It’s me Sasha the magnificent! (Also known as Sashki, Sanoosh and Get Down! She tried to name me No but I totally ignore that.)April 3, 2026 8:23 am
It’s me Sasha the magnificent! (Also known as Sashki, Sanoosh and Get Down! She tried to name me No but I totally ignore that.)
The peep took pictures of me this week (to update my model portfolio). This first one is of me taking a nap in “the basket.” The peep has had that basket for 40 years (yes, she’s an old fart!). RIP Magic was the first cat that slept there but there was a parade of many. It’s comfy with a nice cushion and almost always in a sunspot. For the winter there is a heating pad underneath making it a prime target for Gus and (RIP) Gracie. The peep says I must be a post-menopausal cat because I get hot. If I nap in there during the winter, it’s only for a while. Then I must sprawl out on the cold floor to cool down. Gus and Gracie didn’t have that issue. It was never a favorite of (RIP) Morgan but there is a long list of RIP cats that loved it.
The peep calls this my dead to the world pose. The heating pad is gone for the summer.
This is (RIP) Mollie in the basket in 2016.
The weather warmed up this week, and the sliding door was open. I was sniffing the great outdoors when the peep took this one. We have bird feeders on the deck for bird TV. I love getting a good sniff. They smell like feathers and dirt. My favorite smells.
The ants have been back at our feeding dishes, so we play hide and seek with our food spots. We only get a short time to eat before the peep scoops up the dishes. It puts pressure on Gus to clean up fast. He’s a slow eater. He’s doing his best. We hope they go away soon. No pictures of those critters!
Gus didn’t want to be forgotten so here is an old (slightly blurry) picture of us.
Have a great weekend.
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Categories: For Animal Lovers Only, Humor, Sassy cats
Tags: animals, cats, Gus, Mollie, pets, Sasha
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We all have a whole slew of names, like you.
How luxurious to have a heating pad in your basket. We also have a heating pad. Our heating pad is called – Mummy (mol)!
Trixie, Caspurr and Shimshi
The J-Cats
http://j-cats.blogspot.com
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By Shimona from the Palace on April 6, 2026 at 2:37 am
I like your “alternative” names……but a heating pad in your basket! What comforts you have – you are one spoiled cat!
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By Joni on April 5, 2026 at 4:15 pm
I am so worth it!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 5, 2026 at 6:47 pm
I enjoyed your writing, Sasha.
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By Anne Mehrling on April 4, 2026 at 7:19 pm
Awww thanks!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 5, 2026 at 8:17 am
Hey Sash, sorry I’m a little late.
This business about being hot means pre-menopausal. I beg to differ. You live with the George Clooney of felines. No wonder you’re hot. Gus is one sexy dude.
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By Susannah Bianchi on April 4, 2026 at 3:05 pm
I never thought of that! Hubba hubba!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 4, 2026 at 3:27 pm
Sleeping next him in that basket no less. sigh
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By Susannah Bianchi on April 5, 2026 at 4:06 am
Oh Sasha, it’s not easy being beautiful. The demands of having having your photo can be exhausting, but we appreciate the struggle.
Happy Easter and Happy Bird Watching!
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By Life With The Top Down on April 4, 2026 at 5:53 am
I know. They want these photo shoots all the time! I have to be sure my fur is fluffed. Exhausting!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 4, 2026 at 8:50 am
Looking good, Sasha. Hope you all have a Happy Easter.
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By pollymorse on April 4, 2026 at 4:58 am
Right back atcha and your crew!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 4, 2026 at 8:50 am
It must be all that fur heating you up Sasha – I’ll bet that one place where you were shaved for your procedure is not hot?!
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By Linda Schaub on April 3, 2026 at 7:42 pm
Most of it is pretty grown in. We have to sacrifice to be gorgeous all the time! The peep says that the fur insulates me from hot and cold. What does she know. Even the fur on her head is thinning!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 4, 2026 at 8:52 am
The sacrifices we make are overwhelming sometimes Sasha – I feel for you, really I do. You have a lot of fur and it keeps you from getting too warm or cold … can I borrow some as we are on a weather rollercoaster? Tomorrow it will be cold again – sigh. I thought of the Peep this morning – I saw my first little ant, almost two weeks early, likely because of the very warm weather and three bouts of torrential rain. Annoying. The little ant was the least of my worries as some 12 hours later I hurried down to the basement at 6:15 p.m. when the tornado sirens went off for a full five minutes in our city. A little too close for comfort. I’m happy if it stays cooler and we can avoid all this weather whiplash and stressful weather, our fourth bout in one week’s time. I bought myself a chocolate bunny for Easter … almost ate it, but no, I’ll wait until Easter and be mature.
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By Linda Schaub on April 4, 2026 at 8:45 pm
The peep says that when you live by yourself you don’t have to be mature. Go eat the bunny, the chocolate one!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 5, 2026 at 8:17 am
The peep is right Sasha – I polished it off this morning and was happy I didn’t have to share it with anyone!
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By Linda Schaub on April 5, 2026 at 5:48 pm
🙂
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By Kate Crimmins on April 5, 2026 at 6:46 pm
Nice photos of your angels and I love that tongue shot of Gus. Sorry about the ants.
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By 15andmeowing on April 3, 2026 at 7:11 pm
Gus rarely sticks his tongue out so that was a great opportunity!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 7:24 pm
We tried this to keep ants out of our cat’s food. We put her dish in a pie pan with a little water covering the bottom, and the ants stayed away. All our cats but that one eat their meals promptly.
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By Anonymous on April 3, 2026 at 6:06 pm
I have to try that. It’s so annoying. It’s usually for a very short time in the spring that they invade!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 7:25 pm
Sasha, the basket looks like a great place to nap. Cute photos.
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By Correne on April 3, 2026 at 4:53 pm
It’s very comfy and the peep bought a new fleece to line it.
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Great post Sasha.
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By pensitivity101 on April 3, 2026 at 3:26 pm
Thanks!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 5:51 pm
Great observations about the Sassy Cat’s love of the Sassy Cat’s basket… or not. Love the tongue out/raspberry/blep photo of Gus. Mollie, such a girlie girl🩷
Sasha, your first photo is a perfect portfolio shot. Well done on the Sassy Cat’s Friday post! But the ants are not welcome.
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By Pix Under the Palm Fronds on April 3, 2026 at 2:59 pm
Those ants were hanging around waiting for my dinner too. The peep scooped them up and put them in the trash!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 5:51 pm
A 40-year-old basket! That’s impressive!
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By iamthesunking on April 3, 2026 at 12:12 pm
Yes! That the cats use everyday! It’s a miracle!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 1:35 pm
Love that ‘the basket’ continues to provide comfort and solace for all the kitties of the house. We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend and more signs of spring emerge. Without the ants though. 😉
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By Tails Around the Ranch on April 3, 2026 at 11:19 am
Our yo-yo weather is at least getting respectable — going from mid to high 40s to mid to high 70s. Much better then the 20s stuff. Things are bursting in bloom. Really lifts my spirits! Except for those ants!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 11:51 am
Ants are such a pesky nuisance. Here’s hoping you can ‘encourage’ them to take up quarters elsewhere.
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By Tails Around the Ranch on April 3, 2026 at 11:58 am
Beautiful kitties!
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By cotterbass on April 3, 2026 at 11:13 am
Thanks. They are a great couple!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 11:51 am
I love the continuity of the basket. Always a delight to see your fluffy self. Various creatures in this household have been are referred to as “demon spawn” in one breath and “precious angel baby” in the next.
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By AutumnAshbough on April 3, 2026 at 11:01 am
But of course. Nicknames for pets just happen.
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 11:52 am
I enjoy your blog and the babies you tell us about very very much
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By Carole Schulman on April 3, 2026 at 9:46 am
Thanks. Your picture reminds me of a cat I rescued. He was subsequently homed but I think of him often and wonder how he’s doing. I so wanted to keep him but I had 4 at the time and was moving.
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 11:53 am
I have a similar looking basket that we keep by the fireplace for matches/newspaper, etc. which MIGHT fit Ted but then again it would be a tight fit. Ted likes to “sprawl” too so that would be a problem. He’s actually happy just lying in some favorite spots around the house – legs in all directions, snoring…….I say as long as they are happy WE are happy right? I love that older photo of the lovers – that was Gus’s expression of disdain at disturbing them while they were cuddling I suppose!!
Hugs, Pam (and Teddy)
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By onespoiledcat on April 3, 2026 at 9:39 am
It’s a very large basket that has survived generations of cats. Sasha and Gus can be sprawlers too and Gus snores. Cats are so funny when they sleep. Morgan slept so soundly that I would startle her if I came into the room. They have a lot of other beds too. Gus is on the window ledge bed right now and I think Sasha is in the upstairs bedroom cat bed. Whatever makes them happy.
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 9:45 am
Ugh . . . ants! Hope they head back outside soon.
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By nrhatch on April 3, 2026 at 9:22 am
We’ve had waves of them since February. The kitchens are gone but the cat food area cropped up this week. I’m also hoping they go outside soon. Seems like when it warms up they want to come inside!
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 9:32 am
Just saw this and thought of you:
https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-make-a-natural-homemade-ant-killer-apartment-therapy-tutorials-189111
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By nrhatch on April 4, 2026 at 9:01 am
that is a comfy place… and we agree with you… ants are awful… we need such an ant eater thingy from stephen kings book…
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By easyweimaraner on April 3, 2026 at 8:39 am
It’s not big enough for two weims but the basket is wonderful. Ants are not.
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 8:43 am
The last picture is a hoot. Looks like Gus is sticking his tongue out at you!
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By derrycats on April 3, 2026 at 8:38 am
Yes, that would be so un-Gus-like. He’s so sweet.
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By Kate Crimmins on April 3, 2026 at 8:44 am
He probably was. 🙂
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By Susannah Bianchi on April 4, 2026 at 3:05 pm