Those of you who follow me on Twitter or are friends on facebook will have noticed that there has been a net increase in the number of kittens in my life.
Meet Small Kitten and his sister, Very Small Kitten.
Very Small Kitten |
Small Kitten |
Kittens find a comfy seat |
Very Small Kitten and envelopes |
Unlike Tybalt, who was always rather shy and jumpy, and who took months before he would sit on me, the kittens took about half an hour, and quickly established that my shoulder and chest made suitable perches for small cats.
As, indeed, does my lap, my laptop, the windowsills, the bookcases... you get the picture!
I had thought about Shakespearean names again, but while Very Small could, perhaps, have been an Ophelia, Small lacks the dignity and darkness needed for Hamlet, and although they have the spiky affection which would suit Benedick and Beatrice I'm not overly fond of Beatrice as a name...
So then we considered other literary inspirations, not forgetting the fact that, being cats, they are of course (at the very least) demi-gods.
The Naming of Cats, is, after all, as T.S. Eliot knew, a serious matter, and Mr Gaiman has explained that Cats don't need names, as they know who they are, so I felt we could could take a little time to get it right.
And I think, now, that we have come to an agreement.
And I think, now, that we have come to an agreement.
His Lordship, Loki Calcifer Benedict Cat |
Small Kitten may now be addressed by his human minions as Loki Calcifer Benedict.
Her Ladyship, Coraline Sekhmet Ophelia Cat (She Who Mauls) |
Very Small Kitten will allow herself to be spoken to as Coraline Sekhmet Ophelia.
Being cats, they of course ignore their names, but I feel they ignore them in a way which makes it clear that they ignoring them specifically.
I don't speak fluent cat, but I think they have names me "Hey You, Minion".
Being cats, they of course ignore their names, but I feel they ignore them in a way which makes it clear that they ignoring them specifically.
I don't speak fluent cat, but I think they have names me "Hey You, Minion".
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