kittens – Ocean Delight Cottages

July 16, 2015July 17, 2015

Organic Pest Control

A few days ago I showed you our green solution to overgrown grass. Today it’s all about our green solution to having a property with 100 acres, including barns and farm animals. And that of course is Nature’s Best Pest Control, the cat. Or cats, I should say. We have three, still young but growing fast. And we’re all quite smitten with those kittens.

In fact our staff is so smitten that they’ve undertaken to name them all. This is Gypsy, with fur that looks like it’s been brushed in gyproc. There’s also Dr. House and Caymen (who just ‘came in’ to our family). Keep an eye out for them if you come to visit, and thanks to Tara Marie for the sweet photo!

July 6, 2015July 3, 2015

Kittens Galore

If you’ve been to The Doctor’s House then you’ve probably seen our beautiful kittens wandering around the property. Our guests love them, and they are getting ever more friendly. We’ve found a few cats to be great at keeping unwelcome visitors out of the barn … but really, we’re just cat people!

Terrie-Lynn has named the little black one Gypsy, because she thinks her fur looks like it’s covered in gyp-rock dust. We agree, so Gypsy she is!

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Throwback Thursday: Who, Me?

Here’s Monkey when she was a wee bit smaller, pre-surgery and full of mischief. This is her best ‘who, me?’ face. She was a handful then, a handful now, and always all around lovable.

It’s funny. Before moving to the Wonderful World of Whiteway, sure, I’d been around animals, even became attached to a few. But now, I’m surrounded by the little buggers (way more four legged creatures live in my home than two legged ones!). And I couldn’t be any happier. It’s part of the reason why pets are welcome at our cottages. That, and because we know there’s nothing better for a dog owner than to be able to play fetch with Rover on our rocky beaches!

January 7, 2015January 6, 2015

More Cat Blogging

After yesterday’s cat tree post, we seem to be on a cat-blogging role. Since over 30% of Internet traffic is supposedly cat-related, I guess that’s a good thing! Here’s our new kittens, Monkey and Zoe, doing exactly what kittens are supposed to do – cuddling and looking cute. They’re currently the tiniest and sweetest members of the family!

January 6, 2015January 5, 2015

New Year, New Cat Tree

There’s no doubt about it – we’re animal lovers here at Ocean Delight. Pets are welcome at our cottages, and we’ve got a small herd of pets ourselves. Which now includes count-em 4 cats – two adults and two kittens: Mimi, Shadow, Zoe and Monkey. They’re beloved, a hand-ful, and were in need of some pet furniture!

So, I went to a pet store over the weekend and noticed the high price tags – all quite high, even for non-impressive cat trees. So, an engineer at heart and by training, I designed my own. I bought some floating shelves, covered them with anti-skid material and added carpet, too. Now we have the ultimate cat tree, for a total cost was $139 in materials and three hours of my labour.

The cats now think they are lions in the jungle looking down on us mere mortals. So haughty, so self-important! And of course – so cute, too. As you can see, they’ve already taken quite a liking to their new habitat!

July 8, 2014July 1, 2014

Here, Kitty, Kitty

Clearly we like our animals in pairs. First it was our two goldens, Murphy and Friday. Now, we’ve got our two kittens, MiMi and my Shadow, scampering about. They’re cute, and, having been born almost wild, are slowly adjusting to domestic life. They’re quite playful, and sometime quite cuddly, at least when they’re ready for their naps. Nothing’s more relaxing than playing with kittens – we highly recommend it!

June 25, 2014June 25, 2014

Our Growing Menagerie – Wecome Mimi and Shadow!

We have two sweet little additions to our menagerie – please welcome MiMi and Shadow (or as we refer to them, ‘Me Me and My Shadow’). We took these semi-wild kittens in from a neighbour who didn’t have space – and they’re slowly getting used to being around people and, in our case, our big, giant Golden Retrievers, Murphy and Friday. They’re playful and cuddly (although we’re more convinced of the latter than they are yet!), young and adapting to their new home, and quickly becoming beloved members of the Ocean Delight family. Shadow even jumped up to join in a nap the other day – hopefully a ‘shadow’ of things to come.

February 25, 2014February 24, 2014

Tuesdays with Murphy: Life Lesson

Here’s a life lesson about persistence, patience, forgiveness and love. You may remember that when Molly, our Devon Rex four-legged, joined our Ocean Delight family, I was actually frightened of her, despite our size difference. She came to us fearful, with some sadness in her past, and she did not take to me one bit – in fact, she did quite the opposite, often scratching and biting without justification. But I never gave up hope of a relationship, and I never responded with anything but grace and kindness. And now – this photo says it all. We’ve become cuddle buddies, keeping each other warm in this cold winter. I feel truly blessed!

August 16, 2012December 4, 2012

More Molly?

Our golden retriever, Murphy, has become quite the hit at the cottages (or at least we think so), and has become a resident feature on this blog. He’s so loveable and now, as we play with him in the ocean each night, it’s hard to write about daily life in the Wonderful World of Whiteway without including him. Plus, there’s lots of dog lovers out there on ‘the net.’

So what about Molly, our Devon Rex? Technically, she’s now Joe Friday’s Devon Rex, living with him in his new, nearby cabin. But she is the ultimate faerie cat, charming and elusive, a great little mascot in her own way for all that is mysterious about this unique part of the island. So what say you? Would you like to see more Molly on this blog? Please let me know in the comments!