Cow Parade project

I've been in the midst of cow projects for Austin's upcoming Cow Parade.  Freddie likes to lounge around under the cows.  It's a wonder she hasn't gotten paint or glue on her fur!

Visitors

Freddie's "cousins" are visiting this weekend: Astro & Pearl, two standard poodles.  SO, Freddie and her fellow felines are keeping a low profile.  Topaz ventured down the stairs a few minutes ago and set off the canine alarm system.  I'm guessing none of the other cats will attempt the same.  :-)

Lazy days of summer

This is how Freddie is spending her summer... napping.... changing position and doing more napping.  I'm SO jealous!

Long time to blog post...

Frederica is doing great.  She has a little too much interest in exploring the back yard and we have to watch her like a hawk, but she'll at least head back in the house when she's reprimanded.  Below are photos of Freddie snuggling with Molly's Sing-a-ma-jig thing.

April 21 trip to the Vet

Freddie weighed in at 13.5 pounds.  The vet detected a very soft heart murmur, so we had blood work done.  Freddie has no symptoms of anything and all of her bloodwork turned out just fine, so we'll just have to keep an eye on Freddie.

Weigh In

I finally remembered to weigh Frederica this morning: 13.5 pounds!  I'm working from home today and grabbed a photo of Freddie and Link stalking a squirrel.  Link wasn't happy about sharing such a tight space with Freddie, but this spot had the best view.

Recent photos of Frederica

Below are a few fairly recent photos of Frederica lounging in the living room (a.k.a. the piano room).  In the first photo, she's reclining in one of her favorite chairs right beside a front window that looks out onto the porch.

In the photo below, Freddie is cooling her belly on the marble tile in the entryway.  She can see most of what's going on in the house from this vantage point.

Another favorite spot is by the window near the piano.  There's lots of room for her to sit and get a good look out the window.  Molly very thoughtfully put a blanket there for Freddie to sit on.

Happy 1st Birthday, Frederica Chopin!!

Freddie is a year old today! Her nose is a bit dirty in the photos below because she slipped outside yesterday and spent some quality time in the back yard.  She started her birthday with her morning nummies with Vinnie.

Happy New Year!

Long time no posting!  I have photos and maybe a video to upload and will hopefully do so very soon!  In the mean time, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

The Sketchbook Project 2011 - update

It's been a while since I posted anything.  Life has been too FULL for blogging.  Below are a couple of bad scans of the sketchbook pages on which Freddie makes an appearance. 

Since my last post, the weather has gotten cooler and Frederica has gone NUTS!  In the morning after she's eaten, she races around the house and tries (sometimes successfully) to get Cupcake riled up & running around, too.  We have to watch the back door carefully after the dogs come in from doing their business outside - Freddie has slipped out a couple of times to explore the smells in the backyard.  She never ventures very far from the door and always comes immediately back inside with minimal provocation, but it's just a matter of time before she gets more adventurous.  She must not be the only Maine Coon going crazy with the weather.  There are signs up in our neighborhood for a missing Maine Coon who looks a lot like Frederica - same coloring, but younger.

Link is warming up to Frederica.  The two of them have been playing a bit here and there.  Unfortunately, one morning this past weekend they decided to play on the kitchen table and Link knocked Brianna's bottle of black nail polish on the floor.  I was NOT happy to clean up nail polish off of the tile before I'd even had my coffee!

Freddie desperately needs a bath and I'm hoping she'll have one this coming weekend.  We've been trying to brush & snip out all of the mats she's developed on her stomach near her legs before giving her a bath, lest the mats get worse.  Maybe if I get inspired, the bath will happen before the weekend!