Mundane News

[Hebe]

Time to sort the laundry out. Judging by the thunder heads outside it won’t be going on the line.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Time to sort the laundry out. Judging by the thunder heads outside it won’t be going on the line.

Ooh, I've never heard of thunder heads, I only knew of them as cumulonimbus. A new phrase for me!

 

[mybike]

just as long as the larvae dont eat my car when they hatch , l feel like leaving them alone just to see what happens

As long as it isn't one of these, you should be OK.

It's not a Morris Traveller is it ?

I had the same thought.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

It's not a Morris Traveller is it ?

I looked up "Morris Traveller" , l see what you mean plenty of wooden bits ...sort of hen house grafted on to a car front .

 

[Alba Zeus]

Just started to bucket down here, had to run out and get the trampoline in from the driveway

 

[mybike]

Finished lunch. Theoretically I should be in the meeting now, but no-one's turned up, so I'm keeping schtum.

I can see the meeting room from my workshop so I won't miss it.

You don't fancy being the first?

 

[Speicher]

I have a question pertaining to cats for @Reynard and anyone else who is owned by a cat.

Kizzy is not keen on sitting on people. Sometimes she jumps up on my lap in a "tizzy" purring loudly and not settling. I think she is trying to tell me that she has seen something large, another cat or dog in the garden, but that is just a guess really. A few years ago, she did this regularly at dusk, and I worked out it was because a fox was patrolling his territory. Kizzy came in when she saw the fox.

So, I am reluctant to go out into the garden every time she does this, to see what has upset her. By the time I get there, what ever it was will have moved on. How should I reassure her? Or does she just think she is safer with me, than outside?

 

[Reynard]

Cool and grey here chez Casa Reynard.

I slept well, but I also overslept massively. Oops. Anyways, I have done some writing, and I have done a bit of gardening. Namely watering and adding extra support for the tomatoes. My crop is coming on nicely.

It is almost time for luncheon.

 

[cookiemonster]

😅

 

[Reynard]

I have a question pertaining to cats for @Renard and anyone else who is owned by a cat.

Kizzy is not keen on sitting on people. Sometimes she jumps up on my lap in a "tizzy" purring loudly and not settling. I think she is trying to tell me that she has seen something large, another cat or dog in the garden, but that is just a guess really. A few years ago, she did this regularly at dusk, and I worked out it was because a fox was patrolling his territory. Kizzy came in when she saw the fox.

So, I am reluctant to go out into the garden every time she does this, to see what has upset her. By the time I get there, what ever it was will have moved on. How should I reassure her? Or does she just think she is safer with me, than outside?

Hmm...

Give her a fuss and let her be, really. Could be she just wants a bit of attention. Purring can mean one of several things including: I'm happy, I'm non-threatening or I'm not feeling very well.

Cat-human language interaction is known to be unique for every cat-human partnership. I notice it with my two. They both have different ways of telling me the same thing. So because I don't know Kizzy, I won't be able to work out what she really wants or is trying to say.

If she was worried about something or someone intruding on her home range, the body language would be distinctly more sweary. Maybe this might help:

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I looked up "Morris Traveller" , l see what you mean plenty of wooden bits ...sort of hen house grafted on to a car front .

They were common when I were a lad, I think good ones fetch decent money now.

 

[Speicher]

Thank you @Reynard for those diagrams. The poses that Kizzy adopts when she "perches" on me. is the frightened/worried ones. So If I just stay where I am, she will "think" I will keep her safe.

I say "think" because we cannot antithropom anthropophim know our cat's emotions with any exactitude.

 

[postman]

Postman what a romantic fool.Flowers for Mrs P.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

oh dear i forgot it is brown bin day,the wagon has just gone passed.The grass cuttings will ferment a ittle longer now.On a more positive note i did not forget our 32 second Wedding Anniversary today.A nice not too soppy card and a beautiful bunch of flowers given to Mrs P.Out tonight Sheesh Mahal Indian restaurant.

Happy anniversary postman.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely luncheon of an extra-mature cheddar and chutney (home made pineapple & chilli) sandwich, a chunk of pork pie, a pear, a tangerine, some cherries and two