Presents
They show up every morning as I attempt to put on boots or shoes: Tokens of appreciation from one or more of the six feline creatures that allow us to share their home.
This morning, my toes encountered bottle caps and twist ties as I tried to slip on my motorcycle riding boots. Yesterday it was twist ties, a sock and a dead mouse.
Cats have their own way of showing love and such outpourings require careful inspection of footwear on a daily basis.
We recently suffered a basement flood. As I was wrangling soaked carpet up the basement stairs for the trash I discovered two wee mousies carefully laid out on the stairs. I think the kitties were saying “sorry you have to deal with this, here have a snack to help.” They love you!