A little while ago I brought you a book recommendation, today it’s a record. I love Billy Bragg and here he is with the masterful Wilco on Mermaid Avenue Vol. II. The bonus is that there is a giant tabby cat on the sleeve.
Category Archives: Random Oddity
A Cat A Day 2013 #107
I have these mini-whiteboards I use in my lessons. Today two of my Year 9 boys doodled cats when we were in between activities. I know they aren’t Leonardo da Vinci, but I like them!
A Cat A Day 2013 #99
A teeny tiny Big Cat snapped during our visit to Ikea today.
A Cat A Day 2013 #94
I know that it’s not very cool in certain quarters, but we are James May fans in our house. On Manlab this evening, James persuaded some owners to attach video cameras to their pet cats. The aim was to e tend the reach of a village Neighbourhood Watch network by adding some feline surveillance power.
I can’t help but think the cats aren’t likely to cooperate for long. ‘Helpful’ isn’t really their thing.
A Cat A Day 2013 #93
I have started a new quilting project today. I didn’t realise there was a little cat in this fabric design until I started to cut it.
A Cat A Day 2013 #90
Isobel doodled today’s cat. I think she did it during lessons at school and I’m not sure whether to congratulate her or tell her off.
A Cat A Day 2013 #83
Silly picture sent to me by my friend Dominic. See here for a debate about the joke and other examples.
Four more days until we break for Easter. Not that I’m counting every minute or anything.
A Cat A Day 2013 #78
May I recommend a book to you?
This is my copy of Jennie, by Paul Gallico, who also wrote the more famous The Snow Goose. This beautiful book has coloured my view of cats ever since I read it as a child.
At the start of the story Paul is run over by a car and loses consciousness. When he comes round he has mysteriously been transformed into a cat. Since he has been a human boy all his life, he doesn’t know how to behave. Luckily, homeless cat Jennie teaches him what to do with his new body. My favourite piece of advice she gives him is, “When in doubt, wash”.
If you observe any cat who is trying to recover its poise after an undignified moment, you will notice that a quick lick of the paw or shoulder solves everything.
Jennie was published in 1950 and my hardback copy seems to have been purchased in Paris.
A Cat A Day 2013 #67
In the usual way of things, I’m only interested in real live cats, not pictures, ornaments or any other ‘cat tat’ as someone I know once called it. However, a few weeks ago I came across the work of a lady called Alison and just had to buy a little felted Siamese. It is only about 5cm tall and cute as can be. See Alison’s work here.
A Cat A Day 2013 #59
The young man who lent me the Russian book a couple of weeks ago brought his cross stitching in to show me. Here is one of the three cat pictures he brought. I reckon this kitty is wearing a Gryffindor scarf.
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