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Somewhat grown up, that is!
For Caturday and — the next day, too...
Minxy (b. September 8, 2017) often sits with paws crossed:
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| Photo date: May 29, 2018 |
Minxy sits like a human:
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| Photo date: June 5, 2018 |
Despite Minxy's her bellicose attitude, that of an alpha, Amber (2012-present) — aka "Long Tall Sally" — wins each scuffle and remains our sweet Amber, wishing not to hurt Minxy:
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| Photo date: December 2015 |
CATS RULE!
You can see her personality. Reminds me of our Grey Goose of years gone by. Would sit up in a lazy boy and watch golf.
ReplyDeleteKid,
DeleteMinxy watches some TV, too. And, yes, she occupies the Lazy Boy.
Cameo did the same.
My Priscilla, "The Little Gray One," now desceased, was an avid TV fan. Black-and-white Winner, now 14, not so much. Winner dotes on ME while I watch TV.
DeleteMr. Pussy, who is blind, seems content to curl up in front of Winner and me –– both in petting distance –– while I watch Perry Mason.
We all enjoy Perry Mason. I watch, Mr. Pussy snoozes, and Winner purrs –– so loudly at times I can't hear the dialogue!
No matter. These all-too-rare interludes of perfect peace are a most welcome blessing.
I love all the different personalities. Some are very special.
DeleteThe Cat That Came To Tea
ReplyDeleteThere was once a cat called
Troublesome Macfee,
who had a bad habit,
of inviting himself to tea.
When the clock struck four,
he would tap on the door,
meow and scrach,
then lift up the latch.
He never had a thought,
for dear Aunt Mable,
because he would rush right in,
and jump straight on the table.
He would steal a cake,
from off the plate,
then run back through the door,
and out of the gate.
Macfee Macfee,
always there for tea.
Now Macfee played a game
called, hide 'n seek.
At one time he went missing,
for over a week.
Aunt Mable said,
'Has he gone for good?'
but was there any reason
why he should!
No one saw him,
hair or hide,
We searched all over,
far and wide.
Then on a Friday, just before tea
who should turn up,
but Troublesome Mac-Fee
His paws were dirty,
and his coat was shabby,
but oh how we loved,
that dear old tabby!
Macfee Macfee,
always there for tea.
Aunt Mable has passed on,
and so has her cake,
and poor Macfee,
has gotten thin as rake.
When the clock struck four,
he went next door,
to see what tidbits,
were in store.
Alas! the cake was not the same,
so old Macfee,
came home again.
Poor Macfee he missed Aunt Mable,
and all the cakes,
she laid on the table.
Nine lives were leaving, poor Macfee,
and his troublesome days were over,
and now his buried in a field,
under a bed of clover.
~ Sylvia Spencer
I often wonder what is going 'round in their sweet heads! Funny, mine was watching golf yesterday too.. You have a cutie there..
ReplyDeleteBunkerville,
DeleteShe's plotting all the time.
"She's plotting all the time."
DeleteYea, now tell them how she darted out the door while we were on the phone today!
LOL
Warren,
DeleteShe knew that Mr. AOW was busy trying to get in through the door and that I was chatting away on the phone with you. Out the door she flew -- and was halfway down the ramp before I could nab her.
Yeah, she's a plotter! Gotta watch her like a hawk.
This is the second time that she has made an escape, but this time she actually got off the porch. **sigh**
BTW, a few minutes after I got off the phone, she brought a peace offering: one of her crumpled-up pieces of paper (aka, "toy").
____ To Minxy, Our Beloved Delinquent ____
ReplyDeleteShe’s gray and white with a face like a fox ––
She chews the hamper, then grabs my socks ––
Scampers off to God-knows-where ––
Under the bed or down the stair ––
Behind the sofa, curled in the chair ––
Coating the cushions with gray-white hair ––
Where she might be no one yet knows ––
Hiding herself in the basket of clothes?
Lurking behind the washing machine?
Eager for mischief with the vitrine?
O how she’d love to paw each figurine ––
See it tumble from shelf to floor ––
Just looking –- not touching –– is such a bore.
Our household’s disturbed by this darling marauder
But we can’t correct her. We only applaud her!
~ FreeThinke
Love the sonnet! Thank you, FT.
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Delete'Tain't really a sonnet, my friend, 'tis only a rhyme, –– what-we -might-want-to-call "catterel" (as opposed to doggerel)––, but no matter. It is heartfelt, and I'm glad you liked it.
Minxy is definitely Our Beloved Delinquent and this darling marauder.
DeleteLast night, when I was on FaceTime with my ESL student in Beijing (more on that later sometime), Minxy decided to explore the top of the piano, where I have several figurines, Minxy got my attention to the point that I had to go into the piano room to intercept her.
And what she's done to the clothes hamper! She ate a hole right in the middle of the front of the hamper! She is a chewer -- very unusual for a kitty.
The other day, we had to have some serious plumbing work here; the work involved cutting a hole in the bathroom wall and cutting a pipe.
ReplyDeleteMinxy went into serious hiding! I couldn't find her for HOURS and thought that she might have been walled up inside the hole. Amber was frantic with worry, too, and looking everywhere.
Thank God, Minxy had not been closed up in the wall!
It took Minxy 48 hours to forgive me for all the commotion. She made up with Mr. AOW right away -- but not with me. I was persona non grata as far as Minxy was concerned. She wouldn't even eat treats!
What an alpha she is!
Minxy must have read The Cask of Amontillado, and decided that you were trying to play Montressor to her Fortunato.
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A horrid image quite appallin'
DeleteWould be of your dear Minxy walled in.
Such a horrifying thought
Should with faith and prayer be fought.
Though unfair that 'twas you she'd blame
I know you love her just the same.
Shakespeare first said what I'll tell
'Tis true that "All's well that ends well."
~ FT
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ReplyDeleteJust to make sure your sweet Amber is not overlooked. We offer this reprise:
ReplyDelete____________ TO AMBER ___________
Who could resist those eyes, pussycat?
Trusting, demanding, eager, beseeching.
We do not know precisely why we find you irresistible.
After all, what do you really do to earn your daily portion?
Keep the mice at bay? Well, maybe, but that's not why
We love you. It's something about your aura of independence
Even though we know how vulnerable you really are.
We'd hate to see your self-esteem damaged.
If anyone hurt or betrayed you, it would certainly damage us.
You just know you are important ––
And we can't help but respond accordingly.
And besides, you have about you an aura of mystery,
And enchantment that makes you uniquely beautiful.
We can never be sure whether you were put on earth
for our benefit,
or the other way 'round,
can we?
~ FT
The lady who brought Amber to us looked at some photos of Amber and Minxy lolling on the bed and accurately announced, "The Lady and the Squirt!"
DeleteAmber is the sweetest kitty we've ever shared space with. And she is obedient, too! How rare is that?
DeleteIN HONOR of FATHER'S DAY, Sunday, June 17, 2018
ReplyDelete_________ A Father’s Prayer _________
Ask not, my child, what I can do for you.
Forgive what seems like stinginess today.
A lot will be required to go through
The process of discovering the right way.
Help yourself. Don't wait for me, my child.
Each one of us must learn to stand alone.
Rich rewards like Love can't be beguiled,
Seduced or bought. They must in toil be grown.
Perhaps to you I sound a bit too stern?
Remember that I've lived a longer time.
A joy cannot exist until you earn
Your way. To do it FOR you'd be a crime.
Exacting though I seem, my little one,
Respect me now, and –– later –– you'll have fun.
~ FreeThinke
Such a 'sweetie' - thanks for sharing. And I LOVE that, "Beloved Delinquent and this darling marauder." Describes so many. :)
ReplyDeleteBaysider,
DeleteThese wayward traits make them so charming!
Oh, I don't know. It's the SNUGGING I appreciate most. ;-)
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