Yes, prepare for many soppy entries on the life and times of a kitten learning to integrate into Ealdercote ( Read more... )

K-1 is pretty uninhibited. As my sweetie says, he curls up next to her on the couch then goes off to do kitten stuff, and comes back to cuddle. Ignatius and Ælfgifu seem to have come to terms with him, and haven't been actively stalking or attacking the kitten. Josie, however feels threatened by another plush cuddle kitty being in the house. ( Read more... )

K-1 is slowly integrating into Ealdercote. We only let him out to roam supervised, and discovered he loves gooshy food. The older cats have been leaving a fair amount of tinned food in the bowls for some reason, and Keiichi will happily finish it off if given a chance ( Read more... )

We have been adopted. A cute little tuxedo kitten showed up last week and has been staying on our porches. I made the mistake of feeding him because he kept crying and trying to get into the house. At first, I thought he might be lost from someone's house because he is very people-oriented and obviously thinks he belongs inside. A trip to the ( Read more... )

The little interloper definitely wants to be a part of our family. Ignatius and Ælfgifu seem to be a bit reluctant to share their home with a new cat...so the little cutie stays on the porch and in the yard for now. It is fairly aggressive about trying to come in the door, but is easily dissuaded with a gentle push...and the distraction of a bit ( Read more... )

I got a little bit of déjà vu this weekend. I kept hearing a crying noise outside, and when I looked out the front door, a black kitten with white paws and a white blaze on its chest tried to dart inside. Poor baby! I think someone's pet escaped, found its way to our house, and wants to adopt us. It obviously knows what doors are for because it ( Read more... )

Apparently, we experienced an earthquake on Friday. Kiera got a little upset just before we felt any effects--she stood in the foyer and started crying. A few moments later, we heard stuff rattling in the curio cabinet, and my sweetie claims she felt the tremor. I didn't really notice other than the noise. My sweetie frantically searched the ( Read more... )

OK. I like the look of this landscape better than what it was two weeks ago. My sweetie and I took a stroll down the street so we could admire the artistry of winter and check that nothing had fallen down with the snow and ice that hit us. The sleet packed everything down to about 3 inches, so our hoped for fluffy powered snow is a sandwich of ( Read more... )

Snow continues to blanket Ealdercote. The temperature dropped significantly, and now the roads are coated with snow (with a layer of black ice underneath, no doubt). I still end up telecommuting, and my sweetie has an "administrative leave" day thanks to her job being closed for the day. Working from home is very challenging. I know I am far ( Read more... )

Big, fat, wet flakes of beautiful white snow adorn Ealdercote, and more is on the way. The kitties are running rampant because the landscape changed colors overnight. There are still patches of bare ground but others have about 2 inches of snow piling up. The weird cycle of hot and cold has left the ground confused from a thermal mass standpoint ( Read more... )