I live on the edge of a small town--technically outside the city
limits, but it feels like it's in town, since I can see a main street
from my house.  For years, I've had just rabbits and the occasional
cat coming through the yard, but lately, it's been one weird (or at

Shadow is no longer skin & bone and her fur is getting softer. I suspect
that she might be prone to being a very 'fluffy' cat as she vacuums up all
food put in front of her, whilst the others two are happy to free-feed their
portions. This works out because Shadow wont go into ...

The cats in the Two Lumps comic have been reliving their kittenhood
lately. They being Russian Blues, like my Mir, I'm reminded of her
kittenhood.
The first time I visited the litter, I played with the kittens. One of

I finally managed to get a slightly fuzzy shot of ONE of the post
office kitties today. The other one was spooked by the camera phone,
and this one wasn't entirely sure that I was still friendly. So I
didn't get to pet either of them this time. Oh well.

Thank you, everyone, who posted in response to my "Worrying" about
carbon monoxide. I had the test last night, and it came out negative.
I also bought a CO monitor, and so far, it hasn't picked up anything
in my apartment. So that's one less thing to worry about. Kitties are

They are everywhere and into everything!  Trying to get them out of another
place they got themselves stuck in I knocked over and broke a large, wedding
gift, lamp.  After they were corralled in the office they hid behind the
counter which had been Kitten Proofed (ha, ha, ha,) ...

Forgive bad typing
Using Dave's keyboard which is a mess
Dave got taken to hosp Friday may be serious
All purrs PLEASE