Pawprints From Space

Purrcy is enjoying full run of the house, basement included. So much so in fact that he missed the big excitement in the breezeway. Excitement that kept the other kitties occupied all day (I assume). A small female sparrow somehow managed to fall into the wood stove's chimney and get herself stuck. I did not hear her this morning as I was rushing to get out the door to a client meeting (although I did wonder why Honey and Rumba were fixated on the stove) but I did hear the poor little thing when I got home fluttering around.  The kitties, including the clueless Purrcy were shooed out of the room and both doors and the windows were opened wide. The little soot covered bird flew out of the stove and spent the next twenty minutes flying around perching on everything but not finding her way out the door. Finally I was able to shoo her in the direction of the door and off and out she went. Her tail feathers were slightly damaged but she flew well and straight so once she gets all the ...

There was this neighborhood association garage sale thing that sucked up all the time to keep everyone updated about Purrcy and Company. Now we are in catch up mode... The "big kitties" are being to play with Purrcy more regularly. Honey is prone to giving mixed messages. One minutes she wants to play chase and the next she is lapping and hissing the little guy. Rumba got annoyed yesterday at being prevented from doing something she wanted to do so she decided to slap Purrcy quite hard and repeatedly. All he was doing was napping in a chair. Unfair! Big sisters are mean!! Lucky has fallen back into her habit of "ohmygoditsisakittenwhowantstoplaywithmytailRUN!!" which of course means that the kitten in question will give chase thereby increasing her sense of panic. Sigh. She never learns. Bon is presently pissed off at everyone. Although he has been seen touching noses with Purrcy when he thinks I don't see him. This weekend the basement will cease to be Hone...