I know many cats like to sit in washing baskets but Mary’s Cat took the feline laundry fetich thing to a whole new level yesterday morning. Now before you panic. The washing machine was empty and Mary’s Cat had not been locked inside. He had climbed into the clean, open, front loading washing wachine and was sitting perfectly poised, tail coiled just so and very pleased with himself. Just gazing back out at me with a prayerful churchy expression. So I popped him back outside and later I found him with this.
Mary’s Cat has discovered catnip. (Bees love it too. ) The plant had only just cleared the surface of the soil! It’s a slippery slope from now on. The cat is an addict.
Queenie wants some too!
Daisy is just grateful to get her old pen back. The one with the gate she can open herself. 
White Cat says ‘Say No to Drugs!’
This is lettuce growing in the cold frame.
This morning the weather is supposed to get wet, maybe even snowy, so TonTon and I will do the chores early and go over to the Old Folks Home before it gets too mucky. It is an hours drive, down a grid of dead straight country roads, through empty fields. You don’t want to get caught out there in bad weather.
I think TonTon will be fine visiting, I took him to a big feed store yesterday that is dog friendly and he walked up and down the aisles with me like a big dog. He was patted by strangers and behaved beautifully. When we got to the check-out the girl commented on what a good dog he was and with my permission gave him a treat. TonTon laid the little bone shaped dog treat on the floor, looked at it, looked at me, pushed it with his paw, sniffed at it, looked back at me, then reaching down delicately, lips drawn slightly back, picked it up with his teeth (so as not to have to taste it) and silently nudging my leg, popped it into my hand. All very discreetly so as not to seem ungrateful!
I shall make sure Mary’s Cat is outside before I go. Now, we need to get busy and fast this morning, there has been too much time off the farmy this week and I am behind on just about everything.
Oh and I have found some more hay so we are back in the comfortable feed zone! Well, as long as we get decent rain and the grass grows! All that!
Good morning.
celi
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86 responses to “A cat sat in the washing machine”
Of course, it would be Mary’s Cat who got into the washing machine — and the catnip. When I was tiny, our Siamese cats liked to sit in the warm dryer after clothes had been removed. It had a windowed door and the motor started when the door latch clicked. My older brother just had to close the door on the cats. Fortunately, where Kevin was, mother Madge was not far behind, and the cats were not damaged.
Those siamese are crazy!! so clever.. thank goodness mother madge was not far behind, my son once put a kitten into a watering can and tried to pour him out!! c
Lovely update. Mary’s cat is a character 🙂 Kit Kat likes the tumble dryer these days. We have to be vigilant and check: one of these days there will be a yowl and we’ll open the door and there she’ll be, indignant…
Another cat who likes the dryer and Kit Kat is a fantastic name.. c
White Cat is SO GRUMPY. I sympathise.
White cat always looks mooshed, like his face has been pushed up against a window or something.. c
Ooh! Queenie looks so adorable 🙂
I hope your trip went well; TonTon seems more than ready for this adventure…
I just love little Queenie, she is like a little cow doll! c
Windy and some snow up here late this afternoon and into the evening. More of it to the north. Hope it stays away from you.
That TonTon is incredible! Imagine if children had his manners…parents would be able to have a holiday!
I hope you and TonTon had a nice visit. Sounds like one kitty you need to keep an eye on. 🙂
I just heard about all of the tornados in the US. It’s far too early for all that, isn’t it? I wish the BBC was more specific; where did they hit?
Lovely read and fab photos. Have a great weekend.
Florence x
TonTon is such a gentleman.. my dog would have lifted his leg everywhere, snatched a packet of something and bit my hand in his rush for the treat. Ah, well, we love the old guy anyway! Love your “Cat Sat” story… something Dr. Seuss would have done something with I’m sure!
Imagine how terrifying it would be if Ton had lifted his leg on something, though he did hear someone playing with a squeaky toy and had to stop to have a look! c
I am loving that Ton-Ton! Does he give lessons in manners? 😉
Isn’t it exciting when the first sprouts pop up? I am so done with winter… bring it on, spring!
~ Lynda
Oh Lynda, I so agree! And now we are back to cold and wind with a vengeance.. but i guess it had to come..c
We have a big bush of catnip but I would go near my female cat when she has eating, she is a complete nut and will take your hand off
that is hilarious, your cat guarding her stash!! c
Having scrolled to the end – I was still smiling at the picture of White Cat and the say no to drugs caption. (C you may get this comment twice as I am not quite sure what happened
Good morning and I fixed it for you, never thought of white cat as a poster child but he would scare just about anyone straight i would think! c
What a lovely post, Celi. Ton Ton is so well trained, what a polite dog, and White Cat could be a poster for anti-drug campaigners. 🙂 I’ve never seen catnip before!
it is a weed here, i just love having it! c
I’m glad Daisy is back in the pen that makes her happy. 😉
She told me JED SAID!! c
🙂