Mike is my 17 year old pure bred Tonkinese cat, for those of you who are new to this blog. (Mike is a relatively frequent contributor, BTW.) As a cat of approximately 84 years of age in human years, he has slowed down over time. He is most often found doing this:
Lately I have added the indignity of brushing his teeth to our daily routine together, something we didn´t do for years. His teeth have been professionally cleaned by a vet, but this process requires a general anaesthetic, a procedure very tough on a cat of Mike´s age. So we agreed as I started this brushing that he could have more of a say about his opinions in general and on this blog more specifically as a reward for putting up with the brushing. (My indignity I guess is that a cat gets to speak his mind.)
First a bit of background. Mike has only known me as a knitter meaning during his entire life he has had knitting paraphernalia cluttering up his space, aka the space around me. As a kitten he loved rolling around the balls of yarn, but as he aged he became more bothered by the small things. A stitch marker left alone on the arm of a chair, a single page of a knitting pattern, but most of all the clicker-type stitch counter that is always within arm´s/paw´s reach. These things must be knocked onto the floor so they are out of sight and thus out of mind for Mike. Funny thing is he is only bothered by these things when I am in the chair; none of it is moved after I get up. He is so subtle. Do you think he´s trying to tell me something?
So this morning after Mike read the Lion Brand blog post written by knitter, photographer and artist, Franklin Habit entitled ¨Talk to the Paw¨ he insisted I share it with other knitters who are also cat owners. (What, Mike, the cat, follows all things cat so of course he reads blog posts of all types. Don´t get him started about all the cat stuff on YouTube!) Mike believes this post will help knitters who have a cat better understand what living with them is really like for a cat. (You can find the full article here. ) Mike wanted to make sure all readers get to the illustrations and interviews from cats across the U.S., France and England near the end of the post. He says this type of investigative journalism is just what cats need to help explain their particular POVs.
Mike also said it was OK to add a photo of my completed Stormy Night DIY toque, but only the photo. For more about it you´ll have to go here, here and here. (Mike´s out for now; you can guess what he is doing after such a busy morning :-).
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| This is the best way to capture an image of Mike, although not the most flattering shot of him. |
Lately I have added the indignity of brushing his teeth to our daily routine together, something we didn´t do for years. His teeth have been professionally cleaned by a vet, but this process requires a general anaesthetic, a procedure very tough on a cat of Mike´s age. So we agreed as I started this brushing that he could have more of a say about his opinions in general and on this blog more specifically as a reward for putting up with the brushing. (My indignity I guess is that a cat gets to speak his mind.)
First a bit of background. Mike has only known me as a knitter meaning during his entire life he has had knitting paraphernalia cluttering up his space, aka the space around me. As a kitten he loved rolling around the balls of yarn, but as he aged he became more bothered by the small things. A stitch marker left alone on the arm of a chair, a single page of a knitting pattern, but most of all the clicker-type stitch counter that is always within arm´s/paw´s reach. These things must be knocked onto the floor so they are out of sight and thus out of mind for Mike. Funny thing is he is only bothered by these things when I am in the chair; none of it is moved after I get up. He is so subtle. Do you think he´s trying to tell me something?
So this morning after Mike read the Lion Brand blog post written by knitter, photographer and artist, Franklin Habit entitled ¨Talk to the Paw¨ he insisted I share it with other knitters who are also cat owners. (What, Mike, the cat, follows all things cat so of course he reads blog posts of all types. Don´t get him started about all the cat stuff on YouTube!) Mike believes this post will help knitters who have a cat better understand what living with them is really like for a cat. (You can find the full article here. ) Mike wanted to make sure all readers get to the illustrations and interviews from cats across the U.S., France and England near the end of the post. He says this type of investigative journalism is just what cats need to help explain their particular POVs.
Mike also said it was OK to add a photo of my completed Stormy Night DIY toque, but only the photo. For more about it you´ll have to go here, here and here. (Mike´s out for now; you can guess what he is doing after such a busy morning :-).
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| The light mist adds to the ethereal look of this toque |
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