This is the neighbour cat who has singalongs and standoffs with our nice cats. And sneaks inside and eats their food, as is obvious.
Admin1 is rereading Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin.
Coffee of the day: Ethiopia Rocko Mountain Reserve Natural Process: citrussy with curranty overtones and absolutely delicious.
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Creature of the Night
Who says black cats don’t look good in photos?
Admin1 is rereading Strip Jack by Ian Rankin and watching Stranger Things.
We scored FOURTEEN on the GWQ!
Manspreading Cat
Ew! Admin1 is rereading Black&Blue by Ian Rankin. Admin2 is rereading Black Swan Green by David Mitchell. We scored 8.33 on the GWQ.
Cat Looking Cute
Check out its asymmetrical eyes.
We scored 10.5 on the GWQ.
Autumn Leaves with Colour-coordinated Cat
Admin1 is rereading When the Devil Drives by Chris Brookmyre. Admin2 is reading A Spy’s Life by Henry Porter.
Belling the Cat
This random neighbourhood cat has more bells than you can shake a stick at.
Admin2 has been reading How to Be Both by Ali Smith.
RIP Titan
We called him Titan because we thought he was going to be big but he was tiny and died of gut trouble before he was two years old. We will miss his calm nature, friendliness and lovely soft fur xxx
Ginger Snap
Titan and Ganymede being friendly for once…
Admin2 is reading The Disappeared by Ali Harper, distinguished by the protagonist having the same name as Admin2 and the action being centred on the street where she once lived.
Impasta
A spaghetti and meatballs (actually biscuit, truffles, jam and nuts) cake in honour of His Noodly Majesty the Flying Spaghetti Monster, bless his noodly appendages. It fooled the cat.
We had our sunniest April day ever (10.83kWh) and scored 10 on the GWQ.
Feed Me Now
The very hungry cat-er-pillock.
Admin2 is reading Bombproof by Michael Robotham.
Cats on the Table
Admin1 is reading Insidious Intent by Val McDermid and Admin2 is reading Speak by Louisa Hall; a clever novel about artificial intelligence, love and loss.
We scored 9.5 on the GWQ, close to our average score in 2018, which was 9.347692308…, continuing our year-on-year improvement.
The Joy of Cat
JOY is written in the fur, on one side only. The other side reads YOB.
Admin2 is reading Middle England by Jonathan Coe, a funny and disturbing book about brexit.
We scored er um 6 on the GWQ. Things can only get better.
So Tired
Admin2 is rereading Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan: the spy who loved reading novels. Admin1 was reading The Lies We Tell by Kristina Ohlsson, but gave up because it was rubbish.
Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens
Typical summer weather at last; cold and wet and windy.
Admin1 is reading Golden Prey by John Sandford. Admin2 is reading The Birdwatcher by William Shaw.
Coffee of the day: Brazil Ipanema, tall and tanned and young and lovely.
We scored 7.5 on the GWQ.
Out of the Door
The cats went outside for the first time today.
Admin1 is reading The Vanishing Box by Elly Griffiths. Admin2 is reading A House of Knives by Willam Shaw.
Coffee of the day: Colombia Finca las Mercedes la Isla; rich and dark like the Sultan of Brunei.
We scored 11 on the GWQ, mostly through wild guesses.
Waiting at the Window
The cats still have not been let outside. Tomorrow maybe.
Admin1 is reading Dead Silent by Mark Roberts. Admin2 is reading The Vanishing Box by Elly Griffiths.
Cats’ Cradle
Meet Titan (big and bright orange) and Ganymede (pale and pretty). Titan was originally the forthcoming cat but he turned very shy while Ganymede came out of his shell and amused everybody with his entertaining acrobatics. Now they are both out and proud.
Admin2 is reading The American Lover by Rose Tremain.
Meet the New Cat (2 of 2)
Here’s the shy brother cat which has a slightly lighter coat and a less stripy tail. And here’s a rainbow.
Admin1 is reading The Dead Tracks by Tim Weaver. Admin2 is reading The Mechanical Devil by Kate Ellis.
Meet the New Cat (1 of 2)
We have had two lovely brother cats since Friday but they have spent the past few days in hiding, only venturing out in the dead of night. They are gradually becoming braver and this chap is quite friendly, but the other spends most of his time squeezed into an inaccessible corner behind the kitchen cupboards. Early days.
Admin1 is reading Holy Ceremony by Harri Nykänen. Admin2 is reading The Silver Pillow by Thomas M Disch.
RIP Phobos 2009-2018
Phobos was a big healthy lively and friendly cat until yesterday morning when his back legs suddenly stopped working. Today we took him for a lethal injection. No choice. Saddle thrombus is the worst; neither instantly struck down nor with a lingering illness that we could come to terms with, but his old self from the waist up and dead from the waist down and in agonising pain (until the vet gave him some excellent drugs). We will miss him so much.
Critter of the Day: Faux Phobos
A cat that looks like our cat and is sometimes accompanied by another cat that looks like our other cat. Admin1 is watching Messiah and reading Unforgivable by Mike Thomas: home-grown terrorism in downtown Cardiff. Authors do tend to give their detectives convoluted backstories, but MT really piles on the baggage.
Admin2 is reading The Arc of the Swallow by Sissel-Jo Gazan, an evil crime/science/family drama that panders to antivaccinationists.
Coffee of the day: Burundi Gahahe: tooty fruity.
Ms Robot
Our new cleaner. Goodbye Carrie, hello Carrie2.0. And happy birthday Lee.
Admin2 is reading Open Grave by Kjell Eriksson. Someone has to do it.
In the Ferns
Hiding from the sunshine. We had a lovely day today.
Admin1 is reading Kick Back by Val McDermid. Admin2 is reading Adam Robots by Adam Roberts. We are watching Silent Witness (series 1-6, subtitled in Dutch) and scored 8 on the Guardian Weekend quiz.
Cats…
High Noon
…and Dog
Riding into the sunset.
Admin2 is reading The Running Man by Stephen King which was strangely like a Philip K Dick potboiler to begin with but rapidly became completely mental. We scored 9.5 on the Guardian Weekend quiz.
Who Killed Cock Robin?
’twas I, said Phobos,
With my teeth and claws.