Ten Cats by Graham Harrop for May 22, 2024

Piece-a cake – nothing to it !

And he does it so well.

My favorite kind of day.

Nothing to do, and all day to do it :-)

A do nothing day is nice now and then.

Today is:

NATIONAL BUY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DAY

NATIONAL CRAFT DISTILLERY DAY

NATIONAL SOLITAIRE DAY

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN DAY

NATIONAL VANILLA PUDDING DAY

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY

Started watching a movie last night…‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’. It’’s a true story and has a somewhat eclectic feel to it in the beginning, but eventually gets easier to follow. I can’t wait to get back to it tonight and watch the ending. It’s about Cats! Anyone else seen it yet?

Good for you, Oliver! I enjoy doing nothing some days.

It’s a somewhat unorthodox definition of meditation that sums it up pretty well.

Chez could use a day like this. Took my car in yesterday to fix the mouse problem. Was concerned it would cost $400 or so. Nope, the entire dash and blower system is filled with nests and is damaged beyond repair and must be replaced. After the $1600 worth of parts come in, it’s a 2 -3 day job estimated at over $3000!!!

What a lovely idea, Oliver!

This comic is about as cute as it gets! <3

Oliver! You are SOOO cute!!

The CROCS are as good as they get today!!!!!

The issue with repellents (such as Bounce) for keeping them out is that when I park at a trailhead there can be NO odor coming from my car, bear’s noses are about 1000 times stronger than ours and they will rip a car apart for a gum wrapper or less. What I am trying is leaving a rag soaked in ammonia, in an open plastic bag on a plate under the hood. Leaving the bottle of ammonia on the front seat so I do not forget to remove it when I use the car. Mothballs would probably help but who wants to breathe in that smell? I am hoping any lingering smell of ammonia will not attract a bear. The mechanic (who kindly put his arm on my shoulder when he gave me the bad news) suggested I also make an insurance claim. I have AAA, and probably a $1000 deductible, but it’s certainly worth a fight to get anything back.

Thanks, Oliver, now I’ve got this earworm in my head (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court):

We’re busy doin’ nothin’

Workin’ the whole day through

Tryin’ to find lots of things not to do

We’re busy goin’ nowhere

Isn’t it just a crime

We’d like to be unhappy, but

We never do have the time

I pulled clinic duty this last Monday but will get June 21st and September 30th along with my summer holiday. Holidays in Canada.

Sounds like a purrfect day!!

That Oliver Calendar page/month must be 2023 or earlier as I looked through 2024. Anyone?

I thought that knowledge was innate in cats.

Many tough choices involved.

And so it goes with most cats.

FREE ELDO!

He looks so happy. Do nothing days are great. We really could use more of them. On another note, saw four juncos, six robins, a rabbit, and a woodpecker while out walking today.