#occupythesofa

With the current political climate of occupying for protests I'm afraid my non politically minded cats are more interested in occupation for making a point that it's comfortable.....
Biff can #occupythelaptop as well as #occupy the sofa
One cat....

Two cats:

Three cats:

Four cats [note Rebel under Merlin]:

Five cats:

I haven't yet had all 6 on the sofa; Fenella prefers to #occupyheads

And while I'm at it, Kittygirls would like to show you their stitches and ask for adulation because they've been good.

First update of the year!

Well it's been an exciting time - at least for Worrals.  She has had her first [and hopefully last] season.  This wednesday she and Rebel will be losing their missybits so we shouldn't have quite so much excitement again. The prootling and crooning are fine, even sweet; the very LOUD singing and wailing for several days has left us anxiously wondering whether the RSPCA are likely to call to check how many cats we've been torturing.
Worse was the spraying which as Worrals is a neat and clean little body was unexpected; however this is apparently all quite normal.  Another good reason to spay. 

Merlin appears to have retained some of the right instincts and did his best to entertain Worrals and satisfy her urges, but being neutred himself he hasn't got the total idea [one reason for doing him ASAP] and got bored and wandered off.....whereupon Worrals beat him up. He's only half as heavy again as she is after all.  He spent most of the rest of her season with a haunted look and when he thought it was safe to come back to cuddle his sisters he found himself subjected to being washed at one end by Rebel and the other by Worrals.  I might say that though his rear end seemed to enjoy how thoroughly she was washing his front end took exception to it and she got her ears boxed.

Rebel has also been feeling the cold - it upsets her insides - so now she too has her own little coat.  She was none too sure about it at first until suddenly! she noticed it was nice and warm and started purring. 

Merlin has been consolidating his relationship with - and occasionally on - his big brother.  Jasper is very tolerant of kitties, but he and Merlin found places to hide together while Worrals was declaring at the top of her voice She Needed Someone Male Even If That Was Only Approximately So!

Biff and Fenella are not feeling photogenic.  They declare that they are hibernating. So, by the way, is Barty the hedgehog who has at long last gone torpid. 

GREAT NEWS! Tabitha Tabs is published!

'Tabitha Tabs the Farm Kitten' a fun and educational children's book, is now available on Amazon and may be found by clicking on the picture of it in the sidebar!

Tabitha Tabs is aimed at the 7-8 year old reader to read for themselves and may be enjoyed by younger children who need it read to them.  The stories aim to educate as well as entertain, introducing children to wildlife and the countryside and all the wonders of nature seen through the eyes of an inquisitive kitten, encountering for the first time such things as metamorphosis of frogs and dragonflies.  The dangers of disobedience are also explored when Tabitha has a close encounter with a fox, and falls in a tank of oil.

I am hoping to be able to bring out associated educational material like 'what to look for in spring/summer/autumn/winter with Tabitha Tabs' and 'what to do with Tabitha Tabs' with such projects as making a simple kite, pom-pom chicks, leaf rubbings and what you can do with them and so on.

Brothers are there to be washed.

.....And sisters are there to do the washing. Most washing is done by Rebel who has a very busy tongue ready to deal with any brother's dirty ears.

This is not to say that Worrals won't lend a hand, er tongue, because she does.....

And as usual it is Merlin who is the main target of his sisters - possibly because they are really his sisters and not just by adoption.....

Note the careful stranglehold Rebel has on Merlin to make sure he stays put.  Mostly he submits to being washed.  Sometimes however he protests.......