Tag Archives: Cats pets

Visitors

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Azeena

It has been more than a month since Jean Claude slipped out the house for a pack of cigarettes or mouse treats maybe. CCL and I are hopeful he will return. Koko seems to be getting used to life without JC. She has a variety of toys to play with and regularly visits me in my home office. She also interacts with my friends when they visit. This morning two squirrels played in my back yard as she and I watched from the window and a Cardinal also swept down from the sky and walked the back yard for a bit before flying off. Earlier a bird perched on the window seal just outside my bedroom.

The Bird on the Window- Sill (Right)

The Kindness of Cats

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Azeena

I am increasingly convinced that there are people that are born with a hole in their soul. We all know them – people who are convinced of their own greatness. They lack empathy for others and are not only totally self-involved but devoid of anything resembling compassion. They treat others like toys to be manipulated. The spotlight must be on them at all time . Pettiness is their tour de force.

Until recently cats were often characterized as resembling these selfish, unfeeling souls. Recent evidence such as Tara the rescue cat who saved her four-year old charge from a dog indicates otherwise. Thanks to digital and social media there are the numerous examples of cats as heroes, singers, gate keepers and cats in nursing homes who offer comfort to those in pain or who are dying. I’m reminded of the kindness of cats when Koko comes to cuddle and watch Netflix with me or Jean Claude, sensing I’m feeling down, comes to play or rub again me. Cats can be kind and can serve as an example for us human beings as well.

Cat-in-the-Bag

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Azeena

Koko and Jean Claude getting their bag fix

Jean Claude, the black Bombay, and Koko, the domestic short-hair, continue their stay at my house in Brookland DC. Both also continue to amuse, amaze and inspire. I love their excitement about simple things – paper bags for instance.