floor routine

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 Oct 2023 - It hasn't taken long for me to settle into my southerly routine.  Actually my schedule doesn't vary that much from my hinterland job, but in a swap for more amenable weather I must cover more territory.  It isn't an ideal trade, but I am very partial to being warm hence I haven't requested a relocation.  So far I am seeing the expected interlopers, mostly beeps and the occasional squeep (one in particular is irking the shorter peep).  Nothing larger than myself has been spotted since my return, but it is only a matter of time... so I keep a watchful eye.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Surprises aren't necessarily good.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - commonpurrlace, ordinary (not that I would ever claim to be unexceptional)

calling the shots

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 Oct 2023 - It doesn't take much to make a cat happy.  First and foremost is self-determination... from there the rest naturally follows.  Stuffed toys, a stash of catnip, treats - they are nice, but definitely non-essential.  If I can sleep when I wish, find a bit of kibble when I'm feeling peckish, shelter in lousy weather, then my needs are met.  So far in this itemization I haven't mentioned the role of my two peeps:  I really don't want to give them up, and since I'm a cat, why should I?

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Know what you want.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - "be my own purrson", to have the freedom to act (silly or deranged or whatever)

middle ground

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

7 Oct 2023 - It is hard to believe that a few days ago I was stuffed in a bag, assaulted by strange smells and deafening noise.  Now here is my family, relaxing in front of the scintillating portal.  Actually I'll withhold my opinion of the imagery:  although I did spot a tiny dim-deep (that rightly was blamed for everything that went wrong), none of my kind was featured... which probably explains why my head is turned aside.  No, I plopped down for no other reason than to join my two peeps.  Alas, compromise is a big part of group activity.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Only sometimes do you win.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - happy meowdium, an agreeable understanding that involves concessions (how about treats?)

you are welcome

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

6 Oct 2023 - How wonderful it is to have weather where I can stretch out and expose my belly!  The need to conserve body heat had grown old/cold... but then you have been reading my grousing for the past month or so.  Not that I have ever complained about it being too hot.  Theoretically the concept is possible, but it is beyond my imagination.  I am a very happy catter, and am expressing my delight by entering and exiting my personal portal as many times as I like.  Eventually I will reacquaint myself with all my comfy spots.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

If you have it good,

recognize your good fortune.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catitude, feline thankfulness (felt but rarely expressed)

bouncing back

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

5 Oct 2023 - Haven't I heard somewhere that the bathtub is a safe place to be if one is under assault?  True or not, with the strangeness of this temporary room, with rented beds affording no space underneath, I was desperate... and I am relieved to share that I survived the multi-day ordeal.  Back in my personal screened porch my body is slowly relaxing, and how delightful that Mr. Sol is managing much better here in the south.  After my long absence I am now having to remind the local interlopers to back off... it feels good to be needed.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We are stronger than we think.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purresilient, able to withstand difficult conditions (who knew?)

in the dark

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

2 Oct 2023 - Something is up.  Although the feeling isn't so tangible that my fur is aquiver, I can tell we have deviated from "normal".  And it isn't just the relocation of the deck furniture:  containers have been pulled from closets, where they have been stowed our entire stay, and now stand as ominous sentinels.  My peeps have been back and forth, busy with a plan to which I am not privy.  Yet last evening we three sat in the end-of-day light, and there was a comfy lap for me to nap... the warmest I had been all day!  I am torn between hiding and sticking close.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

A lucky streak never

lasts long enough.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrtentous, giving the impurression that something bad is about to happen

enter at your own risk

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

1 Oct 2023 - The peeps have truly cluttered up my personal sun room.  Perhaps the deck furniture shouldn't be exposed to the weather (?), but it has all been moved into my space.  I trust my peeps are aware that the temperatures in these two areas are virtually equivalent... I should know as I have dashed from one to the other, and these days I wouldn't describe either as warm.  Even so the meeps attempt to cross this barrier, but I am out there defending our perimeter.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It is hard to know

what they are thinking.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - hospurrtable, welcoming to those on my guest list (and a very short list it is)