Thursday 17 September

Happy Birthday Merel!

We had internet problems yesterday, due to the rain... that's why I couldn't write a post! Also due to the rain, nothing much happened - but today, the sun was back and Gini was HAPPY! We also notice new developments: Heidi told me Gini doesn't eat much, merely licks the jelly from the meat, and a couple of croquettes... But now... she eats the whole dish and wants more! She performs a ballet when Jeroen prepares her food (Remind me to make a movie of that next time, funny! :)) I guess on the farm she uses up more energy! She is also much braver outside and loves the rosemary bushes. She runs after flies (and runs away from big ones) and jumps on the table and asks to be brushed, purring loudly when I comply (and I am allowed to do her belly!)

Gini helps Jeroen with pulling weeds

Tuesday 15 September

Terrible weather aujourd'hui!! Gini was a little bit depressed as she couldn't go out today - she wanted to but it was just too wet, too noisy (thunder!) and too cold... She ended up on her mink in the dressing. When I came home from the atelier she was still there (but my clothes, in the cupboard were all on the floor... mmm wonder who did that?!). After her dinner (she eats sooo well!!) when she found out that she still didn't like it outside

it is VERY wet, Jeroen saw a waterspout in Cannes and took a pic with his phone

Gini played for a while with her girly toy - one of many that she brought with her from home in Cannes

and then moved to her now-familiar napping-spot: Jeroen's lap

Monday 14 September

Fine Monday today, I was doing house work, and preparing my class. Gini was close, had fun with one of her mice (a fluffy pink one). She went outside around lunchtime, but there was so much wind, and the tractor of the neighbours, and children nearby, she ran back into the house and slept all afternoon on her mink (hgrm)... When Jeroen got home, we let her out, and together walked long distances, even behind the house and in the field. After five it is quiet here, and she feels much more confident! We hardly got her back in... and after dinner, in the dark, she went outside again! She comes immediately when we call her - running out of the field, jumps from the low wall of the terrace on the table and from there into the kitchen!! Farm cat - in only 5 days!! When we closed the door (we don't want her to be alone outside too long...) she was outraged! She sits on top of the chair in front of the window and meows!!
She's now given up - sleeps in the chair, not between us. She's angry. What a cat!!

Sunday 13 September

A rainy Sunday... We used it to get to know each other better. And it works. Gini is now used to the fact that she has two humans instead of one! Of course she is still a bit shy but we clearly notice a change and she likes to sit and sleep on our laps, while we read or work on our pc's or watch television... I say "our" laps, but she's not so fond of mine actually (too small?) she merely stands on me. The lying around she does on Jeroen's lap and on her old blanket, that we have now moved to the middle seat of our couch so that she can be between us :)

Saturday 12 September

A day in the garden... It was a real outside day today, not too hot, not too sunny, not too noisy...
After her first careful steps on the terrace yesterday, Gini ventured out much further!

She went quite far, and stayed between Jeroen and me! Ran back to the house when she was afraid, lots of times in the beginning, but less and less... I took loads of pictures and made a couple of movies, if you want to see more leave a comment and I'll post them later...

The movies are not in the right angle I'm sorry to say, you'll have turn your laptop - or your head - some 90°...

Gini has found the spot where the alpaca's used to hang out (they belong to our neighbours - they will not come here anymore now that we have a cat again :)) - and she liked the scent so much she kept rolling around... smells like a little lama!!

It's time for a good sleep. After having been on Jeroen's lap for a while she is now on her old blanket in the chair... We LOVE her!!

Friday, 11 September

She is slowly accepting us as her humans - but we have the feeling that she is very confused that we are more than one! We do have real contact, yet only one at the time... O well, she'll get used to it! She has a real favourite place now: on the mink blanket (I made from my grandmothers old coat) and it looks great on her! (bit hard to fotograph though) A true princess...

Gini has been outside today, she found it very very interesting, she stayed on the terrace and rolled on her back over the floor (shame! no camera present) and ran back into the house with every unknown noise, good sign - she sees that as safe... She ate very very well - of a can "Pro plan"we had left. She loved it!

Thursday, 10 September

Gini has had a good, relaxed day!

She has played long (and wild) with Jeroen's old boat shoes, especially the laces, she has eaten well, we've had much fun talking to each other and she has deserved her second name: Swiffer (a dutch brand that makes dust-cloths)... Whenever she is scared, which still happens from time to time, she hides far under furniture, where vacuum cleaners don't come... and when she comes out she is covered in spiderwebs and dust - and needs a good brushing! (But the floor has never been so clean!)We love her very very much - and it looks like she is ok with us too... And I can tell you that she is very interested in "outside"... we keep her inside for the time being, but she is looking through the windows all the time, fascinated by everything that happens there, so watch this space!