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Rodan and Mothra thoroughly enjoyed the festive season, when they were surrounded by people, and they have been feeling rather needy since everyone returned to their respective workplaces and schools. Here they are, happily snuggled up in their human sister’s bed. But just look at Rodan, on her pillow: Now, did he see an opportunity…
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If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be? Despite playing dumb, our cat understands plenty. WE are the ones who need help in understanding HIS stupid shit. Cat Daddy and I don’t often have baths, because we much prefer showers. Yet, when I do have a bath, I have to wash…
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After learning about some of the gross things that are in tap water – if you don’t know, trust me, you’re better off not knowing – I decided to treat myself to an eco water filter. It’s eco because, instead of throwing away a plastic filter cartridge every few weeks, you open the cartridge, empty…
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The last few weeks have been something of an experimental period, to try to establish a feeding routine for Louis Catorze now that he’s on wet food. This is what I’ve discovered: In addition to all of the above, the new intake of wet food means a constant round of washing Catorze’s fancy Japanese ergonomic…
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Cat Daddy: “There’s a black cat in the garden! Come and look!” Me: “Where is it?” Him: “Up there, behind the forsythia.” Me: “That’s Louis.” Him: “No, it’s not.” Me: “It is! Look!” Him: “Oh my God, he’s supposed to be getting old. What’s he doing up there?” Oui, Mesdames et Messieurs: Louis Catorze’s post-steroid…
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I follow Doug Thomas’s wonderful blog about his gorgeous cat Andy. Andy is a Persian with supposedly black fur, but he seems to reflect light differently every time he’s photographed and, as a result, he treats our eyes to a whole spectrum of glorious monochrome. He can go from Black Hole of Anti-Matter to Silverback…
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Come up with a crazy business idea. Jigsaw puzzles for cats? No, not ones that cats actually put together. Ones where they just lie on the pieces. Now, please hear me out. We all know about cats and cardboard boxes. And some of us know about cats and newspapers. But cats and jigsaw puzzles? Perhaps…
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The Met Office promised us Londoners an Arctic blast this week, and I’m disappointed – although not at all surprised – that we didn’t get one. Oh well. It can’t all be fun and games, like it is in the US. I love snow, and the way in which it transforms everything it touches into a…
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Most people in the UK took down their Christmas decorations at the start of this week. However, our tree is still up because it’s not being collected from the rental company until Sunday; somehow it seems silly to take off all the decorations and just leave a bare tree in the living room for a…
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I would ordinarily be back at school today, but I’ve had a setback which required more surgery to fix it. This second round of recovery has been much harder than the original one, but I’ve been trying to take it easy and not do too much. Usually Louis Catorze has very little tolerance for sick…
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After arriving home one day, Cat Daddy was greeted by this sight: Yes, it’s annoying enough that Louis Catorze would have pulled the blanket off the radiator to sleep on it. However, what really irked me is that he was the reason why it the blanket needed washing and drying in the first place. The…
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Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? Playtime for Louis Catorze is any moment that humans want him to sit down and shut up. If you followed Le Blog through lockdown, you will know how much Catorze loves to disrupt video calls. Lessons with students, staff meetings, the recording of…
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Cat Daddy left some recycling in the hall, to be put outside as soon as we figure out what day it’s being collected. If your British friends aren’t replying to your messages, trust me, it’s because they’re trying to work this out, too. We’re all over the place when public holidays end up displacing Bin Day.…
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I recently bought myself a lamp with a zillion different colour settings. However, I always have it on red, because red is said to counteract the negative effects of blue light from our phones, and to promote healing and relaxation. Yes, I know: since I live with Louis Catorze, I probably should have got a…
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