Cat Blogging

I have two cats — Miss Ellie and GG. Miss Ellie is a 12 year old calico tabby and she has been with me since she was four months old. She loves to be outdoors and even when it’s really hot, like today, she still Miss Ellieinsists on being outside for as long as she can tolerate it. However, she does come indoors quite frequently so I play “doorman” a lot with her. She is a very sweet cat and enjoys cuddling when it’s not hot so I won’t be holding Miss Ellie until the winter weather comes. Miss Ellie is also a very friendly and easy-going cat. She likes to lay in the front yard under the shade of our 60 foot pine tree and watch the neighbors go by. Several of my neighbors who take walks in the early evenings always make a point to say hello to Miss Ellie because she will come and greet them verbally and let them pet her.

GG is a totally different kind of cat. She is a 3 year old tabby Siamese mix and has some sort of a paranoid complex that makes her the true fraidy-cat. Norm and I GGadopted GG when she was nine weeks old — he gave her to me for my birthday. Contrary to what we had intended GG is really Norm’s cat. When she was a kitten she was my baby and let me hold and cuddle her all I wanted. As she matured into adulthood something drastically changed in her personality. She hates to be held and will only let Norm pet her if the moon is in line with Venus and Mars. She demands his attention by rubbing on his legs and meowing at him, but when he tries to pet her she runs out of his reach — definitely a flirt. GG hides when people come over so no one but Norm and I have ever seen her which is why we call her GG — short for gray ghost. She is very mischievous and likes to steal things. Often in the morning when we get up we will find ink pens, pencils, and various small items all over the floor because she has pushed them off of our desks. GG prefers to stay indoors because she is afraid of everything — however she will go outside in the backyard and play when the sun goes down and Pluto is in line with Saturn.

I have always had a cat as a pet and I enjoy having them around. My kitties provide us a lot of entertainment. In my life I have had 11 different cats and all of them have had distinct personalities. Norm had never owned a cat before we got married and I don’t think he really liked them very much but during the six years of our marriage he has come to enjoy having them around. That’s very typical of cats — they might be aloof but they certainly know how to worm their way into your heart.

2 Comments:
At July 14, 2005 8:33 PM, Anonymous said…
You have a great story telling ability but I am wondering what will happen if all those planets and moon ever get lined up together. I think I would want to be out of the house!

At July 15, 2005 11:18 PM, songstress7 said…
Aww, gorgeous kitties! GG sounds like my Anastasia a bit – scared of everyone but myself and hubby!

2 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    Jul 14, 2005

    You have a great story telling ability but I am wondering what will happen if all those planets and moon ever get lined up together. I think I would want to be out of the house!

  2. songstress7
    Jul 15, 2005

    Aww, gorgeous kitties! GG sounds like my Anastasia a bit – scared of everyone but myself and hubby!