Friday cat blogging--blanket wars edition

This is Velma's blanket, and make no mistake about it. She likes to take naps on it, and at night, if she isn't sleeping on the wicker chair in my home office, she gets on her blanket, props her feet up on my lap, and watches movies with me on television. Last night, while Velma was sleeping on the wicker chair, one of our kittens, Ziggy Stardust, got on her blanket and watched the Roddick v. Ljubicic match with me on ESPN2. After the match, I took care of a few matters, then did what I always do--lifted a sleeping Velma from the wicker chair to carry her into the living room (this is because I close my office door at night to protect my belongings from Roxie) and place her on her blanket--only the blanket was occupied! So I put her in her cat bed, another favorite place, but she would have none of it. She jumped onto the chair and gave Ziggy a look. When that didn't work, she gave him a swat. He hit her back, which is unusual, and soon, paws were flying. It goes without saying that the big, intimidating tortie cat won, so I carried Ziggy into the bedroom and placed him on the bed, where he could pout comfortably.

Velma's sister, Roxie is allowed to relax on the blanket with Velma.

And when Velma isn't around, Ziggy Stardust enjoys her blanket. Tarzan likes the blanket, too, but here, he's just glad to be next to Ziggy.