Kreisleriana wrote:

On 25 Oct 2006 16:50:58 GMT, yodeled:

Kreisleriana wrote:

My grandma had a perfectly ordinary-looking little brown tabby named
Pandora, who was the crabbiest little cat I've ever seen, and also one
of the smartest. She had one of those little diamond-shaped windows
in her front door, and when she wanted to be let in, Pan would leap up
to the window, and hang off the window frame, bracing her hind legs to
the door-- and you'd see a little cat head peeking in the window. It
looked like there was a six-foot tall cat outside.

Oh, we had a cat (and a door) like that when I was a kid! This was one
of the many strays we took in. When he wanted to come in, we'd hear a
THUNK. Then we'd look at the door, and yep, just like you said, a little
cat face in the small diamond-shaped window, which was about 5 feet
from the floor. It was the cutest thing.

Joyce

Of course, there were long, deep scratch marks on the outside of the
door, from Pan's hind claws.

We had a screen door to absorb any cat damage. He would cling to the
screen while meowing through the little window.

Also, apparently I had a momentary false memory after reading your post.
We did *not* have a diamond-shaped window in our door. We had three small
rectangular windows next to each other, but on a small slope (ie, not
all the same height from the floor). Same effect, though.

Joyce