Savannah's Paw Tracks

12 Aug 2013

Monday Meowsie New…Cousin Leo and Sailing???

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

First, I thought I hit the “schedule” button with my paw as I was closing up last night…but nope! So I am a bit late this morning…oooppps…so here is my Monday Meowsie News…

Bet you can’t figure out what “Cousin Leo” and “Sailing” have to do with anything…right??? And nope, Cousin Leo has not become another Bailey Boat Cat…heh…heh…

First, I know most of you have found your way over to my Cousin Leo’s new blog…Leo Land SV. For those who may not know, Leo lives in what is known around the world as the “Silicon Valley”…that’s where like a ton of tech firms call ‘home’; so that’s what the “SV” stands for.

Leo has been having Dad Dave (DD) keep in touch with texts and emails and he has some photos sent along to make sure we know he is doing great. I have already shared a few, but thought I would put ’em all together in one place..

Yep, that’s Cousin Leo under that lump

His first photo shoot

Stretchin’ out after dinner

One of his safe places…linen closet

…and here are a few from more recently…

Catching a little nap

He luvs his schmousie!

Another nap…looks good on that blankie

On Dad Dave’s chest

So, Leo is really doing just great!

Now about the sailing part…Dad and Mom went to San Francisco, across the bay from where we live…to watch one of the races in the Louis Vuitton Cup which is part of the America’s Cup sailboat races happening in our bay this Summer and early Fall.

They watched the Luna Rosa team from Italy against the Artemis team from Sweden. The Artemis Team was a sentimental favorite as they had crashed their original boat in May, killing one of the team members from Britain. They had only 12 days with their new boat to get used to sailing it. For those of you who are interested, click HERE to learn why these boats this year are so very different from others used in sailboat racing…and they are HUGE…72 feet!!

It was a fabulous day on the bay…so I asked Mom to share some of her photos…she FORGOT her camera…these were all shot using her iPhone!!…

…the Artemis

Artemis

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Up on the foils

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Hulls in the water

..the winner, the Luna Rosa…

Flying at 40 mph!

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Passing Alcatraz

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Chasing Artemis

…a day on the bay…

Two mast schooner with 3 sails; Sausalito in background

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Our Golden Gate

Great day, wonderful weather…purrfect! Oh, and they bought t-shirts MADE FROM PLASTIC BOTTLES!!! Cool huh? And after they had lunch at an incredible vegetarian restaurant called “Greens“….yum yum…I know Rumpy’s human Jen and The Maple Syrup Mob’s Mummy Janey and Dad Chris would all have luvluvluv’d this place!!

Lastly, I was contacted by a really nice woman in the UK who is collecting data about the ways in which animal charities communicate with their supporters/potential supporters. Mom and I completed her survey to help her collect data for her university dissertation…here is the linky to a short survey if you are willing to help her with her project…thanks lots in advance!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P65WWMF

All that sea air and fun in the sun made me tired…

Paw Pats, Savannah

Posted in Savannah's Life Experiences and tagged cat recovery, sailboat racing, shelter rescue cat, special need cat rescue

09 Aug 2013

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Friday Frolics…And BLING!!

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

I have been having way too much fun this last couple of weeks seeing my Cousin Leo, Leo Land SV, off to his new furrever castle and then helping Basil and Mollie and Alfie make sure sweet MJ aka Mary got all sorted out with her diabetes and then gettin’ adopted…what a whirl wind!! I am simply exhausted!!!

…check out Cousin Leo…kickin’ back after snoopervising his Dad Dave getting some blog posts produced…Leo is following my lead for sure…keep the staff busy…take naps often…

But, I still have found time to entertain Mom. I even started playing with my old furriend Miss Squiggly Fuzzy! I have not played with this wand toy for a long time and now I can’t imagine WHY I stopped!

And then I have been really getting back to using my 3 Way Teleport Tunnel for just some playing and messin’ around with Mom and Dad…they like when I do that I know…

Something under here…

uummppff…oufff…

What? I didn’t do anything!

Now let’s get talkin’ about the BLING a couple of my girl furriends passed along to me this past week…

Oh Cat! Was I ever SHOCKED when I saw my name next to such pawtastic feline blogers…My BFGF (best feline girl furriend) Cathy Keisha passed the Bestest Kitty Blogger in the Cosmos Award to ME!! I have been watching others receive this award but never ever dreamed I might one day have it passed to me…I am so thrilled…(Savannah throws smoochies to CK…mwwwaaaaa!)

Next I learned that my dear furriend Nellie, from Cat From Hell, who is currently doing a global tour visiting furriends, took time to pass an award to ME!! I can’t believe she even had time to think about such things she is so very busy touring. Nellie…I luvluvluv you for thinking of me for the Wonderful Team member Readership Award.

Ummm…actually…I have this award in another form…so I won’t do all the things to accept it ‘cuz I already did them…but this one is such a pretty “Sun Face”…and I wanted to thank Nellie so very much…

Wishing everyone a pawvelous weekend…

Paw Pats, Savannah

Posted in Mental Recovery, Savannah's Life Experiences and tagged adopt adult cat, CAT PLAY, cat recovery, shelter rescue cat, special need cat rescue

08 Aug 2013

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Where Shall I Start…

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

Oh Cat! Where to start with such gratitude and humility and gratefulness….all those sin-o-gnimes….such a week…

So much to appreciate again

First , just in case you might not have heard…Mary aka MJ, in England, HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!!!!

Basil broke the news earlier this week…click HERE…

Now for the update on what is happening with the PAWSOME HOPE CHEST you all helped create for Mary aka MJ…and of course, this is the Project my Cousin Leo committed to as he “pawed forward” all the kindness and help and love he was shown from all of Blogville, Twitter Anipals and Face Book Furriends…CLICK HERE to read about his Project. And you can visit Cousin Leo on his new blog site Leo Land Sv…

First…50£ will be donated directly and specifically to the Blue Cross in Mary’s name to help her new Mom Helen with Mary’s insulin costs.

Second…one contributor to Mary’s Hope Chest specifically asked that their contribution be used to purchase Mary some lovely items from Mollie and Alfie’s Shop…so Miss Stella is going to make Mary, aka MJ, a special Nip N Nap Mat and she is making one for Mary’s new brofur, Jazz, too!! How pawtastic is that??!!!!

…just a photo of her new big brofur, in case you missed it on Basil’s blog post…

Jazz sleeping on Mary’s blankie

I hope to have lots more photos and information as time goes on…but once again...Blogville, Twitter Anipals and Face Book Furriends ROCK RESCUE!!! …

There are so many more companion anipals to rescue…I know our work never stops…but can we take just one moment to celebrate this pawsome rescue and adoption into a furrever home for a sweet black panfurr ladykit who stared her life so pawfully…and then has to live with diabetes the remainder of her life…Purrlease rejoice with me in knowing she has a life to live and her new Mom Helen has hopefully given Mary, aka MJ, permission to learn TWITTER!!!

Okey dokey…that’s as appreciative as I can possibly get so of course…I am so gonna join Pepi Smart Dog on his Thankful Thursday Blog Hop…click HERE…to read even more great thankful posts over the next week…don’t be shy…go back each day to read all the new ones…

I cannot forget to also join my pawsome furriend, Miss Jonesie, in her Thursday Society of Feline Gardeners report…

…on my garden…ummmm…well, maybe just a teeny report on “My” garden…not much going on right now…

Red Hibiscus..pawsome!1

Don’t know what it is…

But it is so lovely…

…and just to add some interest…I am reporting on my furriend Smokey’s garden, he is an impawtant member of The Kitty Platoon…Mom and Dad have been goin’ to visit the Kitty Platoon while their human staff are off on vacay….they have the most interesting garden…almost like the Katnip Lounge garden…

And here is their Emeritus Gardener…TOBY!!…

…ummm yep…he has his traditional Summer “mohawk” fur cut…it’s a bit hot and he is always outdoors…he has…(looks over shoulder…shhhh..)…out of litter box issues…BUT…he and his brofurs have a large garden with completely fenced, electric wired and other safety features…to create the most ultimate kitty outdoor safe zone…

Have a most Thankful Week…