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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 13h

Malcolm, I do worry that when cats have wrestling matches with each other, they are going to hurt themselves, but it often seems to be a sign of affection! So both the crazy and the snoozy sides of life in your house show love! 💕🐶😻😻😻😸💕

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 1d

Aww,Ron is a little sweetheart, Malcolm! I love his kneading action, with all his claws spread out! He and BD seem very content together on the big bed. 😻💕🐾🐶

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 2d

Oops! Didn't Cleo have an incident with a balloon a few weeks ago, Malcolm, or was it one of her brothers? She has obviously forgotten that sharp little claws are a liability when playing with them! 😻🐾🎈💥

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 3d

BD, it's as if Cleo was saying, "Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you!" 🐶😻😹

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 4d

You are a handsome chap,BD! Natalie has smartened you up beautifully. It's lovely to be able to see your face again! 🐶✂️🪮💕

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 5d

Cleo knows her own mind, Malcolm. She knew she had had enough to eat and had better things to do, like washing her paws 🐾. Meanwhile, Percy beat Ron to her leftovers. I hope he wasn't too disappointed! 😻😻😻🐶😸

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 6d

Cleo reminds me of a cat my family had when I was a girl, Malcolm. She was a tabby with pretty white mittens and socks too, but she was naughty with it, notorious for interfering with the roast dinner on one occasion and being partial to chewing houseplants! 🐾😻🐾

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 7d

Cleo seems to have picked up some of BD's leaf chewing habits, Malcolm! You, as ever, are happy to enjoy sitting on the leaves and quietly meditating. 😸🍂🍁🐶😻😻😻

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 7d

I saw this in the National Portrait Gallery this afternoon!

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 8d

2/2 Solo pic of little Henry Capel later Baron Capel of Tewkesbury. Super cute! Never executed. Loved flowers (really -- later founded botanical gardens at Kew).

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 8d

Baron Capel & his family, 1641. A royalist, he would be executed 8 years later. Sad! Painted by Cornelius Johnson whose day is today.

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 8d

I love the way you sniffed the candles before settling down, Malcolm. Cleo seems too restless to sit down and enjoy them at the moment. Percy, meanwhile, seems fascinated by something up above him. Does the candlelight shine on the ceiling? 🕯😻🕯😸🕯😻🕯

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 9d

Ha, ha, a little back leg game and general wrestling match, Malcolm! I know the kitchen floor is good for spinning around on, but BD and Ron need to be careful they don't cause Mum an accident! 😻🌀🐶

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 9d

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 10d

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 10d

Well, there's much to fascinate Ron and Percy there, Malcolm: beeps; the sound of rushing water; a big round window to look through; washing going round and round; unusual smells; a basket full of nice soft clothes (potential bed?) Just make sure they don't get inside! 😻🫧🧺😻

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 11d

Hmm, was Cleo admiring Ralphy or his lunch, Malcolm? 😹 I got the impression Ralphy was thinking, "What are you staring at, Madam?" 😼👀😻

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 12d

Percy was pretty irresistible when he reached out for help for him and his little siblings, Malcolm! I'm glad you were able to help them. I hope we all feel able to do the same - reach out for help if we need it, and try to help those who ask us. 😻🐾

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 12d

Other work of the Ladybird artists.
October (Shell Guide, 1957)
Artist: SR Badmin

Finally detailed mixed media illustration looking down into a mature glade of autumn trees. In the foreground the picture is framed by leaves and fruit of the same trees.

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 13d

It's lovely to see the way BD was patiently watching your every move as you were polishing your face even then, Malcolm! It was good practice for his nursing duties just a few days later. 🐶💕😸

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 14d

BD, I have to admit the first phrase that sprang to mind when I saw you was "a rose between two thorns"! 😹 That's a bit harsh, though - I know Ron and Cleo have sharp little claws (all the better for hanging on to sofas), but they do truly love you! 😻💕🐶💕😻

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 15d

That's a lovely jigsaw puzzle that Caroline @muir373 sent your Mum, Malcolm. I'm just worried that by the time the Triplets have finished with it, there might be a few extra perforations in the pieces! Do they recognise themselves in the picture? 😻😻😻🐾🧩

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 16d

Oh naughty Cleo! I'd be nervous leaving anything breakable on the table unattended while she's around, Malcolm! 😻😹

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 17d

Cleo is a clever girl, Malcolm, discovering free cat toys in the waste paper basket! The boys did seem interested in other things at first (Percy: grooming; Ron: staring), but Percy did get the idea eventually! 🗑⚽️😻😻😻

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Caroline Mulryne @carolinemulryne.bsky.social · 18d

Wow, Malcolm, what a powerful purr motor Percy has! He is a bit of a love bug, isn't he, or what my parents used to call "a soppy date!" 😻💕💤

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