The Actual Death of Rats

[akirlu]

Contrary to whatever you may have heard from Terry Pratchett, the Death of Rats is fluffy, green-eyed, unkempt, with black-and-mahogany guard hairs and a fuzzy, grayish undercoat. The Death of Rats lives with me.

Tinka was put out at being left home alone all weekend. She's been dubious about the cat tuna ever since we got home, and around midnight last night I opened the front door in response to plaintive kitty wails to find a glossy, medium-sized rat -- easily a third to half of Tinka's own mass -- laid out neatly on the welcome mat, its eyes still dewy and clear, like very fresh fish.

The good news, if you can call it that, is that Tink continues to be a good ratter. The less good news is that there are rats to be had. I really must have a chat with the rental office about more frequent garbage collection.

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The Death of Glitter Balls

[ladyjestocost.livejournal.com]

I had somewhat the same homecoming - the plaintive meow, the offering - but since ActionJunky is an indoor cat, I rec'd a glitterball. I don't think it was the very favorite one, however. And I only got one. If I'm gone longer, I sometimes get two or three. Or I find a bunch lined up on my pillow.

Apropos of landlords and rentals, from something you said this weekend, I thought I might mention that a new development is going up in West Seattle, up the hill from where Fauntleroy crosses California. It's in the old Highpoint housing complex, but it's mixed income and some of the houses look very nice, at least from the outside.

Re: The Death of Glitter Balls

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

I am adamant about Tinka's kills not coming in the house. One episode of waking up to find teeny, tiny feathers all over the bedroom, and the closet, and the dining room, and behind the couch, plus a headless bird corpse on the floor of my closet, was really quite enough. The thought of dead rats lined up on my pillow just doesn't appeal.

Thanks for the pointer to Hightpoint. That looks very interesting. Ordinarily I'm not very interested in new construction, but that seems to be hitting a lot of my buttons for reasons to buy new.