Are you tired of my incessant cat posts? If you are – move on along. Nothing to see here.
Honestly – Maksim is a character and even though he and Holly have their moments of fighting I know deep down she loves him. Just not when he is trying to play with her tail.
I think cats just make the world better. A friend shared on Facebook that the National Trust – Europe’s largest conservation charity- had announced the arrival of a new cat to Chartwell which was home to Winston Churchill for 40 years. According to their website :
Since the National Trust opened the house to the public in 1966, the family of Sir Winston Churchill requested that there always be a marmalade cat named Jock, with a white bib and four white socks, in comfortable residence at Chartwell.
National Trust website
Now you know want to see Jock VII, don’ t you? Click here to go directly to a picture of the stunning feline and come right on back to finish reading.
We seem to have a problem keeping track of Maksim’s favorite toys. There is bee, tail mouse, feather mouse, buffalo mouse, sardine, crinkly ball, not too crinkly ball and the list goes on. He was peering under Chris’ dresser the other day and I got a little flashlight and found that there were 4 of his favorites under there. It’s difficult to get to them so I asked Chris to help out and fashion me a toy retriever.
When we lived in Australia and frogs frequented our toilets he created a “frog checker” for me out of a wire coat hanger. I had to run the hook part under the rim of the toilet and if a frog was hidden up there (it’s hard to explain but they flattened themselves out and hid there) it would squeal when the hanger touched them and hopefully hop down and back up inside the toilet. Oh I grew up a lot when we lived in Australia. Trust me. So I knew Chris had the capability to make a toy retriever in the same manner.
Of course there were others but I was not quick enough to capture a snap of them.
Walaa! A highly sought after toy retriever that works like a charm. No more lost toys under dressers and beds where human hands or kitty paws can’t reach. We have a happy household again.
It’s those little things that we do for one another that make life better, don’ you agree? And even though my house looks like a crazy cat lady house at some points of the day I don’t care one bit. I can clean it up any time I want to but until then I will leave the toy piles and paper piles for the entertainment of my cats and myself. Enjoy.
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Leave a commentWe have areas in the house where dog and cat toys are piled up. I can clean them up and by the end of the day they’ll be right back where they were. I have not had the need for a toy retriever yet but should probably take a look under some of our dressers and other furniture. 🙂
Maybe your pets are more well behaved and later than mine are. I am always picking up after them but that is okay with me. Gives me a bit of exercise. 🙂
Managing the pet toys! Glad you are on it! In all honesty, I’m not really a cat person, but I am a Maksim person. Thanks for another fun post. (I say that every time, don’t I???)
Thanks for indulging me—- he really is as fun as a dog sometimes! And not everyone is a cat person and that’s ok! 😊
I´m glad to hear that Chartwell House has a new cat. Jock VII is adorable. And that cat toy retriever is just perfect!
I have a special place in my heart for marmalade cats and Jock VII is the perfect one for Chartwell House! I just love that they always have a cat there.
I also love that Jock is a rescue cat! I guess Sir Winston had a marmalade cat named Jock so the family has requested there always be one on site. How nice.
Who would ever get tired of your cat posts? Not me!
You are so kind. Thank you!
What a fun blog today.. I love seeing & hearing about Maksim & Holly’s adventures. Very interesting about the cats at Winston Churchill’s home. I have been watching The Crown on Netflix and there was a lot about him. .
Frogs in the toilet would be a challenge. At least they are cute, unlike mice. But still.
Chris is a multi-talented problem solver.
When I was single I had George and Oscar, two big male cats. Oscar loved carrying around small foam balls. They were everywhere. I used a yardstick to get them out from under furniture.
Oh, I could see my Motor Man doing something like that, too. In fact, I had one of those kitty toys with the mouse on the end of a string with a wand attached (for human to hold). The string broke, so Motor Man repaired it…with carburetor wire!
Love it! That would totally work!
Some of us stop by hoping to see the cats