Today I'll be hunting for my camera charger because I miss taking pictures.I have also been busy thesis-ing and I am so so grateful to the university and to my Prof for keeping me busy and out of trouble. My prof recently lost his beloved, aged, special needs cat and after mourning for a while he was ready to take on a new companion. I hooked him up with a wonderful welfarist who runs an awesome no-kill organisation where, after home checks etc, he decided to adopt THREE lovely, joyous kittens. He named the Viola, Sebastian and Ferdi - after the characters once lost and then found. He is THRILLED with them. When next we visited he had cat scratch posts and anti-ant bowls and the works. And they are too gorgeous.
I suppose if we look hard enough, we'll find joy and love and beauty SOMEWHERE. And knowing that spring is coming makes it easier to look forward.
PS: I recently attended my cousin's wedding in the frock Jane helped me pick out many moons ago. Sans the shape wear and her fresh, excellent advice I struggled to get into it. I remember now why I hate it so much! Just a few days before the wedding I noticed the store where Jane worked and the frock was purchased burnt to the ground (no injury or loss of life). I think that the inventors of 'bridal sizing' should see this as an omen.
How lovely that your professor adopted 3 kitty-babies! I love cats, but my husband doesn't. When my husband and I were first together, my cat was quite put out that he was hanging around and would trip him every opportunity. We eventually decided to move in together and a week before moving into our new home, he asked if I had found another home for my cat. What??!!! I explained that it was a package deal - it was me + cat, or nothing. And, believe me, I was totally serious....I had had the cat longer than I had had him! :-) He adjusted to living with my cat, but when she passed away at 16 years of age, he asked that we not share our home with another cat. I agreed, but every once in a while, I ask if we can have one, just in case his views on cats has changed. No such luck.....yet. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt was actually wonderful for cats and Prof. You know he had a special needs cat and he'd have to get specialist care for her when he went away and so I think when she finally went of old age he was so incredibly lonely. I didn't realise what impact it made on him until I visited after and he constantly brought up how his life is transformed by them. He does live alone though! Ahh no I hope one day you can twist hubby's arm. I could never not live with cats - such charming, smug little creatures with huge personalities!
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