Dessertus Interruptus
This old illustration is based on a true story. But it's not just one story, it's the whole kitty and kaboodle. The whole 9 yards, or 9 lives to be more specific.
My cat Hana has been torturing me with her feline grit and determination for 7 plus years. She's smart. Basically, you don't want a cat to be this smart. It's like living with a naughty monkey that is determined to get the better of you. In reality, if Hana had a sibling monkey, the monkey would probably prevail. It really makes me laugh just thinking about another creature actually getting the better of her. If only. I can just see the tail pulling. And Hana's utter confusion at not being top cat anymore.
I learned early on, that letting Hana sit on you lap during dessert or any other eating ritual, was a lesson in futility. It only took the first swipe of an errant paw and the food hitting the fan to realize that. I started holding my plate to the far left, or far right. Not, in the paw target zone, right over her head. But that being said, the carnage still happens... occasionally. She is after all, determined to always be on or around me at dessert time. Always!
Sometimes, she's a good kitty. These days, she is usually content with sitting on my lap and licking the plate after I'm done. But there are other times. Cat-astrophe kind of times.
It just smells too darn good.
Maybe, she has lulled me into complaisance for months.
Then, the kibble hits the fan.
The other day, I had defrosted an upside down peach cake for dessert. Hana was sitting beside me, over my shoulder, on the back of the sofa cushion. I started eating. Then a paw came out. Whack. She didn't knock the cake off my plate, but this was war! Now days, one whack and she spends the rest of dessert time locked in the bathroom. So, I set my plate down beside me, grabbed Hana and into the bathroom she went. But (my bad) when I set the plate down in haste, it tipped over and fell peach upside down side on the floor below. AAARRRGGGHHH!
Delicious homemade peach upside down cake doesn't grow on trees you know.
3 comments:
Hahaha! This sure did make me laugh. I can just see that clever cat. Well done, Sharon! :-)
So funny! I had a cat that was very good at swiping meat off the counter while I made dinner. I only had to turn my back for two seconds and he was off and running.
Maybe that was an object lesson. Better to share with Hana, then to have nothing...
Fantastic illustration Sharon! Creative and whimsical...
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