Comments on: The Loneliness Of Schrodinger https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 21 Feb 2019 07:59:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Esther https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1263848 Thu, 21 Feb 2019 07:59:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1263848 Wonderful story about your new cat. Schrodinger is a beautiful name 🙂 Your house must have felt realy empty without Mr pussy.
After 13 years with my cat Tijgertje(she was 18; braintumor 🙁 ) we buried her in our garden. Our new cat learned me to have more patience (she was put in the asyl by her former owners because of peeyingproblems in the house ) Now after 6 months she is totaly relaxed and lays sometimes next to us on the sofa and she the peeyingproblem has been solved.

]]> By: Elaine Graybill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1263537 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:28:17 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1263537 This is one of the most perceptive things I have ever read about how loneliness shapes creatures, animal and human. Thank you.

]]> By: mlaiuppa https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1224327 Wed, 05 Sep 2018 18:50:52 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1224327 I met Schrodinger’s doppleganger locally, half a world away. He is up for adoption but alas, I cannot provide him a home as my dog would not tolerate sharing his mistress or his space with such an interloper and certainly not of the feline persuasion. This Schrodinger had a full mustache, one side being a generous handlebar, giving him a permanent smirk.

I understand Schrodinger’s caution. My Uncle adopted a cat and they loved each other very much. Then he and my Aunt sold their house to move into a smaller apartment, easier for their increasing limited mobility. Oreo was to come with them. But I guess something in his past made him question my Uncle’s fealty. When Oreo saw the boxes being packed, he ran away. We suspect he had been abandoned before and that the moving boxes signaled to him that he would be abandoned again. Which my Uncle would never do but how do you tell that to a cat?

I am so pleased to read that Schrodinger is settling in and learning trust and displaying his own brand of affection. Back of the chair is good. You can still work. If he trusts you enough to display his belly he has accepted you as his new room-mate or possibly, manservant.

Have you tried him with catnip yet?

]]> By: Michelle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1224261 Wed, 05 Sep 2018 13:44:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1224261 Beautiful post. Thank you.

]]> By: Susan Martin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1224155 Wed, 05 Sep 2018 03:24:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1224155 What beautiful writing

]]> By: pauline taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1224025 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:13:41 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1224025 What a lovely cat, and your story reminds me of our lovely Sampson. Also a stray he tried to escape up the chimney on his first day with us , but it wasn’t long before he gained confidence in us until I awoke in the middle of the night and found him fast asleep on the pillow above my head. After that there was no looking back and he soon became the boss taking over our dog’s basket and forcing her to squeeze herself into his basket, which was not easy as she was a springer spaniel. If he got up first he would amuse himself by playing with her ears as they hung over the side. She never complained !

]]> By: Hilary https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1224021 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:59:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1224021 Hiya – love your stories … about Mr Pussy, and about Schrodinger … rings true to the paradox … great fun post – so pleased he’s settling in so well … cheers Hilary

]]> By: Sue https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1223982 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:42:14 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1223982 How lovely to hear of your new companion.

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1223881 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:45:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1223881 Greetings from Boston,

GA, I don’t know much about cats, but this is a great piece of writing. Long live Schrodinger!

]]> By: Sally Baldwin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/09/04/the-loneliness-of-schrodinger/#comment-1223876 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:18:43 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=167837#comment-1223876 Thank you for this, one of the loveliest cat essays I’ve ever read. Clearly Schrodinger found exactly the right home.

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