Category Archives: The Swiss Cats

A surprise package from Japan

On Tuesday morning, Claire found this in the mailbox :

A parcel coming from Japan ! But who could have sent it to us ?

When she opened it, she found first a magnificent card with a kind message of #1, the human of the Poupounette Gang : what a charming surprise !

There was also a little tablecloth, washi tape, post-it, and tabi-socks.

The traditional tabi are made of cotton ; they have a more thick sole, of cotton too, and are not elastic. They are worn by the back, and close with metallic ties. Tabi goes with geta (wooden) or zori (rice straw).

Tabi-socks are “normal” socks of which the big toe is separated from the other toes. Claire has no zori, but she shows you how it looks like with her flip-flops.


The small tablecloth is adorable, and it has the purrfect size for the coffee table of the living room.

And the post-it…

Claire has a special bond with Japan : she’s been practicing judo for more than 25 years since she was 6 years old, loves zen spirit and Japanese art, but never visited.

Thank you so much for this lovely surprise, #1,
it made our human very happy !

World Environment Day

According to daysoftheyear.com, « World Environment Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of respecting and doing your bit for the environment. »
world environment day
Wake up, kitties, and spread the word : some leaders in the world prefer immediate profits to the respect of our planet, we have to change it to preserve our kittens and our futur.
world environment day
Go green : on May, 21st, the people of Switzerland voted and accepted to revise the Federal Energy Act in order to withdraw from the use of nuclear energy, to reduce per capita energy consumption and the proportion of fossil-based energy use, and to compensate the loss of electricity production from nuclear energy by increasing energy efficiency and promoting the use of renewable energy

go greenReduce your consumption and reduce you carbon footprint.

Reuse.

Recycle.

In the garden

When you have a garden, there is always something to do :

A patrol
Garden patrol Zorro
Ground surveillance
Garden patrol Pixie
Aerial surveillance
Aerial surveillance
Gardening : here I am checking the growth of mangetout peas.
Gardening
Claire also sowed salad, carrots, onions, green beans, and flowers, and she planted tomatoes and kohlrabis. I help her by scratching the ground of the kitchen garden and by putting some fertilizer.

An exhausting work !
exhausting