Furry Monster!

HELP!!!! I'm being attacked. Geddit offa me! NOW!

Can anyone guess what it is that is encompassing Austin's head?

It's just your friendly neighbourhood (faux) fur trapper hat come to cosy up!

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benign, be-nine  - what Austin will be after he be eight

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Tigger

A couple of folk have mentioned that they don't know who Tigger is or much about him, so I thought I would give a brief resumé of his story.

Just a few months after Austin came to us, he started going outside and it wasn't very long before he brought this little tabby home. One day I heard Austin scratching at the door and when I opened it there was my tuxie with the tabby both looking up at me and they were obviously about the same age and the tabby obviously had Austin's permission to come in! Since that day they have been great pals .. sort of!

We (eventually) called him Tigger and he made himself right at home!

I first blogged about this in May 2008, but you can read here about how their relationship developed. It was obvious he was not a stray. Someone wanted this kitty! However, despite asking questions around the neighbourhood, we have not discovered to this day who he belongs to! He just turns up (not every day, but most!) and eats some food and often just goes out again, but sometimes he wants to hang around.

Sometimes they have a face off! (Actually they are about to hug!)

Sometimes they just chill (not that often!)

But mainly Tigger just likes to eat!

As you can see he makes himself right at home and has grown into a fine (huge!) kitty

AND he's quite happy on Austin's pink blanket!!!

They have known each other well over four years now and they get up to all sorts of mischief! We have to be careful though, as Austin is a bit spiky at the best of times and he needs to be sure that everyone knows who is the king of this castle!

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Giveaway - For folk living in the UK, there is a giveaway going on over at A Tonk's Tail …. If you would like to win some stuff from VetVits in the UK, now is your chance to enter! You have until Saturday night! Go here to see!

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cocktail, cock-tail - what Tigger does in front of the crocosmia bush

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Watching the world go by!

See that over there?

Black sheep is a bit like me.

Stands out in a crowd!

Me and my shadow!

Someone's always pointing the finger!  Cool though, isn't it! Some cats cast a long shadow and Austin is definitely one of them!

BTW Austin is also featuring today over at Coccolino's My Mini Pet Pig. He is pretending to be cute whilst napping on his pink blankie. Something he is very good at when the mood takes him. Go over and say hi to Cocco. He is quite special :)

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dewdrop, dew-drop? (interrogative) - question asked to a clumsy person

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Austin the poet!

One thing's for sure, there is no doubt,

she often forgets that I am out.

When this happens, I have no choice,

but give her 'the eye' and lift my voice!

Come on old dear and let me in,

it's the only way to stop the din!

Pick yourself from off the floor,

And open up this flippin' door!

First I'll have a bite to eat

And then kip down and get some sleep.

But hark! I hear the dulcet tones

Of that darn tabby, Tigger Jones! 

He's on my bed and stretched out nice!

No doubt he dreams of birds and mice.

So there's only one thing that I can do

to show you all what I think of you! 

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carbuncle, carb-uncle (noun) - a starchy male relative who's a bit of a drain 

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Awardaholics Anonymous!

It’s Austin here. Don’t get me wrong, I love awards, I really do! But to receive an award with cupcakes on it ……? Where’s the tuna? That’s all I’m saying!

Errr thank you Dr Tuxedo!

This sweet award has come to us from three (yes three!!) different bloggers:-

Nellie - The Cat (who's not really) from hell

Willow from Devoted to Willow

Katie and Cocco from My Mini Pet Pig

Thank you all very much :) If you don't know these guys then please pop over to their blogs and check them out, soonest.

It was the magnificat Alfie of Mollie and Alfie who originally devised the award and I think it is fair to say that a fruit cupcake is what he is!!!  Now I believe we are supposed to pass this on to five other sweet blogs, so here goes ….. 

Kjelle Bus

Spitty the Kitty

Mr Black

Katie & Glogirly

Brian's Home

If you have already received this, then you are obviously doubly, or even triply, a fruit cupcake! Nuff said ;)

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design, de-sign (verb) - to intentionally, purposefully, knowingly, wittingly and consciously take down signs

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The Austin Syndrome!

Tigger suffers from the rather distressing condition called Austin Syndrome! It is characterised by feelings of impending doom and the fear of the imminent paw thwack and neck bitey. 

Scene: The summerhouse on a cool and showery October day.

"Is he coming?"

“Ok, I shall take a nap!"

“He could still be coming!"

“Room for a small one?"

Tigger takes solace and succour where he can!

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succour, suck-er (noun) - any cat-loving human with a lap, who is just about to go shopping, do chores, or cook a cordon bleu meal for twenty

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