I usually go to bed early and wake up early, whereas Cat Daddy is late to bed and late to rise. And, during our holiday, we have kept to these patterns; I am the lark and he is the nightingale, with our respective time zones about three hours apart. 

When Cat Daddy was having his evening cocktail* a couple of nights ago, he noticed that an outdoor light was on. He didn’t recall switching it on himself. I imagine that he thought it was me, and cursed me for my inattention (although he won’t admit this). 

*This is Cat Daddy’s cocktail of choice at the moment.

He went through the whole cottage flipping every switch, yet none of them were the magical one that turned off this outside light. Eventually he went into the garden to see if, perhaps, there might be a switch somewhere outside, and he was greeted by this sight: 

What the absolute WHAT?

Oui, Mesdames et Messieurs: this cheeky sod had triggered the motion-activated security lighting. 

What the flippin’ heck would a cat be doing here? There are a few farms dotted around, but he looks far too well-kept to be a farm cat. (Mind you, Louis Catorze doesn’t lift a finger around Le Château and is indulged to the point of ridiculousness, yet you all know what he looks like. So appearances don’t really mean shit.) 

We are miles away from anywhere. Yet not, it seems, too far away to be given the runaround by a bastard cat.

“Bon travail, mon pote.” The Elder Statesman of Bastard Cats approves of this foolishness.

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16 responses to “Orange est le nouveau noir”

  1. Kate Crimmins avatar

    A sweet ginger!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      A bastard ginger. 🙄

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        🙂 🙂 🙂

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  2. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Cat Daddy encountered a cute cat. In the countryside, cats have large territories. Did any of you see it another day?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      We haven’t seen it before nor since. 🤷‍♀️

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      1. mmechapeau avatar
        mmechapeau

        Are you still in Scotland?

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          We are! Same place. Haven’t budged.

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  3. Herman avatar
    Herman

    What did you expect…?? Louis is a popular boy and I wondered why it took so long for groupies to storm le Chateau…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Erm … we are still in our holiday let. We aren’t home. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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      1. Herman avatar
        Herman

        Oh yes, my mistake… Next time I’ll read your post twice and a bit slower… Sorry… 😹

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          That’s the point! Cats are coming at us wherever we go. THERE IS NO ESCAPE.

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          1. Herman avatar
            Herman

            I’m sure Louis planned all of this. It’s no coincidence… It’s one big conspiracy!

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  4. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    It is still one of Louis’s fans – wanting to bask in the light of his humans.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I wouldn’t put it past the little sod to send us cats even while we’re away!

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  5. cat9984 avatar

    Apparently he wanted to announce his arrival. 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      And he achieved this objective. 🤣🤣🤣

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