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List the people whom you admire and to whom you look for advice.

I don’t have a list. But, if I did, and BBC Weather were on it, they would be firmly crossed off. With opaque permanent marker.

Mon Dieu: would you believe that the day-long thunderbolts and lightning forecast for Sunday didn’t happen? 

The weather forecast that I showed in my last post was pretty damning, non? Well, it turns out that it was all lies. Most of the morning was cloudy but not unpleasant – in fact, in many ways, better than being too hot. And, during the afternoon, we even had sun and a few blue sky moments. There was no rain. Not a single drop.

Cat Daddy is absolutely livid that it was so far off what was promised, and we can’t believe that we called off the party for this. No doubt our friends all think we’re massive idiots for calling off, although they’ve been too polite to say.

The only positive in this situation is that Catorze had no idea we were throwing him a party. And, had he known, he still wouldn’t have given a shit.

When your party plans go awry, a nap on a hi-vis cycling jacket is always fun.

To cheer ourselves up, we have been trying to reschedule. But it’s proving to be quite difficult getting all the original invitees together on the same day. So it looks as if we will have to host a series of parties throughout the summer, with a constant flow of different guests, just like the flotilla from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. And, should the weather turn against us, we will be able to accommodate the smaller groups indoors. 

The first crew of Catorze’s Sixteenth Birthday Flotilla will be welcomed in a couple of weeks’ time. We will keep you updated about the others. 

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15 responses to “Où est l’orage?  ”

  1. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    A series of parties seems like a good idea…spacing out the energy needed by both you and CD and the celebrant himself. He seems to be taking it lying down.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He truly couldn’t give a stuff about any of this! 🤣🤣🤣

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  2. Kate Crimmins avatar

    He doesn’t have a care in the world! He has servants to take care of details.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Yup. Not a merde is given.

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  3. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    The Queen’s diamond jubilee flotilla on the Thames was a great gathering. Does this mention mean that Louis is a British Royal as well as a French one? 🇬🇧 🇫🇷

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I guess he’s French but being a tax exile by living in the UK!

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      1. mmechapeau avatar
        mmechapeau

        More seriously, we had been told the weather would be awful in Belgium too, but only a part of our country had to undergo thunderstorms, with mudslides and flooded roads.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          That sounds awful!

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  4. hencorner avatar

    The weather this Bank Holiday has been considerably better than forecast all weekend!
    Whilst it’s sad that Louis’ celebrations were postponed – I’d rather have better weather than expected than worse…
    Off to water the garden again 💦

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      No, we wanted what was promised! If they’re going to make us call off by threatening thunderbolts and lightning, they’d better deliver it! 🤣🤣🤣

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  5. Dr. CaSo avatar

    Never trust the weather predictions! And you should write to the BBC and complain that a very important party for a very important Louis was cancelled and they should pay for some smoked salmon and other delicacies so that Louis is not too depressed! Poor baby, forced to sleep to forget how cruel this world is!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Maybe a strongly-worded letter is in order? “You have ruined my cat’s Sweet Sixteen party.”

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      1. sevencatsandcounting avatar

        Yes! This!!! The BBC can surely fork out some hot smoked salmon to make up for their error.

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  6. cat9984 avatar

    A never-ending party for Louis. He’ll love it.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He certainly will!

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