Joanna's Whimsical Life: Cat in the Rain

Thursday, 8 May 2014

Cat in the Rain

The first thing I noticed when I pulled up the blinds this morning was the rain. The shy neighbour's cat (not her completely ginger sister who comes to see me) was sitting in the corner of the garden underneath the trees and shrubbery, only her ginger head sticking out of the luscious green foliage.

I made myself breakfast. She was still there. Didn't leave her post when I ate it. I've been looking out now and again. A moment ago she was indifferently watching a blackbird hopping on the lawn for a few minutes.

The rain has intensified. Obviously, the ginger doesn't seem to be bothered.

Who wrote this short story 'Cat in the Rain' about a couple arriving at a hotel and a cat? We read it in our American literature class when I studied to be an EFL teacher nearly two decades ago...

2 comments:

Ania10 May 2014 at 08:12
Joasiu, pytasz o amerykańskiego pisarza i jego opowiadanie, a ja mam i tak inne skojarzenie. Też amerykańskie - końcowa scena z filmu "Śniadanie u Tiffany'ego". Tam to dopiero był przemoknięty kot na deszczu!
A Hemingwaya poczytam.
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COME & EXPLORE OAK TOWN

Saturday March 9^th 2019, 1-3 pm

£10pp

Let's meet at 1 pm outside Acton Central Station, which splits the pretty Churchfield Road into two, and walk through Acton Park entering the same way as the annual Acton Carnival procession has entered the park over the recent years.

On the way we will see a brand new school and talk about the Goldsmiths’ Guild, the major benefactors of this part of the former London borough. We shall cross the east west through road, here known as The Vale heading towards Southfields Recreation Grounds which is situated on one of four ancient fields in Acton. The council bought in 1908 from Wilkinson Sword Co. who during World War 1 manufactured over two million bayonets on site.

Then we will stop to see St Peter’s Church which is especially popular with the Italian community and continue towards the long and curved Acton Lane to leave it soon for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Next we will make our way towards the same east west road which here uses the name of Acton High Street. We shall see more interesting edifices and ponder over the history of Berrymead Priory which was not really a priory. We will visit the newly open Arch Climbing Wall Centre. There will be some surprises on the way too! We will end up at The West London Trade Union Club and you are welcome to stay on and chill out over a drink but bring some food with you or buy some on the way. It's still £10 pp only, mind you!