This afternoon at 4:37, in Le Suquet, I ran into Jennyanydots, the old Gumbie cat, and a member of the Jellicles. During the day, Jennyanydots doesn’t do much at all. “She sits, and sits, and sits, and sits”; after all, that’s what makes a Gumbie cat. But at night, she comes to life: while the family sleeps, she teaches the mice music, crocheting, and tatting, while the cockroaches get tap-dancing lessons from her. If you think I’ve gone crazy and you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, you haven’t read T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and in all likelihood, you’re not familiar with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, either. Both are worth knowing. Oh, and here’s a bit of trivia for you: all three-colored cats (like the one in today’s photo) are female.