StrangeRanger

From Us to You...

...our Christmas card.

 I wish all my fans a very Merry Christmas.  Now, go pamper the cats you love.  Go.  Now.  Scamper.  Lots of turkey.  And spreadable cheese.  Ho Ho Ho!!!

Matilda

Matilda, or Puddin-cat as she is know to our neighbor Ed, is our neighbor cat.  She is an indoor (mostly) / outdoor (supervised) cat.  When Ed comes out to play his guitar or read in the sunlight Matilda has pretty much free rein.  When she wanders off out of sight, Ed goes to fetch her.  I've seen them hang out for hours together.  It is a marvelous thing to see.  She know us and regards us as friends, which is also marvelous.  Here she is, inspecting that part of her territory we occupy.

Coming in from the other neighbor's yard.

Having a scratch by our bush.

 
And, satisfied that we are good tennants of her land, off she goes towards her own, good home.

 

As we run...

...full speed into the Christmas Holiday Season I realize that it's not not any amount of stuff or the coolness thereof that make the holiday wonderful.  It's our companions who make the holiday very, very special.  Even if they are no longer with us.

Of course, after having a home and a safe, dry inside home with loving people, for Ivy the best part of Christmas was  Tree Water!!!

A Momentary Panic

LadyRanger and I had been going in and out of the front door a few days ago.  Exactly why escapes me now.  After we'd been in and settled for 10-15 minutes, I realized that Maddie was nowhere to be seen.  Checked all her favortie spots. No cat.  That's when the coronary started.  She's not as adventurous now as she was in her younger days, so I didn't *think* she's slipped out, but, hey, cat.  You can never tell, can you?  Took a quick second look around the house, making sure to hit even the less popular hidey-holes.

Yep.  Back in the bowels of the closet.  She does that at times.  Dunno why.  As soon as she came out, there were head-pats and purrs to soothe my jangled nerves.

*whew!*