as fabulous in 2016 as you were in 2015 Austin!
    Happy Mew Year!

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  5. Happy New Year! We will be looking for you Austin... always! Great collage.. :)

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  6. Austin we love seeing so many of you. A very Happy and Healthy New Year to you and your Mom. Have a good one.

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  7. Happy New Year Mr. POO ! & your Mommy !!!
    I wish you & your mom have a wonderful year + healthy
    Lots of love
    xox

    Mr. Poot & Mom

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  8. What a wonderful new year's collage. Happy New Year to you (and your family, too), Austin! Hugs!

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  9. Happy New Year and best wishes for 2016 ! Purrs

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  10. We love your collage at the top of the blog. Austin, M just thinks you are so very very handsome. You are such a shinny black. Happy New year to you and your family. We hope 2016 is full of good health and happiness - then you have everything! Love you buddy.

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  11. What a great idea on posting your IG "Best Nine"! I may copy you and do that too! You really did pick some great ones to include in your collage. Hope you and your mum had a nice New Year's Day today! Ours has been very relaxing, not doing much.

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  12. Oh, Austin. May sounds like a wonderful month to adore you. Cody made a great start though. We are now wondering about two things. a) Why don't we have a calender? And even more important b) Why aren't the best Finnish girl cats included in this collection??? Mom has obviously failed in one of her main fields of responsibility.

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  13. Hope you have a grand new year at your sea. Score one for you for getting in the calendar too.

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  14. Prof. Austin....today a spot on a coveted calendar....tomorrow I expect to see your handsome self on Cat Fancy. We love your collage!
    Hugs and happy new year
    Madi your bfff and mom

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  15. That is a lovely collage, Austin. I like your starry night. My mum is running the 2015 calendar with the 2016 one for now so she doesn't miss seeing my friends.
    I haven't looked either of course, but I have heard that there is a good page for the week commencing 17th July.

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  16. Happy New Year! We know the calendar is pawsome! We're in it somewhere too.

    The Florida Furkids

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  17. We hope you have the happiest of years, dear furriend.

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  18. Happy New Year! We already started using the calendar!

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  19. Happy 2016, Austin! I think we're in there somewhere too.

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  20. Happy and healthy 2016! Great photos! XO

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  21. Happy New Year, Austin and Mom Caro. Thanks for reminding us about the CB Calendar. Mom has promised to get all the impawtant dates written into ours this year. She promised the same let year. That lasted about a week. May 2016 be your best year ever. Love from your friends, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Mom Janet

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  22. Haaaa!!! Happy New Year Dear Furiends!!! Thanks for the shout out!!!!! I am not too modest to boast that I was in the calendar!! The way it turned out, TWICE in 2015 (but I know that was a mistake), because I was in February of 2015 and then the last week of 2015 heading into 2016! But I am happy! Love you guys....my lame Mom who says we have no money, only sent cards to the kitties that we got them from. We didn't mean to snub you....we are just broke lmao!!! Thanks for being such a good pal! Love, Cody xoxoxo catchatwithcarenandcody

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  23. Hope 2016 finds you happy and healthy. Happy New Year.

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  24. Happy New Year Austin,We didn't send many Snail mail cards either but we did do lots of ecards,xx Speedy

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  25. Austin we didn't do cards and gifts and stuff this year either although it seems EVERYONE ELSE did! Hope you and your family have an extra good new year though - we're hoping for a KINDER 2016 with a dose of fun and good health thrown in for good measure! HAPPY NEW YEAR.

    Hugs, Sammy

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  26. Happy New Year, Austin!!!

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  27. Happy New Year Austin and Mom!!! Love your Art!
    Luvs
    Marty and the Gang

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  28. Happy New Year! Love the art and planner :)

    Purrs xx
    Athena and Marie

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  29. Cody iss a kewl kat!! An wee luv thee Dailee Planner idea...LadyMum has been usin one since her College dayss over 25 yeerss ago. Shee has NO xcuse fur missin anyfing, mew mew mew.....
    Wee did not send out a lot of cards fur same reeson Unccle Austin an were surprized wee got so many anyway....
    **nose bumpsss** Siddhartha Henry xxxx

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  30. We love your artwork, Austin...I think I love everything with you in it :D Cody looks great in the calendar and a good way to start the new year with. Here come more Pawkisses for a Happy and Healthy New Year :) <3

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  31. What a wonderful collection of photos to kick off the new year.

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  32. Happy New Year darling Austin. I made mommy crack open the calendar as well and saw Cody first off. I know I'm in there somewhere and I DID look, but it has left my mind where. xoxoxox

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  33. Love that collage of you Austin, you handsome Mancat you! Happy New Year to you and Caro, may you receive your heart's desires with ease and glory in 2016!

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  34. Congratulations on being in the Planner! It looks rather lovely - I'd love to see where you appear.

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