Murchyk's First Real Interest in a Big Screen - Video

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:

Murchyk the Cat is Hunting for Outdoor Insects

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!

Murchyk the Cat is Packing Christmas Gifts

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

Murchyk the Cat and His Halloween

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

Pottery Cat from Ukraine – Inspired by Murchyk?

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!

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

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?

Ceramic Murchyks the Cats

After seeing this little ceramic picture of a cat at Vernisazh Craft Market in the city of Lviv, Ukraine, I thought immediately, “That’s it! This is our Murchyk the cat!” The same fuzzy, the same cute! Even in the same colors! So, I have no doubts about getting it – the cat on the picture was sooo much like our Murchyk! Well, you can compare with the original – here is our Murchyk the cat and here is his ceramic, I would say, a portrait:

Browsing some more pictures on the same craft market, I also spotted another picture of our Murchyk – with a cute fuzzy friend :) No doubts again, I got that one, too:

 Now, both of the pictures are pleasing my eyes, hanging on a wall. So cute kitties, aren’t they?

 Overall ceramic pictures are quite an unusual art. As I am not only a cat person, but also a ceramic and pottery lover, I can fully appreciate what I got in my trip to Ukraine; I enjoy this cat art very much!

I have no idea how my husband’s brother and his wife knew it, but they made me a great gift for my birthday – another Murchyk on ceramic! Here he is, in the middle – gorgeous ginger cat with his furry friends:

The picture is really nice piece of art; my relatives got it in Toronto and they said it is made in Canada. Beautifully done, I love it!

More about cat-related arts and crafts - in my next posts.

Our Murchyk the Cat is Playing with a Little Icicle

That's what our Murchyk the cat is doing waiting for a spring break - chasing a little icicle :) All the fancy schmancy cat toys he got are nothing for him if he sees tiny-winy little icicle outside :) Then he asks out and... let's the real fun begin!

Sandpaper Kisses from Our Murchyk the Cat!

Just a cute picture of our Murchyk the cat - to brighten up your day! Our furry sweetie is sending his sandpaper kisses to all of you!

Murchyk the Cat: Hunting for Vitamins

 Everyone wants vitamins in a spring… Here is our Murchyk the cat is eating dandelions in our yard:

Yay! Greetings! Greetings! Greetings! From Canadian Murchyk to Murchyk in USA!

Wow! I am so exited to tell you that our Murchyk the cat is not alone with his name on the North American continent. Another Murchyk the cat (on the picture above) live a happy life with Ukrainian family in Chicago, USA. Let me introduce these wonderful people – Maria, her husband Mykhailo and their kids Yaryna and Ostap. They are very nice and intelligent family, very busy at their jobs at they are so happy to get home every night - knowing that their Murchyk is waiting for them patiently and going to greet them with his cozy purring. Well, “purr” in Ukrainian is pronouncing as “murr” - that’s why the name of the cat is Murchyk. Many cats in Ukrainian families are Murchyks. 

Actually, Murchyk from Chicago is Ukrainian cat even by his heritage – can you imagine?! Maria, his owner, told me a story about Murchyk’s birth. His father and mother are both from Ukrainian cities, Kyiv and Lviv. Cats moved to USA together with their owners. Murchyk is born in 2004, so right now he is 8 years old. He is a male cat; actually, female cat cannot be Murchyk in Ukrainian language – Murka is a name for a female cat.

I thought from the pictures of Chicago’s Murchyk that his bread is Maine Coon, like ours, but Maria said, she is not sure about it. He is more Main Coon like, she said; in reality his bread is a mix of Persian and probably Siberian – look at his gorgeous fur! 

Maria said they got their Murchyk when he was one month old. Actually, whole Maria’s family was waiting for his birth, especially kids, Yaryna and Ostap. Time went by very quickly, and Murchyk from a tiny cute kitten became a big beautiful kitty-cat which is very loveable and friendly - he loves people very much. When family members are home or guests are coming over, Murchyk the cat is practically inseparable from humans – he is following people, purring and letting them to pet him.

Every night Murchyk has a ritual to kiss Maria good night; then he sleeps on a carpet by the bed till 5.00 a.m.; then he is getting up knowing that it is time for Maria’s husband Mykhailo to wake up and go to work. Murchyk knows that he is going to get his kitty’s breakfast from Mykhailo.

Also, Chicago’s Murchyk is very talkative cat! (Just like our Canadian Murchyk :). When he needs something, he will come and tell you this in his kitty’s language. And his meows sound differently every time – depend what he wants at the moment.

My personal favorite picture of Chicago’s Murchyk is this one, below, where he is yawning. What an expression!

Are any more cats by the name of Murchyk on the North American continent? If so, I would be very-very glad to know. Please leave your comments here, at http://www.murchyks.com/, or at Murchyks Facebook page.

And huge thanks to Maria from Chicago for the pictures and story about her Murchyk! 

Murchyk the Cat: Internet Addicted

“Maria!!! Your Internet is down again! I cannot check my Facebook page! Please do something about it!” - this is our Murchyk cat's morning :)

Murchyk the Cat: Definitely Garfield's Brother!

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