Handful

These two can be a handful but they are definitely worth it... Pets are practice for having children, right?!

Wildcat

Dotty enjoyed the extra-hot weather last weekend.

The Many Modes of Dotty

I guess it's not "many." Mostly sleeping and gazing off into space. But I still love her.

Supervised Porch Time

Since summer began, Dotty and I have started a routine. I get home from work, give her some pets, then we both go outside onto the porch. She doesn't leave the porch which is good. She just scratches on the wood post and eats the catnip plant I have out there (and sometimes my thyme plant as well). I water the plants, and take in the mail. And then we go back inside together. Pretty nice routine, eh?

Guest Post: Dotty Gale

Hi'z. Mah namez Dot. Here ai amz doin a post onz mah hoomin'z blurg. Here's wut ai wantz ta meow about today: 


TOODAY IN TEH WERLD OF KITTEHS

KITTEH PILLOW!

KITTEH RESUME! (ai don'ts do abstract art, hrmph)

DAT GRAY KITTEH'S FACE! LIKE!

Dat's all. Byeeeeeee.

Dotty Lately

Lovin on catnip, catching rays, eating flowers, watching over the neighborhood.

Still Life With Dotty

Now if I can just get her to stop eating the flowers...

Do Not Disturb

I've been trying to break it to Dottykins that just because there is now an empty room in our home does not mean it's hers. Still, she keeps hanging out in Stacey's old room, looking out the window at the crows. Today when Britta moves in, she'll find out the sad truth. Hopefully Dot won't carry too much resentment around. 


Oh, and she's also in the middle of a tumultuous affair with a Swedish cat named Pixel who lives next door. They stare wantonly out at each other often. It's very romantic.

Everybody Wants to be a Cat

Sometimes it's really fun to be mean to Dotty; like, fold her ears back so that she looks like an emperor penguin. Yeah, she didn't enjoy that. 

I'm gonna miss this little bug while on my nine-day vacation.

Snuggle Muffin

FYI, she's on top of me in these pictures.

It's our special snuggle time.

Glamour Shots

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Just a few glamour shots of Dotty. She's the best. I mean, look at those whiskers!

Where's Dotty?

THERE'S DOTTY!

(this was Josh's doing)

Sunday Morning

SO MUCH LOVE FOR THESE TWO.

Dear Dotty...

I can't believe it's been two years since Stacey and I picked you out at PAWS. We were losing hope in finding the perfect kitty, but then there you were in the kitten room, napping with the little kittens after some roughhousing. We loved the little dot on your chin and picked you up to see what you were like -- but you didn't like being picked up. And you still don't.

That's ok; there are lots of other things you like: sunshine, the heater, my leopard print blanket, catnip, that deconstructed wire hanger, a piece of leather string, your wet food...

And I like you: I like your incessant meowing when I wake up in the morning and when I get home from work; I like that you sleep on my bed every single night; I like that you follow me around the house; I like when you eat/kill insects; I like the way you try to insert yourself into conversations my friends and I are having; I like that you have a crush on Josh; I like how clean you keep yourself (seriously, girl, you have a fantastic coat!).

You're a wonderful furry friend and companion; and even though you won't read this -- because let's face it, I'm not the kind of cat lady that believes her cat uses the internet -- I think you understand how much you are loved and appreciated by your human room-mates.

Love and meowwwww,

Allie

Sunday Morning

This is what my Sunday morning looked like. Cuddling in bed with Mindy and Dotty.

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? has been a fun read. Highly recommend.

Dot's been super chatty and and clingy lately. It's pretty adorable. She's kind of a weirdo. Like me.

This is my life

Diana from our.city.lights mentioned an awesome site on her blog today: Cat vs. Human! Yasmin Surovec creates hilarious comics about life with her kitties. I can relate to many of the situations, such as the above (especially the first one: Dotty is vicious). Oh, I'm LOLing.

She also has a book out which I'm putting on my to-read list.

Alcoholics Anonymous

It was Stacey's idea. That's all I'll say about THAT.

Where's Dotty?

there's Dotty.

This Morning

SNUGGLE SESSION.

Mornings in my Bed

This is what it's like, you guys. Dotty and I are real go-getters in the morning.