{Nika a Sweet Russian Blue from Moscow, Russia}

While we were in The Netherlands of course we also did visit with our dear Friends! One of those visits turned out to be a very lovely one and also because of their Sweet Russian Blue from Moscow (YES, she did travel by air some 2,000 km or 1,300 miles!) to her new FOREVER and PURRFECT home!

SWEET NIKA girl a Russian Blue from Moscow, Russia!

Of course I did feel like being back home with our own felines, as this girl LOVES people.

Our dear Russian born friend Olga, who studied linguistics at Moscow State Linguistic University, did bring this darling home to The Netherlands by plane.

How happy a cat-girl can be!

There for sure was NO language barrier; we got along PURRFECTLY well from the minute we eyed each other. 

Wish there would be more of such loving and caring people like Olga & Chris from Logement 'Aan de Maas' Bed & Breakfast Belfeld.

Nika looks like GOROGORO & NIKONIKO from blogger friend Tamago about: My happy life with two happy cats...

Thinking also about blogger friend Joan's desperate plea for help: Times are changing where little Miss Skipper needs a PURRFECT FOREVER HOME somewhere in Europe.

Like Nika, Skipper is willing to travel by air as well!

 PLEASE, if you know someone who would like to adopt her, get in touch with above blog friend Joan and it can be arranged.

Remember, we too did bring a cat-girl back home on a plane with us all the way from Acapulco, Mexico to GeorgiaUSA. That also was a flight of some 2,500 km or 1,500 miles!

It is also because of people like blogger friend Elna, from Sweden: Elna-Sudden who keeps kittens at her home till they get adopted and she does create bracelets for funding these placements of kittens.


"Animals cannot speak, but can you and I not speak for them and represent them? Let us all feel their silent cry of agony and let us all help that cry to be heard in the world." ~ Rukmin Devi Arundale

Related link:

{Telling YOU the Tale of our 4 Feline Girls}  | previous post about our cat rescue by plane over 2,500 km or 1,500 miles
Logement aan de Maas | FB Page

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{Meaningful Christmas Cards Arrived}

From Joan who writes the blog: Gods Little People, I received my parcel on Monday with her special and Meaningful Christmas Cards. Just the PERFECT CHRISTMAS CHARITY! She has her second batch ready to go, if you love to get some, below my post you find her link.

The lavender emits such a fragrance...

Loved the felted red star. 

Under the red ribbon was written: With love from us all. How sweet!

Receiving this all the way from Greece and wrapped with LOVE & CARE is a Christmas Gift in itself. 

Knowing that those little kittens will benefit from the proceeds makes me happy.

Joan from the blog Gods Little People is a great photographer.

Look at TODDY to  the left and BELLISSIMA to the right.

Who could not want to get such cards?

The recycled envelopes are great too.

This is the text on the back of the folded cards... 

Love to quote from Joan's blog:

"ANIMALS SHARE WITH US THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING A SOUL" - Pythagoras

Related link:
{God's Little People | Meaningful Christmas Cards} my previous post
Meaningful Christmas Cards God's Little People blog by Joan
{Parcel from Greece with Regal Gift} previous post by me about Joan
{YOUR Christmas Charity - Fabulous Felines Fundraising} previous post by me about Joan

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{God's Little People | Meaningful Christmas Cards}

Another Blogger I Admire is certainly dear friend Joan from Greece. She writes the blog: God's Little People. Being both animal lovers, and very much loving and caring for felines, I love to share Joans initiative for Meaningful Christmas Cards. Please do visit her blog and follow her amazing rescue stories. She is having a fund raiser in order to support her 30 something rescued felines. The veterinary costs are of course quite a big part. Look at her incredible photos she's taken from those lucky felines that got a new LIFE through her love and care.

This is how she mails them out; gift wrapped for Christmas with a sprig of lavender from the felines' favorite garden. A felted star...

See those 'CAT PAWS'... like they understand it is about them!

Don't let them down and buy a lovely card from her with a recycled paper envelope (the one you see at the bottom...).

I've already ordered mine and we look forward to receiving them.

You find the link to her post below and also a previous post about a fabulous purse she made me!

Joan is a very talented lady and she's doing all she can for so many needy felines.

Thanks for your attention and let's share the LOVE.

By the way; my back is perfect again  and I had such a good rapport from my specialist today.

Happy and our bathroom remodeling is coming along fine.

Soon I can tackle all the dust!

Don't forget my last day for the worldwide GIVEAWAY!

Top right of my blog; click it and good luck.

Meaningful Christmas Cards God's Little People blog by Joan

{Parcel from Greece with Regal Gift} previous post by me about Joan

GOD'S LITTLE PEOPLE | previous post by friend Anna about Joan's generosity towards rescuing kittens

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{YOUR Christmas Charity - Fabulous Felines Fundraising}

On Monday a parcel arrived from Greece with some of the cutest feline faces captured in high quality photography by Joan from the blog Gods Little People. This is from the Fabulous Felines Fundraising and would also make YOUR best Christmas Charity ever. You can find her Etsy Saints & Apostles handmade fineries on her blog's sidebar.

This cutey is TODDY and you can read about his rescue here: Mystery boys.

Dear Joan has rescued and cared for some 40 felines, hence she needs this FABULOUS FELINES FUNDRAISING.

Paying for all the needed care such as veterinary costs, and the food takes up ever more for her.

The time she spends on Gods Little People is a labour of love in itself!

So PLEASE do stop by at her blog and try to help her out.

The way Joan does wrap her fineries is a gift in itself... She has a HUGE heart.

The signature label from Saints & Apostles adorns the second parcel.

'Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul.' Quote Pythagoras

Signature tag from Saints & Apostles

Beautiful folded blank cards with envelops...

This is Ellie, a miracle kitten that was found at the age of 10 days and in what shape!

View her video: Off to see the world.

This is Rosie and she definitely did come back from near death read: What further happened....

Life for Rosie as it should be, read: Life as it should be.

New day for Rosie to explore, read: A new day to explore.

In July I did receive a parcel from Greece with a regal gift! Joan designed and made this silk couture evening bag for me. You can read about it here: {Parcel from Greece with Regal Gift}. Joan is a very talented lady and I am fortunate for having such a treasure made by her loving hands.

This time she added a beautiful lingerie bag... with red roses!

Boutique quality by Saints & Apostles...

THANKS Joan for all you do and may God bless you for such unselfish kindness!

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{Parcel from Greece with Regal Gift}

Well, the first day of July was a special one. Parcels arrived with some replacements of our favorite plants and a special one from Greece... Will tell about the plants later! Let's go first to Greece, to the country so rich in culture and yet with so many problems right now. In a way, they're not unique as we are heading fast into the same direction. But I'm not going to write about our economy.
This was a happy parcel from a dear new friend, a kindred spirit, who was meant to cross my path.

Things do happen for a reason; no doubt! Following Catherine's blog Corner of Cat's Mind I got to meet Joan from God's Little People and I happened to be her 100th follower. Her reply to that was: 'I would love to send you a little something from my own creative creations as a celebration of my 100th follower'... So a parcel left Greece on June 16 but got kind of stranded in Athens because of a strike... Today, the post master did ring the doorbell and asked my signature for a parcel from Greece! First I was amazed at the beautiful, large stamps. Well, I did collect stamps as a little girl and whenever my Great-Uncle 'Heeroom' send us a letter from his mission in Kupang on the Island of Timor, Indonesia, I was studying those stamps in detail. That's how you learn a lot about a given country. Greece has never been on my list of countries visited, only my brother, the author, has been there several times with his family. But now I held a parcel in my hands from over there...

The parcel got roughed up along the way...

Beautiful handwriting... this always does reveal so much about a person.

So sorry that Joan did send it via Express but due to the strike it got here after 2 weeks...

Beautiful handwriting again caught my eye... lovely way of wrapping and a meaningful card with letter inside.

I took it out on the balcony for making these photos.

Joan is such a kind lady as she is rescuing felines and giving them love and veterinarian treatment... A person with a big heart! You have to visit her blog... A reward would be to follow this extraordinary person.

She certainly did create PEACE for those lucky felines that, through her, got to know for the first time in their life LOVE and shelter.

Joan too has studied fashion for three years and she did run for 13 years her own small design company, designing bags and accessories... So this one she created for me. Beautiful silk crêpe de chine and lined in a leopard print silk.

Look at the elegant golden lobster claw and the slide buckle with rhine stones!

Ha, did she know I had an Escada hair calf skirt with leopard and tiger print?

Or that our felines dress up for formal occasions in a leopard bow-tie? Telepathy it looks like!

Unbelievable...

Look again at that lobster claw and the slide buckle.

And realizing that this poor beauty has been smashed inside a parcel for two weeks...

Once more, it made me almost speechless for the way it matches my wardrobe.

Oh and this silk Escada blouse to the right in leopard print, and the big square Escada silk scarf that can be worn as a butterfly with the ends knotted and made into sleeves... How did she possibly know all this?!

Even with a golden magnetic snap closure, just like the haute couture bags are done.

Joan, I am without words and only can say THANK YOU  ever so much for such a treasure.

The material is regal and knowing it was designed and made by you makes it priceless!

Yes, Joan... my Mami is really without words! So she lets me finish the story. I'm one of those tiny felines, that you call 'God's Little People' and my name is Tiggy-Tiger. Mami said there was in the couture world a model who's name was Twiggy... So for a feline, Tiggy would work better. I am only a mere 6 pounds but I'm very smart and as hyper as they come... I can't even keep my bow-tie straight. Constantly moving and I gave Mami a hard time to capture me on camera.

Mami told me about your Noona and I am really worried about her. I pray that soon she will feel better and finally will know some love.

Oh, and Kimmie's fate made me really get down...

All I ever had was a tiny piece bitten out of my ear; that's nothing. My own fault because I went away to see other friends because my siblings did tease and nag me. Now I stay home more often, close to Mami. She was right but you know, I was young...

Would you PLEASE give Noona a paw for me?!

I soon want to hear from Mami that she's doing better.

All felines should have the life I have; I'm purrfectly happy you know!

By for now and thanks for making my Mami happy!!!

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