I would have thought those Mummies would have put more effort into their Anniversary – but no. It was started out as ‘just another day’ here at Jannie with M Kaz taking herself down to the Broadwater in the rain (it often is not raining when she gets there) and M Sooz continuing to snooze in bed. I could have stayed with her but took myself off to my bed where the Mummies have put down a furry brown coat for me – which I adore. Mind you, there’s not much around here that I don’t adore – that Applaws food keeps on coming (thank you R), and the Fancy Feast cookies and the clean cat litter – and M Sooz choosing not to move me when I was in her recliner the other day. She really is kind … actually, they both really are kind to me . . . except for where they make me go Outback in the freezing cold (day and night) to use the litter tray.
The days have started getting longer again – as of the 2oth, 21st or 22nd. The jury is still out on that – when the shortest night is and therefore when the longest day is. Those Mummies have different opinions on it but at least they didn’t embarass me by taking themselves off to Tasmania to take part in the Dark Mofo swim where, according to the headlines ‘Thousands take a nude plunge for Dark Mofo winter solstice’, ‘Swimmers’ annual nude plunge into chilly Tasmanian river marks the winter solstice’, and ‘Wild scenes as thousands strip off for icy nude swim at end of Dark Mofo’ … and that’s just a few of them. The Mummies have been talking about it – after the fact, because M Kaz can’t work out how they all would have found the right sets of clothes afterwards, and what would have happened if they didn’t. I know, you’d think she’d have other things to worry about. Like the roof (and finding someone to give her a second quote to fix the leak), finally getting the shade sail people out to give a quote on putting it back up or putting the blue flexiskip up – and starting to fill it. M Kaz has managedto give some stuff from the laundry cupboards away and while she’s feeling a bit chuffed about it, she shouldn’t celebrate prematurely because there is still lots and lots and lots to sort and move out of Jannie.
Hang on. Was that a duck I just saw outside? I know it’s wet today but I wouldn’t have thought it was that wet. I wonder if this means we are in for more rain? I hope not (because of the aforementioned roof issue). Do they make raincoats for cats? Do we wear them?
Nigella ... 