Last night, I saw the cat sitting in here*:



I found it quite amusing at first, and said to Big: "Ahhh, look, he's sitting in the hole, bless him..."

But there was something about the way he was sitting which seemed a little suspicious. The way his tail was raised and sticking straight out behind him, quivering slightly. The way he was blinking happily as if experiencing some kind of relief. The way he stood up abruptly, turned round and sniffed where he'd just been sitting, paw at the ready for "scraping" duties...

Oh dear.

He thought it was a new litter tray...

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*It's the old hearth in the dining room which has been dug up and will be boarded over. The chimney breast was obviously removed some time ago, which is a shame.