10/7/2026 – Four Word Wednesday

Quint's ready to order © Colehauscats.com
Quint’s ready to order © Colehauscats.com

My chef is late.

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024 – Multi Visitor Monday
2023 – No post
2022 – Tessa Talk
2021 – No post
2020 – Few Words Wednesday
2019 – MultiCat Monday
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016 – Finally Friday
2015 – Wordless Wednesday
2014 – No post
2013 – Just a Wee Bit of News
2012 – No post

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10/5/2026 – MultiCat Monday and a Niblet Birthday

Quint, Viola and Tessa © Colehauscats.com
Quint, Viola and Tessa © Colehauscats.com

Well, it’s this special. And unusual. Seeing Quint and Tessa close together on Dad’s bed is normal but seeing Viola mere feet away and taking up Quint’s fort blanket, no less, . . . is not normal.

Let’s see. Mom’s upstairs vacuuming. Okay, that could be part of it, though Viola’s not afraid of the vacuum cleaner. Mom turned off the upstairs ceiling fan for the season, a fan Viola is a, uh, fan of. That could be part of it. Or could it be that all upstairs cat blankets are in the laundry?

: : Ding! Ding! Ding! : : We think we have a winner here.

And just as soon as Mom called out that the blankets were coming out of the warm dryer . . .

Viola likes her freshly cleaned blanket © Colehauscats.com
Viola likes her freshly cleaned blanket © Colehauscats.com

. . . Viola headed back upstairs to her favorite spots now adored with fresh clean bedding . . .

Quint and Tessa © Colehauscats.com
Quint and Tessa © Colehauscats.com

. . . while Quint and Tessa snuggled even closer on Dad’s bed.

“No need for warm blankets down here, Mom. We have each other!”

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Please join us to wish Viola a very Happy 13th Birthday today! Our Niblet has grown up. Happy Birthday, Niblets, far and wide, wherever you may be. We think of you often and hope you’ve become the very best cats as you can be. On top of a million kisses to you, another million Birthday kisses too! Happy Birthday Niblets!

Viola Niblet at 13 © Colehauscats.com

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024 – No post
2023 – No post
2022 – A Day with Viola
2021 – No post
2020 – MultiCat Monday
2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016 – Dear Niblets – Three Years Old!
2015 – Dear Niblets – 2 Years Old
2014 – No post
2013 – Ruby Spreads the News! Babies!
2012 – A Thumb-Sucking Deep Sleep

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10/2/2026 – Welcoming October

Viola welcomes October, 2026 © Colehauscats.com
Viola welcomes October, 2026 © Colehauscats.com

Viola helps us welcome October at long last. We’re fans of October, well, the 2nd half mostly when cooler weather, misty fog and the crisp smell of apples and wood smoke greet us each day. The 1st half of the month is much like September with the only exception being dusk comes earlier and the leaves think about turning color.

It’s this time of year when Mom remembers, as a young adult, visiting the state fair each year alone, where she once lived and looking forward to eating caramel apples and walking through the farm animal/agriculture/quilt buildings. Even now, some three decades later, she still thinks of that time of her life, when attendance to get into the fair cost just three dollars and those caramel apples were a buck. She saved hard earned dollars for months to go every October and she’s certain she’ll never forget those visits.

On the other hand,

Viola remembers to include her favorite toy © Colehauscats.com
Viola remembers to include her favorite toy © Colehauscats.com

. . . Viola remembers to include a favorite toy with Mom’s autumn-y decor because why not? We love that she’s never too far from her favorite green toy.

So, welcome October. We’re all happy to see you come along at last!

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2025 – No post
2024 – Four Word Wednesday
2023 – ManCat Monday
2022 – No post
2021 – No post
2020 – Around Colehaus
2019 – Wordless Wednesday
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016 – No post
2015 – Friday Fun Flashback
2014 – No post
2013 – Wordless Wednesday
2012 – No post

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