Sandwich

Posted on February 20, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cats, cupboard top, Food, Frustrated, Life, Life in lockdown, sandwich, Very short storyLeave a comment

She asked him again not to make a sandwich on the cupboard top. The cats jump up there and you don’t know what they are leaving there! Here, use a plate?

The man shouted that she was nagging, he didn’t need a plate. She tried again, there could be viruses or bacteria, you haven’t wiped it down?

But he still wouldn’t listen. So she decided to accidentally sprinkle coffee grains and sweetner on the cupboard. At least then if he went to make a sandwich he might use a plate? But no, he didn’t but at least he wiped the cupboard down!

Between us

Posted on December 4, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Armchair, Cat, Cats, Curled up, Love, Outdoor cat, Photos, Resting, SleepingLeave a comment

A great big cat, he’s clearly moving in. Stayed most of last night and got in bed with my hubby last night under the duvet! When I got up at 7.30 he was asking to go out (outdoor cat, not hubby!) Now he’s sleeping on the doubled arms of the armchairs, between us. Sometimes a questing paw reaches out to rest on my arm. Little claws kneading slightly…. He is a very big cat. I think because if he wasn’t he would not have survived. Sleeping cat, happy cats!

They love heat

Posted on December 4, 2020 Posted in Cat, SketchingTagged Black and white, Black and White cats, Brother and sister, Cats, Comfy, Fun, Heater, PhotoLeave a comment

Keeping warm in front of the heater, queuing up for the best spot. One washes, the other watches. Then off goes the one furthest from the fire. And the other lies down in front of it. Turns over on his back. And looks smug!

Cat sketches

Posted on November 13, 2020 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Cats, Drawing, Life, Quick sketch, SketchingLeave a comment

A few sketches of two of our cats. Cats move and I found it difficult to capture the ones where they were moving. Especially with black fur to draw, some of the patches are not the right shape or position, but if you are not aware of the image of the original cat it’s not as important? They are very sketchy..

Warm cats

Posted on October 30, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and White cats, Cats, Fun, Heat seekers, Heater, Humour, Magnetic, Poem, Poetry, WarmthLeave a comment

I think cats are magnets

Magnitised to heat

Attracted like North poles

To the South Pole

of the heater.

Lines of force,

Pulling them in,

But not too close

Too much heat repels

Just enough to warm

Their iron filing fur…

Heat seekers…

Indoor and outdoor meet

Posted on October 26, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Calm, Cats, Happy, Heater, Indoor cars, Life, Outdoor cat, Safe, Settled, Warm2 Comments

Cats heat bathing. But this isn’t our indoor cats, it’s one indoor and one outdoor one. The outdoor cat has been in half an hour. He usually stays that long, then I think he gets too hot and goes and yowls by the back door, ready to go back outside. In fact that’s exactly what he’s just done. Walked to the back door and mroowl, that’s it. So I let him back out. His introduction has to be on his terms. My boy indoor cat is sniffing where he was sitting. Luckily he’s on a flea treatment so everything should be fine and as mine are inoculated means they should be safe.

Keeping warm

Posted on October 24, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cats, Fun, Heat seeking, Heater, Hot, Life, Photos, Poem, Poetry, WarmthLeave a comment

Cats are heat seekers

They seek the sun

The light

The warmth

Cats know

Where to go

On top of the fridge

Up on a cuboard

Heat rises

So do cats

Surveying their world

Their domain

Kingdom or Queendom

Whatever the outlook

On the windowsill

Over the radiator.

No doubt about it

Cats are hot!

Buttons, marbles and a hair tie.

Posted on September 11, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bikes, Blogging, Books, Buttons, Cats, Life, Marbles, Ornaments, Plants, Storage, Stuff, Too much clutter, TrainsLeave a comment

I collect ‘stuff’, I have ‘collections’ or as others would call it ‘clutter’.

Plants, cat ornaments, paintings, marbles, a few buttons, drawings, sketchbooks, cushions, books (lots of). A few cats, other stuff….. Hubby has bikes, trains, other stuff.

Where do I put it all, where do I keep it? Our house is more like a museum than a home. I need storage, I wish I could shrink it all down and put it on my phone. Or give me a shrink Ray and I can put it all in a dolls house!

Old cat paintings

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Acrylics on canvas, Art, Cat portraits, Cats, Colours, Old friends, Old paintings, PatternLeave a comment

Two of my old cats. From these you can see I’ve been interested in patterns and cats for a long time.

I did have a box kite someone made me for Christmas although I never actually flew it. The cat jumped into it and I drew a quick sketch. This was the result. I wish I had taken a photo. The other painting was my old cat lying on a colourful throw. She was very old when she passed away. In her twenties!

I’ve done many portraits of animals from photos but these are more personal and painterly. I also enjoyed playing with colours.

Remember the kittens?

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned cat, Blogging, Cats, Happy cats, Inoculations, Introduction, Kittens, Life, Looking after cats, Love, Rescue cats, Three years agoLeave a comment

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Three of the four kittens our female rescue cat had. This was three years ago. They went to new homes soon after this. I know they are happy and I’m glad we rehomed them. Six cats would really have been too much for us.

As it is our cats are starting to be introduced to the stray that has been hanging around for a couple of years. I managed to get both of ours down to the vets for their first inoculation. Now I’ve got to get the abandoned cats microchip changed and have him taken to the vets for a health check up and shots. Suddenly things are getting serious. We have decided he’s not spending another winter in the shed if our two will tolerate him. We are going to gradually introduce them to each other. I hope this will work out. X

Mallaband-Brown

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