Rolf report 13 June: I was v chuffed to meet this Econ and German student who is about to graduate. All the best in your future endeavours! And a big shout out to your mum, who I’m told is a huge Rolf fan! Rolf x
Rolf report 12 June: There’s nothing quite like a gentle guitar melody of the classical variety to knock me right out. This one is Romanza by Spanish maestro Emilio Pujol, with compatriot Pepe Romero plucking the strings. For #RelaxWithRolf. Rolf x
Rolf report 9 June: When the weather is agreeable my humans tie my lead to a stake in the garden & let me hang out there, whilst keeping a close eye on me at the same time. I know I can’t really get at the birds & the birds know this too. It’s a kind of garden détente. Rolf x
Rolf report 7 June: Usually I’m the one whipping around corners on the trot. But it’s important, when you can, to stop and smell the brambles along the way. Rolf x
Rolf report 6 June: This is the only window in my house from where I can see Dr Claudia’s house - her kitchen window, to be precise. You’ll usually find me here first thing in the day, saying good morning to her from afar. (And there’s that monkey tail ironmongery again.) Rolf x
Rolf report 5 June: Ever tried singing along to a trumpet concerto? Me neither, but let’s give it a whirl, for #RelaxWithRolf … with help from a tune by Austrian virtuoso J Nepomuk Hummel & the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne. Jesus Lopez-Cobos conducts, Sergei Nakariakov on the horn. Rolf x
@RolfatWarwick Rolf's dexterity,
You cannot match,
As that ball,
You see him catch,
He loves to jump,
And catch, and play,
Catpong really
Makes his day!
Somewhere, someone,
Really ought,
To make catpong,
An Olympic sport!
Rolf report 4 June: It’s right at the end of my moulting season, and I’m still shedding fur as fast as I can ahead of more summer heat — whilst chillaxing at the same time, of course. Rolf x
Rolf report 2 June: I don’t mean to be a water snob, but I always demand that I get mine from the bathtub tap. The water is moving, so it has to be fresh, eh? Rolf x
Rolf report 1 June: On warm days I move into summer snoozing mode. I stretch out to expose as much of my fur to the air as poss, for cooling purposes. Rolf x
Rolf report 31 May: My house is a v old one, with casement windows and monkey-tail ironmongery. I like to hang around up there to get some fresh air. Rolf x
@RolfatWarwick Rolf really isn't
Liking the heat,
And he can't take his coat off,
Though that'd be neat.
He tests out the sun
Using his tail,
A furry thermometer,
That works, without fail!
@RolfatWarwick Relaxing a cat,
It's an art,
With every instrument
Playing its part.
Andrea Luchesi
Knows this well,
His music has Rolf
Under a spell,
This may sound
Somewhat dotty,
But imagine Rolf
As Pavarotti?
"Nessun Dorma",
Or "None Shall Sleep",
Belted out,
As up the stairs
You creep!