The things we do.........

No.2 is attending an art residency for two weeks in glorious hampshire.  He asked if we could cat sit Malcolm and although we have a painter for a week and a kitchen remodel going on, I said yes!  I also offered to go to London to collect him however an easy Sunday morning drive encountered a bridge closure and detour and Blackwall tunnel closure (A13 detour).  No.2 was also moving studios so was a tad stressed - bad timing and all that.  However we got Malcolm home and settled and then very quick shower and turn around and off to T&P for BBQ.  The sun came out and food was good but I was not in the right head space and was pleased to make an exit around 8.00pm.  We arrived home to silence and no sign of the cat.  Where was he?  A frantic ten minute search convincing ourselves that he could not have escaped and listening intently to any sounds of miaowing - nothing?!  OH decided to take the fire brick out of the back of the fire and there he was - stuck!  He was a bit nervous all evening but did settle for a few minutes.  We have a painter arriving tomorrow and the house is in chaos so the answer should really have been ' sorry, no!' Oh well.