Resting on the landing?
I promised you I’d get the camera next time there was an accident in our house didn’t I? Well I am true to my word – this time.
I was sitting at my computer the other evening, and I heard a strange noise. I didn’t take much notice as there are always strange noises coming from the TV. I carried on with what I was doing, until I heard the noise again. It was louder this time. A kind of baaaaeeeaaaaeeeeaaaaaabbsssssss noise. A pitiful whining noise. A bit like the noise our cat Livvie makes when she demands something but doesn’t know what she wants. You can go through every ritual – food? garden? drink? cuddle? upstairs on the bed? She doesn’t want any of these things. She just sits there, looking at you and demanding anyway.
I decided I’d better find out what this whining was, so I followed the sound. It wasn’t coming from the TV. I went to the foot of the stairs and looked up to see Mo resting on the landing. Funny place to take a rest, I thought. “What are you doing there?” I asked. “I fell down the stairs” Mo said. I could see she was looking for sympathy so I said “Hold on! I’ll just get my camera.”
What I thought weird was that she was laying, or should I say sitting, facing the stairs she had fallen down. “How did you do that?” I asked. “I don’t knoooowwww” came the pitiful reply. ‘Click’ ‘click’ “Hold on, let me go up the top and get one looking down” ‘Click’ ‘click’.
Now just look at the colour of that face. Should I feel sorry for someone who had just spent a week sunning herself on a beach in Devon while I looked after the cats? Should I?
No humans were hurt in the incident that led to the photographic shoot 
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Sammie Shain
| 3 October 2009 at 21:22
Falling down the stairs AND a sunburn? OUCH! Its easy to get hurt on the stairs so I am glad she made out ok. She might even laugh about it one day.
Good luck to you.
Love, Sammie
Black Cat
| 3 October 2009 at 21:28
Poor Mo! You cruel photographer, you! I’m glad she wasn’t hurt though. I’m also glad the Caramel Cats haven’t learnt how to use my camera yet. Latest accident, squished toesies. Ouch!
xxx
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Black Cat
| 3 October 2009 at 21:31
P.S. You’re far too good at Bejewelled Blitz, I’m never going to catch you up, doh!!!
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Barb - WillThink4Wine
| 3 October 2009 at 23:23
Good Blogger. bwahahahaha!
Of course, since you posted, I will assume Mo is not hurt.
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JD at I Do Things
| 3 October 2009 at 23:35
Ohhhh, poor Mo! She looks so pathetic in that 2d photo.
Hopefully she’s OK, but the MAIN thing, of course, is that you got the photo. A blogger has to have her priorities in order, after all.
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Kat
| 3 October 2009 at 23:47
Oh no, Poor Mo!!! Hey, that rhymes!! lol
Glad you got the camera, but not glad that Mo took a tumble. I’m glad to hear that everything is okay.
And I did have a chuckle….
Have a great weekend!
Kat
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Jaffer
| 4 October 2009 at 0:11
How she manages not to get seriously hurt after she falls – is still a mystery to me ! But I am glad for her.
I’ve no words for the second picture !
ann
| 4 October 2009 at 1:50
Poor Mo, but you have just proven that you are a most dedicated blogger. Loved the post but how did Mo feel about it?…lol
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Maureen
| 4 October 2009 at 2:07
Ahahahaha Babs!
and
Oh no Mo! Hope you are okay.
There. My proper responses are recorded. Now I can congratulate you on your obvious Blogger dedication. Well done!
I’ll bet Mo is more careful from now on. Not just to avoid the potential injuries; but so she no longer provides blog fodder for you!
BTW you won something over at my blog!
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beetle
| 4 October 2009 at 2:28
Sammie: Don’t worry, she was giggling with me before she even got down the stairs
Black Cat: Oh I am so cruel, if only because I make fun of Mo on my blog. She’s a will participant though – thank goodness! You and Mo are a proper pare with all your accidents
And I’m not as good as some at Bejeweled.
Barb: It’s about time I put my blog first, don’t you think? Mo wasn’t hurt at all. Her words were “It’s lucky I have this excess fat (or did she call it blubber) to soften my fall”
JD: That’s her ‘I want some sympathy’ face, and my response? ‘Click’ ‘click’
Kat: I’m glad you had a chuckle. We both did! I think, maybe, we have a weird sense of humour
Jaffer: I know! It’s just as well because she is always having accidents! I’m always telling her to be careful.
Ann: Mo has a great sense of humour and she’s happy to let me poke fun of her, which is just as well with me around
Maureen: I still have some way to go to catch up with your blog photography prowess and no, Mo will NOT be careful from now on. She’s never been a careful person. Makes for some blog posts though
Thank you, I’ll pop over now to see.
Swubird
| 4 October 2009 at 5:23
Now now Babs, be nice.
Happy trails
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BK
| 4 October 2009 at 10:54
Hope your mother is alright from the fall.
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LizzyT
| 4 October 2009 at 14:42
I think that is so funny that you rushed to get your camera first. Glad she survived the fall
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Daisy the Curly Cat
| 4 October 2009 at 15:25
A definite bid for sympathy!
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MadMadMargo
| 4 October 2009 at 18:13
Whoa, poor Mo!!! Double whammy.
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LadyBanana
| 4 October 2009 at 18:15
Hope you helped her up afterwards and made her a nice cuppa tea!
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beetle
| 4 October 2009 at 19:17
Swubird: Ha ha! I try
BK: Mo’s not my mother, she’s only a few years older than me, though you wouldn’t be the first to make that mistake. The other person saw us together and referred to Mo as my mother!
In Mo’s defense. The man was an idiot!
LizzyT: Well, I’ve been told off for not getting photos, so thought I ought to this time. She wasn’t hurt, so felt it was in order
Daisy: Ha ha! You are a very observant cat daisy
MadMadmargo: First she falls up our steps, then she falls down the stairs. What next? And will I have my camera?
LayBanana: I did. We were both laughing as soon as she got to her feet though
Shelly
| 5 October 2009 at 14:57
Note to self… No falling down stairs around Beetle. Ouch! that had to hurt. You taking pics…too funny. Hope Mo has a sense of humor.
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beetle
| 5 October 2009 at 21:16
Shelly: I promise I checked she was OK first – honest
Jeff
| 5 October 2009 at 23:09
Ooh… Mo does NOT look happy in that 2nd picture! Kind of like, “If you take that picture I’m going to break your fingers!” But you persevered, ignored the risks and took the shot anyway. And for that I hereby bestow upon you the award for MOST DEDICATED BLOGGER. Congratulations.
Oh, and I hope Mo is ok too.
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frogmama
| 6 October 2009 at 1:29
That is not a happy picture. As someone who recently fell down the stairs herself, I can empathize.
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beetle
| 6 October 2009 at 1:50
Jeff: Well thank you very much! I failed so many times to get that all important shot so I’m glad I got it this time
Mo was fine as soon as she stood up we were laughing.
Frogmama: Oh don’t worry, if Mo had been the slightest bit hurt I would have forgotten the photos. It was more a tumble than a fall.
Ruth
| 6 October 2009 at 11:03
Oh Babs I think I hurt myself laughing, almost on the floor meself!
YOU ARE TOOOO FUNNY.
Poor Mo.
Lidian
| 6 October 2009 at 12:45
Photos first, tea and sympathy next! I’m glad Mo is OK though. I’ve fallen down a few stairs due to skiddy slippers (that have since been retired) and it really is no fun at all.
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Kathy
| 6 October 2009 at 14:31
Oh, poor Mo! I loved your click-by-click analysis of her situation. First, I hope she feels OK (the day AFTER a fall is always the worst. How are her muscles feeling?) Second, I’m glad you came to your senses quickly enough to go get the camera. She knows you’re a professional, so I’m guessing Mo didn’t hold it against you. Although that second picture….. hmmmm….
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staciesmadness
| 6 October 2009 at 15:43
oh no! that is too funny though that you photographed it. lol
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beetle
| 6 October 2009 at 16:35
Ruth: I must admit to laughing myself, but not before I knew she wasn’t hurt. Mo also was laughing very quickly
Lidian: Strangely, she didn’t hurt herself at all. She is so accident prone that I think she’s toughened up lol.
Kathy: Tough as old boots, is Mo. Not even a bruise! She’s so used to falling over that I think she’s learned the art. Like a stunts person
Staciemadness: Well I kept being told off for not getting photos of these things. Thought I ought to manage it this time.
Crabby Blogging Lady
| 7 October 2009 at 6:06
Perfect! You did everything perfectly. I’m sure Mo will be fine. And posterity appreciates forever your contribution to photographic science.
P.S. Ever think of working for CNN or BBC??
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Jackie
| 7 October 2009 at 16:04
Poor Mo! I hope she is all better by now. She really is such a good egg! I am not chuckling Mo….I know it had t hurt!!
Oh my I hope your bottom wasn’t sunburned too!!LOL:-)
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beetle
| 8 October 2009 at 0:12
Crabby Blogging Lady: I failed so many other times I just had to get it right this time
Jackie: No, honest. She wasn’t hurt at all! Mo is made of tough stuff
Jenn
| 8 October 2009 at 14:12
That’s hilarious…sort of! Sorry for Mo, but great for you to get that shot!