Gratuitous proscrastination blogging: Tolerance edition
By Gina Spadafori
May 20, 2008
Everyone who reads this blog even occasionally knows the three fall books are due to the publisher on Monday. I put in a lot of hours and thousands of words today, and I’m pretty fried at the moment, soon to be off to bed.
Not so fried, however, that I can’t snap a picture of my two favorite cats getting along better by the day. I need regular reminders of how important the subject matter is to me! I wonder if I could put in this much effort or interest writing on anything except pets.
I’ve been leaving the door to the attached garage open just enough for Clara to get away from Ilario, who tries to follow her everywhere. I also put a fresh second litter box just for her under the work bench. Today, Ilario figured out how to get over the box I had blocking his path, and right into the garage he went.
She didn’t seem to mind too very much that he shared her patch of sunlight.
This so pleases me that every day she accepts him more — and sometimes even seems to like him.
Thursday, by the way, he’s off to get “tutored.” I figure after he comes home smelling of the veterinary hospital she’ll be all hissy again for a while. But she’ll get over it soon enough.
Here they are earlier today yesterday afternoon:
This morning, triumph! They are cats united in demanding justice: Why do the dogs get to go outside and not the cats?
Well, if Ilario was a different species, I guess we could “call it puppy love” (cue Osmonds). What a cutie!
Comment by Susan Fox — May 20, 2008 @ 8:16 pm
Gina, Your cats are adorable!
Comment by Hilary — May 21, 2008 @ 6:41 am
hanks for the update. Entertaining and loveable cats they are.
I am glad you are writing about animals. The animals need a voice like yours (which is wonderfully gifted in writing) to speak up for them and their needs.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — May 21, 2008 @ 8:51 am
Too stinking CUTE by half! And just what I needed to see!
Comment by Deb — May 21, 2008 @ 4:31 pm