tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post3991996480393228499..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: A tale of four kittensPerpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-10564913999850127952014-09-20T18:17:59.207+01:002014-09-20T18:17:59.207+01:00LOL! It's good to see you back blogging too. :...LOL! It's good to see you back blogging too. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-6162833290631385002014-09-17T14:30:36.595+01:002014-09-17T14:30:36.595+01:00She won't see the kittens. This computer is on...She won't see the kittens. This computer is on lock-down for cute kitten adoption pictures. I'm glad to be back to (almost) normal now, i.e. procrastinating at work. *MM waves furiously back*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-52246593600065028052014-09-08T10:14:10.518+01:002014-09-08T10:14:10.518+01:00I know, Janice. Since I joined FB I get confused t...I know, Janice. Since I joined FB I get confused too. It's just too easy to like a post and think you've commented. :-) DH's camera does take lovely photos and with the excellent zoom lens he can get close-up shots from a distance.The kittens were so sweet that I was tempted to leave the van door ajar, just in case one decided to stow away...Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-77129497658102697712014-09-08T08:23:52.669+01:002014-09-08T08:23:52.669+01:00I was sure I had already commented.... but with fa...I was sure I had already commented.... but with face book and being without the internet on a trip to Bordeaux, maybe I am confused...not for the first time I must add. They are fabulous ...kittens and photos. It must have been so hard to leave them behind. Are you sure one or two didn't hid ein the van as you drove away ?Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-37538342161786964292014-09-06T18:10:04.042+01:002014-09-06T18:10:04.042+01:00Aren't they simply adorable, Debra? DH and I a...Aren't they simply adorable, Debra? DH and I are both real cat-lovers and he was very patient as he watched them and captured their antics. Unfortunately we only saw them a couple of times, so not really long enough to get totally attached, but I was still tempted... :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-82978622279113059862014-09-06T06:24:18.894+01:002014-09-06T06:24:18.894+01:00Oh how precious they are! I think DH did a wonderf...Oh how precious they are! I think DH did a wonderful job of showing just how much fun four little kittens can be! They are delightful and I can imagine you'd get very attached to their antics and I'm not sure catnapping is BIG crime…something to consider next time! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-4311193504076992992014-09-05T18:14:08.216+01:002014-09-05T18:14:08.216+01:00Having only seen them once at a distance we were s...Having only seen them once at a distance we were so surprised when the kittens turned up on the doorstep, Shirley. Mother cat must have guessed that doing so would produce some food. :) We had a wonderful time watching them and I did indeed have to give myself a severe talking-to....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-47511330102247266152014-09-05T12:12:02.575+01:002014-09-05T12:12:02.575+01:00Gorgeous wee kittens that appreciate your kindness...Gorgeous wee kittens that appreciate your kindness:) I do think that most baby animals are sooo lovely ... and I would imagine you would have had to tell yourself that you mustn't take them home!Shirlwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582037340209866437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-82434245021727375472014-09-04T20:00:53.436+01:002014-09-04T20:00:53.436+01:00I thought you would enjoy seeing them, Dee. DH and...I thought you would enjoy seeing them, Dee. DH and I are now very good at standing well back and being very quiet when kittens come to the door like this.In the past we have recognised last year's kittens and been recognised by them, so I am hopeful for next year. They live around the farm next door, so aren't exactly strays.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-13617316981452924802014-09-04T18:04:39.747+01:002014-09-04T18:04:39.747+01:00Dear Perpetua, yes, wary of you but also feeling s...Dear Perpetua, yes, wary of you but also feeling safe enough to come to the door and to enter the van. I wonder how many of the four will be there next year when you return to Normandy. Like you, I have such a hard time resisting a stray. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-63192789327497138012014-09-04T10:01:39.820+01:002014-09-04T10:01:39.820+01:00They are just gorgeous, Penny, and I so wished I c...They are just gorgeous, Penny, and I so wished I could stroke them, but they were far too wary. It was lovely to have them there to round off the summer.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-41274198419792313852014-09-04T03:00:38.291+01:002014-09-04T03:00:38.291+01:00Awwww - especially darling kittens, Perpertua. A ...Awwww - especially darling kittens, Perpertua. A nice way to end your stay in Normandy. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-3940327680913718372014-09-03T23:04:33.336+01:002014-09-03T23:04:33.336+01:00DH made a lovely job of his tale, didn't he? I...DH made a lovely job of his tale, didn't he? I was very tempted, PolkaDot...Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-32038046114559127262014-09-03T21:01:38.676+01:002014-09-03T21:01:38.676+01:00Aaaaaaah Delicious!!!Aaaaaaah Delicious!!!PolkaDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753780150155246671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-56140221271764116182014-09-02T17:39:18.620+01:002014-09-02T17:39:18.620+01:00HI MM, lovely to see you back commenting - waves f...HI MM, lovely to see you back commenting - waves furiously. :) Glad to hear that Little My is another cat-lover and that she will soon have one of her own to fuss over. Papounet would be so pleased about that. If she spots the kittens, tell her that the south would be too hot for them as they are Normandy kittens. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-58131228338056026702014-09-02T17:04:08.432+01:002014-09-02T17:04:08.432+01:00Yes they were gorgeous kittens, Ayak, and DH captu...Yes they were gorgeous kittens, Ayak, and DH captured them so very well. I totally fell in love with the little tabby and really was tempted.<br /><br />I don't mind at all you saying what you did, as you voiced some of my own concerns. However I've talked to my farmer neighbour and it is their cats who come through the hedge to have their kittens in the protected shelter of our woodshed, away from the farm dogs.. They always look very healthy when we see them in later years and I think they do quite a lot to keep vermin down round the big chicken shed behind the farmhouse. Sadly, like most British farmers, French ones never think of neutering their barn cats, and they would be very difficult to catch, being extremely wary. It's a problem. :(Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-21962675573323336822014-09-02T16:58:16.252+01:002014-09-02T16:58:16.252+01:00DH has a great sense of humour, Bonnie, and enjoye...DH has a great sense of humour, Bonnie, and enjoyed compiling those captions. We both loved the kittens and left them behind very reluctantly.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-80112419946825499342014-09-02T16:57:03.109+01:002014-09-02T16:57:03.109+01:00I thought you'd enjoy it, Kathy. To give full ...I thought you'd enjoy it, Kathy. To give full credit to DH, the captions as we;ll as the photos are his, apart from the last couple of lines. He had fun telling the story for his 90 year-old mother. You're right - I had to exercise great self-control not to smuggle even just one of them. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-39177033329637127922014-09-02T16:53:59.938+01:002014-09-02T16:53:59.938+01:00Thanks, Ray, I will pass your congratulations on t...Thanks, Ray, I will pass your congratulations on to him. Yes, the little tabby was very definitely my favourite and the one that tempted me most. One day, when I'm too old for all this gadding-about I'll have cats again and one will most certainly be a tabby. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-65770409981213449562014-09-02T16:46:00.851+01:002014-09-02T16:46:00.851+01:00Hello Jane and Lance.
So glad you enjoyed DH'...Hello Jane and Lance. <br /><br />So glad you enjoyed DH's photo story. We stood transfixed for ages at the back of the living-room as the kittens lapped up the milk, then dozed comfortably on the doorstep. The temptation to try to stroke one of them was very strong, but I resisted as they were very timid and wary and would so easily have been frightened away, which would have been a pity. We're definitely hoping to see more next year.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-3954352335030833122014-09-02T16:41:19.346+01:002014-09-02T16:41:19.346+01:00Thanks, Molly. I think so too and we had a good lo...Thanks, Molly. I think so too and we had a good look round before we finally closed the doors to make sure none of them had sneaked in and hidden. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-60398433807590336582014-09-02T16:40:13.335+01:002014-09-02T16:40:13.335+01:00Glad you enjoyed it, Sally. We would always make a...Glad you enjoyed it, Sally. We would always make a cat feel welcome, though this particular bunch only turned up two days before we left, so didn't get as much as I would like to have given them. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-82149072868444230672014-09-02T16:37:43.409+01:002014-09-02T16:37:43.409+01:00I find kittens almost irresistible, Rosemary and f...I find kittens almost irresistible, Rosemary and feel lucky to see some regularly each summer. I must admit this particular litter were very pretty. Tabby and black-and-white are my favourite cat colourings. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-28683815012621084032014-09-02T16:34:46.821+01:002014-09-02T16:34:46.821+01:00Thanks, Yam, it already seems as though we've ...Thanks, Yam, it already seems as though we've not been away. :) I enjoyed doing this post, but really it was DH who had the idea and did most of the work. The photos he takes with his excellent little video/still camera deserve a wider audience.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-49208760598274205382014-09-02T14:22:33.790+01:002014-09-02T14:22:33.790+01:00Awww... If Little My sees these pics I'll be i...Awww... If Little My sees these pics I'll be in trouble because she'll be off to Normandy to adopt them all. PF has announced that the next time we go to his parents' place we will be returning with Poilux, the stray that Papounet used to feed. She has been slowly chipping away at the thin protection he had against sentimentalism since April, and she's finally convinced him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com