The Adventures of Periwinkle and Stinky

 

Periwinkle snoozed in a sun puddle near her fursibs.  WAIT?   WHAT?  Why isn't she waiting at the Teleportation Tunnel for Stinky?   Did they have a disagreement?  

Periwinkle woke up and realized their friends were already here to visit and explained.  "Don't worry friends, everything is fine.  Stinky came by on Saturday so we could have a very special Adventure.  We decided to share it with you today because today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi the Patron Saint of Animals."

Flashback to Saturday afternoon...

Periwinkle stood by the Teleportation Tunnel, so thrilled to have her boyfriend Stinky arrive 3 days early for their Adventure. With a WOOSH, Stinky tumbled out of the Tunnel and into her waiting paws.

After some whisker kisses and paw pats he gave her a confused look and said "Why am I here today?  It's not Tuesday?"  Periwinkle smiled and told him they had something special planned for the day.  She led him to her Mom's car so they could go on their Adventure.  Before he put his seatbelt on, Stinky went into the front seat and wondered why Reesie and photos of Raz, Noelle and his fursib Sawyer were there too but he figured he would let Periwinkle explain.

They didn't go very far when Periwinkle's Mom said they were at their destination and they got out of the car.  They saw lots of woofies but no other cats.

Of course, everyone knew of the famous Periwinkle and Stinky and they were all excited to meet them!

Before the Blessing started, they introduced themselves to Father Scott and told him they were there with Reesie and that they brought their photos since Raz, Noelle and Sawyer couldn't be there.

Soon, the blessing started.

They watched while Father Scott blessed the woofies.

They waited patiently with Reesie for their turn.

Soon it was their turn to be blessed.

When the blessing ended, they all piled back into Periwinkle's Mom's car to head back to the house.  They thanked Reesie for letting them go with her and had some snacks before it was time for Stinky to head back home.  They also visited with Raz and told him how proud they were of him being so good at his visit to the stabby place and for being such a good boy taking his supplement pill.

Of course, there was time for whisker kissing and paw patting and snuggling before it was time for Stinky to leave.  They both agreed it was great to see each other early but Tuesday wouldn't be the same without a visit. 

With one last whisker kiss, Stinky jumped into the Teleportation Tunnel and headed home.  He couldn't wait to tell his fursib Sawyer that they had both been blessed.

The Adventures of Periwinle and Stinky

 

Perwinkle was napping under a sun puddle and dreaming of her boyfriend Stinky.  WAIT!  WHAT?  WHY WASN'T SHE AT THE TELEPORTATION TUNNEL??? Did she forget it's Tuesday???  No worries.  All is well.  Periwinkle and Stinky got special purrmission from their parents to have their adventure yesterday but promised to wait till today to share it with you.

Flashback to yesterday:

Periwinkle waited at the Teleportation Tunnel for her special guy to arrive.  She heard a little rumble and then the WOOSH and he flew out right into her paws.  As always, they spent time whisker kissing, paw patting, and just catching up with each other.   When he looked around, Stinky gasped "OMC I see PTUs out...are we going to the VET????????   Periwinkle chuckled and said they were not and it was all part of why he was here on a Monday. 

 Stinky said he did wonder why he was at Periwinkle's house a day early.  "Today is the Feast of St Francis and you and I and Raz and Reesie are going to the Blessing of the Pets."  Stinky was excited since they never did anything like this before.   They all piled in Mom Sharon's car and headed to Patrick Air Force Base St George Catholic Community to be blessed.

Stinky hopped into the car to check on Raz and Reesie and to make sure they were comfortable and secure.

When he was satisfied they were okay, he got into the back seat with Periwinkle and they both buckled up for the ride.

On the way, Periwinkle told Stinky a little about the history of the blessing of the animals.  "Animal lovers around the planet will gather today for annual services of the Blessing of the Animals, a custom originating in the 13th century, attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, who held a great sense of care and respect for each creature."  Periwinkle also explained that because of that nasty virus, this year would be different and would be a drive-up blessing.

As they pulled up they watched as other pets got their blessings.  There was a cool woofie in front of them.

When it was their turn, Periwinkle's Mom introduced them all to Father Red and he did the blessing and put a cross in Holy Water on their carriers.

They also got very nice St. Francis medals.  It was cool because one side was for woofies and the other was for kitties!

As they headed back to Periwinkle's house, Stinky started scritching up his nose and finally said "Periwinkle, I smell something VERY BAD."   Perwinkle laughed so hard she almost fell out of her seatbelt.  "Stinky, I am pretty sure my brofur Raz has kept his title as a PTU Pooper."  The two tabbies started to giggle and pinch their noses with their paws and giggle even harder (much to Raz's dismay).

When they got back to Periwinkle's house, the two couldn't wait to go outside for snacks and to get away from Mr. Smellybutt (aka Raz) who needed a butt bath.  

After their snacks, the two felt it was safe to go back inside the house without having to use clothespins for their noses and they watched some videos from other Blessings a few years ago.

2016

2017 

2019 - Angel Allie got a special blessing at that one because of her age.

If you are on Facebook and want to see other photos from the Blessing, click HERE. 

Soon it was time for Stinky to leave for home.  The two spent some time whisker kissing, paw patting, and just holding paws.  They both agreed that (other than Raz's accident) it was a fun day.  "It will sure be strange not being with you on Tuesday, but I am glad we got to go to the Blessing together," said Stinky.  Periwinkle agreed and, with a WOOOSH, he was off for home.