I have bought Louis Catorze two new water glasses for his birthday. I wanted a spare one for when the other was in the dishwasher, and I chose two different styles from the same range because I didnβt know which one Catorze would like better.
(Youβd think all glasses would be created equal, right? But, over time, we have learned that Catorze will drink from a pint glass, a wine glass and a highball tumbler, but not a cocktail coupe and DEFINITELY not a bowl. He would rather shrivel up and die of thirst than drink from a substandard water vessel.)
I avoided opening the box for ages because I knew that Cat Daddy would be furious, but eventually I couldnβt put it off for any longer.
Needless to say, Cat Daddy hates them and doesnβt think we need them. Itβs true, but we donβt, but then not much about Catorzian life is about βneedβ. He doesnβt βneedβ the most expensive food on the planet. He doesnβt βneedβ fancy Japanese raised, tilted bowls. He doesnβt βneedβ antique silver Louis XIV cutlery. But he has them. Thatβs just the way things are.
Cat Daddy also says that the glasses are brash and ostentatious. But then thatβs what la noblesse are all about; understated good taste is not their style.
I donβt suppose having me lying there taking photographs was especially conducive to a peaceful drinking atmosphere, but the little sod was initially wary:
He sniffed the glass, walked away, returned for another sniff and walked away again. Oh dear.
Thankfully, he eventually relented. This was a huge relief to me as I couldnβt handle the inevitable grief from Cat Daddy had he not.
Oh, and the volume of the Versailles wine glass is slightly less than that of his previous vessel (a Bodum storage jar, the kind used for tea or sugar or whatever). So I can tell Cat Daddy that we are doing our bit for the environment. Ahem.
Incidentally, whilst I escaped the I Told You So Chorus, I didnβt manage to avoid the comments about giving the little sod his birthday present early. How is it possible to be against the idea of a cat receiving birthday presents, yet insistent that said cat should not receive said presents in advance of the day? Am I the only one who doesnβt understand that?
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