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There are always some photos that don’t quite fit into our blog posts, but we still wanted to share.
Pierre: Problem? I don’t have a catnip problem.
Cupcake: This is how I feel just before dinnertime, too.
Cupcake: Pow, right in the kisser!
Ashton: No violence on my sofa, kid.
Newton: I heard eating noises. You’re making eating noises!
Halloween may not be until tomorrow, but Cupcake tried out her Halloween costume over the weekend. She heard that her local Starbucks was hiring, and she thought Halloween would be her big chance to finally get inside the doors.
Cupcake: Don’t pay any attention to the part about “no pets please.”
Cupcake: Can I take your order?
All of Cupcake’s barista friends came outside to take her photo and to have their photos taken with her. She still didn’t get inside those doors, though. Better luck next time, Cup!
Cupcake’s costume is an apron borrowed from one of the plush “bearista” bears sold around the holidays in Starbucks stores. I used green thread to attach it to the collar of a black kitten harness. The apron strings are clipped to the belly band of the harness with a pair of clips I removed from conference lanyards I found in a drawer. Having them clipped turned out to be convenient when Cupcake stuck her arm over the apron strings.
Cupcake: Hi Mr. Pierre!
Pierre: I’m kind of busy up here, kid. There’s a new wand toy in the house.
Pierre: You could learn a lot from watching me, you know. Wand toys take a lot of attention. You have to track them with your ears and your whiskers.
Pierre: Watch patiently until the time is right. That time it wasn’t close enough.
Pierre: When the time is right, you reach out and use your claws to grab the wand toy.
Pierre: Get it in both paws so it can’t get away.
Pierre: Then bring it in for the kill.
Pierre: This kind of skill takes years to perfect.
Cupcake: Can I start practicing now?
Pierre: Not yet. I’m not done. I’ll let you know when it’s your turn.
Cupcake: OK. I have a feeling I’m going to be down here a while.
Cupcake: Hi. What’s your name?
Cupcake: Why won’t you talk to me?
Cupcake: You shouldn’t stare like that.
Cupcake: Mr. Newton, do you know anything about his dog?
Newton: A dog in our house?
Cupcake: Gotcha!
Newton: Hey, I’m trying to see the dog. No grabbing!
Cupcake: You’re no fun. I’m going to find Mr. Pierre.
Newton: If you see Mr. Bones, tell him we have his dog in here. And he looks hungry.
Newton: I still have the most glorious tail.
