The cats of 2025!

In 2025, Barry and I fostered 9 cats found abandoned, and got them adopted into forever homes.

We'll start with Meeko, a big kitten found abandoned, confused, and meowing at strangers in a housing estate. He's the first cat I tricked into the carrier on my own, and he proceeded to howl to the entire neighbourhood about it. He's now a lap cat who enjoys to lay down while snacking.

We had two single kittens last year. Whiskey, above, a rare pure ginger who is growing biiig, and Rocket, below, who is the youngest kitten we've had, at 4 weeks old, banana for scale. Kittens need extra socialization, and both have been adopted into families with other cat(s).

Carlos was our tragedy for 2025. Found at the same vacated housing estate as many of our rescues, he had been outdoors for a while and unfortunately contracted FELV and passed away. We didn't get him on time, and it haunts me a little.

Yuki is a much happier case. She lives to cuddle. Rescued from the same estate, she was fostered by Tony, who made the sensible decision to keep her forever. That's called a foster fail, which is a bad name for a wild success.

Cassia was found in the playground ready to go home with just about anyone. Other than being keen on aggravating her spay scar, she is a delight and is called Mochi in her new home.

Buddy, below, had some adventures in 2025, since he was adopted and returned twice! It turns out he's best suited to being the only cat in the house, and he's now living with the family who also helped us to foster Whiskey.

Simba was found on the street next to a shopping mall, and took a longer time to warm up to us, having been a bit traumatized by his neuter before he met us. He has now become a chonk, and is living in a lovely home in our neighbourhood!

Frida was our first calico cat, and also the first cat we had with just a tiny, wiggly lump for a tail. I think she is also a chimera cat, which you should look up if you're into nerdy science. In addition to her beauty, she is sweet and is certain that our bathroom has a portal to Narnia.

Let's close this with one more before/after of Rocket, because he is so cute! Look at that belly.

This year we had support, and it's been fabulous to grow our cat network and work with other fosterers.  Thank you to the Meownistry of Meow, our vet, our favourite vet nurse, and our foster friends for last year! 9 cats of the street, 3 sterilizations and 1 more shortly. You can also see the previous before/afters here.

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Navidad season in Spain

I went to Spain to eat all of the hams.No, actually I went to see Raed, who was very worried that I might eat these poisonous flowers. I don't eat random flowers much, but I have been known to poke prickly cacti.I also went to see Kevin and Andrew, but this is the best picture I got with Andrew. He's got globophobia.

Kevin and I were extremely festive and spread joy.

And scary skincare.

Andrew can poor Sidra like a pro while on crooked surfaces which is very admirable.

Just like these guys of yesteryear.Raed still poses for pictures Asian style.

And he knows where all the best views are.

I chose a hotel based on its view.

It had a bar for selfies, but I prefer sangriafies.

We admired to local architecture. Andrew showed us the closest castle. It was "closed", which suggests a more active monarchy than I expected.

And Raed showed me some Andalucian Moorish architecture. You can see the fancy pillar rocks hidden here.

I admired child pattern baldness.

And Marbella's concerning statue.

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Love Goodly, Pursue an Excellent, Not to give up you

From Hong Kong we took a day trip to Humen, China. When you tell a Chinese speaker that you went to Humen, they try to correct you, but they are wrong, because they forget that there are ~160 cities over 500k, and they don't actually know them all.In Humen, you can buy all the things that clothing comes from. "Balenciaba" fabric is sold by the bolt, which was too heavy to bring home. You can also get "Girl needs every girl", "Jil Sander, or "TongTouy" ribbon liner cloth.

All of the world's attacherators.

A whole area of glittery bits.

I showed great restraint, and only took the following samples, which are truly excellent. Now I can sew the yellow Canadian tire, min min, and not thing into people's shirts.

Thank you Toni for bringing me to Humen!

We rewarded ourselves with some spicy. Lots of spicy.

At first, I erred and tried to go to a bar that was too trendy: and this was the queue.

Luckily my second choice was much better, and I didn't have to tiktok about it.

It was approved.

Above, temples you can find in the middle of skyscrapers. Below, a large fire for the hungry ghosts at the market.

Of course, we dim summed properly.

Esther suggested that I buy this doll, but too scary. I think that I can tell from her forehead that she's smiling behind it.

On the way home, I visited the visa blue typhoon cloud blob sitting on a speaker. Which obviously makes you want to use visa.

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Flavour Barber, Sliming, and the Poto Love Club

Hellow Everybady, let's have some Engrish!

Spa menus are a common source of fun language. This one has Korean large bubble comprehensive care. Obviously K-bubbles are very trendy, but you should also remove all kinds of spots.

This menu has sliming, which I guess is the opposite of cleaning, and magnetic fork meridian treatment.

The hair collection place was also confusing.

But the good number plate factory is not Engrish. It's actually where you get your license plate made.

We did some leisure travel to the market. Many messages here: Busy chap, watch while walking, outshine others, and I am a man of freedom.

For anyone from 1980: Back to the Tuao to you, will fulfill them on great!

The panda looks tired to me.

This is the 2nd Archive Monter: It's Always a Eashdcr to HK With Ferends.

I nearly joined the Poto Love Club.

This back nearly Rickrolls you: Never Give Up Fantastic; We will Do our best never If the GE are many difficulties.

Don't forget to smeel the flowers.

There was a serious escalator refurbishment going on, but it felt fairly casual about it.

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