This is all about Buddy and Sue. They own my son. They are brother and sister, and are your common grey tabbies.Buddy is the quintessential SNAC (Sensitive New Age Cat) - he is huge! A gentle giant. Purrs loud enough to wake the dead, and honestly believes he is a computer expert. He sits on the desk, peering at the screen, and occasionally trying to catch the cursor when I am typing. Often, he "corrects" my spelling by walking on the keyboard, and if he thinks I am paying more attention to the computer than him, he sits on the keyboard - which is pretty effective - because I can't see it when he is sitting on it, he covers it completely.
He has an arch-enemy in the neighbour's black tom. I don't know this cat's name, but he is the local terrorist. He had Buddy bluffed for quite some time, until one day Buddy discovered that he was the bigger and stronger cat, and now he rules the neighbourhood. He has a few pieces of ears missing thanks to the terrorist cat, but would rather be inside any day, than outside (except when little girl cats come into season, of course).
If he isn't sitting on the desk, he sits on my feet - which is great in the winter time.
As for Sue - well, as I said, she is Buddy's sister. She has been speyed (as all my girls are), but I think she has frustrated maternal instincts, because she jumps on the back of our lounge chairs, and tries to lick our heads, grooming us and "keeping us clean" - she adores my son, and her favourite pastime is sitting on his knee whenever he is home.
She is also very proud of my scooter - she thinks she built it! At first she would parade around the place where-ever I went, checking to see if I was still coming, and acting like a guard escort. However, the other day, she decided to try sitting between my feet, so I drove across the lawn - she loved it! Now she wants to gad all round the yard with me - I reckon it won't be long and she will try to kick me off, and "drive" it herself.
Sue is a sweet little cat, and I love both her and Buddy dearly.
Copyright © Ellen Kearney-Ladgrove
October 2, 2002
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