This is the cushion I'm talking about

[ellid]

The Cushion of Impruneta.



And here, because everyone is so darn curious:
Malfoy-the-cat!

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[ellid.livejournal.com]

His eyes are a very pale blue. They reflect red in photographs and strong light (standard in blue-eyed cats, oddly enough) so the red-eye feature in the camera seems to have bleached them. I'm glad the red in his tail showed up - he's a flamepoint Siamese mix, which means dilute albino, so he's tough to photograph.

[persevero.livejournal.com]

It's a beautiful colour. I used to have a caramel-point Tonkinese (stolen, sob) and her eyes were hard to photograph. The icon is one I where I was able to use daylight.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Someone STOLE your kitty? That's awful! Poor kitty! She was lovely!

[persevero.livejournal.com]

Yes - our cats have always been allowed out, as we live on a quiet lane in a country area, and at first we thought she was lost - she was a keen and far-ranging hunter. But when she didn't turn up (with half the children and all the dog-walkers and blackberry-pickers in the village helping search) and we advertised, we were contacted by three other people who'd lost pedigree cats locally over just a few days. By the time we learned that there is a brisk trade in stolen pets, it was too late. If either of our current cats turns up missing, we now know to look in the trade papers immediately - the thieves actually expect people to do that and pay to get their pets back. Which we would, of course. Shifra's microchipped, so we can keep hoping.

[orphandani.livejournal.com]

With the microchip, if she's recovered, you have legal grounds for prosecuting for animal theft. I hope all your other kitties stay safe and stay home.

[persevero.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's always 'I bought her off a bloke down the pub for a hundred quid'. Very hard to prove.

[orphandani.livejournal.com]

Easy enough to prove you're the rightful owner if you've got the microchip paperwork. :)