Cat-astrophe!

You may have noticed that I didn't write to you yesterday? Well that's because I was lost. For hours and hours and hours, and my poor humans were frantic with worry about me. And to be honest, dear reader, I was none too chuffed either.

Here is my tale of woe. it was a fine day yesterday, so about half past two o'clock, I nipped out of the window telling my MH that I was going out to play but I wouldn't be too long. So far so good. Now, I noticed that the big shed that I just love going into, was open, so I gaily sauntered down my path and had a good look inside. And you all know what happened, don't you? Yep. I got locked in.

I was in the middle of an extremely deep exploration, when the son of the nice farmer next door came in to move some machinery. He is a nice man too, but I wasn't sure if he would be happy at me being in there, so I hid. I must have hided very well, 'cos he never saw me and when he tooked his machinery out, he locked the door with me still inside. Oops.

So, about four o'clock, my humans decided that I had been away longer than usual and came out looking for me. It was so sad 'cos I could hear them calling, but they couldn't hear me so they just went away again. About five o'clock, my MH noticed that the big shed doors were closed and so she sent my DH down to see if I was there, but when I heard him opening the door, I was frightened, so I hided again and HE didn't see me and closed the door again. Oops number 2!

They looked all evening for me and my MH said by this time she was crying and had a terrible feeling 'cos she loves me millions and she thought I might be hurt somewhere and couldn't get home and that made both my humans very sad. So, because my MH had to get up very early this morning, she was going to bed about ten o'clock and she asked my DH to have another look in case I had managed to get myself nearly home and oft he went again with his boots and coat and hat and torch. I could hear him whistling and calling and I did try to meow back as loud as I could and suddenly I heard the door opening and this time I decided that I didn't care who it was, I was out of there. So, as soon as the door opened, I scooted out and my DH was very, very happy and tooked me home and it was only when I was back in my house that he noticed that I was a wee bit covered in muck, but he didn't care.

He shouted to my MH that I was home and safe and not hurt and she came ---I was going to say 'running' into the kitchen, but my poor old MH doesn't do running, but she came as fast as her little legs would go and picked me up and gave me the biggest cuddle ever. She didn't care that I was dirty and made her jumper all mucky she was just very happy to see me home again, and not hurt.

She tried to clean me but I said I would do it, so would she please feed me as I was almost starving to death which was a slight exaggeration, but I HAD missed my dinner AND my supper.

I was very happy to be free and back in my own house and I have had a very quiet day today just getting over the shock and trauma, but I think I will need lots of cuddles before I am right again. Hee hee.

Just Normal

I quite like my Wednesdays even though I am left on my own for a while, but since it is just for a little time, I don't really mind too much.

We were all up quite early and I sat with my MH while my DH got ready to go away to the Cat shop and we had a chat about what we might do with our day before she had to go away out too. I went outside with her 'cos it was lovely and quiet on my little island and it wasn't winding or raining so I was a very contented little Squeak.

My DH had just fed the birdies so there were lots of them at our feeder and I just sat under it and watched as they had something to eat. I sit there lots of time in case one falls off its little perch and of course, I would catch it and help it back up again! OK, even I am blushing when I write that! It is a wee bit of a fib, although I don't hurt little birdies mainly because they fly away before I can get to them. Anyway, I sat there for a while and it was just lovely. I saw some birdies and some boats and then I saw a little car and I knew it was my MH and I ran to meet her and that made her very happy. She lifted me up and gave me a great big cuddle and then we sat on the couch for a while and had another chat.

We had a rest for a while until she had to play with her iron and after I saw her putting all the things away, I asked her would she please play with me and you don't get any prizes for guessing the answer. We had just settled down again when the nice farmer lady from next door came in to see me so we all chatted together and she told me that she had seen a little robin birdie in her garden. I have never seen one of those, so me and my MH are going to keep looking in our garden and see if we can find one. I think I would like that and my MH told me that robin birdies are her favourite although she likes owl birdies too and I have never seen one of those either.

I think I still have a lot to learn.

A Fun Day

I have had a really good day today, both inside my house and outside. The weather hasn't been too awful, so I have been able to get outside whenever I have wanted. There isn't very much to do outside just now 'cos lots of my little birdie friends have gone away on their holiday to where it is warm and lots of my lady cow friends are away in other fields and are getting ready to go into the byres for the winter, so to be honest, I get a wee bit lonely when I am outside. It is too cold for my humans to come out and play with me, but sometimes we do have fun together when my DH is going into our greenhouse or my MH is hanging out her washing, but it's not as good as during the summer.

So. Me and my MH had a chat about it and we decided that we would play more together in my house and I just had to ask whenever I felt the need and that's just what I have been doing. When I want the old dear to play some games, I do what she calls my 'funny run' and I run in front of her, usually into our bedroom or up on the back of my DH's chair.

If I run into the bedroom, she follows me in and covers me in my blanket and then tickles me and rolls me over the bed and I love it MILLIONS! We play that game lots and lots of times and then sometimes I just ask her to stop, but I stay under my blanket and have a snooze and my MH stays with me for a wee while and strokes my adorable little head until I am snoring.

However, if I run into the living room and on to the chair, then that is the signal for her to pick some of my toys and we play together on the floor and I like that too. That's what we did today and she tooked a couple of pictures for you to see just what we were doing, so I hope you like them.

I just have one question. Does my bum look big in this chair? Hee hee. Oh dear, I am rolling about laughing and I hope I have made you smile a wee bit.

Monday, Monday

Nearly just a normal Monday, but not quite 'cos me and my MH were up in the middle of the night this morning. Oops, that sounds funny, doesn't it? I had better explain. Remember I told you that my MH sometimes helps in our wee Post Office? Well she is doing some more mornings and she has to get up very early and it was quite dark, but I was a very brave little puss and went out to play for a while after I had gobbled up my breakfast.

I wandered over to see my little birdie friends and I think I gave them a wee bit of a fright 'cos when a little one opened its eyes the first thing it saw was ---- can you guess? Yes, it was me, Squeak, and the wee birdie tweeted a 'good morning' to me, so I purred back again and then all the others wakened up and asked me why I was out so early, and of course I told them.

I watched my MH go away down the road and then nipped back to bed and had a sleep till she comed home again to me and by this time my DH was getting ready to go away to the Cat Shop, so it was just me and the old dear left and once we had the house to ourselves we had one of our girlie chats which I love and then I had the last wee drop of milk when she finished her breakfast before I headed out to play again. She tooked out all her dusters and polishes and brushes and of course, the awful vacuum cleaner, but we had a good time when she had finished 'cos she decided that we must be tired so we went and had a snooze for a while and she cuddled me and I loved it, but then I always do.

I had another play in the afternoon and used up all my energy wandering up and down my little garden. I have been playing at the front of my house because the grass at the back is still very wet and I don't really like getting my adorable little paws wet and also because I can sharpen my claws when I am out there and that keeps this little pussy cat in tip top condition.

And you wouldn't want me any other way, would you?

Spot the Puss

Can you find me? I'll give you a wee minute and then you will manage.

OK? Don't I look cute? I know I always look cute, but I think this is a wee bit special. You will have worked out that I was able to get out to play for a while today as the wind wasn't too bad and I am such an intrepid little Squeak that I didn't let it bother me one little bit. I played for quite a while on the wee garden in front of my house 'cos there is no grass on that bit, so my adorable little feets didn't get wet.

I didn't stay out too long 'cos it is quite cold, but I had a good play every time my humans let me out. I normally went out the door but always came back in the window 'cos that's where the humans were. We have all had a lazy day today and just did little bits of things which was good and the bestest bit was when I sat on my MH's knee and watched Andy Murray win his tennis match. Boy! It was exciting and me and my MH have no voices left 'cos we were shouting at the television to make him win. I wonder if we shouted at his mummy tonight, she might dance a wee bit better. Nope, I don't think we can shout THAT much!!

My humans did something with all our clocks today and somehow it has made it darker earlier than usual, so I shall have to ask her about that later when we have our voices back again. Hee hee

So there we are. Another weekend has finished and we are all back to our normal routine again. I have had a good time and I hope you have had a good weekend too and that your week will be a happy one.

Well.....

..... apart from the fact that I have been a very happy Squeak because both my humans have been with me all day, I don't have anything else to tell you.

It has not been a very nice day weather-wise so we have all been inside a lot. To be honest, I think my dear old MH was happy to be in 'cos she was tired after being away all day yesterday and she told me something which has confused poor little me. She told me that she had seen the doctor and that she is getting another hip sometime. Now. She already has two, so where is she going to put another one? I am confused, but I will ask her when she isn't tired and then maybe I won't be confused any more.

She did make us a fruit loaf 'cos we all like that, but we spent a lot of time on the couch having little chats and that's when I am the happiest, although I am also at my happiest when she plays with me and she did that too today. I was a little bit naughty this afternoon. I have just read some of my blogs and I have noticed that I have been a wee bit naughty quite a lot lately. Maybe I should start being good. Er, NO!

Anyway, I need to tell you what I did. My MH was in my kitchen doing her baking and I decided I would go out. Maybe I should rephrase that. I decided that I WANTED out. I asked politely, as I always do, and the old dear stopped and opened the door for me, but then I saw that the wind was blowing a lot and I said 'no thank you' and shot back into the kitchen. MH not happy but understanding.

I sat on the window sill for a while and then decided to try again, so I asked again, and she stopped again and opened the door again. Wind still howling. Me not happy and back in the kitchen. MH more not happy and less understanding! After another wee while on the window sill I decided to have another go and I am afraid there are no coconuts for guessing what happened. Me asking. MH stopping and opening door. Me looking and scooting back into kitchen and poor old MH roaring at me for being just a little bit naughty!

However, she understood and tooked me to the living room window and as soon as I saw that the wind wasn't just as bad at that side of my house, I was off, so me and MH were both happy---at last!

Oh, and she finally finished making her cake!!

So Quiet

My day has been very quiet 'cos I have been in my house all alone and all by myself today. I did manage to have a little play though 'cos we were all up very early and I nipped out for an early morning perambulation while the old dears were having their breakfast.

It was a fine morning but just a bit breezy, so my MH had to keep the window closed and when I saw that, I just lay on my little bed and waited for them to come home. I was fine as you can imagine because my humans had left me plenty of food and water, and my house is always cosy, so I had a very comfortable snooze.

I did have one visitor and that was the postie man who came to my house with some letters and I was in the porch when he opened the door, so he said hello to me and I gave him a little purr. If my window had been opened and if I had been lonely, there are lots of places I could go so see my friends. I could visit the nice farmer next door or I could go up the hill and see my friend M. and if I was really brave, I could go away to the other side of my island and see my friend S. although I am not too sure if her puss cat would be very happy with me just turning up. I shall ask her sometime.

The time passed quite quickly and soon I heard the door opening again and when I ran into my kitchen I saw my humans and my MH lifted me up and gave me a great big cuddle and told me she had missed me millions. We sat on the couch while she told me all the things she had been doing and then because she was a bit tired, we went and lay down on the bed for a while and I purred and purred and she snored and snored so we were both very happy.

My routine is right back to normal again and I am snoozing on my couch before I head outside later on. My little weather man friend has said that the wind has to be very bad over the weekend, so I reckon I need to get as much exercise before it arrives. I do not like the wind at all!