That was us back In the day when we lived in NJ. If it started snowing before we went to bed, it was hard to sleep thinking we might have a snow day. The fire siren would go on at 6 am if the schools were closed and I would be only half asleep all night waiting to hear it. And if it went off, me who wouldn’t get out of bed for school would be up and ready to play in the snow.
Er… OraZ thinks she’s going out to play in the snow with the kiddos tomorrow (well, Monday, I guess)??? She’s not gonna appreciate it when she’s told she won’t be able to go out with them! Methinks she will find a way…
I went back to make sure that this wasn’t already posted and didn’t see it but Burt Bacharach passed two days ago. He was one of the all time song writers with his lyricist Hal David. Fifty-two top 40 songs covered by many artists. He did some with Elvis Costello. Look him up, too many songs to list here. The Bacharach and David song book was my first many years ago. Trumpet player here.
I like the Boy’s choice of bedtime reading material. I used to read poetry to my daughter when she was young. She was especially fond of Jabberwocky, and insisted on it several times nightly.
O.T, Puppy Bowl Tomorrow. For those, like me, who don’t watch the Super Bowl, there’s the Puppy Bowl on at the same time. Half-time entertainment is provided by kittens. What is especially nice is that this is also an adoption event.
The mittens were not buried or tossed out to sea. They were batted under the refrigerator or a heavy awkward piece of furniture. Ora obviously hasn’t been a house cat very long or she’d know that.
I haven’t read all the comments yet, so maybe someone has mentioned this. It appears, in panel 4, that OZ is “wagging” her tail. Or at least, that’s how I interpret the little lines on either side of her tail. Thoughts?
Aw, the children (human and cat) sharing a bed, reading together. And the penguin reading too. So cute! Is Iggy with the Girl, maybe? Simply adorable, all of it.
cleehilllaw over 1 year ago
Aww, Pengy has his own book!
lpayne.1632 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Pengo has his own bedtime reading! And of course OZ has to think of alternate ways the kittens could lose mittens. . . is The Boy reading her a story?
uncle snipe over 1 year ago
I love Ora in this entire strip! a fair deal! but better still? the owl is reading a bedtime story as well! nice side by with Iggy too.
One Serious Cat over 1 year ago
What is Pengo reading? Maybe “Mr. Popper’s Penguins?” What are your guesses?
kangtourcat Premium Member over 1 year ago
That was us back In the day when we lived in NJ. If it started snowing before we went to bed, it was hard to sleep thinking we might have a snow day. The fire siren would go on at 6 am if the schools were closed and I would be only half asleep all night waiting to hear it. And if it went off, me who wouldn’t get out of bed for school would be up and ready to play in the snow.
saobadao over 1 year ago
The fans of BCN lift my heart
WelshRat Premium Member over 1 year ago
Educating Ora?
dmah Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Did they bury them? Toss them out to sea? or explode them with six tons of TNT?”
CatRanger over 1 year ago
Er… OraZ thinks she’s going out to play in the snow with the kiddos tomorrow (well, Monday, I guess)??? She’s not gonna appreciate it when she’s told she won’t be able to go out with them! Methinks she will find a way…
valeries Premium Member over 1 year ago
Isn’t The Woman’s premise (… the faster you fall asleep, the sooner you can …), the same one parents say to their kids on Christmas Eve?
kangtourcat Premium Member over 1 year ago
I went back to make sure that this wasn’t already posted and didn’t see it but Burt Bacharach passed two days ago. He was one of the all time song writers with his lyricist Hal David. Fifty-two top 40 songs covered by many artists. He did some with Elvis Costello. Look him up, too many songs to list here. The Bacharach and David song book was my first many years ago. Trumpet player here.
bigcatbusiness over 1 year ago
If only cats slept peacefully throughout the entire night like that.
ikini Premium Member over 1 year ago
Waitaminute! The Boy is reading by flashlight. I’m pretty sure he is not supposed to be doing that!
ikini Premium Member over 1 year ago
Iggy sighting, panel 2. Do you suppose he sleeps with the Girl?
Jacob Mattingly over 1 year ago
I’d go with out to sea. I do like the kittens cuddling with the other kids though. TI’s adorable. I also like how ora is also tucked in nicely.
dputhoff62 over 1 year ago
Aww…Pengo is reading! That’s cute!
arolarson Premium Member over 1 year ago
Little tiny Fair Isle mitten on the book cover! One more example of Georgia’s attention to fine detail. She is amazing!
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 1 year ago
Oh, everyone is reading. Nice!
SheMc over 1 year ago
There is a nursery rhyme about kittens losing mittens, I must be really old, I can’t remember it ;(
Katzen1415 over 1 year ago
Not every kitten is an Ora Zella. If they were, that tale would be much more interesting. I like how Pengo looks so relaxed.
Kitty Katz over 1 year ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
Sophititi: Have you thought about creating knitted wear, Tillie?
Maat-Tilda: Maybe I should. I remember creating mittens for my senior project in art college. My brother and sister loved them.
Soph: Did you celebrate graduation with pie?
Tillie: Of course. I made sure we didn’t lose them.
Acorn Style: Mittens could be just the thing for our resident tumblers.
Tillie: Of course, making mittens for Bea could be a bit of a challenge.
Acorn Style: I know you’ve never backed down from a challenge. Are you going to make mittens for the Royal Procurers as well?
Tillie: Yep. No problem.
Soph: I just thought of something. If everyone’s going to model our Wearable Art, who’s going to be there to watch the show?
Tillie: (Looking out to the Orb) They are!
Grace Premium Member over 1 year ago
Ora and “the boy” had me wiping away a tear this morning. Old grammas do that sometimes.
ladykat over 1 year ago
I like the Boy’s choice of bedtime reading material. I used to read poetry to my daughter when she was young. She was especially fond of Jabberwocky, and insisted on it several times nightly.
misty over 1 year ago
The wind blew some luck in our direction
We saw what was forecast today
We finally made a happy storm connection
And will get to stay home and play
Enough snow to fill the Atlantic Ocean
At least top off Narragansett Bay
Ain’t nothing like the sky to dose a potion
It may snow for days and days
Snow night
Feels right
Snow night
Sleep tight ❤️
- Bruce Blackman – Moonlight Feels Right – Starbuck
Gent over 1 year ago
Let’s see if them kids makes better snow goons than Calvin.
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
One little kittens, they lost her mittens,
And she began to cry,
“Oh, human dear, I sadly fear,
That I have lost my mittens."
“What! Lost your mittens, you silly kitten!
Then you shall stay inside"
“Meow, meow, meow.”
“Then you shall stay inside.”
The one little kitten, they found her mittens,
And she began to cry,
“Oh, human dear, see here, see here,
For I have found my mittens."
“Put on your mittens, you silly kitten,
And you shall play outside."
“Purr, purr, purr,
Oh, you shall play outside."
The one little kitten put on her mittens,
And soon she went outside,
“Oh, human dear, I greatly fear,
That I have soiled my mittens."
“What, soiled your mittens, you naughty kitten!”
Then she began to sigh,
“Meow, meow, meow,”
Then she began to sigh.
The one little kitten, they washed her mittens,And hung them out to dry,
“Oh, human dear, do you not hear,
That I have washed my mittens?"
“What, washed your mittens, then you’re a good kitten,
But I smell a rat close by."
“Meow, meow, meow,
I smell a rat close by."
Fennec! at the Disco over 1 year ago
Pengo’s got a book!
mepowell over 1 year ago
O.T, Puppy Bowl Tomorrow. For those, like me, who don’t watch the Super Bowl, there’s the Puppy Bowl on at the same time. Half-time entertainment is provided by kittens. What is especially nice is that this is also an adoption event.
Fennec! at the Disco over 1 year ago
When it snowed at midnight down here in southmost Texas nearly 20 years ago, I went ahead & let the kids run outside and play in it.
But then down here, it hadn’t snowed in like 100 years, and there was NO guarantee the snow would still be around by morning.
Sue Ellen over 1 year ago
OK, I know there was a previous strip about “The Three Little Kittens,” but I can’t find it. I need help from the other BCN historians!
Nuliajuk over 1 year ago
The mittens were not buried or tossed out to sea. They were batted under the refrigerator or a heavy awkward piece of furniture. Ora obviously hasn’t been a house cat very long or she’d know that.
ocarol7 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Looks like Ora is finding her feet with the new clan ;-))
DawnMcCandless over 1 year ago
Starlord has turned into Lupin!!!! He found the button on surge protector. He did turn it back on too. LOL
azkfwecho Premium Member over 1 year ago
I haven’t read all the comments yet, so maybe someone has mentioned this. It appears, in panel 4, that OZ is “wagging” her tail. Or at least, that’s how I interpret the little lines on either side of her tail. Thoughts?
Red Bird over 1 year ago
Seeing Pengo with his own book is pretty amusing.
anne o over 1 year ago
O.T.
miscreant over 1 year ago
I’m just happy for our 60+ degree weather the last few days. NO SNOW NO SNOW NO SNOW.
asrialfeeple over 1 year ago
“Where, oh where, can those mittens be?”
Rebecka A over 1 year ago
Aw, the children (human and cat) sharing a bed, reading together. And the penguin reading too. So cute! Is Iggy with the Girl, maybe? Simply adorable, all of it.
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
I always thought that withholding pie was cruel and unusual.
knight1192a over 1 year ago
So Pengo is far from illiterate.
crazeekatlady over 1 year ago
Happy Superb Owl Weekend Orbsters!
Taracinablue over 1 year ago
Ah, the Boy is old enough for the ancient tradition of nocturnal literary transgression