First Christmas in our new home !

What a week……..On Monday, my big sis Zara and I were finally allowed to go outside.  Beh, for me it was quite an adventure !  I met lots of mates around here. Most of them are very nice to me, but a couple of them were quite mean to me.   So, I came back to our new home, late morning and stayed on mummy and daddy’s bed for the rest of the day.   Even Zara came back early and we stayed together !

A few days later, I succeed to go on the roof…..hehehehehe….Zara was jealous J because she didn’t know how I did it !  I am the son of DR TOOT and I don’t miss the chance JJJ  A window in the  bathroom upstairs was open a little bit wider than as usual.  So, I escaped from there and ran on the roof J  I jumped on the fence and ran to the backyard !  Mummy and daddy were in the living room and they saw me I was running like a bullet ….I heard mummy was saying “What was that ?”  and daddy said “That was Rico !!!”  Both of them thought that I was sleeping upstairs and saw me on the ground…I .gave them a surprise !

DR TOOT had lots of visitors  this week.  I saw a lot of familiar faces – customers and friends.  I guess lots of people were curious about our new house ! Daddy was very happy to show them around the house.  One of visitors was a customer who drove down to Auckland from Whangarei.  He visited DR TOOT to purchase a Yamaha Trumpet J  Some customers came in to drop off their instruments for servicing.  More instruments have arrived from schools in Auckland for DR TOOT’s treatments.  Daddy, mummy and Kiyo have been working very hard. 

Then, it’s Christmas Day today.  Buona Natale a tutti - Merry Christmas to everyone !  In the morning, mummy, daddy and Kiyo did some gardening up the driveway and in the backyard.  It looks much better than before !  Good for us too J 

Beh, it is a kind of tradition of DR TOOT.  As you know, it’s Christmas….which means we have to wear a Santa hat !  Zara hates it….I don’t mind…I mean I quite like this J  I think it suits me JJJ  Here is a photo with a tree this year at our new home !    

Where's the point ???

The week started as my birthday !  Hehehehehe, I am now three years old JJJ  I am big and handsome boy…that was mummy said J  For my birthday,  I had requested to have a meal “Flaked tuna & shredded crab” to mummy in advance, so I could have it.  It was sooooooYuuuuuummmmy and I was a happy boy J  Thanks, mummy…and daddy !

DR TOOT’s busiest time of the year seems to have already started.  Lots of instruments have arrived for repairs and services.  And, this week was “clarinet’s week”…three clarinets have found their new homes in Auckland.  Everyone seemed to be very happy with their clarinets, so that’s gooooood. 

Also, lots of instruments have arrived from Japan - two Yamaha tenor saxophones, a Yamaha trombone, two Yamaha flutes and a Yamaha French Horn.   They are looking for a new home…anyone !??? 

Speaking of a new home, mummy seems to be busy organizing the shift to our new house..  Daddy has told me that our new house is bigger but there are no trees !!!  Then, I realize that I am loosing my kingdom…I cannot climb up trees or catch birds…beh, too bad….so, I am enjoying my kingdom as much as I can everyday.  No more “Rico Point”….mmmmmm,  I’m sure I will find a new Rico Point that is better than ever….even if there is no point…. J

Next week it’s Zara’s turn. The final blog from 95 Uxbridge Rd., will come from me. I think that’s the right thing…hehehehehe JJJ

I can’t fly…I am not a bird !??

“I’ve never seen like this in my life….” that was what daddy told mummy.  Beh, on Monday, while mummy was out, I tried to fly…I thought I could fly like bird !  I dashed into the back deck from living room, then jumped from Rico Point !!!  Daddy was standing at living room and he was watching the whole thing J  hehehehehe, I could not fly like bird (beh, I know NOW I CANNOT fly L).  I hit my body on the ground, and rolled, rolled, rolled over my kingdom (backyard).  I didn’t get hurt and mummy and Zara didn’t see - that was good thing J.  Daddy was quite amazed and almost everyday he explained what he saw to mummy.  I know, I know….I didn’t stop…I just keep running and jumped off, hehehehe…I am NOT bird or crazy or stupid…I know, daddy J

Early this week, a mother and daughter visited DR TOOT to try one of our clarinets.  The daughter liked one of them and they came back to pick it up a couple of days later.  She was very happy with the clarinet and made the instrument sing…like a beautiful bird J  The mother told mummy that they read our blog and loved it !  Mind you, that was Zara speaking last week…as she always does….talk, talk, talk J

Big News - Mummy whispered in my furry ear about something on the move.  It’s us.  Yes !!!  It’s us on the move.  Mummy and daddy have bought a house here in Howick.  DR TOOT is on the move !  The new house is bigger and newer, but I am told that it has much fewer trees…smaller kingdom but still mine….I think J  It all happens in a month time, so I guess I have time to reflect and prepare.  I must take the time to find and say “Good bye” to Fluffy, if she is still around.  

This week I brought in a baby bird for mummy.  I didn’t kill it and respected its life.  Daddy took it and placed it on the back deck, so that it could fly away.  I am not a killer…I am a cat !  I wish I could fly like bird JJJ

Scary moments

It seems to be a long time ago…last Sunday All Blacks (my team) won !!!  After 24 years, we finally got the cup back – I thought I could sleep in it JJ J  My big sis Zara and I watched the game with mummy and daddy, and everyone was so excited as it was sooooo close game !  Anyway it was all goooood in the end J

It’s been beautiful weather in Auckland just like summer already.  Mummy and daddy tidied up the back yard (my kingdom), so I can enjoy it more !  Oh, I had a scary moments though…two black birds attacked me while I was resting in my basket on the back deck.  That was totally disturbing !  The thing is that Zara was watching that and she was laughing at me…that wasn’t fumy, Zara !!! 

Speaking of “scary moments”, daddy had one too J  Tuesday night, he came back from a band rehearsal late with much worry on his face and mind.  He looked confused and little crazy.  One of the band members asked daddy if he had brought in an instrument for him (customer) to take home.  Daddy went in to panic mode and looked for the instrument everywhere, because he didn’t know what the person was talking about and for a moment he questioned his memory…daddy had a moment wondering if he indeed had an instrument to return.  All night daddy worried and mummy was a bit worried about daddy’s brain…me too and Zara three J  Later the next morning, daddy put 2 and 2 together and worked out that instrument in question was at DR TOOT and brought in by a different person with the same last name….glad daddy wasn’t crazy…….maybe a little !?? J

Saturday, DR TOOT’s students had a one hour concert at Uxbridge Creative Centre.  I had to stay at home with mummy, but daddy told me that all students played very well and he was very happy J  Well done, everyone !

Then daddy, DR TOOT played a tuba on Sunday with Manukau Concert Band at Mangare Art Centre.  The concert was for kids, ummmmm….I wanted to go to listen -  never mind, maybe next time J

This week, our best seller Yamaha alto saxophone YAS32 has found a new home.  She has gone to one of daddy’s student’s home, and he played it at concert on Saturday. 

Beh, another busy week is waiting for DR TOOT and me J  I will eat, play and sleep well as usual - that’s my life, hehehehehe J

Mission Possible !??

A week has gone so quick and I don’t know where it went  J  Today, was yucky weather here in Auckland, so I stayed all day at home.  My big sis Zara went out for pee pee once, but she came back soon and joined me to sleep on mummy and daddy’s bed…Good to be a cat J  In Wellington, All Blacks made maple syrups with Canadian team, hehehehe….sorry, daddy J 

We had a lazy Sunday, but daddy was busy – playing tuba with Manukau Concert Band.  They cerebrated the 40^th Anniversary.  He played very well and it was a full house. 

One day, we received two instruments from a Canadian family in Whangarei.  They wanted to get back them urgently.  Daddy fixed the problems and mummy wrapped up and sent them back in time they asked.  I hope that we will hear from them soon !

Then, DR TOOT received an email from a customer who purchased a Yanagisawa soprano sax from us.  He wrote…the swab was stuck into the saxophone and could not get it out.  Daddy asked him to do not do anything and bring in.  Later we saw the familiar face J  It was a very hard mission to take the swab out from the saxophone for daddy…it sounds easy !??  The swab was stuck like a piece of wood and did not move at all.  Daddy drilled the cloth little by little…after about 2.5 hours, the soprano sax was free to breath J

Our pre-loved Jupiter cornet has sold and gone to Christchurch and a Selmer USA wooden clarinet has gone to our old customer who also plays in a band with daddy.  She told daddy that she always reads our blog too…what a nice lady  JJJ

Some instruments have arrived from Japan at DR TOOT.   Three alto saxophones and a clarinet.  Daddy will service them and mummy will list them on website and TradeMe soon !  

The results have come back from daddy’s students exams. Best year yet. Three distinctions and heaps and heaps of high Merits. We are so proud of them as they have all worked so very hard. Well done!!!

Well like I said…the weather is yucky and it’s time for me to curl up next to my big fat sis, hehehehehe J  It’s not cold enough for a fire, so I guess it’s on the couch with mummy and maybe Zara. Remember it’s Zara’s turn next week so please hear  what she says with a grain of salt…such a drama queen !

Go Go All Backs from King Rico !!!

Big sis Zara got it wrong (again) last week.  Mummy does NOT support Japan and Italy !  Mummy and I always support All Blacks !!!  If it comes to rugby, it must be New Zealand…All Blacks J What’s Canucks, anyway !

DR TOOT received a phone call from a customer in Gisborne, who purchased our pre-loved Yamaha tenor YTS24 a couple of weeks ago (I wrote that on the blog J)  He talked to daddy that he loves the tenor but he saw our latest stock, Yanagisawa tenor 901II and wanted to upgrade !  Beh, the Yani has left for Gisborne and the YTS24 is coming back to DR TOOT.  The customer sounds very happy with the pro model Yani ! 

Then a phone call from Blenheim – one of schools wants to buy our pre-loved Jupiter tenor sax and is sending up an alto sax for DR TOOT’s TLC J  Tenor saxophones seem to very popular nowadays, and mummy and daddy are trying to buy some more from Japan…I know some goodies on the way to DR TOOT – mummy told me so, hehehehehehe J

Mummy and daddy receive lots of emails from everywhere in NZ.  Sometimes even from overseas.  Some customers send us emails to say how happy they are with their instruments after being serviced by our daddy, DR TOOT.  Or, Some customers say how much enjoy playing with the instruments from DR TOOT.  Those emails make mummy and daddy proud and happy – thank you, everyone !!!

Tomorrow, some of daddy’s students will be doing their Trinity College London Exam.  Daddy will be there for the support.  Big sis Zara and I are supporting from home with mummy – Good Luck, everyone ! 

Beh, I must say…daddy is a happy man now, because he has finally got a Sky Sport. Mummy has been saying no…but now says yes J  He will be supporting the Canucks tonight….Oh, Canada….Good Luck, daddy ;-)  

Who is special ???

As you know, it was a Father’s Day in New Zealand today.  I recon that the days have gone sooooooo fast !  Last year, I let my big sis Zara to buy a card for daddy.  However, she got a card with a dog on it.  So, this year, we decided to make one by ourselves, hehehehehe….J  We gave him a card with lots of hugs and kisses J Anyway, we must say… “Happy Father’s Day, Daddy !!!” from your furball daughter Zara and handsome son Rico xxxxxooooo

Beh, the spring has started in New Zealand.  But it is still cold in the morning and night time.  We still have fire on at night and curl up on mummy’s lap J or sometime in a box J  A day is definitely getting longer, and I enjoy running around my kingdom while my big sis Zara is sleeping at home.

This week, mummy and daddy seemed that they were much busier - lots of instruments have arrived for repairs and services.  DR TOOT received lots of new tools from USA, and three pre-loved tenor saxophones have arrived from Japan.  Daddy couldn’t wait…again, so he went to airport to pick them up personally.  Daddy serviced all of them, and mummy took lots of photos and has listed on our website.  Now, mummy has put lots of photos for each instrument.  So, everyone now can see more photos !

Our pre-loved instruments are very lucky to find their new homes: Two instruments have found new homes through TradeMe - A gorgeous Yamaha pro trumpet has gone to Christchurch and a sexy silver Jupiter alto sax also has found a new home also in Christchurch !  Our best seller alto sax Yamaha YAS32 has gone to Lower Hutt.  The saxophone has found her new home by email - Well done, mummy J Even she received a phone call from a gentleman on Tuesday and a Yamaha tenor sax YTS24 has found a new home in Gisborne.  Thank You, everyone !!!  I must say….Goody Goody Gumdrops, Gumdrops JJJ

Daddy and mummy used to go for walk almost everyday.  BUT, somehow, somewhere, somewhen ;-)… it has stopped.  I think (as how slim I am and can run fast ;-) they need good exercise.  Daddy and mummy, walk, walk, walk…NOT work, work, work, hehehehehe J   

Wonder what snow tastes like, mmmmm…

My daily life at DR TOOT starts early in the morning.  It’s still dark outside, and these days I jump on a window ledge and enjoy watching the sun is coming up.  The sky is dark like night time but you can see the beautiful red sun is showing up.  My confession -  before I confused…I thought it was still night time and the sun is going down, but daddy taught me it is morning and getting bright….it is good to know J

One thing my big sis Zara didn’t tell you last week is…Last Saturday she was told off by daddy & mummy.  She attacked one of daddy’s students who was here for her flute lesson with her mummy.  While she was sitting on the  couch, Zara attacked her and made her cry !  Zara attacked the student’s mother too a week before.  Now Zara is not welcome for her lesson anymore.  Beh, yesterday the student was sick, so she didn’t come for her lesson… Oh dear…Zara has issue…Big issue !!!  

This week our pre-loved instruments have found new homes.  Yanagisawa soprano sax 902 didn’t stay at DR TOOT long.  A gentleman, who came here before, visited daddy and mummy again with his lovely wife.  He left with the 902 happily.  They said that they have read our blog and liked it – Thank You JJJ

Then later that day, another gentleman came with a flute.  He and the flute looked familiar…the gentleman was  daddy’s customer who bought the Altus flute 807E from DR TOOT a couple of months ago.  Daddy showed him another Altus flute which arrived from Japan last week.  He liked the first Altus flute and had asked mummy and daddy to look for another Altus flute which has a silver body.  The gentleman was very pleased with the flute 1007E and left the old one behind. 

Beh, mummy listed the 807E on daddy’s website and TradeMe the night. Then next day, a gentleman from Puhoi phoned up about the flute.  He drove to DR TOOT, tried the flute and loved it !  The Altus flute didn’t stay here either…good good good J

It’s been soooooo cold in Auckland. Daddy has made a fire every morning to warm all of us up. I feel the cold a lot because I am thin.  Zara doesn’t have that problem…if you know what I mean.  Some places in New Zealand had heavy snow.  I’ve never seen snow in my life (nearly three year-old), but we watched snow on TV.  Waohhhhh, it looked very very white and cold.  Zara told me that snow could eat me…Whattaa !????

It’s time for me to curl up in my basket and do the cutesy cutesy. Life for me is good. I am happy, I am cute, I am Rico, hehehehehe ;-)

Tanti auguri, DR TOOT !

Well, another birthday is coming to DR TOOT.  Daddy will be one year older tomorrow.  He thinks he is getting younger and younger…beh, he is a happy man J  Anyway, “Happy Birthday to you, tanti tanti auguri a te, daddy !!!” from me, big sis Zara and mummy.  We send you big hugs and lots of kisses, meow meow moew J

Yesterday, I heard mummy and daddy were talking about me.  Mummy said, “Rico really loves a dark and wet place.”  Then daddy said, “Yep, he is just like a mushroom.  We should call him “mushroom” !”.  Whatttaaaaa !????  I’m not a mushroom.  My name is RICO !

This week, a few instruments have found new homes.  A flute has gone to Tokoroa, a saxophone has gone to Christchurch, a clarinet has gone to North Shore and a trumpet has found a new home in Wattle Downs.  Mummy and daddy are happy to see their instruments find new owners and been played.  I am happy to see more biscuits comes to my dish, hehehehehe J

More instruments from Japan are arriving very soon.  Yanagisawa soprano sax 902, Yanagisawa tenor sax (silver colour) and Yamaha tenor sax YTS24.  And some more saxophone mutes too.  At DR TOOT, we have now lots of saxophones….taking my space !  I hope that they will find new homes soooooooooon J

On Thursday, daddy played a tuba in a Manukau Concert Band at All Saint Church in Howick.  Sorry, daddy….we had to stay at home, but there were lots of people turned up and I’ve heard that it was a really good concert.  Daddy did enjoy playing a tuba the front of lots of audiences - his students were there, his customers were there, his friends were there.  Daddy appreciate your support !

I think the days are getting longer in Auckland.  It is still cold though…it’s good to have the fire on.  Zara and I love fire…but maybe I luuuuvvv water more…beh, I am RICO ;-)

I’m nobody’s play thing…

Winter time…it is cold everyday !!! My big sis Zara seems to stay at home all the time. Sometimes she does not go out at all in the afternoon…unbelievable ! She normally stays with daddy at workshop, or curls up and sleeps on a sofa in the living room. I am a boy, so I go out to find some adventure…I know that I try not to stop the middle of the road, hehehehehe.

Daddy actually told me that I was adapted because Zara was lonely and let me entertain Zara ! Entertain her !???....I don’t think so, daddy !!! The fact is that she is very hard to play with - she doesn’t like this, doesn’t like that. I have tried, but she doesn’t want to go out with me. Ummmmm, life is tough but Zara is more tough !

Mummy and daddy have been very busy because school holiday has started. Lots of instruments arrived at DR TOOT for services and repairs from all over New Zealand. From Japan, some instruments have arrived – Saxophones, clarinets and a flute. Mummy was wearing an apron, that means “really busy !” She was helping daddy - cleans and polishes instruments.

Mummy told me that she never dreamed working on instruments ! Since she has met DR TOOT, she cleaned and polished thousands instruments. Then now she thinks she is pretty good at…mummy, I think so too. Ah, Zara thinks so three J J J

Cats got to do, what a cats got to do !

Ummmmm….I’ not happy…because mummy and daddy have told me off !  They’ve heard from our neighbour that I stop at the middle of the road and clean myself.  I know there are cars coming all the time…but, I can’t help it.  If I want to clean myself, I do wherever I want J  The same thing, biscuits and water have to be fresh for me.  If biscuits are not crunchy, I don’t eat.  If water is not running, I don’t drink ;-) 

Now mycuriosity is “roof” !!!  I know now how I can climb up the top of the roof.  I sometimes jump off to one of decks or I enter to the house from a window at mummy’s office.  At the beginning, she was surprised to see me at the window, but nowadays she is a bit annoyed as I can tell by her face, mummy !  She has to open the window all the time, see…even sometimes I refuse to get in…hehehehehehe J

It’s very good to see a few instruments have found new homes in this week and hopefully more instruments will find new homes soon ! A German tenor sax has gone to one of daddy’s adult students.  He is loving the sound and enjoys playing….very goooooood J  An expensive Yamaha Custom alto saxophone seems to be going to New Plymouth soon.  Goody Goody Gum Drops Gum Drops….♪♪♪ 

This coming week is the last week of school before the school holidays.  That means last week of listening to daddy’s student and having my afternoon nap disturbed.  Zara doesn’t mind all the students coming in because Zara has a big ego !  She thinks they are coming in to see her…poor Zara !  

Daddy has been spending a bit of time looking through books.  These books are filled with pictures of repair tools.  I love new and shinny bling bling things coming to our house.  They are needed to make DR TOOT’s work easier and bring more money in to pay for more food for me…and Zara, of course J

Back to normal

Without mummy, my life was miserable…especially with this cold and rainy weather.  Without daddy, my life at DR TOOT was soooo quiet J  Anyway, they are back from Japan safely and my life is back to normal J  Lots of mummy’s hugs and kisses…and lots of fresh biscuits, yeahhhhhhhh !!! 

Thank you, Uncle Bruce – looking after us.  Big sis Zara seems to be very happy now as her life is back to as usual…but I must say that Zara was Zara as usual J

DR TOOT is back in business – mummy and daddy have been very very busy !  They even sold a Yamaha tenor sax YTS34 while they were in Japan.  Mummy was busy packing the saxophone once she has got home.  The lucky saxophone has gone to a new home in Paraparaumu.  The next day, the customer emailed mummy and daddy to say that he had already received the saxophone and how happy he was with the saxophone.  Well done, mummy and daddy J

They have brought a few instruments back from Japan.  Daddy has been busy servicing them and mummy was busy taking photos.  She has listed them on our website and TradeMe.  Good news, one of them has already found a new home in Auckland.

Some of our customers have visited DR TOOT since they have come back – we’ve seen some flutes, clarinets and a cornet.  On Saturday, a family came over and they left DR TOOT with a very nice Yamaha alto saxophone YAS62II.  A little boy has got a new friend ! 

Mummy and daddy have told me and Zara that they had a great time in Japan.  They said that they learnt lots of things – hospitality, excellent customer services, respect and history.  They even saw a few cats in Osaka, and a shop in Kyoto which carries products with only cats on.  But they said that nothing beats the real thing…that’s me, Rico J

The fire is on, my belly is full…Believer it or not, Zara is with me by the fire like good friends J  The family is together again JJJ    

I must survive…

This week started as Queen’s Birthday.  My big sis Zara still thinks that is her birthday…yeahhhh, she believes that she has two birthdays every year…no wonder, she is old J

The afternoon on Queen’s Birthday, we had a few customers visited DR TOOT.  A nice lady came to pick her gorgeous Powell flute, and later on a family came to purchase a pre-loved Yamaha trumpet.  I saw that a little boy was playing a trumpet – amazing, he can play !  Ummmm, I wish I can play something….maybe one day…maybe better to play with birds J

On Tuesday, I came back from outside before lunch time.  Then, I saw that two gentleman were in daddy’s workshop.  Mummy was standing outside the room and she was watching them anxiously.  They were doing a photo shoot of DR TOOT.  Daddy was pretending (oh, I can tell !) to fix a saxophone.  They wanted to take some pictures of daddy with Effie (his tuba) near Howick Beach !  I wanted to be in the photos too…heheheheh.  Anyway, daddy appeared on a free local paper “Howick and Pakuranga Times” on the Thursday issue. 

I was a bit suspicious…mummy and daddy were talking each other and I’ve heard lots of words, like…” Osaka, Japan, one week, cattery…”  Beh, Zara has told me that they are going to Japan next week…at first, I did not believe what Zara said.  Then mummy told me that mummy and daddy are going to Japan for a week.  I have to stay with Zara…I did not want to stay with her in cattery again…this time it will be for a week…NO WAY !!!!!!!!!!   Beh, good thing is that we don’t need to go to a cattery….yeeeaaahhhhhh,  mmmmeeeeooooowwww J  We can stay here with Uncle Bruce !  Yep, Uncle Bruce is coming to take care of the house and me….Oh, and Zara JJJ

Daddy received a couple of phone calls from a lady in Wellington this week.  She wanted to purchase one of our saxophones.  After she talked to daddy on a phone, she decided to buy our best seller sax, Yamaha YAS32 !  The lucky saxophone has found a new home and is ready to leave for Wellington tomorrow. 

Yesterday, DR TOOT had the first students’ concert at Uxbridge Gallery.  Over 70 people showed up.  Mummy and daddy told me that our students had played very well.  Daddy is so proud of them and very pleased with the concert. 

Better to go now…I want to stay with mummy longer before she is away.  I know I am a mummy’s boy, you know !?  I miss her already…I wonder if I can survive without her…ummmmmm, Big Question J

Busy days…more to come !??

The week at DR TOOT started a little surprise for me.  Daddy was very busy receiving lots of phone calls and having lots of customers while mummy was out on Monday.  Then he was doing something with his car…front and back…whaaattta !??  I see now that the car has got number plates “ DRTOOT”  Waaaoooohhhh, looks cooooool, daddy ! 

Because the number plates, daddy was telling mummy that he had lots of tooting or smiles from other drivers J Even he was stopped by a lady….meow, meow, meow J  She said to daddy, “ You are DR TOOT !?”.  She was so pleased to see daddy and she said she would bring her instruments soon….goody goody gumdrops gumdrops J

It’s been lovely weather in Auckland - We had a couple of rainy days in the middle of the week, but it was OK for me J  Big sis Zara and I play together, eat together and sleep together as usual.  She is not nice to me sometimes (as usual…maybe girl’s thing!?), but I believe that she loves me deeeeep down J  One rainy day, she brought a bird home and showed it off to me, but she didn’t want me to touch it….ummmm, tough J Next time it will be my turn !

Beh, daddy’s workshop is now full of instruments – they queue up for check ups by DR TOOT.  Daddy has been working on a very old saxophone called “Selmer Balanced Action”, which was born in 1953…waoooohhhh, older than daddy !!! 

Saturday, now DR TOOT has more students then ever…OMG, daddy works very hard for us - I am growing up and in need to eat more JJJ  (I love fresh biscotti…oh, it has to be fresh !) 

In the afternoon, two lovely ladies came to DR TOOT  One of ladies was our customer from Hamilton, who purchased an alto sax before.  She wanted to try a Yamaha silver professional tenor saxophone.  She has fallen love with the sax.  Another lady was one of daddy’s students.  She wanted to try a Yanagisawa silver professional alto saxophone.  She has fallen love with the sax…Beh, the both ladies walked out from DR TOOT with their new gorgeous silver saxophones !

Meoooowww, goody goody gumdrops gumdrops, more biscotti to come for me JJJ      

Instruments…colourful and old…we see it all !

Fluffy is back…again…which I am not really happy about.  We didn’t see her for a while.  I though that daddy’s playing a tuba had scared her off.  But I saw her a few days ago and today in my kingdom walking around like this was her own home. 

As my big sis Zara mentioned last week, our daddy DR TOOT will be playing his new tuba, Effie (Mummy and I laughed about the name J ) with the AWO at the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle Church.  It starts from 2.30pm, this Saturday.  Unfortunately I cannot go…even Zara cannot go…humans only, not fair, isn't it ?!

Early this week, over a dozen clarinets came in to DR TOOT.  There were black ones, green ones, blue ones, red ones and yellow ones !  I have never seen so many colours on a clarinet.  Daddy’s tuba is gold colour I would hate to see a red one…don’t do it, daddy J

During this week, more instruments arrived at DR TOOT.  Daddy seems to be very busy.  Mummy has been busy arranging a big sale on TradeMe.  Yes, DR TOOT will have a winter sale for pre-loved instruments and mouthpieces from tomorrow.  If you are interested in some great buys, please look for “DR TOOT” on TradeMe J

Yesterday started very funny....Daddy had a surprise ! Early in the morning, a gentleman brought in three very old and broken instruments that used to belong to a school in Auckland.  They are not repairable but great for parts or display.  The gentleman said that there are a lot more to come !  Zara and I are worried where daddy is going to put them.  I hope he doesn’t leave them inside and move Zara and I outside…that’s not going to happen !!! Fluffy is not welcome and Effie is big enough J

Wild Weather….Cool, Calm Cats !

This week started with Easter Monday, and it was a nice and quite relaxing day at DR TOOT.  Mummy and daddy had been very busy, so I guess they needed a kind of lazy day J

They moved the furniture in the living room !  Ummmm, my big sis Zara and I don’t like changes much…but we think it looks much better and spacious.  So, I guess everyone is happy in the end.

Tuesday, a gentleman came to see daddy.  He left DR TOOT with three instruments – cornet, euphonium and a baritone.  They arrived at DR TOOT the previous week and have found a new home….Goody goody gum drops gum drops ♪♪♪

Zara told me that a family came to see daddy yesterday….Sorry, whenever a customer comes in, I am always somewhere else J  A pretty girl was looking for a Yamaha alto saxophone…she really liked DR TOOT’s best seller saxophone YAS32.  She tried it, played well and has gone home with it.  Goody goody gum drops gum drops ♪♪♪

Daddy has been very busy with repairs and didn’t have much time to practice tuba.  Poor daddy L  But we heard that he was playing yesterday and today.  The sound was goooooooood, daddy !

Beh, it was awful weather here Auckland…strong wind outside like a storm.  Zara and I stayed inside all day.  Yes, we were together on mummy and daddy’s bed aaaaaaaall day !!!  We just didn’t want to go out…it’s good to be home JJJ

PS:  As far as the wedding news goes…self acclaimed Queen Zara will talk about this next week …she insists J

An hour cheated

This morning DR TOOT got up early and did his usual ‘daddy things’ - Checked his emails and got breakfast for my big sis Zara and I.  The breakfast was as good as always and I had my moment at Rico Point as I do every morning J. 

But something was different.  Mummy got up and told daddy that he was a silly boy, because Day Light Saving finished and instead of it being 6am, it was 5am !!! More time for me to hunt and adventure, and less time for daddy to sleep….. J  Oh, Zara wasn’t happy as she missed her beauty sleep !

I guess that our fans have noticed that our blog design has been changed !!!  Finally, after a few year later, we have got a new look J  We had asked mummy to change it as it was always the same look and boring.  Now it is fresh and arty look…daddy said to mummy that it looks a bit crazy…like Rico.   Oh, oh, oh, oh….daddy, I heard that…I am not crazy…Zara is J

Saturday morning, a lady came to DR TOOT from Hamilton.  She bought our best seller Yamaha alto saxophone YAS32 and dropped off her tenor sax for servicing at the same time.  She tried the alto sax and really like it…went home with her new baby happily, meow meow meow J

DR TOOT has been very busy with repairs, but that’s nothing compared with my fighting with Fluffy !!!  Enough is enough and Fluffy must find a new place and other cats to bother.  Fluffy came here and wanted a fight with me, but she didn’t know that daddy had some weapons upstairs.  These were very small and hard fejioas from our tree.  Oh, boy, can daddy throw !!!  I think it will be a while till Fluffy comes back.  Nice one, daddy, right on Fluffy’s bum…..JJJ

Beh, I guess we will be in bed earlier tonight…everyone, sleep well and have a sweet dream J