CATS ON TUESDAY

I had no courage to unpack my suitcase when I returned from Tunisia. I just left it there, anyway the clothes which were in there were summer clothes and not yet needed for the Belgian climate besides the fact that  they had to be washed.



Rosie was delighted for two days she slept in there, making only an exception during the nights, where she cuddled happily in my arm, which I had to withdraw after a while because I got a cramp.



Arthur played like crazy with my beach slippers, they must have a very special smell, probably of the hotel cats too.



He also takes himself for "Google street view" and watches what is going on in the street, while I am "working". Arthur is often out now, the weather is nice and spring makes him moving.

The other day when the doorbell rang and I opened the door, Dominique was standing there and besides her sat Arthur. He had walked her to our house door and on her way back he walked her home. Arthur is a gentleman. (when he doesn't bother his harem with his spring feeling energy, he wants to play and they don't !)



and on the top, this morning he sat besides my bed and asked for breakfast !



Pookie continues her daily routine, by talking a lot, eating a lot and sleeping a lot. At her age she doesn't care about spring anymore.

From Kim I haven't seen very much, only for breakfast, she now is again more outside then inside. I only realize that she sleeps inside because she always leaves a lot of hairs on her sleeping places !

The fact that we changed to summer time this weekend didn't affect them at all !

Happy April Fool's day !

CATS ON TUESDAY

 

Arthur was happy this weekend ! Our grandson Toby was on visit ! As soon as the car arrived he showed up from nowhere, rubbed his legs and Toby petted him. From there on he followed him everywhere.



He watched Toby making soap bubbles and watched him biking. Even Toby's joyful screams didn't bother him at all. Unfortunately my camera wasn't working well so most of the pictures I had to delete. What a pity.



Arthur's appetite even increased with Toby's presence. He had a lot to do too, running and jumping around like a kitten !

The presence of a little human monster was not a joy at all for the others !



Rosie preferred to stay on my bed and only sneaked out when nobody was around.



Kim had disappeared and when  I finally saw her she was under Mr. G's bed



When the living room was empty and the little human monster had disappeared Pookie showed up to check if the house was "clean".

When finally on Sunday afternoon they left, and they all gathered in the kitchen,



Arthur sat on the steps and did his Sunday afternoon job when the weather is nice. Lots of young parents with little children are walking in our street and our house became a big attraction ! I can hear the parents from my room trying to convince their kids to continue, but this takes time, there are so many cat sculptures at the entrance and a real white cat who doesn't move and with a big headed expression on his face let them pet him.

I should put a hat besides him .... one pet one euro ! We certainly would become rich !

CATS ON TUESDAY

CATS ON TUESDAY

Pookie intended to participate in the Olympic games with a new sport the



and also



while still half asleep, unfortunately she missed the whole games because after her grooming she was so tired that she slept through the whole Olympics !



Arthur as usual uses his charm



to get what he wants : Lasagne ! He loves it. He must have Italian blood in his veines, everything which is pasta he loves.



We had an ice cream at my friend Dominique, together with Nicole's dog Charly. Arthur also came to have a look in the garden where the dog sniffed in all corners, and wanted to say hello to Charly. But Charly isn't used to cats, wanted to play and ran after Arthur. Arthur didn't bother, he just climbed through a hole in the hedge, and peeked through the hole without any move teasing poor Charly. It was so funny to see.



Rosie is happy about the sunny weather, does her stretching and watches for mousies to catch. This week without any success !

CATS ON TUESDAY

CATS ON TUESDAY

I am still at the French Riviera visiting my friend Claudie, (whom I met through blogging) for the second time.





The weather is warm and sunny which is a big change for me coming from the grey and cold weather up north.

Claudie has 3 cats, who she had to leave on the property with her sister while her house was built.







Here are two of them, but I don't know who is who as they look very much alike. Ticoune the female after a while has accepted the new house and moved in again. Pedro is still hesitating but comes often for food of course but doesn't accept yet any approach and doesn't want to come inside. But in a few weeks I am sure he will. The third one I have never seen, still eats at Claudie's sister house and refuses to come down to his new home, which are making them quiet sad. Probably one day he will, when in summer all windows and doors are open.



My little monsters at home are well. Apparently only Rosie suffers a bit from my absence, because she is used to sleep with me and now the bed is empty. The others terrorize Mr. G. except Kim of course who still doesn't know if she should sleep inside or outside.

Next Tuesday I am home again.

CATS ON TUESDAY

CATS ON TUESDAY

Since November I complain about rain and too warm weather, the daffodils came already out !
And now in February, the Russian weathercat has send us temperatures we are not used to at all ! Since a week we turn around - 11 °C (12 F) or even less. I had to undertake some changements in my cat family's life, and closed the kitchen door !

The cat flap is in the garage, leads to the steps and to the slightly open kitchen door. While Arthur, Rosie and Pookie didn't mind and used the litterbox in the kitchen in case of emergency, Kim was traumatized. For her when the kitchen door is closed, it means we want to catch her either to take her to the vet or to the groomer. She has a memory like an elephant ! So she disappeared for two days and left us worrying about her in this cold. I know she often sleeps in a carton in the garage during cold nights so I put her food besides it. The garage is not heated, but doesn't go below 0°C (32 F) but still. We looked everywhere for her but didn't see her around the house ! Mr. G. already thought he would find a stiff frozen Kim, dead laying under a bush ! Poor man.



Finally I saw her in the garage in the evening and I managed to push her inside the kitchen. At least she spend the night on Mr. G's bed.



He was a very tired, and overworked doorman, each cat wanting to go out and come in at different times, and as he was not happy without his darlings inside in the warmth of the house he opened the door nearly all 5 min, calling the cat who was outside and swearing when nobody showed up and made me mad ! Retired men have to find an occupation.



The cold weather had a refreshing influence on Arthur who rediscovered his childhood years and played with an earstick he had digged out from somewhere !



While I made my bed, Rosie and Arthur had noticed that it snowed, so



I let them out and they chased each other and played in the yard !



Then Rosie went to her usual outdoor litter box which is the graveyard of our departed pets. Apparently cats have another way to grieve than humans.



Arthur loved the white carpet because it was much easier to dig a little hole than in grass. This important task done, he ran like flash inside to warm up his cold botty on the radiator.



Rosie sat outside for a while and looked for mousies, but without any success.



Pookie didn't care about the temperatures ! warm, cold, rain or snow, she eats and sleeps and watches over Mr. G. She doesn't like to go out.

Please don't forget to visit each other !

CATS ON TUESDAY

CATS ON TUESDAY

As I only came back from Egypt on Thursday night and had to prepare the next day our trip to Amsterdam for the weekend to celebrate the first birthday of our grandson Toby, I don't have a lot to tell about my little darlings except to show you how I have to change the bedsheets with a not moving Arthur ! That's a story in itself !



Arthur sleeps peacefully on Mr. G's bed



to take the cover off the quilt, I lifted him up and put him on the bedsheet. He only moves a little. But then he really woke up, jumped onto the window sill



and looked from outside what I am going to do wondering probably why I had put the whole bed equipment on the sill.



Stubborn, he decided to jump back on the bed



and sat on the old sheet,



decided not to move and started a new nap



Again I had to lift him up, took the sheets away and put him back on the matress where he decided to continue to sleep.



I prepared a new bought sheet, took it out of the package and tried to spread it over the matress

He slept.



I started to pull over the new sheet. Arthur didn't move
I pulled further, Arthur slept.



Finally I lifted him up and put him down, while I tried to pull the red sheet over the matress.



Arthur behaved like a potatoe bag. I had to lift him up again, put him at the end of the bed and finally managed to get the red sheet in place. Arthur, pretending to wake up, immediately moved on the fresh sheet.



Finally moving him from left to right and up and down, the bed was finally made



Now he was thinking if he should sleep on the bed quilt or on the cover



He decided for the quilt and the cover remained untouched.

Result, Arthur was happy again, continued his favorite occupation and I was exhausted from lifting him up and down and moving him around.

Now I am ready to go on Holidays again !