Do those of you whose cats happily go outdoors in the rain find that, on their return, the first thing they do is find you (or any suitably white surface) and then jump up and want to give you a cuddle. I am feeling very damp right now, and my clean top has muddy footprints all over. Having announced himself, his smidgenship is now carefully returning his own white bits to persil-white, while mine are looking a little blotchy still ...