Felix Domesticus

well, it’s been a bit of a marathon, but we are back. Thank goodness for backups (oh, and the wayback machine).

My upgrade to Wordpress 2.5 was a spectacular failure. It managed to corrupt the database. So, felix Domesticus is broken. Please be patient while I rebuild it from the archives.

Arsinoe demonstrates that anything her mother can do, she can do better…

Sigh… There’s no hope, no hope at all. Where’s decorum when you need it?

I see that owning a cat reduces one’s risk of a stroke by over a third. So does this mean that owning ten cats reduces my risk by ten thirds?

Just because I’m skulking in the cat carrier, it doesn’t mean that you can whisk me off to the vet’s.

Ahmose and Arsinoe demonstrate that there is no such thing as “too small” when it comes to boxes. Indeed, they do so with a degree of dedication.

I mentioned the other day that one of the neighbour’s cats stole some of the steak destined for the bourguinon. Here, pictured, is the prime suspect. He is the only one unable to account for his whereabouts when the crime took place. Indeed, he is the main suspect in the broken butter dish episode yesterday, too, during which a whole slab of butter vanished.

He was nowhere to be seen today. His accomplices where all over the auction, taking whatever they could find and generally making the place their own, much to the annoyance of Honey who simply does not understand the concept of “sharing”. She made her displeasure known with a series of snarls, growls, hisses and the occasional paw swipe when one of the miscreants came within swiping range. She then stomped off in a huff and a half.

A plaintive wail from nowhere in particular became ever more intense as the afternoon wore on. Then, it occurred to one of the humans, that maybe, just maybe, it was coming from the garage and had anyone noticed that Monsieur Bourguinon had not been about today? Could it be that the two were linked? On opening the garage, it was indeed noted that the two were linked. Monsieur Bourguinon shot out and headed straight for the kitchen. “Any steak pieces going for grabs?”

A little black kitten comes to visit. Of course, it’s not for the scintillating company that she’s here…

Look at this little chap. Isn’t he cute? Doesn’t he lower your stress levels just looking at him? Ah, but, he is part of a cunning plan expertly executed.

While he strode into the bedroom and did his little cute act, attracting the attention of the humans, one of his partners in crime was busy stealing a chunk of beef destined for the bourguignon.

Job well done…

The Felix Domesticus 2008 calendar is now available for purchase. For £5.99 + 70p post and packing you get a year’s worth of the Felix cats in all their undignified glory. If you live outside the UK, and want to take advantage of this extremely limited opportunity, then contact me using the form below and I will advise you of the postage costs. For UK buyers, you can click on the PayPal button and I will send your calendar post haste.

Update – no longer available.