Category: Nico’s Blog

Mama Clare says ‘happy birthday Nico’, cause today I’z one year old. I’z got a present from Mama and Leigh… I’z BIG now.. grown up… but I’z still like toys.

I’m off to find Louie and tell him I’z one…

Bye..

Mama Clare says “Nico tiz time you told the people about you and the new lamb, Ema”. I’z say “Ema is sheep I is cat … yum yum lamb cutlets”… Mama says “no we don’t eat our friends” I’z say “yes I do”.

Well it started when I’z help Mama Clare look after Ema; she waz sick so I stay with her. I sleep in her hay and keep her company … she was little. She drink from a bottle not from a mama sheep. Ema have no mama …cept Clare.

Tiz been more days and Ema feed from bottle and I’z see her when she go into the field with the other sheep … at feeding time.

Now she is 2 weeks old and I can play with her; she runs around and I’z chase her … then she chase me … tiz a good game we play … but she eats grass – yuck – I’z only eat grass for medicine…

Ema is fun now … not little and staying with Mama Clare all the time. Soon she will stay in the field with the sheep but not yet, says Mama.

I’z going now…

Nico here … I’z very clever boy and at 11 months old now I can feed my ‘mama’ Clare and Leigh. I’z try to bring my food to them in the house but they shut my door and I can’t show them what I catch…

They’z not like … I eat them, they’z hide them from me. I’z have to eat what they put in my bowl.

Also I’z been out to see the new lambs … I’z like to play with the little fellaz, see me and Mama Clare with the lambs. We’z now have six boy lambs and one girl lamb. wow.

Hi again T’z Nico…I told you about my friend Louie who lives in the house next door! Well we are bestest friends again cause he can’t get in my house any more an I can come inside when I don’t want to play… BUT tiz fun to play with Louie…

I’z walk over to his house… an I’z sit and wait for him to come outside then we walk down my driveway to the gate an ‘ if human not watchn’ we’z cross the road and play in the big paddock with the cows. We play, chase the mouse… climb the trees… an hunt the rabbit.

Yesterday I waz bored… so’z I go an talk with Mama Clare… she likes me climbin on her computer desk an I’z help her with writing…

“No Nico, I don’t like you climbing around the computer and you are a pain when I’m trying to do things”.

Today Mama very excited… the sheeps have little sheeps.. but I’z not go see them yet… the mama sheeps might stand on me.. instead I’z like to hide in the hay so the sheeps can’t find me…

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Oh and another thing… I’z told you about ‘falln in the water’…but I’z haven’t told you about bath time. Mama Clare is crazy human…she’z get in a box (shower) an makez herself wet….huh….I’z think she’z silly….I’z sit on the mat and wash myself too…but I’z NOT getin in the box to get washed….no way….

Sometimes I’z wash all over my fur… lick clean…why’z she not do that? I’z allowed to walk in wet box after shez finished an I’z lick up all the water…. and….I’z like to drink from the taps (basins)…nice water…I’z use my paws an lick them. Sometimes Mama Clare turns on the tap in the big pond (spa bath) an I’z watch the water an play with it…

That’s all from me… I’z gona sleep now in my special bed…. in the wardrobe.. while Mama writes a story…

I’z back again…

I’z haven’t told you about my favourite place in all the world…

After the humans have been out in the noisy box…. they’s come home with my favourites…food. I’z watch them put the foods in big cupboard….Mama Clare calls it a ‘pantry’…..mmm I’z like that place….pantry you say…has my favourite biscuits…mmm fish, meat, mmm. Mama Clare rattles the packet and I’z know I’z gettin bikkies. Mama also talks to me ….bla bla…but I’z understand some talk….meat…meat…means she’s goin to the big cold cupboard (fridge) to get my dinner…mmmm raw meats…yum… when I’z finished I’z lick my lips…mmm tasty…though not as taste as when I catch my own dinner…..yummmy….I’z gettn good at that. I’z catch birdies…mice…yum taste. Soon I’z be able to feed Mama Clare and Leigh, I’z be ‘grown up’ soon.

Other cools places that I’z have…. are my bed… in a big box…(wardrobe)….I’z sleep in there when Mama plays on her magic thing (computer)…I’z like that too…. it is funny….. I sees fish…. and water…. and balls (screen savers and games)….but I’z can’t touch them…. I’z pat the pictures (screen) but I’z not catch them fishes….. funny humans…….

I’z like the garage…. sometimes Leigh goes in there and plays with a funny box (washing machine) humans wash their skins in there….and my blankets sometimes…. I’z look in there when Leigh puts my blanket in there….it comes out all wet….I’z not like it. When they’s put it on my bed it smells funny….. I’z have to sleep on it to make it smell nice again….silly humans..

The bestest place….after the ‘pantry’ is the barn…..tiz a wonderful place…. has hay an mices…..an climbing things… (workbenches and shelves)….I’z love dis place…. I’z smell all sorts that humans don’t know about….sometimes has birdies that fly in when the door is open….tiz a big cave……but I’z sometimes cant get out….silly humans shut the door an I’z have to stay …. but they’z call an call me… an then they’z find me in the barn…. an then I’z go in the house with them….I’z not slept in barn…they’z always find me….

I’z like to climb trees too, after I’z looked in the workshed I’z go see Louie…he lives through the trees.

I’z tired now…..I’z have a nap…Bye….

Sometimes my mama goes away in the ‘noisy box’. Sometimes Mama Clare and Leigh go somewhere ….not around…for long time…..(few hours).

I’z been in the noisy box….I’z not like it….makes funny noises…I’z like to look in it though when it’s not making noises….I’z investigate…smells funny and nice when they go …hunter gathering (shopping for groceries, meat and things)..I’z like to walk on the seats and look out the windows..

But today Mama Clare puts me in the kitty box… an I’z go in the noisy box…Mama says to the V.E.T.s …I’z no like the box. Mama says I’z been sick…(eating birds and got diarrhoea) so’s I’z go to v.e.t. for checkup….Nursie nice… she gives me bikkes….but oh…what’s that!!!! (thermometer) ….I’z not like that….. Mama says I’z got temperature….haha…course I doz….silly mama….I’z have pill….from Nursie…an I’z go home again in noisy box….Mama gives me nice cooked chicken for tea… I’z happy to be home again….

Oh and another thing that happened today……

I’z got a new cat door….now cause Louie not my friend any more – cause he takes my toys and eats my bikkies….Mama Clare and Leigh gave me new door only I can use…. something to do with the chip in my neck…I’z can come and go but Louie can’t get in anymore…. I’z happy cat.

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Bye…. I’z tired and goin to bed now… busy day for me…..

I’z here again…Mama Clare said tiz nice I like to chat to the peoples about sheep…

On a nice sunny day Mama Clare goes outside ‘n sits by this thing (she calls it a spinning wheel)…I’z call it roundy thing.

I’z like to help her with the roundy thing…I’z help make it go round…Mama Clare says it makes the sheeps wool into things to put on their bodies…silly…I’z have a fur coat don’t need clothes.

Mama Clare made me a lovely bed from the sheeps wool…cosy.. she says “felted wool from the sheep; it is not a skin”, she’s pretty clever.

Oh ‘n I have a new toy…cause Louie came in my house through the cat door and took my squirrel…Mama bought me a new toy….tiz a small rabbit…mmmmmmmm smells soooo nice…

I’z a happy cat.

Remember last time I’z said I fell in the water…. well I’z had real fun this mornin… tiz cold and ground all white… Mama Clare says frost …tiz very cold on my feet… but fun to run around and slide on grass…

Now I’z found that I’z can walk on water..Mama Clare says frozen pond. That tiz silly… water is funny……..tiz cold but I’z play on the pond….an I’z see things in the water…

I’z had a big adventure this mornin…and lucky I’z got 9 lives…(human Clare says).

She wondered what I’z did when I came home all wet..

Well…I was lookn at da sheeps and it was still dark (6am) and I’z want a drink from the sheeps trough…it haz water for sheeps…an I was walkn around the top… it was wet…n I fell in da water….bbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrr cold…I not like….I have to climb out…cold stuff…I no like…I go home….warm and human Clare wipe me with towel….mmmm heater on…I get dry…so much fur to clean…I tired now………

Hi tiz me agin…. I’z very pleased with myself…I’z can come and go now all by myself..(don’t have to wait till humans open the door)…I’z can use my special door…cat size…

Tiz a long story… first I used special door with string up…was good…I climb out all the time.. happy kitten…then the humans shut the door and I try and try to push my body to open it…I meow at it…it not open…I sit by it…nope…

Humans have to open it for me….mmmm then one day I watch Louie…he pushed it with his nose…he open it and come inside to see me…mmmm I can do that!!! Next time I’z outside I try…it open when I push my nose and foot on door…happy cat.. I’z inside…yeh…

Ok…so how’s I get out? mmm not workin… cant push body against door…….mmmmmm I think about diz some more…

(Next day)…mmm tiz raining…humans show me door open (secret is when blind is up door is open, when blind is down door is locked)…mmm I’z been shown door open, human swing it for me…mmm put head and foot on it…….yay is open…me go through it……..me’z happy cat….. now use door all da time…….

I think Louie very clever cat cause he show me…he’s older than me…I’z 8 months……..he’z 10 months…

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bye…back soon with more tales tails no tails…hehe I’z a Manx…