I wish I had a cats fur coat

Posted on December 7, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Cold, fur, Sleeping, sleeping bag, Snoring, Thinking, Tuxedo cat, WarmLeave a comment

He’s snug, warm, as a bug in a rug, he gets curled up in a ball and he’s happy, he snores, puts his paw over his nose, and might be in the warmest tog sleeping bag or under a heavy duvet. Cats have a luxury coat that we humans don’t. We still have hairs and hair follicles, but as we wear clothes we don’t need a fur pelt. I wonder what came first, clothes or bald patches?

Cats still find warm places to sleep though. Usually on our bed. When it gets really cold they sneak under the duvet and snuggle up. They make a fair hot water bottle. The best thing is how they can sense your mood, sometimes they seem to be mind readers!

He bought me… The Moon

Posted on December 7, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Gift, Hubby, kind, Light, Moon, Moonlight, nightlight, Present, Sleeping, thoughtfulLeave a comment

My hubby bought me the Moon yesterday. He knows I love astronomy. It’s a light that is domed so it looks like one side of the moon. It has a remote control and goes through phases as you press one of the buttons or scrolls through them if you press the other button, slowly waxing and waning as you watch it. It’s not astronomically accurate, just a rough surface with vague craters and marès painted on it. It’s only a nightlight, I put it in the bedroom and tried to read by it but it’s just too dim. But good for getting up in the middle of the night because it’s not too bright so it won’t wake my hubby up. X

Cats paws (poem)

Posted on November 9, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, cheetah, Dreaming, Kitten, Leopard, Lion, Paws, Poem, Poetry, Sleeping, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

His paws are huge

Like a leopard or lion

Stretched out in a tree

Curled up like a kitten

I see him sleeping

Paws twitch, ears alert

Full of purrs

Running like a cheetah

Through a forest

Of dreams…..

Will I sleep?

Posted on October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Aching, Awake, Dreams, hours, overtired, short time, Sleep, Sleeping, Tired, yawningLeave a comment

Now I lay me down to sleep, will I find the peace I seek? Last night I slept for two hours, stayed awake for three, then caught two more hours by their shirt tails. Dragged into and out of nervous dreams. Unsatisfied by my minds play and twists. I don’t remember them, but I think the dreams woke me, a flavour or a smell or a shape lifting me from slumber. Spending the day tired and aching. Wonder if I will repeat tonight? I hope not, but I’m overtired and grumpy, aching and yawning!

Sleeping arrangements

Posted on October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bed, Black and white cat, Cat, Sleeping, Sleeping cat, Tired, Tuxedo cat, uncomfortableLeave a comment

One of the cats came and slept on me last night. I don’t know if it was for warmth (probably) or comfort. He lay with his head on my hand and gently purred. The only problem was when I had to get up to go to the bathroom. As I shifted position he moved down by my feet. That was good, so I had a cup of coffee before I went back to bed. But then it was difficult to get back in bed. I tried to slide across the mattress but my feet and knees were bent uncomfortably. The cat didn’t move, so I slowly straightened my legs, but I knew it would come to a point when I would have to push him down the bed. Then our female cat came in the bedroom. She jumped up and the male cat jumped down…. I breathed a sigh and straightend my legs, what a relief !

Dreaming

Posted on October 8, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged biscuit, cookie, Dream, Dreaming, Funny, Life, Odd, Sketching, Sleep, SleepingLeave a comment

After a fitful night I must have finally got to sleep about 7am. So at midday it was annoying to be woken up by my hubby asking if I wanted a cup of tea. I had been in the middle of a lovely dream and I tried to catch the end of it….. the question came again, tea or coffee? Argh! I was dreaming I said. What were you dreaming about. I replied ‘biscuits’! Why? I have no idea! My hubby burst out laughing and carried on for five minutes!

I think my moon sketch looks like a chocolate chip cookie at the moment! ❤️

Sleep help

Posted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 'the', Complicated, Dream, Helpful, Quiet, Sleep, Sleeping, Thinking, Tired1 Comment

Your mind is muddled, thoughts roll over and through your mind. Repeating over and over the things that went wrong in the day. Things pop into your mind from years ago. This is never ending, you start watching your alarm clock as minutes or hours tick by….

Then you remember, someone told you think of the word ‘THE’ nothing else, just ‘the’… Think of it slowly, over and over again…

Why? I think it’s because the word ‘the’ has no connotations, nothing to cling onto, while you are thinking ‘the’ you can’t think of anything else. It helps block roiling thoughts, and you just drift off to sleep. Honestly, over the last two months it has really helped. I don’t even remember drifting off, but then I sleep quite well….

Spooked

Posted on September 30, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged American videos, early hours, Sleeping, Sleepless, Spooked, Talking, three am, WeirdLeave a comment

I woke up last night about three am and I swear I thought someone was talking to me! But it was a garbled sound, so I couldn’t tell what the words were? Then I realised it was possibly me (or my hubby) talking in our sleep. But in the small hours it’s hard to decide what is going on. Sleep and dreams change to wakefulness slowly sometimes.

So I came downstairs to get a cup of cocoa and to try and unstress. I sat down with the cat and tried to take my mind off things. I watched lots of silly videos about American politics and people for a while (why is content overwhelmingly American?). But after boring my mind for an hour I went back to bed.

So I had overcome being spooked by my mind, but some of the things online could equally spook you, some very strange ideas!

Cat came in

Posted on September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Eating, flat on his back, Photo, Purring, Sleeping, Snoring, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

The cat just came in, had some food, then collapsed in a heap on the floor, snoring loudly. He’s placed himself in the way so I will have to step over him when I go back to bed (came down for a drink). He can relax anywhere. Meanwhile the middle sized cat is sleeping near my feet and the small cat just came in and ran upstairs after having some food. I think turning the kitchen lights on signals to them I am up and about.

My cat snores

Posted on August 29, 2022August 30, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Happy, Outdoor cat, Purrs, Sleeping, snores, Tired, twitchesLeave a comment

When he’s properly asleep his paws twitch, so do his whiskers, and he snores.

It’s a regular rasping noise, and it’s not loud, but I can hear it. It’s good that he’s deeply asleep, dreaming of chasing things. Leaping up on fences and shed roofs. Paws twitch as he runs through the garden in his sleep. Sometimes a purr escapes instead of the snore. He was homeless for a while but he has come into our hearts. For a long time he was the ‘outdoor cat’, but no more. Fully integrated and full of snores and warmth.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Sleeping