A tale of six Kitties

“A TALE OF SIX KITTIES” Our custom photo calendar from JONQUIL JUNCTION featuring our rescued cats, is ready to be printed!!! Each month features one of our cats and tells that cat’s own story below! PRE-ORDER now for special pricing, to reserve yours click on this link and comment on the pinned post or send us a private message through our FB page www.facebook.com/jonquiljunction ! It may seem early, but printer need four weeks production time, so I need to order by October 15th!
Individual pricing:
1-$9.50 each +$2.00 postage
2-$9.50 each + $2.00 postage
3-$8.50 each plus $4.00 postage
As a special offer to those who would like to use OUR calendar as a Fundraiser for Your Rescue group (perhaps your group is unable to produce one) we WELCOME you to contact us for special discount pricing for 10 or more calendars. Private message me for details.
All of my cats, (and dogs) have been spayed by a mobile unit that travels our state offering this service and I very much appreciate all the volunteers and Vets who help with this large problem across our country!

 

 

Let me in!

Since Lonesome can't knock to let us know he wants in, he paws the glass, rapidly and furtively until someone hears the squeaking noise and investigates!
Still TOP CAT.( and knows it!)

Celebrate Fall with Pumpkin bread

                                  Special Pumpkin Bread

1 box yellow cake mix
1 sm. box vanilla pudding mix
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 large eggs
1 15 oz can pumpkin
1/2 cups chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cups cinnamon flavored chips (optional, but recommended )


Combine cake mix, pudding , baking powder and spices.
Add pumpkin and eggs beat well, fold in chips and pecans.
Bake in a greased bunt pan at 350* for 45-50 minutes till knife inserted near center comes out clean, watch closely after 45 minutes, don't overcook.
Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove to wire rack and finish cooling, wonderful with coffee just like this or sprinkle with a dusting of powdered sugar to serve for dessert .

Newest project on the farm............

My husband and grandson have a new project in the works,  and as is typical around here a lot of planning and building are going on before we get to the actual project............ which is going to be raising Homing Pigeons.
Curious as always the cats have been overseeing and supervising the work :)
Marmalade offers her thoughts on the project below ........................


 "This is nice, I like it"

 

"What do you mean, it's for the pigeons?

We're getting pigeons? Oh yum!"

Y'all come back now ye hear???

Dog Days........................

Summer may have been a little (ok a lot) late this year, but here we are in mid-August and it has arrived right along with the dog days, just like it always does this time of year.
It's hot, it's humid, it's terribly dry. The dogs are lazy, the cats don't know if they want to be out or in, and last night we killed a 4' long Rattlesnake with 10 rattlers, trying to get into the pet bunnies cage.
Yes, the dog days have arrived here in the Ozarks for sure!

The phrase dog days typically  refers to the sultry days of summer.
Historically it goes back to the Greeks and earlier referring to the time of the year the 'dog star' was in the sky.
In ancient times Dog Days were popularly believed to be an evil time when "the Sea boiled, the Wine turned sour, Dogs grew mad, and all other creatures became languid; causing to man, among other diseases, burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies (frenzies)." according to Brady’s Clavis Calendaria, in 1813..

In our neck of the woods, when we refer to the "DOG DAYS" we just mean a time of year when the dogs are 'dog tired' all the time, the cats are more lethargic than usual and the snakes shed their skins making them even crankier than usual!

What's your favorite way to pass the Dog Days of August??