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Cupcake in the Kitchen

I rarely cook, so Cupcake can’t figure out what he big deal is if she gets caught on the counters.

Cupcake: It’s not like you are making food up here. See? No food. 

black and white tuxedo cat on kitchen counter

That means when I do cook, it’s a strange and fascinating process. I make sure to boil water on the stove eye farthest from the counter so she isn’t tempted to look in and see what’s cooking.

black and white tuxedo cat watches boiling pot

I recently started cooking with one of those Instant Pot gadgets, and she is even more fascinated by the gurgling noises that makes as it comes up to pressure.

Cupcake: I don’t know what’s making that noise, but I don’t trust it. 

black and white tuxedo cat looks at instant pot

As you can see, Cupcake is a really big help in the kitchen.

Cupcake: There’s art of me up here. Why do the humans keep telling me I don’t belong up on the counter?

black and white tuxedo cat looks at tuxedo cat plaque on stove

Lizard Watch 2018

Newton: What are you looking at, Pierre? 

Pierre: Shh, there’s a lizard!

orange tabby cat and gray tabby cat look out window at lizard

Newton: Inside? Where?

Pierre: No, it’s on the window. Your hunting instincts are about as sharp as that fluffy tail of yours. 

lizard through the window

Newton: Oh, THAT. I could hardly see it because of all of the nose prints on the glass. 

Pierre: That would be more lizard for me to chase, then. 

orange tabby cat and gray tabby cat look out window at lizard

Newton: I don’t think it works that way. If I go away, you still have the same number of lizards to chase: one. 

Pierre: But then I’m not sharing that lizard with you. And it’s quieter that way, too. 

Cupcake: Hi Mr. Newton. Mr. Pierre. What is quieter? 

orange tabby ca, gray tabby cat, and black-and-white tuxedo cat look out window at lizard

Pierre: Not this lizard hunt. 

Cupcake: There’s a lizard? WERE?

Newton: Calm your tail, kid. I’m going to grab it.  

orange tabby ca, gray tabby cat, and black-and-white tuxedo cat look out window at lizard

Newton: Where did it go? 

Cupcake: You can’t see better from up there? 

orange tabby ca, gray tabby cat, and black-and-white tuxedo cat look out window at lizard

Pierre: You scared it away, Newt.

Newton: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare it away.

orange tabby cat by window

Cupcake: It might come back.

Newton: Cupcake is right. Maybe if we wait it’ll come back.

orange tabby ca, gray tabby cat, and black-and-white tuxedo cat look out window at lizard

Pierre: You wait. When the lizard comes back, call me.

orange tabby cat looks away from window

Newton: What do you think, should I call him if I see the lizard again? 

Cupcake Makes a Friend

What happens when one of the coffee shop regulars says “Hey, watch my dog while I go inside” but doesn’t wait for you to say “OK”?

Cupcake watched, all right. She and Harley actually sniffed noses a few seconds before the photo below. I was too busy being ready to intervene in case things didn’t go well to get a photo of the moment they touched noses, but it was totally nonthreatening on either side.

black and white tuxedo cat looks at black dog

As you can tell, Cupcake wasn’t really disturbed by having such a large dog near her. It’s funny, she has more issues with strange cats than strange dogs! Then again, has grown up encountering strange dogs here at the coffee shop patio, while the strange cats were almost always outside her window, threatening her personal territory.

black and white tuxedo cat looks at black dog

Harley is just the kind of dog to reassure Cupcake. She isn’t very confident, while Cupcake is in her element hanging out here on the patio.

In fact, recently-adopted Harley was returned to the rescue organization three times before her most recent adoption. She is very pleasant but doesn’t engage much with humans. Maybe she is just daydreaming.

black and white tuxedo cat looks at black dog

Once Harley had a look and sniff at Cupcake, she lay down. Cupcake made sure to watch her new friend a little while longer, but soon Harley and her human were gone to run their weekend errands.

black and white tuxedo cat looks at black dog

It’s great to see Cupcake making friends like Harley. The more friends, the merrier, especially when they teach her that other species are friendly.

Bag Outtakes

You may remember earlier this month we had some fun with an oversized bag our friends gifted us. Big thanks to Miss Sue and Mister Steve for the thoughtful gift when they visited Cupcake! What you didn’t see was the last thing that happened during our photo shoot.

Cupcake went to scratch on the cat tree, so Pierre went exploring behind the bag. Seeing this, Cupcake came racing back across the room, and you’ll see what happened next in this series of photos.

black and white tuxedo cat leaps over bag

black and white tuxedo cat leaps over bag as gray tabby cat retreats

black and white tuxedo cat leaps over bag as gray tabby cat retreats

black and white tuxedo cat stands behind bag

Let’s just say that Pierre isn’t Cupcake’s biggest fan.

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