House Sitting With Ocado
I like animals and I miss having cats, dogs and horses around.
I particularly miss our stallion ; Vague Shot, who had a nickname of Cyril. When I was feeling down, he always had time for a chat and a cuddle.
It may seem strange, but when C died, Cyril was the first I told. But then as he was a stallion, the stud was his personal domain. Hence his understanding.
Recently, I’ve taken to doing my shopping at Ocado, which means that my coeliac disease, is not a problem, if Ocado deliver.
I had thought about house and pet sitting before, but my coeliac disease and the fact I don’t drive seemed to end discussions.
So I think, I’m going to do a bit of house and small pet sitting, mainly to get a welcome change of scenery. I’ll leave the logistics to Ocado.
Consider.
- I have no pets myself.
- I am a non-smoker.
- I am more or less tee-total these days.
- I have no children or grandchildren under 23.
- I will tell Ocado, as I have no connection with them, except as a customer, who uses their services regularly.
What do my readers think?
A Locomotive Named After A Cat
As I arrived in Cleethorpes station, there was a Class 68 locomotive in Platform 1.
It is named after Felix; the station cat at Huddersfield station.
Paul Newman; The Cat, Has Died
It has just been announced on BBC Breakfast that the rare felis statione at Liverpool South Parkway, who was known as Paul Newman, has died.
He had a five minute slot on the telly!
RIP, Paul
London Euston Cat-Astrophe Averted For Train-Surfing Puss
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
Except for the headline, the BBC resisted the urge to use more feline puns in the story.
Crash Diets Turn Lockdown’s Fat Cats Into Fit Kits
The title of this post, is the same as that of an article in The Sunday Times.
I just think it is a very good title for an article.
It’s almost the whole story in a title.
The Cats At Clapham Common Station
Clapham Common station has replaced some of the adverts with pictures of cats.
This article on the BBC gives more details.
Perhaps the station should be renamed as Catham Uncommon.
Cats For Protection
The BBC is showing a video of a cat saving a young boy from a dog. It’s here on the Daily Mail.
But cats are strange animals and often behave in ways to get what they want.
Years ago, I often used to walk round the stables by the house to check the horses. One night, I shone a torch into the stable and saw that the horse was sitting curled up by the back wall. But the torch picked out two eyes just under his shoulder and I could see one of our ginger cats snuggled in the warmth. It wasn’t the only time I saw this and one day mentioned it to an old horse-coper, who explained it like this.
Horses don’t like mice and rats scrambling through the straw, as being flight animals small noises may make them want to flee and of course they can’t. So the horse had encouraged the cat in, to protect him from the savage rodents. He said that over the years, he’d seen several strong friendships between horses or ponies and cats.
Do Cats Like Mark 3 Carriages?
I took this picture of a smug cat in his cage on the train to Ipswich.
Do Cats Like Mark 3 Carriages?
I didn’t get a reply to my question.
Catkucios
This unusual spelling was used by my son, when he was suggesting where we might go for supper.
Is it a restaurant that serves moggies?
Cats Will Be Cats
This story from the Metro on Tyneside is a good one.
The Anonymous Widower 