The first glimpse

Here is one of the earliest photos. The new little girl had been settled in her room with all the necessities, including a cat tent with a fleece cat bed insert and a freshly made "human" bed with cosy flannelette sheets. The first hour she was huddled under the desk by her food looking out at us with her green eyes, emitting an occasional hiss and/or growl. My husband pointed out she had just lost her family with whom she had spent the last three years and the familiarity of their home so it was expected that she would probably feel lonely. We left her in peace for a while and then popped our heads in to see how she was doing. We found her curled up, fast asleep in the cat carrier that came with her. This was the only "smell" of home for her so hopefully was giving her some comfort.

She was named Schmoo (spelling?) by her previous family but there is a great debate here about a new name for her. We have three people weighing in and 3 different names so far. No sign of any agreement so it might be awhile before I can tag the posts with a proper label.

(And speaking of names, yes, Wendy......we might have to rethink the name of the blog!)

Looking for a cat tree...came back with a cat!

No photos yet...but here is the start of the story. I was looking through Kijiji for a cat tree last weekend. I do love the look of the Lotus cat tree recommended by Katnip Lounge..and have put that on my wish list for next year..but wanted something in the interim so Kijiji it was. I continued to click through the Pets section since sometimes ads are under the wrong heading..and happened on the cats looking for a new home. One ad drew my attention - a five year old white female cat who was deaf needed to be rehomed. I looked at the ad a couple of times that evening and then I called my hubby over to read it. I remember clearly when Spike came to us, how worried I was about being able to look after a deaf cat. Now, he is an integral part of our family and the deafness certainly was not a hurdle. So we thought perhaps there was room for one more kitty in our home. That same weekend our eldest son was moving 2 hours away to go to college so coincidentally we had a room available for the quarantine period. Hmmmm! More news to follow later on in the week.

The sleep of the contented

Angel loves to curl up in my hubby's computer chair and does not always wait until it is empty. Occasionally he is insistent that the chair is his, even if hubby is sitting in it and he will work his way into the small space at the back of the chair, pushing his paws against hubby's side until the chair is emptied!

Spike has been busy this long weekend

The little granddaughter was with us from Sunday through Monday, enjoying the long weekend with us (shopping, breakfast at McD's, dog walking, cat petting). She has one of those Jetson like strollers where the seat is raised high off the ground and it is a necessary item when we take her on long walks. In between it sits in our hallway awaiting the next outing. Spike decided to check out the stroller more closely and spent a good 10 minutes sniffing around the base. He then decided it was time to check out the comfort level and climbed onto the foot rest. We thought we had a good pose here so hubby quickly snapped the photo and headed to the computer to upload it. Of course, once hubby was out of sight along with the camera, Spike decided he would try and fit his slinky body into the seat. I turned back to see him stretched upright, head and body already underneath the grey handle you see behind him in this photo. From the big toes firmly planted on the foot rest to top of his head on his outstretched body, he managed to reach up past the top of the seat, ears brushing against the canopy. But as soon as I called hubby to come back with the camera, Spike must have thought it was time to make a quick exit, stage left!

The peaceful rest is ending quickly

Sebastian's new sleeping spot is about to be invaded. Spike, displaying his alpha cat tendencies, is getting ready to displace Sebastian. Even if Sebastian hisses, that will not deter Spike. He will simply step into the cat bed and his close proximity will be enough to send Sebastian off in search of another safe haven.

Aah...the irony!

Sebastian and the woofie still dislike each other and often I have to referee when they come too close to each other. When Sebastian comes into the dining room, particularly by this window, the woofie runs out to start barking at him. If I catch her before she gets into the dining room, she will sit on the floor at the entrance, head erect and eyes staring at Sebastian. So I am sure you can already guess that Sebastian is not a relaxed cat when he heads into the dining room. Imagine our surprise when we came home from shopping today and found him fast asleep in the cat bed which actually sits on top of the woofie's travel kennel. Well...he was fast asleep until he heard the camera coming out of its case and then he slowly stretched out his legs, looking up at us with those sleepy eyes!

He is blissfully asleep..and I am envious!

A busy week so far...several deadlines cascading together and never enough hours in the day (or evening for that matter) After seeing this photo of Spike sleeping peacefully on one of his favorite boxes I thought that would certainly be a nice way to end the week - although on a couch instead!