"There is growing evidence that knitting has health benefits such as helping to lower stress levels and reducing the risk of memory loss. A clinical trial has previously demonstrated the benefits of knitting as a therapy for those with mental illness."
I agree, I put it on the same level as stroking the cat, though it has a more useful end product lol
This fact has been known , and published several times during the last
10 years. There is another benefit for people with rheumatic problems , it seems that knitting actually Helps muscles in mooving . mirjam
LOL, you mean you don't do both at once? It seems if I sit any where except the sewing machine I have a cat in my lap along with what ever work I am doing.
Oddly enough this cat and her predecessor were not lap cats. I swear if this one departs the world I shall test out cats at the shelter for lapability lol
I'm always amazed that my little velcro dog, who gives slurpy kisses and hugs on demand, isn't a lapdog either. He will do me a favor and sit for a few minutes, but then he's off me. Always nearby, but not on.
Lucille
Our cat, Surrey, won't sit on a lap and be stroked unless the person doesn't like cats or the person does like cats but is trying to concentrate on something other than stroking a cat.
It's statements like these last few that cause people who would never give houseroom to an animal to think those of us who do are completely insane.
Our rescue kitty comes searching for a lap when he hears the recliner recline...but won't sit on a lap in any other chair or on the sofa. Everywhere else, he wants to be *near*, but not *on.* But there's something magic in the recliner.
We've also noticed that on my lap in the recliner, 97% of the time he lays with his head on the north end and his tail on the south end. On DH's lap, he does the opposite absolutely 100% of the time. He's *never* lain on DH's lap with his head in "my" configuration. Funny how they have their little habits and train us!
Sue
My 65lb beast, on the, other hand, is a total lap dog, as long as he can have his back paws on the ground. (Unless it's lightening out, then he wants all four paws up). Harry likes a good cuddle sometimes and will get on the bed to get one, but Cash will crawl up in my lap with almost no provocation at all.
Elizabeth
My 65lb beast, on the, other hand, is a total lap dog, as long as he can have his back paws on the ground. (Unless it's lightening out, then he wants all four paws up). Harry likes a good cuddle sometimes and will get on the bed to get one, but Cash will crawl up in my lap with almost no provocation at all.
Elizabeth
Puff, all 8 lbs. of him, will fly around my house barking at lightening and thunder to make it go away. When it does stop he comes looking for me quivering with excitement and prancing around with a hey mom, I chased all that noise away for you look on his face. He's the least scared of storms dog I've ever seen.
Aren't they amazing?
L
How is Harry doing Brat ?
This brought a smile and remembrance of my late Evil Louise, who was not much of a lap cat, except when I was doing any sort of needlework. She would curl up contentedly, purr very loudly, and give every impression of a sleeping cat. Until. Suddenly I would recognize that 1. the knitting wool was soggy, indicating that she was cheerfully gumming it on its way up from the ball or 2. the needle had no floss in it, indicating that she had snatched it with her huge polydactyl paws and was happily gumming that. Miss that bad cat.
Dawne
Fichu is definitely a lap cat! She also spends time on the bedspread in our bedroom or on the windowsill or . . . . . As with others she is especially fond of jumping into my lap when I'm stitching! :-) Liz from Humbug
My evilness can sit on the floor and gum the wretched wool, feels horrible.
Surrey's favourite lounging position is draped along the top of the back of the sofa. Unfortunately she sometimes forgets where she is when she wakes up and tries to roll over...
Why do I imagine she is not forgetful, but rather malice aforethought, after all, who is inconvenienced by falling cat ??
Harry is doing excellent! He joined Cash and Ziggy (friend's Belgian Tervuren who is Cash's age) on our walk this morning. We cut it a little short for him, but he was so happy to come along with us and he just hop/walked right along with us. He's so clearly pain-free that I'm glad we decided to take the leg off. 6 weeks today.
Elizabeth
As I told you, he is not the first dog I have known who had it done and they all seemed to just carry on and give no indication that it was awful for them. One, a sort of Corgi/mix breed, was pretty swift on three legs, inelegant, but swift lol Good for Harry.
Our living room is two steps down from the rest of the house so there is a three foot high rail that separates them. Fichu learned recently that she can jump from the back of my chair to the railing and walk back and forth with her nose and tail in the air like a princess cat. Unfortunately, for her, she forgets sometimes that she is acting like a princess, catches sight of the end of her tail and decides to chase it. Since she's still only 5 months old, her coordination needs work and she topples to the floor. :-))))))
To bring this back to needlework, I'm off to the local historical farm (Hanley Farm - dates back to the gold rush of the 1850s) to represent our EGA chapter by sitting there from 10 to 4 demonstrating needlework. It's a good excuse for a stitch in and we also have small projects available in case anyone wants to give it a try. Liz from Humbug
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