Dottie Sleeping

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Dottie has been known to sleep in some unusual places but she continues to surprise me! We found her in the tiny space next to the TV receiver last week:



linking up for wordless Wednesday

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  1. AnonymousWednesday, July 16, 2014

    What a pretty colour she is.

    I love how cats can get into tiny, tiny spaces and somehow turn around like they've reversed parked themselves!

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    1. AmandaWednesday, July 16, 2014

      haha, yes - exactly! How did she get in that space, let alone turn herself around?!

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  2. EcoCatLadyWednesday, July 16, 2014

    What a cutie she is! When I was a kid we had a set of encyclopedias (yes... I'm a dinosaur) and they were in a fairly deep bookcase, so there was a small space on the shelf behind the books. My cat figured out that he could squeeze over the top of the books to get back there, and that was one of his very favorite hiding places!

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    1. AmandaWednesday, July 16, 2014

      So adorable! I bet watching him get back there was entertaining. :)

      I have a soft spot for encyclopedias. We had just the A volume at my house and I read it cover to cover more than once. My dad also brought home a set of encyclopedias from the 1910's (I think he found them at a yard sale) when I was about 10 and I loved reading them! Pluto wasn't a planet and WWI hadn't started yet, haha.

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    2. EcoCatLadyThursday, July 17, 2014

      Ha! I think Pluto has come full circle on that one (no orbiting puns intended). Didn't it get demoted to "dwarf planet" status a few years back?

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    3. AmandaThursday, July 17, 2014

      Yep, you're right! Poor Pluto, no longer a real planet.

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  3. UnknownWednesday, July 16, 2014

    Super cute shots! :)
    Happy Wordless Wednesday!

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  4. Margaret AlmonWednesday, July 16, 2014

    I love the curled up paw in the top photo.
    PS Thank you for the postcard!

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