Vacation

There was lots of confusion on GoComics this morning, with a few transatlantic readers thinking the holiday Smith refers to in today's cartoon was the 4th of July. Of course, Smith is using the word in its British sense of 'vacation'. I think 'holiday' must still mean vacation in the States, other wise Holiday Inn would be a chain of hotels that only open for business on Mondays every eight weeks or so.

Big summer storyline starts today...

Thus begins this summer's big story arc. And this one really is a big one - I've just finished scripting it and it's going to go on until well into September.

This is the only way I can get Bella to go into her cat basket. Well, it used to be, but she's wise to it now. I'm dreading the next time I have to get her into a cat basket, last time I had to do it it took me an hour...

Hiding

A strip for anyone who has ever tried to get a cat into a basket that does not want to go. It's not a problem that I've had with Smudge, as the cat basket usually lives on top of the wardrobe with it's door left open so that she can use it as a refuge from Gizmo when he gets a bit too lively for her. Gizmo, on the other hand, is able to brace himself against the door of the basket with all four paws and his tail, and can only be coaxed into the basket by laying a trail of his favourite Whiskas crunchy treats.