It’s a cat’s life!

‘Oh, what a hard life’ cats lead, going from one meal to another via sleeping, prowling and stalking! Certainly, tabby cats Amber and Poppy like a good dinner served on time, followed by a role in the sun on the cement path, to scratch their back and then a lovely sleep in the sun lounge on the chair. It is said humans have superior intelligence, really seems to me that a cat is more intelligent! Who works all day to put a meal on the table for the cat and our families – that’ll be us, humans, then! Who labors in the garden making it habitable for family and animals – again us humans! Who eats and sleeps all day – why the cat!

Cats are intelligent and know who’s their owner and who’s not, it’s taken Poppy and Amber a few days to get accustomed to us and bear their tummies to be tickled and their neck to be scratched. They also will come and sit on our knees at night too and relax and purr.

These two tabbies are a pleasure, very easy to look after. Their only unendearing trait is bringing in various creatures from the garden. We’ve had half eaten mice and a living slow worm who was not particularly happy with being brought into the kitchen but was unharmed so we were able to return it to the garden – they are a protected species in the UK after all.
We’d happily look after Poppy and Amber again any time in the future.

And the icing on the cake is that it’s near to my Dad in Burwash so I’ve been able to spend quality time with him too. What more can one ask for?