I met Phoenix on an April evening in 1990 at my friends' Jack and Linda's house. He ran from under the TV, straight across the living room, up my lap and chest to my shoulder where he nestled and purred ... LOUDLY. Jack and Linda had 5 cats at the time, and because I'd never seen this one before, I immediately asked 'is this little guy available for adoption?' "Yes" came the … [Read more...]
Vic the Cat Goes Kayaking
While we were camping at Haynes Point Provincial Park (just south of Osoyoos, BC and just north of the U.S. border) this week, I got the brilliant idea to take my 12 year old, diabetic cat, Vic, out for a float in my kayak. He apparently didn't like kayaking as much as I originally thought, because as soon as we got fairly close to shore, he got ready to leap in the water. And leap he did. … [Read more...]