This afternoon a young woman showed up at my home and told me,
someone had told her, that I had some kittens to give away.
My first reaction - deep mistrust.<g>
At first impulse I wanted to tell her that that`s not true. But then I
remebered that
some of the villagers know that I recently found 4 kittens in front of
my door.
AND I remembered that I wanted to give the little ones away after I
made them
trust human hands.<sigh> That their status is "temporarily at home
with us".

So I checked the young lady thoroughly and while doing that detected
that I
WANTED to find something which is not ok with me.<another sigh>
Circumstances wanted that everything with her and her keeping cats and
her
knowing about cats behaviour seemed to be ok. AND I found her nice
too. So I
told her the kittens are still not hand-friendly and took her into my
living-room just
to show her a glimpse of vanishing kittens. There we were able to have
a look at
all four of them as they have grown rather curious and, who knows, I
could have
something to eat with me.<g> Yes, they are spoiled already.
Then I told the young lady I would only give two of them together
away, and next
sentence I said was " I would prefer to give none of them away."
<sigh>
She laughed and stated she could understand that. In the end I
explained that I
already have grown too close to them and that I would keep all of
them.
She was so damned nice and understanding. And I now know that I am
crazy.
I suggested to her that if she would wait 4 month there would be
probably kittens
at my neighbours house as the spring run is already going on ( it is
so warm here
that outside the cats are all going crazy).

And she said  that this would be ok with her. I can't believe it.
There are still three
unspayed girls outside and I am dreading spring for that. Well, at
least there is
one decent place found. And in four weeks I hope to get those three
spayed. If I
can aquire the funds for that.
Anyway - now the kittens status is clear - they are MINE. And I think
everybody
here sort of smells that changed status. Oh well, let there be 12.

Bettina