Life's A Beach With Zombie Mini Kawaii!

As we know, Zombie Mini Kawaii! is no stranger to beach life. Just check out her previous adventures in Brazil and Australia and you will see what I mean. This time, she has the opportunity to take a road trip through the southern U.S. to visit Florida. Photos and commentary by our Alabamian correspondent, Stephanie!

So here we are on the interstate leaving Huntsville, Alabama 

on our way to St. Augustine, Florida...

And here we are visiting Ana from IUOMA as we vacation in St. Augustine.  

It was great to meet up Ana!!
( I have to say, those "KATS" are so incredibly lucky to be able to meet up with so many cool mail artists. I think, as my next project, I may try an mail myself around the world. It could work. It could.
-Louise)

And here we are on the Beach. 

And here ZMK went splat on the surfboard. 

 I guess surfing isn't her thing.

The other issue with Mini Kawaii! surfing, I guess, would be that her "tummy worms" might attract sharks or some other  really nasty fish. Not a good thing for her or everyone else on the beach. I see that she has wised up and has worn her sunscreen though.

As always, we look forward to more of Zombie Mini Kawaii!'s adventures with you, Stephanie! We know they will be the stuff of legends!

Zombie Kitty Kawaii! Mail Art Roundup

Zombie Kitty Kawaii! loves to receive your cards and letters. Here are a few of the latest that we would like to share with you, our loyal readers:

From Svenja Wahl of Heidelberg, Germany:

I have to say, Svenja, those two look like they've seen a Zombie... or possible a Zombie Kitty! Thanks for the mail art. I know Zombie Kitty Kawaii! will enjoy it very much.

From Amy Irwen

Well, Amy, participation has been fantastic and it's all because of you who read this blog, send ZKK mail, comment on the blog and offer to host her (and ZMK) into your homes and show off your cities, towns and villages. For that, I am forever grateful.

Now the big surprise! The "Secret File" as sent to me from our very own Waitpinga, SA correspondent, Vizma Bruns, who is currently on her very own world tour. I admit, this was sent to me waaaaaaay back in April, so I apologize for the delay in posting it:

The "Secret" Files

Boekie One:

Front of Boekie One

"Secret" Insides

Back of Boekie One

Boekie Two:

I guess the "Secret Files" on Zombie Mini Kawaii! are no longer a secret...but, I figured you would all enjoy Vizma's creativity and sharp sense of humor. 

Thanks to all of you again for sending Zombie Kitty Kawaii! such wonderful mail art.

Zombie Mini Kawaii! Says Farewell to Waitpinga, Australia!

"Mini Kawaii!", as we know, certainly loves a party, especially when that party involves burning stuff! Photos and commentary by our Waitpinga Correspondent, Vizma Bruns:

"The t-shirt I wore for Mini's last day....which started like this."

 "An innocent farewell BBQ at a friend's house and somehow Mini ZKK got involved, playing with matches again.

She disappeared for some time and only showed herself when the flames were under control and the burnt meat had cooled down."

(That is quite the flame there! Ummmm... I never realized that she was such a pyromaniac. Maybe she's the former pet of Guy Fawkes...I'll have to ask her about it next time. -Louise)

 "Quite a relief that the onus is on Lilian Mariutti to take care of MZKK now!! My work is done!!! Good luck Lilian!! ;-)"

That must have been some send off for  "Mini Kawaii!" I have to admit, her fur (or what's left of it) is looking a bit singed. Hopefully, she will stay away from the matches while she visits Lilian in Brazil! Get ready, Lilian! Hide your matches, lighters and good bottles of wine. Zombie Mini Kawaii! is on her way to you! 

Thank you, once again, Vizma, for being such a great host to Zombie Mini Kawaii! and for all the great photos and antics you provided for this blog.

Zombie Mini Kawaii! Another Day At The Sheep Station...

It looks as if Zombie Mini Kawaii! has mostly recovered from her misadventures yesterday. She looks to be in fine form once again, for a zombie kitty that is. These photos arrived this morning from our Waitpinga, SA correspondent, Vizma:

"Here's Mini with the rainwater overflow gargoyle. A functional Georgia O'Keefe!"

PPPHHTT!*

*"Pinka help!" Mini having some trouble with an electric fence!

(Good thing Pinka is there to keep Mini Kawaii! out of too much trouble.-Louise)

With Tess, the farm worker!

"Sitting pretty..."

But, just when it looked as though Mini Kawaii! was going to have a perfectly normal day in Waitpinga:

"...And not so pretty. I thought this was the Aurora Australis, but it turned out to be MZKK playing with matches!!! So naughty!!"

Oooo! That does look a bit painful. Poor Mini! I guess she'll be spending a few days in your freezer again, Vizma, before she even has another adventure...

Zombie Mini Kawaii! And The Big Bad Hole...

Zombie Mini Kawaii!, it has been reported, had a run in with a coffee pot, a few days ago. Vizma, our Correspondent from Down Under reports:
 " As instructed, Louise, I dropped everything to read the blog and now Mini ZKK has been badly scalded with boiling coffee burns. I explained that it was sort of your fault, to comfort her a bit, but she's just writhing away murmuring "Louitttttthhpt, I'm meltinnngthhhhhh!"

Oops. Never thought it would come to that. Mini Kawaii! is a bit of a drama queen sometimes...but, there's more: 
"Mini ZKK went missing for a few days after the coffee incident, most probably to cool down. I found her lodged in a crack in the ground, poor thing. To make her feel better we walked around the farm taking some final snapshots of her visit."

Lodged in a hole. Poor Mini!

But in the end, it looks as if all went well as Zombie Mini Kawaii! makes a new friend with a former Georgia O'Keefe still life! Pretty cool, ZMK!

Making friends.

Zombie Mini Kawaii! At Maslin Beach...

...and gets "cooked"...read on...commentary and photos from Down Under by Vizma;

"Mini Kawaii! decided to go to the beach on her own yesterday, even after my stern warning about the dangerous Aussie sun. She thought it'd be fun to try to get an all-over tan in one day down at Maslin's, the nudist beach. I hope these photos aren't too explicit..."
(I guess I forgot to pack the SPF 150 sunscreen for her. Mind you, you know what they say, "you can take a kitty to the litter box, but you can't make them use it or something like that...-Louise)

" She shed her last bits of fur, popped on the sunnies and spent the entire day in the sun."

(Gosh "Mini". You've really turned into quite the sunny bunny. I love your shades and flipflops. What a beach fashionista you are!-Louise)

" Now she's home, leaning against a cool wall in the shade. I might put her in the fridge overnight...I did warn her!!"

Indeed, you did, Vizma. Mini Kawaii! You look like a well cooked East Coast lobster! Better not go to close to any seafood restaurants or you might end up as someone's main course.

Zombie Mini Kawaii! Wreaks Havoc In Adelaide...

... and has the luck to meet some of it's finest firefighters! Commentary and photos from our Waitpinga, SA corespondent, vizma:

"Today, I took Mini ZKK to Adelaide, because it was such a lovely day. 31 degrees, just right for a spin to the beach at Largs Bay."

"Little did I know that Kitty was feeling very playful and frisky, and just as a fire truck was driving past she she scooted up the nearest pine tree."
 ( Car rides to lovely beaches always seem to make "Mini Kawaii!" kind of frisky, but I guess you discovered that. -Louise)

 

"As you would expect, the lovely Largs lads jumped out of their fire truck and sprang to the rescue! Isn't this what a fireman is trained for on his first day of training? I was most impressed at their agility, strength and dedication to saving our Kitty from the incredibly high branches!"
(What an incredibly smart and sly Kitty she is! Indeed! -Louise)

"The fire engine driver was so honoured to save a Zombie Kitty from Toronto that he took down her details, and I wouldn't be surprised if he comes to visit Zombie back in TO. I had a chat with this heroic man and he informed me that he had once lived in Toronto. Then we had a laugh abooot the way Canadians say about!! Ha! I also wouldn't be surprised if these blog photos are copied and pinned up at the fire station!!!"
 (I'm surprised that he didn't mention how we Canadians are always saying "eh" at the end of our sentences, eh? -Louise)

"Anyway, here's a pic of me and Zombie, back on safe ground, posing on the front of the truck! Thank you so much to the Largs boys for being such great sports!!!!"

Wow! What an awesome Adelaide adventure you two had! "Mini Kawaii!" is certainly getting herself some kind of reputation as well...especially among the Largs Fire Services ! Ha! They were certainly great sports about it and on behalf of The Zombie Mini and Kitty Kawaii! blogging team, I thank them all as well. And, as always, I'm sure we all look forward to the next "Mini Kawaii!" Adventure...

Zombie Mini Kawaii!, Helps Out On The Sheep Station

Zombie Mini Kawaii! is certainly having an incredible experience visiting Waitpinga, South Australia. I received some more photos and commentary from vizma (our official Waitpinga correspondent) of Zombie Mini Kawaii! helping out on the sheep station:

"Rounding up sheep on her first day at work. Mini ZKK slipped! Don't get trampled Mini!"

" Zombie in a bit of danger, she could get stomped any minute!"

"Pinka to the rescue to get these 3 rogue rams into the next paddock."

(Who says sheep ranching is not a dangerous occupation? Obviously, Pinka knows better. -Louise)

"Next time you're driving the tractor, Mini!!"

"Now to teach her to spin some of that wool...

now, where did I put that wool?"

Glad to see Zombie Mini Kawaii! being so useful around the sheep station, vizma.

If she learns how to spin that wool, I could loan her out to the local alpaca farms when

she gets back (I'll bet that wool made some lovely yarn once it was spun

  Did ZMK! happnen to mention that I like to knit? No? Oh well...).

A Mini "Mini Kawaii!" Adventure...

And now for a mini adventure from Zombie Mini Kawaii! 
(Photos and commentary by vizma, our corespondent  from Waitpinga, Australia):

"Mini ZKK sat here laughing all day on a birch stool with new friend Sparky Nun. I soon tired of blowing up the whoopie cushion for them."

"Pinka borrowing Mini ZKK's tongue for a photo."

Well, vizma, how many times exactly did Zombie Mini Kawaii! have you blowing up that whoopie cushion? What a naughty kitty! And, it probably didn't help that she had Sparky The Nun egging her on! I'm glad to see that Pinka still has her under control! 


We can't wait to see what the next adventure beholds!

And From Waitpinga, Australia...Another Zombie Mini Kawaii! Adventure!

It's the middle of the afternoon here in Canada, (probably the middle of the night somewhere else) and I'm finally getting the chance to post this next Australian adventure Zombie Mini Kawaii! is on. Unfortunately, my Internet has been down in the mornings as my provider is fixing the lines, so nothing gets done until the afternoons. But, I digress...


...as we have a brand spanking new "Zombie Mini Kawaii!" adventure for you all! Photos and commentary by vizma, ZMK's host Down Under:

"Zombie Mini Kawaii! in the ute ready to take empty bottles to the recycle depot."

" Heading into town I put her on the dashboard with her new Aussie travel mates (it's illegal to sit in the back). From left: Burnt Troll, Footloose Witch, Pol Danzer, Dreadlock Gumby and (partly hidden) Lawn Bowler Cake Decoration Man."

 (What awesome new pals for ZMK! She seems to fit right in with them! -Louise)

"Sending Mail Art! One there for Katerina so she doesn't get too sad about losing ZKK so quickly!"

 "Trying to have a ride on a kangaroo road sign...

  ...and then she ran up a Eucalyptus tree and wouldn't come down. I'll have to get her tomorrow, hope it doesn't rain because she's not laminated."

Oh, Mini Kawaii! "Trouble" is definitely your middle name. Were you looking to find a koala to befriend? Well, at least you helped vizma take the empties to the recycling depot (my guess being that many of them were Mini Kawaii!s). Until  your next adventure...

More Australian Adventures With Mini Kawaii!

Yesterday morning, I received some more awesome photos of Zombie Mini Kawaii!'s Adventures in Australia with commentary from her host there, Vizma:

Does Zombie Kitty need to be "Under Effective Control at all times"??? Only time will tell!

Watching an exciting lawn bowls game in Victor Harbor...

Zombie Kitty saving lives on Goolwa Beach! "I was saved by a dead cat!!" It could have been a great headline for the local rag, but I think Kitty had too many drinks at lunch to be able to swim.
(Now that's a headline I would have love to have seen! -Louise)

 We had a special visitor arrive from the other side at dinner one night. Kitty was very happy to see another Zombie, and all the way from Mexico.
("Oh MZKK! You're so amazing! Is that the Frida Zombie?" -Angie of Port Washington, WI)

 Pinka giving us all a subtle hint that tomorrow (Jan 26) is her 6th birthday and it's not all about the kitten thanks very much. Yep, it's an Australia wide Public Holiday and everyone will be having big parties for her. (It's also Australia Day but that's neither here nor there.)

Well, Pinka, we definitely wish you a very Happy Birthday and hope you enjoy your party! I'm sure Mini Kawaii! will behave herself or she will have you to answer to!