Cat on stairs

Posted on February 15, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, In the way, Night, obstacle, Purring, Sleeping, Stairs, Tired, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

The cat came in and plonked himself down to sleep in a quiet place last night, partway up the stairs! He settled down to snooze, which was fine, but at bedtime, he was in the way. However cats have pride of place here, so because there was room to put a foot next to him we let him be. Then during the night I had to come downstairs a couple of times. He was still there, curled up. Luckily he has a white band across his back so I could see he was there. This morning? Still having a kip. I gave him a couple of cat treats which he ate. We are letting him be, I checked and could see no injuries so he must just be tired. X

Big cat

Posted on October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Big cat, Black and white cat, Cat, Humour, In the way, Life, Sleeping, Stairs, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Ex-outside cat slept on the stairs last night. He sometimes sleeps on our bed now but instead he was halfway down and I almost stood on him. He is very big and was lying on about two thirds of the step. Luckily I just saw him in time. He is a real character, when we are in the living room he sits between the arms of the chairs we sit on. He seems to really want to be with us. I hope we have completely gained his trust.

Since he moved in with us he’s put on weight and become much calmer. He seems to be very settled with us now. He also gets on well with our other two cats despite him being twice the size of our small female cat. I can’t imagine a time without cats.

Whoop!

Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged calf, Pulled muscle?, Relief, Stairs, Steps, Tired, Upstairs, upstairs at last, Walking6 Comments

Upstairs view! Not today’s, but I got upstairs for the first time in three and a half weeks!

The computer needed rebooting. The number of emails I’ve had was ridiculous. I’ve deleted a lot of them because they are well out of date.

I want to make the bed and tidy up. But just getting there is an achievement. I had to sit down for half an hour before I could limp back down again, but it’s good progress. I’ve just got to keep healing and getting better.

Walking like a crab

Posted on September 20, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Armchair, Crab, Fed up, Pulled muscle?, Sad, Sleeping, Stairs, Tired, Walking5 Comments

Still sore😢 after pulling a muscle in my calf. I can’t climb steps so I slept in an armchair. I found it easier to walk sideways like a crab! When I overstretch it really hurts so I’m shuffling like an old lady!

Does anyone know how long this will hurt for? I have so much to do. It is extremely frustrating! I keep having to stretch my leg a bit to stop me seizing up but then it hurts again. I’m really tired.

#bandofsketchers prompt

Posted on February 23, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, 15 minute sketch, Art, bookcase, Calligraphy pen, Colours, Drawing, marker pans, Sketch, staircase, StairsLeave a comment

Stairs or stairway. This is the top of our stairs with a bookcase full of books and old photo albums. Quick 15 minute sketch for today’s #bandofsketchers prompt. Calligraphy Ink pen and marker pens (some are running out).

Cat and ball ⚽

Posted on October 16, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged ball, Cat, Chase, Dribbling, Fun, Kitchen, Life, Living room, Ping-pong, Playing, Stairs2 Comments

Our cat loves this ball, it’s a ping-pong ball covered in a knitted stripy fabric.

Suddenly there will be a clatter and the cat, who takes the ball upstairs in her mouth, is chasing it downstairs, then into the kitchen or along the living room floor.

She bat’s it backwards and forwards between her front paws, or under the settee then pulls it back out with her claws. The game goes on for half an hour or so. In which time she will run up and down stairs several times. If she was a footballer she would be a premiership star!

Last night I started throwing the ball up stairs and then she chased it back down. Having cats are fun.

Structure

Posted on September 15, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Band of sketchers, Drawing, Fire escape, Fun, Industry, Life, Pottery, Sketch, Stairs, SuperstructureLeave a comment

View of the fire escape stairs across the road. We live opposite a pottery and of course it looks industrial. The superstructure allows people to come and go at various floors. The doors are always open in hot weather and sometimes people stand on the platforms during hot weather. They have gardens and trees around the grounds. At least they are trying to green the area.

Exercise

Posted on March 28, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Climbing, Drawing, Exercise, Fun, Humour, Sketching, Staffordshire, Stairs, Urban Sketchers, Usk Stoke-on-TrentLeave a comment

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Today’s challenge, draw an exercise you are doing to stay healthy. I coukd have added my feet at the top, but I was being realistic (in both the descriptive and actual) definitions of the word, I just drew the stairs. I guess this is a physical as well as artistic challenge.

Sitting on my bottom all day is not doing my health any good. Off to walk up and down ten times

Dolls house on the stairs

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Assignation, Dolls house, Life, Short story, Spooky story, Stairs, Tale, TwistLeave a comment

Dolls house on the stairs, guarding the rooms above. Just a wooden box basically, denying access.

Now someone approaches, but a draft seems to blow from the painted doors, like someone breathing out.

A step up, high heels clunk on the wood. Impatient to pass, the figure still hesitates. Then, lights illuminate the windows in the dolls house!

She steps back, trips, and falls on her bottom. She stands and looks up at the house, now flames are licking up the walls across the steps and up the stairwell.. A moaning starts..

Back in the office, Val watches the CCTV. That will stop you seeing my husband! She chuckles gleefully.

Gemma

Posted on August 12, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Cat, Gemma, Light, Micro poetry, Poem, Poetry, Portrait of a cat, Stairs, WindowLeave a comment

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She sat at the top of the stairs

Sitting proud on the ledge,

Peeking out

From behind the foliage,

Staring at me.

She was loving and gentle.

Liked the sun,

Bathed in light.

Gemma was my best friend.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Stairs