A have purrfect holiday!

Some pics from Yule

Hello everyone! I just wanted to share a few pics of the cats from Yule 2016 with you. Here are the cats opening their gifts from family and friends ...

 (L to R clockwise): Midnight, Leo and Tabitha

Kiki is on far left

And, a couple of gifts which I received from lovely friends ...

Cat t-shirts 

Mermaid Light

Brightest Blessings!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

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A Visit from Santa Paws

Merry Meows all! Hope everyone had a wonderful visit from "Santa Paws!" Apparently, we were very, very good this year. Lots of Greenie Treats and cat toys to go around for all of us ...

 And, we even received a special Christmas card from our best buddies ...

 (L-R) "Acey" (the black lab), "Rocky" the cat (on Santa's lap), Punkin' (the beagle), and our BFF "Miss Sadie" (the basset hound)

We were so happy to hear from them! Mom says that their mommy is her very dear friend, Miss Judy. Judy took such great care of us whenever mommy and daddy went on their week-long trips with grandma and grandpa. We sure do love her and miss her lots. Next to our own mommy, she is the best!

Have a purrfect weekend everyone!

~ Mr. Midnight, Tabitha, Kiki, & Haley

Merry Yule from all us cool cats!

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Feline for Thought Friday

This week's "Feline for Thought Friday" is brought to you all by Miss Tabitha ...

Our Yule Cat Household!

Greetings everyone! Now that fall will soon be coming to an end this year, the cats and I thought that it was time to begin decorating "their" home for Yule.

Of course, Tabitha couldn't wait to claim the Yule tree and immediately decided to make herself comfortable underneath it ... even before I was finished putting up all of the lights ...

As usual, every year we adorn our Yule tree with nothing but personal items and meaningful ornaments such as all of our past and present fur babies' names engraved on their own individual ornament, family decorations handed down from generation to generation, and special gifts from friends and family ~ some are beautifully handmade. 

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Happy Holidays to all!!!

Wishing ALL A Very Blessed Yuletide!!

From all of us at Witch Cats Blog to all our dear friends!

Brightest Blessings & Merry Yule ~

Kim, Midnight, Haley, Kiki & Tabitha

Homemade Treats for Yule

With the sabbat of Yule approaching, we do not want to forget our furr babies. What do they love most in the whole world (other than us)? Well, treats of course! Here are a couple of sweet little recipes, one for cats and one for dogs, which you may wish to try. Special Thanks to our awesome vet, Eagles Peak Animal Clinic for these great recipes!
 

 Chicken Treats for Cats

1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, shredded

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/3 cup cornmeal

1 tbsp. softened margarine

While your oven is preheating to 350 degrees F, combine the chicken, broth and margarine, then add the cornmeal and flour. Knead the dough into a ball and then roll it out to 1/4 inch. Cut into 1 inch pieces and bake for 20 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Healthy Pumpkin Balls for Dogs

This snack is not only delicious, but it is also filled with fiber, vitamin A, betacarotene, potassium, and iron.

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

4 tbsp. molasses

4 tbsp. water

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

2 cups whole wheat flour

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cinnamon (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix pumpkin, molasses, vegetable oil, and water together in a bowl. Add the whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon to the mixture and stir until dough softens. Scoop out small spoonful's of dough and roll into balls on your hands (wet hands work best). Place the balls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and flaten with a fork. Bake approximately 25 minutes until dough is hardened.

(resource: Eagles Peak Animal Clinic Newsletter ~ Winter 2013)

How I spent Black Friday

As per usual, the cats & I spent Black Friday putting up the Yule tree and decorating the house. Naturally, they all had to immediately begin playing underneath it before I was able to finish placing the ornaments on ...

 "Hmm, it doesn't smell real..."

"Putting up the Yule tree is such hard work..."

After spending much needed playtime having fun playing together while mom attempted to finish up decorating the tree, the cats helped adorn the rest of the house ...

 Lloyd's of London's "Merry Christmas Mice" with cat

Christmas Cats

 Christmas Mermaids hung in our bathroom

Lloyd's of London's "The Night Before Christmas" tea light holder

Lloyd's of London's "Not a Creature was Stirring" cat & mouse

Gingerbread Cats in sleigh

And two brand new additions this year, two lovely Jim Shore pieces ...

And on that note, here's wishing everyone a very Blessed and "fun-filled" weekend!!!