Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Otis

Here we go again...80 degrees yesterday, two inches of snow this afternoon. In a day or two it'll be back in the 60s again. Spring is here...she's just taking her time getting established.


We met a little four week old buff tabby over the weekend named Otis. We were hoping he might be our Peter.

He is such a sweet little being with lots and lots of love and one of the best kitten bellies I've snuggled in a LONG time.

He was the only baby in a large litter of kittens to survive. The owner brought his mom in for spaying and soon after she began to give birth.


She's a beautiful buff tabby herself, with piercing blue eyes. A barn cat with skills so accomplished, her owners want her back as soon as possible.


Lillie has been much more clingy than usual and has been losing weight. According to our wonderful home vet, Dr. Jeanne, she is fine from the outside. We're holding our breath 'til test results return at the end of the week.
 Lillie misses Peter.

I ran into a former colleague last week and the first thing he said was how happy I looked. In fact he must've said it five or six times. So many folks have told me this lately that I wonder what I must've looked like in the months/years leading up to my exit from the ivory tower. I can only imagine. Since leaving I have experienced a kind of relief and gratitude like never before. One of these days I'll be able to write about it in more detail. For now I will just sit with it.