Humphrey update

For the first time yesterday I missed my Humphrey update.  I gave myself the day off since it was Easter Sunday.

We’ve been talking about Humphrey’s behaviour since Portia died and wondering if he’s older than we think him.  Because of him being a stray, we’ve never been sure of his exact age.  But in recent weeks we’ve watched him almost age in some respects.

Maybe he now can spend more time in the house because Portia is dead and that’s more comfortable for him.  Maybe he’s feeling threatened by the younger cats.  We don’t know.

What we do know is that Toby cat from next door is making efforts to come in – it’s apain not being able to leave the back door open.  Several days last week he hung around.  James who lives next door works till about 5pm and Toby is out for the day.

Having made several attempts one afternoon, Toby then made the mistake of coming when Humphrey had decided to sit on the doormat.

Fur flying all over the place!  No signs of ageing then.