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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #23 on: December 19, 2015, 10:03:57 AM »

Love the video :Luv:

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #22 on: December 17, 2015, 09:30:13 AM »
Too lifelike for my liking Sue :D

Although I don't encourage it, what can I do other than enjoy it. It isn't as if there is any point telling a cat off? :D

Absolutely none.  Especially because quite often, your smile gives the lie to the whole waggley finger thing.

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #21 on: December 17, 2015, 09:16:19 AM »
that is so cute, she isn't even causing trouble!

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #20 on: December 17, 2015, 08:55:38 AM »
Too lifelike for my liking Sue :D

Although I don't encourage it, what can I do other than enjoy it. It isn't as if there is any point telling a cat off? :D
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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2015, 06:43:52 AM »
 :evillaugh:  An unusually lifelike Christmas bauble...... ;)

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2015, 01:19:44 AM »
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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2015, 12:24:58 PM »
The words "cat" and "christmas tree" should never been in the same sentence let alone putting the articles in the same room  :doh:
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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2015, 10:46:00 AM »
ours goes up tonight,can't wait!

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2015, 10:29:52 AM »
 I don't think I will be able to relax until the tree is down again. She often plays with one of her squeaky mice or catnip toys and makes lots of noises doing it - meowing etc - yesterday, I was 'resting my eyes' in the afternoon when I heard her out in the hallway making a commotion. It makes me nervous at the best of times, but yesterday I heard a rustling sound as well as her cries. My first thought was that she was caught up in the tree. I dashed out into the hallway, only to find her 'killing' a mini cracker she had taken from the tree!  :evillaugh:
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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2015, 08:21:50 AM »
Aw Mark - am loving the photos (except the bauble broken on the floor of course)   :shify:

So far the gurlcat kittens have batted the odd bauble, explored the tree (which stayed standing) and stole a lower bauble.  I'm amazed really.  Love that Ingrid claimed her own toy.  :Luv:

Stuart - good to see you post again.   ;D

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2015, 21:16:38 PM »
Thanks everyone. I'm back, bu won't be on that much - so much to catch up on!

We bought some fabric decorations on Sunday. Ingrid is still knocking them off and even claimed one  :evillaugh:


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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2015, 08:23:22 AM »
Hey Mark, good to see your back  ;) then again, you may have been back for a while, as I seem to be the one with a busy schedule nowadays
But I'm always lurking in the background tho  :shify: obtw, Robbie has absolutely no interest in the Christmas tree, just looks at it for
a second then keeps walking.... He's a strange one :evillaugh:
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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2015, 00:18:24 AM »
What a shame Mark, obviously your OH is as cat obsessed as you :evillaugh:
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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2015, 10:46:54 AM »
Love the pics Mark  :)  She is a beauty  :blow kiss:

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2015, 10:09:16 AM »
oh that is lovely, I got some lovely things from an Austrian Christmas market once but no idea where they ended up

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2015, 10:05:53 AM »
We still have a photo of the bauble intact. OH was in Basel for a meeting and it was bought in a christmas market. his was when it was on the bedside table at the hotel. :) http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn224/MarkB_014/bauble.jpg
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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2015, 09:59:17 AM »
Oh what a shame about your lovely bauble!

Although, she does look ever so gorgeous in the tree  :rofl:

At least you still have one, mine was up and down again within 24 hours because my monster kittens were determined to chew their way through the bulbs and wires  :tired:

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2015, 09:52:08 AM »
oh mark she is lovely though so you have to forgive her!  we are putting up our tree tomorrow so we will see!

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2015, 02:32:38 AM »


She is gorgeous.  :Luv:

The hoolies broke a glass ornament last Christmas, it was 60 odd years old. They also broke a Wedgewood angel, but I managed to glue it back together.
It's very sad when special baubles are broken.

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2015, 01:37:38 AM »
Very sad about the baubles but she is gorgeous  :innocent:

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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2015, 00:58:57 AM »
EVERYTHING is a game to her. I think she is going to be the eternal kitten. She is still tiny. When I reached in to grab her, my hands were fair game and also took a battering. Luckily the lights are LED but I am worried about her get tangled in wires.

RIP cat bauble.
« Last Edit: December 14, 2015, 01:09:53 AM by Mark »
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Re: Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2015, 00:31:53 AM »
Re. Post Mortem, it is definitely dead :rofl:

Anyway there is nortie tortie in with the tabby, what do you expect? :naughty: :rofl:

P.S. Ingrid is very beautiful :Luv2:
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Cats and Christmas Trees
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2015, 00:07:24 AM »
We have never had much of a problem in the past, but this year, Ingrid has been a nightmare. She keeps climbing up in the tree and knocking the baubles off. Our best one, a hand painted one OH bought in a Christmas market in Switzerland a few years back was the first victim. All glass ornaments have been removed and we ended up buying fabric ones at a craft market today - shame as we had some nice ones.

https://goo.gl/photos/uSUsMeefV8SWZYVT6 Just before bauble was killed
https://goo.gl/photos/Qp65SrfLydRssQkU9 Post Mortem

https://goo.gl/photos/Sa2Ra5yNsYU5yajE6
https://goo.gl/photos/mFHzpXKoTzLpmXRs8
https://goo.gl/photos/qJC2pHuMUrHSJ1Xi9

« Last Edit: December 14, 2015, 01:00:08 AM by Mark »
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