Today is Tommie’s birthday. At least, it’s our best guess at the date. He wobbled out of the woods in front of our house 15 years ago; a tiny, hungry, absolutely adorable 6 week old kitten.
He’s luxuriating in the early Spring sunshine, inviting tummy rubs.
He is my sunshine.
Spring has sprung,
The catnip is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is?
It looks more like Thanksgiving than Easter, but there they were in our backyard this morning.
Happy Spring!
Maggie got something in the mail, and all we got is this stinkin’ box.
“Whatcha got in there, Tommie?”
It’s actually a pretty good box…
Gracie sighs, “Will it be my turn soon?”
Handsome Tommy is shy and slowly warming up to people. This young cat is waiting at PAWS for his own true love. Won’t you be his Valentine?
Meanwhile back at my house…
Tommie has a new favorite low calorie treat. It’s only one calorie per twenty licks. The difficult part is trying to count his lightning fast licks.
It’s available in lots of flavors and they even make it for dogs.
This is our own cat, Ms. Grace Lillian. She’s trying to get on Santa’s Nice List.
But is it too little too late? Poor Tommie!
Last weekend Tommie and I celebrated the change of seasons.
He checked out the last bits of catnip in the garden.
And he judged it a very fine year for nip.
We are getting back to normal here in Connecticut after the storm. PAWS never lost electrical power, so the shelter cats were safe.
Shadow and Sparky
This is Shadow. His brother Sparky is hanging out in his hammock below.
These are two very fine cats waiting for homes at PAWS. They have a funny habit of splashing the water in their bowls. Quite often they need dry bedding when they’ve been too enthusiastic. I wonder where they learned that trick? Is it genetic? Maybe they were fishing cats.
Resting from our labors. Mickey Mouser
Grace Lillian
Tommie
Wishing you all a Happy Labor Day!
Last week I met Frederick and fell in love.
He’s a big guy, but he’s calm, sweet and gentle.
The kittens I’ve been featuring lately are little balls of energy… and other things that require some training and cleaning supplies.
A mature cat is just ready to love you and so happy to have a home.
Come meet Frederick at PAWS!
Tommie’s 14th Birthday
Tommie wants to thank everyone for their birthday wishes. He was too busy celebrating in his catnip patch yesterday.
When I’m not at PAWS, or home playing with my own cats, I illustrate children’s books. What do I most like to draw and paint? Cats!
I just got copies of my new book starring my own Tommie and Gracie.
Leave a comment on this post and I’ll choose one person to get a free copy of the book.
Good Luck!
The nice people at Mr. Chewy offered us a $50 gift certificate to their site.
They have a huge selection of cat and dog food. There’s also free shipping if you spend over $49.
I ordered treats for the cats at PAWS and the box arrived the very next day!
My cats were so excited!
Then I told them that they could only keep the box…*
*Only kidding. I paid for an extra bag of treats for my cats at home.
If you shop at Mr. Chewy, use the code SWAN3421 on your first order and get 10% off. They’ll also donate $10 to an animal shelter.
