New Neighbours!

We met our new neighbours yesterday.



They belong to our friends and neighbours with the chickens I look after.



They have yet to be named.



Are both girls



and are rescued 'feral' cats.



apparently there is still one left to be homed



and as you can imagine my girls suggested we went and got it, saying Dad would never notice as its so small!

Meanwhile Jake was catching up on his beauty sleep




in T's bed!!!!!!!!

Cats

As sunday was such a glorius day, and Jake had successfully found the cat flap, plus there where four of us here I though today should be the day when he would be allowed out!!!!!






he had an explore around and kept popping back in for a lie down! Or flop as we call it!



as you can see he is not easy to see



and after more exploring, look at the awful new fence our neighbour has replaced the ivy with!



he disappeared for 5 3/4 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not that I was counting of course!

So I tried hard to keep myself from worrying and having an early heart attack!





By moving some plants around to disguise the 'fence'! Quite pleased with this.

Sassy as you can see was not atall bothered



Eventually Jake returned, much to my relief, but then Sassy and Tango stayed out all night so I didn't get much sleep last night!!!

First Meeting

Well the first and second meetings have occured, it wasn't planned it just sort of happened. I was upstairs in my room I hadn't realised Sassy was in and then Jake arrived. Rather than worry I carried on nattering away to them both and basically ingnored them carried on doing what I was doing.
Sassy was curled up in the middle of a pile of bags on the floor. Jake came up cautiously at first and then saw Sassy and you could see 'stupid' written across his head as he trotted over to introduce himself. Sassy gave a typical female cat yeowl in the depth of her throat, stayed where she was, but let him know whose in charge.
Jake trotted off.
2 Hours later this occured in the kitchen





as she walked past she did another yeowl and trotted on her way!! Jake has decided eating in the kitchen is far better!!



I'm not so sure the going will be as smooth with Tango, but I remain positive!

Avoidance

I have been avoiding my blog this last week!

Why?

After much discussion here it had been decided that I have to find a new home for the chickens!!! Something I'm not very proud of as I believe an animal is for life, but when it comes to back problems, the priorities change. Every week even when the chooks where at my neigbours enjoying a large plot of land I have to bend to move the fencing, bend to move and clean the Eglu and for two days after I suffer.
Even on a foggy morning with help, I still suffer.




So I tried to rehome the chooks seperately, but it became obvious that this was not going to happen. So I put them on the omlet forum where I received a very positive response, in fact the very first response was from a Green Flag School and an exceptionally enthusiastic teacher.

Anyway to cut a long story short they have now gone, lock stock and last bag of aubiose to there new home on the large allotment at a green flag school.

I shall miss them and there odd ways, mostly there yummy scrummy eggs, even buying free range eggs you could tell the difference. Last week I had to buy some and I bought the most expensive and you can still tell the difference look



but fortunately for me my neighbour has 5 chickens and is inundated with eggs, so we shall be coming to an arrangement!

In the meantime Jake is busily exploring places, whilst my two sleep



Sassy and Tango are aware there is another cat in the house, as they have now heard him and smelt him around, so T and I constructed a special door for her room, which is an exceptionally tight fit and means we can go out and leave her door open withour any fear of a fight occuring.
Here is T demonstrating!



I think it will be along time till we let him out, out, if you see what I mean. At first we thought he was deaf, although I still have my suspicions. K commented that he was the first cat to follow her into the bathroom and remain there whilst she flushed the toilet. He also does not respond to his name, which could be alot to do with the fact that I'm not sure he was ever called in? We tried various tests like ripping paper, jingling keys but I wonder did he see movement first? He never comes when called, is not bothered by the hoover, mine scatter and leave home when the hoover goes. When he enters a new room he searches it from top to bottom with no fear of exposing himself, stretching up to full height to reach shelves etc.



He has only one set of whiskers above his left eye and none above his right! He plays alot and has a really loud meow. So until he responds he will not be allowed out.
My two have passed the netted door, Sassy at great speed and Tango rather more slowly. On both occasions I witnessed it, Jake was sat the other side and did not seem in the least bothered. The next step will be a cage in the kitchen, my neighbour has one which we will borrow. But I think that will be awhile off yet!



In the meantime the feral is still about at night, my two will not use the state of the art, very expensive microchip cat flap I bought, unless it is in normal catflap mode. So I have to call them in at night and lock the flap.

Sad Cat, Happy Cat

What a week! Phew I'm exhausted. Excitment, sadness, happiness, laughter and tears, its all happened here!

My wonderful state of the art Microchip catflap has been undone so it can just be an ordinary catflap as my two refuse to come in!

My neighbours cat has been taken to the vets to be sewn up as he was been very badly attacked by, we presume the feral cat, to the sum of £140!!!!!

Tango is feeling dejected...........




Sassy spends most of her time under our bed!

Jake is having fun provided we don't ask him to come out of T's room!

Kitty Chaos?

I was happily in the land of nod, when I was woken at 0200 this morning with Sassy (cat) leaping off the bed, shouting with lots of yowls! I sat up, said to hubby 'I'm putting the light on' and looked round and there was Tango at the top of the stairs, looking at me?
We sleep on the 2nd floor.
He shot off.
I knew something wasn't right, so got up and came down to the kitchen to hear the catflap going and Tango sound asleep on the kitchen chair.???? So who was the Tango lookalike wandering round my bedroom at 2am in the morning!
I went and put the outside light on and there was Tango2, under the table on the patio. Oh he is beautiful!
I have been aware there has been a 'new cat on the block' I could 'smell' him and our cats have been exceptionally jumpy for a little while now!
So we have a new feral cat, son of the one we trapped and got 'done' at least 2 years ago.
Obviously didn't get him done early enough!
He is bolder, braver and eats for England, as all out bowls have been wiped clean recently and oh so beautiful! This puts us in a difficult position???????

Never too Old!

To have a paddling pool!



fill it with water



get in and think mmmmmmmmm! bit cold!



after awhile its actually quite cool



obviously a bit too cool for 'T'!



Oh look K is out warming up and T is in??? But the pool looks fuller??



My girls aren't so soft, as the hose heated up it warmed the water inside it so they topped up the pool with the Hot, yes hot water from the hose!



Sassy thought it a bit hot too but likes to be close to the girls!



The chickens have been moved again, but they found it hot as well so took themselves to bed early!



When ever we go to see to the chickens, Tango always walks with us.

Cat Tag! and Knitting!

I am still, as you may have gathered from the lack of blogging, feeling under the weather. So took my self to the GP last friday actually managed to see 'MY' doc too! He can't give me anything as basically I have got so low I'm catching everything that whizz's past my door! So eat healthily, (which I do) drink plenty of fluids and gentle exercise! So each day I take a walk up to the phonebox and back. Should normally take 10 mins takes me 20+ at the mo!

Knit, well I'm knitting for England and thoroughly enjoying it

Calorimetry



Hubbys fingerless gloves



and the first pair I've knitted for myself!



I'm supposed to be writing the Family Christmas Newsletter,I put this in the Christmas Cards but to be honest, I can't think of anything to put in it. Hopefully inspiration will come!!!

Who wants to make a Snowflake click here then click on create a snowflake". Saves all the clearing up after!!!!!

Now the Bliss Team Kitties have tagged Tango and Sassy! As you know I don't 'do' tags, but Tango and Sassy got very excited as it is the first time they have been tagged so asked me to type for them:-

Name Five Favourite Songs
Everybody Wants to be a Cat our favourite Disney Song!
The Cat Crept in by Mud
Whats New Pussycat.
The Owl and the Pussycat
Mr Mistoffolees

Name Five Favourite Toys

Anything on the end of elastic!


Dressing Up!


Bags to hide and play in.


Monopoly


Beds and Cosy Places



Name Five things You Love to Eat
Anything I can get my paws on given the chance!



Name Five Activities You Like to Indulge In!
Tango my number one favourite is coming in with wet and muddy feet and finding someone to dry off on before getting on my own bed all lovely and dry!



Tango, talking to my man human, we have some very interesting conversations, although I often wonder what he is saying as he does go on!

Sassy, helping on the computer!



Tango, coming in from outside and leaving muddy foot prints everywhere, especially when theres no one around to dry off on!



Sassy, being in Tori's room as she does keep it so lovely and warm!

Name Five Bad Habits
What is a bad habit? Oh when we get shouted at, well thats easy!

Lieing on the Clean Washing


Being Sick on the carpet under the dining room table in the middle of a dinner party!

Getting Really, Really Muddy


Bring a dead mouse into the bedroom in the middle of the night and crunching on it!!!

Sitting to Close to the Fire!



So the Woodlands Puss Cats Tag
Ella at Mrs Nesbitts Place
Slashabelles at Fluffy Flowers
Rupert Rabbit at Higgledy Pigglety
Babie at Nature Trail
Spot the Springer at Auntie Noo's