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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004Boyfriend the Brave
There is a terrible wind rushing around here as well as lashing rain, but the wind has only just got up, so I felt obliged to check the chicken huts to make sure everything was safe (it's very, very late here) I have a lamp that fastens on my head, so put it on, got all the outer clothes on, and set off down the garde, quite a long one it is, too. 156 yards, but I only had to go about 100. Imagine my surprise when I realised Boyfriend had got up from his comfortable place by the fire and decided to accompany me. I actually only knew he had because I saw his reflective collar in the light of the headlamp and then saw his tail in the air in front of me. Not only that, but I had to turn back twice on my way back to secure roofs after hearing more crashing behind me, and BF turned back with me too and kept me company while I did it. In gale force winds and lashing rain at 1.30 a.m., he stayed with me. He didn't have to. I love this cat, he's really special. I think he might love me a bit too. Tweed have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. Purrs for the damage to be minimal. What a brave kitty BF is. Lois  Signaturehttp://zeotropeburmese.kiwiwebhost.net.nz -- Burmese are like potato chips, you can't just have one. > There is a terrible wind rushing around here as well as lashing rain, but > the wind has only just got up, so I felt obliged to check the chicken huts [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Tweed > have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. On Thu, 21 Oct, Tweed wrote: ---------------------<snip>---------------------- > In gale force winds and lashing rain at >1.30 a.m., he stayed with me. He didn't have to. >I love this cat, he's really special. I think he might love me a bit too. What a touching gesture of loyalty! Truly a special cat! Regards and Purrs, O J What a good loyal friend -- thanks for sharing this! Christine > There is a terrible wind rushing around here as well as lashing rain, but > the wind has only just got up, so I felt obliged to check the chicken huts [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Tweed > have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. > There is a terrible wind rushing around here as well as lashing rain, but > the wind has only just got up, so I felt obliged to check the chicken huts [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Tweed > have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. Awwwww. How sweet!!!! Isn't it nice to have a defender. Hope damage was not too bad. > There is a terrible wind rushing around here as well as lashing rain, but > the wind has only just got up, so I felt obliged to check the chicken huts [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Tweed > have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. Oooooo! Strong, brave, fearless boyfriend - Sammy is *very* impressed with this masculine show of might!! You're very lucky to have such a thoughtful owner Tweed! Hugs, CatNipped <snip> > Not only that, but I had to turn back twice on my way back to secure roofs > after hearing more crashing behind me, and BF turned back with me too and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Tweed > have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. He most certainly does love you to do that. We are purring that the damage wasn't too bad. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > There is a terrible wind rushing around here as well as lashing rain, but > the wind has only just got up, so I felt obliged to check the chicken huts [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Tweed > have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. Awww, what a sweet Boyfriend you have and such a gallant lad. Give him special scritches from me. Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey and Sam >1.30 a.m., he stayed with me. He didn't have to. >I love this cat, he's really special. I think he might love me a bit too. > >Tweed >have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. I suspect he loves you alot. I home the damage was minimal. Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel. |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") Purrs and best wishes for everyone to stay safe, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > There is a terrible wind rushing around here as well as lashing rain, but > the wind has only just got up, so I felt obliged to check the chicken huts [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Tweed > have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. ... In gale force winds and lashing rain at > 1.30 a.m., he stayed with me. ... > Tweed I hope you didn't have too much damage. Boyfriend is indeed an amazing cat. Annie > There is a terrible wind rushing around here as well as lashing rain, > but the wind has only just got up, so I felt obliged to check the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Tweed > have to go to bed now...wind is howling. Damage expected. Awwwww. Boyfriend wuvs his meowmie and wants to keep her safe from the wind. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >> Imagine my surprise when I realised Boyfriend had got up from his >> comfortable place by the fire and decided to accompany me. I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Awwwww. Boyfriend wuvs his meowmie and wants to keep her safe from the > wind. I'm actually beginning to believe that he *is* starting to love me. The other day he jumped up on my lap and settled down at the side of me in the armchair. This was such an unusual thing that I almost held my breath the whole time in case I scared him off. It has taken 18 months for him to begin to like me and trust me as much as he does - which is not all that much, really. If I picked him up to fly him round the house, he'd just die. He just wouldn't have the confidence to do it. I wish he'd become braver still and realise I'd never hurt him. I suppose it'll take even more time, if at all. Tweed >>> Imagine my surprise when I realised Boyfriend had got up from his >>> comfortable place by the fire and decided to accompany me. I [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Tweed I'm certain you'll get there in the end, you've made great progress already. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. What a wonderful cat is Boyfriend. And it is obvious that he cares for you, or he wouldn't go out in that nasty weather to be with you. And what a great person you are, Tweed, to do all that you do, cheerfully and yet still have time to share your life with us. We enjoy your posts very much. Charleen Mr. Pumpkin, Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro > What a wonderful cat is Boyfriend. He is, he's totally changed my mind about what cats are like. They are not always the smelly, scratchy, bitey, extremely touchy animals that I've always experienced. >And it is obvious that he cares for you, > or he wouldn't go out in that nasty weather to be with you. It's not all that many months ago that he was too shy to let me touch him. Last night he jumped up to sit next to me and this morning first he brought me a bird (no comment, not approved of) then a mousie which I praised him for and when I got home from "work" today there was a vole on the kitchen carpet. >And what a > great person you are, Tweed, to do all that you do, cheerfully and yet > still > have time to share your life with us. <blush> I won't be able to do it for very much longer, but I'll try to respond to requests for purrs. >We enjoy your posts very much. <blush again> Thank you. Today, after all my eye ops, I had a four hour assessment by someone from the Royal National Institute for the Blind, to see what adapations would help me back to work as soon as possible, even before my sight is expected to improve. You would *not* believe what is available now. I expected to get a hand held magnifying glass and a page size one and be told to manage with that. Oh, no. I can have (what they call) a CCTV camera - it's not the same as what spies on you in the street - to read handwritten documents, enlarge them and put them on to an extra screen at the side of my PC, so that I only have to read from there and type it in. I can have a hand-held portable CCTV to go to another room to read the files. (Best thing about this is that you can hang it round your neck and I can take it home with me, so I can read the print on the packets and cans in the supermarket!!) I also can have hand held thingies that scan documents too and much more as well. You just run it over the print or handwriting and it's much easier to read. My PC font will be changed so I can read it better too. All this today has made me feel a bit emotional, to think that there are things that can be done so that I don't have to be "on the sick" and can once again earn for myself. And it will be done in just a few weeks. <tears of emotion, not from being sad> My employers *have* to do what is recommended, it would be against the law if they didn't. Isn't this just absolutely WOW? Tweed I'm so very happy for you, Christina. I am myopic and have changed the settings in the View menu; I changed Text size to Largest and it helps a great deal! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek <snip> > Oh, no. I can have (what they call) a CCTV camera - it's not the same as > what spies on you in the street - to read handwritten documents, enlarge [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Tweed >I'm so very happy for you, Christina. I am myopic and have changed the >settings in the View menu; I changed Text size to Largest and it helps a >great deal! Also, very helpful hint if you have to sit back from the desk to let a furry lapfungus occuply their master. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html "Christina Websell" <spamfree@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message > Today, after all my eye ops, I had a four hour assessment by someone from > the Royal National Institute for the Blind, to see what adapations would [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Tweed I'm so happy for you. As I've lost my hearing I'm more aware of just how much more of an effort it is to manage ordinary communication. Every little bit helps. Prayers and purrs that you adapt easily to the adaptive equipment and get back to being and feeling productive. Boyfriend will just have to get used to sleeping all day and enjoying his mornings and evenings and weekends with you. Jo http://www.ardice.com/Regional/North_America/United_States/Pennsylvania/Society_ and_Culture/Disability_Resources/Adaptive_Equipment/ Tweed wrote: ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >My employers *have* to do what is recommended, it would be against the law >if they didn't. >Isn't this just absolutely WOW? I'm so pleased for you! Though we've got a fairly decent 'safety net' here, there's a lot of room for improvement. Regards and Purrs, O J > Isn't this just absolutely WOW? Wow indeed, Tweed! SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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