New Addition

I finished the Fox Cowl for my nephew.  This one worked up more quickly than the one for my cousin.  Of course being for a smaller person means less yarn.  I am waiting for my cousin to get a picture of him wearing it.  

So for months the hubby and I have been feeding a stray cat around the house, young orange tabby.

Lately he has been sitting outside on the ground enticing him to get closer and a few weeks ago even petted him.  So last Saturday he managed to grab him and bring him indoors.  We kept him in a cage in the garage that night with a heater.  It just so happened that last week was getting bitterly cold for this area.  We were relieved to catch him before the cold snap and didn't have to worry if he was warm somewhere.  We brought him to the Humane Society in as a stray but told them we wanted to adopt him.  They keep them for minimum 3 days to see if anyway claims a missing cat.  He didn't have a microchip in him so that was a good sign.  They said they work with them to see if they'll be adoptable.  A few days later they reported that he wasn't, he didn't want anything to do with them. Of which I found strange because the next morning after we caught him we were petting him and he loved it.  I don't think he was ever petted before.  He is still skiddish and flinches at loud noises etc.  While at the Humane Society he did get neutered, vaccine, flea/dewormed treatment, micro chipped and ear tipped.  I guess since we were keeping him he didn't have to get the ear tipping, they assumed he would go back outdoors.  They do that for stray cats so when people outside see a stray they know it's been neutered. 

We're still keeping him separate from the other cats for a while.  He will probably take longer to get used to being around us and indoors. 

Here's a little video of him.

Happy weekend all!!!

New Beginnings

 

Last Sunday we started off the week going to a demolition derby.  I did put sunblock on knowing we'd be in the sun.  I wore a hat but was wearing a tank top.  The venue didn't have shade. Hence, I ended up with the above sunburn.  Probably the worst I've ever had.  Currently it's now peeling.

 

And for almost 3-4 weeks now honey and I have been visiting pets stores holding adoption events for cats and visiting the Humane Society.  We've seen a few the we looked at but consider how their temperament is in our home and with the other cats.  We went Saturday and I fell in love with this precious girl.  She's five years old but a small cat for five and compared to my other two.  I found she loved to be pet, cuddled in my arms, had a cute meow and loves to purr.  All were a must in what I was looking for in a cat.  Marma was like that, and that's what I missed the most.

 

 

I pulled out some crochet tonight and she was content in sitting next to me belly up and purring.

Maybe that's why I lost some of that crochet mojo.  I didn't have my crochet companion to keep me company while doing my favourite hobby.  However, taking a break has helped my shoulder a bit.

 

In the shelter she was named Meesha. I do not know if that was her name before being surrendered but I decided to call her Pippa. 

 

The other two cats doesn't not seem to faze her.  However they're not too happy right now with her in their territory. The oldest has seen a number of cats come and go but the other hasn't. 

 

Only time will tell.  They give you two weeks to see how the new cat will fit into your home which is a nice option. 

 

Happy weekend all.