A cat’s prerogative
I want to know why it is that a cat attempting to sit in your lap – especially when you don’t want it to – almost always manages to put it’s paw right where your bladder is? (For anyone interested I...
View ArticleOccupancy
It’s been a week of coming home to just start work again. I’m preparing a 2 hour workshop for a conference – hence the lack of blogging. In the furry circles it’s business as usual. I think Andrew is...
View ArticleYes, I want my nose Licorice
Licorice – 11 year old Tortie from Cat Protection Society Licorice’s habit of ‘poking me awake’ appears to be getting worse. I have tried very hard not to ‘reward’ her, by not getting up until the...
View ArticleBudgie Smugglers
‘You might have to explain to your international readers what budgie smugglers are’ says Dad upon me entering the house. Oh. Oops. Didn’t even think of that. Then again, I know that my international...
View ArticleWhen cats don’t get along
Gesso has been pulling out his own fur. We thought we were doing the right thing by taking him to the vet to check for a medical cause before we decided it was an anxiety behaviour. After visiting the...
View ArticleCat smothers woman to death
I awoke this morning to find someone had washed the air overnight with smoke. All of Sydney is obscured by the haze as if an artist has taken Payne’s grey with a touch of white and airbrushed the...
View ArticleTransforming ugly paper into usable collage material
Before (left), After (right) OK, I am ashamed to admit that I have paper bearing glitter in my collage stash. I know not from whence they came. I suspect they were part of a mixed pack – they have been...
View ArticleCat Tinsel
The boys are in for an interesting December as we have decided to acquire a Christmas tree this year. I’ve googled what is likely to happen and I think this could be happening in a living room near me...
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