Queenie

Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA


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Poor Butterscotch

February 9th 2010 21:00




My poor baby has had mischief inflicted on him. First, Brett’s nephew put sticky tape on him. Later on, he shot a video of him playing air drums. In the video, the nephew sits down in front of the camera holding Butterscotch. He grabs both of his arms and waves them in the air to the drum beats.

When Brett showed me the video, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for my poor baby. I was amazed Butterscotch managed to sit through the three minute session. Patience is not one of his virtues. That said, he does manage to give Brett’s nephew a bite or two before finally wriggling away at the end of the video. As usual, he looks imperious, completely unimpressed with the world and the people around him.

Speaking of musical cats, I have come across comments on Face book where people have said Nora the piano playing cat is a fake. I asked my sister what she thought. “She’s definitely not faking it,” said my sister. “I know it’s real because she sounds off key.”



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Oscar the cat

February 8th 2010 21:00

Can I be maudlin here? With all the recent press coverage devoted to Oscar, the cat who is able to predict when someone is about to die,
HERE and
HERE .


it made me think about how I would like to die. Obviously, most of us won’t have any say on the matter but if we could choose how to spend our final days, who or what would we spend it with?

As usual, animals weren’t far from my mind. If I could choose how I would die, I would like to die in my sleep, like my grandma did at the ripe old age of 86. But just before that happens, I would like to have Butterscotch and Gingersnap lie on me and purr at me while I am lying in bed, mentally preparing to say goodbye to the world. If I had to go to hospital, I would definitely love to have a cat like Oscar come to say goodbye to me.

Like Dewey, there’s now a book out on this amazing feline
HERE .

Time for me to go shopping, especially now that I have almost finished all the new books I recently bought.
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Cat got Your Tongue?

February 7th 2010 21:00

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When we were young, my old man’s solicitor would come over and try to talk to us. Back then, we had no idea who he was or what he wanted. We only knew he was here to see our old man and he had no business trying to talk to us. But talk to us, he did. We never responded to his questions or his attempts to be friendly. Eventually, one day he said, “Cat got your tongue?” Again, we did not respond but this time it was more out of incomprehension rather than spite.

Years later, the solicitor had to see my old man again. As usual, he tried to be friendly. My sister still wouldn’t talk to him but I did. I realised he wasn’t so bad once I got to know him. I was embarrassed by my previous immaturity but the solicitor didn’t seem to mind.

On my sister’s prized Late Show DVD is a vox pop by Tony Martin. After asking several people a question, he then directed the same question to a dog. The dog didn’t respond so Martin points the microphone at the dog and says, “Cat got your tongue?” Whenever I see that skit, I think of him.
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The Bear

February 4th 2010 21:00

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Look but Don’t Buy

February 3rd 2010 21:00


My colleague has been trying for weeks to help me cut down my spending. Finally, after one $350 dress too many, he said, “No more shopping. Not even window shopping.”

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Butterscotch’s Twin

February 2nd 2010 21:00


Found: one Jetoy cash book. On the cover is artwork showing an imperious looking cat with its nose literally in the air HERE.

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Impulse Shopping

February 1st 2010 21:00


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I Miss my Boys

January 31st 2010 21:00
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Double Digits

January 28th 2010 21:00
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Cat Tank

January 27th 2010 21:00


I got my book back! The sales assistant even called to tell me after the owner dropped it off at the shop. Talk about customer service. I can’t thank the owner and staff of store enough. It was nice to have something good happen after having a frustrating day where many things went wrong.

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Recent Comments

Comment by Queenie
on Kitteh Vs Fan

January 22nd 2010 23:59
Thanks, Dianna.

Comment by Queenie
on Nightmare

January 9th 2010 00:26
Poor Scratchy. I am glad he survived the ordeal.

Comment by Queenie
on The end of an epilepsy tale

January 9th 2010 00:14
Hi Chris

I am glad to see you are back blogging about your beloved greyhounds. I have missed your posts .

Comment by Queenie
on Art Gallery Dog

January 8th 2010 23:54
Thanks, Chris. Nice to see you are blogging again.

Comment by Queenie
on R.I.P. Dippy

October 28th 2009 23:55
Hi Fog,

I know how you feel. When my pet ducks died, the first thing my father did was to get some replacement ducks. My sister and I didn't want replacement ducks; we just wanted our first pair to come back. That was over twenty years ago and we still feel the same way.

Comment by Queenie
on Scratchy's diary: dog tired

October 22nd 2009 00:53
So beautiful...

Comment by Queenie
on Another Awkward Moment

October 12th 2009 22:57
Cats are dumb

Jesus, we will have to agreee to disagree on this one.

Comment by Queenie
on 'Significant' animal welfare move in China

October 8th 2009 22:50
About time China has done something about this but given their history of human and animal rights abuses, I would not be suprised if nothing comes out of this.

Comment by Queenie
on Smoky the Cat Survives Being Shot Thirteen Times

September 24th 2009 03:54
I agree with you, Dianna.

Comment by Queenie
on Do People Have to Kill Everything?

September 22nd 2009 04:42
I agree, Wilson. Thanks for dropping by!