Things remain precious as long as they're rare

Hamish-Bladekitten rolled over in front of me this morning and allowed me to lightly stroke his glorious spotted belly and scritch his ears and jawline. I could see the uncertainty in his eyes and the set of his ears but he decided I was worthy of the leap of faith.

this is in contrast to his mother and sister Naamah, who both solicit bellyrubs immediately from every human and dog they meet.

I would love to keep Bladekitten. I am really falling for him. But my crowded flat full of bouncy extroverts and Border Collie is not the place for a shy cat with an aversion to being stared at. This is why I want Mum to have him. She says she will, but she wants to get her Maisie back and settled in first. She's not in any great hurry to fetch Maisie back at the moment, either, because she's actually (successfully!) turning Grimmauld Place back into something she needn't feel ashamed to show people.

also, it's possible that sister T's partner's sister may be interested in Evil Overlord Elda. I need to send him pictures of her. Will do that today.

apart from that, I can smell ( cut for pet-owner puke talk )

Things remain precious as long as they're rare

Hamish-Bladekitten rolled over in front of me this morning and allowed me to lightly stroke his glorious spotted belly and scritch his ears and jawline. I could see the uncertainty in his eyes and the set of his ears but he decided I was worthy of the leap of faith.

this is in contrast to his mother and sister Naamah, who both solicit bellyrubs immediately from every human and dog they meet.

I would love to keep Bladekitten. I am really falling for him. But my crowded flat full of bouncy extroverts and Border Collie is not the place for a shy cat with an aversion to being stared at. This is why I want Mum to have him. She says she will, but she wants to get her Maisie back and settled in first. She's not in any great hurry to fetch Maisie back at the moment, either, because she's actually (successfully!) turning Grimmauld Place back into something she needn't feel ashamed to show people.

also, it's possible that sister T's partner's sister may be interested in Evil Overlord Elda. I need to send him pictures of her. Will do that today.

apart from that, I can smell ( cut for pet-owner puke talk )

A riot of my own

there's one huge fucking problem with dogs like mine in an area with great big mature oak trees every fifty feet.

there are squirrels EVERYWHERE. there are always squirrels round here but right now is peak acorn time and squirrel mating season and we can't even go round the block for a morning piss without two or three chasing each other ten feet in front of Spike's nose.

one of these days my arm is just going to pop off, and they'll take off merrily after the squirrels trailing their leashes behind them, arm and all.

I had to have a quick tuggy session to let off some steam and I came out of it with a bitten finger, a bitten elbow and a nipped tit, complete with rip in t-shirt. this is excessive even by Spike standards.

A riot of my own

there's one huge fucking problem with dogs like mine in an area with great big mature oak trees every fifty feet.

there are squirrels EVERYWHERE. there are always squirrels round here but right now is peak acorn time and squirrel mating season and we can't even go round the block for a morning piss without two or three chasing each other ten feet in front of Spike's nose.

one of these days my arm is just going to pop off, and they'll take off merrily after the squirrels trailing their leashes behind them, arm and all.

I had to have a quick tuggy session to let off some steam and I came out of it with a bitten finger, a bitten elbow and a nipped tit, complete with rip in t-shirt. this is excessive even by Spike standards.

Stir crazy from the freezer to the boil

RETURN OF THE KITTEN VIDEO!!

They hardly qualify as kittens any more but they still act like them. Watch out for Naamah's vertical leapage and amusing head-cock! Thrill to Hamish-Blade's spotted belly! Beware of the Evil Elda! Yayyy!!!

Stir crazy from the freezer to the boil

RETURN OF THE KITTEN VIDEO!!

They hardly qualify as kittens any more but they still act like them. Watch out for Naamah's vertical leapage and amusing head-cock! Thrill to Hamish-Blade's spotted belly! Beware of the Evil Elda! Yayyy!!!