I know you know no don gimme tha look

                                           he said it in an even tone  sternly   not harsh

bomber huge orange tabby looked over at him  paw at the windowscreen

No

with a single nail he plucked it like a harpstring

NO

       I know you know

   bomber retracted his nailremoved his paw from the screen

Thank ya big boy

                    I knew you knew

 

he shared that episode with the librarian when she remarked at the scratchscabs on his thighs she was on her knees shelving books

                            My cats  Sometimes they knead  enthusiastically

Enthusiastically?

Got cats

I have fish.

Goldfish in a bowl

                     Tha sounded like sushi

she chuckled

               It did, no, I have an aquarium.

Fresh or saltwater

Fresh. I haven’t time to maintain the kind of saltwater aquariums I’d like.

Plural

Yes.

So for the time being

Yes. They’re good companions.

                                  They and my books.

Preaching to the choir

she went to stand he held out his hand she took it

                                                      Thank you.

Youre welcome

Some of those scratches are awfully long.

Those were suddenabrupt startled leaps from my lap

                                                          Cant take the heat stay out of the kitchen

0847,  Monday,  24  3. 25

1023,  Wednesday,  26  3. 25

Ted Nugent  Cat Scratch Fever  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47floRRAFs