All week cat mother has slept on the sofa with us whilst she experiments with Molly and the cat flap. Molly can get out and can't seem to get back in again! Doh!
Today cat mother left it as late as possible and finally left for a hen's night out in London. Her companion has not been invited and so Cat Mother is coming back. In the mean time, Molly has not been put on the lead; the cat flap is unlocked and when last I looked, Molly was outside!
This is going to be so interesting since Molly has always relied on cat mother 2 help her through the cat flap to get back in again.I know where cat mother is coming from. As long as she is there and either one of us needs help cat mother is there for us however this is not helping Molly get with the cat flap programme!
The only way cat mother knows how is to remove herself from the situation, literally and physically... let's hope she is still around when cat mother gets home.... It's cold at night and there sure are a lot of warm homes round here...
B
Monday, October 19, 2009
Molly has some disgusting habits
It's my job 2 bring in the toys. Cat mother occasionally indulges as but there really is no need since I enjoy the thrill of the chase and how I get my buzz is by pinching toys that belong 2 others.
Sometimes, I hit Molly's toy spot and this I did with a tiny little pink and white soft toy in the guise of a dolphin. I'd swear it had catnip in it except I am quite repulsed by it. Molly has chewed it to a wet sopping clump of ugh! And, she insists on dunking it in our jelly ladden dinner twice a day and plopping it in our bowl of water as she takes a sup.
I know that cat mother's feelings on the subject echo my own as she refuses to throw it for Molly's dog fetch game. Personally I'd have tossed it long ago but cat mother is a soft touch and simply does not like to take away anything that either of us has become attached to...sigh...
B
Sometimes, I hit Molly's toy spot and this I did with a tiny little pink and white soft toy in the guise of a dolphin. I'd swear it had catnip in it except I am quite repulsed by it. Molly has chewed it to a wet sopping clump of ugh! And, she insists on dunking it in our jelly ladden dinner twice a day and plopping it in our bowl of water as she takes a sup.
I know that cat mother's feelings on the subject echo my own as she refuses to throw it for Molly's dog fetch game. Personally I'd have tossed it long ago but cat mother is a soft touch and simply does not like to take away anything that either of us has become attached to...sigh...
B
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Molly is outed!
Cat mother was home virtually all w/e (fab!) and determined 2 get Molly 2 fully engage with the cat flap programme. Gotta hand it 2 her! Cat mother was pretty patient! Up! Down! Up! Down!
By Sunday afternoon Molly could get out unaided and it wasn't until late Sunday night that she finally got the hang of coming in... Sort of...Molly keeps working against the door trying 2 pull the door 2wards herself instead of just going with the flow and working with the door and pushing outwards.
As a result cat mother slept on the sofa again 2 b nrear the cat flap in case of Molly #fail.
Overall I think it all went well...I don't know. I was phasing in and out a bit. I wasn't worried as I had cat mother's tummy (next favourite position after lap.)
So cat mother ignores the walking alarm and settles for the work alarm and notices that my partner in crime is nowhere 2 b seen. Cat mother opens the windows (it's way 2 early 2 call 4 Molly) and gets to the lounge window when all of a sudden we hear this rather loud, self pitying and frustrating scream!!
It's her alright and cat mother rushes into the garden and discovers that the lady Molly is up on next doors roof. I know as far as I was concerned there was a massive déjà vu hit as I remembered having been in that situation myself, unable 2 get down! Panic sets in as u simply cannot remember how you got up there in the 1st place! All rational thought goes out the window! There is no logical thought process! What is going through the mind in that situation is that cat mother is here and it's her job 2 get u down and it ain't happening quickly enough! Heart beat is pumping 2 the dozen and ur pacing up and down and round and round all the time screeching ur heart out! Cat mother is tslking 2 u, u know this logically. She is telling u whar ti do or whete 2 b so she csn puck u up but it's all meaningless as suddenly life just flashes before u! At some point and eho knows how cat mother grabs hold of u, rescues u and suddely everything is okay...
Cat mother is extremely responsive 2 our cries of woe and it's almost as if everything else is blocked out as she tunes in2 us 2 resolve our pain!
Sure enough, cat mother had 2 go out the front door in her pink spotted pj's, found a bucket she could step up on and rescue Molly.
Then. Silence, purring, darkest dawn, stroking, re-assurance. I know this because it's exactly where I was at late November/December last year and cat mother nearly had kittens then! Bongo took a little longer than me. It goes in stages.
I think cat mother has had enought 4 now and so Molly is back on the lead. This is also in part due to the fact that the builders now have access 2 home again 2 finish the snagging and extras list (not much left 2 do now). Traffic and people between 0900 and 1700 Monday 2 Friday is so much greater than at any other time that I think it will be a little while b4 Molly is free 2 come and go 24/7 as I am.
BTW, I notice that we have almost finished the other brand and Whiskas is back in the cupboard again ...thank goodness...
And, after the massive clean up at the week-end one would never know the builders had ever been there. Let's hope it stays that way...
Peace
By Sunday afternoon Molly could get out unaided and it wasn't until late Sunday night that she finally got the hang of coming in... Sort of...Molly keeps working against the door trying 2 pull the door 2wards herself instead of just going with the flow and working with the door and pushing outwards.
As a result cat mother slept on the sofa again 2 b nrear the cat flap in case of Molly #fail.
Overall I think it all went well...I don't know. I was phasing in and out a bit. I wasn't worried as I had cat mother's tummy (next favourite position after lap.)
So cat mother ignores the walking alarm and settles for the work alarm and notices that my partner in crime is nowhere 2 b seen. Cat mother opens the windows (it's way 2 early 2 call 4 Molly) and gets to the lounge window when all of a sudden we hear this rather loud, self pitying and frustrating scream!!
It's her alright and cat mother rushes into the garden and discovers that the lady Molly is up on next doors roof. I know as far as I was concerned there was a massive déjà vu hit as I remembered having been in that situation myself, unable 2 get down! Panic sets in as u simply cannot remember how you got up there in the 1st place! All rational thought goes out the window! There is no logical thought process! What is going through the mind in that situation is that cat mother is here and it's her job 2 get u down and it ain't happening quickly enough! Heart beat is pumping 2 the dozen and ur pacing up and down and round and round all the time screeching ur heart out! Cat mother is tslking 2 u, u know this logically. She is telling u whar ti do or whete 2 b so she csn puck u up but it's all meaningless as suddenly life just flashes before u! At some point and eho knows how cat mother grabs hold of u, rescues u and suddely everything is okay...
Cat mother is extremely responsive 2 our cries of woe and it's almost as if everything else is blocked out as she tunes in2 us 2 resolve our pain!
Sure enough, cat mother had 2 go out the front door in her pink spotted pj's, found a bucket she could step up on and rescue Molly.
Then. Silence, purring, darkest dawn, stroking, re-assurance. I know this because it's exactly where I was at late November/December last year and cat mother nearly had kittens then! Bongo took a little longer than me. It goes in stages.
1. there is familiarity with local surroundings, gardens and cats - done!
2. Then. There is the getting out front stage - we live on a bus route, albeit unlike the Old Kent Road so I'm told; and we r a few minutes from a rail station (I was rescued from near there once and I got such a scolding!)
3. And most important of all is the streetwise stage which is a never ending story. I'm quite good at it, if I do say do myself, however I'm not sure that Bongo ever got this far and this may well be why he us know longer with us...
I think cat mother has had enought 4 now and so Molly is back on the lead. This is also in part due to the fact that the builders now have access 2 home again 2 finish the snagging and extras list (not much left 2 do now). Traffic and people between 0900 and 1700 Monday 2 Friday is so much greater than at any other time that I think it will be a little while b4 Molly is free 2 come and go 24/7 as I am.
BTW, I notice that we have almost finished the other brand and Whiskas is back in the cupboard again ...thank goodness...
And, after the massive clean up at the week-end one would never know the builders had ever been there. Let's hope it stays that way...
Peace
B
Friday, October 9, 2009
Eating preferences
I think cat mother is finally getting the message.
We love the food we get and the variety of choice afforded us however
the simple fact is that Whiskas pouches are where it's at and it
doesn't have 2 b the premium brand either.
Whiskas or not, we don't do cans
There are 24 pouches of the other stuff which we'll do our best 2 get thru. If it happens again, we'll be eating elsewhere ... ay ay ayyyy!
We love the food we get and the variety of choice afforded us however
the simple fact is that Whiskas pouches are where it's at and it
doesn't have 2 b the premium brand either.
Whiskas or not, we don't do cans
There are 24 pouches of the other stuff which we'll do our best 2 get thru. If it happens again, we'll be eating elsewhere ... ay ay ayyyy!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Cat life and Autumn
Well, it's been a while, I confess but what with one thing and another
it's been right busy and life is only just settling back in2 some sort
of routine.
Firstly, cat mother fell out with "the family" big time and when this
happens she is even more dependant on us 2 keep her sane. Nothing
comes for free and for our board and lodging, this is our job! Of
course she works with us 2 keep her on the straight and narrow and
this being the mother of all fall outs we have our work cut out! By
the time cat mother comes home I try and make sure I'm around for the
best of the cuddles, hugs and kisses. Molly unfortunately does not
gave much choice right now.
It takes cat mother generally about an hour 2 settle down and then
what we all like is when the blanket comes out, the tv goes on or a
book is read and being a lap cat the lap is mine! Molly as it
happens , loves Jessica's bed so it's a win win situation all round.
On a Friday its cat mother sleep over night which is 2 say she will
sleep with us in the lounge on the sofa since we r not allowed 2 sleep
over night in her bedroom on account of me inevitably using her duvet
as a toilet! At £17 a clean (Johnsons) I guess I can kind of
understand her need 2 put her foot down...sigh...anyhow, where was I?
Aah yes! So with the fall out of the family, it's unlikely that we'll
get 2 c the children {:0(} and of course all the holiday and Christmas
arrangements have had 2 b changed. One such holiday was a yoga
retreat during which cat mother did a healing exercise, came back
fighting strong and is now over the other side in terms of resolving
family issues.
Regarding the kitchen, our stay in the cattery was unavoidably
extended by a further 5 days as dry rot and rotten lintels were
necessarily repaired and when we finally came back on the 3rd Saturday
in September, there was concern on our part that the Cattery wouldn't
return us home as we all seemed 2 b having such a good time!
Even now the place is still not banged 2 rights but I understand this
all changes at the week-end. The main builder completed most of the
work and then went on holiday 4 a week and came back Monday gone.
There is a small snagging list 2 complete and when all comes 2 all the
kitchen is a vast improvement on how it was including no plinths and
loads of space 4 us 2 get under the cupboards (a slight cause of
concern 4 cat mother but what r u gonna do?) The wicked sparkly floor
and worktops make for an easy clean situation in case, what with bad
weather and all, accidents happen as we are prevented from going
outside (I know this is lame but we simply don't do bad weather and as
far as Molly's cat litter tray goes...I'll do number 2's in there if I
have 2 but there r plenty of nice new surfaces for number 1's...)
True 2 her word cat mother has let Molly out, unharnessed, 4 the last
2 week-ends. I keep farely close by and so far she hasn't really
wandered 2 far from the neighbouring gardens. Like me she has
multiple bells on so cat mother can hear when she is around and I must
say I'm glad 2 note her picking fights does not stop with me. Every
cat is her fearsome play mate and every couple of hours a cat fight
can be heard with cat mother calling her name in an attempt 2 reign
her in. Honestly, for 1 so small she has a lot of gumption especially
considering she is the newest cat on the block. In my view she really
should tone it down and show some respect however I'm not interfering!
As u might imagine the last 2 week-ends has seen cat mother
conveniently in the garden (keeping an eye/ear on Molly) generally
preparing things 4 winter. She lit the chiminea for the 1st time on
Sunday and that was fun.
Traditionally from September 2 December is cat mother's social time
however the good thing is this has been limited in the main 2 Fridays;
where possible she will always come home 4 our sleep overs; time spent
with others is time away from us and I know she misses us when she us
away. Fortunately we r major pull factors when it comes 2 cat mothers
home life.
The other thing that's happened is that cat mother has started a 10
week philosophy course and what with her reading the Dalai Lama,
researching Buddhism and spirituality, our place is gonna become much
more of a place of rest than ever b4. 1st it was burning essential
oils, now it's joss sticks and she's even bought a mediation chair
(though I must admit 2 making more use of than she does)...sigh...even
doing nothing she's always doing something...well u know what...I'm
stretching and yawning and I guess it's about that time..
oh btw... One of her laptops has died (joy!) and she seems 2 b keeping
laptop business 2 the week-ends and this is most definitely in part
due 2 the addition of her new bff...all hail the iPhone...
peace
it's been right busy and life is only just settling back in2 some sort
of routine.
Firstly, cat mother fell out with "the family" big time and when this
happens she is even more dependant on us 2 keep her sane. Nothing
comes for free and for our board and lodging, this is our job! Of
course she works with us 2 keep her on the straight and narrow and
this being the mother of all fall outs we have our work cut out! By
the time cat mother comes home I try and make sure I'm around for the
best of the cuddles, hugs and kisses. Molly unfortunately does not
gave much choice right now.
It takes cat mother generally about an hour 2 settle down and then
what we all like is when the blanket comes out, the tv goes on or a
book is read and being a lap cat the lap is mine! Molly as it
happens , loves Jessica's bed so it's a win win situation all round.
On a Friday its cat mother sleep over night which is 2 say she will
sleep with us in the lounge on the sofa since we r not allowed 2 sleep
over night in her bedroom on account of me inevitably using her duvet
as a toilet! At £17 a clean (Johnsons) I guess I can kind of
understand her need 2 put her foot down...sigh...anyhow, where was I?
Aah yes! So with the fall out of the family, it's unlikely that we'll
get 2 c the children {:0(} and of course all the holiday and Christmas
arrangements have had 2 b changed. One such holiday was a yoga
retreat during which cat mother did a healing exercise, came back
fighting strong and is now over the other side in terms of resolving
family issues.
Regarding the kitchen, our stay in the cattery was unavoidably
extended by a further 5 days as dry rot and rotten lintels were
necessarily repaired and when we finally came back on the 3rd Saturday
in September, there was concern on our part that the Cattery wouldn't
return us home as we all seemed 2 b having such a good time!
Even now the place is still not banged 2 rights but I understand this
all changes at the week-end. The main builder completed most of the
work and then went on holiday 4 a week and came back Monday gone.
There is a small snagging list 2 complete and when all comes 2 all the
kitchen is a vast improvement on how it was including no plinths and
loads of space 4 us 2 get under the cupboards (a slight cause of
concern 4 cat mother but what r u gonna do?) The wicked sparkly floor
and worktops make for an easy clean situation in case, what with bad
weather and all, accidents happen as we are prevented from going
outside (I know this is lame but we simply don't do bad weather and as
far as Molly's cat litter tray goes...I'll do number 2's in there if I
have 2 but there r plenty of nice new surfaces for number 1's...)
True 2 her word cat mother has let Molly out, unharnessed, 4 the last
2 week-ends. I keep farely close by and so far she hasn't really
wandered 2 far from the neighbouring gardens. Like me she has
multiple bells on so cat mother can hear when she is around and I must
say I'm glad 2 note her picking fights does not stop with me. Every
cat is her fearsome play mate and every couple of hours a cat fight
can be heard with cat mother calling her name in an attempt 2 reign
her in. Honestly, for 1 so small she has a lot of gumption especially
considering she is the newest cat on the block. In my view she really
should tone it down and show some respect however I'm not interfering!
As u might imagine the last 2 week-ends has seen cat mother
conveniently in the garden (keeping an eye/ear on Molly) generally
preparing things 4 winter. She lit the chiminea for the 1st time on
Sunday and that was fun.
Traditionally from September 2 December is cat mother's social time
however the good thing is this has been limited in the main 2 Fridays;
where possible she will always come home 4 our sleep overs; time spent
with others is time away from us and I know she misses us when she us
away. Fortunately we r major pull factors when it comes 2 cat mothers
home life.
The other thing that's happened is that cat mother has started a 10
week philosophy course and what with her reading the Dalai Lama,
researching Buddhism and spirituality, our place is gonna become much
more of a place of rest than ever b4. 1st it was burning essential
oils, now it's joss sticks and she's even bought a mediation chair
(though I must admit 2 making more use of than she does)...sigh...even
doing nothing she's always doing something...well u know what...I'm
stretching and yawning and I guess it's about that time..
oh btw... One of her laptops has died (joy!) and she seems 2 b keeping
laptop business 2 the week-ends and this is most definitely in part
due 2 the addition of her new bff...all hail the iPhone...
peace
Friday, August 28, 2009
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