When my blogfriend Helen over at Walk the Cape left such a sweet comment requesting more posts about Tuffy, I proudly informed our kitty-cat that she had at least one other fan in the world (other than hubby and me, of course).
Hello... are you busy?
“Oh, that’s nice of her,” she said, elegantly stretching one of her legs up into the air like a ballerina in order to reach the tricky bits with her tongue. “I like Tom and Trixie (Helen’s cats). She always writes such nice things about them.” She looked at me, pointedly, before twisting around to get to the faaar side of her back.
“Um… So do you mind if I take some piccies of you?” I inquired, surreptitiously inching the lens-cap off the front of the lens, and hoping she wouldn’t notice. She always looks so adorable when she’s licking herself with that little pink tongue.
“Well, could you wait until after I’ve cleaned myself? I don’t stalk you with the camera when you shower or bath, do I?” she paused in her licking to glare at me.
I blushed. “Sorry, Tuffy. I know, that was rude.”
“Quite. Now put that camera away, and I’ll see you later.”
Chastened, I removed myself to the office to continue digitising some 30-year old cassette tapes. A good while later, silently working away at a document, lost in my own world, I almost leapt out of my seat, when Tuffy suddenly emitted a very loud “MREOUW” right behind me. Having announced her presence, she hopped onto the desk, next to my keyboard. I sensed that she was in one of her adventurous moods, so I grabbed the camera, and snapped away. Sometimes, she is such a performer.
I hope you enjoy the slideshow!
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Wonderful and funny post, Reggie! Tuffy’s a pretty cat – I’ll have to go and check out your archives to read more about her.
Thank you very muchly, Lisa.
You’ll see a listing of other posts about Tuffy a little further down the right-hand side margin. 
That’s SO cute! Your Tuffy has you well-trained as well, hey?
Adorable photo of her wanting to know if you’re busy, and I like the “story-line” in the slideshow
Hello Clouded Marble, fellow-South-African! Welcome!
Yes, Tuffy sure does have us well-trained. Mind you, I don’t always understand exactly what her different ‘meows’ mean, and sometimes wonder whether this causes her intense frustration!
What cute shots !!! Thanks for sharing
You’re most welcome, Epics Wife. Tuffy takes a bow…
By the way, you should tell Tuffy she’s lucky your desk doesn’t look like mine! My poor cat has to sit on the bookshelf, where the books now on my desk used to reside.
You are so right, Lisa! I should tell Tuffy that she actually has a very good life here!
However, it might just be that your cat actually prefers the bookshelf (unless she’s deliberately sitting on your keyboard or in front of your monitor, staring at you with those big “I’m starving, aren’t you eeeeever going to feed me?” eyes)… Tuffy, for instance, really likes sitting high-up, on the top of the shelf, from where she can survey her territory, without being in danger of being evicted (such as from the office chairs, for instance).
I should explain that we actually don’t evict her from our office chairs… in fact, most of the time we simply roll our eyes and sigh, give her an affectionate scratch… and then sit on the hard, uncomfortable and wobbly old chair, which is “her” chair… Yeah… Hm, do you think we’re spoiling her, Lisa?
Pretty much the same thing happens in our house! In fact even the dog has learned what “the look” means, and moves out of the cat’s way!
LOL! If even the dog backs off, your cat must be quite fierce! Have you posted any pics of her on your blog? I don’t remember seeing any…
She’s a skinny, delicate cat but quite “feisty”!
A good post detailed the dog and cat’s relationship is:
http://notesfromafrica.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/fighting-like-cats-and-dogs/
and a nice photo of her is at:
http://notesfromafrica.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/photo-day-african-cat/
That was a simply adorable story! I’m so relieved and pleased that Rosie and Lucy get on famously now. I particularly love that last picture of the two of them snoozing together.
Aww, there she is! What a cute face.
That was hilarious, I think you’ve captured cat-speak perfectly
Ahhh! Helen!
It was because of you request that Tuffy got a featured post all of her own. 
So I’m pleased if it made you chuckle.
Tuffy is wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with her. I just discovered your blog. So varied and interesting. Great photography and superbly written posts. I’ll be back, Reggie.
Thank you very much, George. Tuffy purred her approval, when I informed her that she has another fan.
Giggling…. I shall do so, it’ll be good for her self-esteem.