Comments on: Mr Pussy’s Chair

By: Stephan Glover

Stephan Glover — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 15:07:53 +0000

Always good to hear Mr Pussy is rolling on. Best Wishes.

By: Marcelle Garner

Marcelle Garner — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 04:13:28 +0000

I love cats but unfortunately I am not allowed to have one in the Retirement Village where I now live .I enjoy the stories of Mr Pussy Thank you.

By: Grace

Grace — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:26:28 +0000

What a delightful read, thank you! Makes me appreciate both my beloved cat and all the inherited furniture in our home even more.

By: pauline taylor

pauline taylor — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:24:41 +0000

Lovely to see Mr Pussy so comfy in his favourite chair snoozing away, long may it continue.
I also have some inherited chairs and I am sitting on one now which is one of four that were made for my great grandparents when they got married in 1850. When I first knew them they were in my grandparent’s home and they were covered in horrible black horsehair which I hated as it scratched my legs if I sat on them. Since then I have had them recovered in a faded rose coloured velvet and they still serve me well as dining chairs; made of rosewood they have upholstered seats and the backs have rows of four turned wooden spindles with another section of buttoned upholstery above. I love them and wouldn’t part with them for the world. One of them was the first place that our much loved tabby, Napoleon, chose to sit on when we first brought him home. Happy memories.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:47:32 +0000

I have a blue velvet twin to Mr. Pussy’s chair. It is known as “Jack’s chair” around here,as my son’s dog “Jack” ( a darling black lab/ bull terrier mix) adopted it as his throne. during his extended visits. Much love to Mr. Pussy,keep that chair warm for G.A. for many years to come old boy.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 21:46:44 +0000

Our local vicar was sitting on an identical chair when my mother said “have you been busy father John”. I was mortified as being busy meant going to the toilet in our house.

By: Sally Hirst

Sally Hirst — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:36:15 +0000

I loved this post. These occasional, slightly more personal insights into your life are lovely to read and make the connection to you, as the author, stronger. That is why blogs are as interesting as books to me. I grew up with wing chairs too, and this made me wish I had also kept one.

By: David Bishop

David Bishop — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:18:05 +0000

A beautiful piece of writing. Thank you.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:52:31 +0000

Poignant piece, dear GA. Thank you.

I bought a deep green velvet footstool and cushion yesterday to grace my newly renovated writing space. I will think of you and your redolent tales when I use them.

Greetings to Mr Pussy and condolences to the reader whose 19-year-old cat was put to sleep yesterday.

By: Su C.

Su C. — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:14:10 +0000

The history of inanimate objects is powerful and your recollections of this chair make me nostalgic. I am reminded of my own relationship with my dad and the close times we shared around his chair, when he’d be listening to the blues on the reel to reel TEAC he brought home from Japan in the early 60s, following his first tour of duty in Vietnam.

Thank you GA. Thank you Mr Pussy.