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I\u2019ve almost always been a writer and I\u2019ve almost always had a cat or two or more. Cats and writers go together, don\u2019t you think so? And they can be such a big\u2026.help?<\/p>\nI\u2019ve almost always been a writer and I\u2019ve almost always had a cat or two or more. Cats and writers go together, don\u2019t you think so? And they can be such a big\u2026.help?<\/p>\n
My gorgeous Himalayan once walked gracefully across my keyboard and the entire book I was working on disappeared from the screen. She deleted it!!!!! Thankfully, I pushed the right key to get it back. Whew!<\/p>\n
Our tabby, Lily, seems to know exactly which piece of paper I\u2019m working on at any given time and, if she wants food or attention, that\u2019s exactly where she lays. She\u2019s good at hiding my pen, too.<\/p>\n
Speaking of pens, Max, our formerly feral snowshoe-type cat, spent a lot of time with me ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lilybooks-300x300.jpg\")
in my office. His favorite activity was to bat my pen into the trash basket\u2014he rarely missed.<\/p>\n
I know writers who provide a basket for their cat to lay in when they visit the office. I tried that. Nope, my cats want to be where I am\u2014in the thick of things. They watch for items being printed, they play with paperclips and other things they find interesting, they seek out and chew on pieces of tape they find on packaging, they climb in and out of the closet and various shelves, they dig around in an open drawer\u2026Sophie used to rush into the office when she\u2019d hear the fax machine beep. If we weren\u2019t watching, she\u2019d take the fax and shred it.<\/p>\n
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Are your cats helpful? Mine also enjoy needlework. I do beadwork sometimes\u2014sew beads onto felt\u2014and I generally try to do this when the cats are napping, otherwise\u2026 Well, I think you get the picture. Lily and Sophie also enjoy projects involving yarn.<\/p>\n
Oh yes, cats can sure be helpful. I even have to watch Lily to make sure she doesn\u2019t drink out of my water glass or drop something into my coffee mug.<\/p>\n
Are your cats helpful in ways that you sometimes wish they weren\u2019t? You know, I really shouldn’t complain about this because so many of our cats’ antics help me in creating scenarios for my Klepto Cat Mystery stories..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019ve almost always been a writer and I\u2019ve almost always had a cat or two or more. Cats and writers go together, don\u2019t you think so? And they can be such a big\u2026.help? My gorgeous Himalayan once walked gracefully across … Continue reading