Hello, Gill! Really Lovely Cat, this Jess! But You are confusing me with all that Larry and Blackberry and all that. Earlier posts, I suppose? Regards. 🙂
Ha ha and hi there! There is nothing complicated here, ‘happy as Larry’ is just another way of saying ‘happy go lucky’ which he is!.’ Blackberry’ simply refers to the camera phone and photo-merge ‘movie’ editing programme to get the repeat movement …It was late and I couldn’t remember the details at the time of writing the post…. So it stopped at the word Blackberry!
I had been intending to write more about Jess, he deserves a little recognition for his longevity if nothing else! As it happens the picture actually says it all because his main claim to fame (that is he is still alive and occasionally runs round the garden) is based on a simple routine, which is mostly to sleep on that chair, then yawn, then eat, stretch, then sleep… on that chair again….. He gave up birds a long time ago….. So there is a tale in there somewhere and perhaps it is the advice he would give for us all to follow if only he could talk!!! Hence the few words ‘Jess, 25 years old and as happy as Larry’ is his story. Not many of us could describe what we do in so many words! Well done Jess….. 🙂 And thanks for your words!
Gill McGrath 
Wow, that is old for a cat.
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yes it is! 🙂
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That’s an incredible age, and she’s gorgeous!
I wonder who this Larry guy is that we use to compare degrees of happiness??
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It got me wondering. What ever who ever….. Jess is as happy as…. I tell you! ❤
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A cat? 25?
We had one go until about 20, but she was really worn down at the end. That cat was with us for most of my young life.
Here’s to another 25!
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Ha ha Jess isn’t bouncy and doesn’t like the cold but he is fine. And 25 years old. I am not sure how old he is in human terms!
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a beautiful cat
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gracious, lazy, retired bird man!
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Hello, Gill! Really Lovely Cat, this Jess! But You are confusing me with all that Larry and Blackberry and all that. Earlier posts, I suppose? Regards. 🙂
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Ha ha and hi there! There is nothing complicated here, ‘happy as Larry’ is just another way of saying ‘happy go lucky’ which he is!.’ Blackberry’ simply refers to the camera phone and photo-merge ‘movie’ editing programme to get the repeat movement …It was late and I couldn’t remember the details at the time of writing the post…. So it stopped at the word Blackberry!
I had been intending to write more about Jess, he deserves a little recognition for his longevity if nothing else! As it happens the picture actually says it all because his main claim to fame (that is he is still alive and occasionally runs round the garden) is based on a simple routine, which is mostly to sleep on that chair, then yawn, then eat, stretch, then sleep… on that chair again….. He gave up birds a long time ago….. So there is a tale in there somewhere and perhaps it is the advice he would give for us all to follow if only he could talk!!! Hence the few words ‘Jess, 25 years old and as happy as Larry’ is his story. Not many of us could describe what we do in so many words! Well done Jess….. 🙂 And thanks for your words!
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Yeah, Gill! For a Cat, he has done Extremely Well, Indeed! 🙂
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Jess looks as happy as Larry…..what a beauty:)
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He is such a dear old thing! A retired bird catcher. Is a very unsuccessful butterfly teaser. He likes to sleep!
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Wow! Looking great, Jess!
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He walks when he has to , sleeps and eats when he wants to and actively ignores birds.
Venerable Jess!
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