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@allotmentcat.bsky.social
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We are Janet and Amanda. 2 cats living our best lives on an allotment in Birmingham UK. We take it in turns to write messages. Betty (human) helps us.

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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 11m
(Amanda) I'll never understand humans. They buy me all sorts of beds, which is very kind of them. But they don't seem to realise I prefer an upside-down cardboard box covered in a little blanket. The box has sunk in the middle and is perfect. Uncle Andy took this photo. I look very comfy!
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
(Janet) Last week I let Auntie Rachel stroke me, yesterday it was Auntie Sammy's turn. She was so pleased and she made this little film so she could show Betty. She also brought me some lovely fresh chicken. x.com/AllotmentCat...
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
(Janet) Amanda often follows Betty to my plot. I watched her walking up my path, she didn't know I was there When she saw me she turned around and ran off. I think she is frightened of me but I don't know why. Maybe she just doesn't like the look of me. Do I look scary?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
(Nick) It's a thing us humans typically get obsessed by Amanda. They say it about human babies' feet too! 😸
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
(Amanda) I don't know what's the matter with Betty. She is obsessed with my feet. I don't know why. They are just feet, there is nothing special about them. She always tells me that my feet are really 'cute'. I think she needs help. What do you think?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Amanda) Here's another of Auntie Rachel's lovely photos. Betty thinks I'm good at posing for photos but I don't know what that means. I don't actually do anything - Auntie Rachel moves around a lot when she takes photos. I just sit there and let her get on with it. Is that what 'posing' means?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
(Amanda) Uncle David has put the Rainbow Day video on YouTube (whatever that is) This is the link for it - youtu.be/VM5d87xyIDQ
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Rainbow Day Memorial Video
YouTube video by David Gibson
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
(Janet) I made Auntie Rachel very happy yesterday - I let her stroke me! Betty and Colin have always been able to do it. They have been the only ones though. Auntie Rachel comes every week to look after the Memorial Garden and she always brings Dreamies for me. She is a very kind human.
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Robert Allotment cat,now helped by Janet & Amanda (@AllotmentCat) on X
(Janet) I made Auntie Rachel very happy yesterday - I let her stroke me! Betty and Colin have always been able to do it and I even used to let Betty pick me up when I was younger. They have been th...
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
(Maurine) The other day there were a LOT of humans in the veranda. I watched them from the door but I decided not to risk going inside. I don't know why they were all there but I suppose it must have been something important. For me, food is the important thing.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
(Amanda) I love it when Auntie Chrissie comes to the Big Greenhouse to talk to Betty. I divide my time between them and they seem happy about that. Haven't decided if I will go to the committee meetings yet. They might be boring. I suppose I could curl up on someone's lap and have a little sleep.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
(Amanda) 2/2 Auntie Chrissie is taking over from Betty and Uncle Andy is looking after the money side of things. They both love cats so of course I am pleased about that. There are six new committee members. They will be having meetings. Do you think I should go to the meetings too?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
(Amanda) 1/2 I decided to go to the voting yesterday. The plot holders wrote on a piece of paper who they wanted to be on the committee, It took a long time and Betty was happy with the result. Auntie Chrissie is taking over from Betty and Uncle Andy is looking after the money side of things.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(Nick) Well Amanda, it depends very much on the people that make up the Committee. But I'm sure the Allotment Committee are very nice people! Dear Robert was made Honorary President of the Allotment Commitee (at least in the books)... I think you'd make a great President! 😉 😺
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(Amanda) I've heard that something different's happening at the allotments today. The humans are going to vote for a new committee. Betty and Colin are going to it. I might go too if there are not many humans around. Have you ever heard of 'voting' and 'committees' before? Are they good things?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
(Amanda) Auntie Rachel usually brings her special camera when she comes to the allotments but she didn't have it with her this week. She took this photo of me with her phone. Betty said that years ago phones were just used for talking to other humans with. Do you think taking photos is good?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
(Amanda) I sat on Auntie Rachel's lap while she made a fuss of me. It made me purr but I do it very quietly and I'm not sure if you can hear it. I'm not one of those cats who purr very loudly and I only do it for special humans. Can you hear it? x.com/AllotmentCat...
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Robert Allotment cat,now helped by Janet & Amanda (@AllotmentCat) on X
(Amanda) I sat on Auntie Rachel's lap while she made a fuss of me. It made me purr but I do it very quietly and I'm not sure if you can hear it. I'm not one of those cats who purr very loudly and I...
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(Amanda) I look really small in front of Uncle Mick's giant pumpkin don't I? He's growing it for the Giant Pumpkin Competition. Uncle Andy is growing one too but I haven't seen his. They will be weighed soon and I'll let you know who wins.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
(Amanda) Even though the weather is getting colder there are still things growing in the Big Greenhouse. She changed the compost in a pot. She told me the plant's name but it was very long and difficult for me to remember. It sounded something like Cris and the mum. Have you ever heard of that?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
(Maurine) I went to see Betty inside the Big Greenhouse yesterday. She thought I had gone to see her but she was wrong. I wanted the Dreamies I knew she would give me! She noticed that I had a little scratch on my nose. I haven't been fighting. There are scratchy plants all over the allotments
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
(Janet) 2 of 2 My life has changed so much since I moved to live on Colin's plot. I only used to see Colin and Betty before but I have new human friends now. They bring me Dreamies and chicken and make a fuss of me. It's good that I moved house, isn't it?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
(Janet) 1 of 2 Auntie Sammy has been giving me my evening meal recently. Sometimes she brings cooked chicken with her and I love that. I eat the chicken first and then start on the sachet. My life has changed so much since I moved to live on Colin's plot.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
(Betty) It's 4 years today since lovely Red Fred left us to join his best friend E.T. 🌈 Red Fred was E.T.'s carer and was always by her side, helping her to walk. He must have beendevastated when she died and only a month later he joined her. 🌈 Rest in Peace sweet boy, you'll never be forgotten.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
(Amanda) I've always loved scratching Colin's tyres. It's probably not a good thing to do but he doesn't mind. I only do a little bit every morning and I'm sure I'm not damaging them. Betty says that I could get away with murder! That's a strange thing to say, isn't it?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(Janet) Amanda often comes to my plot. I'd like to think she was coming to see me but I don't think she is. She follows Colin. Aunite Rachel took this photo of her watching me, but she doesn't come close. The other day she hissed at me as I walked past. Betty said she can be a bit of a Madam.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
(Amanda) I found this plant growing on Janet's plot yesterday. Betty thinks it's a CatNip plant. She thinks the wind blew the seeds onto the plot and they just grew where they landed. I nibbled it and rubbed my face in it. It was lovely! Janet will have a lovely surprise when she finds it!
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
(Amanda) Maurine and I had our breakfast together yesterday. I noticed that he ate very quickly and finished before I did. Then he sat and watched me. I moved away as soon as I'd had enough and of course, he rushed over and finished it for me. He never leaves any food in his bowl.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
(Janet) Auntie Rachel took this photo of Betty stroking me. I've known Betty and Colin all my life. I feel comfortable with them and I always like them to stroke me. I never used to go near to any other human but I've changed as I've got older. I might even let them stroke me.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Blimey Amanda - I though for a moment that Betty's son was called Ai! 😸
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Blimey Amanda - I though for a moment that Betty's son was called Ai! 😸
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
(Amanda) You know Betty said there was a problem with her computer yesterday? I found out that the problem was with her! She needed to use a 'password' and put the wrong one in. Then the computer started asking herquestions and she got confused. Luckily her son Al helped her to sort it out.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
(Maurine) I've stopped running away from the humans. I've realised that if I keep still and just look at them they will give me treats. I almost let Auntie Sammy touch me the other day! I'm not exactly friendly with anyone but I know which humans will always feed me.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
(Janet) The Memorial Garden is such a special place. It's so peaceful and there are things to remind us of our friends who have gone over the 🌈 Auntie Rachel and Auntie Pip keep it looking lovely. Auntie Rachel took this photo of me while I was remembering dear Robert. He was such a kind boy
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
(Amanda) I went to Colin's plot yesterday and had a look at these cabbages. I didn't like the smell of them and I've heard that they smell even worse when they are cooked. Why do humans like such weird vegetables? Betty says they are not weird and I am too fussy. Do you think I'm fussy?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
((Janet) Betty was looking at some old photos and found this one of me. She doesn't know when it was taken , I look quite young, don't I? It was taken near the veranda and I haven't been there for years. Maybe I should wander over there one day. Would that be a good idea? What do you think?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
(Amanda) I noticed these new plants in the Big Greenhouse. They look just like grass and I thought it was strange that Betty was growing grass. Then she told me they were called Spring Onions. I thought that was strange too because it's Autumn now, not Spring. Sometimes gardening is weird!
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
(Janet) Auntie Rachel took this photo of me last week. I'm not looking too bad for my age, am I? Betty thinks I'm about 16s. It's funny how 16 is old for cats but young for humans. How does that work out? There are lots of things I'll never understand.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
(Nick) I guess that makes you a "Klington Kitty" Amanda. 🐱"pachDu'Daj jej lo' 'uchtaH vIghro'"
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
(Amanda) Auntie Chrissie was talking to Betty in the Big Greenhouse yesterday. I jumped up onto her lap as I usually do. She wasn't holding me on so I thought it would be a good idea to grip her leg with my claws. Oops! I didn't intend to make her leg bleed but she didn't seem to mind too much.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
(Amanda) When Betty saw this photo that Auntie Sammy took she thought I was sitting on a deck chair. I had no idea what a deck chair was but she explained it to me. It's just a long cushion on a bench in the veranda. Photos can be a bit confusing somethimes, can't they?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
(Amanda) I'm always happy to see Colin and I can't wait for him to make a fuss of me. I always go to meet him when he gets out of the car, then I follow him into the veranda and wait while he gets my breakfast ready.Betty says it's my 'routine'. Do you think it's a good idea to have routines?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
(Maurine) What's the matter with Amanda? She watches me all the time, especially when I'm eating. I think she's impressed by my appetite and how quickly I eat. I don't mind. I just concentrate on the food and ignore her. That's the best thing to do, isn't it?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
(Janet) Auntie Rachel took this photo of me and Betty loves it! Auntie Rachel had been away on holiday and I had missed her. I haven't let her stroke me yet, but I'm thinking about it. Would letting her stroke me be a good idea?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
(Amanda) 2 of 2 Betty even mixed a bit of dry food with Maurine's usual food because she thought it would fill him up. He picked every bit out and left it in the bowl. I thought most cats would eat dry food. Was I wrong?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
(Amanda) 1 of 2 One of the Followers brought us this food when they came to Rainbow Day. It was delicious and we loved it. I've noticed something strange about Maurine. You know how he has a massive appetite? Well, he refuses to eat dry food!
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
(Janet) Colin had an appointment and couldn't come to feed us so Auntie Sammy came instead. I was a bit shy at first but then I realised that she was a kind human and I got over it. She stayed near me while I ate and talked to me all the time. Betty says I'm getting mellow in my old age.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
(Nick)
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
(Amanda) I was having a relaxing time sitting with Uncle Andy in the veranda. All of a sudden there was a lot of noise outside. It sounded like birds were having an argument. I would have told them off but Uncle Andy told me not to get involved. He said they're parakeets and they're always noisy.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
(Amanda) Auntie Sammy took this photo of me and Betty loves it! She says it shows how perfect my whiskeers are. That's a funny thing to say, isn't it? I'll have to look at Maurine's whiskers when he comes round for breakfast. I wonder if they are as good as mine?
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
(Amanda) Humans are funny things aren't they? They grow chillies which make their mouths burn when they eat them - why would they do that? Betty told me that the red ones are not too bad but the yellow ones would make your head explode. I hope she was joking.
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Allotment Cats @allotmentcat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
(Nick) You're definitely "fed up" Maurine! And I can understand why you scoff what you can - you've had a tough life and still need to get used to the fact that on the Allotments you'll never go hungry thanks to Betty and her kind friends. 😻
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