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It would be impossible to list everything about Nigel that I'm going to miss now he has passed. To provide an exhaustive list would be to write a biography of his life from the moment he was first handed to me as a kitten, leaving nothing out. There are things I simply can't recall on command while I'm writin… Read more »
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I've never met anyone quite like Nigel. He was kind, he was funny, he was affectionate. He had a mischievous streak a mile wide, but he was pure with it; always innocent in intent. He made me smile. He made me laugh. He made me happy. He kept me company. In truth, I realised recently, he had become my best fr… Read more »
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Morning arrives with a scream, as it does most week days. Despite the hour, I'm relieved to know it isn't mine, though after some of the dreams I've had lately, it wouldn't surprise me if it was. The scream comes from an alarm clock, but it sometimes takes my brain a few seconds to figure that out. It's the k… Read more »
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Domestic cats, in general, have it made. Almost everything they could desire is provided for them. The humans who look after them—because nobody ever really owns a cat—are only too happy to pamper their feline companions. In return, the cats themselves are happy to treat their humans to a liberal dose of indi… Read more »
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If I were writing this blog this time last year, I would probably have been sat at a desk in what was my bedroom in my parents' house. As it is, I'm sat on the couch in my own house trying to figure out how to type fluently on an iPad while a kitten keeps trying to get my attention by nudging my hands with hi… Read more »
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Our house has a new occupant. In the grand scheme of things it has several. It is, after all, a new house and we've only just moved in. But specifically it has a new occupant called Steve. Steve is about nine inches tall when standing up normally, but can reach much higher if he's so inclined, especially if i… Read more »
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Thank you for your correspondence. I appreciate the amount of thought and effort that must have gone into it. Whenever I have tried to imitate 'txt speak' in the past is has taken far longer to type what I was trying to say than had I simply typed it in English. Your efforts, therefore, must have taken you ag… Read more »
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We might open our homes unto them; we might gift them with food, often on request; we may lavish attention upon them; but a cat will always remain ownerless. It is not a pet that we choose to keep. It is a creature of free will that chooses to be kept. While a dog might instinctively come when called, a cat w… Read more »