I don’t think so …

How bad could a treat be?

Oh my goodness … what on earth is this? Are they intent on trying to kill me? I knew it was trouble as soon as Kaz opened the packet … of Hoki Fish Cubes. They are supposed to be a treat but let me assure you they are more like torture.  When Kaz gave me the first one to try … I tried to try it but the cubes are so big I couldn’t get my mouth around one to have a go. I licked it but I didn’t much like it.  Kaz should have gotten the message then but … and yes I grant she is well meaning but she is more than a little slow … she persisted and chopped up a couple and put them in my food bowl.  When I say “chopped up” she had the meat cleaver out and was hacking in to those mothers treats and they still weren’t breaking up easily.  And smell!  It was like something had died in the kitchen while she was working on them.  When the other Mummy came out she said something like “I hope you’re going to burn that chopping board and knife because they’re not staying here” before she quickly exited the room (that might have been gagging I heard as she walked – actually ran – to the bedroom). So those fish cubes (better described as die) are now either safely out in the garbage (repelling all comers) or back in their zip lock baggie destined to be handed on to a less-discerning and hopefully completely anosmic dog.  Phew.
That being said it was very nice of Sy and An to think of me and for sending them home with the Mummies to see if I liked them. I absolutely didn’t … and neither did Mimi because Sy and An sent some home for her as well.   I hope she did what I did when they were put in front of her … I scooped them out of my bowl and sent them flying across the room.  That’s a hard “no” Mummies.

Nooks and crannies

I am so good at finding little nooks and crannies to have my naps in, it sometimes takes the Mummies ages to find me. Mummy Sooz had to ring the other Mummy today while she was out at Aldi because she couldn’t find me.  Heh heh.  The other Mummy knew exactly where I was – she had taken a photo of me before she left because I don’t think she’d ever seen me in the spot before.  Or she could have done it because she just loves taking photos of me! So many! Too many!

Stardenburdenhardenbart

I don’t know why they don’t want me to look after the Christmas accoutrements (that’s tinsel and stuff for anyone else who doesn’t know French – I had to look it up – learning a new language is part of my New Year’s resolutions … I’m just not sure which one yet). 

I helped Kaz take them down yesterday because the Christmas dinge (German: things) has to come down on 12th Night or bad things could happen. 

Given that they didn’t want to put a real Tannenbaum up again this year because there was a chance I would try to hug it (or try to chew on the electric cable) like last year … or was that the year before? … they didn’t do too bad a job decorating with tinsel and the new me-friendly trees from Aldi. I am going to watch where they put the şeyler (Turkish) though because I might be able to get them out again while they’re not looking … or when they’re out and about.  That would be fun.  That would really work:  Stardenburdenhardenbart indeed.

Cat’s in the cradle

It is so nice to be home.  I have been having a wonderful time rediscovering all my favourite sleeping spots – and another one I haven’t been in for a while – probably because the Mummies have had it hidden behind the door for a while.

I have been trying to keep them entertained as well … just so the Mummies don’t get the idea they can ship me off to Aunty Rosemary’s.  They haven’t said that they’re planning to go anywhere – but like this last time, they might be making plans while they are out of the house – so I don’t know. 

I don’t know what it is with them but they keep buying fans and bringing them into the house.  One is called the Vornado and it’s designed to cool the whole room.  When Kaz brought it home she told Sooz that the salesperson told her it would work “really well” – and I heard Sooz say this morning that it works better than the air conditioning and the fan put together. I think Kaz really likes it because it can be pointed directly at Sooz so she gets the blast of cool air – while just giving a cooler room to Kaz.  Those two are just so different!