+ Cat Tales +

So, the cat in the title 'Sketchbook & Cat' is my best little furry friend, Tilly Tiger-Lilly (also known as Till, Tillington and Tillbill).

We got Tilly just over a year ago when our spirits were very low. When my ex husband left us we had to move into a tiny little flat and as a result we had to re-home our 2 cats and our puppy. I was really angry about the puppy because we had only had her for a few months (and so my ex knew he would be breaking the family apart when we got her).

Oscar was devastated losing his home, his pets and his family as he knew it in one fell sweep. After a few months I decided I didnt like being a pet-less home and since we had already had to endure the deaths of 2 goldfish (more loss for Oscar), I just thought 'blow it, I'm just going to get us a kitten'.

Tilly was born on the 18th May 2015 and she came to live with us when she was 8 weeks. She was a tiny little thing but not in the least bit shy. We were all covered in little kitten scratches for the first few months because she jumped and pounced at us all the time.

I would say that Tilly is black, but in reality she is very very dark brown. All of the cats we have had have been a little bit crazy and Tilly is no exception, she runs around meowing at nothing in particular, hunts invisible objects and spends a lot of her day squawking back at the birds outside.

This week Tilly was in season and it has honestly been driving us nuts. She is an indoors cat so no babies on the way. I will definitely have to make an appointment with the vet soon, because I dont think any of us could stand the purr-peoooow several times a year.

Tilly also picked her own sleeping spot at the top of the stairs (we have only been living in this flat for 2 months), and today she got her very first collar. When she came to us she had a little blue ribbon tied around her neck and so prompted by that I bought her a little blue collar with a bell.

At the time of writing, Tilly is sleeping beside me on my bed, looking very very cute.