Cats on the Premises

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Winter Dreams

Winter is coming. The fleecey blankets are out. The sun is warm. Winter is coming. The fleecey blankets are out. The sun is warm....

Pose for keeping cool in a heat wave

There's nothing like a cool tub to rest in when there is a heat wave!

Sunday, May 14, 2006

We've Got Mail

We received these MOST excellent nipper toys this week in the post. We love mail, and especially any mail that includes cat nip.

This bird set up house right outside our back door on an open stairwell. Unfortunately we weren't able to get a really CLOSE look. Our building's janitor later chased away the bird and removed her two eggs and nest. We're not very friendly with our janitor at the moment.

Watching our favorite squirrel

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Cat Etiquette

Rules of Etiquette for Cats

1. If you have an upset stomach, get into a chair quickly. If you cannot manage this in time, get to an Oriental rug. Or shag is good.
2. Determine quickly which guest hates cats. Sit on that lap during the evening. He won't dare push you off and will even call you "nice kitty." If you can arrange to have cat food on your breath, so much the better.
3. For sitting on laps or rubbing against trouser legs, select colors that contrast with your own.
4. Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything. Just sit and stare.
5. For guests who say, "I love kitties," be ready with aloof disdain, claws applied to stockings or a quick nip on the ankles.
6. Do not allow closed doors in any room. To get one open, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once the door is opened for you, it is not necessary to use it. You can change your mind. When you have ordered an outside door opened, stand half in and half out and think about several things. This is particularly important during very cold weather or mosquito season.
7. If one person is busy and the other is idle, sit with the busy one. For book readers, get in close under the chin, unless you can lie across the book itself.
8. For ladies knitting, curl quietly into lap and pretend to doze. Then reach out and slap knitting needles sharply. This is what she calls a dropped stitch. She will try to distract you. Ignore it.
9. For people doing homework, sit on the paper being worked on. After being removed for the second time, push anything movable off the table--pens, pencils, stamps--one at a time.
10. Get enough sleep during the daytime so that you are fresh for playing at night between 2 and 4 a.m.