"MatSav" wrote in message
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We all know that cats are scroungers, right?

Well, there's some neighbourhood cats that really like my garden - it's
"wild", with uncut grass, and lots of bugs.

There's Ginger - a neutered tom, with a collar and a magnetic cat flap
'key'. He's taken to coming indoors, vocally demanding some ham, and then
curling up on a chair for a couple of hours. Heck, he's even scratching
the carpet to mark his territory!

Then there's Blackie - an all-black long-haired variety, with beautiful
golden eyes, who seems to be Ginger's soul mate. He seems to prefer
kibble - though Ginger does let him share the ham, if I've put some out in
a bowl. I swear the two communicate with each other telepathically -
because if one is at the kitchen door, the other will appear soon after.

When both of them come to see me, I call it a "double dose of cat". This
evening, Ginger was curled up on a chair in my living room - Blackie had
also been in, but only as far as the kitchen - and he didn't want any food
tonight. I'm sure he lives in a house at the end of my garden, because
I've seen my neighbours in the street telling him to go home!

Anyway, a ginger cat appeared at the living room door - I thought it was
Ginger, and assumed he'd got down off the chair - so I spoke to him, and
said "goodbye, thanks for coming!".

But... I looked across to the chair, and Ginger was still curled up
asleep! "Ginger 2" is smaller, and doesn't have a white bib or a collar -
but he must surely be related :-) Tonight, I got a triple dose of cat. I
must have been taking lessons from Mark :-)

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MatSav

LOL!

Joy