A Normal Day

Thank goodness! There were no nasty surprises for me today and my Sunday has been very pleasant. I hope yours has been too. We didn't need to get up too early this morning 'cos nobody was going anywhere and I was pleased to see that the weather wasn't too bad, so as soon as my adorable little tummy was filled right to the top, I nipped outside and I stayed out for a long, long time.

There are always lots of things for me to see and today in one of the fields I saw a big curlew birdie and an oyster catcher. The curlew is a quiet birdie, but oh dear me, what a noise the oyster catcher makes!. Sometimes I wish I could put on my MH's headphones, but instead of that, I just wandered to another part of the field which was a bit quieter. I think the oyster catcher birdie was in a bad mood this morning and hopefully it will feel better when I go out again later on.

There is so much to do and see just now that I stay out for a long time if it is not raining and my MH told me that she sometimes gets a bit worried about me, so I told her that I am always very careful but I had to do the pussy cat things that keep me sharp and well, so she understood. I was in quite a sooky mood today and I sat with my MH for a while but I also sat on my DH's knee and he liked that a lot. Normally I sit on my chair or on the couch and if I am sitting on a knee then it is my MH's, but today I felt like a wee change and I know my DH was very pleased when I sat with him for a long time.

I also had another knee to sit on 'cos my friend S. came to see me and my MH and so I sat with her for a while too and then when she was going away, I went out to play again until it was time to come in and get some dinner after which I settled down on my couch and I will have a snooze until it is time to go back out again just before bed time.

I like my Sundays but I would like them even more if they were warm with less wind. Are you hearing me, little weather man friend? I do hope so!

Sometimes I Do Wonder

My humans often do quite silly things but today was one of the best and I was left wondering about the state of my dear old MH.

We were having a normal Saturday which was quite good but unfortunately the weather wasn't very nice and I decided that I would be staying inside for a while, so I settled down on my couch with the television paper and the remote so that I could decide what I would be watching and then I heard my MH telling my DH that if the rain went off she would try cutting the grass. Well. He looked at me and I looked at him and we both shrugged. I'll bet you didn't know that cats could shrug, did you? But then again, I am no ordinary cat, am I?

So, we all sat together for a while with the old dear watching the window and finally the wee shower went off and she flew out the door and the next thing I knew, she was running round the garden behind the lawn mower. Oh joy. Being a helpful little puss, I switched off my programme and nipped out the window to keep her company and we were doing fine until there was just about ten minutes grass left to cut, when the wind appeared from nowhere and the rain came on again, but heavier this time. I ran for the door and my MH followed me and I thought she was coming in, but do you know what she did? She put on her coat and hat and went outside again to finish cutting the grass in the rain! Oh dear, me and my DH just shooked our heads, but we didn't say anything 'cos we have both learned that it is much, much safer if we don't! Hee hee.

My MH was very happy in the afternoon, but that didn't stop her giving me a telling off after she found me sitting up on the unit where I am not supposed to be. Have you noticed though, my dear friends, that she takes my picture first, and then gives me a row?

And that's just another reason why I do wonder about her sometime!

String Time

Friday again in my house and that means fun with the string and today's bits of string were blue. My MH tied them all in a big knot for me and I spent a long time just sliding up and down my kitchen floor catching it and killing it and generally having good fun with it.

The weather wasn't very good today. It wasn't bad enough to keep me in, but it wasn't good enough to let my MH use her lawn mower so I was quite delighted. We all had quite a lazy day, but my MH went out for a while in the afternoon and I looked after my house and my DH and we just had a rest until she came back.I sat on her knee and we watched Andy playing tennis until the weather made him stop. We will need to wait until tomorrow, I think, to see what happens to him. I have my adorable little paws crossed for him.

My MH had some letters to write and I went her and she thought I looked so cute perched up high that she took these pictures for you and I am sure you will like them. So, although I don't have very much news for you, I have had a very good day and I hope you have had a good day too.

The sun is shining now so if it stays like this tonight, I am sure the old dear will cut our grass tomorrow and I will spend a lot of time outside with her until she is all finished. As I have told you before, I am my MH's puss cat and I follow her everywhere she goes 'cos I like to be with her especially when she talks to me and plays with me. My DH plays with me but not as much as she does and you all know how much I just love being played with, sure you do?

What else are humans meant to do if not to play with puss cats? When puss cats WANT to play, of course!!

A Much Better Day

I have had really good fun today. The weather has been fine and that has meant that I have been outside for most of the day and then it was good when I went inside 'cos both my humans were there just waiting for me and ready to feed me or cuddle me depending on my mood at any given time, so you will understand why my day has been good.

My MH did some housework so I joined my DH in our greenhouse and then when I could smell baking, I nipped in just in time to get a little baby pancake which the old dear made just for me. She makes a little one for me, lots of normal ones for my DH and a great big thin one for herself and so we are all happy when she makes pancakes.

There was a wee bit of excitement in the field in front of my house this afternoon 'cos the nice farmer man next door was moving all the lady cows and so I watched from my window sill just in case he rounded me up too! I didn't want to end up in a field hundreds of miles away from my house and my humans did I? A wee while later when me and my MH were looking out of the window into the same field, we saw a mister pheasant having a wee walk up and down. I didn't know what he was but my MH told me and I must admit that I quite liked him but before I could get close enough to introduce myself he flew away. Maybe he will come back another day and I will have a chat to him. I hope so.

I went into the gym with the old dear this afternoon and I had a play on my grass for a while which was good. I heard her telling my friend S. that if the rain stays off tonight, she will take the mower out tomorrow and I was quite surprised when I didn't object too much. I still don't like the mower, but I don't like it a wee bit less, if you see what I mean? I suppose it does help to keep my garden nice for me to play in.

And that is the main thing, is it not?

Quite a good day...

....It hasn't been too bad a day for me at all although I was abandoned again for a wee while. As it is Wednesday, my DH went away to the Cat Shop in Stromness and today my MH had to go to the Hall 'cos the minister was coming over again so I asked if they could please leave the window open for me and I would play until my MH came home. It was quite windy but one of the windows in my living room could be opened just enough to let me in, so I quite happily nipped out into the fields to have a good explore.

I have discovered that there are lots of mouses in the fields now 'cos they are all wakening up after their big long winter sleep. While I was lying in the long grass in the sunshine---yes, the sun did shine for a while today---yippee! Anyway, I was thinking about the mouses sleeping all winter and I wondered if that might be a good idea for moi. But then I thought of all the dinners and treats I would miss. And all the cuddles I wouldn't get. And I wouldn't be able to climb up the Christmas tree when my humans put it up for me and I wouldn't be able to see all my human friends and my little animal friends, so I decided that this hibernation thingy wasn't for me.

I had a few wee rolls on my path and I was enjoying being out in the fresh air listening to the little birdies and watching the mummy cows with their little babies when suddenly, out of absolutely nowhere, the big bad wind appeared and it brought some really heavy rain with it, so I got up and ran home as fast as my little legs could carry me and I was really glad that my humans had left a window open 'cos I would have been absolutely ringing if I had been left outside and that would have been a great shame. Ding, dong Hee hee

I sat on my window sill for a while and watched the cows in the field and then I had a very short nap until I heard the door opening and in came my MH with a great big cuddle for me and I loved it so much that I forgave her for going away to leave me. She didn't have anything to do today, so I sat on her knee and we watched Andy winning at his tennis game and my humans were very pleased for him but I was a wee bit sad 'cos Raffa lost and that means I won't see him for a while.

I like Andy, but I love Raffa!

Naughty Me!

I know that heading might come as a surprise to you, but sometimes I am so full of mischief and fun that I can be a little bit naughty, and today was just one of those days.

It was a fine day and I was out a lot of times after my breakfast and one time I was out so long that my MH was a wee bit worried for me. She called to me out of the living room window, but I wasn't at that side of the house, so she went out the door to see if she could find me. Now, I was sitting on the bottom shelf of the table in my garden, but she didn't look there so I sat so very, very still and just smiled as she called for me and then eventually I popped out and let her find me and she was really, really happy.

That was my naughty number one and these pictures show me being naughty number two. When my MH was working in my bedroom I nipped into the bathroom and as I was sitting in the wash hand basin and plunking the shower cord she tooked these adorable pictures of me which I am sure you will love.

I quite like being a wee bit naughty and I think that my MH likes it too 'cos she gave me lots and lots of cuddles today and she wouldn't do that unless she loved me millions.

Would she?

All Alone

Well, as I told you yesterday, I was to be on my own for a long time today as both my humans had to go away on the boat. However, it wasn't too bad as the window could be left open for me and I could nip in and out as often as I wanted.

I played outside for a while, but to be honest, my adorable little heart just isn't in it when I know that there is nobody waiting for me when I go home, so I generally just have a wee sleep till they come back and then I run to meet them and get a great big cuddle. They weren't away too long but I do miss them when they aren't here 'cos I am so used to nipping in the window and then going to find one of my humans for a wee pat or a cuddle or a chat and I know that they like that too.

I spent a lot of time with them when my humans came home and I cuddled in beside the old dear when she had to go and have a wee snooze and it was so lovely. She just lies under the top cover and I get to snuggle under the cover with and I just love it. I coorie in and purr until she goes to sleep and then I have a wee nap too.

It is so lovely, it is almost worth being on my own for!