Twice I’ve lost cats. The first time was only a few weeks after I’d moved to Philadelphia, and while I was at work my cat Spike managed to knock a window screen loose and fell to the ground and vanished. I had to go to a family funeral and was worried sick, but when we […]
I met my cat Dachi five summers ago, when he was a six months old stray cat residing in an abandoned lot, most of which was engulfed with overgrown foliage. One brisk night, I was leaving my friend’s house when I saw Dachi on the sidewalk outside; He was limping. His paw was bleeding and […]
It is a well-known, well-documented fact of life that there is actually nothing better than snuggling with your furry companion when it comes time to turn in for the night. Nothing gets you ready for dreamland like feeling those teeny tiny little kitten paws circling around your entire bed 500 times, then flopping down on […]
My work week begins when my fuzzy alarm clock, aka Angus, decides it’s time to wake, which is approximately four a.m. I’ve learned to sleep through the head butts, howling and mad dashes from one end of the apartment to the other, but the truly annoying part is that he settles down about fifteen minutes […]
Ahh Halloween… A time for carving pumpk- “Hey Dachi get down from there!” Yes, Halloween is a time for warm apple cid- “Sorrel get out of the fake spider web!” Let us try this once more. Halloween, a time for- “Kale do not bite that!” So, your cats are convinced that they are interior decorators? […]
I’m not a big fan of laziness. It may be a little bit of my ADD, but I’m constantly looking for my next project. Even if I may or may not have finished my current project… (Fiancé, if you’re reading this, I’ll finish the laundry room, promise). It just wouldn’t make sense for me to […]
