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| Lilybits--not large, but in charge! |
It’s been a long
summer . . .
Well, Mom says it hasn’t been, because summer weather came
so late and winter lasted so long. We were a bit busy. Okay, Mom says she was
busy, but I have to keep an eye on her and Dad, when I’m not busy getting my
beauty sleep. Sometimes I sleep with one eye open.
I only escaped once this summer and Mom’s friend caught me.
I like to give Mom extra worry. She insists I can’t wander outside, because I
am small and delicate and that a coyote would like to make lunch out of me,
yadda, yadda, yadda. She still calls me “baby girl” and doesn’t realize I am a
purr-fectly mature adult cat, who can be responsible for myself! At least as
long as I’m fed three times a day, brushed and petted when I give permission.
Mom spent most of June on her laptop, when I should be her
laptop, period! She wrote lots of words on her latest manuscript. Boooring! Her
next project was learning how to make wire wrap jewelry. She quickly learned
not to leave beads or other small components uncovered, because I like to roll
them onto the floor. Hee hee!
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| Sea glass earrings! |
As for going places, she got to meet my friend, Toby the
monkey, when she went to meet his human, Patty Wysong, at the Belleville
Strawberry Festival. She said Toby was sweet and charming. I decided to ignore
her for a couple of days after that. Mom says she never takes me any place to
meet monkeys or other creatures, because I don’t like being tethered in my harness
or riding in the car. I’m thinking that’s her fault for not figuring out how to
make them more pleasant experiences.
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| Patty Wysong and Toby |
Speaking of going places, they do take me up north to the
cottage they rent near Mackinaw City. First they sneak something that makes me
feel really weird, and my paws look really big, into food I can’t resist. Then
I go hide, because I know the harness is coming . . . and the car ride.
However, when I was feeling a little less sedated, I was able to help Dad
drive! He wouldn’t let me drive by myself, because I was still under the
influence and he said something about needing a driver’s license. I thought
those were only for humans.
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| Lily helping Dad drive. |
I did enjoy watching the birds at the lake, and the
chipmunks, though they can be annoying. It also gives me an opportunity to hunt
fresh dust bunnies under the beds and have new countertops to walk on without
permission.
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| View from the cottage. |
Mom plans on writing more blog posts this fall and is
imploring me to do the same. We hope you’ll visit us again soon!
