Your kitty looks perfect in the case! Wow, your son received a hulusi for his birthday! It is such a beautiful instrument, producing such a clear, silken sound--the name of this instrument means "silk gourd" and originated among the Dai hilltribes around Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan province of China, an area which is considered the crossroads between China and Southeast Asia since ancient times. Happy birthday and I hope you enjoy this beautiful gift!

So cute, Rita!

Nancy

Pete is gorgeous! What a very laid-back looking cat, he is obviously feeling very much at home.

Wendy my cat loves the ironing board too - mine is only used for quilting fabrics - I think it's because of the heat of the iron and that the board itself will have warmed up after an ironing session.

My son got an unusual musical instrument for his birthday the other day - a Hulusi - and the minute he took it out of the case the cat jumped in! She doesn't even fit into it.

rehak wrote: Your dog is not much a lap dog as an 'overlap' dog, al least that is how we used to describe our lad, who was about that size.

Pete is a gorgeous boy, look at his little paw hanging out. He looks so comfy there

The ironing board is the target in our house at the moment, not that it comes out very often.

Pete is gorgeous! My 70 lb dog doesn't realize he's too big to be a lap dog, so I know how you feel. My boy cat also knows he's not supposed to jump on the sewing table, but he likes to try it once or twice whenever I'm sewing just to make sure the rules haven't changed.

Nancy

I like it that Pete doesn't know he's too big to be a lap cat. I think that's pretty neat. I also think its neat that he stays off the cutting table.

Hi all,
We have survived our first month with Pete. I finally introduced him to the sewing room. He really wanted to be up on the cutting table--it's on risers and is right in front of the window--but he stayed in the chair to impress me. As you can see, he is a bit big to be a lap cat, but he doesn't know that!

Happy quilting,
susan dvorak

cjbeg: love it! My husband insists he is training the cat, but we all know otherwise!

Thanks for the warning, Cheryl. Fortunately my son and his family will settle in this area, so I'll see a lot of them and Guinness.

Lorchen wrote: This happened with my dog and my sister. We were moving abroad and my sister volunteered to take care of Oskhar (I know the spelling) we wanted something different. Full name Oskhar Coda Belau ( a golden retriever). two years later, we just gave her custody. We couldn't take him away after all that time and bonding. We had visitation rites whenever we wanted. So be prepared for a possible permanent pet.

theothermarion wrote: training husbands, mine was just in the living room and there was a red blanket on the chair she wanted. She stood in front of the chair, looked back and forth from the chair to my husband a few times. He got the message, moved it and she quickly jumped into the chair and went to sleep. Too funny.

Nancy, that won't happen. I want my independance back. But I'll be available to 'house-sit' whenever my son and his family go away.

Lorchen - I get the feeling that you might be turning into a cat person. Perhaps, once Guiness moves on, you might be adopting a little furry friend of your own....

Nancy