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Vino's Chronicles

The household stories behind the guides. Vino, Zola, four chickens, one rooster, and the neighbour's Staffy, who has still never won an argument. Vino came home with me from a biodynamic vineyard in northern Tasmania about four years ago. Zola arrived a few months later. She is black, slender, 3.9 kg, and finds his enthusiasm exhausting. He wants to play. She hisses. They will share a windowsill and sleep close together and never actually cuddle. The Staffy gets ignored from exactly a metre away, which is the entire point. These are the posts where I write about living with them rather than explaining them.

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The Tuxedo Cat Verdict on Cat Facts

Cat Facts the Household Learned the Hard Way

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Tuxedo Cat and Black Cat Together: The Vino and Zola Story So Far

The Vino and Zola story: a tuxedo cat, a black cat, and a relationship built on pursuit, managed distance, and mutual deniability.

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The Staff Problem: Managing the Expectations of a Tuxedo Cat

Vino has conducted a thorough performance review of his household staff. The results are unflattering. A frank look at tuxedo cat behaviour and expectations.

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Vino's Story: How a Tasmanian Winery Cat Found His Home.

How a tuxedo cat from a Tasmanian biodynamic vineyard, named Messiah by one family, became Viniferous 'The Mischievous' Messiah and chose his household.

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Zola: The Black Cat Who Runs Vino's Household on Her Own Terms

Zola is black, slender, and deeply unimpressed. A character portrait of the household's most dangerous variable and what she does to Vino's composure.

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Viniferous "The Mischievous" Messiah: A Complete Character Portrait

The definitive portrait of Viniferous "The Mischievous" Messiah: origins, markings, behavioural doctrines, and the complete case for why he runs this household.

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Welcome to Vino's Tuxedo Tales

An introduction to Viniferous 'The Mischievous' Messiah, the tuxedo cat running his household since a former life at a Tasmanian biodynamic winery.

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