We’re looking after Patches, my brother-in-law’s dog, “for the long weekend” (until next Tuesday). He hasn’t met Gidget before, and got himself bapbapbapped when he tried to give her a customary canine friendly greeting (sniffing her bum). Gidget was FURIOUS! After some time apart they settled down, though. Patches took a nap, and Gidget decided beating him up could be deferred in favour of just watching him like a hawk, and now they’re both snoozing peacefully on the couch. What a relief 😅

Gidget’s inherited a lovely little blanket from an elderly family friend of Viv’s whose beloved cat recently passed away. She said Gidget had better appreciate it because “it was very special to Sooty”. Thankfully, she does 😸

Alright, haven’t done this for a little while, but here’s my contribution to Caturday! A happy, sleepy Gidget. No doubt she’s content because when Vivian took her outside today, he let her run off to go terrorise her nemesis cat, Gracie 🥴

Gidget says I’m not allowed to get up and brew my morning coffee today… only cuddles, no coffee 😠

Trying to work more on my novel (I’ve been really productive these last few weeks btw) but the non-stop surveillance of my manager-cat is a little off-putting 😂

So, Viv knows someone who knows someone who’s found herself saddled with a mama cat and four tiny kittens, and is now looking for someone to take them off her hands (after the animal shelter said no, they’re full). We’re nervous cos it’d be a HUGE responsibility, but we’re considering offering to take them on and foster them. Maybe we’d keep one cat, but find good homes for the rest once they’re old enough. We’ve never fostered before, but we’ve watched A LOT of Kitten Lady videos, and if the mama cat is there that should make it a lot easier. We also know a bunch of soft-hearted animal lovers (in addition to ourselves) who we reckon have room in their homes for a kitten, lol. But argh, there’s no getting past what a big responsibility it’d be! And yet the cats need somebody to step up… 😿

Gidget’s been driving us mental for months with her insistent (and sometimes destructive) begging for food, so today we went to the pet supplies shop and got her a couple of these things! They’re plastic balls with a small hole that you put kibble in, and she can bat them around the floor to make kibbles fall out. I gave her a demonstration and it wasn’t long before Gidget understood the concept, but she also seems to feel it’s much easier if I just get the kibble out for her 😂 Ah well, she’ll learn!

I bought this stand to sit on top of my desk and elevate my screens for better ergonomics when I’m on the computer (not having to choose between craning my neck to look down or raising my arms high to type). One thing I didn’t consider is that my touchpad is now super elevated, so it’d be desirable to get a mouse I guess. Another thing I didn’t consider: Gidget’s fondness for getting in the way if she ever suspects there’s something I’m more interested in than her! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Update (3pm next day): I lashed out and bought a Magic Trackpad 🤭

I have so many cute, recent animal photos I haven’t got around to sharing 😞 Anyway, in honour of Caturday, here’s one of my neighbours’ cats¹ lounging together on their front porch and enjoying some of the beautiful weather we’ve been having this month. Honestly, it’s such a novelty to me to see cats who get along! Even these two hate my cat 😆 Well, Emma (at the back) hates my cat. Ben (at the front) is neutral, but Emma is the boss so he has to act like he hates her any time Emma’s watching. Ahh, cat politics is quite something 😅

So much for Little Miss “Human Food Isn’t Good for Cats”… (No seriously, according to her only veggies and oat milk/yoghurt is acceptable for feline consumption, at least until tonight.) She made it QUITE challenging for Viv to eat his dinner 😅