Lesson 3~ Take Your Time

George the cat has come to live with me. He had a long, six hour car journey in order to get here. It must have been stressful for him. He shot out of the cat carrier as soon as we got home and found a dark corner to hide in. He stayed there for ages until he felt ready to come out and explore his new environment.
I admire the way he does things in his own good time. He has eaten, drunk and used his litter tray. In the  night he came to see me in my bedroom once in the night to check I was there. He purred and curled up on the bed for a while before returning to his safe space.
He has found a new, more comfortable den under the bed now.
I call him every now and then and he comes out to say 'hello' before returning to his favoured spot.
We can learn from George. When we encounter new things we can learn to take our time. We don't need to rush to achieve things. We can act when we feel ready.

Lesson 2 If you get up, expect me to steal your seat!

One of the things I admire about cats is that they will seek out the most comfortable place around and sit there. If you have a favourite armchair, the chances are that it is lovely and comfy so if you get up and you have a cat around, fully expect them to have stolen your seat when you return!
I guess the wise life lesson that we learn from cats is ' make yourself comfortable!'

They also may decide that your laptop is the most comfy and warm thing around so they may decide to sit on that instead.
The thing about cats is that they expect your full attention and so if you are trying to type something they are very likely to climb onto the keyboard or playfully swipe your hand with their paw as you type. If you are lucky they will keep their claws in but there are no guarantees!

Gorgeous George!

Cool cats~Lesson 1

Cats are fed up with me posting blog after blog about dogs and so this is an attempt to redress the balance!
Cats are marvelous.
I know a lot of people are either dog people or cat people but is it perfectly possible to be both and I definitely am!
I had a wonderful tiny yet fierce ginger cat for 7 years, her name was Princess Ginger Kiara 1st!
( Yes, I know, I know... ) We called her Fisher for short.
We bought her from a rescue centre and I learnt such a lot from her. Some of these blog posts will be dedicated to her brilliant approach to life and other posts will include the genius of other cats I have known and loved.
I hope you will enjoy the wisdom of cats.
This is Fisher~

Her clear message here is, 'If you are tired, go to sleep!'