Life of Squeak

Happy Happy Me!

2012-02-10T15:37:00.002Z

Today is messages from the boat day and one of my humans has to go to the pier and collect them and then bring them home to me and then unpack the boxes and that's when I start getting excited 'cos there is always something for me to play with---and today was no exception.

Sometimes it is a big bit of string, but today my MH dropped a piece of cellophane paper on my kitchen floor and yours truly had a ball! It slided all over the floor and I slided all over the floor after it and I was under the table and nearly inside the fridge until my MH moved me. Ooops!

Then I carried it into the bedroom and played with it on top of my blanket which is on top of my bed and I went round and round in circles until I was very nearly dizzy.

But then I noticed that I had made my bed quite warm, and by this time I was quite tired, so I just lay down and had a very long afternoon sleep. I was quite sleepy anyway 'cos I didn't come home this morning until three o'clock! My MH was already in her bed and my DH was getting a wee bit annoyed 'cos he had to get up early to get the boat to go to Stromness to help in the Cats Protection shop, so I nearly got a row.

Nearly, but not quite. I am just TOO adorable!

At Rest

2012-02-09T20:33:00.002Z

Today's picture is of yours truly, taken after a hard day's hunting and sniffing and purring and thinking.

It has been a lovely day and I have been outside lots of times and have had good fun, so when I came in I needed a wee sleep on my chair and my MH though I looked so lovely that she whipped out her camera and took this picture.

You can see out of my living room window and see what I see when I sit on my window sill. It is a lovely view and I like watching the birdies and the boats, but I don't go near the water as it is a wee bit far away for a puss cat with little legs and as I can't swim, I don't really see the point.

I shall go out hunting tonight after dinner, but I was quite annoyed when I saw that my MH told somebody that I went out to PLAY! I work very hard when I go out and I HUNT.

I DO NOT PLAY

Normality again!

2012-02-08T16:45:00.002Z

I have been normal again and I haven't been in any trouble at all today, so we are all very happy.

My MH goes out for a wee while on a Wednesday and so I had to look after my DH which I did beautifully and I know he really appreciated it.

When my MH came home, we played together and we had great fun playing with all my toys until I was really tired and then I watched her making some more cards which are quite lovely. I have to say that 'cos she is watching!

It is raining today, so I won't be going out to play much at all but I may have to go hunting later on, so I hope the rain goes off 'cos I don't like when my adorable little coat gets wet, but I shall find some place to shelter and scare the mouses with a very severe look!

Silly Squeak

2012-02-07T19:57:00.003Z

Yep, that's what I am. I am a silly puss and I shall now tell you why.

Every now and then I have to be de-flea-d and de-worm-ed and I do not like that at all. And yes, I know it is to keep me healthy and yes I know my humans only do it because they love me and yes I know that I don't have bother with fleas or worms because of these things, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. And guess what? I HATE IT!! :((

Well, last night was going really well and I was sitting on my MH's knee minding my own business, watching my television and purring beautifully, when I saw the horrible green thing coming out of its packet and I was OFF 'cos I knew exactly what it was.

My MH tried to catch me but even with all her hours in her gym, she isn't anywhere as fast as me and she couldn't get near me me. I ran into the kitchen and then I ran into the bedroom and under the bed and I stayed there 'cos I knew I was safe.

So, my MH gave up and went into the bathroom and started rattling things and, being such an inquisitive pussy cat, I went to see what she was doing. You know what is coming don't you? SHE SHUT THE DOOR!

I tried to make my escape, but it was no good and she was able to put the stuff on my adorable little neck after all.

Oh dear, I knew my nosey-ness would get me into trouble, and I was right!

The Great Outdoors

2012-02-06T19:40:00.002Z

It has been a beautiful day today and I have spent most of it running and sniffing and hunting and exploring and generally having a brilliant time.

We started off in the gym where my MH worked very hard until her wee legs were nearly too tired to come into the garden to play with me, but with my encouragement, she managed, and we both enjoyed it. I ran all over my garden and jumped into the pampas grass and I nearly disappeared! We stayed out for a long long time and even the sheeps were busy watching us and smiling!

Later on in the afternoon, my MH was making some cards and I had to help her. She had a carrier bag full of her papers on the table and I had to have a close look inside and she took some pictures of me which I can show you tomorrow. I look very fetching in them.

But that of course goes without saying!

Sleepy Squeak

2012-02-05T15:00:00.002Z

I am resting today although I have been out playing quite a few times. It is a bit cold for me and even my little fur coat doesn't keep me warm, so I only stay outside for a short time and then I nip back in for a cuddle and a wee warm up.

I did go out with my MH to feed the birdies and then I sat on my window sill and watched them gobble it all up. I think they enjoyed it all. They never get any of my food 'cos I eat it all up myself 'cos I need to be a strong and healthy puss, so I need to eat all my dinners---and I do like all my food so there is never anything left!

I brought my humans a wee present in last night but they weren't overly pleased 'cos it was a dead mouse and for some reason humans don't seem to want to do anything with dead mouses, so I'll maybe not bother in future!

I have been a very well cuddled puss since my escapade with 'The Box' as I got lots of cuddles sent to me from my friends in Germany and my MY passed them on to me.

Oh, I am such a very lucky pussy cat.

Cat-astrophe!

2012-02-04T15:36:00.002Z

Almost! I thought one of my adorable little lives had gone yesterday and I am still not over the trauma. I reckon it will take another tin of tuna and a zillion cuddles before I am back to normal. Hee hee!

I know you will all be anxious to know what happened and I shall now tell you the whole sorry story.

Picture the scene! MH arrives back with box of messages and puts said box on the chair in my kitchen so that she can empty it.Yours truly is sitting on the table watching very carefully until said box is empty so that I can inspect the inside. You know I am very curious and venture into anything that opens without any thought to my safety.

Well, I lay in the box and did a lot of sniffing and looking and then I moved and that was my downfall-----quite literally, for the box shook and then tumbled onto the floor with me inside it. Oh calamity! I thought my end had come.

OK. I may be exaggerating a wee bit 'cos the chair wasn't really that high, but it did give me a wee fright, although after a cuddle from my MH I was tickety-boo again!

Will I stop exploring? No way! I am an intrepid little character.

Super Duper

2012-02-03T16:38:00.003Z

I have had a super duper day and I am a very happy wee puss. It has been a glorious day---just a wee bit cold, but brilliant for pussy cats to be out playing and that's just what I have been doing.

My DH was away to Stromness to help in the Cat Protection shop and I helped my MH to do her housework and then we went out to play in my garden and that was great fun. After a wee while, I went out of my front window and into the field where the sheeps are and today's picture is of me talking to one of my sheep friends. I had been in the field right beside her, but when she started to walk towards me in a rather 'menacing' manner, I decided to nip through my fence and into my garden and Mrs. Sheep couldn't follow me! Hee hee :))

My MH was watching me and she thought that this was very funny and it made her smile, so it has been a very good day. And it's not finished yet, 'cos we are having more visitors in tonight and they like cats, so I shall have lots of people to cuddle me, and you know that makes me a very happy peedie puss!

Thursday...

2012-02-02T19:37:00.003Z

.... is the day when me and my DH have to get on with all the housework while my MH goes swimming.

We didn't need to get up too early as she wasn't leaving until 10:30am so there was plenty of time for cuddles for yours truly, and then off she went with her little rucksack on her back.

I sat with my DH while he had his coffee and then we went outside for a while. It is dry and not windy, but it is very cold, so we didn't stay out too long and when we went inside, we worked through the list of jobs the Boss had left.

She came back home again at 4:30pm and as soon as I heard her coming in the door, I ran to meet her 'cos she always lifts me up and gives me a big cuddle and tickles my adorable little tummy, and that makes me purr very loudly.

When she had unpacked, I sat on her knee and she told me all about her day and told me she had swimmed 25 lengths and she said that was a lot of swimming, and I believe her 'cos she looked a wee bit tired.

She fed me and then my humans had their dinner and I am now having my after dinner snooze on my couch before I go out hunting later on, but I think my MH might be in bed early tonight.

And I might be too!

A New Toy....

2012-02-01T17:02:00.002Z

.....although it really isn't a toy and it really isn't for me, but I played with it anyway.

My MH's two friends were in my house today 'cos they were looking through all their craft boxes to see what they all had, and of course I had to help them. I may have told you before that I am quite an inquisitive little pussy cat and I need to go inside EVERYTHING to see what it looks like.

My favourite places are inside boxes, bags, drawers, cupboards--anything really, so when they opened these big boxes, I was there in a flash! It made the ladies giggle as I made myself very comfortable inside it, and then my MH took this picture of me after she had taken me out of the box and put the lid back on it.

You can see that I am not best pleased!

Normal again

2012-01-31T15:36:00.003Z

We have all been at home today and that's just how I like it. It is awful cold, especially on my adorable little feets, so I haven't been outside too much.

I went into the gym with my MH and helped her do her exercises and listened while she tried to do some singing at the same time, and that's not easy for her to do, and it is certainly not easy for me to listen to! Hee hee :)) I think I might try and get a loud hailer so that I can purr loudly through it and tell her what her little legs should be doing. I shall look on e-bay tonight!

Then I went outside to help my DH put up our new satellite dish 'cos the old one got bent in one of the windy days and although he managed to fix it a wee bit, there was still a bend in it and when the rain came on, the picture disappeared and this made the humans cross 'cos it sometimes happened just at the exciting bit of one of their programmes! Oops!!

It was very cold outside, so I nipped into my house and watched him through the window and he was very happy about this. I might go out hunting tonight but it will depend on whether or not I want to get cold. I might just go outside for a short time and then cuddle up to my MH when I come home again.

I shall have to make an enormous decision after my dinner. Oh dear, life's not easy sometimes! :))))

Monday, Monday

2012-01-30T19:14:00.003Z

My MH went away to Kirkwall on the first boat this morning so we were up at half past seven which is the middle of the night for the old dear, but with my help, she managed to get up and feed me and then go for the boat while I nipped back to bed for a little nap.

I helped my DH do some housework and showed him how the Boss liked it to be done and then I played with him until my MH came home again and then I gave him a rest while I cuddled her.

She brought us back lots of good things from the town and I sat on her knee while she told me all about her day and how she had a big plate of sticky toffee pudding which is her very favourite, so she came back a very happy MH.

And when my MH is happy, we are ALL happy!

Helpful Puss

2012-01-29T15:52:00.002Z

I know that when you look at today's picture of yours truly, you will think that I am enjoying myself by relaxing and watching television, but that is only half the story 'cos I am learning!

As you know, my MH plays tennis on her Wii and between you and me, she is OK at it but not brilliant. SO. I thought if I watched my friend Raffa playing today,I could get some tips from him and pass these on to my MH and then she would be brilliant. See? I am such a kind (adorable) pussy cat that I surprise myself sometime. I enjoyed the tennis too but I kept nipping round behind my television to see where all the balls were going and this always makes my humans laugh.

It is not a very nice day and I have been in and out lots of times but just for a wee while at a time. My MH went over to the graveyard today and she was very cold when she came home, so I cuddled up on her knee and made her all warm again and she liked that a lot.

She is going to Kirkwall tomorrow to meet her friends, so it will just be me and my DH in the house again, but no doubt we will have lots of things to do before she comes home.

I shall tell you all about it tomorrow, but I hope you have a good day today.

A Wee Bit Naughty

2012-01-28T13:49:00.002Z

I know you will all be shocked at that confession, but I was a little bit naughty last night, and I liked it.

As you know, my humans were having visitors and I was on my best behaviour and I was just lying on the back of my couch listening to the conversation when I heard something very interesting. One of the visitors doesn't like cats!

SO! I slowly nipped off the back of my couch and sidled over to where he was sitting at one end of the couch, and he got up and moved to the other end. SO! I followed him and he moved back again and all the other people in my house were laughing at us until my MH stopped me and made me sit on her knee for a while. But it was very funny. I didn't do it again, but I cannot understand why he does not find me adorable like the rest of the world!

I have been out playing with my MH today and I have had a wee trip to the field to see the sheeps, but the ground is still very wet, so I didn't want to get my little feets all dirty again and only stayed there a wee while, but I will probably go out again later on.

I am going to have a little nap now 'cos my MH was making curry for the dinner tonight and she gave me some beef and my adorable little tummy is so full up I need to lie down for a while.

Then I shall go out and terrorise my neighbourhood! Hee hee :))

No Words Needed

2012-01-27T14:48:00.002Z

I think this picture of yours truly says it all. I am adorable! Who could deny it? You now know how difficult it is for me to try and keep a modicum of modesty.

I have been busy today and I have made my MH laugh a lot and we both like that. Today is my DH's time in the Cat Protection shop in Stromness so it is just us girls left and we like that too. I played outside when the vacuum cleaner was buzzing around my house and I stayed outside while my MH went to the pier to collect the messages, but I went inside when she came home and that's when I made her giggle.

When the craft ladies were at my house---they are called the Fat Cats Craft Group---but it has nothing at all to do with me!----they dropped a wee bit of shiny, slippery paper and I have been playing with it ever since. I keep forgetting where I have left it, but when my MH was putting away all her shopping, I found it again and I skidded up and down my kitchen so much my MH was dizzy watching me. And between you and me, dear reader, I was a tad dizzy too and I had to have a wee nap and that's when today's picture was taken, and I can hear you all say 'aaawww'!

We are having some more visitors tonight and they are people who let me sit on their knee so I shall be very spoiled indeed and there are only three of them, so there will still be room for me on my couch which is just as it should be.

I was not built to sit on the floor and was not a happy puss when I had to do it the last time we had lots of visitors in. Note to humans---make sure there is always a seat for your truly!

Good Fun

2012-01-26T19:45:00.002Z

I have had a very good day today and I have been very busy as well as playing a lot outside 'cos it has been a good day with no rain and no wind.

My MH was away shopping and then swimming, so it was just me and my DH and he was putting more hooks onto the curtains in my living room and that meant he had to use the step ladders and you all know what that means? Yes. I creept up behind him again and gave him a fright and then I chuckled!! I LOVE that game, but for some reason my DH isn't too keen on it.

When my MH came home I was waiting in the garden for her and she lifted me up and gave me a big cuddle and I LOVE that too. Then I helped her empty her bags and she brought me some special cat food for my adorable little tummy and some can of beers for my DH's adorable little tummy too!! Hee hee :))) Then she played with me for a long time before I went out to play on my own for a while.

Yes. I have had very good fun and I hope you have had good fun too.

Explanation

2012-01-25T18:45:00.002Z

My MH's friend asked her what I was doing in yesterday's picture, so I thought you might be wondering too, so here is the explanation as well as another picture of yours truly in action again.

My DH has a wee cabinet beside his chair where he is SUPPOSED to keep all his pictures and books, but he doesn't always, and sometimes leaves then lying on the floor and the Boss gets annoyed. This wee cabinet is usually quite messy, so I decided, as my DH had left the door open, that I would nip in and have a wee look at it, and that's what I am doing in these two pictures. And by the way, it is messy, although a bit messier after I had been in. Hee hee!

I have had quite a good day and have been out playing lots and then in the afternoon my MH's friends came to my house to make some cards and they talked to me and played with me for a while, but it was only after they went away that I noticed that my adorable little coat has glitter on it.

So I am adorable AND sparkling now!

Normal

2012-01-24T15:55:00.003Z

My day has been normal and we are all very pleased 'cos we all like normal. The wind isn't here just now and it is playing outside weather which, as you know, I just love. I have been in the field talking to the sheeps and when I came home my adorable little paws were all mucky and my MH laughed when I sat down to clean them, 'cos she knew it would take me a long time.

I went into the gym with the Boss and I watched her little legs getting faster and faster. Mind you, I did notice that when her little legs get faster her face gets redder, but I haven't told her that-----yet!

My DH gave her a big fright and I thought she was going to fall off her bike and if she had done that, and if it had been his fault, then I was definitely leaving home!! Picture the scene. There she is in her gym, pedalling away getting faster and faster and redder and redder listening to her music on her i-pod, so not really hearing what is going on in the world, and suddenly my DH comes in rattling his new sheet of perspex which had arrived on the boat.

WELL! She didn't see him or hear him until he was right in the gym and then she got a fright and nearly landed on the ground, but just managed to keep her balance. Phew!

I will be going out hunting tonight and I am looking forward to seeing all my little mouse friends. I think I might stay out of the field where the sheeps are for a wee while until it is not just so mucky in case I land in the bath which I don't really fancy. I have seen my humans in it and it doesn't appeal to me at all.

Definitely not for THIS pussy cat!

An Evening with Squeak

2012-01-23T16:02:00.002Z

I have told you about my days and I have told you about my nights, so I thought today I would tell you about my evenings.

My evening starts about four o'clock when my MH sits down on my couch to watch 'Deal or No Deal' and that's my time to cuddle up on her knee and we watch it together. My DH is usually working on his computer at this time or he is away to the boat at the pier, so it is just us girls which is good.

When that finishes, my MH then starts to make our dinner and as I am the most VIP in this house, I get fed first, and then I nip outside for my first of many trips to my garden and spaces beyond where I hunt and sniff and do cat things.

That takes me into night time as I come in and out lots of times and have wee sleeps when I am in, and then I stay in my house when it gets too late and me and my MH have to go to bed.

So you can see that I am a very busy puss and my days are very full.

All Done!

2012-01-22T15:38:00.002Z

My MH has finished her sequin picture---with a lot of help from yours truly of course---and she has put a picture of me and it on today's blog so that you can see what we have been doing. She is pleased with it, and I think it is quite nice too.

I am delighted it is finished 'cos now she will have more time to spend adoring me! She still played with me a lot even when she was doing her picture, but it is not the UNDIVIDED attention I am used to!

Mind you, I did hear her saying to my DH that she might do some cards now, but I will have something to say about THAT!

I have been out playing a lot today 'cos the wind is a wee bit less so it is OK for puss cats, which makes me very happy today.

So all in all it has been a very good day!

Gales and more gales

2012-01-21T16:08:00.002Z

Oh dear, I am not happy at all today 'cos I can't get out to play 'cos the wind is screaming at me and I do not like it at all. I wish I had a wee switch that I could turn the wind off and then I could suit myself.

My humans are very glad that they didn't go off the island last night 'cos they wouldn't have got home again and I would have been a orphan for a day and that would never do. I would have been on the phone to the cruelty man immediately!Hee hee:))

The nice farmer from next door came in to see me and we had a wee chat before he blew back to his own house!My DH has ordered another sheet of perspex for our greenhouse but he is thinking of doing something different this time to keep it from blowing away, so we'll see how he gets on this time.

I have my doubts!

Change of Plan

2012-01-20T18:30:00.003Z

Well, secretly I am a very happy puss, but I have had to put on my 'I'm so disappointed for you' face. My humans were supposed to be going away to Kirkwall tonight and I was to be left on my own until they came back in the morning. My friends J. and A. were going to stay with me for a wee while, but my MH wouldn't be there for me to cuddle into during the night time, but then the weather decided to change their plans and they couldn't go. :)))

It has been a good day today and I have been out playing and chasing flies in my garden and then I helped my MH doing her sequin picture. We are making a very good job of it and my DH likes it too.

I will go out to play after I have had my after-dinner nap, but my little friend the weather man said that the wind is going to be very bad later and tomorrow, and the boat man told my humans that there might not be a boat to bring them home tomorrow and that's why they decided not to go away and leave me. :))) I am still pretending to be sad for them---but only on my outside. My inside is VERY happy!

My MH mentioned hibernation again, so if you don't hear from me for a while, you will know she REALLY means it this time!

Ho Hum

2012-01-19T19:36:00.002Z

Wind, wind wind! Will it ever go away and let me get out to play in peace without ending up in a garden miles away from my house!

That is a wee exaggeration but I think you get my drift. I did manage out a couple of times and the first one was to help my DH pick up all the bits of perspex which are lying about my garden. I jumped on them and 'killed' them and then my DH picked them up, so we did a lot of hard work. Then I just went out after my dinner and played in the long grass but the hail came on and I had to hide so that it wouldn't hurt me.

I think I shall spend the rest of the evening curled up on my couch 'cos I think that would be a very wise thing to do. I might even help my MH do some more of her sequin picture, and I know she will like that a lot.

I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

Too Good to Last

2012-01-18T16:38:00.003Z

Well, it was good while it lasted, but all the good weather has disappeared and we have the horrid wind again and we are not at all happy.

Remember I told you that me and my DH had to fix his greenhouse roof yesterday? Well, we must have upset the wind, 'cos he came back last night and took the sheet of perspex off again and blowed it all away. Oh dear, my DH was not best pleased I can tell you. There was steam coming off his beard, he was so annoyed.

Then my poor MH had to go out this morning and she nearly got blowed away too. Mind you, she could have found the perspex! Anyway, she managed to get out and back again and she played with me 'cos I am very wise and stayed indoors. It's a good job someone in this house has brains!! :))

She is doing another sequin picture and this time it is of meerkats and I like it. I keep nipping up on to the table to have a look and she keeps chasing me off again. I like that game, and the picture looks really good. Maybe she can show it to you when she is finished?

I shall ask nicely for you. In today's picture I am chasing flies, not perspex!!

Big Game Hunting

2012-01-17T15:52:00.002Z

Boy! What a day I have had. FAB-U-LUS!! The weather is still very good and I have been out playing nearly all day except when I helped my MH do her exercises in her gym. As I told you they would be, her little legs are getting faster, so we are both happy.

Then we played in the garden for a while when my DH was fixing his greenhouse roof, and me and my MH went to see how he was getting on, and it was then that I saw IT! A boy pheasant! A HUGE boy pheasant and I chased him and I stalked him and then I purred at him to let him know I was a friendly pussy cat, so we had a wee chat as he hid in behind the big round hay bale until I decided to wander back to my MH who was watching me all the time. It was good fun!

I missed a very special phone call last night when my friend H phoned from Germany, but I was so tired that I slept all the time she was talking to my humans. Maybe the next time, I will be able to squeak into the phone and send Satchmo a big 'meow' from me.

I know he will like that.

Scared

2012-01-16T16:47:00.002Z

I was a wee bit scared yesterday afternoon---but only a wee bit 'cos I am very brave, but this was really unusual and something I had never seen before, so I think I can be excused.

My MH and her friends S. and M. have watched all the Harry Potter films and read all the books and yesterday S. & M. came to my house to watch the last film and I decided to watch it with them and that's when I got scared.

We have got quite a big TV and it can go 3D too but my MH put on the normal film and we were all very happy 'cos I think everybody would have been scared if we had watched the 3D one!

I cuddled up beside my MH and she held me close especially when the great big dragon came on and then the horrid slippery, slithery snake. I shut my adorable little eyes then and pretended I couldn't see it! The spiders didn't frighten me, but S. didn't like them at all and I think she shut her eyes then! It was a good film and we all enjoyed it, but I am very glad it was only a film!

I don't want to be a Harry Potter, thank you

Another Late Night

2012-01-15T13:25:00.002Z

I was up late again last night which is not really unusual 'cos me and my DH sometimes stay up late, but what was strange is that my MH was up late too 'cos we had visitors and they didn't go away until half past one this morning and that's when my MH took this adorable picture of yours truly!

We had a very good night and I had lots of knees to sit on 'cos all my visitors think I am adorable too, so I had to give them all a turn at telling me that.

There was one slight hitch though that made me a tad cross and that's when my blanket was taken off my couch and put on the floor! Now I ask you! I am used to sitting on my couch and NEVER on the floor unless I am playing with my humans, but there were bums on all the seats and I was relegated to the floor. Not happy. Not happy at all!

But I got a wee bit of revenge 'cos I went outside and when I nipped silently in through my window, I jumped up onto the back of the swivel chair and gave S. a great big fright and she screamed and everybody laughed, and I chuckled too. But she forgave me 'cos she loves me.

Oh yes, it was a good night!

Still Happy

2012-01-14T15:49:00.002Z

I did get out to play for a long time last night 'cos the weather was beautiful and my MH came out to play with me for a wee while before I went away to do some serious hunting.

She brought her camera and took the picture of yours truly and it looks as though I have my night eyes on. I think I look quite funny.

I had great fun and I stayed out until it was very late so I was quite tired when I went home and went straight to bed. It has been good today too and I helped my humans wash all the outsides of the windows. The ones at the back of my house are quite low and my MH can do them easily but the ones at the front are a bit higher and she needs the steps, so my DH did those for her today and of course, I helped them both.

We are getting all ready for the visitors who are coming in tonight and it should be good fun. I will tell you all about it tomorrow.

Happy, happy, happy

2012-01-13T15:27:00.002Z

I have had a super duper day just playing and doing what I want. My DH went away to Stromness today again to help in the Cats Protection shop and it was just us girls left in the house and we had a good day.

We had a long lie and didn't get up very early and then we had a walk round the garden 'cos it is a nice day with no wind or rain and although it is cold, my MH can wrap up warm and I have my beautiful black and white fur coat to keep me warm, so we were fine and dandy.

We stayed out for a long time and then my MH went in and did her housework while I stayed outside till the vacuuming was all done and then I went in for a seat on her knee and she talked to me about lots of things and I purred my agreement.

Then it was exercise time for her and we headed into the gym. Her little legs are getting faster again so I think all the mince-meat pies and chocolates from Christmas have disappeared now, although she told me that we are having visitors tomorrow, so we might need longer in the gym next week! The nice farmer from next door is coming with his wife and my friend S. and another friend of my humans, so I shall have plenty of laps to sit on!

We are now having a wee rest before my DH comes back on the boat and he will tell us all about his day, so I will listen to him, then I will have my dinner and then I shall spend the evening hunting and chasing and thinking.

I like when I can get out to play at night and I think I will stay out late tonight if the weather stays like this. I am getting quite excited and I shall tell you all about it.

A New Explore

2012-01-12T18:54:00.003Z

I did some more exploring today in my house, but I had to be very careful 'cos it was dangerous.

My humans were away out today for a wee while but my MH played with me when she came home and we had really good fun, and then she had to go and empty the washing machine, and that's where my explore comes in.

I have seen the washing machine lots of times before and I have never really bothered with it, but I was in a really nosey mood today, so when it was empty, I had a wee look inside. I didn't GO inside. I just put my two adorable front paws up on the open door and I looked in and that's when my MH saw me and gave me a lecture and told me never to go inside the machine, 'cos although I might end up lovely and clean, I might also end up very drownded, and she didn't think I would like that!

So I have promised I won't go near it again 'cos drownded doesn't sound good, does it?

Resting

2012-01-11T16:17:00.002Z

We have all been having a lazy day today although my humans had to go out for a wee while and I was left on my own for a snooze in peace. My DH had to have a wee look at my MH's car but it is OK now that we have put some more oil in it.

He was a bit tired today 'cos he had worked so hard yesterday putting up the new curtain rails but the Boss was very happy, so my DH was pleased too.

I watched my MH when she was on her Wii but I managed not to giggle this time and when she was finished, she played with me and tickled my adorable little tummy and I just loved that.

I know I am a very spoiled pussy cat, but we all think I am worth it.

Hard Work

2012-01-10T19:51:00.002Z

My poor DH has been working hard all day putting up our new curtain rails, and the poor old thing is tired now!

He had a lot of drilling and stuff to do and of course, the rails are quite high, so he had to stand on the step ladder, and I climbed up behind him a couple of times and gave him a fright! Hee hee :))

I thought I might stay and help him, but then the drill came out and I was OFF! It is even worser than the awful vacuum cleaner, so I just went into the study to help my MH who was doing some letters. She was sending some pictures to her friends and as she was sending some of yours truly, I had to advise her, and make sure she sent the ones where I looked my best.

Although, I must say, I don't think there is a BAD picture of me anywhere! I really must try and be a little more modest, but on the other paw......!

Why spoil perfection?

This and That

2012-01-09T18:55:00.002Z

It has been a day of bits and pieces and I have done lots of little things but I have had a good time.

Monday, chez Squeak, is hoovering and dusting day, so I spend the morning avoiding the dreaded vacuum cleaner. I am quite happy when the duster comes out, 'cos I have worked out that if I position my adorable little self beside one of our units, my MH gives me a wee cat treat and I like that. I have a couple of these and then I usually go out to play.

I went into the field and had a blether with all the sheeps and that was good fun and when I went back into my house, my MH was finished and so she played with me for a while before we both went into the gym. This is the first time we have been in this year and her little legs weren't going as fast as they should, so I shall have to make sure she exercises every day. She will never be as fast as me, but she will get quicker or my name's not Squeak Mathieson!

We got a big parcel off the boat tonight and I helped my DH open it up and it was new curtain rails, so I will need to help him put them up on the windows tomorrow. I might need to close my adorable little ears during the day in case I hear things I shouldn't! :))

I shall let you know.

Yippee!

2012-01-08T14:56:00.002Z

There are sheeps in the field in front of my house again, so I have some company and I can go and talk to them whenever I want and that makes me very happy indeed. The nice farmer put them there yesterday, but it was too wet and windy for me to go out, but I have been to see them today and they were very pleased to see me.

It is just mummy sheeps just now, but in a wee while the farmer will put a daddy sheep in the field and he will talk to the mummy sheeps and then wee baby sheeps appear. I'm not sure how it all happens, and when I asked my MH to explain, she said I was still a bit too young, but I shall look on my computer and try and find out 'cos I am curious.

Or maybe I will just ask the mummy sheeps 'cos they MUST know! Once I have found out, I can tell you if you like?

Hunting

2012-01-07T16:21:00.002Z

I was out hunting until one o'clock this morning and I just loved it! I had been in my house all night 'cos my MH was away visiting and I had to look after my DH who still isn't feeling very well and he went to bed early and left yours truly twiddling my adorable little paws with nobody to play with.

I just had a wee sleep so that when my MH came home at midnight, I was full of beans. I sat on her knee for a while and she told me all about her evening and I liked that and purred my approval, but then I decided to go outside.

It was a bit windy but I was OK and I went and sat in the long grass and watched for mouses and anything else that was moving out there. After a while, I went in again and me and my MH played some more before she said she was tired and we went to bed.

We all had a long lie and I haven't been outside much today 'cos it is very windy with hail and rain, but I am going to have my dinner now, and then I will venture out into the big dark world.

I am such a brave pussy cay, am I not?

Happier

2012-01-06T15:04:00.002Z

I am much happier today for lots of reasons. My humans realised that I was missing getting out to play, so they played with me lots and lots in my house last night until we were all quite tired, and I was able to get outside for a wee while and that was fine too.

Today is much better and it is very quiet on my little island 'cos the wind isn't blowing so I have been outside lots doing my sniffing and prowling and hunting and just sitting, so that has been very good.

Me and my MH went into the gym, but we didn't do anything. We just had a look, 'cos my MH says she is going to start again on Monday doing all her exercises so I shall need to go in and help her 'cos she likes that.

My DH is away to Stromness today to work in the Cats Protection shop and he tells all my human friends there how I am getting on. One lady said she liked to 'talk Squeak' and that made me giggle when my DH told me that.

I wonder what he will tell me today when he comes home.

Thinking

2012-01-05T16:26:00.002Z

You can see from today's picture that I am thinking. It looks as though I am sleeping, but my little grey cells are working very hard, I can assure you.

I am sure you will all be anxious to know what I am thinking about and I am afraid it is the age old problem of the WEATHER!

It is awful again today with rain, hail and very strong winds that nearly blowed yours truly away when I eventually did venture outside. So I got to thinking. Should I pack and move away?

I have a friend in Glasgow but the wind there was worser than here, so that was a no. My friend in Edinburgh nearly got hit with a flying tree, so that was a great big NO. My friends in Germany would love to have me, but there are no fields or mouses or sheeps or cows so I would miss all that company, so I am afraid that is a no too.

I have friends in Austrialia and New Zealand and they have sheeps and mouses in those countries, but it is a very long, long way for a peedie (small), adorable pussy cat to travel, and they have puss cats of their own who might not be too pleased if I just turn up with my bag, and blankets and dishes, so I think---after a lot of consideration---that I will just stay here and snooze on my couch until the horrid wind goes away.

All this thinking has meade me tired, so I will sleep now. Night, night!

A Joke

2012-01-04T15:37:00.002Z

I wish I could tell you what I was laughing at, but I might end up in the soup pot and that would not be a great way to start my new year!

If you promise not to tell my MH that I told you this, then I will tell you 'cos it was really funny dear fellow readers and I laughed for a long,long time but when my MH saw me,I pretended I was yawning and that's the story I am sticking to!

She was on her Wii again and I was on my couch watching. She then decided to try out a new exercise so she went to the yoga bit on the Wii and she got herself into the funniest shapes I have ever seen and that's when I took a fit of the giggles.

Oh dear friends, it was hysterical, and if I close my adorable little eyes, I can see her yet, and off I go again. So much so, that my MH is worried about me 'cos I keep yawning so much, but if I tell her the truth I shall definitely be Squeak soup.

And that I do not want!!

A Day in the Life of.....

2012-01-03T18:59:00.003Z

.....me! Squeak.

I had a very good sleep last night and wakened up all refreshed and ready to greet the day. My adorable little tummy was hungry, so I delicately nudged my MH to tell her I needed food.

I helped her up off the floor, and we went into the kitchen where she managed to find my dinner and she even managed to get it into the right plate! The old dear was still a wee bit sleepy, you see. It was a wee bit early and she was tired.

Anyway, I had a good feed and then I had a rest on my couch to let my dinner digest, and then I decided I would see what the world was looking like in this new year. It looked much the same, and it was still raining and the wind was still blowing, so there was no change there, then.

I wandered about for a while and then jumped up onto the window sill where I waited patiently---for one second!----till my MH let me in. I had a few wee biscuits and then jumped up onto my couch for another little nap and a dream about mouses and stuff.

Then I watched my MH on her Wii and when she was finished, I asked her to let me out to play, which she did---of course! It was raining and hailing and winding, so I found a place to shelter and watched the weather rolling by until it was time to go home for my dinner.

When my adorable little tummy was full once again, I jumped up onto my couch for an after-dinner nap and that's where I am now. I will probably go out hunting tonight, but as the wind is howling outside my window, I might just lie on my couch and DREAM about hunting.

So, that's my day. Not bad, eh? :)))

New Year Resolution

2012-01-02T16:56:00.002Z

I have my resolutions for this year and I have decided to take more rest and look after my adorable little self.

Now, you all know that I am a very spoiled little pussy cat and have all my home comforts and humans who hang on my every meow, but I am a bit more mature now having passed my two-th birthday, so I think I should be acting a bit more sedately, and I may just do that this year.

I shall still play with my MH 'cos she likes that and needs the exercise, but I shall nap more and sit on laps more and be spoiled more.

Yes! I think this resolution lark is a jolly good idea!

New Year's Day

2012-01-01T18:54:00.003Z

We all stayed up late last night 'cos here in Scotland, everybody waits for midnight to 'see in the bells' which just means we hear the striking of midnight and the start of a new year.

My humans decided not to go to the party 'cos they are still coughing and sneezing and they didn't want to spread all the germs, so we all stayed together and I was happy.

At midnight, I got a special new year cuddle and we opened the living room window to hear all the boats in Stromness harbour sounding their sirens and I liked that too.

I hope this will be a good year for everyone and I look forward to making lots more friends from all over the world.

Happy New Year

2011-12-31T21:06:00.002Z

Just a short message from me today to my human and feline friends all over the world. I can't believe how famous I have become----but I like it.

I hope you all have a very happy new year and that you will be happy, healthy and content in 2012. I am looking forward to another year of being famous and adorable and spoiled.

I will tell you all about it in my daily ramblings and I look forward to hearing from you.

Happy New Year everyone!

Update

2011-12-30T20:14:00.003Z

My DH is a bit better and my MH is a bit worser, but like me, she soldiers on and just sneezes and coughs and talks funny, but she is OK and still has plenty of time to play with me and cuddle me whenever I want.

We played on the bed today and I hid under my blanket and she found me and tickled me and rubbed my tummy and I just LOVED it. Then we played in the living room and I have sent you an 'action' picture today.

Then she went to Stromness to do some shopping for the New Year party and me and my DH fixed up a new printer which he had bought so that they could print more beautiful pictures of ---- guess who? ---- YES!! Me!

On New Year's night everybody on the island comes to see me and my humans and we have a party, so we needed lots of food which my MH brought home this afternoon. I expect I will get lots of cuddles and adoration when all the visitors come so I am looking forward to that.

I shall tell you all about it.

Restful

2011-12-29T19:38:00.002Z

We have had a restful day today and we have all been going very slowly. My humans both have the cold. My DH has stayed in bed and my MH is still speaking with her very funny voice, but she has still been able to play with me and talk to me, and I try not to giggle at her 'cos she sounds so funny.

It was a dreadful night last night and the wind was screaming at my house but yours truly still went outside lots of times. I had to go out and in the door 'cos my MH couldn't open the window and her wee legs were tired always having to get up to let me in or out, and I am sorry for that, but I just LOVE being outside at night---even in the wind and the rain. I think I am getting braver as well as adorabler!

I have been playing lots of games with my MH today and she took this very fetching picture of me as I was emerging from hiding under the coffee table. I like this picture and I think I look beautiful in it.

My MH thinks I am always beautiful and she loves me lots and keeps telling me that, so I think I am very lucky.

I hope you are lucky like that too.

For a wee while......

2011-12-28T15:45:00.002Z

...... we are back to normal and it is good. My MH went out for a while today and I had to look after the house 'cos my DH stayed in bed with a bad cold, so I was the boss and I liked that a lot.

I wandered about my house and looked out of all my windows and for a while I watched the rain running down the living room window and I tried to catch the raindrops with my adorable little paw. I caught quite a lot of them but my little paw didn't get wet 'cos I was inside and they were outside.

When my MH came home she gave me a big cuddle and told me where she had been and I told her what I had done and she was very pleased with me. Then she made some stew for the dinner and I got a wee drop of meat on my plate and I ate it all up 'cos it was scrummy!

I went outside for a while but it is cold and wet and the wind has come back, so I didn't stay out long. I jumped up on the kitchen window sill and when my MH saw me, she opened the door and I scooted in as fast as my little legs would take me.

I played with my toys and now I am lying on my couch and I am going to have my afternoon nap before dinner.

Life is quite difficult sometimes! hee hee :))

Resting

2011-12-27T16:52:00.002Z

We have all been resting today and even the wind is having a day off. It is lovely and quiet on my little island and I have been outside quite a lot today and I have been having good fun. I love when I can get out to play.

My humans have been taking it easy too, but my MH gave me quite a fright when she spoke to me this morning 'cos she has caught my DH's cold and it has made her voice really deep and funny. She gave me my morning cuddle, but when she said 'hello my wee Squeak' I looked to see who else was in my room, but it was just us! :))

She is keeping fairly quiet today and my DH is very happy, but don't tell the Boss that or he won't be happy for very long!

My MH's friend came in to see us today and she gave me a big cuddle too. I have been very well cuddled today and that has made me a very happy pussy cat, so all is well with my world.

And I hope all is well in your world too. Today's picture was taken yesterday when the wind was howling and you can see all the white waves in the sea and all the plants blowing in the wind.

I liked looking at it especially when I was nice and cosy in my house.

WOWEEE!

2011-12-26T16:51:00.003Z

What a brilliant Christmas I had! Some new toys, lots of tickles and cuddles and some pork for my adorable little tummy. It was magic and I loved every minute of it.

We had a very good day but the wind was really strong again and I could hardly get out of my window, so I had to keep using the door and I nearly got blowed away a couple of times, but I think the pork in my tummy was keeping my little feets on the ground!

We were watching the television and having a quiet time when all the lights went out and we were left in the dark. The wind had caused some damage on the Mainland in Stromness and it knocked our lights out too.

We had to go to bed in the dark and my MH had no electric blanket so I had to cuddle her to keep her warm and we were Ok. The power came back on this morning at about lunch time so we are all warm and cosy, but I think I might just cuddle in again tonight.

'Cos I liked it!

Happy Christmas

2011-12-24T19:43:00.003Z

Hello everybody. I hope you all have a very happy Christmas. I am having a brilliant time so far and Santa hasn't even been yet!

I don't think I will be able to sleep for all the excitement!

I thought I would show you a picture of the children on the island who did a Nativity play with my MH this afternoon, and I am sure you will like it. That is all the children on my little island and my MH was very pleased with them and told me all about it when she came home.

I hope you all have a very happy Christmas wherever in the world you are.

Lots of purrs from me, Squeak

Still Busy

2011-12-23T19:09:00.003Z

Our house is still quite busy but we are having good fun.

My humans said the party was very good and the children were really happy with all their presents. The humans weren't too late when they came home and my MH sat me on her knee and told me all about the party and after I had heard all the story, I went out to play for a while 'cos I had been in the house all night and I needed to go and do some hunting and pussy cat things.

It was quite cold and a bit wet so I didn't stay out too long, although I had two or three short trips outside before the window got shut and I was told in no uncertain terms it was bedtime. I know that tone, so I did as I was told!

My DH went to Stromness today and me and my MH did wee odds and ends and she did some baking and 'cos I was the bestest pussy cat in the world----her words, honest!--I got a baby scone all to myself.

There should have been a picture of me and said scone, but by the time herself had arrived with the camera, the scone was in my adorable little tummy! I did suggest she give me another one and take a picture, but the answer was a definite 'no'.

Worth a try, though, eh?

A busy house

2011-12-22T15:43:00.002Z

I am quite tired out watching my humans get all their work done. It has been very busy chez Squeak today and I'll be glad when things get back to normal and I am the centre of attention once again.

As I told you, this is the island party tonight and 'cos my MH was the teacher here for hundreds of years, she organises all the games and asks Santa Claus to bring the little children some presents.

She has been busy practicing her games and looking out funny hats for her and my DH---his plays a tune, which scared yours truly so much I hid under the bed! Then after our dinner, she has to make some sandwiches before they both go away out, and I shall be left in my house in peace and quiet, and then they will play with me when they come home, so I shouldn't complain.......

.......although I do!!!

Rascal

2011-12-21T15:30:00.002Z

That's what my MH called me today, and I have no idea why.

OK. I know you can see from this picture that I was in among the Christmas tree and maybe I shouldn't have been there, but I was only doing what any self-respecting
NORMAL pussy cat would do. And she called me a rascal!! Mind you she was smiling at the time, so I don't think I was in too much trouble.

We haven't been too busy today although my MH had to go out again this morning, but only for a wee while and then when she came back in, she started to get everything ready for the island Christmas party which in in our Hall tomorrow night, and Santa Claus is coming.

Sadly, it is only for humans and us adorable pussy cats can't go, but my MH said that Santa will come to me house to see me---but only if I don't climb the Christmas tree any more, so I will need to give that some serious consideration.

I shall sleep on it and let you know my decision. After all, I have lots of toys and I secretly like being a rascal!!

No Housework.

2011-12-20T19:23:00.002Z

It was very peaceful Chez Squeak today 'cos The Boss was away to Kirkwall to do some Christmas shopping and me and my DH had a very peaceful housework-less day, and we LOVED it! I was up very early 'cos she had to get the boat at 8:30am, so I had an early breakfast and then I went out to play.

That was something new for me, 'cos I don't usually go out so early in the morning and it was still dark and I got quite a surprise, but I came back in before my MH went away, and I think I was sound asleep before her car was outside the garden!

I did miss my MH though 'cos we do everything together and she talks to me all the time and I squeak and purr at her and we both like that. Then she plays with me whenever I am ready and she knows exactly what I want 'cos I have managed to train her quicker than my DH, but I'm still working on him. Hee hee :)

We played when she came home and she showed me all her messages that she had bought and then I went out to play in the dark for a wee while before I cuddled up on her knee and had a nap.

I am happy that she is home again.

An earth-shattering question

2011-12-19T15:10:00.003Z

This is for all my feline friends world wide.

Can you tell me the purpose of all this housework stuff! I can't see the point in it at all. Take today for instance. Up gets my MH and starts cleaning the bathroom and granted, it is all nice and clean and shiny and it smells nice. Up gets my DH, goes into the bathroom and then it is NOT nice and clean and shiny---and we won't mention the smell as you may be eating!

In goes my MH to the living room and hoovers and polishes and dusts and it is all tidy and sparkling. In comes my DH------- 'nuff said!

Then she goes into the kitchen and cleans and shines again, and then a while later my DH decides to do some cooking for later on and you would think a bomb has hit it!

So what is the point? Mind you, there is one common denominator in all this mess, and I am sure you may have worked that one out already.

I'm surprised it hasn't dawned on my MH yet. I wonder if I should whisper in her ear?

Only kidding, DH! hee hee :)))

Dalmatian Pussy Cat

2011-12-18T15:35:00.004Z

That's what I was today after I had been out playing and got caught in the snow and hail.

I had nipped out for a wee breath of fresh air having played with my MH and fought with her under the cover on my bed, and I was quite a long way away from my house when the hail came on and then it began to snow, so I decided to 'hot-paw' it home but not before I got speckled with snow. So when I arrived at my window I was sparkling with wet snow on my back, and my MH had a wee laugh when she let me in.

I wasn't too happy, mind you, 'cos it was cold, but then she dried me and gave me a cuddle and that made me in a better mood and I was happy again. The snow didn't last too long, but we decided to play with my toys and then I had my afternoon nap on my couch while my humans got some of their work done.

I watched 'Strictly Come Dancing' last night and I liked it a lot. I wish I could dance, but it might be difficult 'cos I have four feets instead of two, but maybe I could learn.

I shall have to find out sometime!

Boy! It is cold.

2011-12-17T14:52:00.004Z

I have been out for a wee while today, but it is really, really cold, and my little paws were nearly frozen to the ground!

There is hail lying on the ground and some parts of my little island are all white. I was out playing in the long grass when the hail started to fall and it was so hard that it was hurting my adorable little body, so I ran as fast as my little legs could take me and jumped up on my window sill. Fortunately, my MH was in the living room and she saw me and opened the window.

I ran into the house as quickly as I could and let my MH know that I was cold, so she gave me a great big cuddle and heated me all up again, and I was very happy.

I think I might stay in my house until it is not quite as cold. Mind you, my little friend the weather man says that I might be indoors for a long, long time!

Boy! It is cold.

2011-12-17T14:52:00.000Z

Resting

2011-12-16T19:27:00.003Z

I have been resting today after doing all the things that a normal TWO year old pussy cat does!

I played and played and I went outside until it was really dark and then I nipped in my window, had a wee feed and went to sleep--a very happy pussy cat indeed. And not just a happy puss. A very famous puss. In fact, I think I must be the famousest puss in the en-tire world!

I had birthday messages from all over the world---from Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Abu Dhabi and Spain and I think that is just BRILLIANT---so I must be famous.

My DH was away helping in the Cat Protection shop which has just opened in Stromness, so we had a girlie afternoon and we played with some of my toys and I was in very good form. I was running around and jumping over the furniture and full of beans and at one point, my MH said 'You are bouncing around like a two year old!' Today's picture is a wee bit blurred, but it is an action shot of yours truly!

Then we both thought about it, and my how we did giggle. :)))

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

2011-12-15T16:35:00.002Z

It is finally here! I am two today, but if I had been living in New Zealand where my friend is, I would have been two yesterday!!

I have had a BRILLIANT day. I got a new mouse, and my very favourite dinner which was some beef and I ate it all up, and my DH is putting new feathers on my very favourite toy. I went outside for a walk with my MH and the wee birdies were singing 'happy birthday' to me and that made me very happy.

My humans have been playing with me all day and my little tummy has been tickled lots. My MH's friend came in to see me and she said 'happy birthday' to me too, so I am very, very happy.

It is a good day with weather, so I am going out to play tonight for a long, long time and I am looking forward to that.

I have had to pose for a birthday picture to let you see me 'cos my MH says the Queen does that, and I had to do it too, so there is a new picture of the growed up me on my blog, and I hope you like it.

Thank you to Satchmo and Zebby Cat for your birthday wishes. I appreciate your kind thoughts.

Still Waiting

2011-12-14T15:59:00.002Z

I am SOOOO excited, and I think you all know now why!

It has been raining a lot today so I have been indoors most of the time, but I did get out to play for a wee while and I can find lots of places to hide and keep dry.

My poor MH had to go out in all the rain and she was very wet when she got back, and she was just in and getting warm when she got a phone call to say there were parcels for her at the pier, so she had to go away out again in more rain, and I did feel sorry for her, so when she came in, I cuddled up to her and purred lots and lots and that made her very happy.

I do love my humans and I like to make them happy, but especially today---so that I get lots of presents tomorrow!! Hee hee :))

Today's picture is of me having one of my little afternoon naps, and as usual, I look adorable!

Another Easy day

2011-12-13T16:43:00.002Z

We have all been a bit lazy today 'cos my DH still has his cold but it is a bit better now and my MH has been sneezing too, so I am staying well out of the way.

When I was a very baby puss, I wasn't well and I had a dirty, runny nose and I kept coughing and sneezing but the very kind people at Cat Protection took me to the vet and they gave me medicine and then my humans got me medicine too, and all my coughs and sneezes disappeared and I have been very well for all my --nearly--two years! Did I tell you it would soon be my birthday?

I have helped my humans write out some more Christmas cards and wrap some more presents and I know they like my help, and you can see from today's picture that I was making sure my MH hadn't left anything in her big shopping bag!I love going inside bags and my humans have got to keep watching me 'cos I steal bags and take them away to play with. Hee hee :))

So I am having a rest now so that I can go outside and play tonight 'cos the weather is still good enough for me to get outside for hours and hours and you know that I just love being out in the dark.

I have so much good fun.

Bits and Pieces

2011-12-12T19:11:00.002Z

I have been catching up with all the we things I didn't do when the awful wind was here and so I have been quite busy.

My MH has been busy too and she is still spring cleaning. I did try to tell her it is winter, but she is not listening to me so I just have to be patient and put up with all the housework. It wasn't too bad 'cos when the vacuum cleaner came out, I nipped out of the window and did some chasing and sniffing and just 'standing' really, taking in all the air and smells and sounds. It is good to hear something else except the wind, and I could hear the sea and some birdies and that was nice.

When the cleaning was finished, me and my MH went outside and put lots of food out for the birdies so they won't be hungry today and that makes me happy.

My DH has the cold, but it is not an ordinary cold 'cos my MH says it is a 'man cold' and he is complaining all the time, and we try not to let him see us smiling, but it's not easy!

So although I haven't been doing too much, I have been quite busy and I watched my MH on her Wii but we didn't go into the gym today 'cos she was busy, but maybe tomorrow.

AND! It is only three big sleeps until my birthday. I can hardly wait!!!

Resting

2011-12-11T13:39:00.002Z

That's what I am doing today 'cos I was out so many times yesterday that I am a wee bit tired. The weather was good and me and my humans were outside a lot. My DH was fixing up all the bits the wind had broken and they are all better now, and of course, I had to be there to see what he was doing.

Then when it got dark, I was off! Oh I just love being out in the dark and I stayed out for hours and hours and I just ran and played and sniffed and hunted and did all the things that a brave adorable pussy cat should do.

It's my birthday on Thursday and I am getting quite excited. I was going to ask my humans for a party, but I don't think they would be too happy with mouses and sheeps and cows in my living room, so maybe not. Hee hee :)) I'll settle for a special dinner, a new toy and some tummy tickles!

I was watching my television this morning and my MH took this picture of me. I am just wondering----do you think I might need glasses?

Much Better

2011-12-10T16:30:00.002Z

Well, it is much better today and I am a happier puss. The wind has stopped blowing and I have been out playing a lot. It is cold but if I run hard I can keep warm.

Me and my MH went outside this morning to make sure there was no damage done to our 'estate' and everything is OK. My DH fixed our satellite dish and the Boss is very happy, and he also fixed the greenhouse roof so we are Ok. We are high up on my little island, so the wind was really strong all round my house and I couldn't get out, but last night was different and I was a very happy pussy cat. I went to see all my wee mouse friends and they hadn't blowed away either, so we were all pleased to see each other.

I have been in and out a lot and my MH's friend came up to see me and she cuddled me and talked to me and that was good, and I will be able to go out to play lots tonight after I have watched Strictly which I love, and Chelsee is my favourite, so I hope she wins.

I hope you are all safe and that the wind didn't hurt you.

WHAT A NIGHT!

2011-12-09T19:22:00.002Z

I have never known a big bad wind like the one that was at my house last night---it was awful and I did not like it at all. Even my humans were a wee bit scared and my MH didn't go to bed until two o'clock in the morning when the wind was a wee bit better.

I was not happy 'cos I couldn't get out to play. I tried and tried, but my humans wouldn't open the door or the window for me, so I had to stay inside and content myself with all my toys----but it's not the same 'cos I need to hunt and I can't hunt a stick with a feather on it, now, can I? Sigh :(

Anyway, today was just a tinier bit better and I have been out a few times, but I didn't go too far away 'cos it is still very windy and my little friend the weatherman said he is sending me some snow, so I didn't want to get lost. I was a bit happier though and I might manage out again before bed time.

My house was OK but our satellite dish blowed away and my DH had to go out and bring it in again and a wee bit of the roof of his greenhouse blowed off too, so we will need to repair that when the wind goes away.

I think I am going to be a very busy pussy cat.

Just Waiting

2011-12-08T17:04:00.002Z

My little friend the weather man said that the wind will be so strong that adorable pussy cats like me won't be able to get out to play, so I am just waiting.

So far, it is fine and calm here and I have been out playing lots of times, but I might not be able to get out tomorrow if my friend is right 'cos it looks as though I might blow away if I go outside tomorrow.

I have been enjoying resting and my humans decided to 'spring' clean my living room today, so I took my adorable little self into my bedroom and had another hibernate until they were finished. I quite like it, and as soon as the awful vacuum cleaner went away, I demanded that my MH play with me and she did this and we rolled on the floor while I chased my toys and she tickled me, so that was good fun.

I went out last night in all the hail and wind and rain and I had good fun again 'cos I found a place where it was sheltered and I just lay there and watched the weather and then when it was a bit better, I nipped up onto my window sill and my DH let me in and my humans were surprised that I was so dry, but of course I couldn't tell them where I had been, so it will stay a mystery.

I like being mysterious. I might be mysterious again tonight!

More Normal

2011-12-07T16:58:00.002Z

It has just been an ordinary day today with nothing very exciting happening except my poor MH went away out in all the snow and wind this morning and took the wrong key with her, so she had to come away home again to get the right key, and me and my DH felt sorry for her----a wee bit!

Then when she came home, her trousers were soaking 'cos she had got caught in more snow and the poor old dear was cold too. So I cuddled up to her and I sat on her knee----once she had changed into dry trousers, of course!-----and I purred and purred and made her very happy again.

When she was happy too, she played with me and tickled me lots of times and we both had very good fun and then I watched her while she put all her stamps on her Christmas cards.

I am a wee bit worried though, 'cos when the weatherman said there is going to be a really bad wind blowing here on Thursday and Friday, my MH said she was going to stay in bed, and I am concerned in case I don't get fed, but I'm sure that won't happen. I hope.

If the wind is very bad, I might just stay in bed too---once I have been fed, naturally! I shall give you a weather report if my MH gets up to use her computer.

Lonely Puss

2011-12-06T18:59:00.002Z

That's what I was all afternoon 'cos my humans were away out and I had to stay in 'cos it was too cold to leave the window open, and really, it was too cold for me to go out so I was quite happy staying in and I had another wee try at hibernation.

I lasted a wee while longer today and I think I could get to like it, so I hibernated until they came home and then I became un-hibernated and played with my MH.

We had really good fun and I have asked her to put this picture on for you 'cos I think I look lovely in it! Hee hee :) We played with all my toys and I was a very happy pussy cat, so maybe I could be a part-time hibernator!

That's maybe a good idea.

Hibernation

2011-12-05T19:27:00.004Z

My MH told me this word and I went away and looked it up in my cat-alogue of words and I liked what I learned, so I decided that as it was snowing and the wind was blowing really hard, I would hibernate.

I went through to the bedroom and I got all snuggled up and I went to sleep. It was quite a good time to pick, 'cos my MH was doing the hoovering, so I reckoned this hibernation was going to be good. And it was----for a wee while 'cos then my humans started to wrap up some presents and there was a lot of paper rustling, and although I tried to ignore it and pretend I wasn't interested, I couldn't! So I jumped up and went to see what they were doing and that was the end of my hibernation for today. I'll maybe try again tomorrow.

Me and my MH went into the gym for a while and then we played in the garden in the snow and I liked that. She is still talking about making me wee boots, but I hope they won't be too noisy or the mouses will hear me coming and I know it will be hard to tip-toe if I am wearing boots. And I need to keep up my reputation as the fiercest hunter on the entire island.

I hope she forgets that idea!

Nearly Good

2011-12-04T15:06:00.003Z

I went out to play lots last night, but because it was so windy, I was only able to stay out for short times and this meant that when I did manage to land on my window sill, my MH had to jump up and let me in, so her little legs were tired.

I didn't find any mouses as I think they were all hiding from the wind which was very strong last night and nearly blowed me away again. My humans have said that they are going to get me a collar with a camera on it so that they can see where I go, and this might be very handy if I do get blowed away, 'cos then they can come and collect me.

I had a very good sleep last night, but I wakened up a one point and thought I had gone deaf, 'cos I couldn't hear the wind! I looked out of the window and it wasn't there and I was very happy 'cos the snow had come instead and me and my MH went out to play for a wee while. There's not very much snow, just enough to make my adorable little paws cold and wet, but it was nice to be out playing with my humans.

But now the wind has come back again and we are all indoors fora while until it goes away again.

If it ever does!! :(

What a Night!

2011-12-03T16:14:00.003Z

Well! That wind was dreadful and it is STILL howling. I have managed out only once today and I nearly did my Batman impression.

'Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Squeak trying to land on her window-sill!'

Boy, is it blowy! Me and my MH didn't sleep too well because of all the noise and rattles the wind made, but as usual, DH never heard a thing! He just snores till he wakens up and then asks if it was windy, and that's when me and my MH start laughing. Oh dear, poor DH! He was supposed to go to Stromness today but our boat didn't sail at all so he couldn't go, but I am glad he stayed home, 'cos I got a wee surprise.

It is my birthday on the 15th December and I will be two years old then and very growed up, and today I got an early birthday present. It is a tree filled with shiny ornaments and lights and tinsel, and although my humans told me it is for something called Christmas, I have decided it is my birthday present, and I am going to play in it.

I might need to wait until the humans are asleep, but I shall be up that tree or my name's not Squeak Mathieson!

And just for you, here is a very fetching picture of the adorable one.

An easy day

2011-12-02T19:43:00.002Z

My DH went away to Stromness this morning and my MH was supposed to be going out too, but her friend couldn't make it, so she stayed home with me.

I liked that. I don't mind being on my own 'cos I am very comfortable and cosy, but I like it better when my humans are with me to play with me and talk to me and cuddle me, so I was happy

We did some housework and then we went outside to feed the birdies. We have a wee bird table outside my living room window and my humans put food out for them every day and I can sit on the back of my chair and watch them having a wee feed, but I don't chase them away 'cos I know they are hungry and need our help.

Then we had a play with some of my toys before I went outside lots of times to do my hunting. I am now having a rest until later on this evening when I will go outside again unless the wind gets too rough. My little friend the weather-man said it could be stormy, so I think I might be forced to stay indoors.

I shall just play with my toys and my humans if it is too windy, and I shall let you know tomorrow what I decided.

Helping

2011-12-01T16:16:00.002Z

We have all been busy in my house today and naturally, I have been helping, although I am not too sure that my humans fully appreciate my help.

My MH was making the beds and I had great fun playing---oops, I mean, helping! I dived under the duvets and played hide and seek with her and I know she likes it a lot, and then I was able to help with something I hadn't done before.

My MH helps to run the Christmas party on the island for the children and she is the one who takes Santa's order and goes and buys the presents for all the little darlings and then she and my DH wrap them all up, and that's where I came in.I had a sniff at all the presents and a sniff at all the wrapping paper and when my DH was wrapping, I stood on the paper to see what he was doing, and of course, he couldn't do anything until I moved away again, so I sort of got in the way a wee bit. But they love me for it anyway

Then I had a rest and a seat to look out of the window and that is what today's picture is. It is windy, so I have been going in and out of the door where it is a wee bit more sheltered.

My MH is supposed to be going shopping with her friends tomorrow, but I think it might not be the right weather for her and I don't want to see the old dear getting blowed away.

Who would tickle my adorable little tummy, then?

Normal Service......

2011-11-30T19:37:00.002Z

.......has once more been restored in Chez Squeak and I am very happy for that. My humans have been at home all day except for a wee while when my MH had to go out, but she made sure that my DH was on hand to attend to my every whim.

I am pretending to be a wee bit traumatised still after yesterday, but really I am perfectly well, or as a friend of my MH's says, I am 'tickety-boo'!

I have slept on my couch and I played with my humans whenever I felt like it and I have been outside a lot too, but my little weatherman friend said that the winds might reach storm force tonight, so I think I might just stay indoors. I will have to think about that.

But I wanted you all to know that I am indeed very well and back to being a very happy, spoiled little puss who is adorable!

Deprived!

2011-11-29T19:53:00.003Z

Oh woe is me. I have been a deprived puss today. In fact, I was nearly phoning the cruelty man to complain about my humans.

I will now give you a second or two to digest this and catch your breath before I tell you of my miserable day. OK? Now!

My humans had to go out today and they went away with the boat at 10:45am so they didn't leave too early and 'cos it wasn't too windy, they left the window open for me. All fine so far.

I had a wee sleep on my couch and then decided to go into my kitchen for a biscuit and lo and behold, the wind blew hard and shut my living room door leaving me in the kitchen. Misery!

What was a pussy cat to do? OK. OK. I know I had my food and my water and my litter tray and I had the choice of three rooms to lie in and the choice of two beds or a couch, but I couldn't get into my living room and I couldn't get out of my window to terrorise my neighbourhood, and that is no life for an adorable puss cat such as I. But ho hum, I just had to make do, but I was on the verge of lifting the phone, I can tell you.

I did mention this to my humans when they came home and they saw the full enormity of what had happened and I must say, they were contrite, but I haven't quite forgiven them yet.

I reckon I can get a lot more spoiling out of this one for a few days yet. Hee hee :))

A Good Puss

2011-11-28T19:14:00.002Z

That's what I have been. I went out quite a lot last night and did lots of hunting, but I didn't stay out too long and was back home early so that my humans could get to bed.

To be honest, I was still a wee bit tired, but I was admitting THAT! I had a sleep today on my bed and then me and my MH played with my toys and I chased her all over the house and on top of the bed. At one point, she was sitting on the bed talking into the phone and when she finished, she couldn't see me 'cos I was under my blanket and was lying as still as I possibly could. But then I breathed and she knew where I was!

Oh we did giggle! That is my favourite game in the en-tire world! She tickles my tummy and I try and catch her and she calls me 'monster' or 'monkey' and I like that.

I have had good fun and I like it lots.

Hunting

2011-11-27T14:28:00.002Z

Well. What a night I had last night---or to be more exact this morning.

Remember I told you my humans were going to a party? Well, they did. Even though the wind was blowing very strong and was gale-force at some points.
They wanted to go, so oft they went and left me in the house with the window closed, so I had no option but to sleep, and by the time they came home, I was wide awake and full of beans.

It wasn't too late when they came back and my little friend the weatherman said that the speed of the wind at that time was at least 80mph and maybe more. However, you all know that I am very brave and this didn't bother me at all, so out I went. My MH told me not to be too long, and to be honest, I meant to go back in soon.

BUT!The hunting was good, and I managed to find some places where I could shelter a bit and I was having great fun. So much so, that I didn't notice the time flying past, and I didn't go home again until twenty past two this morning!

I sort of heard my humans calling to me, and although my MH had gone to bed, she was worried about me and kept getting up and calling for me. My DH was still up but he was getting tired too, and they had decided that if I wasn't in by half past two, then they would have to go to bed and leave me out all night and this worried them.

BUT! I arrived just in the nick of time and they were mightily relieved and when they told me what they had been planning, I was rather relieved too.

Needless to say, I am a wee bit tired today!

And more worser!

2011-11-26T16:10:00.002Z

But it didn't keep me in last night! Oh no. I am becoming totally fearless and I went out in the rain and thunder and lightning and I wasn't scared. Well, not that I am admitting, anyway!

I slept for most of the day and gathered up all my strength and then as soon as it got dark, I tried to get out the window, but when my MH opened it, we all nearly blew up against the wall and decided that perhaps that wasn't the bestest of ideas. So we went to the door and it was a tad better.

I sniffed for a nano second, put my ears flat against my adorable little head, wiggled my equally adorable little bottom and shot out of the door like a bullet. I cannot tell you where I went 'cos my MH didn't come with me so she doesn't know, and if she doesn't know, she can't tell you. See? So it is my secret, but when I decided to go inside again, I wasn't very wet, so my humans think I have a nice warm, dry hiding place.

I did this lots of times until it was time to go to bed and by then I was quite a tired pussy cat and ready for a good snooze.

I won't be able to go out much tonight 'cos my humans are going back to the Hall for a birthday party, and I shall be left in the house with the window closed because of the wind, but they said they wouldn't be too late coming home and maybe I can get out to play later.

We will see.

Worser and worser!

2011-11-25T18:59:00.004Z

That's what it has got today, and it has been just awful. There has been wind and rain and hail and thunder and lightning----just about everything, and I have not been very happy at all!

I did manage out for a while but I just ran as quickly as I could to a place that was sheltered and I stayed there for a wee while and then I got quite a surprise when I tried to get back into my house 'cos I couldn't.

I jumped up onto my window sill as usual, but just as I did that, the wind arrived and it blowed me away again and I landed on the ground. Luckily enough, my MH saw me and she opened the window and I jumped straight into the house again, and I was very happy.

I don't think I will be going out again tonight.

Now, just in case you think I am exaggerating, I have sent you a picture of the waves that I could see from my living room this morning. My MH said that these were the white horses, but no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't see any horses.

Can you?

Playing

2011-11-24T16:32:00.002Z

I have been playing a lot today but mainly inside 'cos it has been getting windier as the day has gone on and I don't want to go out in case I disappear and land somewhere I don't know. And what would be worse, people wouldn't know me and they wouldn't know how adorable I am. It all makes sense doesn't it?

So, I helped my MH 'cos she was changing the duvet covers---and you all know what is coming, don't you? Yep! I played inside them all the time she was trying to work. Oh what a giggle we had! OK. I know it probably takes her at least twice as long to get the job done, but she loves it when I help her and she laughs lots, so that can only be good for the old dear.

We had super fun and I chased round and round the bedroom and under the covers and then under my blanket until I was so tired I had to have a wee nap and my MH got some more work done ----- and a lot quicker this time!

Then we played on the floor with my toys until I was brave enough to nip outside for a wee while but it is cold too, so I didn't stay out too long. I might go out again tonight, but I shall have to ask my friend the weatherman what the wind is going to do before I make any major decisions.

I shall tell you my decision tomorrow.

Harumph!

2011-11-23T16:11:00.003Z

I should have kept quiet about the lovely weather 'cos somebody must have heard me and they have taken it away and sent me the wind again!

It has been blowy and cold and not very good for little puss cats, so I haven't been out too much at all today, and my MH said that it might be snowing on Friday and she hasn't finished making my winter boots, so I think she will need to get a wriggle on.

And talking of wriggling. When my MH came home today, we played together in the bedroom and we invented a new game which I just loved. I like diving under my blanket on the bed and she pretends she can't see me and she calls to me and I pretend I can't hear her, but today, she held onto my little tail and wagged it and then put it down and I wagged it, and we did this lots of times with me still hiding under the blanket.

It looked so funny, but I think my wagging was the best, 'cos after all, it is my tail, so it should work better for me. But I'll not tell my MH that as she might get upset. Hee hee :))

Then we played on the Wii for a while, so you can see that I am a very fit little pussy cat.

Happy, Happy

2011-11-22T19:09:00.002Z

Oh I have had a good day today. For some reason, the weather has been very good and the bad wind is away so I have been outside as often as I like and as you know, I like it a lot.

Me and my MH got up quite early and as soon as I was fed, I went outside and did lots of hunting and looking and sniffing and I was a very happy little Squeak, I can tell you. I just love being outside 'cos I am a very brave pussy cat and a first class hunter.

My DH went over to Stromness this afternoon and it was just us girls left and we had a good afternoon. We went into the gym and I watched her doing her exercises and when she was finished, we played on the grass and did our chases as usual which we both liked.

Then when we went inside, I sat on her knee and she cuddled me and I purred lots 'cos I was very happy. I am now having my siesta 'cos I am going out again tonight and I will be out until it gets very late.

I need to make the most of all this good weather 'cos my little friend the weather man says we might get snow on Friday and it will be very windy, so me and my humans will be staying in my house until the wind and the snow go away again.

I have it all organised!

The Centre of the Universe

2011-11-21T19:54:00.002Z

That's what I have been today. It's just a little universe, I know, but it is MINE!

Mu humans promised I would be the centre of attention today after having been left on my own and that's just what has happened. I have been cuddled and played with all day, and I have loved it.

It has been a good day for weather so I have been out playing a lot and I went into the gym with my MH and we had good fun in there too. Then we played in the garden for while and she chased me all over the place----but she never catched me, 'cos I am too fast for her!

The nice farmer from next door came in to see me and he gave me a wee cuddle too before I had a snooze on my couch 'cos it is still a lovely evening and I am going to go out hunting in a while and see if there are any more mouses left, and I need to save all my energy and strength.

I shall let you know tomorrow.

I'm Still Here

2011-11-20T19:55:00.002Z

Just in case you thought I was on my way to Germany---I'm not. I am still on my wee island with my humans. I have had a re-think and I have decided to stay here. I found out that Germany was too far away for a pussy cat---even such a brave and clever pussycat like me----and that my wee boat won't be able to take me there, so I am not leaving home after all.

It has been very busy in my house over the weekend and my MH didn't put her computer on so I couldn't write to you, but we are back to normal now. Remember I told you we had visitors on Friday? Well, they thought I was adorable too, AND beautiful, so I really liked them a lot! They stayed with me for a wee while and then they went away to our island Hall for the Harvest Home and they all came back very late.

Then my humans had to go to Stromness yesterday and I was left all alone, but it was a good day so the window was left open for me and I could go out to play whenever I wanted to. Even though they were tired when they came home again, they still played with me and cuddled me lots, so I was very happy again and today has been a good day although they had to go and clean the Hall for a while. Everybody on the island gets a turn to set things up for the parties and then clean up afterwards, and this time it was the turn of my humans, but it is all finished now.

I have been assured of their undivided attention tomorrow, so it is normal service again. I shall make sure they keep their promise!!

Just Normal

2011-11-17T19:34:00.002Z

That's what my day has been. I had a very good sleep last night because I had been out hunting for hours and I didn't come home again until my MH was in her bed, but my DH was still up 'cos he goes to bed late, so I know I can still get into my house.

When I come in at night, I have some dinner and a wee drink and then I nip up onto the bed beside my MH and 'cos I have my own blanket on the bed, I snuggle down beside her and go to sleep. My MH says 'goodnight' to me and tells me to 'coorie doon' which means 'cuddle in' and I don't need to be told twice, and soon we are both sound asleep until I decide it is time to get up!

It was just me and my DH today as my MH was away swimming, but we had a good day and I helped him in his greenhouse 'cos it is all ready now for the winter plants and I helped him take them from the gym into our greenhouse and I had a wee 'meow' to them all and they are all very happy now.

Then it was time to wait for my MH coming home and I sat on her knee while she told me what she had done, and I told her what we had been doing and we had a good chat.

I like our girlie chats and look forward to them.

Still Hunting

2011-11-16T19:19:00.002Z

I had an absolutely brilliant night last night and was out for hours and hours and hours watching mouses, chasing mouses and catching mouses. It was magic!

I only went into my house once or twice to have a wee drink and a wee rest and then I was back out again. I do feel sorry----just a wee bit--- for my MH 'cos she has to keep getting up to open the window for me in case I bring her in a wee present that she doesn't want, but then I think that I am just helping her with her exercises. So she should be grateful really, shouldn't she?

I have been having a rest today and my humans had to go out for a wee while to help get the Hall ready for the Harvest Home on Friday, but they played with me as soon as they came home, so that was OK.

I am now having a nap on my couch and gathering up all my strength so that I can go out hunting again tonight 'cos it is still a good night weather-wise and I think I will be very busy---and very happy!

Much Better

2011-11-15T16:41:00.002Z

Yes, it has been a much better day today 'cos both my humans have been at home to look after me and play with me whenever I want, so it has been very fine.

We did a wee bit of housework 'cos we have visitors coming to stay on Friday and my MH wants the house to look clean and tidy for them. On Friday, the whole island meet in the Hall for the Harvest Home and they all have a meal together and then there is a speaker who blethers about something relating to the island and then there is lots of dancing, some singing and some drinking.It is usually a very good night, but again, pussycats are not invited. :(

However, my MH said she would make me a special dinner and she would sing to me too, but as long as I get fed, I'm not really bothered too much! The person who is going to speak is staying with us, so I hope he thinks I am adorable. I shall be on my bestest behaviour.

After we did the housework, me and my MH went into the gym and when we came out, my DH was lying under his car trying to fix it and I went over to see him. I think I gave him a wee bit of a fright 'cos I sniffed at his ear when he was lying on the ground.

I didn't know that my DH could move so quickly!! :))

A Funny Day

2011-11-14T19:31:00.002Z

It's been a strange day today 'cos I haven't been outside at all, and I don't really know why.

My MH went away to Kirkwall today on her own and left me and my DH to do some of the housework, which we did beautifully, of course. :) The weather was quite good but for some reason I just didn't feel like going outside and spent most of the day lying on the back of my couch and resting.

When my MH came back I ran to greet her and then we showed her all the house work we had done and she was very pleased. So pleased in fact that she gave my DH some cans of beer and tickled my adorable little tummy. I just worry that some day she might get this mixed up. I don't know who would get the bigger shock!!

I shall go out hunting again tonight 'cos I really like being out when it is dark and calm and not raining. There is so much to do and I just love doing pussy cat things outside. When I am in my house, I get fussed over and tickled, but when I am outside and I am a fierce warrior with boundless energy---- until I run out of steam and have to go home for a wee rest again.

Yep! being a pussy cat is VERY good!

A Surprise

2011-11-13T15:46:00.003Z

That's what I got today 'cos my DH came into the gym with us and he never does that, but he's got a sore knee and he thought a wee gentle walk might help. So there we were----my MH on her bike and my DH on the treadmill while I was running around and climbing up and down the walls, so at one point there were eight little legs all working very hard! :)

Remember I told you that I was going to go in and out of my window when my MH was watching 'Strictly'? Well, I did! But just for a little while 'cos I discovered that Brendan was back and I wanted to watch him. I like Brendan 'cos he is like me----very good most of the time, but a wee bit naughty sometimes! So I sat and watched the whole programme and my MH was very happy that she didn't need to get up and down any more.

And I am sorry, Sir Brucey, but Brendan is MY favourite!!

Not Much News

2011-11-12T16:06:00.002Z

I have been just doing lots of the usual pussy cat stuff today, so I don't have very much news for you at all.

I wasn't very pleased this morning however and went away outside in a bad mood. Now I know you will be aghast at this thought 'cos I am always a very happy puss and never in a mood, so I shall tell you what caused it.

I was sitting on my MH's knee having a lovely dream about all the mouses I have been catching when she suddenly put my wormer 'stuff' on the back of my adorable little neck, and wakened me up with a fright! Now, I know this is to keep me well and healthy and all that, but I don't really like it, and if I see it coming, I disappear under the bed where I know she can't get to me, but today, she did it the sneaky way, and I didn't see it coming. So I was not best pleased!

I ran outside and stayed there until I knew it was safe to go back into the house, but I stayed away from my humans for a wee while ---just in case!

It has been a good day, and I have decided that I will go out hunting tonight, and I will make sure I am up and down all during her 'Strictly Come Dancing' programme, and that will be my revenge!

SWEET!!

A Quiet Day

2011-11-11T16:09:00.002Z

I have been resting a lot today 'cos I was quite tired after all my hunting yesterday and I was out lots and lots last night, but my humans closed the window every time I went out in case I brought home any more little 'presents', but I was very good and left all the wee mouses outside.

My MH's wee legs were tired getting up and down all the time to open the window, but she thought it was safer that way, so who am I to argue?

So today I have been a wee bit sleepy and as well as that, the weather is not very nice at all 'cos it is wet and windy, so I am quite happy to be inside and I have been playing with my humans and my toys and I helped my MH when she was doing all the house work except when she took out the awful vacuum cleaner and then I disappeared and talked to my DH who doesn't like it either.

I think I might leave home and move to Germany once I find out where that is and if my little boat goes there, 'cos my MH had an email from my friends there and they said it was a shame that my DH threw out my little mouse, so maybe if I go there, I could keep all my mouses.

I shall have to give that some thought, although my humans might miss me too much, but maybe a little blackmail might make them let me keep all my deaded mouses! What do you think?

Trouble

2011-11-10T19:13:00.002Z

I am in trouble with a capital T! Remember I told you that I like going out hunting when it starts to get dark? Well, that's what I did last night and as usual, my humans left the window open for me so that I could nip back in whenever I felt like it.

I came back in while my MH was in the kitchen making the dinner and my DH was in the living room reading his paper, so he didn't see me come in. I wandered very proudly into the kitchen to give my MH her present.

Yes. It was a wee deaded mouse, and oddly enough, my MH wasn't best pleased and shouted for my DH. Well, as quick as a flash, I realised I might be in trouble and I scooted into the bedroom and under the bed with the wee mouse still in my adorable little mouth. Now, they don't know if I found it deaded or if I made it dead and of course, I can't tell them, but I was not flavour of the month, I can tell you.

I am also not the brightest, 'cos when my MH rattled my dinner dish, I ran into the kitchen, still with the little mouse in my mouth, dropped it to have my favourite dinner, and as quick as a flash, my DH had picked it up and put it outside! Shame!

I don't think they appreciate how hard I had worked to bring home the bacon, so to speak. I might not do it again----but on the other paw-------!! Hee hee :))

Sleepy

2011-11-09T16:55:00.002Z

Me and my MH have been sleepy today and we had a wee snooze in the afternoon. We had been up and down a lot through the night and so when it was time to get up we were a wee bit tired, but my MH had to go out for a while, so I looked after my DH.

When she came home, she decided to have a wee cat nap, and of course, I was there even before she was! Oh it was so good! I purred and she snored and my DH laughed at us, but we enjoyed it.

After that, we played with my toys and I sat on the window sill and watched all the boats coming in and out. I like watching them when it is dark 'cos I can see all the lights sailing over the water and it is lovely.

I sit for hours on the window sill with my head outside and my adorable little bottom in the house and this is fine as long as it is not blowing a gale or raining a lot and these past nights have been perfect!

I was outside for a long time last night and I watched and listened and I saw little mouses and I like watching them all running about but I didn't touch any of them. My humans left the window open and I was able to nip in an out as often as I liked, so I was a very happy pussy cat indeed.

Ah yes,life is good just now,

HMMM!

2011-11-08T16:11:00.003Z

Well, just as I was bragging about all our lovely weather, it goes and disappears and we are back to winter again!

It has been windy and cold, so I have been in my house most of the day, although I did go out and do some hunting when my MH was in the gym, but I didn't really like it, so I didn't stay out too long.

I have had great fun in the house though, 'cos it was bed-changing time again, and you all know how much I love that! I jumped over the beds, under the beds and on top of the beds and I hid under the sheets and the duvets until I was dizzy and my MH was nearly dizzy too trying to catch me, but it was great fun.

Then we went into the living room and my MH played with me and my stick with the feather and again, we had the bestest of fun, so I am going to have a wee rest now, and I might go out later on.

I like going out when it is dark, but it will depend on what the wind is doing.

Magic!

2011-11-07T16:09:00.002Z

That's what today has been. Just magic, and I have loved every minute of it.

The sun has been shining and it has been warm and the wind is away blowing some place else, so it has been lovely in my garden and I have been outside ALL day.

My MH went into her wee gym and 'cos it was a good day, she left the door open and I was able to run in and out whenever I felt like it, and I felt like it a lot! By the time she was finished all her exercises, my little legs were tired too, so we both needed a rest.

Then she decided to wash all the outside of the windows and I helped with this as well and we were all round the house and while she was washing and drying and polishing, I was chasing flies and dive-bombing plants and grass and I had a BALL! At one point, I tried to climb up the wall of my house, but I didn't get very far before I fell off again, and my MH laughed 'cos she knew I was OK.

My DH was down painting our Hall so it was just us girls at my house and we had a very good day, and if the weather stays like this, then I will have a very good night too, 'cos I intend to go out hunting until it is very late.

I am SOOOOO excited!

Still Good

2011-11-06T13:39:00.002Z

Yep. The weather is still lovely with no wind and a wee bit of sunshine, so me and my MH have been out in the garden again and we played on the grass for a long time. I ran around and she pretended she was chasing me, but we both know she would never catch me 'cos I am much faster than she is.

Even though she does all those exercises, I am still MILES faster that she is, but we still have good fun.

I watched my television last night and I thoroughly enjoyed a programme all about Meerkats. I sat on my MH's knee 'cos I was a wee bit perturbed----not frightened, mind you, but I don't really understand this television thing. How can I see all these things moving in my living room and yet they are not there? My humans tried to explain but my little brain didn't really understand, so I will continue to sit on a knee--just in case!

I liked the little meerkats and all the sounds they made, but there was a great big snake there as well, and I did not like that at all, so I cuddled in closer till it slithered away again. I pretended I was protecting my MH, but I think she knows the truth.

As she keeps telling everybody---she is a very clever lady! Oh bless!!!

Lovely

2011-11-05T15:17:00.002Z

I have had a lovely day today. The weather has been super and I have been out playing a lot. I went into the gym with my MH and watched her while she did all her exercises and then we both played in the garden for a while and I was a very happy wee pussy cat.

My MH was away at a meeting last night so it was just me and my DH and we had a good night. Normally, I sit on my MH's knee when we are watching the television, but that had gone with her to the meeting, so I decided to sit on my DH's knee for a change, and do you know what? I quite enjoyed it.

We had a wee chat and he told me some stories and I cuddled up for a wee while before I went away out hunting, but as soon as I heard my MH coming back, I jumped in the window and raced through to the kitchen to see her and she was so happy about that, that she gave me a big cuddle and rubbed my adorable little tummy.

And we were all very happy.

More Boxes

2011-11-04T15:34:00.007Z

As you can see from today's picture, I spent a lot of time playing in the boxes before my humans filled them up. My MH says I look as though I am saying my prayers, but I think I was trying to catch a wee fly! Still we'll not spoil her illusion.

I have been out hunting a lot today and I caught a wee mouse and brought it into my house and ran straight under the bed with it so that my humans couldn't catch me. The mouse was dead, so they just left me alone for a wee while and I took it into the living room where my DH took it away from me.

I was quite sad when he did that, but I know where there are lots more. Tee hee :))

A Question

2011-11-03T15:28:00.003Z

I have been a very good puss today and have been helping my humans in whatever they have been doing and it has been very much appreciated.

My MH was tidying things in our spare bedroom 'cos she has lots of things gathering up and she needed to put them away, so I had to inspect all the boxes she was using and that's what today's picture is. Don't I look adorable?

Then we went into the gym but it was a bit chilly for me 'cos I wasn't doing any exercises, so I nipped back in the window and helped my DH put all the boxes away in the loft and I'm afraid I gave him a wee fright. He has to use the step ladder to get into the loft and when he was up there, I decided to climb up too and I got to the very top of it just as he decided to come down again! Oh dear, he did get a fright, but I chuckled and when I told my MH, she chuckled too 'cos it was quite funny.

Now, my question. Are all humans a bit odd or is it just my beloved MH? It was pouring with rain today when I ventured out, and when I came in the window, she gave me a cuddle and said 'Oh, dear, peedie (small) puss, you are all wet'!!

Hello!! It is raining! Rain is wet! I have no raincoat therefore I am wet! What else would I be?

Very odd, indeed!

A Quiet Day

2011-11-02T16:47:00.002Z

That's what I have had 'cos it has been too windy for a tiny puss like me to go out and play, so I sent my MH out instead. Hee hee :)

She has to go out on Wednesday morning any way, so I saw her to the door and then went back and curled up on my couch until she came home again. Then we played on the floor and she gave me lots of cuddles before I decided that I needed to get some fresh air, so I nipped out of the window and played in the field for a wee while but it was cold and still windy, so I didn't stay out too long.

I have lots to do in the house with all my toys so I am still getting plenty of exercise which keeps me very fit and that's what I want to be.

Adorable and fit! Perfect!! :))

As I thought.....

2011-11-01T17:51:00.002Z

.....our visitor thought I was adorable, so I like him! He made a fuss of me and told me he had dogs and a rabbit but didn't have a puss cat, although after seeing me, he thought he should get one. I did try to tell him that he probably wouldn't get one just as adorable as me, as I am definitely one of a kind!

So as you can see, I have had a good day. I was in good form, although I have been a wee bit clingy today and wanted lots of cuddles from my MH and as usual, she managed to do this for me so I was quite content.

It has been a good day so I have been hunting and exploring and doing lots of pussy cat things which keep me busy and amused, and after I have had some more cuddles, I will go out and do some hunting 'cos it is very dark and there is no wind, so I will be able to hear all the mouses, and I might even pounce on a few, or I might just listen to them.

I like that.