Persia and the Sofa (pic)

Persia never paid much attention to the sofa in the formal living room.
(My computer is in the corner of the living room.) In the last month
or so, she's decided that sofa is a nice place for a nap. I quite agree!

http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/ji...ff38c.jpg.html

She's napping there now, as a matter of fact. Curled into a ball
with a paw draped over her face. She's so sweet.

Notice the sofa is mostly white? I don't care. I have a vacuum cleaner
attachment for removing pet fur from furniture.

When I first brought Persia here, Mom had me drape a sheet over the sofa
so Persia wouldn't "stain it". I know she was talking about shedding,
not about urination. I obliged, but it was unnecessary. Persia never
showed the slightest interest in that sofa. Why would she? No one ever
sat in the living room. LOL

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

Persia never paid much attention to the sofa in the formal living room.
(My computer is in the corner of the living room.) In the last month
or so, she's decided that sofa is a nice place for a nap. I quite agree!

http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/ji...ff38c.jpg.html

She's napping there now, as a matter of fact. Curled into a ball
with a paw draped over her face. She's so sweet.

Notice the sofa is mostly white? I don't care. I have a vacuum cleaner
attachment for removing pet fur from furniture.

When I first brought Persia here, Mom had me drape a sheet over the sofa
so Persia wouldn't "stain it". I know she was talking about shedding,
not about urination. I obliged, but it was unnecessary. Persia never
showed the slightest interest in that sofa. Why would she? No one ever
sat in the living room. LOL

Jill

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Lovely! She looks almost like Holly did when she would curl up on the sofa.
I know Persia is almost the color of a Russian blue, not black like Holly,
but there is a similarity in the picture.

MaryL

On Saturday, November 30, 2013 12:15:33 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
Persia never paid much attention to the sofa in the formal living room.

(My computer is in the corner of the living room.) In the last month

or so, she's decided that sofa is a nice place for a nap. I quite agree!



http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/ji...ff38c.jpg.html



She's napping there now, as a matter of fact. Curled into a ball

with a paw draped over her face. She's so sweet.



Notice the sofa is mostly white? I don't care. I have a vacuum cleaner

attachment for removing pet fur from furniture.



When I first brought Persia here, Mom had me drape a sheet over the sofa

so Persia wouldn't "stain it". I know she was talking about shedding,

not about urination. I obliged, but it was unnecessary. Persia never

showed the slightest interest in that sofa. Why would she? No one ever

sat in the living room. LOL



Jill

Awwwwwww... Weebs say he curl up lyk dat too

BTW, the way you were describing the sofa, I was expecting a pristine white chintz piece, not what this shows. When we shop for FURniture, we look for durability, and pet-fur-hideability

On 11/30/2013 2:44 PM, Magic Mood Jeep wrote:
On Saturday, November 30, 2013 12:15:33 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
Persia never paid much attention to the sofa in the formal living room.

(My computer is in the corner of the living room.) In the last month

or so, she's decided that sofa is a nice place for a nap. I quite agree!



http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/ji...ff38c.jpg.html



She's napping there now, as a matter of fact. Curled into a ball

with a paw draped over her face. She's so sweet.



Notice the sofa is mostly white? I don't care. I have a vacuum cleaner

attachment for removing pet fur from furniture.



When I first brought Persia here, Mom had me drape a sheet over the sofa

so Persia wouldn't "stain it". I know she was talking about shedding,

not about urination. I obliged, but it was unnecessary. Persia never

showed the slightest interest in that sofa. Why would she? No one ever

sat in the living room. LOL



Jill

Awwwwwww... Weebs say he curl up lyk dat too

BTW, the way you were describing the sofa, I was expecting a pristine white chintz piece, not what this shows. When we shop for FURniture, we look for durability, and pet-fur-hideability

Heheh. I didn't buy the sofa, Mom did. I don't know why people of
"that generation" insisted on formal living rooms. Big waste of unused
space if you ask me. There was always one of those rooms when we were
kids. For "company".

Jill

On 11/30/2013 4:01 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 11/30/2013 2:44 PM, Magic Mood Jeep wrote:
On Saturday, November 30, 2013 12:15:33 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
Persia never paid much attention to the sofa in the formal living room.

(My computer is in the corner of the living room.) In the last month

or so, she's decided that sofa is a nice place for a nap. I quite
agree!



http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/ji...ff38c.jpg.html




She's napping there now, as a matter of fact. Curled into a ball

with a paw draped over her face. She's so sweet.



Notice the sofa is mostly white? I don't care. I have a vacuum cleaner

attachment for removing pet fur from furniture.



When I first brought Persia here, Mom had me drape a sheet over the sofa

so Persia wouldn't "stain it". I know she was talking about shedding,

not about urination. I obliged, but it was unnecessary. Persia never

showed the slightest interest in that sofa. Why would she? No one ever

sat in the living room. LOL



Jill

Awwwwwww... Weebs say he curl up lyk dat too

BTW, the way you were describing the sofa, I was expecting a pristine
white chintz piece, not what this shows. When we shop for FURniture,
we look for durability, and pet-fur-hideability

Heheh. I didn't buy the sofa, Mom did. I don't know why people of
"that generation" insisted on formal living rooms. Big waste of unused
space if you ask me. There was always one of those rooms when we were
kids. For "company".

Jill

My grandmother had one of those rooms. My grandparents lives about 150
miles from us. We'd go up for an occasional weekend. We children were
never allowed in the living room most of the time. However, after
dinner, we all went into the living room for a while. The front door,
which opened into the living room, was never opened. If you wanted to
go into the house, you had to go in the back door.

Joy

On 11/30/2013 4:29 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 16:15:19 -0800, Joy wrote:

My grandmother had one of those rooms. My grandparents lives about 150
miles from us. We'd go up for an occasional weekend. We children were
never allowed in the living room most of the time. However, after
dinner, we all went into the living room for a while. The front door,
which opened into the living room, was never opened. If you wanted to
go into the house, you had to go in the back door.

My Father was raised in Chicago, and his Parents and many family
members lived there. We visited a few times, and it was always
a bit strange (this was the 50s thru the 80s).

They seemed to live in the kitchen mostly, and only holidays
and formal events got to use the living room.

Like with your experience, most visitors came in thru the
back door and stairs, the front door was almost never used.

This was people with mostly Irish heritage (2nd generation
American mostly), and a bit of Scottish, and from what I've
read, not unusual for those areas even today, if you're not
in the modern big cities.


I don't know where my grandmother got the custom. She was from
Nebraska, but lived in California all of my life. Her heritage was British.

Joy

On 11/30/2013 7:29 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 16:15:19 -0800, Joy wrote:

My grandmother had one of those rooms. My grandparents lives about 150
miles from us. We'd go up for an occasional weekend. We children were
never allowed in the living room most of the time. However, after
dinner, we all went into the living room for a while. The front door,
which opened into the living room, was never opened. If you wanted to
go into the house, you had to go in the back door.

My Father was raised in Chicago, and his Parents and many family
members lived there. We visited a few times, and it was always
a bit strange (this was the 50s thru the 80s).

They seemed to live in the kitchen mostly, and only holidays
and formal events got to use the living room.

Like with your experience, most visitors came in thru the
back door and stairs, the front door was almost never used.

This was people with mostly Irish heritage (2nd generation
American mostly), and a bit of Scottish, and from what I've
read, not unusual for those areas even today, if you're not
in the modern big cities.

My grandparents lived next door to each other in a small town in Ohio.
(Dad married the girl next door.) Neither of them had a separate formal
living room, which is what my parents always had. When people at
grandma's house (either one) weren't in the kitchen or dining room, they
gathreed in the living room.

But yes, people entered from the back or side door, not from the front.
Those doors entered onto a landing below the kitchen. A "mudroom".
This was the place to wipe your feet or take off your galoshes before
walking up into the kitchen.

The houses my parents rented, bought, or built in my memory always had a
separate *formal* living room. Supposed to be somewhat sacrosanct.
There was always a separate "den" where there was more casual furniture.
That's where we'd all hang out and watch TV and talk after dinner.
The silly fancy living rooms were rarely used.

Persia's using this living room and the sofa. I am too, since my
desk is in the corner. But no, I don't sit around in here in the pink
wing-back chairs. Sometimes I sit on the sofa next to Persia and give
her some scritches. It's perfectly fine with me if she snoozes on the
sofa.

Jill

On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:18:05 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

The houses my parents rented, bought, or built in my memory always had a
separate *formal* living room. Supposed to be somewhat sacrosanct.
There was always a separate "den" where there was more casual furniture.
That's where we'd all hang out and watch TV and talk after dinner.
The silly fancy living rooms were rarely used.

I have some relatives that still keep the fancy-living-room-for-guests
tradition. My parents were never that formal. The living room tended to
be where the family spent most of their social time, and was more
comfortable than formal as a result.

--
John F. Eldredge --
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On 11/30/2013 9:14 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote:
On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:18:05 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

The houses my parents rented, bought, or built in my memory always had a
separate *formal* living room. Supposed to be somewhat sacrosanct.
There was always a separate "den" where there was more casual furniture.
That's where we'd all hang out and watch TV and talk after dinner.
The silly fancy living rooms were rarely used.

I have some relatives that still keep the fancy-living-room-for-guests
tradition. My parents were never that formal. The living room tended to
be where the family spent most of their social time, and was more
comfortable than formal as a result.

Well, Persia's enjoying the sofa. I'm enjoying this corner of the
living room at my desk where I can see the birds out the window. Persia
and I meet in the middle to play or for a brushing session.

If it weren't for Persia I'd have no reason at all to sit on that sofa.
Nor anywhere else in this living room. It's a rather formal room.
But there's room for kitty toys.

Jill

Originally Posted by jmcquown[_2_]

Persia never paid much attention to the sofa in the formal living room.
(My computer is in the corner of the living room.) In the last month
or so, she's decided that sofa is a nice place for a nap. I quite agree!

http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/ji...ff38c.jpg.html

She's napping there now, as a matter of fact. Curled into a ball
with a paw draped over her face. She's so sweet.

Notice the sofa is mostly white? I don't care. I have a vacuum cleaner
attachment for removing pet fur from furniture.

When I first brought Persia here, Mom had me drape a sheet over the sofa
so Persia wouldn't "stain it". I know she was talking about shedding,
not about urination. I obliged, but it was unnecessary. Persia never
showed the slightest interest in that sofa. Why would she? No one ever
sat in the living room. LOL

Jill

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All curled up seems like doesn't want to be disturbed. Adorable!