Ed and I drove to a local animal shelter on Pine Island today. We were naturally drawn to the cats who looked like Brunswick, but here is the problem. There were many really friendly kitties there. Some had long hair that I want to avoid. Some had fiv (feline immune-deficiency virus) that can lead to leukemia. Sweet as some of these were, we are not emotionally ready to have a kitty who might become seriously ill sooner, rather than later. Some really lovely cats were already 13 or 14. We have lost all of our cats by age 14.

Many were eager to know us and it was hard to turn any away. We were so conflicted, we left without deciding. I wanted them all. So we left without choosing. But later Ed said he was partial to going back to get an orange fellow, about 5, who is called Puddles. They are all needy, they all need homes. It was an emotional experience.

We came home and I walked John’s dog, Buster. John, my friend from the neighborhood, is going in for a pacemaker soon and doesn’t have the energy to walk him so I will be doing that for a while.



xx, Teal