If you are/were a reader of A.A. Milne, you will remember this:
James James
Morrison Morrison
Weatherby George Dupree
Took great
Care of his Mother,
Though he was only three.
James James Said to his Mother,
"Mother," he said, said he;
"You must never go down
to the end of the town,
if you don't go down with me."*
Well, that is the opinion of Mr. Poozle and his cohorts regarding The Putting Out Of The Trash. (I'm lazy; if it's not too hot, I just pile the trash bags at the head of the driveway during the week and haul them all out to the cans at the road on Wednesday evening for Thursday pickup. Or if I'm extremely lucky, John or Roger hauls them out instead . . . )
Every week I go out alone to the road, and every week I am followed back by at least two cats, who spend the entire journey back to the house complaining loudly because I had the effrontery to go to the road alone! And probably to make sure that I go back to the house where I belong, because if I escape, who will open the cat food cans?
"I'm telling you, boys, you have to watch her every minute! She just doesn't mind very well!!"
"I'm not going to be responsible for what may happen if you take out the trash without me . . . "
*All the verses are here, for those interested.
And you may view more animals, disobedient or not, aboard The Friday Ark . . .
Oh my! I used to know that by heart. :)
Posted by: Katie Greenwood | Friday, 25 May 2007 at 09:53 AM
Oh my! I used to know that by heart. :)
Posted by: Katie Greenwood | Friday, 25 May 2007 at 09:56 AM
Too funny
What sweet hearts they are to look after you, I think because they love you anyone can open a can..
Posted by: Dianne | Friday, 25 May 2007 at 04:04 PM
Sigh ... to have so many lovely kitty-people accompanying me to ANYWHERE would be such joy! And, Anita - they would adore you even if you DIDN'T open cans! How could they NOT?
Posted by: Kai | Friday, 25 May 2007 at 10:06 PM
i love these tales of the kitties, keep 'em coming.
off thread: you mentioned a friend who was accepting donations of yarn. i can't find mention of her here and would like to donate yarn.
if you have a moment, could you email me at [email protected] and remind me of the details?
many, many thanks for all your creativity and community.
Posted by: jeannette | Saturday, 26 May 2007 at 01:09 PM
I so love the A.A. Milne poem. Although my daughter is 9, I still read from both When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. The old books were given to me by my grandfather when I was about 6...
Makes me feel young again! :-)
Posted by: alex shur | Monday, 28 May 2007 at 12:08 PM
I've got a couple of following kitties myself! They're so funny going on a walk with us and the dogs through the neighborhood :)
Posted by: Felicia | Tuesday, 29 May 2007 at 09:36 AM