Murchyks Are Cats!

The Best CatMurchyk's Purring Ever!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:53:00 +0000

Well, hello everyone! It has been a while since I posted something here. Now it is about time - our Murchyk the cat made our movie night!

My husband and I were watching a nature documentary. Our Murchyk the cat was watching with us as always. Well, he is not normally watching - he is mostly sleeping all our movie nights. But last night he got unexpectedly excited of this nature documentary. He seems really interested what this Big Kitty (a snow leopard) is doing on a screen. Our movie night end up watching not as much of documentary - we were amazed how our cat is reacted on it. Of course, we started filming this reaction on a video, which we are sharing with you now. Hope you have as much fun watching our beloved kitty as we did:

The Best Cat's Purring Ever!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 20:55:00 +0000

Here is our Murchyk the cat is purring:

The best, sweetest purr ever! Got lots of healing power for sure!

Murchyk the Cat is Hunting for Outdoor Insects

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 10 May 2015 19:33:00 +0000

Beautiful weather, nice and quite evening, and our Maine Coon the cat (his name is Murchyk) is up to some hunting for outdoor insects. I don't know who had more fun that night - our cat hunting or I am filming him :) Enjoy the video!

Our Maine Coon Just Loves To Be Brushed!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 09 May 2015 19:36:00 +0000

This is our sweet Maine Coon - Murchyk the cat. Can you hear him purring? That's how he like to be brushed :) Well, somewhere, in the middle of his brushing he think that brush is his toy, but it's okay. Murchyk is very playful cat in general, so, I just let him to have some his cat's fun :)

Our Murchyk the Cat - Waiting for Canadian Spring

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:33:00 +0000

"Listen! I am not copying this famous cat - I am laying down like this since the day I born! And I really, really want to go outside, but please, please, please take this stupid snow, and ice, and wind somewhere away!" - our Murchyk's today's speech.

Today, March 17, 2015, on the St. Patrick's Day, is still snowing in some areas of Canada, and particularly in ours. So our Murchyk the cat just simply tired from this long winter! He wants spring!

So, where are you, Canadian spring?

Meanwhile in Ukraine – Cat-Protester

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:02:00 +0000

Ukraine in the news – the protests has began over there on November 21, 2013 and right now, few days before Christmas 2013, still going on. The protesters, which are millions of Ukrainian people, are not happy that Ukrainian authority is not going to the West, to European integration; instead, the authority is pushing the country closer to the East, to be tied up with Russia, like it was in Soviet time. People are on the streets because they don’t want to go back to renovating of USSR!

More details of the protests are in the news or Wikipedia link. I just wanted to post a random picture from the protests in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. As you can see on the photo, this cute kitty-cat is protesting too – he is wearing bands with colors of Ukrainian flag and a European Union flag. Such a beautiful cat!

Dear kitty from Ukraine, which is my home country as well, I wish your people to win!

Murchyk the Cat is Packing Christmas Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 00:18:00 +0000

Christmas 2013 is just around the corner! Murchyk the cat is packing Christmas gifts to our friends and family:

Purry and Meowy Christmas 2013 and Happy New Year everyone! From the Murchyk, Canadian cat with Ukrainian name

British Shorthair Kittens - So Cute!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:39:00 +0000

These British shorthair fur-babies are kittens of Richard, the cat from Ukraine. Yep, not long time ago Richard was a kitten himself; now he is a father of those cuties!

Murchyk the Cat and His Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:51:00 +0000

Our Murchyk the cat on Halloween, waiting for trick-or-treaters. Happy Halloween everyone!

How to become a good boyfriend? 12 tips from kitten Rocky for you!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:18:00 +0000

Question to you, single guys – do you know how to become a good boyfriend?

Kitten Rocky has 12 tips for you on this subject. If I would be a girl, not a married woman, I would say – kitten is right! Well, some tips would apply even for husbands J

New cat video is getting viral – kitty sits on hedgehog!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:27:00 +0000

Pussycat is trying his buddy hedgehog out – nope, not really comfy to sit on him! Actually, not comfy at all!

Pottery Cat from Ukraine – Inspired by Murchyk?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:59:00 +0000

Here is cute cat-themed piece of craft – a pottery cat:

Inspired by our Murchyk the cat? (at the picture below) What do you think?

Speaking seriously, the pottery cat is made in Lviv, Ukraine. My friend Olya from Ukraine got it for a gift.

And our Murchyk the cat, despite his Ukrainian name, live in Canada. But Ukrainian pottery crafters have lots of local Murchyks to be inspired (Murchyk is a very typical cat's name in Ukraine).

Anyway. This year – 2013 – my husband and I were travelling to three countries, Ukraine, Denmark and Greece, and each of them has unique cat-themed pottery and glass arts and crafts. So more posts about cat-related gifts to come!

Cretan Cats Art

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Cretan cats art is amazing! All those colorful pottery kitty-cats… So cute! Too bad, I was afraid that our luggage is overloaded already and I didn't get any of those pottery kitties – as a memory from our Cretan trip-2013.

Well, at least I brought pictures with me – they are memories, too:

Cretan Cats

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:11:00 +0000

My husband and I had a trip to Crete lately. I couldn't resist taking pictures of local cats. They are characters, I can tell you! Some specific type of the cats, remind me Egyptian ones. Too many stray carts around, though. They are asking for food in local restaurants, digging in to garbage cans to find something edible and meowing overnight – I heard from my hotel window. My heart was crying and I wanted to adopt them all!

Here are the pictures of some Cretan sweeties:

And here are few links, where you can find some info how really to help out Cretan cats:

Cretan Cat-A-List

Cretan Animal Protection

Cats of Crete

Unidentified Animal – Banana Peel!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:00:00 +0000

New cat video is going viral right now – how cat Gyoza is terrified by banana peel!

The Guard of Our Garden - Murchyk the Cat

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:55:00 +0000

Every year our vegetable garden has three kinds of uninvited and undesirable guests: cabbage butterflies, snails and rabbits. If let them to do what they want to do at our garden – be specific, to eat what they want to eat – we can forget about our harvest.

We have few individual methods how, actually, to make those uninvited guests of the garden to feel uninvited, and our Murchyk the cat being real help in it. Seriously! Not only Murchyk the cat, but some his cat-related, let say, gadgets :)

For example, I have read somewhere that rabbits normally don’t like a smell of cat’s urine and they don’t go very close to the area where they smell a cat. So what I do regularly, I am spreading a content of Murchyk’s litter on the borders of the garden, and… it works! After I am doing this, approximately once per week, I didn't see rabbits at our garden for while. So if you are vegetable gardener as well and your garden is suffering from visits of bunny rabbit, you can use this method, too. I wouldn't recommend to do it though if you cat’s litter is made out of clay, with adding some other stuff, like chemicals etc. (more than that, I wouldn't recommend a litter with chemicals in it to use for cat, never mind garden). Only if your cat is using some organic litter, like pine clumping or other natural stuff, you can spread it around your garden without any fears that natural environment of the garden will be damaged.

Our Murchyk the cat use pine clumping (the one on the picture below) – he is very happy with it! And my husband and I are very happy, too, when it’s come to chasing rabbits away from the garden.

Also, as I mentioned earlier, as rabbits cannot stand a smell of the cat, very often our kitty-cat is being a guard of our garden himself – at the video below you can see, how he is chasing a rabbit away from our yard:

Just like a dog – he chased the rabbit to the border of our (and his, Murchyk’s) property, that’s it!

We love you, the guard of our garden!

Amazing Kitty-Cats Handbags from Ukraine – Handmade!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:21:00 +0000

I cannot take my eyes off these adorable handbags from

Ukraine

! Look at those two kitties on the bag! Aren't they adorable?

Or those two:

The bags are cross-body ones:

And that’s how the bags look inside:

This beauty is made out of leather. All the work is handmade and a style of the bags is traditional to Carpathian Mountains area of

Ukraine

. Except the kitty images – this is a creativity of the authors of the bags. Amazing creativity, I must say! I am seriously thinking to get one of those bags in one of my travels to

Ukraine

, which is my home country.

When I used to live in

Ukraine

, I have few handbags of this style. I preferred them over other bags because of few reasons:

1) They are ALWAYS in style – everything traditional is never out of fashion

2) They are very durable and lasted me for years – made out of 100% leather and the work (sawing, stitches etc) was very high quality;

3) They are just very beautiful and classy looking! First thing what is catching woman’s eye when she is shopping for handbags and purses

And here, in this case, both of these kitty-cats handbags caught my eye twice, I would say: firstly, as a cat person; secondly, as a woman.

Oh, and a main thing – who is creating this handmade beauty? The bags are made by the artists Kotylasya Torba Studio, here is their Facebook Page.

Cat Mugs and Cups

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:30:00 +0000

Do you know a cat lover who doesn't have at least one cup or mug with kitty-cat on it? I don’t. I am a cat person myself and, of course, I got few of those mugs and cups. They are warming up not only my throat when I am drinking my tea or coffee from them – they are warming up my cat lady’s heart and make me smile just looking at them, and bringing up some nice memories, like this one, with a ginger cat on it:

Cute, isn’t? Actually, this is a gift I gave to my future husband not knowing yet he will be my husband one day :) But I knew already, back that time, that my Ron is the same cat person like I am. And… I have no idea how I could predict when I bought that mug with a ginger cat on it that one day Ron and I will have a cat just like one on this cup – ginger cat with a white mouth, white chest and white paws, our beloved Murchyk the cat? Here he is, our sweetie:

Now, guess how Ron and I call this mug with cut ginger cat on it? Right! A Murchyk mug :)

Speaking about functionality of the mug, I like to drink my coffee or hot milk from it – Murchyk mug is think-walled and keeps my drinks warm for long time.

Okay, now I would like to show you another one my cat lover’s special cup, with entire cat family on it – two adult ginger tabby cats and two kittens. Here is a one side of the cup:

Here is another one:

Except, that the cup got a very enjoyable picture on it, I love the quality of the cup – this is fine thin-wall porcelain, the best one for tea. Tea lovers know that the thinner and lighter your teacup the better your tea tastes. So if I decide to have a nice cup of tea, I use my kitty-cat china only.

Next mug with a kitty-cats on it that I want to show you, is not mine – is my friend’s Candace. Candace is a cat lady like I am and she got the funniest and the cutest cat mug I have ever seen in my life!

Take a look at one side of the mug. See a kitty felt asleep? Read why – it is because the coffee was Decatff:

On another side of the cup kitty-cat is wide awake and cheerful. Guess what kind of drink was in the cap? Catffeinated! Yay!

Well, that’s all so far about cat mugs and cups that I wanted to tell you and to show you. I love finding something really funny and cute and cat-related. So if you would like to share a picture or a story about your mug or cup with a kitty-cat on it, you are always welcome to post it at our Murchyks Facebook Page.

Have a good morning or good night, depend what drink you are sipping right now from your cup – coffee, tea or milk. If you are cat lover like me, I am sure your mug is with a cute kitty-cat on it :)

Music and Cats – at My Friends

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:38:00 +0000

My previous post was about music and cats. This one, that I am writing now, is about music and cats as well – inspired by our family’s dear friends Candace and Ron.

Candace and Ron have four beautiful cats at home, and their house full of cat-related arts and crafts. Here is one I like so much – actually, about Music and Cats :)

You can see a musical notation book under the Music and Cats picture – this book is belong to Candace’s husband Ron. Ron is a very good musician and singer; he plays in a local band. Speaking of cats, Ron said, Jessy is his favorite one, here are they both:

Here is Jessy’s close up – he is so cute! And serious at the same time – I caught his face on a picture when he was listening to Ron’s music:

And here is Miley the cat, which is definitely loves the musical atmosphere of the house – no wonder, Miley likes to sleep on a top of Ron’s guitar case:

Here is Miley again – looks like she (Miley is a female) is going to sing something to us :) Oh she can – she is the one talking cat!

I enjoy being around Candace and Ron’s family and their musical cats!

Is your cat (cats) like to sing? Or talk? Or doing something funny and cute?

Please feel free to share your stories and pictures at Murchyks Facebook Page – with a link to your site or blog or social media source.

Thanks for reading us and have a purrfect day!

Candace’s Cats

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:00:00 +0000

In a previous story you read about my friend Candace’s cat-related arts and crafts; now it’s time for you to get to know Candace’s cats!

Oh, they are so handsome, beautiful, and sweet, and cute, and smart ones! I was babysitting Candace’s cats once, for a week, so I learnt a lot about them.

So, meet Panther, here he is:

Panther is 11 years old black male. Actually, he is the oldest one in this cat family, but I would say, he looks almost the youngest :) Maybe it is because he is black :) Maybe it is because he is fuzzy :) Maybe it is because he is very independent cat and he found his special way of living in our mountains country, wisely balancing between local wildlife and homesteading. Panther is not “kissy-kissy” (or “catsy-catsy”) type of cat; as I told you, he is independent fellow, but he loves his human family so much and he cannot imagine his life without Candace, her husband Ron and their sons Jon and Zack.

Next cat male in the family is Jessy. He is 6 years old white-grey kitty-cat:

Jessy is more domesticated; he is listening (almost always) what his human friends tell him to do, like, “eat”, “come home”. Jessy only one in his cat family can drink a water directly from a tap! Really cute!

Also Jessy like to socialize with next cat in Candace’s home – Miley:

Miley is fuzzy female, approximately the same age with Jessy, so they are one “generation”, I would say – that’s probably why Jessy and Miley are buddy-buddy. Oh, and Miley is the one talking cat! Every her "meow" sounds in different way and full of some certain meaning, like "I am hungry", "Rub my belly", "Let me out" etc. Yes, all the cats in Candace's house are indoor-outdoor ones, which means, they know a taste of healthy fresh air and cat's freedom, but they also remember very well, where is their home.

Another cuteness living in Candace's house is 7 months old multi-colored female Poose. I don’t have picture of her so far; but I will photograph her, definitely – he is oh soooo cute! Not because she is still a kitten, by age, but because of her very interesting personality.

So, that’s about it about Candace’s cats so far. More stories to come!

Candace’s Cat-Related Arts and Crafts

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Candace is a very nice friend of mine; she is a cat lady like me :) Only I have one Murchyk the cat at home and Candace got four beautiful kitty-cats, their names are Jessy, Miley, Panther and Poose.

So as we both, Candace and I, are cat ladies, her and mine houses are full of different cat-related stuff, like crafts, accessories, kitchen stuff etc. And every time, before Christmas or Candace’s birthday, if I see in a store some nice thing with a kitty-cat on it and, of course, I want to get it to Candace, the first question that’s popping up in my mind is, “What if Candace is already has it?” Why I ask myself this question – it is because Candace got oh so many nice, cute and marvelous cat pictures, figurines, mugs, plates, etc. etc. that I really afraid I can bring her a duplicate of the one of these cat goodies.

Well, the picture above that I gave to Candace is really one-of-a-kind and I bought it in Ukraine – at least, Candace never been to Ukraine (yet), so I was absolutely sure, she doesn’t have something like that. Now she does – dancing cats, ceramic picture:

I also was worried if Candace will find a room for this picture at her busy walls – busy with cat pictures, of course :) – but she did! Yay! It was not simple task though, I guess – please take a quick look at Candace walls! Above the door – “Cat Nap on a Dog Day Afternoon”:

At the kitchen – an amazing wall clock with plenty of kittens on it:

Especially I love this part with a quote “Cat Leave Pawprints on Your Heart”:

And I love this one so much, with another famous cat-related quote – “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: Music and Cats.” Albert Schweitzer

Every piece of space in Candace’s house used very wisely and every cat-related craft is doing some work for a house functioning – like this metal-carved hook:

Or these cute candle holders:

Or the cutest cat-related mug I have even seen – Decatf Catffeinated one:

If you are probably thinking I showed you ALL the Candace’s arts and crafts with kitty-cats on it, you are wrong – this is just a part of her cat-related goodies; I think, not even half of everything what she got during many years as gifts for Christmas, birthdays etc.

Well, I cannot resist showing you few more pieces – a decorative kitty-plate:

Male-female cats figurines:

And that’s about it. For today :)

Have you got some cat-related arts and crafts, my dear readers – cat persons? I am sure you do. Please feel free to share some with us, Murchyks' blog fans – at our Facebook Fan Page.

Thanks for watching, reading and being good cats’ human friends, which, I am sure, you are!

“Who said this is your pillow? This is my pillow!”

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:44:00 +0000

Hands up, cats’ human friends, whose cats don’t sleep with you!

Our Murchyk the cat is does, oh, he does all right! :) Our bedroom is one of his favorite spots to sleep in entire house (he has many of that spots :)

He can sleep on a little carpet by the bed; he can sleep under the bed; but his favorite place of course is on a bed, in our feet area:

Or behind Ron’s or my back. Or just like that, on a pillow:

Well, he realizes (sometimes!) that someone else has to sleep on this pillow, too, like me, his human friend :) But very, very often all his look is saying, “I don’t think this is your pillow! This is my pillow!” Or something like that :)

Never mind, kitty! There is lots of room for two of us :) ! Or I can go to sleep on your rug :) Can I?

Handbag for a Cat Lady

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:12:00 +0000

I am sure, every cat lady, including me, would be glad to own such an exquisite piece! Cross-stitch embroidered kitty-cat! On a handbag! Take a look:

Beautiful, isn’t? The bag is handmade by designer Tanya Klyova from

Ukraine

. As you can see on a next picture, the handbag is roomy enough, got cute and comfortable straps and can be worn also as a cross-body:

Here is Tanya’s Facebook page – just in case, if you felt in love with this handwork like I did :) and maybe want to get a handbag like this for yourself.

Adventures of Sissi the Cat from Italy – Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:27:00 +0000

I have already introduced to you a famous Italian cat Sissi (a female) and I showed you few of her adventures.

I didn’t look at YouTube for while how is Sissi doing and what is she up to lately, so today I did. Sissi is doing great; she is always finding something exciting to do, and her human friend Roberto Bonatti (he is veterinarian) is patiently filming all her adventures and sharing with us on YouTube.

Here are few of them, the most interesting ones, for my opinion. Have fun watching!

Sissi is playing soccer. She is really good in it! A great jumper and catcher! What a passionate player! Wow!

Sissi likes different sports. Along with soccer, she plays good volleyball:

And when Sissi is tired from serious games, she is trying something simple – for example, to catch a little mouse on iPad. Trying desperately, by the way:

That’s Sissi for you! Sweet, funny and passionate Italian kitty! Love her!

Kitty is Grooming Bunny Rabbit

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:53:00 +0000

I cannot think about better video for an Easter, on a cat blog. Kitty-cat is grooming Bunny Rabbit!
Happy Easter everyone!