Excerpt from ’24 Hours In The Life Of A Busy Cat’

0630       Over gate into path to assume position under bedroom window
0635       Cry
0645       Unexpected arrival of kittens
0650       Kittens cry
0700       Chastise kittens
0705       Kittens cry
0710       Kittens disperse just out of arms-length
0715       Cry
0720       Arrival of Number 1 Son
0725       Nose-rubbing and bum sniffing, tails up
0730       Cry
0735       Number one son sings
0740       Duet
0745       N1S advances to bedroom windowcill
0750       Cry
0755       Duet
0800       Human caretaker emerges
0805       Official welcome – crying rewarded with petting in drive
0810       Adults take breakfast in civilized fashion in garden
0815       Kittens cry
0820       Kittens take breakfast in uncivilized fashion in garden
0830       Grooming
0845       Nap
0915       Kittens cry
0920       Departure of N1S for morning patrol
0925       Over wall into drive
0930       Chastise kittens
0940       Kittens cry
0945       Time with kittens
1030       Grooming
1040       Nap
1055       Relocation into shade
1100       Nap
1115       Over gate into path to assume position under bedroom side window
1120       Cry
1130       Unwelcome arrival of kittens
1135       Kittens cry
1140       Chastise kittens
1145       Kittens cry
1150       Kittens disperse just out of arms length
1155       Cry
1200       Return of N1S
1205       Nose-rubbing and bum-sniffing, tails up
1210       Cry
1215       N1S sings
1220       Duet
1225       Grooming
1245       Nap