Where In The World Did That Cat Go? — (a pensive repost)

I’m under the bed with my best toy,
and the chunk of roast beef that I stole;
I’ve licked my paws clean of Nutella,
and I’ve had the most wonderful roll.
I shall curl myself up in a bundle
with a purr like a jungle drum,
and I shan’t come out from under the bed
till the first of the year has [...]

I Thought So!

There IS a place where cats are allowed in Christmas trees!
 

Cat Smarts: Lurking

Under beds is good for this.  Bushes are also good.  Bushes in other countries are especially good. 
 

You Know What’s Nice About Winter?

Sweaters.  They’re almost like fur, some of them.  I’m so happy for you!  Don’t lick them, though. 

I Can Read

So I know none of these presents are mine. 
Which means my presents are hidden.
Which means I have work to do.
I should probably think of a better place to hide their presents than their shoes, shouldn’t I.  But it’s so Santa.

The Year As Mouse–

–running and jumping and slipping down the hill, a paw-tip away, a tooth away, a dream away.

Sometimes You Get To The End Of The Day –

– and you look over your shoulder, perhaps while washing it, and see the day attached to you like your tail.  Not something you’ve thought about, or particularly cared for, other than to keep it out of the way of doors and feet, but something that’s yours; something, despite not having looked at it much, [...]

Signs Humans Are Getting Smarter

While the TV was on yesterday, I saw a male wearing something that said, “Bacon Is A Vegetable.”

Outside

Outside is different in winter.  We don’t have snow here, much, and the trees have only just now remembered to drop their leaves — but it is winter, all the same. 
Winter is sharp and tingly; dry, mostly.  Things rustle when you brush against them.  The leaves fall from the trees and stick in the dry [...]

A Holiday Game!

Or maybe not.