There are certain truths in life which even the most stubborn human should have mastered by now. The sun rises. Bowls must be filled. Cushions are not for sitting on but for careful occupation. And cleaning, while occasionally necessary for the maintenance of my kingdom, must …
Mrs. Cotton
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📝🐱Household Policy Update: The Difference Between “My Basket” and “Anything I Happen to Be Lying On”
There appears to be some confusion in my household. Not from me, obviously. I understand the property laws perfectly. They are elegant, practical and based on several centuries of feline common sense. My humans, however, continue to believe that “my basket” refers to the thick, …
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📝🐱 The Nespresso Protocol
There has been some loose talk in my household about a “Pavlov reaction”. I should like to make it perfectly clear, before this rumour grows legs and starts shedding on the furniture, that I do not do dog behaviour. I am Mrs. Cotton. I am a white indoor cat, sole child of the …
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📝🐱 It wasn't me
There comes a time in every respectable household when one must address matters of upholstery, legacy, and completely unfair accusations. I am, of course, speaking of the armrest of the sofa. Now, I have been informed, by the usual unreliable human sources, that this particular …
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📝🐱Mrs. Cotton Reports: The Weather Has Finally Remembered Its Manners
At long last, the temperatures have dropped. I do not wish to sound dramatic, but the recent heat was very much not approved by Management. And by Management, I obviously mean me: Mrs. Cotton, official household supervisor, window inspector, sofa commander, and full-time ruler of …
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📝🐱 The Royal Archives of Mrs. Cotton
Due to the rather dramatic heat this week, I decided it was best to conserve energy and conduct important indoor research from a horizontal position. Naturally, this meant going through the humans’ photographs. At first, I assumed the entire archive would be about me. A …
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📝🐱Mrs. Cotton and the Very Questionable Training Look
Of course I was taking Moo-Moo Longtail to training. A serious athlete must maintain discipline, focus, and a firm grip on one’s cow. Moo-Moo had been selected for advanced tail-control exercises, followed by a short but important dragging-across-the-floor session. Then my humans …
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📝🐱 Training and Development
Living indoors is lovely, of course. There are soft blankets, reliable meals, warm spots, and humans who can be summoned when required. But it does mean I have to keep my skills sharp. A cat cannot simply lounge about all day looking beautiful. Well… technically she can. And I …
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📝🐱A Word on the Weather Situation
For Dutch standards, it has been rather intense on the temperature front. My humans, clearly overwhelmed by the tropical conditions, decided to take me upstairs to the bedroom. This, I must point out, is highly irregular. Under normal circumstances, I, Mrs. Cotton, rule the …
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📝🐱Well, hello there.
I was given access to this blog by my human. Apparently, he wants me to express myself more, since I am, quite obviously, the only one truly in charge of the management of this household. I suppose this blog might be a way for me to step a little further into the outside world …