Behold: the King (cat photo)

[Heidi]

So, having worked long and hard for many months, I finally bought myself the red leather chair of my dreams. I've admired this chair for a long while, spent months nurturing visions of cozying up in it with my laptop or a good book. I finally caved in and bought it, and ordered the black and white cowskin throw. Brought it home, tossed the throw onto it, and situated my beautiful new red chair in the perfect spot in the living room, between the fireplace and the French doors to the patio.

Brewed a cup of tea and ran upstairs to retrieve "The Dharma Bums." Returned to find my beautiful new chair occupied. :cry:

Behold, the King. :eyes:

[bridgit]

1. handsome ~

http://www.dharmathecat.com

[Heidi]

3. Hey, thanks, bridgit!

I think I'll order the book.

Yes, Ginger certainly seems to believe that he is the jewel in the lotus. :eyes:

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. oh and this shiocked you exactly how?

The advantage of birds, kind of, this is a nice chew toy, not a nice place to cozy up to, and yes it looks cozy, Happy cat

;-)

Shoo him away (I know, I know I am kidding)

[Heidi]

4. If he'd waited a day or two, I wouldn't have been so shocked . . .

but it takes me only about 30 seconds to walk upstairs and back down again. I think this is Ginger's method of shooing _me_ away. :hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. You know we have concluded

there are pets and owners in this house, we are the pets and the parrots run the show... seems you are a nice pet too.

All thsi time we thought we ran it, yeap right.

(And as I type this the cockatiel is glaring at me, I wonder can he read?)

[Heidi]

8. Ginger refers to us

as his "human companion animals." :eyes:

[enigmatic]

5. It doesn't look like he's moving anytime soon...

I think you'll have to get another chair!

[Heidi]

7. Arrrrrrrrrgh.

I'll have to work another year to buy another chair. One thing Ginger has taught us: there is no division of personal property in _his_ household. :rofl:

[jobycom]

9. Minnie likes your throne.

[Heidi]

11. What a beauty!

I'm sure Ginger would be PMing you to ask Minnie for a "date," if not for his unfortunate surgical alteration about three years ago. ;)

[jobycom]

14. Like most true beauties, though

She's psychotic.

[Heidi]

18. Too funny!

Ginger's sister (my mother-in-law's cat) has the worst cat-itude on earth. She hates _everyone_ until she wants something. :eyes:

[ofrfxsk]

15. That is a truly gorgeous cat. nt

[jobycom]

21. Shhh...

She doesn't know she's a cat... She thinks she's a god.

Thanks!

[ofrfxsk]

28. I'd be a tad afraid of her.

Some cats have that god-like look as if they are taking notes to punish you in the afterlife. Then you see them pooping in their litter and then you come to your senses. Or should you? lol

[Heidi]

31. Ginger would like for me to inform you

that he is male.

Also, he refuses to use the litter box unless it's cold outdoors. Otherwise, he does his business in the glorious surroundings of nature (like our herb garden). :rofl:

[jobycom]

36. I am a lowly devotee, her whim is my only desire.

At least she thinks that.

[Heidi]

38. I guess there are worse things

than having lived our lives as human companion animals to such regal cats. It bodes well for our future incarnations, I guess. :rofl:

[Heidi]

22. Thank you.

Everyone thinks he's Siamese, but he's not. His mom is a gray housecat and his dad was a wild black and white who lived in the woods near our house. Here's a Ginger's brother (my sister-in-law's cat). There's definitely a difference in, um, regal carriage, don't you think? :rofl:

[jobycom]

Kind of like John compared to Richard!

[Heidi]

39. Exactly.

His brother's name is Barley. :wtf: kinda name is _that_ for a cat?

[jobycom]

40. better name for the court jester! LOL.

[khashka]

10. You've never heard of the divine right of kings?

Obviously he has! Time to buy yourself another chair, but I bet he'll take it too :)

He's beautiful, by the way.

Khash.

[Heidi]

13. I'm a slow learner, I guess.

I'll bet you're right, Khash. Ginger may be a bit on the spoiled side. ;) (He _knows_ he's beautiful, too. ;) No self-esteem issues with this cat.)

[ofrfxsk]

12. Oh, he's just trying to warm it up for you.

He'll get down when the temp is just right for human butts.


;-)

[Wapsie B]

16. It looks like his throne that's for sure.

And wo to the underling who tells him otherwise. What a regal-looking cat. Some cats are cute. But he's got an air about him.

[Heidi]

20. He's a ladies' man, too.

Because of my work, we have a lot of women around here in the summer (women buy more art than guys, it seems) and one of Ginger's favorite things is to charm them with his appearance and good manners, then "wander" under their skirts. :eyes:

[Wapsie B]

23. Oh a pervert!

I like that. A guy after my own heart. :evilgrin:

[Heidi]

24. Not only that . . .

but if a woman visitor has lotion on her hands or bare legs, they're guaranteed the lickin' of a lifetime, courtesy of Ginger. Strangely, Ginger's not so "friendly" with men. He loves Mr. Heidi, but it's more of a male bonding thing. :shrug:

[Wapsie B]

26. Gosh I never before wanted to be a cat.

But looks like Ginger's got it made. ;-)

[Heidi]

29. Oh, yeah . . .

he's got it made alright.

Check this out. The day Mr. Heidi finished the landscaping for our koi pond and (tiny) meditation garden, he ran inside to grab the digital camera. When he returned, here's what he found.

[miss_kitty]

54. That was so thoughtful of Mr Heidi

to build Ginger a koi pond and meditation garden. Cats just can't get enough koi OR meditating!

[Heidi]

59. Yes, but Ginger's very responsible about _his_ garden.

He's very diligent about "watering" the plants. :eyes:

[Robeson]

17. Beautiful Cat. And no, you cannot disturb him....

...maybe you can find a nice spot on the floor to sit while the King relaxes on his new thrown...

[Heidi]

19. Oh, good idea!

I'll just sit on the terra cotta stone floor, at the King's feet. :rofl: You and Ginger are in cahoots, aren't you?

[Robeson]

25. Surely, he has a cat bed or throw that he could provide for you on the...

...floor? And yes, we are in cahoots!

[Heidi]

27. I guess he'd let me borrow

the rattan prayer pillow that he commandeered from Mr. Heidi.

I'm sorry to hear that you, too, have been hyp-mo-tized by The Wiley and Excellent (Boy) Cat Named Ginger. :cry:

[EC]

30. Looks like you'll have to work and save for another chair

Your king, looks like my Blu...who also thinks he's a king...


It is a nice looking chair..

[Heidi]

33. I think you're right.

He can't possibly sit in two chairs at once. Can he? :cry:

(I love the name Blu for a cat. We're thinking of adopting a Bengal kitten . . . www.bengalcat.ch and are "shopping" for names. )

[Child_Of_Isis]

32. YOUR beautiful new chair?????

Bawahaaaaaa....:rofl:

[Heidi]

35. That's what _he_ said . . .

as I sat sighing on the cold terra cotta floor. :eyes:

[roguevalley]

34. My god. What a regal cat. A lion, actually. :-D

[Heidi]

37. It's spooky, I'm tellin' ya, roguevalley.

Here's Ginger on the day Mr. Heidi brought home the new gas grill. :eyes:

[Jamastiene]

41. Thanks to your picture...

I've now got a bruise on my chin from my jaw dropping and hitting the floor. That is a Christmas/Holiday greeting card worthy picture. Beautiful cat and beautiful chair, btw. I grew up thinking a siamese cat was my mother, believe it or not. Long story. Her name was Pawacket (spelling?). She hated all other kids, but would bite my mother's ankles if she didn't come check on me fast enough when I woke up in my crib. She saved me from a water moccasin too when I was little. She was very protective. I love siamese cats.

[Heidi]

43. I love your Pawacket story, Jamastiene!

Thank you for reminding me that our demanding little king also is extremely loving and protective.

On the other hand, here's the _definitive_ Christmas card from Ginger.

[sagesnow]

42. Queen Checkers is

THE Computer Cat.

[Heidi]

44. Welcome to DU!

Here's Ginger and Mr. Heidi at the computer:

[sagesnow]

47. Ginger's a sweety

I can tell.

[Heidi]

48. He's the boss.

We've learned to work around it (and him). ;)

[Robeson]

45. Very pretty cat. Love the coloration. We have a Tortie with all...

...split colors on the face. Great cat!

[sagesnow]

46. Thanks, but

you know, I have never seen an ugly cat. Even scraggly ol' alley cats seem cool looking.

[Heidi]

49. Shameless daytime kick. (nt)

[bertha katzenengel]

50. The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat knows who the boss is - Himself!

:rofl:

Your chair is red, yet my "orange" one (official color name, "luggage," it is a light brown with lots of red tones) photographs the exact same color. Your chair is beautiful. Congrats on the purchase.

Now: where are you going to sit? :rofl:

[Heidi]

52. Oh, bertha . . .

sadly, gf, "luggage" (sort of like "caramel") was the color I _really_ wanted, but this store didn't have it. The up side is that the chair matches my red leather dining room chairs.

It doesn't matter anyway. All the chairs, inside and outside, are Ginger's, from here to eternity. And _no_, I'm not being melodramatic . . . just the voice of experience.

(I can sit in the chair at the computer desk, but only in summer. Ginger _loves_ this chair in winter. :eyes: )

[bertha katzenengel]

53. here's mine

I'm sorry you didn't get exactly what you wanted. I did, and I love it. The matching couch, however, was romped on by two fun-loving kittens before we had the alarms and covers etc. in place, so it has been well character marked. We expected that to happen, just not so soon. At least they have not attempted to turn the corners into scratching posts.

Every surface in every household belongs to the cats. They just let us borrow them. :D

[DS1]

51. Kick him out

You gotta assert yourself with your cat now and then

[caty]

55. He was just breaking

it in for you. Testing to make sure there weren't any lumps in it. He only had your welfare in mind.:think:

[barb162]

56. Kitty, that is such a nice chair your caregiver got JUST FOR YOU

[Floogeldy]

57. Pretty chair!

:)

[Heidi]

58. Thanks, Floog . . .

I wonder what it feels like to sit in it. :eyes:

[Wetzelbill]

60. he looks more dignified than I ever have in my life nt