Category: Cats

Scaredy Cats

  • September 29, 2019

Time for more craft! This time, a house for our beasts:

This thing is a Target exclusive and apparently quite popular. KLS snagged the last one from our local store.

It’s a simple cardboard kit held together with double sided tape. It’s well designed and easy to make. As I did, Emi was watching attentively:

As you can see the floor (and roof) are cardboard pickers. Emi particularly loves these, so it’s not surprising she was excited.

It took maybe 10 minutes to assemble, and it didn’t take long for Emi to show interest:

But then, a challenger appears:

And then after a couple of fuzzy slaps (from both parties) Zoffy moved in:

And since then the house seems to have become hers:

This cute little abode will remain in our living room for a long time and will no doubt switch owners many times. But I wonder how long it will take for them to notice they can sit on the roof as well? 🙂

Her Name

  • April 18, 2019

Some of you asked about Zoffy’s name. It’s not original; she was named after this guy:

That’s Zoffy, inhabitant of The Land Of Light, a Space Garrison Commander and leader of the Ultra Brothers. He was Ultraman’s supervisor in the original series, and only the second Ultra Soldier to appear in the very long running franchise (now 53 years and counting).

Zoffy’s a cool and enigmatic dude, but even greater than his style and accomplishments is his epic name.

I’ve been using it for years in various games, and it wasn’t until after Yossie crossed the bridge that I realized ‘Zoffy’ satisfied our cat naming convention: two syllables ending with ‘-ie’ or ‘-y’ sound.

That realization planted a seed in our minds. Weeks before we met little Zoffy I even drew and sent myself the above postcard (which alas never arrived). Even then I think we’d chosen the name of our next kitty.

And a fitting name it is, carrying with it the prestige and mystery of the M78 Nebula Space Garrison! Little Zoffy has big shoes to fill, but I think her potential is limitless 🙂

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Zoffy Update!

  • April 12, 2019

We’ve had little Zoffy for two weeks now and she is settling in well.

About a week ago we let her out of the room she first stayed in and into the entire house. She was a bit nervous at first but in a day or so had finished exploring every conceivable nook and cranny and had claimed the house as hers.

Of course this means she’s now met Emi, and I’m happy to say that while they’re not fast friends yet, there’s no major disagreements between them. Zoffy is more nervous of Emi than vice versa though, and tries to avoid getting too close.

Zoffy is quite tall for a young cat, and one of her tricks is to stand up and look at things like a meerkat! (Yes that’s me napping on the couch…) Look at her cute stubby legs…

She loves lazing on the bed, or even sleeping in the laundry baskets…

But more than anything right now she loves playing with the myriad of toys scattered around. This includes things she shouldn’t touch (such as toys on my work desk!) so I have to keep a close eye on her to make sure she’s not getting into trouble.

She’s very active, very hungry and loves attention so never runs from a pat. The only quirk that I hope she grows out of soon is she is terrified of the TV 🙂

Needless to say she’s filling a void with her cuteness and our smiles 🙂