Tuesday Evening

Much activity out there, I see, in cyberspace. I can tell that you furry friends in the Northern Hemisphere are cozied-up inside! It is summer here, long days, warm weather and, as is usually the case, more human activity out-of-doors and away from home - the parks, the beach, boating on the harbour. It is not bad, but leaves less time for regular cyber-activity. I have been sleeping much more lately, and more often, anyway; long, deep and dreamy slumbers of the golden years. Sometimes my human has to wiggle me to make sure I'm still alive; I think I might have given her a fright a few times, but I do love my long sleeps!


Speaking of things golden, I have been generously awarded a golden rose by Momo, who has helped her family put up a beautiful Christmas tree, looks after her new brother Pinot, is currently entertaining Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth I, stars in CCSI I and II, and, might I add, has a fabulous blog. Thank you, Momo! Following suit, I would like to give one to Momo-cat, with whom I was blogging for months before finding out that all of you were out there in cyberspace waiting to be friends, and with whom I stumbled and discovered all of the essential blogging know-how (and still am!) Also, I would like to give one to Lacy Lulu, a dear dog who has been lovely to us all.


I have finished my shopping and now have the perfect outfit for the CCSI cast party at Hearst Castle tomorrow. I had some trouble fitting into it, and it's the best I could do at a pinch with these testy machines I've got to work with, but here I am. (because of my age, I have decided to go in black-and-white, for effect, and, of course, as Roscoe will tell you, we cannot really see much colour anyway!)

The last issue I would like to bring up this evening is ANIMAL TESTING. Yes, the big, bad words, you heard correctly. My humans are against it, and my owner does all of this research all the time to make certain her beauty products have not been tested on critters and that the eggs she buys are from free-roaming chickens. Well, that's all well and good, but I have really been after her because there are some products that I really wouldn't mind testing, in fact, if you have any of these products, or would be so kind as to write to the manufacturers of these products, please let me test them: chocolate - any kind, any kind of dried beef snack, chips, biscuits, canned fish, roast chicken, lamb shanks, cold cuts/small goods, and let's not forget those cook-at-home pizzas!