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11 Tuesday Jun 2013
Posted in animals & pets, cats, home
11 Tuesday Jun 2013
Posted in animals & pets, cats, home
07 Friday Jun 2013
Posted in animals & pets, birthdays, cats, home

Luna is two years old today! Or thereabouts, since nobody knows her exact birthdate. But the vet told me she was probably born in early June, and I like sevens, so today is the day. As you can see, she is no longer the smallest cat in the house, but she’s still pretty small… and still very pretty. I’ll be picking up a special treat for her later on today – turns out Luna is as crazy for asparagus as Azar was. To think that if I hadn’t seen that poster I wouldn’t have this little lunatic in my life now. Clearly she was meant to be here.
Happy Birthday Luna!
04 Tuesday Jun 2013
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You have to admit there is a resemblence…
01 Saturday Jun 2013
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What a little heart stealer. And I do mean little. I haven’t had such a tiny kitten since Sunny and his siblings were born and even then, at almost 8 weeks old, they were all much bigger than this girl. Here are some shots of her interacting with the incumbents. Reaction has been mixed. I’m actually surprised that Loki didn’t take to Smudge right away but, while he is intrigued by this squeaky munchkin tearing around the place, the big girl’s blouse is a bit afraid of her too. Luna is acting much as I expected. She is less hissy-spitty around Smudge than she was earlier in the week and instead just walks up now, gives her a whallop, then walks away again. Smudge is unperturbed by all this and just carries on with serious kittening. She’ll win them over eventually but until then she stays in my room when I go out.
Meanwhile, she loves nothing better than to be with the Big Cat. She sits on my shoulder while I’m at the computer and likes to curl up for her morning nap on the desk (I’ve now put down a small towel there so she has something soft to lie on). She also loves getting cosy on my lap when I’m watching TV and snuggles up on the pillow at night. But she also gets absolutely everywhere. The other night I spent a frantic half hour looking all over the house for her and finally found her asleep in my purse (!!). Once she figures out the stairs I’ll have to kitten-proof them somehow. Plastic mesh has been put back up on the balconies so she won’t accidently fall off, though she already shows signs of becoming a climber like Luna.
Yep, I’m in love. And although I love all my cats, this one feels extra special. Makes me hope more than ever that I’ve got another fifteen years or so left so I can spend them with her.
29 Wednesday May 2013
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It’s official! Little Smudge is the newest casa az resident.
Which I don’t think will come as a surprise to most of you. Really the hardest decision was not keeping the orange boy too. He was my original choice when I first saw the kittens a couple of days after they were born, but in the end Smudge won my heart just by being herself.
Last night was the first time Smudge didn’t sleep with her mother and siblings – she was in the big bed with the Big Cat. And it was lovely. She happily slept on my pillow, snuggled up against my head (remind you of someone?) though she did wake up and want to play around 4 am. And this morning I spotted her sitting next to Azar on the bedside thingy. They look good together, don’t they? Born on the same day, 18 years apart.
Now I just have to decide if Smudge is her milk name or if it’s the one she’ll keep from now on.