Frankie loves shoes to the point were I worry he may have a problem.
Shoe Fetish
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Hello Neighbor
Our neighbor on the north side of our house moved in a few months ago with two cats. I often see one cat or the other, sometimes both, sitting on their patio and looking out the window. I see them but I have never been aware that any of our cats had noticed them. Our patio, also known as the cats’ room, is on the opposite side of our house and the cats don’t look out the other windows too often except when they hear me pull into the driveway after work.
Chris and Frankie have been outside countless times since the neighbor moved in but every time they both seemed blissfully unaware of the other cats’ presence, even though they were only 10 feet away at times. Of course it helps that the other cats just casually watch Chris and Frankie without making a fuss. I found it hard to believe that they couldn’t smell them but I guess they were both just busy enjoying being outside.
The other day I brought Frankie out for a walk and he surprised me by walking right up to their patio door to say hello, like he knew they were there.
Unfortunately, the cats were not on the patio so we missed an opportunity for a meet and greet, but maybe next time. I guess Frankie knew all along there were kitties next door but chose not to let me know that he knew. Or something like that.
Photo Friday: Tolerance
Did we really need a kitten?
Is he talking about me? I’m not a kitten. I’m a big boy now.
What’s the matter Frankie? You don’t like to have fun?
Photo Friday: Musical Chairs
It seems whenever I briefly get off my chair, one cat or another is lying on it when I return. Usually I’m too nice to kick them off so I replace that chair with a less comfortable one. Then I lose that one.
Photo Friday: Washing Station
Okay Puck, you’re clean. NEXT!
Photo Friday: Sleeping Partner
A cat can sleep with one cat one day and another cat the next day and nobody gets jealous. This rule does not apply to humans.
Frankie: The First Three Years – Part Three
Today we continue with the third and last part of Frankie’s three year adventure with us. If you missed one or both previous parts, you can click here for part one or here for part two.
We start in February, 2016, long after Frankie has proven he can be a bad cat at almost the same level as Chris. Even badder in some ways.
Here, Frankie has escaped and is hiding under a large bush to prevent capture.
Frankie went through a phase where he would lie in front of the television and partially block the remote control sensor.
Frankie’s ability to be cute has not waned in two plus years.
Frankie still likes to escape.
He also likes to lie on keyboards, although I can’t imagine why.
Lying in the sunbeam is his favorite thing to do that does not involve getting into trouble or being annoying.
Our new kitten, Floki, arrives in July and competes for attention.
By August, Frankie is still enjoying his walks and he is still getting along with Chris.
By November they are best frenemies.
Frankie proves to be quite an acrobat.
Frankie is usually the center of most fights in the house but he also can get along with everybody if he wants to.
See what I mean?
Well? What do you think of Frankie? Should we keep him? I think we should give him another 20 years and then re-evaluate. 🙂
Frankie: The First Three Years – Part One
Our cat Frankie has now been with us three years already. Time sure does fly. (To see my first post about him, read here). I thought we adopted him late in February but it was actually February 8, and I missed it. So even though I’m a little late, I thought I would show a few highlights from Frankie’s first three years.
After visiting at least two other shelters, we fond Frankie at a PetSmart in Clearwater, Florida. He only had a number, no name.
Chris was unexpectedly hostile toward Frankie, so after hiding under the bed for his first day, Frankie decided to come out of his self-imposed exile on day two. It helped that we had shut out Chris and Puck from the bedroom.
Frankie was a playful cat but…
When Chris was around, there was no playing.
Frankie’s first foray outside was successful… until he discovered he could walk through the fence.
Then he discovered Chris’s old trick of hiding under cars.
Frankie quickly got comfortable in our home.
… and more comfortable.
Soon he was expecting the royal treatment.
We soon discovered Frankie had a shoe fetish.
We also discovered early that he was very photogenic.
By August, everyone was getting along – part-time.
Frankie wanted out so bad but it was too risky so in November I bought a harness for him. I had trouble with it so I used a breakaway collar that broke away. (This is not our junk)
Frankie first Christmas fascinated him.
He was even getting along with Chris by then (mostly).
He also made a friend in Puck.
Since there is so much more to review, I decided to split this up into two or three parts. I hope you liked it and will come back to see Frankie’s further adventures.
Photo Friday: Floki is Growing Up
Our little kitten Floki is not so little anymore. They grow up so fast. Before we know it, Floki may just be the biggest cat in the house.
Here was Floki on the Fourth of July, the day we adopted him.
Chris’s Happy “Roll”
Whenever Chris goes outside he does his version of a happy dance, except he rolls back and forth on the driveway to express his joy at being outside.
Do your pets roll around when they are happy?
