Cats Celebrate Hanukkah
It’s your old pal Merlin here and doesn’t that make your Monday instantly brighter? Cats celebrate Hanukkah too. Just be careful with lit candles on the menorah.
In a world of suffering and darkness, we can spark the light of one candle or warm one heart, one loving kindness at a time. Darkness and negativity grows from fear, resentment, jealousy and worry. Last night, we were watching the news during dinner (I don’t recommend it) and it was one awful thing after another. I wasn’t watching since I’m blind but listening made my ears curl. Fires, floods, bombs, shootings, celebrities acting badly, interspersed with holiday ads for kind of material excess since we haven’t seen since the fall of the Roman Empire.
Don’t get sucked into the blackness. Focus on the LIGHT.
Luckily my humans switched to something more pleasant: International House Hunters. That was harmless enough until my dad said he’d like to move away from this gun culture to a place like Iceland. Iceland! Good heavens, I come from Canada, one cold country and I’m not about to move to another one. For the hell of it, Layla Googled Iceland’s requirements to bring cats into the country.
Holy Mackeral and shrimp sushi! They have zero rabies in the country and want to keep it that way. Getting pets into the country is Draconian. There is a mountain of bizarre forms, medical certificates and a 4-week quarantine with no exceptions, not even service animal for the blind! And they deliberately keep it pricey to dissuade the casual adventurer. With airfare, quarantine, tests and forms it would cost about 10K for our furry foursome. Not that my parents are fool enough to consider it. They had a good chuckle (always a good way to banish darkness) that and, purring of course.
Nope, we’re staying put. Mind you, I’d be half-willing to move to a tropical island with lots of dazzing light and warm sun. I enjoyed the warmish sun today and wish to remind everyone to focus on the light. It is the second day of Hannukah, the 7 day festival of lights. We’re a mixed religion clowder of cats. Odin and our dad are non-observant Jews. I’m more Pagan/Zen but my religion is love. We send lots of love and light to our Jewish friends and readers. Plus of lots of love no matter what your cats celebrate.
Much love & eternal light,
Much love & eternal light,Merlin
P.S. I love potato pancakes called latkes, traditionally served during Hanukkah but are usually made with onions, a no no for pets. If you’d like to give your pets a little treat make some with no onion and very little salt. One small latke, the size of silver dollar is plenty. (click the link for a yummy recipe made with coconut oil).
23 Comments
meowmeowmans
Well, we’re happy you’re staying here. Iceland just sounds, well, icy. 🙂
Happy Hanukkah, dear friends!
Tamago
Wow, it’s a lot to move into Iceland! I’ve checked how to move into Japan with fur babies and I would need to plan way ahead. But moving into Iceland sounds more difficult!
Happy Hanukkah!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Don’t worry, we’re not going 🙂
Ellen Pilch
Happy Hanukkah! Beautiful post. I made some sweet potato latkes without onion, but I didn’t share with the kitties.
Cathy Keisha
Happy Chanukah! The peeps were raised Christian but I’m from the hood so I celebrate Kwanzaa. Heck, we’ll celebrate anything positive here. No guns, please.
Layla Morgan Wilde
We say merry everything but no to guns.
Darlene Arden, C.A.B.C.
Aimee and I will gladly move to a tropical island with you. We have enough snow and ice here. We don’t need any more. Aimee came from a Christian household. She moved in here just in time for Chanukah. I gave her a small gift every day that year. She quickly decided she was Jewish. Of course, I also gave her a Christmas gift since that was her tradition. She decided she’s still Christian. She wants to know if there’s a name for a kitty who will celebrate anything that involves gifts for her? She’s never had a latke because I don’t cook anymore. Tonight she gets a special gift. I’ve waiting all these years to get it for her – a dreidel! I’m told they make great cat toys!
Happy Chanukah to you, Joel and all of the hairy kids!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Happy Chanukah to you and Aimee who deserves gifts for every holiday! Wooden dreidels make great kitty toys.
Deziz World
Weez never had tater pancakes. Come to think of it, weez never had pancakes. Oh well happy Chanukah.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
Flynn
A tropical island sounds much better than Iceland. My dad says if he wins the lottery he wants to live in Barbados. My mum says if she moved anywhere she would prefer New Zealand.
Layla Morgan Wilde
I almost moved to a tiny island near Barbados! But in those days it meant a 6 month quarantine and that nixed.
Angel Ms. Phoebe's Family
I’m with you nephew- if I have a religion at all it is love. These times are trying enough in our everyday life let alone the insane happenings of the world. I’m glad you are staying put, especially when the option is Iceland- you boys and ladycat would freeze your little bums!
Smooches to you all and best wishes for peaceful days ahead.
da tabbies o trout towne
dood….we canna blame ewe….we due knot think we could live in iceland either…..even if de ice fishin IZ grate…..itz two brisk ~~~~~ N hay thanx ta yur mom for de recipe….it soundz awesum { we love R coconut oil round heer !! ♥♥♥♥
Layla Morgan Wilde
We love coconut oil too! Done ice fishing. Too cold!
Brian Frum
Happy Hanukkah from all of us! Hey Merlin, a tropical island sounds delightful to us!
easy rider
Merlin you are my light today… Happy Hanukkah to all feline friends who celebrate the festival of lights!!!
Sue Brandes
Happy Hanukkah to you.
The Island Cats
Happy Hanukkah! Thank cod you won’t be moving to Iceland!
Skeeter and Izzy
We too avoid the news on TV. There is just too much that is sensationalized and we think that helps contribute to the actions of some. Stop making it such a circus and that might help end some of the senseless violence in the world.
We are trying very hard to not stress out about things this month! Hopefully we will be able to enjoy and celebrate the importantthings in life all month long~
Happy Hanukkah to all!
We are glad you aren’t moving to Iceland!
Luvs
Skeeter and Izzy and the Feral Gang + Twig & Peanut & Romeo & the Angels
>^..^^..^<~
Layla Morgan Wilde
We’re glad too. Hope you guys stay calm 🙂
Sometimes Cats Herd You
Happy Hanukkah! Ashton would LOVE her very own latke. What a fun idea!
And we totally agree with you about the evening news. We stopped watching it when the local news showed the results of an alligator attack during dinner. The evening news is the shock jocks of this decade, and not in a good way.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks and enjoy. No news is best during dinner 🙂
Summer
Happy Hanukkah! I’m glad you are staying put! Although my human agrees, she would like to be somewhere more sane. Maybe she just needs to look more within.