Silent Sunday: Lily

Minh, not a foster

Well, I didn’t end up getting a foster kitty yesterday. It is a short and boring story, not worth the telling. But I thought I owed you a kitty photo anyway. Here’s our Mihn, who enjoys the camera and is happy to pose and always enjoys a sunny nap.

The (Partial) Transformation of a Guard Kitty

Not all pets make good pet sitting candidates. There are some dogs, and even a few cats, who are so uncomfortable with a pet sitter in their home, some of whom respond very aggressively, that I choose not to provide their care. We had one request for pet sitting some years ago, with a dog…Read more »

The Holiday Pet Sitting Gremlins

It rarely fails. Holiday pet sitting – already a bit stressful – becomes more fun when the world throws you some extra challenges. The last week was packed with visits. I finished up with most of my clients Sunday morning, and for the rest of Sunday I was a vegetable. Stared at the walls, did…Read more »

Looking Back. Thinking Ahead

“What kinds of things do we want to do when we retire?” I’ve asked myself and my husband that question several times this year. We’re not ready to retire yet, but it isn’t as far over the horizon as it used to be with both of us in our mid-60’s. I’ve seen too many folks…Read more »

Lily and the Dental

Y’all don’t hear much about Lily here. She’s very camera shy, and shy in general. Sticks to the upstairs cat room much of the time, and interacts with me mostly in the upstairs bathroom, which she heads to at full speed whenever I go there. This is Lily back in 2016. She’s had oodles of…Read more »

Cat Enrichment: Hiro’s Walk

In the ongoing adventure of finding ways to enrich the lives of our cats (outside of Gracie chasing them), I tried an experiment with Hiro today. Hiro was born outside, captured as a kitten and we adopted him from one of the local rescues. He has never lost his lust for the outdoors, and especially…Read more »