Life with cats, and other things…
Memorial chimes. There are so many now. Perhaps I'll take a moment to explain why animals mean so much more to me than people. They have for as long as I can remember As a child I fell in love with Bambi and Thumper, Lady and the Tramp and every real animal I caught sight … Continue reading I will find you
26th November 2013 my Office Supervisor. Wherever I happened to be, Panther was never far away. If he had some important task to complete, he'd go off and attend to it, then rush back to resume supervising my actions. His front legs were malformed but Panther moved around the house at top speed, ensuring that … Continue reading Bumper
Forget-me-nots, Yeti's Kitty Suites 2013 The loss of the big old maple tree changed the appearance of the garden drastically. It took time adjusting to the great gap it left. Every time I drove up to the house, it took my breath away because I'd loved that tree. But within months all sorts of new … Continue reading After the fall
Tinkerbelle, September 2012 Tinkerbelle, we were fairly sure, would never get adopted and because of all she'd been through, having been at least twice abandoned, we felt very protective of her. Grant took her out for walks in the garden and spent as much time with her as he could, since he was the only … Continue reading Stayers
More kittens! Yeti's Kitty Suites 2012. August 2012 brought us four more kittens. The three tabbies were obviously litter mates. I named Alice and Alex and Grant came up with Casper for the third. . Sam The little black kitten was the same size and had been hanging out with them, but at the suites … Continue reading Four more
Yeti's Kitty Suites , November 2011 If we got called away for a moment, the cats took over meal preparation. By the end of that year, we'd added a new little firecracker to the ranks: . The bell around her neck inspired the name: Tinkerbelle Tinkerbelle had been adopted from a shelter by Grant's neighbour … Continue reading Fingers and thumbs
Joey waiting for his second home. All these years on I cannot remember precisely which fosters were in residence together. I can recall more or less when they arrived but I would have to dig out records to find their departure dates and it matters not in the least. From the date on the above … Continue reading More arrivals
Lily Upstairs, Lily settled in quickly and became a very confident cat who has always lived according to her own mysterious plan. One has the feeling that she has an active brain, though in old age, like me she has slowed down. She is frustrated that she can no longer jump as high and she … Continue reading Dispersed
Emily Living in a ground level condo as he was then, Grant saw a constant parade of stray cats past his window. He'd fed a couple and I suppose the word went out. He brought one to live indoors and then another... . Dear old Tom was first, followed by Mama and Baby Girl, Sophia, … Continue reading They kept coming…
"M", Oliver and Lea. With an increasing number of cats, we were spread a little thin! It was important to keep the "suites" clean and equally, to spend time with the fosters. Most enjoyed a game and several liked going out for walks which was Grant's department. The cats had to be on harnesses as … Continue reading The great escape