tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post9186316175774924773..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: Polly's TailRay Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-67739727193239801902012-09-21T17:58:50.726+01:002012-09-21T17:58:50.726+01:00No, she wasn't a great reader but she was a mu...No, she wasn't a great reader but she was a music critic.<br />Or at least that's what we used to say when she did her 'party piece'.<br />I suspect it's more likely she was trying to 'feel' where the funny noise was coming from.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-63213287527307829352012-09-21T16:10:28.541+01:002012-09-21T16:10:28.541+01:00we have a few shoe sniffing cats in our family, th...we have a few shoe sniffing cats in our family, they are funny when they do that. Did Polly read the newspaper with her bottom, a very clever cat trick I have always thought :-)<br /><br />I love the picture of her you paint especially "but when my father sang he would pick her up and she would put a firm paw over his mouth."<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the memory.Shonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687914247368368360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-26794880935148246552012-09-15T18:59:20.309+01:002012-09-15T18:59:20.309+01:00She was a lovely little soul Freda, but had absolu...She was a lovely little soul Freda, but had absolutely no doubt about who was boss, and heaven help anyone who didn't recognise that fact and pay her due attention.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-17882609199017902152012-09-15T17:39:02.969+01:002012-09-15T17:39:02.969+01:00What an immaculate cat - very much in charge.What an immaculate cat - very much in charge.Fredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672598946758847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-75755530782914976902012-09-14T16:47:15.756+01:002012-09-14T16:47:15.756+01:00I think real cat lovers all react in the same way ...I think real cat lovers all react in the same way Perpetua. They are so beautiful, funny, clever and have ways of getting their own way which have to be seen to be believed, that we, their slaves simply fall into our 'proper place' without a murmur.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-8342290437396497032012-09-14T16:42:54.702+01:002012-09-14T16:42:54.702+01:00She was a lovely cat, despite ruling her little ki...She was a lovely cat, despite ruling her little kingdom with a paw of iron. <br />The summer house/greenhouse thing is typical of cats doing what they do best. Looking after No 1.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-15574279093046856542012-09-14T16:40:23.051+01:002012-09-14T16:40:23.051+01:00Yes old photographs often trigger a whole string o...Yes old photographs often trigger a whole string of memories (the reason we keep them I guess).Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-31818886985853528002012-09-14T12:33:53.279+01:002012-09-14T12:33:53.279+01:00A lovely account, Ray, and so true to my own exper...A lovely account, Ray, and so true to my own experience. Some cats just come in and take over your life and nothing is ever quite the same afterwards. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-77431259898550326222012-09-14T11:14:20.881+01:002012-09-14T11:14:20.881+01:00Awe. Lovely cat! And clearly one who was in char...Awe. Lovely cat! And clearly one who was in charge. She is much like Max, the cat from next door, pure white is inconvenient in a hunting animal but he seems to manage., he is particularly fond of David's chair in the summer house! Cats are things I know little about....but I'm learning! Revjeanrolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744131101249601856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-44813652902403609332012-09-14T08:46:31.038+01:002012-09-14T08:46:31.038+01:00What a lovely story and wonderful memories Ray x
What a lovely story and wonderful memories Ray x<br />Jane D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02571647840432446028noreply@blogger.com