Gosh , It's been a while
by miramaze @ Saturday, 01. Jun, 2013 – 12:10:20
A month or so in fact .
The merry month of May has whizzed by.
Cherry blossoms have blossomed and now the lilacs are out in full bloom.
We've had some really warm days but then it's back to chillier woolly jumper days.
I've also been to Blighty and back and met the delightful duo ,Murphy and Spice !!!
What a treat it is to see old friends; when my spur of the moment decision to travel coincides miraculously with other's plans.
The merry month of May has whizzed by.
Cherry blossoms have blossomed and now the lilacs are out in full bloom.
We've had some really warm days but then it's back to chillier woolly jumper days.
I've also been to Blighty and back and met the delightful duo ,Murphy and Spice !!!
What a treat it is to see old friends; when my spur of the moment decision to travel coincides miraculously with other's plans.
I arrived in Manchester on a Norwegian airlines flight which has free wi fi on board ( amazing ) to rain and wind but an excellent National Express coach connection to Bradford Interchange.
The 670 bus has just left so I treated my self to a taxi and arrived at our house in style , remembering the secret combination and retrieving keys from the key-safe.
Our family home is still on sale . empty save the bare essentials and we are waiting for signing of the contarct dates.
Insert *cautious optimism *
But first a visit to the local chippy for some fish and chips - oh how I miss my fish and chips, salt and vinegar and scraps
A tour of the house next.Up in my bedroom which is up in the attic, standing by my bed I suddedenly hear a NIAOW ... and there it is again ..MIAOW .... I am startled. My brain says ' Does not compute ' How can there be a cat in a house that has been empty for 2 years apart from a few visits .
I look under the bed and there, large as life , is the face of a kitten staring at me one minute but POOF gone the next . Gone without a trace. I call out to it going from room to room but there is neither a sound nor trace of a cat.
I am slghtly freaked out - have I just seen a ghost cat ?
I leave a bowl of water out for it , in case it is a real cat.
A cat could have possible got in on Monday while my sister was here , but now it is Thursday - 3 days later.
*fast forward to Sunday morning *
I am sitting outside in the sun when Anne , our neighbour comes to enquire about her cat . Boots , who has been missing since Monday and have I seen her ?
WELL... I have seen a 'ghost cat ' I tell her - let's go and have a look .
Together we search the house, starting at the top and working our way down 4 floors and rooms, calling out for Boots .
Finally , in the cellar ktchen, we hear a MIAOW and then another
Where's it comming from ?
We locate it to a unit , Anne opens a drawer and OUT JUMPS A CAT making a bold dash for the outside door , which is fortunately closed so it darts into the cupboard under the stairs instead, with Anne in hot pursuit .
The 670 bus has just left so I treated my self to a taxi and arrived at our house in style , remembering the secret combination and retrieving keys from the key-safe.
Our family home is still on sale . empty save the bare essentials and we are waiting for signing of the contarct dates.
Insert *cautious optimism *
But first a visit to the local chippy for some fish and chips - oh how I miss my fish and chips, salt and vinegar and scraps
A tour of the house next.Up in my bedroom which is up in the attic, standing by my bed I suddedenly hear a NIAOW ... and there it is again ..MIAOW .... I am startled. My brain says ' Does not compute ' How can there be a cat in a house that has been empty for 2 years apart from a few visits .
I look under the bed and there, large as life , is the face of a kitten staring at me one minute but POOF gone the next . Gone without a trace. I call out to it going from room to room but there is neither a sound nor trace of a cat.
I am slghtly freaked out - have I just seen a ghost cat ?
I leave a bowl of water out for it , in case it is a real cat.
A cat could have possible got in on Monday while my sister was here , but now it is Thursday - 3 days later.
*fast forward to Sunday morning *
I am sitting outside in the sun when Anne , our neighbour comes to enquire about her cat . Boots , who has been missing since Monday and have I seen her ?
WELL... I have seen a 'ghost cat ' I tell her - let's go and have a look .
Together we search the house, starting at the top and working our way down 4 floors and rooms, calling out for Boots .
Finally , in the cellar ktchen, we hear a MIAOW and then another
Where's it comming from ?
We locate it to a unit , Anne opens a drawer and OUT JUMPS A CAT making a bold dash for the outside door , which is fortunately closed so it darts into the cupboard under the stairs instead, with Anne in hot pursuit .
BOOT the mischievous kitten has been found, alive and well , with more energy than the pair of us put together after SIX DAYS alone in the house with out food or water !!!!
More to tell ... but will leave that for another day
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