Famousskitten on The Singemonkey

October 01, 2021

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:52:37 +0000

I took many hundreds of pictures of Skitten since 2007. But this was the very last one. When we first got it home from Maatjiesfontein, I was convinced that we didn’t need a third cat. I took the cutest pictures I could of it parading about to make into a collage to advertise it… and in so doing it tricked me into falling in love with it.

It liked to sit on windowsills and contemplate the world going by. A most philosophical animal.

September 20, 2021

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:55:17 +0000

Skitten is gone. 14 years of living with one of the finest little beings ever - even though it never knew anything. The growth in its throat was obstructing its breathing and it was getting worse and worse. Ever since Aparna sent it home from Maatjiesfontein in a box in 2007, we’ve made sure it had only good times. Simply the best little cat.

July 20, 2021

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:52:29 +0000

Across the road is a vast contiguous property with massive security. We call it ‘The Cult Compound.’ @withoutaleaf once took an interview with Gwyneth Paltrow’s brother in there and has glimpsed its secret interior. Today this huge load of soil was dropped off. With a bit of internet sleuthing, following up on the truck, getting to the manifest - some hacking was required - I discovered this soil originated in the Transylvania region of Romania and is described as ‘Vintage Funereal Soil - 1,200kg’ What could they want with over a ton of grave soil? And what does it have to do with the four crates that were delivered yesterday afternoon? Maybe just some very exotic gardening?

July 19, 2021

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:57:13 +0000

Poor Skitten has been wheezy and needed vetting. It’s going in tomorrow morning to check its larynx again. But at least its lungs are fine. Skitten is not a fan of automobile travel.

June 22, 2021

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:46:09 +0000

It’s a lovely day tomorrow…

Some proper Cape Town rain today. Skitten is taking every precaution to ensure coziness.

April 16, 2021

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:14:35 +0000

Skitten making use of its little tower chamber again.

March 19, 2021

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:41:25 +0000

A truer love you’ll seldom see.

The weather is beginning to turn in Cape Town. And Skitten is far more tolerant of this kind of thing than she was a few weeks ago. It’s my birthday which, for symbolic reasons, means it’s Skitten’s birthday too. It’s 14 now. A venerable creature. It still doesn’t know anything. A little less feisty and not quite as adventuresome. But otherwise very much the same strange little animal that @withoutaleaf sent me from Maatjiesfontein back in 2007.

February 02, 2021

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:29:17 +0000

When Mr. Crumb first met Skitten, he was a smitten kitten. It’s happened to many. Four years on, his love for Skitten is still deep, pure, and a regular source of annoyance to Skitten.

October 29, 2020

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:38:08 +0000

I thought I’d maintain my vertical line of Skitten pictures. Seen here on its balcony that it loves.

October 26, 2020

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:38:10 +0000

Skitten was ill recently - which is most unlike it. And kind of strange given that @withoutaleaf and I have had not even a sniffle this year thanks to all of the anti-covid measures also protecting us from common viruses. Its eyes were streaming and it was sneezing up a storm. Luckily after some vet-prescribed eye-drops and pills, it’s right as rain again, full of beans and following me down to the kitchen every single time - ever hopeful of treats.

October 09, 2020

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:03:12 +0000

Skitten in the clouds. I thought I might post the one of Skitten yawning to show its single remaining fang. But it might not approve.

April 14, 2020

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:47:42 +0000

Housecats. Except they’re free to wander. Luckily Skitten does not, as a rule.

March 12, 2020

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:09:32 +0000

Skitten has made the rocking chair by the bedroom window its own perfect bed. It even uses my old Tanzanian blanket as a pillow.

November 22, 2019

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:21:42 +0000

Skitten is adoring its balcony. It says “ak” and “gnka” out of pure enjoyment when we’re out there in the mornings soaking up sun and tea. This change of house has been an enormous quality-of-life bump for our little old Maatjiesfontein lady.

October 03, 2019

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:30:42 +0000

Skitten loves its new house. The upstairs carpeting is a neverending joy to it. And the balcony, especially now that it’s spring, is its pure delight.

July 27, 2019

Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:33:25 +0000

Trying out new jpeg settings on my little Fujifilm XE1. Never used a digital camera I liked this much. Straight out of camera jpegs can be tweaked to look so great.

April 17, 2019

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:30:51 +0000

I did warn you…

February 07, 2019

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:47:08 +0000

Summertime sleepiness for Skitten and her no.1 fan, Mr. Salacious Crumb.

December 08, 2018

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 22:28:27 +0000

Pourquoi sont les Gilets Jaunes chez nous?

November 22, 2018

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:22:32 +0000

I’m not sure this is ok.

August 22, 2018

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 17:31:07 +0000

Famous Skitten has gone to bed early on a cold August day.

July 10, 2018

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:37:55 +0000

And Famous Skitten (aka Fatty) is enjoying a relaxing time in her Gryffindor common room in Mogwarts Castle.

March 24, 2018

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 12:27:08 +0000

Crumb thinks Skitten is his ma and snuggles like this - something that Skitten is at long last grudgingly beginning to accept.

March 05, 2018

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:10:46 +0000

Latergram of famous Skitten handling summer with aplomb.

February 12, 2018

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:05:34 +0000

Still remembering how to use a ten year old dslr. The screen isn’t high res enough to judge focus even roughly. So, again, it’s a bit like shooting film. You’ve got to be pretty sure when you press the shutter. Another thing that hasn’t changed in ten years is that Skitten still loves a box.

January 29, 2018

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:53:37 +0000

#3hot5me Skitten tries to stay cool on a day that’s unjustifiably hot.

December 13, 2017

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:17:52 +0000

Mr Crumb is a bit of an anxious boi. When he’s scared like now (there’s a jackhammer doin him a concern) he snuggles up with Skitten.

October 31, 2017

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 19:05:58 +0000

The château. Skitten doesn’t like to be disturbed while Crumb is staying alert for sky-raisins.

October 18, 2017

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:20:09 +0000

Morning Skitten. The willful creature moved before I could get a better pic. A souvenir of the start of summer though.

September 28, 2017

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:44:44 +0000

It’s been a while since I posted a pic of Famous Skitten.

August 29, 2017

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:14:48 +0000

The #impossible has happened. They’re a #family now.

July 21, 2017

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:47:55 +0000

A #playful #salaciouscrumb with his #toy. Venerable #famousskitten looks on.

July 04, 2017

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 11:46:29 +0000

Happy birthday @thewordypanda! #fatty asked if it could send its #love and wishes.

June 06, 2017

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:13:55 +0000

#summer is almost #gone.

June 05, 2017

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 12:28:52 +0000

#famousskitten is having a lovely #winter day despite #frightening workmen.

May 26, 2017

Fri, 26 May 2017 21:18:23 +0000

@kiyaandminx Mr. #salaciouscrumb adores #famousskitten. There’s been no reciprocation… until tonight!

May 08, 2017

Mon, 08 May 2017 20:05:51 +0000

First pic of #famousskitten in a while. Its not been #happy with the #arrival of the #gremmie #kittens and is trying to #sleep until they start to #behave. Poor thing.

March 19, 2017

Sun, 19 Mar 2017 16:47:35 +0000

Happy to who is ten today O_o Ten years since it was born in

March 09, 2017

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:09:24 +0000

#famousskitten has decided there are benefits to its #castle after all.

March 06, 2017

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 18:24:15 +0000

#famousskitten has deigned to use its #castle.

March 06, 2017

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 14:09:55 +0000

At least some of’s are using its

March 02, 2017

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 08:43:40 +0000

Y tho?

February 27, 2017

Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:40:14 +0000

We got a huge to play on and it couldn’t be less interested 😅

February 23, 2017

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:38:01 +0000

#famousskitten has got all riled up after assassinating a paper bag.

February 15, 2017

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:53:23 +0000

When #famousskitten #attacks!

February 12, 2017

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 11:26:15 +0000

February 01, 2017

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:33:17 +0000

has a guest this morning

January 22, 2017

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 17:26:31 +0000

Wut?

January 20, 2017

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:49:40 +0000

Keeping you updated on #famousskitten and its #sleep training. Catching some hard Zs here.

January 16, 2017

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 15:46:45 +0000

#famousskitten is briefly #awake.

January 14, 2017

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 15:11:37 +0000

#famousskitten is in #training. Now #sleeping 18 hours per day and going for 19.

January 13, 2017

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:43:51 +0000

#famousskitten is #exhausted from #sleeping all #morning. So its taking a #nap.

January 11, 2017

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:36:39 +0000

That when you’re at @rhodentette @arathiarvind @sophdex

January 10, 2017

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:30:14 +0000

too

January 05, 2017

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:16:55 +0000

Home with my favorite #animal. Its been #lonely while #homealone.