Oranges?

Kitties!

Well, to satisfy certain Inquiring Minds, we'd like to report that Mommy picked the oranges, too!

A great big bucket...

...and another HUGE tub--over 60 pounds (27 kilos) of oranges in total.

And just as well, it's probably gonna hit the freezing mark any evening now.

Now you might think "Those aren't oranges, they're GREENS", and you would be correct; they will turn color within a few days once they get indoors and warm up.  Most of them are destined to be sliced and dehydrated--Mommy enjoys a couple slices in her ice water daily and occasionally she throws a couple in her smoothie to give it a citrusy tang.  Since they are all organic with no insecticides, sprays, or wax on the peel they are good to consume completely!

Oh, and one more thing, the most important one, actually: 

We got nip!  

Salem's whingeing lament did the trick.  Here Kona is enjoying a nice nippy bib rub...boy was she wrecked!  Daddy grows some mean greens.

Happy Caturday!

XX  The Greens, The Oranges, and KonaKitty  XX

Wordless Whitesterday--Nip Edition

Kitties!

Happy Whitesterday!

XX  Baked Bibby  XX

Grayce Gone Wild!

Kitties!

Mommy exaggerates.

I would never go "wild".*

See, here I am, sedately reposed on the crinkly paper, covered in nip.

No wildness whatsoever.

Calm, cool, and collected, that's me...even sniffing the strangely-shaped toy that Mommy so evilly thoughtfully dipped into the silvervine jar not a hair's out of place.

hmmmm.

It appears that I have silvervine all over my paw.  Better tidy that up pronto.

::licketty lick lick lick::

oooooooooh, head rush...

And that's my secret, pals--couch lock!

I'm too silver-stoned to get silly.

heh heh heh

Happy Thursday!

XX  Grayce  XX

*except for my crazypants post-pooping gallop, that is.

We Have a Winner!

Kitties!

Salem here.

Please excuse the fact that I look a little fuzzy, earlier I was doing this:

...helping Mommy finish processing the nip!

I'm reclining on the cut open bag, enjoying the hallucinogenic heady scent.

Mommy sifted it to remove the stems, and there was nip dust all over the counter. 

 Mommy wiped off the counter with her hands and rubbed them all over our furs, so our coats were most excellently nippercized! 

Things may have gotten a little rowdy.

But it didn't last...because we had to pick a winner for our bag o'nip giveaway!

We counted up the entrants and asked Daddy (our Extremely Random Number Generator) to pick a number.

And the winner is:

Texas, a Cat in New York!

ConCATulations!

Texas, email us (katniplounge AT gmail DOT com) your snail mail addy and we'll get your package off in the mail right away.

Happy Tuesday!

XX  Salem  XX

Meezer Monday!

Kitties!

May Ling here.

The other day I was hanging out, grooming...

*dee dee dum dum dooo*

There, that last bit is finished.  Better put my tongue away!

Finally.

The creams are clean, the browns burnished, and the Oranges are...well,...um,...rats!  They're spit-shined too.  Time to relax.

Wait a minute, what's this? 

Do I smell nip?  Did Daddy put nip on the ESS?

YES!!

He did! 

I don't care what they say, our Daddy is a Good Egg.

If I cup my paws just right I'll be able to concentrate the nippy aroma to previously unreachable intoxicating levels! 

*sniiiiiffffffffffff*

"Picture yourself on a boat on a river,

With tangerine trees and marmalade skies..." 

(Thank you John Lennon)

Kitties, this is the best way known to Catdom to relax from a hard day of snoopervising, keeping tabs on your evil enemy sister, and ordering the staff around nicely requesting attention. 

In fact, I'm starting to feel very very sleepy... 

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Happy Monday!

XX  May Ling  XX

Weedy White Cat Wednesday

Kitties!

Sweet Pea here.

I got into the Cat Weed today!

 wha?

Do I look a little baked to you?

 Dudes, I am WELL DONE.

Daddy helped me out with the munchies, he gave me a dot of 1/2-n-1/2 to lick and a pile of chopped up ham to eat.

 If you biggify, you can see the ham!

Or what's left of it...heh heh.

All that eating tired me out.

 Uh Oh...Couch Lock!

I'll use the succulent pot for a pillow.

And stretch out my toesies.

AAAaaaaaaahhhhh.

Kitties, Life is Good.

Happy Wednesday!

XX  Sweet Pea

Wordy Wednesday

Kitties!

Somewhat Sober Salem here.

I want to thank you all for weighing in on the Nipervention Issue.

Without exception, you all voted a resounding "NO!"  for any need for me to get help with the Nip.

In fact, many of you were interested in the Nip and Valerian Root on offer here, as well as the quantities available.

Kitties, I'm here to tell you, it's a Feline Amsterdam at the Katnip Lounge!

heh heh.

First up, the Valerian Root.

As you can see, Mommy bought us a whole pound!

Originally, Mommy purchased some Valerian on a suggestion from Whicky Wuudler, hoping it would make her irresistable to Scouty.  The idea was she would hold it and warm it up in her hands, and Scouty would come in for the smell and Mommy would be able to stroke him.

Of course this never panned out.  Scouty is either non-reactive to Valerian or just plain too wiley for Mommy.  (We're voting on option #2.)

Valerian smells like really stinky feet.

At least to Humans.

About half of us LOVE it and half of us are "meh" over it. 

One thing we ALL love is CatNip!

This is our favorite dried brand.

We go bonkers over this stuff!  In fact, we like to attack and play with the cardboard packaging, too.  It smells delicious and it's purrfect for serious fang perforating.

And we have several patches of fresh Nip.

Since it grows (almost) year-round here, Daddy keeps it clipped and doesn't allow it to go to seed.

This stuff is Da Bomb!

Kitties, I hope I've answered all your questions, and we all hope that your Humans get busy and give you some NIP! 

 Right now.

XX  Salem

Intervention Time?

Kitties!

Salem here, and I have a confession to make.

I am a hard-core Nip Addict!

And Valerian Root, too.

I ask you, is that so bad?

And is it really even my fault?

I never even HAD the Nip until I came inside last year.

Here I am, hanging out in the Yellow Bedroom, checking out the new rug and facilities when Daddy appears with the Nip Jar and the Valerian Container.  He put a pile of each on the floor.

Kitties, Daddy is a Pusher!

I tried to resist...

...but in the end, I gave in.

Sometimes, your brain cells overrule your better instincts.

So, I rolled in the Nip, and then I hit the Root.

My pupils got so big I couldn't look at the camera!

Oh wow, Man!

After rolling some more, I settled in for a huge bathing session to get all the Nip out of my furs.

::lick lick lick::

As you can see, I had a lot of washing to do...

Total Coverage!

And then it was time to stretch out and nap off the Nip.

Kitties, do you think I need a Nipervention?

(Please say "No"!)

Happily Yours,

Salem  XX

Sweet Pea Saturday

Hi Kitties!

Sweet Pea here.

hee hee...Yesterday KonaKitty thought I didn't get any nip...but she was wrong!

I got my own private Nip pile out on the Catio--thanks Daddy, you ROCK!

I made sure I had a few good toys on hand...

Hmmmm, this candy cane, kickeroo and a couple of mousies shoud be enough...

...and then I went crazy on the Nip!

WooHoo!

I had a huge silly session, and then I slept it off.

Gotta be fresh for suppertime!

ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


So Kitties, don't worry that I was left out...where there's Nip, there's Sweet Pea!


Oh...and in the last picture from yesterday's post there are eight kitties...didja count correctly? It's OK if you didn't...there WAS a lot of nip involved! hee hee...


Have a fun Saturday, Kitties...


XX Sweet Pea

NipFest Friday!

Kitties!

It is I, KonaKitty!

I have some excellently FUN news to report.

Daddy picked fresh Nip and Mommy cut it up with scissors and gave us PILES!

Of Nip, that is.

It was my job to alert the troops.

I looked Left...


...and looked Right.

Hey Salem...where is Everybody?

Salem: Well, Me and Felix are hanging on Mommy's desk. We know Mommy will get to us and give us our own private nippin'...she's good like that. Plus, Felix has to guard these Very Important Papers from flying away.

OK Salem...I'll go check the bedroom...

WOW!

The troops already found the Nip!

The Baby: Kona Kitty, you had better RUN! There are nip-crazed kitties ALL OVER in here! I'm staying safe up here on the high-boy. Mommy gave Me a lil nip pile of my own earlier. I came in to watch the fun from a safe spot.

Scouty: I am Unimpressed by your Nip offering, Mommy.

Furthermore, your afternoon Rum cocktail seems to have impaired your ability to focus the flashy-box clearly.

heh heh.

KonaKitty: I followed The Baby's advice and took cover at the base of the Cat Tree.

Felix decided he had to come and join the fun. He said the heck with Mommy's paperwork.

Sweet Pea was sound asleep...she missed the whole Fest!

That's OK, more Nip for the rest of us!

(how many of us do you see here?)

And there's always more Nip tomorrow...

Kitties, I hope you got some Nip today, too!

XX KonaKitty