Turkey days

Another of my cats, Yeti, is at peace. Second in a few months, following Eva the office cat who had a stroke at 13 year (or so).

Yeti, nearly 16 years, was born in my bed and was a gentle giant of a Ragdoll. He weighed almost 30 pounds in his prime and was just a spectacular cat in so many ways. Huge blue eyes. Whiskers a foot wide. Athletic to an amazing degree, considering his size. He just seemed to levitate! His 30 lbs would effortlessly leap up on counters or sail up stairs like he was a giant chipmunk. He did well through his 13 th year then started to loose weight. Thyroid issues forced him on meds and he gained some weight back in first half of 2010. Later his kidneys got progressively worse. His condition took an abrupt nose dive on Saturday, Nov 20th. Test results were not good so I made the difficult decision. He is survived by his sister Sasha--different father, but also a big cat--22 lbs. She's adjusting and so am I.

Cats are perfect at being cats. Much better than humans are at being humans. Most of us never figure that out.
They offer unconditional support--something unknown among humans. They don't care how your day went, or if you were victorious or fell on your face. They purr regardless. They also choose not to be trained. They are what they are--perfect. My mother was always trying to train them--and in her own mind was successful. In her estimation no living creature was ever worthy the way it was. There was always room for improvement and she knew the path--LOL. Yeti and Sasha seemed to smile at her efforts. After all, they'd lived with me for 12 years before they met her!

2010 made my life simpler. My mother died, two cats died, divorce is underway and a friend or two drifted off. Simple is good in some ways, but as the connections decline, so does socialization.

At open house today, I resolved to get back on the blogging with greater intensity. The vacation rental issue is settling down a little and there's sure not much real estate business going on. I certainly have the time. New books to read and comment on too.

More posts this week!