I took Frankie for a walk yesterday. We only occasionally go to the street behind us but when we do, I often see a ginger cat outside one particular house. I don’t remember Frankie ever seeing that cat, but that cat has seen Frankie and is very quiet when he does. I have mentioned before that Frankie is even worse than me when it comes to not noticing things.

Yesterday we walked by while the other ginger cat stood on top of a bird bath. He was probably there getting a drink of water but when he saw us, he froze. Frankie smelled the plants and spent a fair amount of time in front of the house but eventually moved on without a clue who was standing five feet from him.

We crossed the street, and he spent some time smelling plants in front of the house directly across from the cat while the cat watched us. The owner of that house worked on his motorcycle in the driveway, but Frankie didn’t notice him either. After a while Frankie walked back to the cat house and smelled their plants a little more while the other cat watched from his perch on top of the bird bath.

It looks like Frankie is looking at the cat in the photo above, but he doesn’t see him yet. A minute or two later he finally spots him, and this happens.

I turned the camera off and picked up Frankie and walked him away from there. He soon forgot about the other cat and we walked home.

This post was from July of 2016. Those were fun times.

My boss works out of her home which is where I go at 6:15 every workday. When I get there Mr. Bill is on the pool table waiting to greet me. I bought him a cat mat to help make the pool table more comfortable, but he refused to go on it until we turned it upside down.

If I remember the story right, he kept crashing into things when he was young and they would say, “Oh, no! Mr. Bill!” If you are under 50, search YouTube for “Mr. Bill SNL.”

To all our friends who celebrate Christmas. We wish you a day filled with love, laughter, and the joys that make this time of year special. As always, we wish the same for all good people out there, no matter what your beliefs are.