There was no way we could have brought Cat here. There’s a busy road very close. Cat would never have been an inside cat so I know we did the right thing but I still miss her. The people who bought the house were happy to have an outside cat and promised to take care of her.
I spent probably five years trying to tame her. We went from thinking we saw a cat but then she disappeared, to seeing her strolling across the driveway but if we made a sound, she was gone; to where she would hop up on the chair and sit on my lap for 5 seconds but I couldn’t move. I couldn’t try to touch her or even act like I was going to touch her. By the time I left, I could stand very still and she would rub on my legs for 10 minutes or so. If I cleared my throat or grunted – any sound at all and she was gone.
Another 5 years and I think I could have been able to pet her on my lap.
I think about her all the time and she’s about the only thing I miss from Texas. About . . I miss my fig trees.
Dottie Newkirk says
Loved all the stories about Cat – she really loved y’all even when she didn’t necessarily show it (she was a bit spoiled, too – I remember the one story about Vince making her a “heated” area when it got cold).
judy.blog@gmail.com says
Yes, she had her heated house built way up off the ground so she was safe and had a good view of her surroundings. I do miss her.