Is There Anything Good in This Cookbook?
“Why don’t you ever cook anything good?”
“What would you consider to be good?”
“Fresh raw mouse, with a side of fresh Kentucky bluegrass to cleanse my palate.”
“Kind of defeats the idea of ‘cooking’, doesn’t it, Giuseppe?”
“Well, you could still serve us something like that.”
“In the first place, it’s not my job to catch the mice around here. Second, you can get the mouse part yourself in the basement—in fact, you’d better—and no doubt the mousie would have recently eaten some fresh grass from the yard. You don’t need me to do that.”
“There aren’t enough mousies to go around. You need to go get some or let some more in.”
“I’m perfectly happy with the number of mousies in the house. Besides that, ask your mom what she thinks of raw mousies.”
“Mimi Mom?”
“I don’t care if I ever see another mousie again, dead or alive, raw or cooked.”
“But mom!”
“It’s a totally different story when that’s all you have to eat.”
“But I hear they are so good for you.”
“They are, but they aren’t worth the trouble. Now those freeze-dried mouse treats our human mom gave us, those I could live on.”
“I remember those…”
“You were very young, but I think our mom saved most of them for us adults when you kittens were running around torturing us.”
“Freeze-dried mice…”
“Giuseppe, don’t get any funny ideas. The basement is not that cold. Can I have my cookbook you two?”
“Are you going to cook pasta again? I see the olive oil and parmesan cheese.”
“You aren’t going to get any anyway! Now both of you need to move so I can look up my recipe.”
N.B.: Giuseppe hopes Mlle. Daisy Marguerite doesn’t think any less of him because he’s hanging out with his mom. He heard someone called him a “mama’s boy”.
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Guiseppe, if you’re a mama’s boy, then so is Cheshire. He has always been Mama Phoebe’s favorite adopted son, and he still love snuggling up against her and getting his face scrubbed…even though he is twice her size now. More of him to love, says Mama Phoebe. And, she adds (this is for Mlle. Daisy Marguerite), a cat who’s good to his mama will be equally good to his ladyfriend.
Well, there we have it! I’ll have to make sure Mlle. knows this! What is it with these big boys who need a mom bath now and then?
They are definately trying to get their opinions across! Such gorgeous creatures.
Tell me they’re not posing!
I think a handsome young mouse hunter like you,Giuseppe.
must be such a joy to Mama Mimi. Is it from your Mama that
you have learned the ways to a woman cat’s heart? (And such
beautiful mice you sent to me in Kingston!)
Ma chére, you write to me here! Mama Mimi tells me I have a natural talent with lady cats and it’s a good thing I’m not walking the streets like my father. I’m not sure what she means, but if I had been walking the streets I would not have found you on the computer. No, Mlle, you stole my heart with your sweet messages and I am totally inspired by you. puuuurrrrrrs to you, my love, Giuseppe
I can just about seeing the look in their eyes at you with this conversation! Too cute! Made me smile for sure. I get that same look from most of my furbabies. I do have one that is “very” persistant! Am surprised I haven’t tripped and broken something! Thanks for the article!
Linda, it’s usually Cookie in the kitchen, but these two were so serious. I can get Giuseppe to move, but Mimi is as quietly stubborn as a rock.