The street where I periodically do some special errands is pleasingly
populated with shop cats, so I get to visit with them.  The first is
Mr. Tea, who lives in the Leaf and Bean coffee shop (not a cafe, but a
store where you buy coffees and teas).  Mr. Tea is a small white
medium long hair with bright green eyes and a sweet disposition.  He
tried to stow himself in my bookbag-- a lot of cats seem to get
fascinated by that.

I was particularly glad I stopped into Leaf and Bean, because I was
chatting with another of Mr. Tea's admirers, and I mentioned Reggie,
the spendid orange tabby who lived in the Regina Bakery, which had
closed down last winter.  Reggie was hugely popular in the
neighborhood.  He had a sweet, wise face with beautiful round golden
eyes, and maintained a dignified demeanor, but he was a smurgler.  ;)

She said ""Oh, I know where Reggie is!"  I was very excited. She told
me she had been in a nearby pet supply store that had opened recently,
and she did a double-take at the familiar looking orange boycat
presiding over the shop.  "Yes, that's Reggie," the owner told her.
I walked over to the shop location, but it had not opened for the day
yet.  Too bad, but I was glad to know that Reggie had a home, and a
job!

Then to the copy shop, home of the Stripey Boys.  I've mentioned these
before.  These are two round, sleek, brown tabby boys with extra-clear
stripes, white collars and mittens, and really adorable, slanty,
mint-green eyes.  They look like they're wearing matching striped
sweaters.  I found Fatty sitting on a copy machine.  These cats are
*extremely* friendly--Fatty once climbed onto my shoulders from the
counter and wrapped himself around my neck, making an unusually plump
fur stole- a woman walked in and laughed.  "I was here and hour ago,
and he did the same thing to me."  ;)

But this time, I sat down on a bench near the window, and Fatty came
over and climbed right into my lap.  Skinny came over, and examined my
ever-popular bookbag.  Both shed copiously on me.  ;)  And then I had
to go. ;)

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

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