We all know the house is not really my sanctum any more. For some perverse reason the Longlegs ( I hesitate to call them mine now) seem to have formed a bond with the ever increasing pack of rodents, and that's despite one of them chewing a hole in the fur The Her wears when she gets up from her sleeping place. How well I remember the roar of disapproval from 'The Him' ( I trust the lack of the word MY here hurts and chastens them) when I 'accidentally' unravelled part of the sleeve from his fur.
There is also the problem at the moment of having fallen backwards off the seat when one of the rodents surprised me and tried to run between my legs. When I enter that room now there is an outbreak of laughter from the four who seem to think I might have run away rather than just fallen a great distance.
So, today here I am outside the clearway lying in the warm light from above and enjoying the odd snooze. I mean, we all have skills and this is one of my better ones.
I woke up long enough to greet the Longlegs who brings things to put through the door that makes My 'The Him' ( yes, I know I'm far too forgiving but one has to treat ones pets well) shout loudly at My ''The Her' " What on earth have you bought this time. Timeshares on the Moon"? The Postie as they call her seemed to recoil on spotting me. I know our previous encounter was unfortunate but be fair it was hardly my fault was it. I was being summarily ejected at the time and gripping her leg was an automatic reaction. She'd have been fine if her leg furs had been longer.
Anyway, I spent a lot of time dozing in the warmth till Ginger came round a suggested a walk through the village. This can often be a rewarding adventure given that some Longlegs leave their clearways open which must be an invitation mustn't it? And not being rude, it would be a shame not to take advantage of their generosity. After all, some of them don't have Superiors of their own to spoil. A nice roast chicken was our reward for a visit today which we ate in the shelter of the woods. Purely to shelter from the sun you understand. After which I decided to return home while Ginger decided to carry on exploring by which I expect he meant find some milk that hadn't been taken in yet.
I had just reached home and started to lay down when I heard a scream." Look out David, she's making a break for the door." I was startled by the noise and jumped in the air, just at the moment when the rodent called Penny appeared in the open clearway.
As I was already in 'alert' mode I couldn't jump any higher but surprisingly the rodent did. Seeing me and watching me jump she turned tail and retreated back into the house where she was scooped up by My 'The Her' and placed back into her cage.
"Oh Oscar, you brave cat, what a good boy you are. David, put Oscar some chicken out."
said My 'The Her' and despite no wanting more chicken some was placed out for me. My 'The Her' patted the seat beside her as an invitation to jump up, something that's been sadly lacking recently. But as I've pointed out I'm a forgiving owner so up I jumped to enjoy a period of stroking and praises about my bravery in saving the day. So I'm a hero again which is as it should be and all of a sudden there's no sniggering from the rodents who know I faced one of their own down and won.
There is also the problem at the moment of having fallen backwards off the seat when one of the rodents surprised me and tried to run between my legs. When I enter that room now there is an outbreak of laughter from the four who seem to think I might have run away rather than just fallen a great distance.
So, today here I am outside the clearway lying in the warm light from above and enjoying the odd snooze. I mean, we all have skills and this is one of my better ones.
I woke up long enough to greet the Longlegs who brings things to put through the door that makes My 'The Him' ( yes, I know I'm far too forgiving but one has to treat ones pets well) shout loudly at My ''The Her' " What on earth have you bought this time. Timeshares on the Moon"? The Postie as they call her seemed to recoil on spotting me. I know our previous encounter was unfortunate but be fair it was hardly my fault was it. I was being summarily ejected at the time and gripping her leg was an automatic reaction. She'd have been fine if her leg furs had been longer.
Anyway, I spent a lot of time dozing in the warmth till Ginger came round a suggested a walk through the village. This can often be a rewarding adventure given that some Longlegs leave their clearways open which must be an invitation mustn't it? And not being rude, it would be a shame not to take advantage of their generosity. After all, some of them don't have Superiors of their own to spoil. A nice roast chicken was our reward for a visit today which we ate in the shelter of the woods. Purely to shelter from the sun you understand. After which I decided to return home while Ginger decided to carry on exploring by which I expect he meant find some milk that hadn't been taken in yet.
I had just reached home and started to lay down when I heard a scream." Look out David, she's making a break for the door." I was startled by the noise and jumped in the air, just at the moment when the rodent called Penny appeared in the open clearway.
As I was already in 'alert' mode I couldn't jump any higher but surprisingly the rodent did. Seeing me and watching me jump she turned tail and retreated back into the house where she was scooped up by My 'The Her' and placed back into her cage.
"Oh Oscar, you brave cat, what a good boy you are. David, put Oscar some chicken out."
said My 'The Her' and despite no wanting more chicken some was placed out for me. My 'The Her' patted the seat beside her as an invitation to jump up, something that's been sadly lacking recently. But as I've pointed out I'm a forgiving owner so up I jumped to enjoy a period of stroking and praises about my bravery in saving the day. So I'm a hero again which is as it should be and all of a sudden there's no sniggering from the rodents who know I faced one of their own down and won.
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