No.17 Japanese Plush Beanie Maneki Neko Black Good Luck Cat

This is a contemporary Japanese Maneki Neko, Good Luck Cat which will protect you against evil.
Material: 100% Chirimen Rayon / Lining 100% Cotton.

No.16 Black Good Luck Cats Japanese Maneki Neko

I have heard that there are so many cats waiting to be adopted at animal shelters.
Especially, black cats have been having a hard time to find a new home.

Do you know in Japan, Cats(Neko in Japanese) are considered to bring good luck to you?
Have you ever seen cute Japanese cat figurines with one or two paws up?
Those are Japanese good luck charms, Maneki Neko, inviting cats in Japanese.
Ones of traditional Maneki Neko figurines are white calico cats which bring you business success, prosperity and happiness.
Another traditional Maneki Neko, black Maneki Nekos are good luck charms to protect you against evil spirit.

I have adopted a black cat several years before. She is the sweetest cat I have ever had.
Hopefully, black cats at the animal shelters can find a good home soon!

No.15 New Rose Plants and Chicken Wire

I am very happy that several squirrels live in my garden.
They are very playful and fun to watch.
One problem, though is they love to play with or they might be sharpening their teeth with newly planted bushy plants and would kill the plants overnight.
I have lost new hydrangeas, roses, and berry bushes so far and replanted day lilies for a try because they don’t seem to bother leafy plants.
And also, for my first try, when I replanted two rose bushes, I protected them with chicken wires.
Hopefully, the chicken wires work.

No.14 Whole Wheat Seeds and Whole Oats Seeds

The trial for growing cat glasses from the steamed crimped oats seeds didn’t work.
What was I thinking? It seemed to be obvious.
Probably, it may be the same thing that I can’t grow rice glasses from the steamed rice.
So, I went to Curve Feed & Supply in Lakewood looking for wheat seeds and oat seeds in bulk from which I would be able to grow cat glasses.
And, I was lucky!
The store owner was very nice and kind and let me understand that I would need whole seeds to grow glasses and actually showed me the wheat glasses grown on the ground.
I purchased whole wheat seeds and whole oat seeds for 3 pounds each.
If I remembered correctly, they would sell the seeds from 1 pound, which was also nice, too.
Whole Wheat Seeds.

Whole Oat Seeds.

No.13 Update Homegrown Cat Glass

It was very hot day yesterday, and the Nibble-Licious cat glass seeds by Petlinks System have grown up to about 2 inches (3cm) tall now.
They look very healthy and good glasses.

No.12 Bean Sprouts by Sprouts Extraordinaire

I had purchased a package of bean sprouts(8oz, 227g) at the King Soopers in Lakewood. The package indicated just “Bean Sprouts” so I checked the website of the producer, Sprouts Extraordinaire in Denver. I assume the bean sprouts that I had purchased were Mung Bean Sprouts.
The package also indicated these bean sprouts contain Vitamin C 20%, Iron 4%, Fiber 4%, Protein 3g, Sugar 7g, while no fat, no cholesterol and no sodium. Sound like a very good veggie, isn’t it?

For lunch, I made the attached bean sprouts salad with Japanese dressing.
I suppose to be able to eat the bean sprouts fresh but I prefer to soak veggies in a hot water about 1 minute or so to make them a little bit tender and rinse them by running cold water in order to make this salad.
The Japanese dressing was made of Japanese Sushi Su(Japanese rice vinegar which is a seasoned mild vinegar for sushi and salad and etc. Mine is Mitsukan Sushi Su), sesame oil, soy sauce, and white sesame.

I am very happy to find out that there is a local company, Sprouts Extraordinaire which produces natural and organic sprouts.
Great fresh produce!

No.11 J.W. Pet Company Grip Soft Cat Brush

It’s suddenly a hot summer day, and my lovely cats need a good glooming.
I purchased the attached Grip Soft Cat Brush by J.W. Pet Company at PETCO in Lakewood.
Originally, I had purchased the brush for my long haired cat, but, as usual, she didn’t want to get brushed. So, I have tried to brush other short haired cats and they loved it!
The handle of the cat brush is nicely fitted in my hand and very comfortable to use.
The pins of the brush are very nice and soft and they seem to be giving a nice massage as well as a gentle brushing.
Because my cats love the feeling, they stay still and that makes easy to give them brushing.
One minor problem is the pins of the brush have a round ball top, and I assume these round ball tops make the brushing soft and gentle but also make difficult to clean up furs caught in the middle of the pins.
Nonetheless, “Thanks, mom,” my cats gave me a thumb up!

No.10 Cat Glass Seeds

For my dear indoor cats, I have purchased a package of cat glass seeds, Nibble-Licious by Petlinks System ($4.99 for 5oz.) from Pet Smart in Lakewood.
The package indicates the cat grass seeds are 100% oats seeds.
I had started 3 small cat grass pots using the Eko Organic All Purpose Potting Mix.(This soil is so nice and soft. Purchased at O'Toole's Garden Center in Lakewood.)
Let’s see how they will grow in my sun room.

I went to check the Wardle Feed & Pet Supply in Wheat Ridge if they were carrying cat grass seeds (could be barley grass seeds, wheat grass seeds, or oat grass seeds)in bulk. But, I didn’t have a good luck.
I purchased a 10oz package of steamed crimped oats seeds for $3.99.
These seeds should be for birds(I guess) and probably are not good for planting, but, anyway, I will try if they can be used as a cat grass seeds.

My cats love to spend long hours in a sun room even on hot days. The ready for eating cat grasses in the containers could stay fresh just 2-3 days in the room. So, I am on a mission to find good sources to purchase cat seeds in bulk.