Thursday, January 20, 2011

Mouse (the cat) reads Murakami...

Miss Mouse has been busy reading!
(And I--the crazy cat lady--have been at it again) ;o)

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Mouse can often be found with her nose in a book:



One of Mouse's favourite authors is Haruki Murakami. Here she is
engrossed in his novel The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (for obvious reasons):



She will tell you that she is often enthralled and thrilled by
Murakami's mastery of magical realism:



Mouse gets rather grumpy if you interrupt her reading --
especially if you disrupt her enjoyment of the the last pages of a chapter
(or heaven forbid, you marr the end of the novel!):



She also detests it when you ask her stupid questions
about the narrative and will not hesitate to give you "the look":


Mouse has been known to read until she is
so very very sleepy that....


...she can't keep
her eyes open a second longer:


The End

Hope you're having a great week!

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47 comments:

  1. Crafting QueenJanuary 20, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    Love this post, such a lovely story and great photos. Cats are so wonderful!! Have a great day.

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  2. AnneJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    rofl - what a fab post. Those pics are great
    Anne x

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  3. Erum TasneemJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    LMAO!!! You should do this MORE often!

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  4. liannallamaJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    oh, miss Mouse is so cute!

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  5. pattyJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:50 AM

    what an intelligent cat, i am the servant of 4 cats!!! you will know, what that means....lol

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  6. AlexandraJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    hahah, total süß die kleine Maus!
    lg
    Sanny

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  7. GiniJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    Oh how I can relate to Miss Mouse, she's my sort of cat!
    Thank you for your wonderful story Mel :-) take care
    Gini
    xx

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  8. anna gsJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    Miss Mouse is so cute. It´s a lovely story.
    I love cats very much....
    Hugs.

    ANNA

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    Awwwww What sweet pic's. Miss Mouse is a beautiful kitty.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:40 AM

    Awwwww What sweet pic's. Miss Mouse is a beautiful kitty.

    Sorry hit anonymous by mistake LOL

    Great pic's though TFS!

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    Hi Melissa great shots of Mouse.lady

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  12. ShoshiJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:57 AM

    Oooh what a CLEVER kitty! Our kitty Beatrice is also very clever and is more computer literate than my hubby. She's always going on my laptop and has typed Word documents, surfed the Net and played CDs. I must do a blog post about her one day.

    Do please post more about Mouse! She deserves as much Internet exposure as Nora the Piano Cat and Maru - 2 of my favourite online kitties.

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  13. DawnJanuary 20, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    hahahahahaha...toooo cute!
    oxoxo

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  14. mekeiJanuary 20, 2011 at 5:16 AM

    my cat purr-furrs the computer

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    That is TOOO funny!!
    Beth Greco

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  16. jelonkaa - Ilona WolnikJanuary 20, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o) :o)

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  17. DorcasJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Such a riot! I love it when you animate Kitty. I always have to read it. The "look" is priceless!

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  18. HendericaJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    Oh he look on her face :)

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  19. ShoshiJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    Me again - you inspired me, Mel, to do a blog post about Beatrice and her computer skills, which maybe Mouse would like to read about:

    http://shoshiplatypus.blogspot.com/2011/01/beatrice-most-computer-literate-kitty.html

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  20. Betty BentonJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Thanks for the wonderful, continuing story of Miss Mouse! She is a beauty and has delightful personality quirks, just like every cat who has shared my life!!

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  21. Beth Norman-RobertsJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    ROFWL

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  22. TanyaJanuary 20, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    OMG, this was too funny! Love the pics and the story with it. She is a special kitty! Thanks so much for sharing, great way to start the day :)

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  23. Vera Yates (Ling)January 20, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    LOL, this is so cute! The first two pictures are fantastic. She looks so pretty & foucs on the book!

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  24. gJanuary 20, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    just adorable!!

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  25. Leslie HannaJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Aw, what a cutie patootie!

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  26. BarbaraJanuary 20, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    So cute!!! best regards from Poland

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  27. BarbJanuary 20, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    LOL! Thanks for the morning giggle, Mel :)

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  28. RuthJanuary 20, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Ah, Mel..I love it!! Keep them coming, Ruth x

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  29. Dotty JoJanuary 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Hi Mel, thanks for a gorgeous post - isn't Mouse just a stunner? My soft boy cat likes to watch the TV and often goes to look behind it for the birds and animals on the screen. Hugs, Jo x

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  30. UnknownJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    This is a hoot! I love her "look" and your commentary on her reading is wonderful!

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  31. RufusJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    LOL! Miss Mouse is a ham!
    R/

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  32. cdjcape521January 20, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    As a cat lover/owner (Charlie & Cassie) this made me ROFL! Thank you for ending my evening on such a great note!

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  33. LorraineBJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Love your studious Mouse. I have 3 cats and a greyhound. One of our cats loves paper. She prefers to eat it unlike your Mouse who apparently enjoys being educated. Daisy does not descriminate. She will eat any type of paper she can before I get to her. Give her some type of food she doesn't care for and she will walk away from her dish but a good Kleenex tissue, and she's happy - lol. I LOVE animals!!

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  34. GabyJanuary 20, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    so funny!! I am not a cat person but with this post, your kitty made me laugh!

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  35. Teri TerrificJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    Oh, thank you, Mel! I rally enjoy your blog, and no matter what you post it brings a smile. Love your literate Mouse :D

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  36. :: BlueInks ::January 21, 2011 at 12:20 AM

    My goodness, that is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. Thanks, for sharing it.

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  37. LindaJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    Mel, this is priceless. You did a super job of documenting a very intelligent cat, without any bias.. just simply narrating your observations of cat behavior Have you considered the field of animal behavior research? Yeah, ya gotta invest in the outfit.. but they do have some cool looking camo apparel.
    maybe a long telephoto lens, but..you are a natural, I tell you.....
    ***not a job offer***any and all safari type activities are done at your own risk*****

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  38. UnknownJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Hillarious!! Your cat is beautiful!!! I posted your photos in my facebook page...sorry.

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  39. KarinJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Love Murakami! And the kitty is pretty awesome too :) :) :)

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  40. TeriJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Miss Mouse is the cutest! I love the last photo of her. Just like me, I can't keep my eyes open when trying to read! Hope all is well with you and that you are taking care of yourself and your hubby. Hugs!

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  41. UnknownJanuary 22, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Oh Mel

    You do make me smile - especially as a cat owner and knowing exactly what they are like!!!

    I hope she doesn't curl the page over when she puts the book down to come back to it, thats a really bad thing to do. Maybe you could make her a wonderfull bookmark!!!

    Thanks for sharing - she's gorgeous!

    Paula, Derbyshire, UK

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  42. BarbW.January 25, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    How talented Miss Mouse is & she chooses such great books to read. She also doesn't look like she would enjoy using an ereader. Good old fashioned books are the best. I have followed your posts for several years & really enjoy your Mouse stories. Thanks so much.

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  43. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Wonderful post! Being a cat person as well I can appreciate the finer points of the story, especially "the look" lol. Wonderful pictures as well - thanks so much for sharing.
    Hugs,
    Beth

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  44. Gra SandelJanuary 27, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    I love very much cats, and I adore Miss Mouse!
    Please continue this lovely story!!
    Cute!, cute!!

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  45. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:00 AM

    Beautiful cat!

    Val
    www.crieartezzanato@blogspot.com

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  46. EmuOctober 23, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    I love that you named her mouse :)

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  47. Diane RidpathOctober 23, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    Thank you for sharing. Miss Mouse is a lovely cat and I hope she is back to normal in no time and also that you get over your bug and get to feeling better soon.

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♥ Thank You so much sharing your thoughts. It means the world! ♥ Mel