From our foreign correspondent

This just in.  From our friend Katherine who is watching our cats, Beauty and Sophie, whilst we are homeless.  Her cat is Whiskers.

First, a little background. Katherine is the mother of my oldest daughter's best friend. Beauty is about 6, and is Sophie's mother. Sophie is about 3. Both are fixed females. Tabby and grey with a white apron.  Whiskers is about 1, maybe less. Male. Also fixed. Known to do things like place his master's dirty sock in her handbag to remind her when she opens it at work that it is time to do laundry.

They have been introduced to each other slowly, over the last few days. (If it had been up to DD1's best friend's father they would have been put together and expected to act like dogs. In other words, sniff butts and play right away. Luckily, he took warning and wisdom prevailed.)

From the front lines, she writes:

Battle for Supreme Domination of the Universe (or at least the 4th floor)

Beauty seems clearly to be the alpha kitty in the mix, and Whiskers is having a hard time with that.

She's eating well- not only her wet food, but his, too! And he does nothing about it - just slinks away, p.o.'d. (I separated them and closed doors during breakfast today).

But the last straw for him was his morning cuddle. I don't let him in the bedroom at night, so in the morning it's a BIG thing for him to come for some snuggles in bed. He's done this since we got him.

Well, this morning, Beauty decided she wanted some cuddles, too - and jumped right up after him.

The look of betrayal on his face! Especially when Beauty GOT cuddles!

The hissing has all but stopped, though, and they just pass each other warily in the hall. They've actually sniffed each other from time to time.

Sophie is staying out of it altogether. She's found her hiding places and is sticking with them.

Thank you Katherine for this report.

In other news, the hotel room is air-conditioned. This is good. My project is going along slowly. This is bad. School is out. This is bad good.

We don't know when the place will be fixed up enough for us to get in. It'll likely be at least a few weeks till we get windows. This is bad.

I'm going to Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp in a few weeks.

This. Is. Very. Good.

Heh.

Comments

[Publicado por: Debi]

Yikes!! I'm so sad this has happened to you but at least you and yours are safe!

And you have good friends, a close knitting store and Camp to look forward to so things aren't *so* bad :)

My thoughts are with you while you struggle throught this horrible experience!

[Publicado por: janet]

If you can't come to Orkney then Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp must be the next best thing. Am quite envious!