Vaccination Visit at the Veterinary Clinic

Hey!

I haven't posted in like 2 weeks, sorry about that.
Anyway, last week, we took Curly and Blitzy to the vet for their annual vaccinations. Joshy is only due in November so this was a girls' trip. ;) Blitzy was a lot more calm this time, sort of how she was when she was a kitten. So, I think she is over her last traumatic trip to the vet.  The vet says that Curly and Blitzy are in perfect health, just that Curly has to come for a dental appointment soon. Her teeth are healthy but she has a lot of tartar!

There is now a resident cat at the veterinary clinic, her name is Pepsi. Blitzy's nickname is Peppy and this cat kept coming when I was actually speaking to Blitzy. I guess Pepsi and Peppy sound alike! Pepsi is so inquisitive, she tried shoving her paw through the gate of Blitzy's carrier and that was not received well! Pepsi is really very curious and naughty too, I have a video of her pulling "Thank You" cards off the bulletin board in the waiting area! I've uploaded some photos too.

Okay, I've finished my eagle sketch! I'm happy with the end result. :)
This is sort of an early birthday gift to my brother, Caleb. You can take a look at the photo.

God bless,
Sele'ha Mikhaila Dhew

Here she is, trying to befriend Blitzy

Pepsi is naughty

Curly and Blitzy

How cute? 

Joshy can't even drink some milk without his sisters smothering him.

Blitzy inspecting Curly's sofa for some reason.

I just thought this was a lovely photo of Blitzy 

A pair of birds on the deck railing

Joshy, Blitzy & Curly

I'd appreciate it if you don't use the photo's of my sketches without proper accreditation and permission from me. You can find my email address on my Google+ page. Thanks for the co-operation!

A Deceitful Tabby & A Doggy Duo

Well, hello there!

I had a lot of photo's to share with you guys but I narrowed them down a bit so that it's not too many at once!

Well, nobody has seen that python again....he's MIA.....so to say. ;)
I'm still crocheting and loving it though I do have to give my hands a rest from time to time, my right hand is being exercised a lot these days! I have also been sketching again and I've always found it to be so relaxing and stress-relieving....well for me, at least! I'm almost done with a picture of an eagle, I'm excited about this one! I don't recall sketching an eagle before so it's a learning experience too.
I started another sketch on the side line, it's of a creek. I don't usually (if ever) sketch scenery, I don't have a particular reason as to why. I guess I enjoy drawing animals more and the occasional portrait. My Dad is good with portraits though, really good! He recently did one of my Mom, it looks great.

Anyway, now to the news in the animal world...I have some photo's of Kenzo, the big black Labrador. I literally LOVE this dog! He doesn't come as often as before but when he does come, Curly and I enjoy spending some time with him. He has a strict diet so we don't give him any tidbits etc.
This time, however, he was more interested in visiting us than Curly and she was not pleased! She kept trying to get his attention but he was not interested in playing roughly as they are accustomed to. Poor Curly!

My Grandmother was here again for about a week, it's always nice having my grandparents here! Little Blitzy gets spoiled because my Gran spends quality time with her, scratching her ears and so on....usually my Mom is the one who does that with Blitzy but my parents have been super busy these days and so Blitzy just manipulated my Gran into petting her.

Joshy has been catching like 2 or 3 rats per night and for a few days he had been leaving a rat outside my room window, on the deck. He tries to meow softly so that my parents don't hear him and scold him for waking me up at night. However, my Dad always catches him in the act and he never succeeds in getting my attention....just so that I can praise him for being such an excellent little hunter. The other day, he waited until my parents left for work and then he went out and caught a rat during the day! It was mid-morning, he proudly laid it on the deck at my window and meowed until I came to see. Of course, I had to humor him and act so grateful for this "gift" he had brought me. That rat looked so cute though, he was still clutching onto a little stick or something. Shame!

Alright, that's all folks!

God bless,
Sele'ha Mikhaila :D

This adorable Labrador, Kenzo--->

Curly and Kenzo

Josh is definitely not allowed here!

But just look at that face...

I crocheted another pair of baby booties.

A cell-phone case/pouch I crocheted

Blitzy loves her basket, she insists on sleeping with all her toys in there too.

Joshy and his prey. 

Blitzy looking at him through the window

Curly's hair is so long, we combed it up to see the length! Like a mohawk.

Naughty!

I love this photo of Blitzy

These beautiful flowers outside our kitchen window.

Pinterest, Pastimes, a Python & a Puppy!

Hi guys!

I was going to wait a few more days to write a new post but I want to share all the news and photos now!! Oh, Cats of Claridge is now on Pinterest, Click here to view.

On Friday, there was a python found at the dam! From the photos, it looks like a thick one too (can you say it like that? Thick?), well, a large python then. Of course, we had to call the "snake wrangler", they will set him/her free at Albert Falls dam. There are other pythons there. I didn't want it to go, it's like they're evicting it, haha... ;) I guess it's not safe to keep him/her here though. Anyway, when they started looking for it, it had already slithered away. They dug in a hole where it was last seen but to no avail. It'll probably surface again soon.

I don't think I mentioned the puppy on the farm. Our neighbors recently adopted a little brown and white Jack Russell mix (if I'm not mistaken). His name is Sniffles and he's just a couple months old. He's really cute and just adores Curly! The other day he tried to ride on her back!
Here is a clip of the fun Curly, Lassie and Sniffles have together :



 I have recently entered the world of crocheting and I must say, I LOVE it! It's not hard, trust me. I really love creative things, as you guys might have noticed and I did give knitting a go a while back. Well.......maybe it's because I didn't have the patience to properly learn it, or maybe I confused myself with it but I just couldn't fully enjoy it! I messed the stitches up and it killed any motivation I had to actually learn it. Then......crocheting came along, it's super simple! Once you got the different stitches down, it's smooth sailing from then on! I did my first project on Saturday, it was baby slippers....so cute! I used three different colours and it looks good, I think, at least for a beginner. Now, the crochet bug has got me and I am really enjoying it. Yesterday, I crocheted a pair of baby booties (baby shoes are SO easy and quick!). I used a thick silvery-grey yarn so the booties were done fast and I finished them of with a cute, little red bow on each bootie. Now, my Mom is a pro-knitter and well, actually a pro-anything to do with sewing, knitting, crocheting etc. Like I've mentioned in another post, it runs in the family!
Anyway, my Mom is convinced that I'd like knitting once I get the hang of it sooooo........I reckon I could give it another try! Sometime soon!

Oh, if you haven't already watched this little video of Blitzy playing with a feather, then take a look. She loves feathers! They're like her favourite toys.


Much love in Christ,
Sele'ha Mikhaila ♡ :D

Enjoy the photo's :)

Curly, Lassie and Sniffles greeting

Sniffles again attempting to ride Curly 

Sniffles 

Curly with a bonnet.

The python...sorry that the photo is not so clear. The person who took it didn't want to get too close! That's understandable!

My first attempt at crocheting....it's baby slippers.

I learnt how to crochet hearts too.

Baby booties!

Blitzy goes crazy when she sees yarn/wool....she jumped onto my bed, stole some and ran off to play with it!

The morning mist through my window.

Isn't it beautiful?

This grand old Jacaranda tree

Efaye & Enjoying the Sun

Hello, hello.... :)

It's sunny but cold today!

I don't have much news for you guys but there are some photos. Little Blitzy was not feeling too good last week. We gave her some monthly cat drops but this time, we switched to a different brand and I think it affected her. It's slightly stronger than her usual drops and she was a bit lethargic for a few days but soon, she returned to her old self!

The other day, my Mom and I looked through our kitchen window and spotted Josh enjoying the sun oustide, he was sitting in the rocky mud part of our driveway. He loves rolling in the sandy soil!
I don't have any photo's of Curly today but you can gladly take a look at the new video I uploaded on YouTube. It's of Curly and Kenzo, it was actually taken a while ago but I only uploaded it now, Curly's fur is much shorter in the video.
I've learned how to directly publish my YouTube videos to my blog post, so here it is!


This week, we drove to Efaye, it's not too far away. It's a rural area where we usually do missionary work. Since I was a child, we had been going into the Efaye area, giving out food parcels and clothing to the people. I remember how exciting it was for us, we would buy loads of food and also sweet stuff for the kids. Then at home, my brother and I would be busy sorting the sweets and chocolates out into little gift packs, together with some juice and chips too. My parents would pack bigger food parcels for the adults. We enjoyed going to a large food warehouse to buy the food in bulk. The next day, we squeezed into our car with all the food packed around us, at that time we didn't have a very big car, sorta average sized. We know a lady named Lungi, she was our previous housekeeper in Wartburg. Mama Lungi is like a second mother to us, our Zulu mother. ;)
We lived in Wartburg when I was quite small, it was just before we moved to New Zealand. We moved a lot! Anyway, it is a small German farming town, very quaint, it has a special place in our hearts! Efaye is not far from Wartburg and that's where Mama Lungi and her family stay, we would off-load some of the food and clothes there and the rest we would give to people as we drove through the village, it's still very rural but now, there are some small improvements to the dirt road. If one can say so! Now, there are many schools too and proper buildings. The road leading up to Mama Lungi's house is quite high because there are many little hills and it's steep but the view is breathtaking!

The Joosten families live in Efaye, do you remember that I mentioned Onkel Hogard and Tante Inge Joosten in my last post? The Joosten family own 3 farms there because the sons, Onkel Philip and Onkel Andre have their own farms too.

Alright, that's all from me!
God bless,
Sele'ha Mikhaila ♡♡♡♡

This is her the day after we gave her the drops....poor kitty.

Can you spot Joshy in the distance? He's sitting straight up.

When I came closer, he threw himself down and rolled in the mud!

He is very photogenic

This is in Efaye, there is a rondavel at the back.

The view is so beautiful

Blitz watching Joshy through the window.