The Book of Enitharmon

Here's something for anybody who's missed a Tosca fix while I've been away from this place.

We haven't done a Tosca picture for quite a while, have we?

Here she is, being characteristically dynamic*. Well, I think she's there amongst that tangle of paws and tail. Ah yes, you can see she's peeking!

And here she is again, looking just a little livelier this time.



*Actually she had just had a manic ten minutes of tearing around and was now resting.

Last night I hennaed my hair and stretched out on the sofa to watch a film (a cracker, an old favourite, more of that later).

For the duration of the film. Tosca stretched herself out along the length of my thighs and gave every impression of watching it along with me.

Later, she spent much of the night curled up by my feet and purring gently.

I sense I have a very relieved pussy cat!

Poor Tosca isn't getting the attention she used to get. Maybe that's a good thing.

Aren't we a fine, matronly, figure of a cat these days? What became of the delicate little flibbertigibbet of old?

She's so placid these days she hasn't bitten me for weeks. But she still likes to help out at the computer!

I'm back! It's taken way too long to get my broadbean sorted, but it's good to be online again. It's amazing how many books you get through when you don't have the 'net! (That;s reading them not, alas, writing them...)

You missed me didn't you? Go on, own up? Of course you did! No, really...

Look, just humour me, will you?

You'll be wanting your kitten update I expect. Well, the Tosclets are growing up amazingly fast. At seven-and-a-bit weeks, Truffle (definitely a girl) and Marshmallow (definitely a boy) are significantly older than Tosca was when she came to live with me. It shows, I think. They are still being allowed an occasional suckle, although these days Tosca mainly watches placidly from a distance while they race around together, tumbling and getting into everything, and growing up together is really good for them. I don't think anybody could say that Tosca is the nicest-natured cat who ever lived, but these two both enjoy snuggling up to me for an occasional break from rampaging about the place; something Tosca never did voluntarily.

Oh, and if you want a kitten - tough! They're staying with me!

This may be the last entry for a while. Enjoy while it lasts!

Let's give Mummy a hard time!

Things are happening fast all of a sudden. The first think is, the Tosclets now look just like baby cats instead of gerbils. Bad news for katisha50 is that the fur is growing on their paws so they aren't so pink. The good news for lyzzybee is that their ears have opened up and they can be seen twiddling to locate sounds.

They are on their paws quite a bit now, practicing walking, and I caught Truffle attempting a sprint, though with his wobbly legs it looked quite comical. They are also starting to play together, batting each other with their front paws.

I woke up with kittens again this morning, and even got my fingers licked by Truffle.

Look how his colouring is changing. At first I thought he would be just-a-tabby, but although he has clear tabby markings he';s turning the most gorgeous smoky blue.

I got lots of pics today as I changed the bedding around them. You can always see the whole lot here

I managed to catch them alone today, at last. This is the best picture yet, I think.