Nigella …

I cannot believe they didn’t bring me anything back from Toowoomba or that they didnt take me with them … I was packed and everything. They were gone for ages and going to visit family is not really a good enough excuse for leaving me at home alone and not bringing me anything back. They really are incredibly lucky that I don’t run amok while they’re away.

The only good news is that Aunty M (thank you!) came to spend time with me while they were away.  I wasn’t expecting her so that was a lovely surprise. I don’t know why they think leaving me out lots of cookies and water is enough to keep me sustained … but at least they didn’t cart me off to Aunty Rosemary’s like last time!

It was good to have Aunty M’s company because I do get a bit lonely. My toys do what they can, they even come to the food bowls to keep me company while I’m eating so I don’t feel quite so deserted.  

I might have to have words with the Mummies though about maybe leaving a radio or the television on for me when they go off; I’ve read all the books I can reach on the shelves. Although, speaking of books, they did bring an interesting one back with them from Toowoomba – “Over one hundred and fifteen years of news from The Daily Telegraph Mirror”. Kaz spent some time reading it with me this afternoon – and I think she was memorizing dates from it … something to do with that Trivia they’re always going off too.  I’m not an expert but I think she would stand a better chance with the remembering if she wrote stuff down rather than just saying it over and over again to herself – I know she’s been doing that: I see her lips moving.

And, just for the record, regardless of what Kaz or Sooz would have you believe, I was not the one who put a hole in the tube of Kaz’s sleeping machine. Thank goodness someone knows how to use a BandAid (or two or three) around here.

Well that was a good trick I played on Sooz Mummy.  She was so worried today when she couldn’t find me that she phoned Kaz Mummy who was out and about foraging for my Fancy Feast crunchies – and just as well she was too because there was about to be a huge fracas here if she didn’t. Had I managed to escape Sooz was wondering.  Kaz assured her I had not.  And together they worked out a plan trap … I know they worked on it together because neither of them is cluely enough to have thought of it by themselves.  And it wasn’t really all that involved or complex a plan trap either … it was just to make me think that Sooz was opening the bedroom door … because we all know how I live to get out there.  It’s somehow much more exciting than the front yard – where I had been with Kaz only this morning.

“Make sure you have the bedroom door closed before you open the outside door” – did I hear that or just imagine it?  Doesn’t matter because that’s exactly what Sooz Mummy did … and when I heard the outside door opening … I was there at the bedroom door in a second – half-a-second actually … and when she opened the door I scarpered over to the door to the backyard – but it was already closed.  Drat!  But at least I didn’t reveal my hiding spot.

Besides that bit of drama this morning, all has been much the same here without Uncle Wayne around.  I am missing him … of course … but I have been consoling myself by sleeping on his bed, and the ironing board, and the coach … and … well, just anywhere I want to.  It’s good being the cat.   

Where is he? Come back already Uncle Wayne!

Is Uncle Wayne a turtle? They are fascinating animals with 26 species in Australia alone according to petsdomain.com.au. So what characterises a turtle and why would I think Uncle Wayne might be one? It’s that turtles carry their homes around on their backs with them. Snails do too but Uncle Wayne moves way too fast to be a snail.  What’s that? He doesn’t have a shell … well, anyone who says that hasn’t seen the photograph Kaz showed me. Uncle Wayne looks very happy standing in front of his new shell. You can tell it’s a new shell because it has a big red bow on it.

I hope now that he has his shell he will come back, because I miss him already and I think the Mummies do too.  He was only here overnight this time … he was here for Wednesday night Trivia … and to cook the team some scones … he’s a thoughtful Uncle Wayne … and a decent cook! He’s gone back to Toowoomba but he says he’s going to be back in a couple of weeks’ time. He’s going off camping before that though to see if his shell needs any “tweaking”.  He’s clever enough to do the “tweaking” himself.