well, bless my soul

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

31 October 2017 - Look what the cat dragged in!  (not my customary heap of meep)  Halloween is looking much less scary now that the shorter peep has been found.  She came in the back door last night, looking much as she had.  After a week of being lost, I would have expected some smeared dirt on her face and leaves caught in her hair... maybe even hungry, but that wasn't the case.  I could not detect the scent of another animal on her person, always a relief.  Explanations haven't been given, but I am overjoyed to have her lap back.  All is well that ends with me happy.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

A good night's sleep

is a blessing.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrivileged, feeling fortunate (but still remaining in cat character)

longing time, no see

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

29 October 2017 - I am hoping that my virtual village can help me raise my shorter peep.  In the last posting her disappearance was foreshadowed (I suspected something was up, but what could I do?).  Now the taller peep and I must pace the floor in hopes that she will follow the trail home.  If you should spot her (perhaps walking in circles), would you point her in our direction?  I am in need of a lap, and hers is the best.

  

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Don't say "goodbye",
rather "'til next time."

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purregrination, a cat's meandering journey (keep up, you peeps)

suit yourself

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 October 2017 - What does the appearance of this suitcase portend?  Nothing good, I am sure.  I am doing my part so that it remains empty and doesn't leave the room.  It does make a comfortable perch, but I would also agree to its disposal in the nearest landfill.  Didn't we just return to Florida?  Only recently was I beginning to feel at home, remember the lay of the land, relax into my skin.  Fretting is so wearisome, that I will ignore the possibilities and pretend everything is fine.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Change is for the birds

and the beggars.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - impurrmanence, one of the Boo-hiss doctrines, that life is transient (which explains why I follow Bastet)

an jellicle

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 October 2017 - We cats do enjoy our aeries, the ready-made sort as I am not into gathering twigs, weaving a torus, and feathering it with shed hair.  But I do understand why beeps would find these lofty perches advantageous.  I have, from this ledge, a view of half our house... all without moving anything except my head.  And if I am stock-still, most peeps on the lower level would be totally unaware of my presence (I guess that ancestral predators didn't jump on their kind from above?  or possibly their survival skills have gotten rusty over the past ten thousand years).  And it is unnecessary, and in fact unkind, to point out the dark shape beyond the far edge of the board.  It is my super-meow cape.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

If we could only fly

by the seat of our pants.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - extempurrize, to wing it (a handy and surprising survival skill)

they don't know scratch

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 October 2017 - I am a huge fan of Mother Nature, but I must admit that through a fine-meshed screen she looks even better.  Without the distractions of blood-suckers and creepy-crawlies, I am free to chill to her green nuances.  The temperatures here are still within my acceptable range, although I am noticing a very slight difference at sunrise...  I hope that the trend doesn't continue.  Also the migratory beeps are back in the vicinity:  it is that time of year to abandon the hinterlands.  What does it say about my peeps that I had to point out this little detail?

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The simple life is

an itchy life.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - mewch, one of my kind who earns his keep solely through his looks (unlike those of us of the working breed)

make no mistake

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 October 2017 - The shorter peep and I eat our meals together.  If I hear her in the kitchen, I investigate.  Sometimes it is a false alarm:  she is at the counter, stirring something, or at the sink, washing something.  But I can't afford to ignore one of these events as it might just involve her sitting down at the table.  That is always a good sign, for usually if she has prepared herself a plate of food, then there is a plate for me as well.  I want to positively reinforce this behavior, so I show up, looking expectantly.  "More, please."

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

We all must eat.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - categorical, unambiguously explicit and direct (otherwise the peeps might not notice)

the big top-notch

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 October 2017 - An effective office manager should be in the midst of activity without impeding productivity.    My peeps spend considerable time in these environs, which means I do as well.  I like to think my presence boosts morale, and keeping an eye on things does require my boots on the ground.  I am an over-achiever, so I put my belly on the ground as well.  Our two business locations differ widely in personality, and each has aspects to recommend it, e.g., here the thermostat is set higher, there I have a window.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Underscore the good points.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrfessional, an accomplished expert, usually salaried (LOL)

pleased, and thank you

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 October 2017 - For all their shortcomings, my peeps are still at the end of the day my buddies.  I enjoy my alone time, and am comfortably self-sufficient, but even so I am not a hermit.  Actually these two share in my preference for contemplative solitude.  Our similarities mean we understand the other's need to be apart and yet the need for kindred connections.  So we really are a great match (and they also have a fondness for black).

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Not everything must be said.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catisfied, contented and fulfilled (and purring)

begging description

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 October 2017 - "Waiting" should be my middle name, a category unrecognized by T.S. Eliot.  The first suggestion of morning light awakens me, and I arise in need of sustenance.  Unfortunately for me, I can't fix my own breakfast (yes, there is always kibble in my bowl, but would you get excited about dry cereal that has laid out overnight?)... which means I must coax the shorter peep into the kitchen.  That I need to be gentle and inoffensive in this process (otherwise any forward motion will be lost), while suffering hunger, is my daily burden.  Eventually life stirs, and I am revived and our day begins.  It would be so much easier if IHOP delivered.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

  

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Appreciation is

good insurance.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckon

Catty Corner

quote of the day - 

"His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name."

from The Naming of Cats by T.S. Eliot

exactly

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

14 October 2017 - Sometimes it is difficult to get the bedding just right.  My morning nap would have been much more restful if I had succeeded in stacking up those cushions.  I did my best.  Sometimes my efforts send the chair pads tumbling to the floor...  then I have the dilemma of choosing whether to sleep on a higher, but harder surface, or to opt for the comfy low road.  These are complications that my peeps never have to deal with.  At times I envy their whatever existence.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Be glad for the simple life.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrticular, meticulous and careful about the details (Bastet frowns on slapdash)

grounded

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

13 October 2017 - Although it already seems far into the past, only a few days ago I was fondly surveying my hinterland kingdom.  Now my realm has shifted considerably south, and involves a very different ecosystem, but I still admire the view and the fact that it is my bit of turf.  There is evidence that our tree coverage has been rearranged, but any process that allows more sunshine to reach me won't raise a personal protest.  I have yet to see the local interloper, although I constantly sniff the air for his presence.  My hope is that the wind has blown him elsewhere.

methodology of the meow-stro

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The beholder sees with

his own expectations.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - fiefline, a cat's sphere of control

whinge it

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 October 2017 - We complain, whether we should or not.  I realize as soon as the thought registers in my head ("Why am I having to drink from a bowl?"), that my grouse is small potatoes.  But a pebble caught between the paw pads irritates after even a short walk, and there is the crux of all my irritations.  It is difficult (and beyond me) to check an emotional response with rational thought:  I realize that drinking newly poured water from a clean bowl is preferable to stooping over a scummy puddle in a ditch, but somehow that doesn't dampen the aggravation when I prefer a flowing tap.  "I want, I want"... and it isn't just me.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Try not to

embarrass yourself.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catchety, peevish and crusty (fortunately I am, I am told, cute)

hot topic

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

11 October 2017 - Were it not for my occasional change in position, my peeps might think that I have died.  The trauma of the last two day's travel has made me quite weary and jangled.  Only sleep will smooth my ruffled interior, so that is what I have been doing.  The shorter peep has checked on me several times, but I have been allowed to nap my cares away.  How I have missed being baked by the sun!  I am flirting with the possibility of transitioning from solid to liquid.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Sometimes solitude is

what is needed.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - delicat, feeling under the weather (but nothing that a strong dose of sunshine won't cure)