C.A.B. Tastes Caribbean Food

Yesterday the CAB (Cat Advisory Board...which you know if you read my book!) met to taste Jenny's new Caribbean dishes.

Personally I thought the jerk chicken was still a little too spicy, but Rupert gobbled it right up. Then again, Rupert gobbles up any food he can get his paws on. He really shouldn't be on the Cat Advisory Board -- after all, we're supposed to be gourmet cats ... but then again, Rupert is so lovable I could never kick him off.

Monty and Alice liked the jerk chicken, so it was added to the menu.

Jenny finally got it right with the wahoo. She served it in a delicate fish broth and everybody loved it.

As I told you before, the barbecue pork was dee-lish and the others agreed, so we now have three new dishes for Mabel's Table. Pets Pets Pets will be thrilled.

Valentine's Day

I love Mabel....I absolutely adore Mabel....She is the most wonderful human in the whole world!

Yesterday, I heard Mabel talking to Nigel and The Countess about some fabulous Valentine's party they were all going to and I was feeling just the tiniest bit left out. Okay, let's be honest...I was feeling really sorry for myself.

And then, Mabel called Larry Lewis and arranged a play date with Monty. He just went home and I'm lying on my floor poster bed reliving the afternoon.

He noticed my manicure right away and said it was beautiful. Then he petted my new pink cape that Mabel got me for a Valentine present. Jenny made us special heart-shaped snacks that tasted like beef and we sat in my car and watched a show about big cats in the jungle on Animal Planet. I think I'll take a little nap and dream about Monty.

Caribbean Recipes

Nigel came over to meet with Jenny and work on the recipes he brought back from the Caribbean. They made jerk chicken, barbeque pork, tuna with sea salt and wahoo marinated in tequila and lime. They kept tasting and tasting and I was afraid there would be nothing left for moi.

I thought the jerk chicken was a little too spicy. And I must say, I prefer Jenny's tuna tartare to the new one with sea salt. I love the sound of wahoo, but they have to do some more work on it. But the barbeque port....dee-lish!

Manicure Pawticure

Mabel complained I was being destructive with my claws, so Becky said she could give me a manicure with this electric machine that her mother bought from a television commercial. I was a little nervous at first, but Alice told me not to worry because Becky gives her manicures all the time.

Alice was right -- it didn't hurt a bit. Actually, it felt sort of good. After she finished with the machine, Becky painted all 20 of my claws with the most beautiful red nail polish I ever saw. I can't wait for Monty to see me.

Now I'm not destructive to Mabel's upholstery anymore. But don't think I can't defend myself!

Little Cayman

Sorry to be incommunicado for so long, but internet access at our house on Little Cayman was very off and on.

Nigel went diving every day with his friend Seth who owns the house. He said it was heaven...beautiful coral, a fantastic wall -- whatever that means -- and lots of fish.

Mabel and I lay in the hammocks and walked on the beach. She read books, I napped and Nigel and Seth went fishing a lot and made all kinds of fish dishes. Caribbean food is spicy and I had to get used to it. Nigel wrote out the recipes for Jenny to make for our Mabel's Table gourmet cat food. I thought the best part was the sushi...dee-lish!

I have to go now...Alice is coming over for a play date.

On The Beach

It was so crazy in our apartment that I thought we'd never get away. The phone kept ringing off the wall because everybody wanted us to go to their island and Mabel kept changing her mind and calling the travel agent every five minutes until Nigel finally said, "ENOUGH! I've gotten us invited to a friend's house on Little Cayman. We're booked on a flight on Friday morning and I don't want to hear another word!"

Then we had to go shopping for bathing suits and sarongs and sun block and who knows what else for Mabel. She was so busy, she almost forgot to get a sarong for moi. Jenny packed enough of my food for a month and we almost didn't have enough room in our bags, but we finally got everything together and here we are on the beach.

Do't you just love my new sarong?

Travel Plans

Mabel's been on the phone for days. She finally realized we have to get out of Dodge and onto a plane for someplace with a beach.

Her friend, The Countess, invited us to her house in Anguilla. Nigel wants us to go to Turks and Caicos so he can scuba dive all day. And Larry Lewis suggested we go the Bahamas because there are good deals on travel and there's gambling. I wish she'd make up her mind already.

I don't care where we go as long as it's warm.

The Sunday Times

Mabel's busy reading the Times. She starts with Style, of course, and then The News. Right now she's into News Of The Week In Review. I keep nudging the Travel section next to her chair, but she hasn't picked it up yet.

Wait...she's reaching down...oh, no...she's got her hand on the Magazine section. I guess I'll have to take matters into my own paws and show her where we should be going...SOON!

Think WARM

This winter business is really boring. Enough already with the cold -- I feel positively trapped. I wish Mabel would get on the phone and make us reservations for someplace warm. How can I get her to think WARM?

Sledding in Central Park

Guess what? It worked. Mabel got on the phone to Nigel and told him to go shopping for a sled and some new warm clothes so they could take me to the park.

I look so cute in my new outfit -- I'll have to get my friend Laura to draw you a picture.

We went to the park and they pulled me up the hill on the sled. When we got to the top, Nigel turned the sled around and jumped on behind me. Down we went. It was thrilling! We did it again and again. And people clapped and cheered. I heard some people talk about bringing their cats to the park.

After awhile it got cold, so we went home. Mabel and Nigel had hot toddies-- whatever they are. And Jenny gave me a bowl of warm milk. We all curled up in front of the fireplace and had a snooze.