Month: August 2021

Is it a big ask? I’m not sure yet but I am giving it a lot of thought since Aunty M mentioned it to Kaz. The conundrum? Apparently Mimi doesn’t like being described here in the blog as my “Archnemesis”.  Could I possibly move Mimi from the top position on the “Not Really Friends” list – the position of ArchNemesis?  And could I put her on the “We Really Are Friends” list?  Apparently Mimi doesn’t like being described here in the blog as my “Archnemesis”.  I think it’s apt but we all know I don’t have access to a good dictionary … what’s that Kaz … you can help with that.  And is there a reason that you haven’t done that before now?  Especially now that you tell me what Archnemesis actually means.  Hmmmm.  Okay, I guess Mimi isn’t my Archnemesis after all … to paraphase a movie I heard about … she’s (probably) just a naughty little girl. But she’s okay in my book. I wonder when Aunty M is going to bring her over for a play date.

It’s a shame though … I was hoping I would be pondering this for a bit and I was planning to have a bit of a nibble while I did … of course, the nibble would have been on Kaz’s leg because if she had kept this to herself, it wouldn’t have become my problem. Doesn’t she know I have enough to think about – like how to get out into the yard a bit more?

We did go out the other day for a while; and we went out again today.  It was a bit traumatic though, yesterday and today, when Kaz went out there without me.  It was like she was having a picnic – she was out there with a table and chair … and her computer and she stayed out there for yonks.   I tried to attract her attention while she was out there but she ignored me and wouldn’t let me come out to keep her company.

So I had to keep myself busy doing what I do … checking out a box, looking into the washing machine,  a bit of this and a bit of that.   

What do you mean I’m not allowed outside? I don’t care if Kaz’s new best friend Norm has been here and spraying something on the grass to get rid of the broad leaves and bindis. I’ve got to get out there – I have four-leafs to find – although that will be harder now that Norm has snipped the heads off most of my clovers. Bad Norm!

So, I have to stay inside until they say it’s safe. Kaz even locked me out of her study yesterday – she said she was busy doing stuff and didn’t have time for me to push her computer off Ollie Tedesco.

Did I mention I’ve been on Social Media again? They thought it was funny – but it wasn’t. It’s never funny when someone’s feelings get hurt – especially when they’re mine.

And it’s not like they didn’t have other photographs of me on the cat tower – taken at the exact same time. They could have used any one of those instead! But did they? No … they said … let’s make fun of Nigey!

One … two … three … nope. One … two … three … nope. One … two … three … nope. Okay where are they all? Don’t tell me Aunty M found all the four-leaf ones. It’s okay if she did – I know she has found at least a couple out there … but if she found all of them, I’m going to have to get her to tell me so I can stop looking. Seriously, I have been all over the yard looking … and counting (one… two… three; one… two… three) without any luck. Yes, yes, that’s right, I’ve been out in the yard again. Kaz took me out there this morning and it was wonderful in the sunshine, watching that big crow fly over us back and forth a few times (it was really really big), and, of course, counting clover leafs … or should it be “leaves”. I surprised her this time though because when I was ready to go back in, I went and waited at the front door for her to open it for me.
Otherwise it’s been business as usual around here … except we did have visitors yesterday. It was Kaz’s sister and her partner ; you remember Kaz’s sister, I lived with her before I came here to live with Kaz and Sooz. They came down …  to go to the Drive-In Movies and then to go to something called a Swap Meat the next morning – which sounds like it could be good fun … and a bit tasty.

Here fishy … fishy … fishy.  Now where on earth is that fish? It’s play time.
“Well don’t look at me” Kaz said.  “I haven’t seen it.  And no, I didn’t hide it either.”
Well that’s confusing because I know I didn’t hide it.  The last I saw it I had left it on top of the paper bag Aunty M brought it in … that was earlier this morning, and I haven’t seen it since.  So if I didn’t move it and Kaz didn’t move it, that leaves only one possibility … and I would just love to know how my Archnemesis Mimi snuck in here and took it.  That’s so mean because we all know she has her own fishes her mother has found for her.

Update: Oops. I owe Ms Mimi an apology. (Sorry Mimi.)  It seems that the culprit wasn’t Mimi … it was Sooz. Grrr. She apparently, and this is a second-hand report, aka “hearsay” from Liar Liar Kaz, was concerned that the (smelly, smelly) fish might get itself lost, crushed underfoot or suffer some other undesirable fate and it was best to dispose of it before it became an issue – “health hazard” may have been the term Sooz used! So I’m not sure where it ended up but l’m thinking “rubbish bin” – and I’m going to have to work out a way to ask Aunty M to bring me another without my Mummies knowing. They’ll find out soon enough!