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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2005I think fall is finally here
Today a cold front blew through, finally dropping our temperatures below the mid 90's (mid 30's for those of you with a sensible system). I'm hoping we won't have to turn the air conditioning on tomorrow. :) That also means we might have more than a couple of cats in bed!  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Today a cold front blew through, finally dropping our temperatures below > the mid 90's (mid 30's for those of you with a sensible system). I'm > hoping we won't have to turn the air conditioning on tomorrow. :) > That also means we might have more than a couple of cats in bed! Yes, here in Houston it's forecast to be only 79F here tomorrow before going back up into the 90s - I guess I should celebrate our 12 hours of fall in preparation of our 24 hours of winter, then 12 hours of spring before summer comes around again! ;> Hugs, CatNipped >> Today a cold front blew through, finally dropping our temperatures >> below the mid 90's (mid 30's for those of you with a sensible [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > CatNipped Here in Indiana - weather has been funky (not too unusual). Our blooming dogwood tree has leaving turning for fall, berries from the flowers this spring, and buds coming in! I could be wrong, but I seem to remember it having buds last fall, too - maybe the buds start forming in the fall, then go dormant over the winter, in order to get a jump-start on spring blooming? Yesterday it was 80's F and humid, last night into the 50's F - didn't get much above 65 F today, and now it's back down to 55 F and falling. > Today a cold front blew through, finally dropping our temperatures > below the mid 90's (mid 30's for those of you with a sensible > system). I'm hoping we won't have to turn the air conditioning on > tomorrow. :) > That also means we might have more than a couple of cats in bed! It's here *here* for a few days, at least. Right now it's 50F and will only get to 79F today. (Too bad it was 90F when my electric went out the other day.) Should have the same cooler weather tomorrow. I just brought in some firewood so I can make sure the dampness is off; this evening I'll light a fire. Persia loves to lay in front of the fire! I might even use my fireplace corn-popper and make some popcorn :) But then, as is normal, it will get hot for another week or so before fall really sets in. Jill >Today a cold front blew through, finally dropping our temperatures below >the mid 90's (mid 30's for those of you with a sensible system). I'm >hoping we won't have to turn the air conditioning on tomorrow. :) >That also means we might have more than a couple of cats in bed! Here, it cooler - last night's low was in the mid 40s. The hummingbirds have gone away, putting an end (for this year) to photographing cats interacting (or not) with the birds at the feeder a few inches away from their kitchen window shelf. The trees are turning color. When I went to bed last night, there were already seven of the twelve cats on the bed. Before the night was over, at least nine had put in an appearance on the bed. One more was on a shelf in the bedroom, one was on my chair in the kitchen, and only one was unaccounted for, and I suspect he was inside somewhere. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. >>Today a cold front blew through, finally dropping our temperatures below >>the mid 90's (mid 30's for those of you with a sensible system). I'm [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > my chair in the kitchen, and only one was unaccounted for, and I suspect > he was inside somewhere. And where did you fit into this picture? You must have a very big bed or you sleep on the floor. MLB >>>Today a cold front blew through, finally dropping our temperatures below >>>the mid 90's (mid 30's for those of you with a sensible system). I'm [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >And where did you fit into this picture? You must have a very big bed or >you sleep on the floor. MLB Large bed - queen size: one does have to consider the space requirements of the cats when choosing furniture. Fortunately, the bedroom is very large (the other bedroom, used as a computer room, is tiny). Some of the cats sleep in heaps, especially Tigger (18 pounds) and Millie (a bit under 6 pounds), and Dandy with anybody who'll have him. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. > Large bed - queen size: one does have to consider the space > requirements of the cats when choosing furniture. Fortunately, the > bedroom is very large (the other bedroom, used as a computer room, > is tiny). I don't get it. Queen isn't all that large; on many nights, it seems there isn't even room enough for me and DH to be comfortable on a queen! Oscar, of course, takes up more than 1/3 the space all on her own. > Some of the cats sleep in heaps, especially Tigger (18 pounds) and > Millie (a bit under 6 pounds), and Dandy with anybody who'll have > him. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Large bed - queen size: one does have to consider the space >> requirements of the cats when choosing furniture. Fortunately, the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >queen! Oscar, of course, takes up more than 1/3 the space all on her >own. Well, it's just me and the cats. I do have to admit that it does seem crowded at times, especially when one or more of them decides to sleep on top of me, or worse, to walk around demanding more petting. Tigger is particularly stubborn about pushing me around to make room for himself. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>> Large bed - queen size: one does have to consider the space >>> requirements of the cats when choosing furniture. Fortunately, the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > -- > T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) I remember waking one morning with only about 6 inches of bed for myself, and only Moe in bed with me. She was a total bed hog! I guess I kept scooching away from her in my sleep (I really don't like to be touched at night - and poor DH is a cuddler!), and she kept scooching over to lay next to me. We have a queen size bed, and me laying on one edge, Moe with the rest to herself! Needless to say, when I woke, I nearly fell off my 'edge' of the bed! > I remember waking one morning with only about 6 inches of bed for myself, > and only Moe in bed with me. She was a total bed hog! I guess I kept [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > rest to herself! Needless to say, when I woke, I nearly fell off my 'edge' > of the bed! I don't know exactly how big a queen-sized bed is, but mine is 120 centimetres broad, and with just me and three cats, it's starting to get a bit crowded at times. Both Miranda and Caliban are snugglers. If they're not snuggling with each other, they snuggle up to me. Often I have one cat pressed up against one side and the other pressed up against the other side. Luckily, Frank mostly sleeps on his own pillow next to mine, except sometimes when he curls up around my head. The other night Miranda somehow managed to pull the sheet off me and hog it all to herself. I had to sleep with just a blanket. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I don't know exactly how big a queen-sized bed is, but mine is 120 > centimetres broad, and with just me and three cats, it's starting to get That's a bit smaller than a traditional Queen size in the US, which is 150cm wide (60 inches). We have a King size, which is 193cm wide and not nearly big enough for two adults and seven cats. :) > The other night Miranda somehow managed to pull the sheet off me and hog > it all to herself. I had to sleep with just a blanket. Hehehehe... Basho likes to snuggle between the top sheet and the comforter, preferably between my legs. Which means I can't really move. Then Luna sleeps between our pillows and Fez and Rufous join her sometime during the night. Xoxo prefers to sleep by Tom's feet, on top of the comforter, as does Maya. Issa might or might not join us, if he does he might or might not sleep with Basho. Sometimes he piles with Xoxo or with Fez and Rufous. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com <snip> >I don't know exactly how big a queen-sized bed is, but mine is 120 >centimetres broad, and with just me and three cats, it's starting to get >a bit crowded at times. Mine is nominally 152 by 203 cm, but it's an air mattress so it varies over time with the degree of inflation. It's a little wider than the nominally same size base that once held a soft-side waterbed. > Both Miranda and Caliban are snugglers. If >they're not snuggling with each other, they snuggle up to me. Often I >have one cat pressed up against one side and the other pressed up >against the other side. Luckily, Frank mostly sleeps on his own pillow >next to mine, except sometimes when he curls up around my head. Tigger, Ozy, and Maryweather are mine - Ozy is the hardest to shift and when I get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, if he's around, when I come back, he's in the warm spot where my hips go, and he *really* resents being moved. >The other night Miranda somehow managed to pull the sheet off me and hog >it all to herself. I had to sleep with just a blanket. Fortunately, none of mine do that - except for Ozy, Millie, and maybe Maryweather, none of them want to be wrapped up. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >I remember waking one morning with only about 6 inches of bed for myself, >and only Moe in bed with me. She was a total bed hog! I guess I kept [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >rest to herself! Needless to say, when I woke, I nearly fell off my 'edge' >of the bed! Mine push me toward the center - if there is a problem, it's getting back to the edge so I can get out (the covers are likely to be anchored down between me and the edge by 18 to 30 pounds of cats). SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) ~~I remember waking one morning with only about 6 inches of bed for myself, and only Moe in bed with me.~~ That sounds like Mr. Flea. He'd deny it, but he actually snuggles when I'm not looking. When I finally go to sleep, he's there with bells on to lay on my chest and make it difficult to breath. When I wake up or turn over he either takes off or hits me in hopes that I'll stop moving. And when I finally get him off of me, he stretches that 81cm out over three quarters of the bed. I don't know what his bed-hogging motive is, but I recon it's likely spite. Azy! "Unfortunately, I once roomed with a cocker spaniel, and she left a terrible impression of dogs with whomever she met. Her breath was terrible, she reeked of sebaceous oils, she chewed her haunches fanatically, and she was a pathological liar. I learnt quite a few lessons living with her. Firstly, never lay behind a dog who's just dined heavily from the rubbish bin. Secondly, never leave kibble for later if there's a dog about. And, most importantly, never, never trust a cocker spaniel in a balaclava no matter what they tell you." ~~W.C. Humphries II( http://housecatwisdom.blogspot.com/ ) >I don't know what his bed-hogging >motive is, but I recon it's likely spite. More likely, it's professional pride. Cats can't help showing off how well they do this sleeping and relaxing stuff compared to humans. They just shake their heads at anything as big as we are that doesn't even know how to take up the whole bed. SignatureWayne M (indulged by Will and Heidi) ~~They just shake their heads at anything as big as we are that doesn't even know how to take up the whole bed.~~ ROTFL! You know, you have a point. Professional pride isn't unfamiliar territory to my bloggy-moggy. Azy! "Unfortunately, I once roomed with a cocker spaniel, and she left a terrible impression of dogs with whomever she met. Her breath was terrible, she reeked of sebaceous oils, she chewed her haunches fanatically, and she was a pathological liar. I learnt quite a few lessons living with her. Firstly, never lay behind a dog who's just dined heavily from the rubbish bin. Secondly, never leave kibble for later if there's a dog about. And, most importantly, never, never trust a cocker spaniel in a balaclava no matter what they tell you." ~~W.C. Humphries II( http://housecatwisdom.blogspot.com/ ) >> Large bed - queen size: one does have to consider the space >> requirements of the cats when choosing furniture. Fortunately, the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >queen! Oscar, of course, takes up more than 1/3 the space all on her >own. Plenty of room - here's what it looked like just before I went to bed last night: <http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/tdavis/cats/2005/6inbed.jpg>. Left to right: Spooky, Dandy, Tigger, Avery, Millie, Maryweather. All I had to do was move Spooky and Tigger, then slip my feet at an angle between Millie and Maryweather. It did get a bit more crowded before it eased up: there were four more in the room, some of them waiting for me to get in the bed - CJ at my feet, Mudpie on the high self (he was still there when I got up), and Fluffy and Ozy in separate laundry baskets. At one point I woke up to find Ozy on top of me. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) > Plenty of room - here's what it looked like just before I went to bed > last night: <http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/tdavis/cats/2005/6inbed.jpg>. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > All I had to do was move Spooky and Tigger, then slip my feet at an > angle between Millie and Maryweather. LOL! I know that maneuvre - slipping your feet in at an angle. Nice pic. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki "Ted Davis" <tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu> wrote in message > Plenty of room - here's what it looked like just before I went to bed > last night: <http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/tdavis/cats/2005/6inbed.jpg>. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > separate laundry baskets. At one point I woke up to find Ozy on top > of me. Wow! I see that picture and think you are so lucky - all those cats to love :-) I love imagining getting into bed with all of them. Hillarious! SusanM Otis and Chester >"Ted Davis" <tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu> wrote in message > Plenty of >room - here's what it looked like just before I went to bed [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Wow! I see that picture and think you are so lucky - all those cats to love >:-) I love imagining getting into bed with all of them. Hillarious! Summertime, 12 is not enough because most of them are outside most of the time; wintertime, 12 is too many because most of them are inside most of the time. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) ~~Plenty of room - here's what it looked like just before I went to bed last night:~~ You've got an Orangey cat! I used to have an orange cat who was named Mildred but since he was a boy, and it often confused guests, we called him Orangey. It became his official unofficial name. He was a feral neighbourhood cat we had taken in. He later died of lymphoma, but he lived his last year in comfort. When he first became ill his breath began to reek. It was one'a the red-flags that let us know it was time to take him to the vet. We had a poem we used to say to him: Orangey-Porangey garbage pie, kissed the girls and made em die! He was a good kitty. Azy! "Unfortunately, I once roomed with a cocker spaniel, and she left a terrible impression of dogs with whomever she met. Her breath was terrible, she reeked of sebaceous oils, she chewed her haunches fanatically, and she was a pathological liar. I learnt quite a few lessons living with her. Firstly, never lay behind a dog who's just dined heavily from the rubbish bin. Secondly, never leave kibble for later if there's a dog about. And, most importantly, never, never trust a cocker spaniel in a balaclava no matter what they tell you." ~~W.C. Humphries II( http://housecatwisdom.blogspot.com/ ) >~~Plenty of room - here's what it looked like just before I went to bed >last night:~~ [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Orangey-Porangey garbage pie, kissed the girls and made em die! He was >a good kitty. Are you referring to Dandy or Millie - Dandy is a weak red tabby and Millie is what the vet calls 'apricot'. Good pictures of both of them are on <http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/tdavis/cats/03.jan/index.html>. Also their siblings Maryweather and Ozy respectively. Ozy is a red tabby color point with blue eyes. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) ~~Are you referring to Dandy or Millie - Dandy is a weak red tabby and Millie is what the vet calls 'apricot'... ~~ The orange coloured tiger cat what was stickin his tongue out. That's the one I'm looking at. He's just like a mini-Mildred! Azy! "Unfortunately, I once roomed with a cocker spaniel, and she left a terrible impression of dogs with whomever she met. Her breath was terrible, she reeked of sebaceous oils, she chewed her haunches fanatically, and she was a pathological liar. I learnt quite a few lessons living with her. Firstly, never lay behind a dog who's just dined heavily from the rubbish bin. Secondly, never leave kibble for later if there's a dog about. And, most importantly, never, never trust a cocker spaniel in a balaclava no matter what they tell you." ~~W.C. Humphries II( http://housecatwisdom.blogspot.com/ ) >~~Are you referring to Dandy or Millie - Dandy is a weak red tabby and >Millie is what the vet calls 'apricot'... ~~ > >The orange coloured tiger cat what was stickin his tongue out. That's >the one I'm looking at. He's just like a mini-Mildred! Dandy, then. He and his sister were dumped at the end of a road at the edge of town. They quickly found a house with resident cats and were cared for, but the people coudn't keep two more so I took them in. Dandy is my champion mole killer. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. > ~~Plenty of room - here's what it looked like just before I went to bed > last night:~~ [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Orangey-Porangey garbage pie, kissed the girls and made em die! He was > a good kitty. I have one of those silly songs for my orange fellow Orly. It goes to the tune of "I feel pretty" from West Side Story: I feel orange! Oh so orange! I feel orange! I'm orange! Not brown! I'm so orange... I'm the orangest kitty in town! la la la la la la la la... (OK, back to regular programming now) >> ~~Plenty of room - here's what it looked like just before I went to >> bed last night:~~ [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > (OK, back to regular programming now) Kewl! I'll have to adapt that song to "peachy" for Vino :-) -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album If I were to try adapting a song to Mr. Fleas, he'd just devise a method of lifting and lobbing tomatoes without an opposable thumb. He just isn't into the cutesy-wootsey stuff. In fact, he's more the intellectual kind. He's practices observation and application: He observes what best motivates humans to open the goody cupboard and then makes practical application of the information learnt. Azy! "Unfortunately, I once roomed with a cocker spaniel, and she left a terrible impression of dogs with whomever she met. Her breath was terrible, she reeked of sebaceous oils, she chewed her haunches fanatically, and she was a pathological liar. I learnt quite a few lessons living with her. Firstly, never lay behind a dog who's just dined heavily from the rubbish bin. Secondly, never leave kibble for later if there's a dog about. And, most importantly, never, never trust a cocker spaniel in a balaclava no matter what they tell you." ~~W.C. Humphries II( http://housecatwisdom.blogspot.com/ ) > If I were to try adapting a song to Mr. Fleas, he'd just devise a > method of lifting and lobbing tomatoes without an opposable thumb. He [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Azy! heh heh... I never claimed that Orly likes the song. In fact he's been known to stick a big orange paw over my mouth when he's not pleased with what's coming out. > I have one of those silly songs for my orange fellow Orly. It goes to > the tune of "I feel pretty" from West Side Story: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'm so orange... I'm the orangest kitty in town! > la la la la la la la la... LOL! Great song! SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Here in Connecticut the temperatures are still in the low 80's during the day and I'm still wearing shorts. We are expecting a cold front to come throught tonight or Sunday and drop the temperatures into the 60's. The cats are enjoying the weather because I still have windows open. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > Today a cold front blew through, finally dropping our temperatures below > the mid 90's (mid 30's for those of you with a sensible system). I'm > hoping we won't have to turn the air conditioning on tomorrow. :) > That also means we might have more than a couple of cats in bed! |
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