Today’s cat Mischief recently passed away and my friend Marie Connolly asked if I would feature her on my blog as a little tribute. Mischief belonged to Marie’s friend Maudie and was loved by all who knew her. This is what Marie told me:

” Mischief (aka ‘The Chief’) belonged to a very good friend Maudie. She’s been part of our lives for more than 12 years and her owner describes her as ‘the most clever, funny, legendary tabby cat ever’.

She is sorely missed, but won’t be forgotten. “

She had a lovely face, didn’t she? I have a second picture of Mischief which I will bring to you soon.

A pretty artistic French cat on a windowsill in Bruniquel today. Enjoy!

I’ve been saving this up for a couple of days . . . It’s ……. JOHN THE THREE-LEGGED CAT !!!!!!

My brother Dan, who is a professional historical Live Interpreter and Historical Entertainer , is currently running his three-week-long annual event at Southsea Castle. This is what he told me:

“I’m in Southsea doing my usual summer Tudor time travel thing. We can’t live in the castle last year, so I’ve rented a house for the cast. The house seems to come complete with friendly local cat!  He’s long haired enough that it actually took us a day or two of sightings to realise that he was missing a leg (you can’t tell when he’s curled up in the sun two back yards away!), at which point he was promptly named  Three-Legged John (after a man hilariously tangentially referenced in Southsea Castle records).

3LJ seems angry a lot, but he’s actually only lashing his tail for balance. He’s very friendly and comes to visit whenever the back door is open.  I’m sure this is nothing to do with the fact that we spoil him rotten with bacon and chicken treats!”

Sarah McCarthy’s next-door-neighbour cat seems to be keen on a trip to the supermarket, seaside or garden centre. Most cats I know run at top speed in the opposite direction from cars . . .

I strongly suspect this is a Lilac Point Siamese or Oriental of some kind. I’ll have to ask Sarah to do some detective work.

One of @Rantingteacher’s four cats Mehefin, familiarly addressed as MevMev, enjoying the sunshine curled up on a plant pot of heather. As one does.

Hullo. My name is Patchy. I am a rock star. Hey, I’ve got this cool puzzle (see if you can do it):

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool. Oh, and so is my brother, Sooty. He wanted to be in the picture, too, but unfortunately, he couldn’t make it
(evil grin).

A random cat photographed by my husband John today while he was out and about.
Sent using BlackBerry?? from Orange

Somehow or other, I’m just in the mood for a nice kitten in a slipper. So I bring you Smoky, who lives with the Lang family. Exactly what I needed!

I have to acknowledge Wimbledon in this 365 day cycle. I’m not big on Great British institutions, but I do love Wimbledon. This is Alex Bellars’ kitten Skimbleshanks following Andy Murray’s progress in the 3rd round. As I write, it’s one set all between Murray and his opponent Ljubicic. 

We all wish Ljubicic would put a hat on, because we don’t like the way the top of his head looks.