Monday 29 November 2004

Sleep interupted

I'm a fairly light sleeper normally, such that I rarely sleep the entire night without waking up a couple of times. More often than not its because certain felines have [re]appeared on the bed. I don't mind this, though it has caused me to be able to identify which cat it is without putting the light on.

Scully always jumps on at the top of the bed nearest the door, then walks or leaps over me so that she is on my right as I lie. She then curls up on the pillow next to me and goes to sleep. Which is very scary if she has managed to get all the way on there without me noticing as I discovered on sunday morning when I opened my eyes to discover her peering intensely into my eyes from about three inches. I woke up fairly rapidly thereafter as you might imagine.

Valen on the other hand is a bit more timid. He always jumps onto the bed down near my feet and walks around me to get to where he wants to get. He always sleeps by my feet, or on the odd instance between my feet if I happen to have moved such that my legs are apart. This does mean that he is sometimes accidentally kicked into the night when I roll over.

I can also tell who is who by touch, Scully has slightly wirey fur, whereas Valen is much softer. It is also possible to tell who is who when they lick my fingers, as Valen's tongue is raspy like sandpaper whereas Scully's is softer some how.

2 comments:

1 i z said...

Sadly I am reading this Sally and frankly I'm becoming evermore concerned about the relationship between men and their cats. Particularly this night time bed sharing malarky.

Although, to be fair, it has provided the perfect insult to stop Stewart in his tracks mid-rant. You have to admit "kitty-fiddler" has a certain ring to it ;-)

Shaun said...

careful now.......