Originally posted Saturday, January 22, 2011
After our two 18-year-old cats, Colette and Pushkin (Pushkin is black and Colette is black and white) ...
passed away, Colette in September and Pushkin in December, I thought it would be a long while before I'd want another cat. But I've lived with cats for 30 years and a cat-free home just felt ... wrong.
Or, as a friend who just lost a beloved dog wrote to me, "The urge to fill the house with dander, fur, barking, pee, poo and general mayhem is overwhelming. Hence the contract with the few remaining unincarcerated mob hit men should we venture near a pet shop or animal shelter."
So Allen and I adopted two cats from Northshore Animal League in Port Washington, NY this week. Marley, the "tuxedo" cat (and my birthday present from Allen), arrived first. We picked up Pip on Saturday. Pip, as you can see, is missing one eye.
Or, as a friend who just lost a beloved dog wrote to me, "The urge to fill the house with dander, fur, barking, pee, poo and general mayhem is overwhelming. Hence the contract with the few remaining unincarcerated mob hit men should we venture near a pet shop or animal shelter."
So Allen and I adopted two cats from Northshore Animal League in Port Washington, NY this week. Marley, the "tuxedo" cat (and my birthday present from Allen), arrived first. We picked up Pip on Saturday. Pip, as you can see, is missing one eye.
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