sad about election results... (projection)

The kitties had a happy Halloween! There were trick-or-treaters and jack-o-lanterns... but after election day, they are both walking around the house a little depressed about rights for queers. Bacon is sarcastic and a little angry. Tee is contemplative and a little irritable. As Mainer kitties, now living in Massachusetts they are very disappointed.

gluten-free bread?

The cats are asleep on the couch and I'm working from home today. Chester is at my feet. I think I have a gluten allergy. I just tried my very first piece of brown rice bread. Very good! I smothered it in smart balance butter and ate it with baked beans. I bet it would taste great with some turkey bacon too and an egg. mmmm.






This is what Mr. baconbit thinks of brown rice bread...

The Circus.

Tee and Bit are officially outside kitties now! They are free to roam the streets, hunt bugs, and dodge nieghborhood children and cars. Tee seems to love the 20 foot radius around the new apartment. She especially likes to pretend she's a spy-kitty, hiding in the bushes. Bacon and Tee just love each other so much. Either doesn't want to go outside without the other kitty. VERY cute. They do things side by side all day long. So far it's been a little tricky to hide 3 cats from the new landlord...

The drive down went quite well. The kitties and I drove in a packed SUV from Portland, ME to Attleboro, MA. TRex sat on the center console the entire time napping. She travels quite well. Baconbit whined and fussed most of the ride. He settled down a bit after I started singing brandi carlile songs to them. He insisted on curling up in my lap.

I wonder if cats can feel homesick? They definitely were affected by all the change. The first week or so they were very skiddish. They are doing well with the other animals now, but their behaviors have changed drastically. They don't wrestle as much anymore because the dog interferes and scares them. Lee's dog Chester and her cat Turtle make a band of four animals sauntering around the place. It's pretty impossible to accomplish anything at home on the floor because there will be animals all over you. Forget about wrapping a present, sitting on the floor to tie your shoe, or doing some basic yoga stretches. There will be pets all up in your grill.

I'm a little homesick for past friends in Portland and homesick for just bacon, tee, and I. The three of us had a rhythm and now it's gone. When commuting to and from my new job in Boston, I long for Portland's rhythm: climbing up the stairs in my old apartment to be greeted by two hungry little kitties. Sometimes the memory is so intense I can almost touch it.

Now, after a horrendously long commuter ride home, I am greeted by a bouncing slobbery doggy with a cute droopy face. Three cats. And a person.

This person is my partner.. or girlfriend? None of those labels seem to describe her adequately. Lately I've been calling her my pork-chop. (Because she's a little meaty, kind of tough, and goes well with sweet things like myself.) Lee has a very large... uhm... personality. And so do I. And so do all of our pets. The six of us make up a circus.

4am clean-up crew

Tee was up sick last night. I think she is stressed from the move and the heat was just too much for the little kitty. The rain has cooled things off a bit.

Cat Lady Accessories, for the bathroom

This weekend will involve moving Lee's stuff into the new place. I'm considering the following cat lady accessories via target.com. I don't think Lee is excited about my kitty aesthetic. I think she secretly adores my cat-lady ways... or maybe the kitty toothbrush holder pictured left will be her deal-breaker for this relationship. ...Guess we'll just have to wait and see how the big move-in-with-the-gf goes. I am very hopeful about it. I may be willing to compromise on the toothbrush holder and soap dispenser. Definitely not the tissue box and matching trash can. I am allergic to cats, after all, but my love for these little animals goes beyond a periodic runny nose.

3 Cats, One pup.

It's official. The cats and I are moving to Attleboro, MA. Yesterday B&T got their first feline leukemia vaccination and a routine rabies shot. The new place in located on a quiet residential street. They are both very excited to be outdoor kitties. Right now they are only allowed out on the back porch. This is where they hunt bugs and stalk the gulls flying by. They have met their new doggie friend Chester and the three seem to get a long fine. However, they have not met their new step-sister, Turtle. Turtle is an eight year old muffin shaped old lady tabby. Yes, Lee and I will be living in an animal circus. Three cats and one very special Springer Spaniel.

The Tarot: An Essential Cat Lady Tool

Let's face it. Cat Ladys read the tarot. Now most people are a little skeptical about this mysterious deck of cards... or they confuse the tarot with convoluted stereotypes of crazy women as gypsy fortune tellers with crystal balls. There are no balls here. Just cards. The tarot holds a rich history of spiritual symbols and offers stories and characters that illustrate life and humanity. The tarot can give us a little nudge on what is really happening in our lives. It's not really fortune telling at all - its all in how we interpret the cards for ourselves. The "fortune telling" comes in when we have someone else read our cards and they project their interpretation of the reading onto us; which I love, because it usually alerts me to things I never would have considered on my own.

The below link has some great spreads on money questions and more specifically, how we feel towards finances. Enjoy. Tarot and Money Matters

And, yes people have gone as far as adapting these powerful symbols into cats. Personally, I think that the kitty deck above is a little hilarious and fantastic and perhaps a tad inappropriate. I prefer the Rider-Smith deck myself.