Recently my little cat Theodora (Theo for short) has decided that the perfect spot for her afternoon nap is on the chair in my sewing room. You can guess the problem. Most afternoons I am in my sewing room using that chair.
She waits till I am at the ironing board, with my back to my sewing table, and seizes her opportunity. When I turn around from the ironing board, this is what I see:
I gently evict her from my chair and sit down. She stalks off. But she doesn’t leave. Oh no. She lurks by the door, and the next time I head to the ironing board she makes her move:
I evict her again, not quite so gently this time, and sit back down. Next trip to the ironing board, same thing. I turn around, and there she is:
This continues till one of us gives up. If it’s Theo, she wanders off in search of another napping spot. If I cave in first, I move my chair aside (with Theo in it) and pull out the rickety old wooden chair from the closet to sit on.
Some days it’s a wonder I get any sewing done!
Yep – that cat will be quilting next ! ! ! LOL
Loved the photos. My husband made the remark at a big quilting show in the city that our cats would have loved to lay on all those quilts. All around agreed and we were all laughing.
The BOSSES – that’s what cats are. – but so lovable.
Theo looks so content! How could you boot that poor little kitty out? LOL! When I was a little girl I had a Siamese cat named Mikko. She would do the same thing with the only difference being that when I sat down she would jump up and sit on my lap rather than give up at all.
LOL, Dawn! Theo is a lot like Lulu. So adorable!
Sounds like she knows where to go to get your attention!
Removing that contented cat is pretty catty .
Sounds like you have a little DIVA too…LOL LOL LOL
I’ve trained Coco [an abandoned cat] to stay outside the rm and gave her material that I rubbed all over me. She waits till I get up to iron too and starts crying for attention……. I pet her and then she will go back and lay down……What is really funny is, I will catch her ready to put one paw in the room [looks like slow motion] and I say no, no and she will pull her paw back, cry and go back to lay down…. Can’t stay in rm over 3 hrs because she will have a fit crying……..Gotta love them……….
thanks for the pictures 🙂
At least you have your cat trained, Theresa! My cat has clearly trained me. She’s definitely a diva.
Very cute! Cats RULE….. lest we ever forget….. I moved the cat tree into my studio with a view of squirrels outside the window and sun in the morning. She sleeps up there contentedly, knowing she is safe from being moved or disturbed!
Theo loves the warmth of your chair. Make her a pallet with a heatpad on low under it and she might leave your chair alone. She is an old lady and some of us old ladies get cold, especially in these air conditioned homes. You might find that she does not want to give up her warm bed and you will have to leave the sewing room door open. Warmth really does make our arthritis feel better.