07 Friday Sep 2018
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While I was away last week Tomoko stayed at my place, looking after the cats, and sending me daily photos (which I really appreciated). Then one day she sent me the two pics above saying… “um, should I stop her?”. Ha. Of course I said no, and explained that this was the reason I put curtains up in that room in the first place. So Morcilla could get back to her ninja climbing routine. Now I just need to rig up some sort of “stair replacement” for the other two.
04 Tuesday Sep 2018
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The Dude passed away this afternoon. Beatriz finally had to make the decision to release him from his suffering after watching him become weaker over these past two weeks, barely able to eat or walk. I’m so sorry I didn’t get the chance to see him one more time (just got home from holidays yesterday). I was planning to check in with Beatriz this week.
He was an exceptional cat who touched many people, and indeed became a bit of a “tourist attraction”. He was the cat of a hundred names. I called him The Dude because of his laid-back personality and the way he “abided” ruling over his kingdom in Barrio Santa Cruz for more than 15 years. Beatriz called him Cani due to his cinnamon colour. Together we called him Cani-Dude…
This is a photo I took of Beatriz and Cani-Dude the last time I visited. Thanks to Beatriz he didn’t die alone in the street, he passed in a loving home, knowing he was cared for. I can’t really say much more right now. Too sad. I always thought I’d see him one more time again…
03 Monday Sep 2018
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While I was away I was doing all my work via the iPhone, which of course is handy – an office in my hand! – but it’s not all that comfortable. Next trip I am going to invest in a small keyboard to use with my iPad. Anyhoodle…
Getting home and back to work on my not-so-trusty steed Sterling (more on that later) was a relief, but mostly because the cutest office assistant ever was keeping me company. I swear Morcilla hasn’t left my side since I got home.
24 Friday Aug 2018
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One good thing about having a house guest is having to properly clean your house, which is how I spent most of this week. For example, you can see that the chair and cushions are actually RED, now that they’re not covered in ginger and white fur. Anyhow, here’s Loki getting another start on the fur thing – for some reason the guest room is where he prefers to hang out.
22 Wednesday Aug 2018
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My loopy Luna, caught in a quiet moment. She is my one cat that is PURE CAT (Loki is a dog, Morcilla is an alien being who was sent here to live among us) and, well, you gotta admire her. Because she truly doesn’t give a flying. She lives her life, and makes her needs known (food, occasional cuddles), but otherwise you wouldn’t even know she was here. Unless standards fall, like if I let the cat sand go an extra day without changing it (she then complains by peeing on the wall).
It may seem to others that she’s not affectionate, but it turns out I am the only one she allows to pick her up… and then she goes further, giving me “belly access” so I can make a fuss. Then she’ll purr… and I am lost. Also, she’s ridiculously pretty. My Luna.
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