Follow 5 Friday

Hello everyone! Welcome to another addition of Follow 5 Friday. Once again, I have 5 great kitties to introduce you to. I hope you enjoy their stories, and of course, make a few new friends while you are at it.

The first guest this week is MysticDaCat. Mystic is somewhat new to twitter, but has jumped right in with all four paws, has been leaving his mark.

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

Mommy works with a rescue called Colorado Furbabies as a foster mom and does some transportation too. When she found out the rescue was getting a litter of kitties she begged Daddy to let her get one. He said yes, but said he would like it to be a black or grey kitty. Mommy was a little worried, the litter was reported to be Siamese. When the transport person (Susan) called Mommy to let her know dey was close to Denver she asked Mommy if it was ok for her to take a kitten that was in its own carrier, that it was a sweet little all black kitty! Mommy was so excited! I been with Mommy and Daddy ever since! Meow!

What do you call the humans you live with?

Mommy and Daddy

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

Well, I like to meow at Daddy a lot! Sometimes I will just meow for no reason at all. Mommy says it can get pretty nerve wracking, but all she does is pick me up and love on me, mol. I yell at mommy and daddy when they are in the shower, I don't like it when dey in there!

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

I am either a Burmese or Bombay kitty, mommy isn't sure cause they is very much alike. I is only about four months old. Mommy has recently given me title of Head Moth Muncher! She hates those moths and lets me eat all of them I want! I has two brothers, they are puppies. Dingo is an eight month old Blue Heeler. He is very nice to me, even tho he is always nom nom on my head and he slurps me and rolls me in da dirt. Wilson is a black lab mix, seven months old, possibly mixed with Great Dane Mommy says. He is not real smart, but is very sweet! I is also on Catster if anyone wants to look me up:

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

well, I gots to say my brothers: @Dingodadog and @Wilsondadog, dey is good guys, even if dey is dogs! mol! @FindMyDog - posts listing of lost pets from all over US. @PomegranPenguin he is funny guy! and last but not least, @shannonseek, she is cool and groovy lady with cat named Percy!

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The second kitty has one of the coolest names ever. He’s also new to twitter, but HenryTheCat2002 has been reaching out and making pals all over the place.

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

I do not remember my first family too well. They thought I was an adorable kitten and loved me. I even had a leather collar. Then I got big and demanding and that I guess wasn’t so cute. Anyways, one day they moved and left me outside. The nice people in the apartment building used to feed me, but no one took me in. So I started wandering around. I found another apartment to hang out at, but it was hard- I was always hungry and tired and I am so gentle I had to hide from the bully cats!

One morning (at 6 am) I was sitting on my butt in the middle of Moorpark St, a very busy street at that. My mom came out to get the paper and saw me (she didn’t know she was my mom yet). I saw her and she looked nice so I ran to her and bum rushed myself into my new Home! I had something to eat and lay down and fell asleep for 5 hours! Then Mom told a lie to Daddy. She said she was going to find me a home, but I could tell she was in love with me so I got to stay! Now Daddy loves me, too. Oh, and my new home came with 3 brothers and a sister! Happy Endings do happen!

What do you call the humans you live with?

They are my Mommy and Daddy. Did I mention how much they love me?

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

I LOVE to talk. I talk all the time. I talk to myself at 3:00 am and wake them up. I like to sit at closed doors or get on top of the fridge and howl. I climb on the bathroom counters & “speed bag” and scratch the mirrors and also the shower door. Mom says she hasn’t slept through the night since I got here (August 21, 2004 my new birthday). Oh, and I also love to bite and chew things like cell phones and remotes. Did I mention how much they love me?

Is there anything else you would like your Twitter pals to know?

I am a big boy at 21 pounds. I am so gentle that people might think I am dumb, but I’m not. I like everyone, especially the birds outside the window! I am very relaxed, and could have been a good therapy cat. I am grateful to have such a great home and siblings! I have to work on the demanding attention all the time thing, but usually just can’t help myself.

Recommend 5 of your Twitter friends to our readers:

I am still pretty new to the twitter thing, but I have to say everyone I have met has just been warm and friendly and made me feel welcome! It’s pretty hard to recommend just five friends, but here goes: @JavaTheCat @YoungMrFudge @MizzBassie @TotallyLamont and @ThatStripeyCat.

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Next we have my friend MedusaJ. I haven’t known her very long, but I do know she is a very sweet and thoughtful kitty.

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

My mum saw me in the window of the pet shop. I was hiding in the corner of the cage and all the other kitty's were playing. She just had to take me home.

What do you call the humans you live with?

There's Mum, the Dad and the Minidude

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

I like to launch myself at the venitian blinds, they make a massive racket and bend outta shape. My Mum says she despairs of me!

Is there anything else you would like your Twitter pals to know?

I'm scared of my own shadow, love chasing spiders and runnung like a lunatic around the garden.

Recommend 5 of your Twitter friends to our readers:

@sootyboo, @Dunkin_the_cat, @MonkeysBrother, @TheGreatNoodles, @CokieTheCat

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Mulder(top) and Scully

The final two cats today are housemates. Mulder_Cat & Scully_Cat don’t always agree, but as you will soon see, they compliment each other quite well… *snicker*

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

Mulder: Way, way back in the last century…

Scully: It was 1999, you fool. Practically this century already.

Mulder: Let me tell this, will you? Scully and I were living in this tiny little house in Brooklyn, N.Y., with five other cats, three dogs, and a ferret. The owner’s granddaughter apparently had a soft spot for critters. Alas, she also had a soft spot for recreational drugs and was doing a stretch in the joint when her grandpa had a heart attack and had to leave his house. Kings Highway Cat Rescue had exactly one week to re-home everybody.

Scully: Yeah, that was pretty stressful. And your mom was still living with us.

Mulder: Ah, dear old Mom. She was a holy terror. I wanted out. Anyway, one of Staffpurrson’s co-workers knew Kings Highway, and his previous employer, a little tabby named Thai, had passed over to the Rainbow Bridge, so he was looking for some new employment and decided a two-kitteh firm would work well. So he got invited to the house and had his pick.

Scully: I immediately knew that this one was a keeper. Big soft mushy heart, eager to please. A real pushover. So I jumped up on the kitchen counter and walked right up to him and gave him a cheerful “meow.” He said, “I like this one, she likes me already!” Whotta sucker – I greet everybody like that. Of course he’d realize that too late.

Mulder: I was a little more reluctant. OK, a LOT. Staffpurrson said he wanted a boy because two girls don’t get along as well -- like me and your momma – and I was the only boy. So they chased me around and eventually cornered me, and I squeaked. Yeah, squeaked. He thought that was funny and said, “I’ll take him, too.” Smartest move he ever made.

Scully: It’s a good thing he was determined to get adult kittehs, because we were both three years old at the time. But Staffpurrson always says, “Kittens are like bundles of fast-twitch muscles with pins attached, and you never know what you’re gonna get.” He thought they’d know better with us. More fool, he.

What do you call the humans you live with?

Mulder: We call him Staffpurrson. Because he does our bidding.

Scully: Actually, I do most of the calling, especially when he comes home at night. I hop up on the table and meow incessantly: “Dinner! Dinner! Dinner!”

Mulder: Yeah, I don’t actually talk that much to him. I just whack him on the face with my paw – gently but firmly – when it’s time for him to get up. Occasionally I’ll mess with him with some nonstop calling and make him guess what I want.

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

Mulder: You’re assuming there are things we like to do that don’t drive him crazy. If they didn’t drive him crazy, we wouldn’t do them.

Scully: I like to interrupt his Internet browsing by hopping up on the computer desk, circling the computer, and meowing at him. Even if it’s a full three hours before mealtime.

Mulder: I like to knock loose objects off tables. Broke three drinking glasses that way before he outsmarted us and bought Tervis Tumblers. If he leaves anything on the bathroom counter, I’ll knock those into the sink until he comes and turns the tap on for us. And I always wait until he’s just about to go to sleep before I insist on playtime. He can be lying down and watching TV or reading, and I won’t bother him. But the second he actually tries to go to sleep – that’s when I want to be petted and skritched.

Is there anything else you would like your Twitter pals to know?

Mulder: I have a blog: http://muldercat.blogspot.com. I plan to post in it every day. I hope my pals will read it and be amused. I expect Staffpurrson to make it work. Scully will be an occasional guest poster.

Scully: Yeah, I prefer to maintain a certain air of mystery. Can’t do that if I’m always blabbing about this and that and the other.

Recommend 5 of your Twitter friends to our readers:

Mulder: Wow, that’s tough. Who hasn’t been recommended already? I’ll include a comedy superstar -- @sockington – and his acerbic Gal Friday, @pennycat. Also: @frugaldougal because he’s all about charitable good works at his #pawpawties;

@jessicakorman, who is my virtual staffperson away from Staffpurrson; and

@henryandfriends, who offer nothing but love and affection to everyone they meet.

Scully: I’m particularly fond of @katieboocat, @KM_Zencat, @Dixie_Belle, @ladycat3, and @Manxington. And about 300 other tweeters I’d love to mention!

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Well, there you have it folks. Five great cats, with plenty of cattitude to go around. Have a great Follow Friday!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Henry

Follow Friday

Hello everyone! This week I have a very special Follow Friday, with only two guests. It’s all good though, cause mom explained to me what summer was like and how busy our humans can be. I’m still hopeful that I’ll be able to continue to have and maintain Follow 5 Fridays, just like OscarTheCat intended.

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My first guest tonight, is a very computer savvy kitty named Little Isis, whom you may know as Purr2Dream on twitter. Here is what she has to say…

My name is Little Isis, and I am a House Panther. I am the second-to-youngest Purrie at Purrchance To Dream.

I get to go to work with my human, Not The Mama, every day at The Wren's Nest, which is a retail gift store - so I am a shop cat by day and a holy terror by night!
Here's my answers to your questions, let me know if you have any more questions. I attached a collage pic of me, because I couldn't decide on just one pic!

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

I was found by the dumpster in the alley behind The Wren's Nest. I was very tiny, and Not The Mama thought I was about 8 weeks old, but the vet said I was more like 4 months old at the time! I have been very tiny and petite ever since, and the vet said to NTM not to worry about me being small, that's just the way I am!

What do you call the humans you live with?

We call him Not The Mama, or NTM for short. Sometimes when I am mad at him, I will call him "fatman"

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

I like to scratch at the apartment door right after NTM has gone to bed and sing the "I wanna go to work NOW" song, even though I know it's the middle of the night and we only go to work in the morning!

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

I'm on Facebook, too! Search for "Little Isis" there and befriend me!

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

@HotMBC @Dunkin_the_Cat @RosieandCheeto @ArtyTheCat @CunfuciusCat

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My second guest is fairly new to twitter, but has a sister most of you will recognize as a long-time twitter friend. I’m not going to spoil his fun and tell you who though, after all, it’s his story. Friends, if you haven’t already, please meet @ACatNamedHomer

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

My meowmy @crazycatladie got me from the SPCA. I wasn't a kitten and she still picked me! I was given up after my original families home was foreclosed.

What do you call the humans you live with?

Meowmy and Daddy. They treat me like I'm their child and spoil me rotten. I love them very much

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

I love jumping on kitchen counters and climbing in! I also enjoy meowing randomly for no reason!

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know

My sister is @TerrorKittyDuff. At first, she wasn't all that happy about my presence but after a few days we now play and nosetap each other.

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers

I'm still new and you all are wonderful! The following friends I've become close to

@beaglelover1200 @MizzBassie @fuzzypigz @TheGreatNoodles @Manxington

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Even though my list is a little light today, I would like to remind you that both Little Isis and Homer recommended five of their friends to us. And, knowing these two like I do, I’m going to go right now and make sure I know the friends they listed.

REMEMBER… If you haven’t done a Follow 5 Friday survey yet I would love to hear from you. It’s a great way to introduce yourself to new friends and/or tell your old friends a little more of your story.

Thanks for stopping by,

Henry

Sorry about the Bold. Blogger will not let me fix it... I have fiddled with it over 30 minutes with no luck...

Follow 4 Friday

Sorry the list is up a little late this week. Between Mom starting a new job and all you cats out there starting your summer schedules, things didn’t fall into place as quickly as they usually do. It’s all good though, cause we have four great cats to share with you today.

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The first kitty this week is my new friend Batacoda who just joined twitter a couple weeks ago.

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

I don't remember alot as a young kitten. I remember me and Sistah comming to live with Two-Legs at a young age. I always thought Sistah was my real sis but I've been told that she is actually my adopted sis. I guess I was orphaned at a young age and sistah's mom adopted me into her litter and helped raise me. Knowing this now, I wish I had the chance to thank her.
*sniff* After me and sistah came inot Two-Legs lifes we slowly watched more of the crew join. Now we out number Two-Legs! There is 5 of us and only 2 of them Hehehe.

What do you call the humans you live with?

Humans? is that what they are really called? I've always known them as Two-Legs. I didn't know they had any other names. I learned something new today. >.<

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

I have a box addiction. I simply can not help it. I see an open box I HAVE to jump in. It doesn't even matter if it is empty (I always can make room for me to fit) I also like to talk. Not the wimpy little meow meow (like rest of crew)

But Meeeeooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww Meeeeeooowwwwwwww Two-Legs keeps saying
something about part siamese. that's funny cause I don't see them hooked
at the hips. Sistah says they mean me. I looks around all the time but no
one is hooked to me. So I don't understand.

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

I am new to twitter so be patiant with me. I love to explore but I hate
hate HATE the outdoors. (my blog explains my adventure with the Harness
*shivers* )
I'm not as strong as I appear to be, (I'z scared of everything. Including shadows. Sistah says Duhhh Baty you is color of shadows you'll blend right in)
I want everyone to know I was the FIRST of my crew to get onto Twitter! :D
The rest will prolly join eventually but I want it known I was the first Hehehe.

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

I'm still very new here. Here is a few of the tweeters that's been helpful and very nice to me.

@ArtyTheCat @Petiethecat @MishkatheCat @Megumi_N_Seimei and of course @Quadpawd

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My next guest, Rosy the Cat (queenrosy) is also fairly new to twitter. Did you take a good look at her photo? Doesn’t she have the cutest pink nose? I’m gonna give that girl a nosetap someday…

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

my cat-mom and her sister were feral cats dat lived in the yard my hu-mom shared with her naybor auntyc who fed them. our cat-moms had us 7 babies within a few days of each other. they took care of us as best they could until we wuz 6 weeks old.. they hed to keep moving us around and hiding us in safe places in the bushes as there wuz other cats and dogs and whild animals around.

my hu-mom used to watch us kittens playing in the yard and she kneow i wuz her kitty right away, and that my name wuz Rosy. i didn't know her then, and I wuz just happy following my best furriend and brother Georgie around .. i wuz always one kitten tail behind him and we hed lots of adventures climbing and jumping.

when we got a bit older and our cat-moms were bringing us to the food auntyc put out, two of us were adopted by auntyc.. and that left 5 of us kittens with our cat-moms. my hu-mom wuz getting worried about helping us before we got too big, so she made a cosy little house out of a cardboard box and put it under the stairs where we could access it. then, one rainy day all 5 of us kittens got in the cosy little box to keep warm, and my hu-mom new that wuz the day she would need to take action to help us. she picked up the cosy little box and we all slid down to one end wondering what wuz happening.

our new home wuz my hu-mom's bathrom and she let us graduly get used to her and our new home. she made us a new cosy home with slats in the side so we could look out at her and still feel safe. my hu-mom and auntyc found nice homes for my sister the siamese, and for my little orange furball male cousin. that left me, george and cousin dolly.

my hu-mom saw georgie and i wuz inseparable. so she knew then she would keep both of us. dollypuss had someone who wanted to take her to live a long way away .. a nice lady but my hu-mom and her decided dolly could not go as she wuz too young and too wild and could die of shock during the trip .. so that's how me georgie, and dolly came to live with my hu-mom.

after i got over my initial scare, i liked my hu-mom right away and wanted to smooch all the time and the othe kittens looks at me as if i wuz crazy but i knew she wuz my mom

What do you call the humans you live with?

mom, mum, ma, or silly muvva when she does that silly dance to make us stare and wonder if our hu-mom hez gone mad.

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What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s) crazy?

my favorite wuz to sharpen my claws on our old couch.. i would look at mom and ping it like a violin. all of us cats could walk along the bottom of that couch without touching the floor. mom got rid of that couch when we's moved and she got a neow special couch we dont like, so now i just bang cupboard doors and see how many doors i can get open and into.

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

my best furriend and broffer georgie died before he wuz two years old and we don't know why, we think it wuz cat lukeemia. he didn't come in one night and even tho mom left the little cat window open all night for him. she kneow it wuz bad when he didn't come in as he wuz sucha cuddle bunny.. mom secretly called him 'cuddles' altho he didn't like to be called that in front of us girl kitties. next morning mom found georgie's purrfect furry body laying in the yard - she said his kitty-spirit had gone to live with the kitty angels. mom cried and cried and auntyc helped her dig a hole in the garden where he could rest in peace forever. dolly watched the proceedings but i could not and waited inside. i missed georgie alot as we played together all day, licked each uvers face, and we always had each other's back. i still miss him sometimes when i play with mr. stick which wuz his favorite toy too.

after georgie died, i unexpectedly found myself in the top cat position. it wuz a big job as we had alot of cats and animals coming through our yard, and my broffer had been well respected with the neighborhood cats. i took my job very seriusly and corageously faced any stray cats coming in to our yard.i had a big challunge one day with a large gray cat twice my size that wuz howling in a bush in the corner of ours yard. i stood my ground and stared it down. as if by a miracle, Blackie, one of Georgie's feral cat friends dropped by, and sat next to me to help scare off that yowling cat. i wuz greatful to Blackie as i wuz a little bit scared of him myself he wuz so big and strong and handsome too i must say.

we moved from that house over a year ago and now dollypuss and me are indoor cats. i miss going outside and tell mom that i really want to go out .. she said its not safe for me to go out here because of the big black road. she might build me a cathous to play in but i really want to climb the tree jmore than anything. mom said she will talk to the kitty angels and see what can be done about it. mom always says that if we ever we need help, we can ask the kitty angels and they will help us

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look after the house while mom is at werk getting money for teh cat food. i spend my days watching the birdies and other goings on outside the widnows, and have an occasional game with dolly puss, I don't play with dollypuss much as I'm the boss, and so i prefer to practise my scare tactics on her, but mostly i just wait for mom to get home to play with me.

my favorite toy is a little piece of sheepskin called 'mr fluffy'. i made mr fluffy by ripping him off a big piece of sheepskin. i also love chasing mr stick.

i luv meowing my new anipals and twitter furriends. most of all i luv mom.

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

@JavaTheCat, @YoungMrFudge, @Wildycat, @joeybeancat, @circuskitty

and many more wonderful anipals who twitter

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Our next guest share her twitter account with her human at stwood1953 my friends it’s the ever sweet Tabitha Cat…

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

When I was a little bitty baby cat, maybe 3 months old, I was left on my own with no one to take care of me. I tried to make some friends with some big cats, but they did not want me around. Fortunately, a nice human saved me from the other bully cats and found me a new home with the mama person I live with now. I was so scared at first because I did not know what was going to happen and when I got to my home as soon as the door to the cage was opened, I went running right under to oven. However, Mama Person came for me and make me feel real special and safe.

What do you call the humans you live with?

I call her my mama person because she has been a mama to me but she is not a kitty- she is a human.

What do you like to do, even though it drives your human crazy?

My favorite thing to drive mama person crazy is to jump on her back then roll around and make myself comfortable. I have been doing that ever since I was little. Mama person always complains that I dig my sharpies into her, but she always lets me stay up there for a minute or two. Another thing I love to do is to stomp on my mama person and lay on her arm so she can only pay attention to me and not the big glowy thing that sometimes shows animal planet.

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

Oh, just that I am a cool, fun loving kitty who loves to be brushed and combed.

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

@rumblepurr was one of my first anipals.

@pccam introduced me to the anipals and #pussycatisland

@BuddyThePuggy He is a cool and funny dog friend

@ZachRabbitt Is a good cook and funny bunny

@ flicka47 another cool anipal who was among first anipal friends.

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My forth and final guest is the lovely MizzBassie, who I must admit, this kitty (Henry) is crushing on a bit. Isn’t she beautiful?!

How did you find your forever home? (Or how did it find you?)

Mommy's friend's kids brought me to her because I was sick. They made friends with me but couldn't adopt me because their father is allergic. They found a home for me but I ran away from there and came back to them. Later, a neighbor lady told them she had seen that human kick me. Mommy took me to her vet and it turned out I had a diaphragmatic hernia from that kick. I was very sick and the vet wasn't sure I would survive the surgery, but mommy said go ahead, because if I didn't get the surgery I would die for sure. I was just a tiny kitten, I weighed two pounds. Well, I survived the surgery and came to live with mommy and daddy and my baby step-sisfur Little Bit.
And I'm still happily here almost five years later.

What do you call the humans you live with?

Mommy and daddy. And I have many other admirers, too. Everyone who knows me loves me. I am a little careful at first, and who could blame me, with my experience with that bad human, but mommy says I have an amazingly sunny disposition for a kitty who went through all the stuff I went through.


What do you like to do, even though it drives your human(s)
crazy?

I've trained my humans to adore everything I do.

Is there anything else you would like your twitter pals to know?

I live with step-sisfurs Little Bit and Frangi and step-brofur Rufus. But I'm the spokescat for the household.

We think I'm a Maine Coon cross because I have "the chin" (my vet says) and the fur and because I used to jump in the sink and beg for running water all the time until I got my water fountain. I _love_ my water fountain.

I love going for walks with mommy, but if we walk too far or if I get scared, I meow to go back home. I am a great huntress and kill all lizards and bugs that make it into the house. I love getting combed,
which is a good thing, because I have a lot of fur; Little Bit helps
with my grooming, too. And I love sitting in mommy's bags. I leave her lots of fur so she can remember me wherever she goes.

Recommend 5 of your twitter friends to our readers:

musumusu - that's Musubi, she's a well-rounded cat from the San Francisco bay area

MainlyCoon - he's a cool Maine Coon mix from Down Under

FelineUnit - a British jellicle cat. That's what they call tuxedo cats there.

bewareofthecat - a cat with Kattitude with a capital K

jazzydacat - another UK girl who loves fun

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Well there you have it, my feline friends. I hope you either learned something new about your old friends, or possibly made some new ones.

I would also like to add that I know everyone is a bit busier in the summer (more sun puddles to chase), but I hope that doesn’t stop you from participating in future editions of Follow 5 Friday. It’s a great way to introduce yourself to other anipals on the twitterverse. It’s also a great way to share a bit more about yourself without the limitations of 140 characters per thought.

It’s easy to participate, just answer the questions you saw here today and email your answers to catswhotwitter at gmail dot com. I would love to hear from you and maybe help you share a bit of your story.

Thanks for stopping by,

Henry