Variety is the spice of life

I was talking to my neighbour (the one who always helped out with "er upstairs" endless conveyor belt of kittens) and she told me she'd seen another female with a full tum parading on her back wall this week. We agreed we hoped it stayed on the other side, however it put me in mind of other kittens which had passed through our doors over the years.  Most of the kittens "er upstairs" produced were sweet but pretty ordinary looking, but there was one litter where she excelled herself.  They were all absolutely beautiful.

They all went to very good homes but this time I told Vito I wanted to keep one.  Up till then we'd never chosen any of our animals - they sort of chose us.  This one was different.  I said to Vito I felt outnumbered living with three male cats, two male dogs and a husband. I wanted another woman in the house.  He didn't argue as he was probably more besotted than I was and it's not hard to see why.

She is a true female puss tat.  Incredibly independent, she can be just as demanding as her mother who she takes after in vocal terms at mealtimes.  Unlike our male cats she's very delicate and light.  We watch entranced as she gracefully chases after something whether it be a toy ball, or on one horrific occasion, a garden snake!   Definitely spicy (hence her name Chili) she is always (sometimes too much so) thrilling to watch, but the thing about her that amuses me most is the variety of places she finds to sit and sleep.   Sometimes she looks sooooo uncomfortable I don't know how she does it.

She's the only one of our cats that does this

and she sleeps in the strangest positions

and places.

 She hides in places you would expect to find a puss tat hiding  

and not such obvious places!

As I write she's curled up on the desk behind my computer.  We've taken in another female cat since her arrival (as well as her mother who she hates with a passion and attacks whenever she sees her) but every time I speak to her I find myself repeating the same thing over and over - and I mean it.

You are just soooooo pretty!!!!!!!