purr-fect valentines

“I want to wrap you in my paws

and hug with all my might,

then snuggle close beside you,

cuddling all through the night,

and in the morning whisper

tender purrs by dawn's first light.

I'd like to do that lots and lots --

let's start right now, all right?”

Today is special not just because we are your Valentines ..

It is also our ‘gotcha’ day!

Birthday toasts all round as we are 4 today!

Being Mr Bingley

Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure:

that of being the ultra cool Mr Bingley ...

... after all, as Oscar Wilde once said "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken".

 You can tell a lot about a fellow by the way he drinks and why not lap from quality cut glass (I like to share Mrs H’s glass though strangely I don’t think she feels the same).

My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. 

To take time out to breathe.

A cuddle makes the heart young again (and mine certainly is!)

Admittedly, I am prone to a spot of dreaming! Well, that chap Bob Dylan said 

"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours"..” 

(I like that, but not when it comes to my brother)

It’s raining so hard outside so I have no choice but to focus my activities indoors. 

Roll on Spring, are you ever coming to this part of the world?

Winter came a bitin ...

And then the snow fell!

We watched it from the window...

Bingley and Darcy

.. we sniffed the chilled air but didn't venture out ...

(until we were plonked outside by Mrs H, and then we quite liked it!)

... look closely ...

and you can spot Mr Bingley heading your way ...

Mr Darcy testing snow depth ...

Mr Darcy

 ... with his first fresh paw prints ....

Mr Bingley

... on route to check out that Alabama pot ..

Haven Garden

  

... our neighbour's car.

Henley-on-Thames

... Mrs H walked out for bread and milk ....

... then we had a family outing in the park so we could all revert to childhood ..

"In the depth of Winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible Summer.. "

~ Albert Camus

Toes and Fur

I am contemplating my next move...

To hide, or not to hide....?

Mr Darcy 

He says ...

"I'm contemplating hiding, yes hiding

And no one knows where;

For all they can see is my 

Toes and my fur..

And I just heard someone

Say but, darling, he must be

Somewhere or other ......

 ... Then "Wait!" they cried 

"I think that I see Him.”

So I purred out aloud.

And here I am...”

Wishing all our lovely blogging visitors happiness in 2013

We look forward to sharing with you....

xxxx purrr xxxx

2013, welcome

The Haven household enjoyed a restful, happy little break over the festive season.

Thank you for dropping by.

Present opening was enjoyed by all

(and some even more than others)

 Dad and Mum

... inspecting their new ipad on Christmas Day! 

After all, it is never too late to embrace what technology can offer 

(..the many wonderful blogs, for example!)

Dad (and if he reads this he won't like me divulging this) is 90, but age is no matter. 

He and Mum are well up for using the latest technology!

This year, Old Mr Thames flooded his banks .....

.. so much rain...

the boundary between river and flooded river bank impossible to detect.

Hello Mr Swan, can you guide us ... where should we walk?

We visited The Savill Garden which is free during the month of December.

A spot of walking during an unusually dry spell. 

2 hours of bliss. 

Mr Darcy and Mr Bingley

“May Light always surround you;

Hope kindle and rebound you.

May your Hurts turn to Healing;

Your Heart embrace Feeling.

May Wounds become Wisdom;

Every Kindness a Prism.

May Laughter infect you;

Your Passion resurrect you.

May Goodness inspire

your Deepest Desires.

Through all that you Reach For,

May your arms Never Tire.” 

~ D. Simone

our idea of Christmas

Hello dear fellow bloggers!

Here we are wishing you all a most happy and peaceful festive period ... 

Darcy and Bingley 

(preparing the tree, in their own special way!)

N-O-E-L, out come the decorations. 

The little fairy is over 90 years old and much cherished

(haven't indicated this to the boys because they would probably try and bite her head off).

Bingley assists (not) with decoration assembly!

Present wrapping?

get in there..!

Mr Bingley shows what he thinks of a spot of festive cookery ...

(the tail of disdain)

Guest bed: warmed by a feline welcome.

(see Mr Darcy by the pillow, with Mr Bingley in front)

"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?" 
- Bob Hope

she said... then we said

She said...  "Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be using our PC by candlelight?" 

We said... "yes, let us embrace your technologies ”

But..  she went forth (she spoke in her sleep of travel and much work)...

When she returned we insisted ... allow us to show off ourselves  with our dear Blogging friends even be it with a mere candle to light the PC...

[2 weeks spent negotiating rain, PC access and asserting our feline presence over mere human ones]

Darcy  and  Bingley

Another wet day: "You go,.. No, You go...."

Mr Bingley amidst the PCs

Bingley

working at 5 AM?! "I forbid you"

Bingley

Sunday Morning - More like it....

Bingley

"Give that PC a break..."

Mr Darcy (and Bingley behind)

"Cease the PC and focus on ME"

Bingley shows how coffee breaks are done...

Darcy

says... place a bum on it!

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up". 

~Mark Twain