...on a cold gray day.
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Affection
Daisy is quite an affectionate little predator. She does have her own idiom though, and it's very different from our other cats.
Daisy is not a lap cat. She has maybe done substantial lap-time 6 or 7 times in the nearly 5 years we've had her. Daisy is more of a head-bonk, twine around your ankles and try to trip you as you walk down the stairs with the laundry sort of cat. She tolerates being picked up and smooched on 75 times per day.
She shows her affection for us by wanting to be where we are. Sometimes this takes the form of "I want to lie down on the dining room table while you're having dinner" or "I want to stand on the butcher block while you're chopping veggies". She does like to sleep on my legs when I've got them up and we're all watching tv. She goes through phases where she'll sleep on them all night. There have been many times, unfortunately not regular, when I wake up in the morning and she walks up on my chest and lies down for a snuggle. Usually that's the highlight of my day.
She often shows her affection and trust by having a tummy-up wash on the bed.
Don't know if you can zoom in, but there's a wee tiny bit of pink kitty tongue visible there, and wee stretchy toes on the extended back paw. Funny what makes me smile, really....
Daisy's not a big cuddler, like Maddie was, but she shows her affection in her own particular way. She even puts a unique cat spin on human modes.
Hug you. You want me to hug you? Of course I'll hug you...
With My Teeth!
I guess that's another form of affection. She's treating me like she would any other cat that she wanted a rumpus with. And really, that's fine. I love my cat and I heal quick.
Have a safe and wonderful week ahead, all!
A Vintage Picture
Because I'm feeling tired and lazy today, you get a vintage picture of our dear Maddie!
This pic was taken back in '02, not too terribly long after we found Maddie in the adoption fair at one of our local pet supply stores.
Humbly, I must inform you that this pic went to #1 on Lawrence Simon's Carnival of the Cats page banner (the week after Ivy's had done the same!!). (Truth!) And this was in competition with Lair's own bevy of internet starts Edloe, Piper, Nardo and Frisky! That's some pretty exalted company for Maddie to be keeping. Speaking of exalted, well, here's Maddie.
Awfully pretty girl, wasn't she?
Have a great week ahead all! Stay safe!
Cave Kitty
Daisy is really weird sometimes. She has several spots around the house she can go to be alone and secluded and away from random pats. She can even go down to the basement and in the (recently inspected and escape-proof) crawlspace! There is no shortage of locations for her "me time".
So, what does she do? She creates another!
Yep. Believe it or not, that lumpi s the cat. We started putting covers on the futon couch when we first started having cats. The regular cover is like cat-hair-velcro. The covers make keeping a clean couch pretty easy. Until now, of course.
We don't know why she likes it back there so much. Or, really, why it took her so long to realize she could do this. Or why she thinks that she's going to be able to have a quality nap when she is on one of the most used pieces of furniture in the house!
And what does she do back there? Nap, of course!
It's sleepy-time!
Don't worry. I only took the one picture and then let her be. Can't interrupt a sleepy cat!
Have a wonderful and safe week ahead, all!
Happy New Year!
A happy new year to all!
How did we celebrate here at ChezRanger? With a good dinner, champagne by the fire, and our first attempt at Russian Honey Cake
This was some serious work. And I made it even more difficult for myself by ignoring LadyRanger's advice to spread the making over two days. A lot of work...
Anyways, there are 8 thin layers of cake (this beast was too tall to go in our large cake-saver!), a VERY sticky batter and lots of whipping cream mixed with sour cream, which is not something I'd have imagined in a cake frosting. LadyRanger and I both had our doubts about each individual component of this creation, but wow, it turned out well. You get all these different flavors put together and they are indeed greater than the sum of the parts.
We had to break out the good plates for it!
Daisy likes licking a bit of the frosting off my finger, but that's not why she's looking smug....
I didn't even have to help clean up!
One of the perks of being a cat, I guess. Daisy just gets to make messes, not clean them up. And if anyone could call and talk to Daisy about her recent habit of knocking our large containers of coffee creamer from the kitchen counter (where Daisy is NOT supposed to be) to the floor and spilling it all over the place, we'd really appreciate it.
In any event, we here hope that 2021 is a banner year for all! Stay safe and well, all!
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