Bon Chat, Bon Rat!

Bon chat, bon rat: Good cat, good rat!

So, what does that mean? It's about getting even, of all things! Some people spend their whole lives seeking revenge. But what's the point of that, wasting one's life being mad at someone else, and actively plotting how to make them suffer, but it is you that is suffering! They are probably not even thinking of you, while you seethe and simmer! It's all about forgiving--Hear me out! It's forgiving so that you can go on to live a better life. It's about letting go and moving on.

You might think that by my saying that, I have not ever been in a situation such as this, but I have. I've even started writing my autobiography, which will have one person upset, someone whom I used to look up to--He's got a secret that I have just told in writing. This secret is almost as old as I am! It has been a long time. Why would I reveal it now? Because I'm spilling the beans, good or bad! It's about letting go!

Yeah, I'm free, free-falling! (Thank you, Tom Petty!)

The Funeral March of a Cat

Did you ever watch the Alfred Hitchcock Presents show? Well my mom taught me how to read when I was 3 and I used to wonder about the theme song, the Funeral March of a Marionette when I would read it and hear the song...

Well, I had a funeral march for my oldest and dearest kitty this past Saturday--She had to be euthanized. What a heart-breaking experience!

She had no strength but was all heart--She conquered the beasts before she left; and at the vet's clinic, She used her will pumped by her heart to say goodbye to me--It was an amazing experience. I guess the song that has gotten me through all of this is Cher's Believe, of all songs!

I think I'm going to go to a support group to deal with all of the emotions.

If that weren't enough, who could have guessed that I would also get food poisoning Saturday, as well! Monday came and I was still feeling the side effects of grief and gross...

TBC
(To be continued...)

Cat Scan

I scan the room and can't believe
My cats are living cooperatively now--
The first time in two years--they are sharing their space.
They are each within 3 feet or less. Amazing.
I used to have three dream cats, but two died :(

I replaced those two dream cats with shelter cats--A 2-year nightmare with monstrous cats!!!

Wildcats...

Have you ever been so tired that you cannot function?

Is there a reason that these Wildcats just can't get along?

Maybe I should bake a Kitty Litter Cake and be done with all of this stuff!

What stuff?

I wish I had a pie.

The three over-grown kittens have lost their mittens/minds
And they began to cry...

And maybe I'll bake a pie...

Hush, there is no rat nearby...

Happy New Year's Resolution: Stop Pussyfooting Around!

I love cats; I have cats; I live cats; I paint cats.

I'm a crafter, crocheter, macraméer, and knitter

I write poems, short stories, children's books and I've been working on a novel for decades. I go to writing groups. I want to be published. I will make my own book--I'm attending a workshop.

It's time to get to it, as they said in Superfly TNT: T'ain't nothin' to it (but to do it!)

Happy New Year, 2014!