First off . . just because I’m not sewing doesn’t mean I’m not spending time in the sewing room, and with Boots. Most of my yarn is stored in the sewing room, there’s a sofa in there and the a/c works much better in the sewing room so when I want to take a nap during the day, I love napping on the sofa over there, with Boots! He’s calmed down enough that I can sit and knit with him around . . most of the time. There’s never a day that goes by that I don’t spend several hours with Boots and then Vince spends time with him too so he isn’t a neglected kitty.
When I go in, no matter how long it’s been since I’ve been in there, he’s happy to see me, wants to be held and petted. After half an hour or so, he wants to move away and watch me from a distance.
Boots
He loves these big, deep window sills. Yesterday he was leaning over backwards to watch me and he totally fell out of the window! The ironing board is below the window and he fell onto the ironing board and he fell on his feet.
At one point I looked down and there he was . . stretched out on the floor by my chair.
Boots
I can hardly believe he’s the same little kitten that came here last year! He’s such a beautiful cat and he’s so sweet.
Carolyn says
How adorable!
Eve in GA says
He’s such a pretty boy! I’m so glad y’all kept him, and that he’s giving you so much joy.
I had been without a cat since both of mine died in 2012. I love our dogs, but I’m really more of a cat person. Don’s been determined to get me one, and brought home a number for “free kittens” 4 weeks ago. The woman kept telling us she had 4 turquoise (actually tortoiseshell) and 2 black kittens. We had to go see those “turquoise” kittens. And, yes, I brought one little girl home with me. We didn’t correct the woman’s mistake, because she wouldn’t have gotten it. That’s not being ugly, merely honest. We joked that we were going to name her “Jade”, so we could tell people that “We have a turquoise cat named Jade”—just because we have a warped sense of humor. But we named her “Soot”. There’s enough black mixed in or covering all the other colors that it suits her. And, when she’s playing with the dogs upstairs, if they get too rambunctious, she’ll climb into the fireplace and just kind of blend in.
She loves me, she’s healthy, she lets me bathe her, she’s smart and curious.
I’m happy. Eve
Kathleen says
I love all of your posts on Boots. Please keep the pictures coming. I miss seeing him.
Donna says
He is so pretty !
Dianne says
Boots is certainly a handsome guy. I have two kitties that love to sew with me. They’re great companions except when they want to roll around on the fabric on my cutting table or rearrange my design wall!
SaraF says
Boots is a handsome fellow. My cat Sammy is a tuxedo too, but with a bit more white on his nose and cheeks. Otherwise he looks like Boots. He is 13 now and doesn’t come down to the basement to watch me sew as much as he used to.
Robin says
Now that he’s older and calmer, maybe he can come over to the big house ?
JudyL says
No, I don’t think I could handle a cat in the house. I couldn’t keep him off the kitchen counters and I don’t want a litter box anywhere inside the house so he’s happy being a sewing room kitty and I’m happy having him over there but that’s the best it’s ever going to be.
myrna sossner says
I call Boots position “sunny side up”! It is so funny … we also have a tuxedo cat and she will frequently take the same position on the floor. I joke that she doesn’t want to keep her white tummy on the floor. I am so glad that you and Boots get along so well.
Jean says
I always look forward to Boots updates.
Boots certainly does not give the impression of having ever been a feral cat.
JudyL says
I don’t think he was a feral cat. I think he got dumped at the end of our driveway and found his way to the house. He was sweet and friendly from Day 1.
Rebecca in SoCal says
I’m so happy to see Boots pictures again!