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The Great Toast Caper

Ashton: Our human ate toast at her desk today. I got tired of waving for her to pinch pieces of toast off for me and grabbed a slice. This is mine now. 

one-eyed brown tabby cat munches toast on the floor

Ashton: Mine. 

one-eyed brown tabby cat munches toast on the floor

Newton: Hi, Ash.

Ashton: What are you looking at? Did you never seen toast in the bedroom before?

one-eyed brown tabby cat hovers over toast on the floor as orange tabby cat looks on

Newton: That’s a big piece of toast. Can I have some?

Ashton: Mine. 

one-eyed brown tabby cat hovers over toast on the floor as orange tabby cat approaches

Cupcake: Is that toast? I thought I heard the toaster. 

Ashton: Stop looking at my toast.  

Newton: Now you know how Pierre feels when you stand next to him while he is eating and give his bowl the eye.

black and white tuxedo cat and orange tabby cat approach one-eyed brown tabby cat with toast

Cupcake: Make her look at you, Mr. Newton, and I’ll just–

Newton: I’ve got it, kid. 

Ashton: My toast!

one-eyed brown tabby cat looks on as orange tabby cat and black and white tuxedo cat examine toast on the floor

Newton: *lick lick* 

orange tabby cat licks toast while black and white tuxedo cat looks on

Newton: Ugh, that’s dry. Nothing on it. 

Cupcake: I can watch it for you while you go to the water bowl. 

orange tabby cat and black and white tuxedo cat look at toast

Misadventures with Ashton

Ashton: I was minding my own business, cuddling into my favorite spot on the sofa when it happened. 

one-eyed brown tabby cat curled up

Ashton: I was closed in a carrier and off we went to the vet’s office. I remembered this place, and I didn’t like it.

They weighed me and said I had gained half a pound. Does this mean I can’t share English Muffins in the monring any more? 

one-eyed brown tabby cat on scale

Ashton: It was a long day, and I was so glad to be home. As much as I loved sleeping in my carrier before my vet trip, I won’t do it now. No way. I’m going to sleep here instead. 

one-eyed brown tabby cat in stroller

Ashton: This spot is warm and cozy. And most important, it isn’t going anywhere. 

Ashton in a Pod

Ashton is a timid cat, and she doesn’t like to try things that are new to her. Over the colder months of winter, she noticed it was warmer to sit inside the Sleepypod on the end table than hang out in the drafty sunroom, so she took up residence there, all day long.

one-eyed brown tabby cat in carrier

The humans will wonder where Ashton is until they see her little ears move inside the Sleepypod. It isn’t winter any longer, but it’s still her daytime hangout.

one-eyed brown tabby cat in carrier

When a trusted human comes near and scritches her chin, Ashton rolls over to show her pumpkin-colored tummy.

one-eyed brown tabby cat in carrier

Pumpkins may be out of season, but Ashton never is.

This and That

We thought today would be a good day to share some photos that were floating around in our “phone uploads” folder but you hadn’t yet seen.

Pierre and Monkey disapprove of your shenanigans.

gray taby cat relaxes with stuffed animals

Ashton likes to use the speedbump-shaped scratcher, but she has learned that flying leaps will make it move. She really turned it into a speedbump with this placement in front of the doorway, didn’t she? And she looks proud of her accomplishment. How many unwary humans do you think she can trip with her speedbump?

brown tabby cat lounges on cardboard scratcher

Where we live, there are native lizards. This isn’t the kind of lizard that scampers across our window screens, but he took great interest in Cupcake when she wanted a closer look at him during an outing to the pet store. They had to stay on opposite sides of the glass, so their romance is unrequited.

black and white tuxedo cat looks at pet store lizard

Who does this wall hanging look like? Cupcake says she doesn’t know any kitty who looks like that! Miss Jeanne from Random Felines, who fostered Cupcake when she was a wee kitten, sent it to us, and it is hanging in our kitchen. For those of you with OCD, yes, the nail it hangs from was later  moved higher so it doesn’t hang down into the doorway.

black and white tuxedo cat resembles decorative slate hanging

Pierre and Newton are holding a meeting on the cedar chest in their respective beds. No girl kitties allowed at this exclusive meeting!

gray tabby cat and orange tabby cat hang out in their respective beds

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