Nap time

After our Ginger studies session I return home for a well deserved siesta. I hoover up a few delicious meaty biscuits on my way to choose the best spot for an afternoon nap. I have several favourites based on the following criteria:

Sun

If there is a sliver of sun coming through the window I will lie in it… until I get too hot. I will then lie outstretched on the cool laminate floor with the frill fully exposed in all its glory. This allows the air to circulate freely, ruffle my fur and reach the optimum amount of skin allowing me to reduce my temperature to a comfortable level.

Fire

This is as unpredictable as the sun. Sometimes it’s there, sometimes not. Again, I will lie on the pouffe in front of the toasty flames until I get too hot. I then repeat the cooling technique as described above.

On or at top of the stairs

I have found that the width of a stair is the same as my girth and accommodates my body very comfortably. I often lie snoozing on the 3^rd or 4^th stair down; a large ginger trip hazard for the Chief Minion to have to suddenly negotiate whilst carrying a pile of her temporary ‘fur’ to put in the noisy cleaning machine in the kitchen.

If I lie at the top the Chief Minion has to take a large step over me thus allowing me easy access to “play” with her ankle as it hovers temptingly above my head. This usually elicits a shriek as my unsheathed claws hook into any fur she is wearing, (or an even louder protest if she is furless).

In the wardrobe

I scratch at the antique wardrobe door until it opens and then slink in between the hanging fur belonging to the Chief Minion. It smells of her and I find it oddly comforting and soothing even though I have to sleep on top of her many, many shoe boxes.

On the chaise lounge

This is a prime position to keep one eye out for intruders that may enter my territory. Especially pigeons… I hate them.

Under the bed

This is my cat cave. I do all my important musing here.

In the garden trough

In the summer the Chief Minion makes me a lovely, soft bed of colourful flowers in a stone trough. It is at the back near the fence and is an excellent sun trap. I trample all the pretty plants so they are flat and comfortable to lie on and can easily while away a whole afternoon snoozing here.

I like napping don’t I.