Raindrops on roses
& whiskers on kittens
"A dog is like an eternal Peter Pan, a child who never grows old and who therefore is always available to love and be loved. "
~ Aaron Katcher
Maddie Kate Scarlett 'O Hara
- "I was adopted from the Humane Society in June 2003. I was given a new name when I was adopted, as my old name... 'Penny'... did not compliment my amiable personality. Henceforth, my handle became Maddie Kate Scarlett O'Hara."
- "I love to sleep on pillows, even if it's on the tiptop of the pillows to the couch. Before we moved, my favorite resting place was on the cat's window perch."
- "I share a birthday with Kristin's favorite Scottish actor, Gerry Butler. "
- "When I was brought into the family, I desired to have a playmate desperately, for the cats had nothing to do with me. But now – with the wild Isabelle Rose as my new ‘sister’ I desire more alone time. Puppies
are exhausting."
- "I love everyone in my family equally. I often go from room to room throughout the house to check on them."
- "I am very unique in that I am such an elegant furkid. I even prance when I walk, and when I'm in need of a human's services I gently tap them with my paw."
- "At the old house we had many possum visitors. I used to be afraid of possums, but in the end I never failed to tell my family when one was outside trying to drink out of the bird bath or eat all the wild birdseed."
- "I love playing games of fetch, running relays, snapping at flying insects and taking my family out for walks. I find exercise to be very important for my humans, and I do love sniffing that fresh air while out for an evening stroll!"
Lady Isabelle Rosie Cotton
Here's Izzy, the very first moments we brought her home. As you can tell, she's very fond of Nanny's flowers.
Baby Izzy
-"My name is Lady Isabelle Rosie Cotton, though my family calls me Izzy most of the time. I was adopted in April 2007. When I'm getting into mischief I'm called Monkey Butt and IzzaMagoo. Kristin sometimes calls me Little Lottie.
- "True, I’m only a little 5 pound puppy, but I play with the big dogs. Okay… so I play with ONE big dog, which would be Maddie Kate. We play really rough together and do relays. When wrestling, I think Maddie sometimes lets me win. She lets me win because I wear her out easily."
- "I love to eat cat food." (Maddie taught me that).
- "I love sleeping on pillows." (Maddie taught me that, too).
- "I am FASCINATED by birds. I watch them flying overhead all the time."
- "I enjoy playing in the water dish, splashing water all over the place."
- "I love to dive my nose into the very bottom of my food dish, only eating the vegetables."
- "I’m famous around here for my toothy grin. It makes my family laugh... and laugh... and laugh."
- "I am a very loud yawner when I'm sleepy. My family thinks it's very cute, so I keep doing it. (Maddie taught me that humans like it when their furkids are cute). I even yawn when I get very excited."
- "When playing inside the garden, I love to pull off rose petals with my teeth and then toss them in the air and roll on top of them."
- "My family is always saying I'm very wild and mischievous. Kristin says God made me cute for a reason - whatever that means."
- "I can easily be mistaken for being Maddie’s daughter. We look very much alike."
- "My favorite game in the whole wide world is to tug on Kristin's robe with my teeth and then let her drag me around."
- "I behave like a cat a lot of the time; as in the way I sneak up on Maddie - back arched and walking ever so s-l-o-w-l-y towards her - and then pounce on her when she least expects it. It's great fun."
- Whenever I want a toy or rawhide that Maddie has, I start acting all submissive by lying on my back. If that doesn't work... I stand up, very gently place my paw on her head, and then stare straight ahead without making a sound or looking at her. Maddie usually ignores me for 2 or 3 minutes, but then she lets me have whatever I want.
Wendy Moira Angela Darling
- "I am a very quiet Victorian kitty descended from royalty;
hence my long and beautiful name – Wendy Moira Angela Darling."
- "I am a very small, dainty little princess so I am always trying to keep warm by sitting underneath the lamps."
- "My family always jokes that I had to have been a philosopher or artist in my past life, for I truly appreciate beauty and notice when a new picture has been hung up in a room or so little as a pillow has been changed. I’ve even been known to pat my dainty paw on a picture I’m extremely fond of. And when my human mother carries me to my room at night, I can’t help but roll my head around, gazing in every direction at everything we pass by on the way."
- "My nickname is Wendy Woo, though I much prefer my full given name."
- "When I had kittens, my human mother always knew when it was time b/c I’d follow her around the house all day. I tried giving birth in her lap, but she didn’t seem to like the idea."
- "I love to smell the flowers. I also like to nibble on all the nice floral arrangements in the house. I'm so happy my family buys those for my eating pleasure. They must really love me because they buy new ones for me all the time."
- "When I sit, my tail is always folded about my little feet and my left paw is always hung daintily up in the air. I really am quite a feminine, petite little thing."
- "I am so quiet that I can go days without making a sound. Sometimes, when I do meow I do it with my mouth closed. My family thinks that’s funny for some reason."
Tiger Lily
- "My name is Tiger Lily, and I am the mother of Wendy Kitty only in the biological sense."
- "I have been known to chase big dogs before."
- "I will only drink out of the bathroom faucet and often answer only to the name Kitty Girl."
- "My favorite word to meow is 'Mom' every night. I meow it very LOUDLY during the night."
- "I have been known to give birth in the grass catcher of the lawn mower and underneath the couch. When Wendy and I had litters at the same time, we swapped some of our kids."
- "At our old house, I loved to lie in the upstairs bedroom window even though I fell out of it all the time."
- "I adopted my family myself. I was stuck up in a tree, injured, and decided on a whim not to leave. The people there fed me and gave me shelter, yet all expected of me was to sleep the day away. I thought it a great place to live the best life a cat could ever have, and so I still stay put."
- "I am unique in that I have Hemingway claws; that would be extra toes, just as Hemingway's cats had."
Abby
Abigail is my brother and sister-in-law's doggie. She's more human than animal. Lol! Loves to be wrapped up in blankets, etc. She is the sweetest, most adorable dog. She reminds me of a newborn. Her eyes are so sweet and innocent-like. I love her to pieces!
It's a girl!
This was the day Abby was brought to her new home.
Maisy
Maisy is my niece and nephew's dog. She spends her time chasing squirrels along the fence and sassing the dog next to her. All she wants to do is play day and night.
"I'm not nosey!"
Sassy
Sassy was very tame for a squirrel. She just showed up in our backyard one day (just like the mama possum & her babies). She used to come up to the window and beg for pecans and nuts. If we weren't at her beck-and-call, she took matters into her own furry paws. I guess she forgave our carelessness on those days because she introduced us to her boyfriend, Samwise Gamgee. He was much shyer than his lady, who would tap you on your feet when she wanted some pecans.
Uh-oh. Kitty Girl looks hungry.
"Can Maddie come out and play?"
