Salmon-flavored cream cheese, licked from a spoon. Oceanfish paté-style canned food. The overgrown corner of the garden that serves as both a lookout spot and Fort Kitty. These are a few of his favorite things.
"You've been home alone too long," Steve said when he heard me talking to Charlie. "You talk to the cat and the laptop." I think Steve minds only because he keeps mistaking my out-loud remarks for attempts at conversation with him.
The cat and the laptop have become my must-haves during this reinvention phase. Although I think the cat has a few more merit badges. He has singlehandedly averted empty-nest syndrome, underemployment stir-craziness, and perimenopausal mood extremes. No prescription necessary.
Sometimes, it's so much better to talk to a cat. At least you won't get into an argument.
ReplyDeleteThe typical dialogue at my house goes something like this:
ReplyDeleteSteve: I think I shall turn in. The tea has overcome me.
Me: The tea? (wondering what magic tea he imbibed)
Steve: Fatigue. Fatigue. Not "the tea."
So who can argue when we can't even hear what the other is saying? At least the cat talks to me telewhiskerilly.
I love your kitty. Such a sweet picture.
ReplyDeleteConnie, may I make you his honorary godmother? I want to know someone will love him if something should happen to me. Heck, you can be his fairy godmother, too, if that's more to your liking. : )
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