My Night Visitors

I was just about to settle down for the evening with the Daddies, they're all excited about something on the TV, anyway there I was about to settle down when I heard a tap, tap on the front door.

I went up to the window to have a look out and saw both George and Emma outside. Great again George isn't on his own so we can't speak about Saturday night but I suppose he did come around.

He asked if I wanted to come out to hang out but I'd already set my mind to staying in tonight but I smiled and said if he was free I would tomorrow and to come on his own. 

It's nice to see Emma's coming out of her shell a bit more this week as well , I do worry about her spending so much time of her own, well apart from Mogsie and Twizzle that is.

I don't know what it is this week but ever since the Cat Party this had been cat central, they've nearly all been over. I shall have to think about hosting a Christmas Party if everyone enjoyed it that much! 

A Certain Someone

Sometimes nothing but a quick sharp word will do when you just want to chill out in peace and a certain someone just won't stop talking at you.

That's better, peace reigns!

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Sarah Certainly Seems More Herself Today

Daddy was finally washing the windows, they don't take long to get dirty with little nose and lick marks on them, not of course from me!

When he went out to do the back River went with him to keep him company and I got a nice clear view out of the window again, that's when I saw George looking in.

I wanted to have a word with him about the other night and that kiss but I couldn't as the darker Naughty Twin and Sarah were with him. I'm guessing the Cat Party was more of a success that I thought, funny I've never thought of myself as much of a hostess before but I guess it must have hit the spot with the cats around here. Sarah certainly seems more herself today!

Splashing Around In The Bath

What a perfect evening it's turned out to be. Disappears Daddy is upstairs splashing around in the bath, Stay is dozing on the sofa and I'm sitting up here listening to River banging on about something. Well I say listening I've actually tuned out but hey a little smile every now and then and she seems pleased enough. Ah Sunday evenings can be so lovely.

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Now She Knows What It Feels Like

I've been in a deep sleep most of the day still recovering from last night I guess so it was no surprise that I seemed to have slept the afternoon away.

Shame because I missed the Daddydaddy and Daddymummy being here. When I did wake I could hear a right fuss coming from River downstairs and went to investigate and make sure she was OK.

She was she was just getting herself all confused about a birthday present that the Daddy mummy had brought her, a dog that moves and barks at her.

I would have thought it was right up her street but she just couldn't understand what was going on and kept on walking towards it and away from it whenever it barked, now she knows what it feels like!

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The Cat Dance Begins And The Cat Dance Is Brought To An Abrupt End

What a night, I am feeling so rough today and by the look of George I'm not the only one. Things didn't go quiet as planning last night, for a start the guest of honour didn't turn up!

After my little adventure with River last night I had a nice long sleep and woke when I heard Daddy calling out to Emma. He must have seen her walk across the road on her way here and she got waylaid as he went out and gave her some strokes. I think he felt sorry for her outside in the rain, yes RAIN. The one night of the year you don't want it and all that, it poured down so we relocated to the garage.

Maybe that's why Mogsie didn't come, the message may not have got across? Well shortly after Emma turned up, Sarah and the Naughty Twins arrived, followed by George. Bella sent her apologises but she's on baby sitting duty tonight, which I can totally understand and Twizzle, like me never ventures across the road so I assumed she wouldn't be able to make it.

Off we started with the now sodden Dreamies but hey close your eyes and you can imagine them being covered in milk which made the damp taste of slightly more palatable but they really are not the same unless they crunch in your mouth as you chew them.

After a little chatter, I noticed Sarah was acting a strange and asked her what was up? She told me she'd eaten some stuff outside and it was making her feel all light headed but not in a bad way, just a bit relaxed and sleepy. I decided to keep a bit of an eye on her but decided to go over and have a bit of a chat with Emma. She's been keeping herself so much to herself these days that now I had the chance I thought I'd pounce on it and ask her how she was finding it living with Mogsie and Twizzle. Apparently she's still living in the hallway but it suits her. I then heard George and the Naughty Twins beginning to purr in unison, brilliant the parties really starting.

Sarah was gently rocking back and forth a grin all over her face and the Naughty Twins were beginning to swing together, a Cat party is a very personal experience and can affect us cats in different ways. George looked over to me and gave me a grin. I felt my own feet beginning to move and before I knew it I was dancing with Emma around the garage, jumping up on the walls to bounce off, round and round we went, faster and faster in time with the music. The Cat Dance had begun and soon we were all speeding round together apart form Sarah who just sat in the middle staring, the sound of George and the Naughty Twins spread to the rest of us and we all tuned in together, the noise distorted by our running into something reminiscent of the sound a wet finger makes on the top of a wide topped glass when moving around the rim. Oh heady times.

When you get caught up in the Cat Dance time goes and a minute could be a day, a day could be a second, time changes when the Cat Dance takes over, we move as one, the time of the past becomes the time of the now and images of time appeared to me on the walls as I ran. It felt like it was in slow motion but in reality I was travelling at vast speed. Some made sense, some maybe will, time will tell her secrets.

Then bang, a pot was caught by someone of there way around and fell smashing to the floor  We all stood still looking and panting the Cat Dance brought to an abrupt end! George walked straight up to me, kissed me, turned and disappeared through the broken garage door. Emma and the Naughty Twins ran after him without a word, Sarah just sat there grinning at me.

When The Cats Arrive

I've kept out of Stay Daddies way today, he's had a tense 24 hours and I didn't want my buzz of the Cat Party to be ruined by him but I did fancy a bit of attention before I went out so I went up to Disappears for a bit of a stroke. 

I'm very excited about tonight, a Cat Party, a proper Cat Party is a rare occasion and one when called can attract a lot of attention. I've been squirrelling away Dreamies for the past few days, pretending I wouldn't eat my dinner unless Daddy gave me extra. It worked!

We're meeting at 11 it possible it could go on all night and as I've not seen anyone much around today I'm assuming everyone's getting themselves prepared.

I don't like to stress so I did my preening early. I was right it didn't take long for River to disturb me and chase me but I am in a good mood so I let her run after me for a while before jumping out of her way. She can't get up by AloHa so I can still chill out until it's time to go out and from this position I can see when the cats arrive!

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Hey, Hey I'm The Mogsie

Here I come

Walking down the street

I get the loveliest looks from

Everyone I meet

Hey, hey I'm the Mogsie

And people say I swagger around

But I'm too busy chilling

To put anybody down

I go wherever I want to

And do what I like to do

The only time that I get restless

Is when I don't know you

Hey, hey I'm the Mogsie

And people say I swagger around

But I'm too busy chilling

To put anybody down

I'm just trying to be friendly

So come and watch me chill and play

A part of the cat generation

And I've got so much to say.

Anyway, He Opened The Door And I Run In

Well it didn't take too long for the word to get out that Mogsie was back up and running/protecting Catworld, Doublay's just come-a-calling.

Daddy popped down to see what mischief River's been getting up to, when she's quiet you know it;s time to investigate, and he left the office door open. I didn't mind too much today I've been feeling really sleepy and bless him but he's not the quietest person to be around when he's working, all that non-stop chatter can sometimes drive you a little crazy when all you want to do is sleep.

Anyway, he open's the door and I run in, wanting to claim my space on my chair for the afternoon but couldn't because the remnants of which looks like a crisp sandwich are scattered all across it. It's a shock when you jump up and skid on a plate but my deft cat feet are a bonus and I sprang delicately up onto the window ledge just in time to see Mogsie walking away in one direction and Doublay walking away in the other.

Damn I've missed all the action, but neither seemed to be in an agitated state so I feel I can safely assume they had a nice little chat and Doublay was just coming to see how he was. Ah peace reigns once again in Catworld. Just as I like it!

Ah The Impatience Of Youth

Finally Daddy decided to go downstairs and I followed him. I thought he was going to give us some treats, River of course was jumping around all over the place in anticipation, but he picked up the post and stood at the table reading it without taking much notice of us. River was very excitable when she saw him and doubly so when she saw me, making a right hullabaloo just as I was trying to read what it was that he'd got in the post.

Hang on I called to her, learn some patience but I don't think she really understood she just stood there whinging at Daddy and looking rapidly at him and then at me. Ah the impatience of youth! 

The card, a wedding invitation, oh how exciting.

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Lying In The Gutter

I've been up with Daddy in the office all day, true I've been drifting in and out of sleep and so have not seen everything that's been going on today but the few times I have looked outside I've seen the lighter Naughty Twin, here, there and everywhere apart from where I expected her to be. I.e.with her kittens.

The first time I saw her lying in the gutter, not the best place to be at any time, What is going on with her, I know she was very comfy at M and R's but she really should be spending a little more time with her kitty cats, I hope she's OK!

One Of The Wood Pigeon's Has Left Us

Now I know what the Crow was calling out about, one of the Wood Pigeon's has left us. I was just sitting up with Daddy in the window when I spotted them him in the mouth of a very distressed Sarah.

Oh this is terrible, a loss of one of the beautiful Wood Pigeons, today is a very sad day!

The Crow Has Called

It must be nice for Twizzle to finally be getting some of her home back, now that mother and babies have returned home. She was just out with R enjoying some of the late afternoon sunshine when her peace was disturbed by the Crow flying in low, settling on a chimney and calling.

Twizzle is right to be concerned, when the Crow calls it's a call to arms for the Land of the Birds, something must be amiss, we are all connected and a call to arms for one, means a call to arms for all.

Probably Trying To Keep His Head Low. Yeah Take Shame!

It's unseasonally warm today for it being an October but it does mean one thing, us cats are out and about today. It's not too warm to make us sleepy but it's warm enough to just sit and enjoy the day go by, listening to the sounds of the Sparrow Sister flying about having a gossip. Even the faint bark of some dog that lives up the back of M's is not even bothering me or ruining my chilled mood.

R's been trying to cut his lawn but Mogsie's been out and about and kept on sitting on the patch that R wanted to cut. Nice to see he's getting his spirit back again.

He;s also been watching the movement of the lighter Naughty Twin and her two kittens back over the road to where they actually do live, not that you'd know it the amount of time they spend over M's.

The Cat Party didn't take place last night, I guess I didn't give myself enough time to prepare and a Cat Party, a real Cat Party I mean, is not something to be rushed! It;s a very special occasion. I am however going to plan for it to be next Saturday night. The Daddies have finished mucking about in the garden for a while so I can now see what I've got to work with, we're definitely having it up by the back of the garage, out of the way of prying eyes.

Spit's also still missing. He seems to do a bit of a runner whenever there's new babies around but he turns back up after a couple of weeks. Probably trying to keep his head low. Yeah take shame!

A Lot Harder

This. Is a lot harder than it looks!

He's Been To See The Kittens

He's been to see the kittens, Stay Daddy that is. When he was unloading the car earlier he spotted M and said he'd pop over to see them. He told me that when he came in and I was waiting eagerly when I saw him going back over.

When he came back he showed me some photo's that he'd taken off them, the lighter Naughty Twin looks in good health and her twin kittens are enough to melt any heart.

At times like these I do miss the girls and Charlie.

Just Stand Back From The Spray Can

I fancied a quiet afternoon so I decided to set River up to get her out of my hair. She was asleep on her chair and I loudly jumped up on the table and peered out of the window, ignoring her when she called up to me to see what was going on.

I could see the Daddies out of the window, they're still in playing in the garden mood and are trying to get something sorted where the house of glass used to be. Still not quiet over the fact that they took it down without my permission but it's done now and it's keeping them quiet. 

It;s always a bit fateful when they get themselves into this sort of mood, talking about what they will do, realise they could make a change if only they went and got the materials and the shop in question not being too far away usually means they start almost as soon as they've had the idea.

The only problem with this shop is they sell spray paint as well and the Daddies get themselves a bit excited where colours concerned and spray paint anything that doesn't move. We now have a golden worm, marvellous just step back from the spray can.

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What Is Their Beef?

Mogsie and Sarah are still ignoring each other. What is their beef?

I'm Even Beginning To Relax

You know what over this past week or two River really has started to behave herself around me and you know what I'm quite liking this new well behaved dog. 

I'm even beginning to relax around her myself without worrying she's going to try and sniff my nether regions.

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I Sense Some Tension

I sense some tension between Sarah and Mogsie, I've just seen them out the window. 

Mogsie was on a bit of a walkabout across the gardens, I bet he is so pleased to be able to wander around at will again I know he was getting depressed with not being able to clean himself and come outside, when I saw Sarah hiding under R's car.

Mogsie walked right by and didn't even glance in her direction, as soon as he passed she picked herself up and walked off, all very strange I wonder what it can be?

A Double Celebration

It truly is a week for surprises here, I've just heard from Twizzle

Lil

You will never believe what has happened today!   It's nothing to do with
Mogsie, thank goodness.   The lighter Naughty Twin has just had two kittens
in Mogsie's kennel!   My Mum couldn't believe what she saw when she looked
in it.   A little white one and a little dark one.  What are we going to do?

Luv and purrs

Twizzle

Well I couldn't respond quick enough;

Hello Twizzle,

OMG thanks for letting me know I bet that was a massive surprise, I saw
Mogsie and George chatting intently earlier on today I bet it must have been
about that. How cute and truly a celebration week for Catworld although I'm
surprised your mummies not having kittens herself with everyone moving in or
giving birth there. I want to say don't tell Daddy because I know him he'll
want them but I will pass the message over as I'm sure he'll want to come
and see them.

Lots of love Lil'
xxx

And on River's birthday too!

Those Two

Those two have gone out, Daddy said he wanted to take River to the woods for a birthday treat, nice it gets them out of my hair for a while.

It gave me a chance to come downstairs and see what's going on outside. Now I wonder what those two are up to, George and Mogsie are deep in conversation and something tells me it's not just a catch up, they're being too secretive for that!

Get Prepared - Yes I Agree A Miracle

What a lovely morning I've had asleep up with Daddy in the office. Like River I've got my own blanket that nanny made to sleep on so we don't have to share one and I was just snoozing away on mine when I heard Daddy finish his call and tell me to get prepared. I should have guessed what was coming, only one thing indoors that I ever have to be prepared about, River was coming.

He went downstairs and brought her up calling my name.

*Deep breath* and I jumped onto the floor, if she did get herself over excited I'd have a clear route through the doorway and down the stairs, River can't do wooden stairs so I knew I'd be OK.

Well in she walked, I think a little surprised at being allowed up here and walked up to me slowly, well if she's willing so am I, it is her birthday after all. So I went up to her and nearly touched my nose on her's, good the shower she was caught in this morning has cleaned some of that mud off her and what with the spray Disappears Daddy put on her she's smelling very nice today.

I didn't want to chance my luck and when she blinked twice I thought I could see something going through her mind so I jumped up onto the window ledge, just to remove temptation, and I have to agree with Stay Daddy, yes, it'a a miracle!

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Happy Birthday River - Is He Taking The Mick?

Oh we were up so early this morning, I wondered what all the fuss was about and then I heard the daddies saying Happy Birthday to River. Wow that's crept up on us, I can remember when she first came here a shy, tiny, tiny ball of fluff who slept most of the day. Happy days indeed!

Disappears daddy took River out and I stayed indoors with Stay until they came back and then after hearing a lot of hullabaloo downstairs I thought I'd best make an appearance.

Just in time to watch River pull egg all over the floor, she really hasn't learned many table manners this past year. Still it's her birthday I'm not going to be telling her off or anything so I called over Happy Birthday. I feel a bit bad for not getting her a present myself but I'm sure I was included in the stuff that the daddies brought her.

 Well she certainly seemed to be liking her teddies, I think I'll attach my name to those.

I'm not so chuffed with the ball with a cats face on it, is he taking the mick or what?

Oh yes I see he is!

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A Sight For Sore Eyes

Ah such a sight for sore eyes, so glad he's back. I think I'll just sit here a while and watch him.

If He Get's It Done In Time

Daddies been out in that garden again this afternoon, doing all sorts of pulling things around and sweeping and things, tidying up some of the mess he made at the weekend but it all seems to be a part of his plan, whatever it is that he's up to.

I decided to keep out of it and see what he'd done once the tools are put away, he's never the safest person to be around when he had things in his hands.

I couldn't quite see what he was up to from there so I decided to go and take a closer look but it's a jump from one roof to another and I've never really liked taking it but he's closed the bedroom window so I guess my only option is to go forwards.

Um well, if I stretch maybe I can see it from here.

No. No option here I go.

Right I must tread carefully up here I'm always hearing daddy say that.

Um well, it's a start I suppose. If he gets in done in time it'll be a perfect venue for the Cat Party on Saturday, just out the way enough for us not to be spotted from indoors.

A Fly-By

The Gooses from the lake have just done as fly-by tribute to Mogsie, to celebrate his recovery and return to Catworld.

I knew it was coming the darker Naughty Twin told me as she passed by earlier. I also asked her to spread the world Cat Party Saturday night at mine, I'm so excited!