Ring Out, Wild Bells! As 2025 approaches, the Excellent Cats raise their game with a discussion on Tennyson's poetry

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

And while the cats are thus engaged, their human slaves are still finishing the turkey and Christmas pud, and idly placing bets on whether or not Kitty will use her new cat tree.

Wouldn't that make it a post by @Breadcat24?

@Grumpyoldpersonwithcats She only eats bread to make a point these days - she is more like a NoDrainTunaCat these days
But I am cooking chicken for her tonight!

We are taking down Xmas decorations tonight - Finlay dilemma - do we leave his bow tie on or put away for next year!!!

Oh she looks so contented, as well she should, she has a cosy high spot and has trained her slave to feed her Dreamies anywhere she cares to sit!😻

Replace it with a new, everyday one?

She pooed in her litter tray earlier & came straight over to tell me it needed emptying!

She's obviously feeling confident that she has a well trained human to attend to her every need. She's so pretty though, how could you say no to anything she wants.

Vixen is jealous of Kettle's snow so has decided to make her own.

Well, exactly. And she’s recently gone from sleeping on the end of the bed to waiting until I’ve put the light off & settled down, then snuggling into my chest. Which is just one more act of adorableness.

Ahhh I'm feeling stressed just looking at that. I hate styrofoam, bloody stuff is nearly as bad as glitter.

What an angel! I can quite see why she's the one you couldn't let go. Such a lovely girl.

Loved seeing her so happy up in her high box as well, surveying her kingdom!

We’re all so incredibly lucky to have our cats. Or that our cats have us.

Can't help feeling Basil is having inappropriate thoughts about the re-erected tree (and yes I know it's rather untidy since rescuing it - no need to comment 🤣)

That's the benefit of hardwood floors, I can just sweep it up. She's having such fun using it as a scratch post that I don't want to take it off her yet.

"So... we meet again Mr Tree..."

Did Basil do the redecoration of the tree?
Is that why it's looking such a mess?

Go on, Basil! 😂🎄

I like the ears-back stance of the indoor cat, (not going to attempt to guess which one, I will just refer to him as Not-Sybil). It looks like a mix of forced indifference and a ticking bomb.....fur will fly soon methinks!

It does look a bit of a mess.😆 The tree that is, not Basil he looks magnificent as usual. At least he was polite enough to wait until after New Year to decide it needed to come down.

Yes, Basil might well have strong views on the topic. Did the tree survive the night?

Tennyson must be very proud to be in the thread title.

I particularly like the low hanging string of lights!
Basil is looking suspiciously at it though, as if he's wondering how it resurrected itself!

Herbie uses my chair as a scratching post (see his handiwork below)
It's my teaching chair for when I do a bit of piano teaching at home and I am slightly concerned that one day the legs might give way while I'm sat on it!

It looks like Herbie’s been working very hard on those legs, @Pianoaholic.

Yes, he likes the idea of 'shabby chic' decor for the house, which, to be honest we already have, not deliberately!