Can Has Cat?
With the soon-to-be snow weather outside, Dogtopia is closed for the day and I'm left with time to post something!
Well, after a short-but-fun trip to Maine, Lara and I have brought home our own little Christmas gift: a three year old Maine coon cat named Marco! He was living at an old bookstore in Camden that was closing up for the winter and he was in need of a home. He immediately took to Lara, and his temper is perfect for getting along with Godsteve (ie very private, non-confrontational and chill). We told the folks at the store we'd be happy to take him and made plans to go up the next week.
On Sunday, we went to the Ipswich Inn to see the delightful JT Turner in his one-man "Christmas Carol", which was fantastic as before. JT's skill for storytelling is wonderful, and he did such a great job even while sick!
Monday, we went back up to Maine to claim the Marquis de Marco (one of many nicknames he can expect to have). He gave us a merry chase, as his three years in the bookstore were spent finding all the hiding places. He managed to hide behind some of the most apt books, including "The Merry Marco" and "Emotional Behavior in Humans and Animals". At last, we caught him and into the crate he went. He's been here less than a week and Godsteve is slowly beginning to tolerate his presence. They haven't fought or behaved aggressively at all (so far!) but Steve was not shy about letting us know he was unhappy. Marco, meanwhile, has been cautiously friendly with Steve and is warming up to Lara and I much more.He's found several favorite hiding places already. It's still a project cleaning years of bookstore dirt off him, but he seems to like it when Lara cleans him.
With today off, hopefully we can put the last of the holiday shopping to bed. I always enjoy going Christmas shopping, I just wish there weren't so many other people doing it too! ;-)
Well, after a short-but-fun trip to Maine, Lara and I have brought home our own little Christmas gift: a three year old Maine coon cat named Marco! He was living at an old bookstore in Camden that was closing up for the winter and he was in need of a home. He immediately took to Lara, and his temper is perfect for getting along with Godsteve (ie very private, non-confrontational and chill). We told the folks at the store we'd be happy to take him and made plans to go up the next week.
On Sunday, we went to the Ipswich Inn to see the delightful JT Turner in his one-man "Christmas Carol", which was fantastic as before. JT's skill for storytelling is wonderful, and he did such a great job even while sick!
Monday, we went back up to Maine to claim the Marquis de Marco (one of many nicknames he can expect to have). He gave us a merry chase, as his three years in the bookstore were spent finding all the hiding places. He managed to hide behind some of the most apt books, including "The Merry Marco" and "Emotional Behavior in Humans and Animals". At last, we caught him and into the crate he went. He's been here less than a week and Godsteve is slowly beginning to tolerate his presence. They haven't fought or behaved aggressively at all (so far!) but Steve was not shy about letting us know he was unhappy. Marco, meanwhile, has been cautiously friendly with Steve and is warming up to Lara and I much more.He's found several favorite hiding places already. It's still a project cleaning years of bookstore dirt off him, but he seems to like it when Lara cleans him.
With today off, hopefully we can put the last of the holiday shopping to bed. I always enjoy going Christmas shopping, I just wish there weren't so many other people doing it too! ;-)