well, it’s a day late, but olive is 9!
typical birthday morning after
she has moved from the couch to a box on the floor with her festive things
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FYI:
things that people with multiple cats do, ask one cat where the other one is.
Feb15
Tag Archives: cat
May27
cat burglar.
a small sampling of some of the things that Pete the Cat
has taken into his lair and placed in his special box
sparkly pipe cleaners, a kitchen sponge, a sheep (now just a shaved body),
and a stuffed animal shaped like a peanut
but now
I have to ask:
‘hey, Pete, where’s my shoe?’
I woke up with one of my Birkenstocks
next to my bed
sometimes when I’m sitting down and wearing them
he takes one off of my foot
carries it around
so I have no idea where he found that one
wonder where the other one is
I looked everyhwere
finally
hours later
he casually walked into
the living room
carrying it and setting it down on the rug
no big deal
he must have another secret hiding place
where he keeps the rest of his stash
I wonder what else is missing?
‘my dear, i’m a cat. everything I see is mine.’
source: the red pyramid
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Below are a few funny comments from people on reddit about cats stealing things:
Does anyone else’s cat steal socks and carry them around the house? I found four
just yesterday and decided to try to sock shame her. I’m sure she was unfazed.
- Anyone else have a cat who carries around random objects (mine keeps stealing socks!) and cries out while they carry it?
A California couple’s pet cat stole more than 600 items from neighbors, including gloves, towels, bubble wrap, a San Francisco Giants baseball cap, and even a bikini. The kleptomaniac kitty’s record was 11 items in 24 hours.
May23
cat art.
i stared at this for a long time.
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”mystery is at the heart of creativity. that, and surprise.’
-julia cameron
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art credit: artitsallinsideus(mitch), cat art
May5
taco cat.
happy first birthday to Pete the Cat on Cinco De Mayo!!
he’s grown from a tiny crazy rescue kitten
who never stopped
jumping, climbing, standing UP, running, exploring, playing
and most of all
hugging and loving
olive the slow and gentle cat and me
I was worried
when he suddenly
mellowed out
in the last few weeks
thought he might be
plotting something
was he going to change the locks while I was gone?
was he going to somehow find a way to get outside
and be standing tall on the roof waving
when I got home?
was he going to lock his best friend olive
in the closet while playing hide and seek?
what was he planning?
then I remembered
he was born on cinco de mayo
his very first birthday was coming soon
he had somehow
grown into a teenager right before our eyes
while always mellow olive
had grown into a mid-lifer
both are still who they are
they had found a happy medium
with Pete the Cat running the taco stand
and Olive and I lined up to buy what he’s selling
(his tacos are made with jelly beans, marshmallow fluff and maple syrup)
happy to all be sharing our space.
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TACO CAT IS TACO CAT SPELLED BACKWARDS.
Jan15
‘bring your peace to the table.’ – n. hoffman
i finally tiptoed my way back into doing jigsaw puzzles at home
with a planned delay after having pete the cat come to live with me
he’s a rowdy teenaged cat who loves to jump and play
i started out by trying a 100 piece puzzle sent by my friend
i could work quickly and cover it if needed
that went pretty well
he jumped up on the table
laid down on it and grabbed a piece but put it back when i ‘suggested it’
this was the gateway opening wide for me
i knew a 1,000 piece puzzle
would take up too much space and time
so i went for a 500 piece
quietly got it out
sorted, made the frame
he jumped up to check it out
suddenly i had an idea
he loves to play, especially laser chase games
i love to solve puzzles, especially jigsaw and crosswords
so i armed myself with a laser pointer in my left hand
while i worked on the puzzle with my right hand
each time he jumped up
i aimed that pointer across the room and he took off running
i had a couple of minutes to work on the puzzle again
then he would jump back up and we did this all over again
i assumed he’d tire after 5 or 6 jumps
but no
pete the cat had energy to burn
we must have repeated this close to 20 times
finally i finished by puzzle
he went to take a nap
a win for both of us
while my team may have come in very last
in our recent jigsaw puzzle competition
i have taken it to a new challenge level
two-fisted gaming
‘jig-laser-tag-puzzling.’
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“let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.”
—j. jackson brown, jr.
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Dec2
Love is love.
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i was so hoping that olive and pete the cat would bond
two cats rescued at different times
both in dubious circumstances
couldn’t be more different
each with their quirks and gifts
now home together.
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‘home is not a place, it’s a feeling.’
-cecilia ahern
Oct5
pete the cat.
pete’s glam shot
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and just like that
in steps pete the cat
(i named him after my fav politician/good human, pete b.)
born memorial day weekend
found in the trunk of an old car in a barn
by faerie tales cat rescue
how could i not support a group with this name
how could i not choose this sweet guy to join our family
pete is a little shy right now and stepping out tiptoe-style
soon he’ll be prancing around
singing his song
in his white shoes
playing and bonding with olive.
both sweet and gentle cats
pete’s foster mom
said his hobbies are
watching tv, eating treats, and playing with feather toys
and
is the most affectionate cat she’s ever met
very similar to olive’s demeanor and minimalist athletic style
i see them as ‘soon to become best friends/siblings.’
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“no matter what you step in, keep walking along and singing your song… because its all good.”
-pete the cat
credits: pete the cat and his white shoes: eric litwin, james dean, harper collins publishing
Mar3
tangerine dreams.
wh0 wouldn’t love to have a tangerine cat?
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“our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus. lily hugged each one to her chest before undressing it as gently as a doll. watching her do that as she sat cross-legged on the floor one morning in pink pajamas, with bliss lighting her cheeks, i thought; lucky is the world, to receive this grateful child. value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.”
-Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family’s attempts to eat locally. Lily, mentioned above, is her daughter, now also an author and an environmental scientist.
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image credit: pinterest
Jan3
watching.
just a subtle reminder that
olive the cat not the martini garnish/editor at large/bon vivant
is always watching
ready to offer ‘worldly suggestions’ to improve my writing.
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“you can observe a lot just by watching.”
-yogi berra
Dec2
wrap it up.
not olive and i,
but similar to what went down when we wrapped gifts together
i apologize in advance for any cat hair in the tape.
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“a wonderful gift may not come wrapped as you expect.”
-johnathon lockwood huie
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photo credit: getty images- 1938
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