I am a lover of blue and white pottery. Spode 'Blue Italian' is my first love, closely followed by Wood and Sons 'Yuan'. We were lucky to be given some Yuan pieces and we then started looking out for it, so we have quite a lot now and we use it as everyday china.
Chris managed to buy a large Yuan bowl at a car boot sale last week. The bowl would have originally been part of a set for a washstand, with a jug and possibly other small pieces, such as lidded pots. He brought it home and put it on the table, until we have found a better home for it.
Look what happened!
Yes, you guessed it, the cat who visits us regularly (we have called him quite a few names; Slinky Malinki, Larry the Loafer, etc. but I have now settled on 'Cat', which he seems to respond to) has decided that the bowl is now his bed. Chris had put some comics in the bowl and I think these will have made it nice and cosy for the cat!
He has chosen many other places to sit and sleep, most usually my chair, but also the back of the sofa, my lap tray and on top of various papers - quite often what look like fairly uncomfortable places to me.
For now, the bowl is his bed. Eleanor Farjeon's poem is right!
"Cats sleep anywhere
Any table, any chair,
Top of piano, window ledge,
In the middle, on the edge,
Open drawer, empty shoe,
Anybody's lap will do.
Fitted in a cardboard box,
In a cupboard, with your frocks -
Anywhere! They don't care!
Cats sleep anywhere."
He looks v comfortable indeed. I love the story of Slinky Malinky.
ReplyDeleteThanks, EC. I know, he looks so comfy, doesn't he? I bet if we bought him a proper cat bed, he wouldn't even look at it! In my previous job working as a teaching assistant/nursery nurse with four and five year olds, we all loved the Hairy Maclary stories. I did have a bit of a soft spot for Slinki Malinky. In fact, 'our' cat has chunks out of his ears and is always fighting, so he is more like Scarface Claw!
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Ellie
How precious indeed Ellie! He sure does look right at home & most happy in the new bowl. They are such funny creatures aren't they. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julie. They really are! He goes straight to the bowl when he comes in and yesterday, he stayed there all morning!
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Ellie
Oh bless him. I think you're going to have to wait to use your beautiful new Yuan bowl, it's perfect cat size so I think you may have lost it for some time to come.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. Yes, I think you are right - he has definitely taken possession of the bowl. It is the perfect size for him though. he obviously has good taste!
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Ellie
*haha* I *love* that sweet kitty, Ellie. It looks like that bowl was made for him....and how generous of you to have provided it!! Much love, Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks, Andrea. He certainly likes sleeping in the bowl at the moment - even if Chris didn't buy it for him! Cats can be such funny creatures, can't they?
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Ellie
Adorable!! All my cats love to sleep on paper. You have found a perfect bed and bedding for the kitty!
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Thanks, Soma. The cat does look sweet curled up in the bowl, even if Chris didn't buy it for him to use as a bed! I think the paper keeps it nice and cosy.
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Ellie
I love blue and white pottery as well, your cat has good taste.
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Thanks, Amalia. He does appear to have good taste in sleeping areas! Like most cats, he knows what he likes.
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Ellie
That did really make me smile. What heart warming photos. Lou
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lou and welcome. The photos make me smile too and this post is getting a lot of love, which is really nice.
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Ellie