Full Cold Moon Party tonight - all invited

manxcat419

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It’s pawty time! Tonight, we celebrate the full Cold Moon! Of course there will be traditional favorites as purrpared by my mentors, Chef Felix, Chef Rusty, and the Kitchen Krews of yore at Cold Moons past:

Appetizers: Icy Cold Adirondack Microbrews; Hot Tuna Toddies; Roasted Squirrel Sausages; Spicy Buffalo Chicken Wings; Assorted Paw Prints Pizzas; Hot Pumpkin Soup with Crunchy Croutons specially made by Felix; Sushi Bar featuring the specialties of Sushi Chef Tux as well as Chef Neko's fabulous sushi rolls (made with ice-caught lake trout).

Entrees: Chef Rusty's Thunderin' Bison Chili; Grilled Wild Turkey Legs; Pan-fried Snowshoe Hare; Chef Mannie's Renowned PNW Poached Sockeye Salmon with Catnip Mayo; BigMac's Burger Extravaganza.

Salads: Butthead's & Donny's Braised Winter Roots; Hot Confetti Slaw.

Desserts: Moon Pies; Tobey's Cimmamum Cookies; Maggie's Signature Cranberry Cheesecakes; Plum Pudding à la Chief Pastry Chef Tess; Surprise Dessert à la Dessert Chef Sootie; Chef Stu's World Famous Catmint Parfaits.

Newer traditions include Leo's Chunky Tuna and Salmon Ice Cream with Sardine Sprinkles; Chef Felix's Sweet and Savory Crunchy Crouton Toppers; Olive's Shoelaceghetti with a side of pickles; TinySolé's sister Cookie's cod brownies filled with catnip; PussCatDusty's crispy birds feet served on baked catnip wafers (mmmmm, crunchy!) as well as her sweet and sour skink tail vol-au-vents & freeze dried plain yoghurt balls; Chef Felix's Mediterranean platter with crunchy falafel, catmint mewli-tabouli, and smoked papurrika hummouse; Chieflet Luna's Longtail Surprise à la Rosa and Regan; KitKat’s Duck pate stuffed cupcakes with catnip icing, served at mousie temperature. You'll find Bella's Catinis at the Bella Memorial Tiki Hut.

For any kitties not feeling up to pawtying, the Taster Blankets including Olive’s Memorial Blanket will be set up away from the craziness for you. Roxi will be running notes back to me and the Kitchen Krew to make sure the food is as good as can be. The blankets have a great view of the Circle of Remembrance too, and all the other kitties will join you at midnight as the veil thins to see all our precious Gone Ahead kitties. We’re going to make sure there are plenty of extra blankets for everyone to snuggle in if they feel cold too. If anyone needs a blanket, we’ll be stashing them by the Taster Blankets.

Our very own in-house dance troupe, “Ruby and the Kittens” will be showing off their moves to entertain everyone. They tell me they’ve been working on a Christmas themed dance for everyone, so try to catch them in action if you can (and join in too – they love that)! This is, of course, our last Full Moon of the year, so do make sure to join in and have lots of fun.

So find your best pawty outfits and come join the pawty!

As always, we have new aprons for the pawty too.


Chef Luna

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I was outside early this morning looking at the full moon. I missed my Molly this Christmas she always laid underneath the tree.
DH and I have a puppy now. We got her December 23, we absolutely love her.
I hope everyone had a good Christmas! Enjoy the full moon tonight and always remember and love your fur babies that have passed.
 
I was outside early this morning looking at the full moon. I missed my Molly this Christmas she always laid underneath the tree.
DH and I have a puppy now. We got her December 23, we absolutely love her.
I hope everyone had a good Christmas! Enjoy the full moon tonight and always remember and love your fur babies that have passed.
Awww - pictures of the puppy please! I know we're a cat forum, but I think we can make an exception for a new puppy.
I hear you on missing them at Christmas. Rosa and Regan always loved to have me roll the tinfoil wrappers from candy into balls for them that they could chase and carry around the house. Even now, years later, Christmas never feels the same without them waiting for their "prizes". Molly will always be missed, but you will always have those sweet memories of her. :bighug:
 
yo Chef Luna, the menu looks purrrfect as usual! Iz comin’! Mama sez since she’s on vacay I can stay out as late as I want! For all the new kitties comin’, go easy on chef Rusty’s Thunderin’ Bison Chili, it’s got a wee bit o’ kick to it
Great to see you Maverick! We're going to be pawtying all night until dawn, so I'm glad you got a late pass from Mama. Good warning on the Chili - it does have a kick. Many of us who have been attending the pawties for years now are used to it and we love it, but small servings are definitely safer to begin with.
 
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I wanted to post a picture, but didn’t want to get in trouble :nailbiting:
Her name is Piper, we love her very much. She’s so smart. I think it was meant to be. The mom only had 2 puppies. She usually has 9 in her litter. We were third on the list. Breeder gave up her spot. Someone else waited for another litter. So that made us top of the list.
Funny Molly would chase the foil wrappers too. Good memories she’ll never be forgotten. But she was missed this Christmas.
 

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The last few days I've been thinking about Chris's China. She lost her without much, if any, warning on Christmas Eve a few years back. Hoping the pretty girl has been coming to the full moon parties.
 
The last few days I've been thinking about Chris's China. She lost her without much, if any, warning on Christmas Eve a few years back. Hoping the pretty girl has been coming to the full moon parties.

Thank you and you're right. She passed away on Christmas Eve morning 2018 and every Christmas I re-live that last hour of her life.

Then this year I lost my last cat, Cheaser, who was always such a good cuddle buddy and never got upset about anything. I am very thankful that the vet I took him to at 9pm Oct 23 not only waited for us to get there, but despite thinking he'd take him into surgery first the next day to "remove a stone", something wasn't adding up the next day and he wasn't comfortable cutting into him when "something" just wasn't adding up. An ultrasound answered that question with an answer nobody wanted, especially me. Bladder cancer. If he had just started the surgery we all thought he needed, I would have had to tell him to not let him wake up. By listening to that little voice, although the news he called to give me was awful, I did get to go up and hold him and say goodbye.

Tomorrow, I'm going to a "meet and greet" for a cat currently named Garfield. He's 9-10yrs old, diabetic and in a foster home with a vet! (who has him on Vetsulin and feeds him M/D kibble). If I feel that "connection", he'll be coming home with me (and then there will be lots of changes, first being getting him off the kibble! and/or switching him to Lantus)

It will be hard because nobody will ever take the place of China, Cleo or Cheaser, but I've mourned long enough. It's time to bring another kitty home. I haven't been without a cat since I got my first kitten at 7.

It's also coming up to the 3rd New Year's Eve since my oldest son was killed. The woman who killed him is finally going to court on Feb 25th. I plan on being there.

For tonight, I'm saying "Hi China, Cleocatra and Cheaser! I hope you're all together at the pawty and having a great time! Be with me tomorrow and whisper in my ear what you think of Garfield! I want your input too!"

This is Garfield
 
Thank you and you're right. She passed away on Christmas Eve morning 2018 and every Christmas I re-live that last hour of her life.

Then this year I lost my last cat, Cheaser, who was always such a good cuddle buddy and never got upset about anything. I am very thankful that the vet I took him to at 9pm Oct 23 not only waited for us to get there, but despite thinking he'd take him into surgery first the next day to "remove a stone", something wasn't adding up the next day and he wasn't comfortable cutting into him when "something" just wasn't adding up. An ultrasound answered that question with an answer nobody wanted, especially me. Bladder cancer. If he had just started the surgery we all thought he needed, I would have had to tell him to not let him wake up. By listening to that little voice, although the news he called to give me was awful, I did get to go up and hold him and say goodbye.

Tomorrow, I'm going to a "meet and greet" for a cat currently named Garfield. He's 9-10yrs old, diabetic and in a foster home with a vet! (who has him on Vetsulin and feeds him M/D kibble). If I feel that "connection", he'll be coming home with me (and then there will be lots of changes, first being getting him off the kibble! and/or switching him to Lantus)

It will be hard because nobody will ever take the place of China, Cleo or Cheaser, but I've mourned long enough. It's time to bring another kitty home. I haven't been without a cat since I got my first kitten at 7.

It's also coming up to the 3rd New Year's Eve since my oldest son was killed. The woman who killed him is finally going to court on Feb 25th. I plan on being there.

For tonight, I'm saying "Hi China, Cleocatra and Cheaser! I hope you're all together at the pawty and having a great time! Be with me tomorrow and whisper in my ear what you think of Garfield! I want your input too!"
It never gets much easier, Chris. No matter how much time goes by, they are still missed so much. And none of them can ever be replaced - but we always find a little space in our heart for "just one more" (or in our case "just 8 more"). Garfield is adorable - I'm sure Luna will let China, Cleo and Cheaser know that you need their approval for a new family member. They will, I'm sure, be happy to know that the time is right for you to bring another cat into your life - while the grief never fully goes away, having a cat to cuddle, love, and take care of does help.

I do hope you're finally able to see justice for your son. I can't even begin to imagine how awful the last 3 years must have been for you, especially having to wait so long for a court date. Nothing can ever bring him back, but I hope the court case will bring some kind of closure for you.
 
We're in the middle of our Circle of Remembrance - our favorite part of every Full Moon Pawty. The moon is very bright tonight and we have a wonderful view of all the Bridge kitties. I was able to get China's attention to let her know you need to hear from her and her siblings - I think you will get a sign from them very soon. And of course Molly is there, spinning her decks and dancing. She thinks the new puppy is a great addition to her family. Our pawty will resume soon and we will dance and feast until dawn before heading home for a long nap! ~Chef Luna
 
Hello, what a great plan there was for the night of the full moon, exquisite menu. Sinver is mad at me for not letting him go to the party but he has a cold and it is very cold outside and I will not let him go out. I promised him not to miss the next party but he insists that he is well enough to attend... I hope you had a good time Sinver missed you....
 
Thank you and you're right. She passed away on Christmas Eve morning 2018 and every Christmas I re-live that last hour of her life.

Then this year I lost my last cat, Cheaser, who was always such a good cuddle buddy and never got upset about anything. I am very thankful that the vet I took him to at 9pm Oct 23 not only waited for us to get there, but despite thinking he'd take him into surgery first the next day to "remove a stone", something wasn't adding up the next day and he wasn't comfortable cutting into him when "something" just wasn't adding up. An ultrasound answered that question with an answer nobody wanted, especially me. Bladder cancer. If he had just started the surgery we all thought he needed, I would have had to tell him to not let him wake up. By listening to that little voice, although the news he called to give me was awful, I did get to go up and hold him and say goodbye.

Tomorrow, I'm going to a "meet and greet" for a cat currently named Garfield. He's 9-10yrs old, diabetic and in a foster home with a vet! (who has him on Vetsulin and feeds him M/D kibble). If I feel that "connection", he'll be coming home with me (and then there will be lots of changes, first being getting him off the kibble! and/or switching him to Lantus)

It will be hard because nobody will ever take the place of China, Cleo or Cheaser, but I've mourned long enough. It's time to bring another kitty home. I haven't been without a cat since I got my first kitten at 7.

It's also coming up to the 3rd New Year's Eve since my oldest son was killed. The woman who killed him is finally going to court on Feb 25th. I plan on being there.

For tonight, I'm saying "Hi China, Cleocatra and Cheaser! I hope you're all together at the pawty and having a great time! Be with me tomorrow and whisper in my ear what you think of Garfield! I want your input too!"

This is Garfield
Garfield is beautiful and has a very adorable face. He is waiting for you and he knows you will be a good mom to him... we never forget our cats that are gone but we have to give a chance to others who need it... I always thought so... I hope you are happy and I wish you happiness and health for the next year.
 
Hello, what a great plan there was for the night of the full moon, exquisite menu. Sinver is mad at me for not letting him go to the party but he has a cold and it is very cold outside and I will not let him go out. I promised him not to miss the next party but he insists that he is well enough to attend... I hope you had a good time Sinver missed you....
We missed you too Sinver. But your mom is right - if you're not well, running around in the cold won't help. We'll see you next time. ~Chef Luna
 
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