We are home, and feeling quite smug that we missed the heatwave. (And, by “heatwave”, I mean that it was 30°C for one (1) day. We’re British. Being a bit pathetic in the summer is what we do.)

Louis Catorze greeted me with a dismissive scowl, then walked towards me and flopped down just out of my reach. It was as if the idea of welcoming me home had crossed his mind fleetingly, but then he thought better of it.

“Nah, sod it; SHE can come to MOI”. And of course I did.

With Cat Daddy, however, it was a different matter. Lap time and Boys’ Club roughhousery resumed within minutes:

It’s as if we never went away.

Whenever I see black cat things whilst out and about, I have to take pictures of them. On the way back from Scotland, Cat Daddy and I stayed in the Black Bull pub in Sedburgh, who serve a very imaginative Japanese-inspired tasting menu. Japanese people LOVE their cats, and on the wall was this delightful picture:

The text, apparently, means “Blue tomcat”.

Try as I might, I wasn’t able to take a decent shot without the reflections in the glass, hence the wonky angle. And the mysterious turquoise orb managed to find me, too.

Then Cat Daddy tried, and achieved the shot below. I think his effort sums up Louis Catorze far better than mine; not only is the cat toying with a glowing ball between his front paws, but look at the glow emanating from the other end:

Le Roi Soleil?

The sun is shining out of his arse, which aligns exactly with Catorze’s view of himself.

We are so happy to be back home with the little sod. Thank you so much to our chat-sitteur for looking after him.

For more Catorzian capers, please visit http://louiscatorze.com

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11 responses to “Le personnel domestique est de retour (Partie 2)”

  1. Kate Crimmins avatar

    It’s amazing how much we miss them when we are gone.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Shame the feeling isn’t mutual!

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        🙂 I think they do. We never had a live in so they couldn’t beg for extra food at weird times.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          Yes, I’ve discovered that begging for food happens if it’s a new live-in, even if the cat isn’t usually beggy. Catorze tried to take the piss but luckily our chat-sitteur wasn’t having it!

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  2. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    “East, West. Home is Best.”

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I really do love coming home. Even when I’ve been away to somewhere beautiful!

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  3. Audrey Driscoll avatar

    Good to see that you have returned! That is a beautiful picture, and I love the little orange orb by the front paws in the second photo!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      A total accident of the light!

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  4. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Welcome back to « the domestic staff ». I do hope Louis and you have spent a great time together earlier this morning to celebrate your reunion.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He’s on my lap right now, purring away!

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      1. mmechapeau avatar
        mmechapeau

        I feel glad for you. As the saying goes, all good things come to those who wait 🙂

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