Tuomo-veli has a lot of energy for an old man - this wrestling is getting to be a full time job. Here I have escaped for a quick breather and I have claimed 'his' bed. I have to report it did not last for long and soon we were rolling all over the floor again. I am even feeling sorry now for poor AIla-sisko who growls and moans every time Tuomo-veli goes within 1m of her: he says he wants to play but she doesn't understand this, and his idea of play is often a full anaerobic work out.
We have more visitors coming, Englannista.... Äiti is trying to clean and keeps telling us that if we continue to leave our fur in every imaginable place in the house she will shave us. I think this is a joke. At least I hope it is.

This is the way to keep cool - to lie with one's curly bits exposed to the air. Here Stran-veli is also performing some gentle stretching exercises to keep his muscular body toned. Äiti says I should look carefully at his fluff as it is perfectly groomed, and she says mine has lots of tangles which I will not let her comb. I am a young cool cat, and it is definitely not cool to be brushed all the time !

I feel much better, and thank you for all your concern. I must have eaten some ruotsalainen kala maybe or Äiti did not give me the cleanest Finnish water. But I was well enough to take on Tuomo-veli and help Äiti sleep. She had drunk too much pukey coffee and did not relax - nothing to do with me biting her hand or toes all night because I wanted to be within paw's reach of her.

Voi, I have tummy ache and do not feel so good. Äiti has given me lots of cuddles after a bad and stinky visit to the litter tray. She left us alone this evening and poor Harris-veli was locked out on the balcony. He is very spooked. And now Tuomo-veli wants to play with me which is not ideal for a pikku kissa with a bubbly stomach. Life is hard for us.

Äiti managed to get up so she did not waste the morning snoring, and gave us cuddles and attention. Harris-veli slipped into her bed instead! It was not quite so hot so I played a little more too. However, perheni were still very lazy and Tuomo-veli and I have not had a good wrestling match for a couple of days. He has a new bed - he says it is his because he is always in it, which is not fair as he should share. But it is not easy getting him to do so.

What lovely hot weather. I have been out letting the sun tan my whiskers and perheni has been asleep for most of the day (including Äiti). However this picture is misleading - I do not have a 'hangover' and am not a little catnip junkie kissa! I strongly deny this - it is Aila-sisko who has a hint of an addiction, if any of us do, I just like to make sure the plants are doing ok and sniff any new toys that appear thoroughly. It is very unking that Äiti takes this photo when I am alseep and dreaming of fluffy flying giant pink mousies.....

Again we have been roasting in the clear, bright Finnish sunshine and not wanting to do very much. Äiti put me on mosquito killing duty but it was too tempting just to keep cool. As usual she had her camera with her which was not very funny.
Also, not very funny, it was V-day for perheni. Äiti kept this secret but it was time for vaccinations. Everyone was very good and said they did not feel the needle, but I saw Stran-veli and Tuomo-veli being bribed with treats. Harris-veli was the most hissy I have ever heard him and ystävämme eläinlääkäri said he was a wild English cat which is very funny as Harris loves belly tickles when he does relax, and is just very scared.
Lewis-veli has become very brave recently and he is keen to visit the garden, but Äiti thinks he is too scared to dash out. Well, she hopes that is the case. Here he has managed to climb higher than any of us - we were all very jealous.
Tuomo-veli had a shock when ystävämme eläinlääkärisaid his teeth showed he is ten years old! He is an old man cat. But Stran-veli is also this old so I shall not be rude. And Tuomo-veli is very playful, and strong. He sits on me when he pins me down and I have to use all the slidiness of my long fur to wriggle out. I wonder what his life was like then, and if he did have another family once ? He does not say - hän on suomalainen mies.