Jo just joined me on the bed! He’s stretched out beside my legs, purring. I’m very thankful that he’s decided to spend a little time with me - he’s been enjoying Merlin’s company so much lately that he has been ignoring us humans. I miss my bubba boy. He also hasn’t played with Zoe at all since Merlin’s arrival, and she’s feeling a little left-out. She’s been trying to tempt either cat into playing with her. But at least she has Zeeke, he certainly hasn’t been ignoring her.

Merlin has been a terror as usual. The tree suffered twice, but seems to be mostly untouched… other than a little chewing on the lower branches. He’s been spending a lot of time playing with Jo… both cats really seem to enjoy it. We’re still flatly amazed at how well - and how quickly - they took to each other. They really seem to have a ball chasing each other all over the house.

Last night Den let Merlin in the bedroom when we went to bed. Merlin spent quite a while on our chests, headbutting (and licking) our chins. He curled up beside Den’s head, draped across his arm. Unfortunately Merlin apparently couldn’t just sleep, so he woke me up about every hour or so, rubbing against my head. And after we got up this morning Den told me Merlin had attacked his feet a couple of times as well. So no more cat in the bedroom at night, unfortunately. Even though Zeeke didn’t freak out and didnt spend all night stalking him. Maybe when he’s old enough to calm down a little at night - but night time is when the two cats tend to expend a lot of energy chasing each other so I don’t know if he’ll ever be ready to just sleep all night.