Maurice can be special secretary of the Raymond fan club. No waffling. But a wedge of cheese might work for a crown of glory. He’s special too. Toss him a catnip mouse.
Yeah. Pretty silly. I no longer have a cat, but that does not preclude me from making sport of them. Their sense of superiority is such a fine source of entertainment.
Oh my god, Sharron! This is one of my feline favorites! Maurice is such a character…and his “hat” is a perfect Halloween costume! I waffle on his culinary choices, but he’s definitely got style! Excellent!
Are they!!?? Thanks for letting me know. I tried a pancake hat, but they just don't have enough body to hold their shape. And nothing looks more ridiculous than a soggy pancake hat. Trust me.
The trick is not to put syrup on it. You can also put the pancake on a trucker hat with a pin and spin it around occasionally. But waffles just work and taste better. After a nice walk in the park, I like to pull off a chunk of waffle as a snack.
Well, son of a gun. You are in a singing mood this morning, Mr. S. ! I like it. Funny - I had the very same B. Kliban cat dishtowel and matching coffee mug. He was playing a little guitar and sitting cross-legged on a yellow stool. What was that.... maybe 1976 or so?
That's funny ... especially since my daughter's cat is named Waffles. He's going to be a big boy, probably like Maurice and Raymond. What else are you going to name a cat like that ... Waffles.
Had early appointments yesterday so just now got to the leaves and comments. YES Raymond and Maurice working together at midnight sounds like a good adventure. 4 eyes is better than 2. There ARE no ordinary cats. They are each as distinct as the color of each fur strand... at least as distinct as one human from another. Can't live without them. Had a cardboard cat when I drove semi. He likes the first shelf near the door, top enclosed level next to the box of bobbins. He'd kick those around if he could get the top off.... Only ONE mouse in 30 years so he's doing his job. )))
Maurice can be special secretary of the Raymond fan club. No waffling. But a wedge of cheese might work for a crown of glory. He’s special too. Toss him a catnip mouse.
What an inspired idea, Richard!
Yes I am still laughing and waffling about Maurice! A sense of humor? At least the woman recognized and shared it.
Yeah. Pretty silly. I no longer have a cat, but that does not preclude me from making sport of them. Their sense of superiority is such a fine source of entertainment.
And you can let the chuckles fly!!
Oh my god, Sharron! This is one of my feline favorites! Maurice is such a character…and his “hat” is a perfect Halloween costume! I waffle on his culinary choices, but he’s definitely got style! Excellent!
Oh, thanks. I just have to bring Maurice back from time to time. He is such a silly boy... On a par with Raymond.
Waffle hats are trending.
Are they!!?? Thanks for letting me know. I tried a pancake hat, but they just don't have enough body to hold their shape. And nothing looks more ridiculous than a soggy pancake hat. Trust me.
The trick is not to put syrup on it. You can also put the pancake on a trucker hat with a pin and spin it around occasionally. But waffles just work and taste better. After a nice walk in the park, I like to pull off a chunk of waffle as a snack.
Cute and funny …. You do know that the only reason cats don’t eat you is they are not big enough. 😂
OMG, Wade! I never thought of that. It is the stuff of nightmares. Yeeeks!
I was thinking like Richard, below. Maybe Raymond's co-host.
Such a novel idea. I may have to get the two of them together to see what their conversation includes...
He reminds me of a kitchen towel with a picture of a cat and a short poem my late grandmother gave us for a wedding gift lo so many years ago:
Love to eat dem mousies
Mousies what I love to eat
Like to bite dey little heads off
Life to nibble dey little feet
And if that’s not bad enough, I still remember a poem about a cat by C.W. McCall of Old Home Filler Up and Keep on Truckin’ Cafe fame:
I had an old cat named Roy
He was a good ol' boy
He used to go a-huntin', down by the lake
Catch 'im a nice, fresh garter snake
Bring 'im on back and then set in the grass
Lookin' like he had 'im a green mustache
Yeah, Roy was a good ol' boy
'Til the dogs got 'im
Well, son of a gun. You are in a singing mood this morning, Mr. S. ! I like it. Funny - I had the very same B. Kliban cat dishtowel and matching coffee mug. He was playing a little guitar and sitting cross-legged on a yellow stool. What was that.... maybe 1976 or so?
For us, it was 1980, back when phones had rotary dials.
That's funny ... especially since my daughter's cat is named Waffles. He's going to be a big boy, probably like Maurice and Raymond. What else are you going to name a cat like that ... Waffles.
Perfect? Is his first name Eggo? Or Belgian?
🤣 Only Waffles knows his first name, and he ain't tellin'.
Had early appointments yesterday so just now got to the leaves and comments. YES Raymond and Maurice working together at midnight sounds like a good adventure. 4 eyes is better than 2. There ARE no ordinary cats. They are each as distinct as the color of each fur strand... at least as distinct as one human from another. Can't live without them. Had a cardboard cat when I drove semi. He likes the first shelf near the door, top enclosed level next to the box of bobbins. He'd kick those around if he could get the top off.... Only ONE mouse in 30 years so he's doing his job. )))
Kate from Indiana. The cat-woman! Actually only one small facet of the persona...
I love the photo of him on the bed!
He is such a clever boy... Thanks, Terry
Haha yep, all normal cat behaviour except for maybe the waffle. Having said that, I've never tried giving our cat a waffle...
Go on, shake him up a bit. Even better, when he is not looking, set a cucumber on the floor. See how he reacts to that when he discovers it...
The stray cats in my neighborhood drink out of the birdbath in my front yard. I can tell you love this cat, Sharron.
They make us laugh and heaven knows we need a few more laughs in our lives these days. Thanks for reading, KC. ( Are you Kevin? Kenneth? Kasey? Kim?)
You can call me Ken. I don’t have a cat, but my dog brings a lot of joy to my life.
I have never had a dog, but I DO know this. See if I am not right
Who's a good boy?
https://sharronbassano.substack.com/p/whose-a-good-boy?
An absolute delight from start to finish, Sharron. I feel I know Maurice inside out - what superb characterisation. xxx
Perfect.
Thanks, Gulch Boy. A man who knows cats!