“You wouldn’t read about it,” said Squeak, shaking his head and making a tut-tutting noise. “We did read about it,” said Captain Obvious, Ron. “But what are we going to do about it?” I just wanted to smooth this all over as quickly as possible. Serafina jumped on top of the rusted wheelbarrow which she … Continue reading A Head of Steam
Ron comes out of the kitchen and I immediately know that there’s something wrong. He’s not licking his lips which I take as a clear sign that he hasn’t eaten the remains of the steak and kidney Jimbos I’d deliberately left in my bowl. This out-of-character behaviour is not lost on Squeak who attempts to … Continue reading The Gingernuts
The summons comes at 3:30pm on Friday 24th April 2020 from Serafina Pekkala. Named rather aptly after the queen of a clan of witches, Serafina considers herself the kingpin in our group of neighbourhood cats and today she has called an emergency meeting to discuss our Pandemic Plan. Neither Ron, Squeak nor I have the … Continue reading The Isolation Flat
Something funny is going on in the Harbour. Mummy has hardly left the house even to go to work and there are aren’t as many cars driving around on the streets. The other day when I popped over to On the Spot there was a queue of people lining up to go inside but it … Continue reading The Orange One
This story is longer than usual, but I’ve got that much news I literally don’t know where to start! I suppose it all started on Christmas Day when Mummy was given a very special Christmas present by her daughter. It was a framed portrait of me painted by a local artist! I didn’t get to … Continue reading Scarface
RUN AWAY from noise with haste and remember what peace may be found when you sleep in your favourite place in the sun. As far as possible, without surrender, act superior to all other animals (especially dogs). Speak your truth loudly and clearly and never respond to your owner’s calls. Act deaf and ignorant; they … Continue reading Desiderata for Cats
I wondered whether we’d offended Serafina by not leaping to support the C.A.T. Extinction Rebellion after her “address” at the Mindfulness meeting because we didn’t see her for several days after that. The fact of the matter was that not one of us had the faintest idea what we were supporting or how this extraordinary … Continue reading Weasley’s Breakfast Show
I don’t know whose bright idea it was but for some reason our mindfulness meeting this week was being held at Squeak’s house. We normally have it under the deck at mine and to be honest I was never that comfortable about this last-minute change of plan. Not only did it mean that Serafina would … Continue reading The Pink Pussycat Club
Why does that blasted dog have to come and stay when it’s a long weekend or when there’s a religious festival with food involved? This is MY time for sleeping late, extra hugs and tasty tidbits, not his. I don’t care if it’s his first birthday. I don’t care if he’s bigger than me. That … Continue reading Cats, Rats and Dogs
Neither Ron nor I had seen Serafina for nearly a week. We’d seen a bit of Hypo, or Snowflake as she was now called, although Ron still insisted on calling her Hypo. She had now been spayed and looked very fresh and clean in her new collar. “Serafina has been spending a lot of time … Continue reading Unleashing the Lion Within
Claire Jewitt 