Ignatius The Great: Year Two, Hier beginneth Yeare Two of hys Reign Options

[IGNATIUS THE GRE...]

How clever of you to teach the staff to walk on a leash. That's why you are The Great!

It has not been easy.
Notice how the old fool strains at the leash?

But I should not be too hard on him...Notice the color-coordinated harness he got me?

[Jon730]

Yesterday, my wife told me she had a nightmare in which I had to give Iggy away.

It was very disturbing to both of us, even though we know that anyone who required such a thing of me would be summarily killed.

But the thought lingered through the day. Iggy has assigned himself to the guest chair in my office, or the chair in the shop, so he can be with me all day.

I thought of the dream while he was sleeping and was holding his hand...



When he awoke, there was indignation....



His expressions are SO funny!

[Jon730]

Iggy has a new friend. He waits for him to show up every day.

[katzen11]

hi, Jon

You know
sweet IGGY
has a lot of friends

thank You again for sharing

Yours Eva
Jimmy Klinger
Felix von Hollabrunn

PS.:
Hollabrunn is a small town in Austria, near Vienna
must be known by now all over the world...

[Jon730]

Hollabrunn is a small town in Austria, near Vienna
must be known by now all over the world...

Iggy loves people with Class and Culture. He can be found in the best circles!

[ann]

Aww..Great shot! Does this really happen everyday?...I wish I had someone taking a picture of me today. Picture this: I'll use a clock to set up the positions...at 11:00 there's a woodchuck looking at me, I'm placed at 9:00 looking at Piper, Piper is at 6:00 looking at a chipmonk at around 1:00 and at 12:00 is a bird poking it's head out of the bird house watching all of us, just waiting to see who is going to make the first move. Ever see the movie the Good the Bad and the Ugly towards the end when they were all in a circle and you didn't know who was going to shoot first. That's what it felt like. The theme song would have been perfect!...A back yard moment...Ann By the way no one got hurt, but the chipmonk came close to the pearly gates.

[Jon730]

It was time for Iggy's shots and checkup. Had his fingernails clipped, also.

They wanted a fecal sample.
How does one bring such a vulgar thing for a cat named "Ignatius The Great"

I know.

So, his carrying cage is all decorated with pictures from his website, and has bumper stickers with his URL on the sides.

They were laughing in the Vet's Office at it.

They asked, "Did you remember the fecal sample?"

I reached into my belly bag, and ceremonially withdrew the following, placing it reverently on both open palms, raised it, and presented it to them.



There followed great hilarity.

Upon leaving, a vet technician ran out from the back, "WAIT!!! You will be needing this next year!!" and returned the presentation case.
His eyes were wet from laughing.

"Thank you. You may KEEP the Relic. I have some gold leaf at home I can bring you, if you wish to make it a public attraction for the waiting room!"

I have been going there for thirty years and never heard so much laughing...And I see from my webstats that various people there were sneaking online visiting his web page...heehee.
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Apologies for being so remiss. Strangely business has been good. I have not had a day off for two months. I have not even updated Igward's pages!

[Jon730]

Hello Friends. I have been blessed with an 88% growth in business in 2009, and have been working 7 days a week, 12-14 hours a day, and NOT complaining.
We have two anniversaries coming up.
Miles will have been gone two years on March 10, and while it still hurts to see the chewed and clawed woodwork she left as a monument, and still hurts when I find stray bits of her fur in my computers, I find I can smile at the memories of her more and more.

Iggy will be TWO on March 16. Can we believe it? He is a grownup juvenile nowoo. He has become even more sure of himself.



And though it is not very nice to the memory of Pepper the Yorkie, the truth is, Ignatius is much better on a leash than poor Pepper was.



I hope people can profit from reading the New Beginnings threads and see how helpful it is when a new friend arrives and helps fill the void. You can go back and study the mood changes between the loss of Miles, my catwife, "Mrs. goodcat", and what happened when Iggy came and applied for the Court jester position.

You never love the deceased less. But the pain is made bearable when you have a clown around who loves you.

[Flossie's Mom]

Jon,

What a handsome guy you have there!

Just a couple of days ago I was wondering about Iggy since he & Jingles are the same age. I assigned him Flossies birthday as we are not sure of his exact birth date. We guessed at approx date from when his Mom brought him up to the house to begin eating & the fact that he was able to be neutered on June 15th.

I know Iggy brings you as much joy and entertainment as Jingles does me.

Good to hear how you two are doing.

Ginger