House of the Seasons

  • Home
  • About the House
    • History
    • Stories of the House of the Seasons
      • All Stories
      • Sadie Stories: Our Favorite Feline
        • Back on Patrol
        • The Lawnmower, the Bug Man, and the Chimney
        • Sadie’s Goodbye
    • Acquisitions
  • Featured Guests
  • Book a Guest Suite
    • Epperson Suite
    • Lady Bird Suite
    • Presidential Suite
    • Sam Houston Suite
    • Weddings and Private Events
  • Victorian Gardens
  • Tours
  • Contact Us

by

The Lawnmower, the Bug Man, and the Chimney

I like to consider myself a pretty easy-going feline. I know what I like and when I like it, and I expect humans to respect and adhere to my wishes. Simple, right? So imagine my surprise when, one day last week, three of my least favorite events coincided!

Firstly, I do not like the sound of the lawn mower. Put yourself in my shoes, or rather in my ears. What is loud to a human is a cacophony of abrasive noise to me. The grinding of the mower going up and down the lawn is not something I enjoy. When it’s grumbling over the landscape, I stay inside.

Secondly, I have a strong dislike of the bug man. He comes every so often under the pretense of keeping unwanted pests off the property, but I’m onto him. That khaki jumpsuit screams “cat catcher” and that little sprayer is clearly a torture device. When he comes into the house, I keep my distance by laying low in the yard.

So, imagine my horror when the lawn mowers and the bug man arrived on the same day. I couldn’t hide inside away from the mowers or outside away from the bug man! Trapped as I was, I did what any clever cat would do: I climbed up to hide in the chimney!

I was pretty proud of myself and thought I’d shown great resourcefulness in evading the mower and the bug man. When I finally came down from the chimney, however, I didn’t get the praise I expected. Instead, I had to endure the third of my least favorite things: a BATH!

I’m still in a forgiveness period with Mom. A few more back scratches and all will be forgiven.
sadie_lawn

Filed Under: Sadie


 
 

Testimonials

"It was a pleasure to have met both of you. Thank you so much for the warm hospitality. Laura and I enjoyed our stay in The Seasons Guest House."
- George W. Bush, President of the United States

Stories of the House of the Seasons

Moonshine at the Seasons

Louisiana Governor Borrows our Bushes for his Inauguration

more stories

Featured Guests

Current Mayor of Dallas, Eric Johnson with wife Nikki and Sons William and George

20th Annual Pulpwood Qeens Girlfriend Weekend

President of the United States, George W. Bush and First Lady, Laura Bush

First Lady of the United States (1963-69), Lady Bird Johnson

Kay Bailey Hutchison, United States Senator from Texas

Karl Rove, Political Consultant and Policy Advisor

Former Director of National Intelligence and Congressman, John Ratcliffe

Lyle Lovett, American Singer, Songwriter, and Actor

Congressman Ralph Hall and Congressman Sam Johnson with Richard H. Collins

Pat Conroy and his daughter Melissa Conroy, Authors

@2018 House of the Seasons