I paid a visit to Roxie and Jean Claude today. Last night during a cocktail party at CCL’s house JC came out to greet me, Roxie stayed hidden. Today she came out for a brief spell, let me pet her and then dissappeared into CCL’s bedroom where she rested comfortably on the middle of the bed. Clearly, she has adjusted to her new/old space and it was time. It’s funny about some things in our lives, people come and go. If we are lucky we have people (and animals and a couple of pairs of jeans) that grow with us. Change is inevitable – as is the passing of time. Sometimes one lingers in a spot for a long time, it’s comfortable or it feels like if we give the situation more time there might be some magical transformation. Eventually reality and acceptance steps in. We have waited and it is still the same old, same ole but we have grown and expanded emotionally, mentally and spiritually – and the situation just doesn’t fit. It’s time for new adventures.
Mad Men, Cultural Change
I am a big fan of television program “Mad Men.” It exemplies the culture of years past and captures some the rituals and tension I felt in my own life growing up. There’s been a lot of discussion about women and our rights as women in the news. Some would prefer that things revert to the way they were during the 1960s. A lot of those advocating those ideas grew up in that era, perhaps their backward thinking is waxing nostalgia or a refusal to grow up and accept that things, the way we live are vastly different now.
During the 1960s my sister and I would “go-go” around the house dancing the “swim,” “the cool jerk” or the “pony”. One memorable evening , the week my brother was born, my aunt J, my sister and I had a “pony” procession around the house to go-go song “El Pussycat,” pausing and going completely still at the bridge (where the cats begin to meow). Here’s the song for those of you who have never heard it or those who just want to remember.
Change is acoming!
So the cats will be coming to my house. Tomorrow is the day. I have had to Roxie proof my house. Since on this blog we have blogged about Roxie’s need to pee outside of her litterbox when she is mad, I know that she will be looking for things to use to try to pee on to show her displeasure. In all honesty though, it will feel like I have new cats. We haven’t lived together since early January and it is now almost April!
Spring is here. Spring is the time of renewal, rebirth. In order to grow, plants must let go. For trees they let go of their leaves, some lose branches, but keep their roots.
We must do that. We must keep our roots, but let go of all the other things that are holding us back so that we can grow bigger and better.
Remember to work on your roots! Let go of everything else.
Roxie’s Coupon Frenzie
As I clipped coupons from the newspaper Roxie sat on my bed going through them as well. Yes, we have Groupon and Living Social and email deals etc but there’s something about paper coupons, besides Roxie loves them.
Where's the Coupon for Fancy Feast?
- Where’s the one for Fancy Feast?
Worth A Cat-A-THON
While scanning the cable channels today , I happened upon the Animal Planet “Cat-A-Thon.” So far I have learned that Roxie, the female Japanese bobtail and Jean Claude, the male black Bombay, are about to become “seniors.” Don’t tell Roxie that as she thinks she’s still a swinging teenager. Animal Planet just ran one of my all-time favorite “Must Love Cats,” episodes, Dusty: The Klepto Kitty. The segment features a cat who has stolen hundreds of items – shoes, hats, bras, panties and sunglasses from her neighbors. (Dusty is referenced in my March 11, 2011 blog, “Roxie Hid My Shoes”)
Cats & All That ™ 