Linda The Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady

14/11/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

My sister, Judi, isn't always naughty.
Here's a picture of her being perfectly good.

13/11/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.
I just have a short message for you all, from Linda.
She says to thank you all for your lovely messages, comments, emails and visits yesterday.
She had an absolutely lovely birthday and feels very loved.
She had friends popping in all day, bearing gifts and flowers and yummy things to eat.
There were heaps and heaps of messages too.
Thank you for making her feel so special.

12/11/2025

Baylee here, repawting from Chez Nelson in Tennessee -

We have a major breach of contract at our house.
Deb was supposed to be taking a relaxing trip to New Zealand to visit her friend Linda.
But upon her return suitcase opening, what greeted us was not the usual scent of home,
but a noxious explosion of non-Chez Nelson kitty glitter.

Dory immediately jumped in to perform a quality control check of the offending luggage.
She confirmed the scale of the contamination.
Every single item is coated in alien glitter!

Deb tried to play it cool, denying any knowledge.
We are not amused.

We launched an immediate investigation into her trip photos from Castle Deane.
And just as our feline instincts predicted.….the evidence is undeniable!

Her photo album is a veritable rogues' gallery of betrayal.
She is seen cuddling, patting, and (gasp!) sleeping with multiple strange, foreign cats!
It seems her "friend, Linda" was merely a cover for a full-scale feline affair!

I thought we had an understanding, Deb.
The terms of our contract clearly state that outside-cat interaction to this degree is strictly prohibited.

The house is currently operating under a "stare of disapproval" until this unauthorized cat exposure is resolved.
We are accepting treats and extra-long brushing sessions as compensation for our emotional distress.

11/11/2025

Happy Birthday, Linda, my dear friend! I so enjoyed spending the last two weeks with you! Thank you and Mr. D for showing me such a wonderful time!

10/11/2025

Baylee repawting from Chez Nelson in Tennessee -

Well, Deb has finally made it home from her long vacation to New Zealand.
She told us that she had a wonderful time and would soon tell us and you all about it and show her pictures.

But she is currently in a state she calls “Brain Fog,” which seems to translate to "sitting still and providing a perfect, warm lap."
I approve.

I think I know why she’s foggy, though.
Her trip home was a 4-flight obstacle course where she nearly missed two planes.

First there was the Weather Chaos.
Her very first flight was 90 minutes late leaving thanks to rain and fog in a different city!
Why does Auckland's weather cause problems in Wellington?
This is why I prefer the indoors.

Next came the trotting adventure.
To make her international flight, she had to bypass the slow human shuttle and trot the 15 minute walk carrying a purse and a rolling suitcase.
That 15 minutes was reportedly one of the longest of her life.
Deb is definitely no spring chicken—it must have been a magnificent sight!

She arrived at the International terminal and faced a line of over 100 people,
And as usual she failed security and was patted down like a criminal.
She then trotted some more to get to the gate only to find it completely empty!
Just as her head started to drop, she was met by a hero who said,
"Welcome aboard, we were waiting for you, let's get you home to America!

The Final Run:
After surviving Los Angeles custom's interrogations, another pat down, and where they lied about a 5-minute walk really being 20 minutes, on she flew to Denver.
Her plane did circles for almost 45 minutes because of "staffing issues".
They made my tired hoomin run again for the last flight home!

She loved on all of us, took a shower, and fell into bed accompanied by all of us.
Now she sits.
She says she has brain fog and just sat there all day yesterday.
Maybe brain fog just means "needs cat snuggles and silence."
I'm fine with that.

I know that Gina has told you all about the adventures and shown you Linda's pictures.
Deb promises that later today, we will go through her pictures and start showing them to you all!

08/11/2025

08/11/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

Well, I think I've been a very good little Kiwi ambassador and painted our beautiful country in a good light.
I wonder if the gov'ment will give me some sort of reward for representing New Zealand so well?

Aunty Deb would prob'ly never have come here if it wasn't for me, Gina Ginger Knickers.
But I'm feeling very sad 'cos Aunty Deb's gone home now.
So is Linda.

So, to distract ourselves, I suggested me an' her go through the photos and pick out some more of the highlights for you.

I can't splain each and every one of them here, so I'll give you a brief summary of what these are all about when I send you my mewsletter on Sunday, okay?

But if you're curious 'bout any purrtic'lar one of these, feel free to ask a question and I'll attempt to answer everyone's questions.

07/11/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

Well, sadly, the day is here.
Aunty Deb is heading back to her home town just outside of Memphis.

She had a little meltdown yesterday when she was having trouble checking in online but eventually she got it sorted out.

I'll give you a full repawt on her visit in my Sunday mewsletter and I've still got heaps and heaps of pictures to show you of all the naughty things she and Linda and Mr. D got up to (with various local accomplices).

I'd like to invite you all to join me now in wishing her well for her very long journey with all its challenges, flights, stops and connections.

And if you're the praying kind, please put her on your prayer list. We have faith that all will go well and smoothly, despite the current travel issues in the USA and beyond.

06/11/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

Linda better hurry up and sort out her pictures 'cos it's almost time for Aunty Deb to head back to Tennessee.
These are the pictures of Day 4.

So, on day 4, they kidnapped the Cat Fixer, that nice lady from Feline Fix.

Off they went on a scenic road trip around the lower North Island to see some cows and sheep and lots of murals by SwiftMantis.

First stop was Te Horo beach to look at some bird murals.

Then they went to Levin where Aunty Deb and the Cat Fixer tried to steal a food cart.
I don't blame them.
Why would anyone park their cart in the way of such a lovely mural?
We brought our VIP visitor all the way from Tennessee to see it!

After that, they drove through Shannon on their way to Palmerston North where they looked at lotsa art and had lunch.
They had the benefit of an impromptu local "tour guide".
At midday, he was well into his cups, and when he spotted them meandering around the town on foot, he offered his expert services.

Needless to say, he got them a bit lost, but Mr D saved the day by keeping him occupied while Linda, the Cat Fixer and Aunty Deb gave him the slip.
Eventually, Mr D. managed to palm him off on some other unsuspecting tourists.

After that, they went to Feilding to look at some more kitty murals.
BTW you can see all the murals on the Swiftmantis website.

Next stop was Viv's Kitchen and Rodney The Cats memorial garden. I have it on good authority that Mr D had way too many cream horns at Aunty Viv's.
But I can't blame him. They are very nice.

They then did a quick drive up to the town of Bulls, then home via Foxton, where Mr D bought lotsa liquorice katjes from the Dutch shop in the old windmill.

05/11/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

On day three, nothing much happened.
Linda forced Aunty Deb to give her some lessons in how to art.
Judi entertained Aunty Deb with her acrobatic skills at the top of the kitchen door and other forbidden places.
Eventually, Mr D. stepped in to rescue Aunty Deb, and he took them for a drive around Waikanae. They got ice creams down at the beach, then they went to see the swans on Waimanu Lagoons. The Waikanae River empties into the lagoons and then into the Tasman Sea. That's the strip of the Pacific Ocean that separates us from Australia.

After that, they drove to the top of the hill behind the town. From there, you can see the whole town with Kapiti Island in the background.

Then they came home and did some more arting.
While Linda was making supper, Callie was making out on the couch with Aunty Deb.
Linda is heartbroken 'bout all this two-timing behaviour.
The night before, Candy slept in Aunty Deb's bed.
She's ALWAYS slept on Linda's shoulder, from the time she was a tiny kitten.
I guess it was payback time, 'cos Linda had been off to Auckland and left us all here at home.
That'll learn her!

04/11/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

I've been chatting to Baylee, and I've got photo evidence to prove it: Aunty Deb is out of control.

These are all from Day 2 of Aunty Deb's trip.
So, on Day 2, she decided she prefurred nekkid kitties over nekkid hoomins.
She bullied my hoomin sister into taking them to a kitty strip joint: Cat Castle Cat Cafe and Hotel, where they indulged in some wild and wanton behaviour.

All the kitties were decked out neatly in collar and tie, but by the time they left, the place was a scene of carnage.
There were kitty clothes lying about all over the place, and not a single clothed kitty in sight!!!
I have no idea how this will affect Baby Rosebud.
She may be scarred for life!

In these pictures, you'll see the main suspect and her accomplice at the scene of the crime.
You'll see evidence of respectfully dressed kitties, fully clothed at the start.
Then completely nekkid after Aunty Deb's bribery.
You'll actually see Aunty Deb getting down and dirty on the floor, covered in nekkid kitties.
You'll see young and impressionable Baby Rosebud exposed to all these shenanigans. etc.

Later that day, Aunty Heather came to collect them and drove them back to the airport. There's a picture of Mt. Ruapehu poking out through the clouds. You'da thought the airline would at least have washed their aeroplane windows for such an impawtant visitor. tsk tsk.
Anyhow, just under the wing, you can see the tip of the mountain.

The last set of pictures is of us meeting Aunty Deb for the first time.
Boy, they grow some good stuff in Tennessee. I dunno why Aunty Deb had to hide it all in those magic mice she brought in her suitcase. Maybe she did it so she could smuggle it past the customs officials. It seems to have worked 'cos, she didn't get arrested and we are having a whale of a time with those mice.
Callie even got some nip -laced Bacon which Aunty Deb managed to sneak through, but I'll save pictures of that for another day.