From My Hiding Places

Surprised You Didn’t Notice!!!!

Well, Mel how could you and Mother be so nonobservant, so off as not to notice that we had a guest in our room? We kept yowling and meowing to let you know and surely you noticed that Leah looked bigger than usual some days? Oh, that’s right -- the two of you did think it odd when Leah was smaller and it turned out to be the pregnant female Calico kitty visitor, but you didn’t notice when suddenly she was bigger than usual probably because the female kitty found a furever home with Rob! So in comparison maybe Leah didn’t seem bigger! Didn’t you notice that Crow wasn’t spraying or did you still think it was him, yet you were still having to clean up the room and put down new patches of paper towel with cat tree pine pee on it? Crow was in the bedroom with Mother part of the time and other times in the bedroom with Morse (Henry), yet still the smell of male cat spray? He had been here a few days plus. Did you think that Leah moved from one window to the other that fast while you were outside and other times that the second Calico cat in the window was just Leah’s reflection? No! That was Court Jester! Male Calico cat and he is an arrogant thing too, more arrogant and convinced of his own power over people and other cats and of his own beauty than any Siamese cat or even any big orange tabby! Bossy male cat too and that’s why Crow wouldn’t stay in the room with us, why he was out and about and wandering the house and getting into Morse’s room and hanging out in Mother’s room! He’s not fond of Jester who goes by Court or Jester but rarely both unless his people are mad with him as I’m sure they are now! Cats are curious creatures and we will follow you, trail you, get into the car with you to see where you are going especially if you smell of other cats. Maybe you have another home that you’re hiding from us and have other cats. We’re jealous creatures and want to know everything about you. Court just wanted to know where his people were going, why they were petting other cats, why they were spending time with other dogs away from him. Always check the cat carrier especially if it seems a bit heavy empty and any boxes you take out. Always check the car or when possible including under the seats and the trunk if your seats fold down for extra trunk space extended. If you walk, look behind you to see if any of your cats or dogs have managed to get out to follow you. What humans don’t understand is we own you and we need an accounting of your time away from us and usually that’s an easy thing by the scents you carry that you don’t know we can smell -- of strange equipment you have touched, of the car, of food, of other people and places, bushes and trees possibly in front of buildings. You can’t fool us -- we can figure out where you’ve been!

Only other thing yestfurday was the funny incidents with Pinto Paint! Our door was open and that was just hysterically funny! Mel chasing Pinto around with water inside a toy gun and Pinto running like crazy all over the house and Morse standing watching the whole thing cat amused! And Leah wouldn’t stand her ground with Jester and I told her not to leave the room that he won that way. I yowled to her that eventually Mother or Mel would notice and that Jester would go home, but no she had to keep leaving the room and going to find Mother all upset and beside herself because a male Calico cat was trying to take her place. At least Mother and Mel have both come into check on us today before they go wherever, and Leah has gotten to stand on both of their shoulders and walk around the house and get petted and she’s purring again, though she meows that she is still miffed! She will get over it even though us cats have long memories for grievances! She likes being petted too much to stay mad and to sulk and hide as she did at first this morning.

Love to all, Thomasina The Countess of Monte Cristo

C@T = Thanks for the steak to Ember, Sam, & Kiki!
C@T = Thanks for the diamond to Miss Dixie Monroe & for the welcome to your club!
C@T = Thanks to Madison ^ Paws ^ for the lovely rainbow star back in February while our computer box was down!