Gerald would more than willingly come into the house at any time. It’s Samantha who is tricky and yet, it’s Samantha who has to come in real soon as we approach the expected date of 8th February for her delivery. It could be earlier too. Every time, Gerald will come in first. Samantha will just…

Google says: The Chinese carp has numerous symbolic values within Chinese culture. The carp is a powerful symbol of strength and perseverance. The scales and whiskers of the carp resemble that of a dragon, a great symbol of power in China. Every CNY, purely for fun, I try to take a carp photo with our cats. …

Gerald is doing to the Monsters exactly what Ginger had been doing to Indy for years now – annoying and mocking the other party from behind the safety of the grille. Is it a ginger cat thing? Who takes the bait and get irritated by it? Robin. Robin absolutely cannot stand it. It makes Robin…

Today was another successful day of getting Samantha to come in. This is all part of the big plan to get her to feel comfortable inside our house so that when it’s nearer to her date of delivery, we want her to come into the house to have a safe place to deliver her kittens.…

Last week, I received a forwarded message saying that firecrackers are banned for Chinese New Year by the authorities. I totally agree with this ban.  Firecrackers are dangerous, loud, noisy, unnecessary and it frightens animals and small humans. But for the past 2 days, I hear horribly loud firecrackers, especially tonight. Why aren’t the authorities…

Ryan and Jayden play with doggies in their maternal grandparents’ house!! This is Ryan with Money. Money is the boys’ great grandfather’s dog. This is Lucky. Lucky was chasing Ryan. Jayden was chasing Lucky!! Lucky is the boys’ maternal grandparents’ dog. Lucky!

When you are asked your age, just give your Chinese animal zodiac, you cannot get it wrong by 12 years!