Ollie at work

Now Ollie is a very welcoming cat to his human guests an accomplished Maitre D' in fact. He posts himself in the car park to welcome all new arrivals and refuses to come in for the night until all of "his" guests have come home but cats are another matter!

Ollie came from the RSPCA many years ago now with a worning sign on his cage saying "not to be re homed with another cat" and so we realised that Ollie's requirements were clear and firm - sole occupancy and an exclusive contract to greet. And so Ollie took the job and kept a tight ship for many years repelling all boarders as it were, with single minded determination but lately he's been slipping a bit. First of all Wilbur took up occasional cat biscuit rights in the garden room last year and now this autumn, a small wild black cat has been seen living in the back stables and taking over the newly formed mousing position. Ollie apparently hadn't seen this new arrival until yesterday when we were admiring the view out of the kitchen window of St Micheal's Mount and spotted the following Mexican stand off, until the newcomer managed to gain the cover of the shrubs and Ollie as you will see returned triumphantly to his cat washing post.